85 10 13585 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/e711258bad255a231e91769522473d41.pdf 6251bb95a72b87093d995f4f29f54d40 PDF Text Text Inside: Rosehart re-appointed ............ 3 Kehlenbeck- Distinguished Instructor .................................. 3 High school students say "yes'r"to LU ...................... 4 RAP conference ........................ 5 Can crushing campus ............ 11 �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart FEDERAL BUDGET The recent federal budget of Mr. Wilson is just a further reflection of the desperate financial shape of Canada. For years, governments have lived . beyond their means, and now Canadians must face the music. What is more disturbing than this bad planning by previous governments are the "targets" of the Mulroney machine. Health care and post-,secondary education are very significant programs that will feel the brunt of the transfer payment cuts. It has been estimated by Treasurer Nixon that, for next year, this represents about $500 million for Ontario alone. Approximately 70% of the transfers are directed at health care, and it is clear that the public will not tolerate reduced access. On the college and university fronts, any reductions here would seriously cripple the future of the country in the coming decade when we are going to see fewer and fewer people enter our work force. The budget has financial vision, but it is sadly lacking in an overall long-term strategy for the nation. Initial comments from the Ontario government seem to indicate that they will maintain their commitments and support to post-secondary education and its importance to the future development of this Province. It is clear, once again, that accessibility will become an issue. It may be in the future that university entrance is limited and more students will involuntarily be directed to a renewed college system. As well, the university system will have to deal collectively with significant tuition fee increases. Obviously, the fallout from the transfer payments reduction will have some imnacts on Lakehead University. It is far too early to predict what specific impacts these will be, but the approval of the 1990/~1 Operating Budget is being delayed until May ~ that we will knm·1 the impact of the Ontario budget expected in early May. In the interim the Vice-President will be reviewing all planned budgeting expenditures for the 1990/91 year. Page2 APPLICATIONS FOR 1990/91 In whatever type of future funding scenarios that Lakehead University may face, student enrolment and student retention will be critical parameters. It looks as if, provincially, the system is close to peaking next year with only a modest 0.6% increase in high school applicants for the Fall of 1990. However, Lakehead is, at this stage, showing a 10.7% increase in applications, the highest of any provincial university. Several of our programs are continuing to show very significant increases in student interest. Particularly encouraging are Arts, Co-op Computer Science, Education, Physical Education, Engineering and ursing. A recent study of the Lakehead Board of Education has shown that 63% of their graduates who pursue a university degree do so at Lakehead University. LAKEHEAD GRAD HIRED BY NASA I just heard about how a professor's interest in keeping track of his students paid big dividends. Ulf Runesson, School of Forestry, went to a conference in Georgia last year and got on a mailing list for the Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi. When he discovered they were looking for a forester with remote sensing background he immediately thought of Robert Zakulak an '89 grad from Winnipeg. Ulf contacted the parents, put the parties in touch with each other and the result was a successful match. Robert's background in forestry with CARIS experience was unique and perfect for the position of developing the forestry application side of the operation. Stennis is an affiliate of NASA mandated to commercialize space and maintain the major software package for remote sensing. Looks like we are now an established contact with NASA thanks to Ulf's efforts. Ulf Runnesson Robert Zakulak SILVER JUBILEE ACTIVITIES A special celebration was held in Atikokan on Friday, February 23, to recognize the contributions made to Atikokan by Lakehead University during the first 25 years of L.U.'s existence. Presentations were made to Lakehead University on behalf of the local member of government, the school boards, and the Township of Atikokan. A display of Visual Arts was complimented by a series of selections by the Music Program's vocal ensemble. A good time was had by the approximately 150 participants including a special guest of the Atikokan students, Dr. E. Zimmermann of the History Department. Other guests included home-town faculty member, Professor Margaret Boone. NOR'WESTERS WIND-UP As the season ends, I must congratulate our student athletes, coaches, and programs for their excellent showing in the Ontario Leagues. Without wanting to single out particular students, special attention is deserved by John Laplante, Sharon Knowles and Kelly Breutigam as well as the first place finish by our Ladies' Nor'Wester Basketball Team. I have been very impressed by the sportsmanship demonstrated by our teams often under very difficult circumstances. Students, faculty and community participation at the C. J. Sanders building is on the increase, and L.U. crowds are becoming notorious in the rest of the leagues. On recent weekends, the Field House has hosted approximately 1,000 participants per game. L.U./CONFEDERATION COLLEGE FITNESS EXPERIMENT Have you taken advantage of the experimental access to t~e Colle~e's facilities yet? If not, you still have time. At the end of the project, I would be interested in your input as to what your experiences were. SHARON MCKAY APPOINTED DEAN AT U. OF REGINA I would like to congratulate Professor Sharon McKay who has accepted the position of Dean of the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina beginning July 1990. This speaks well of Sharon personally and professionally and the experience she has gained during her 15 years at Lakehead University. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1990 �Around Campus DR. BOB ROSEHART RE-APPOINTED FOR 5-YEAR TERM The recommendation of the Presidential Review Committee to re-appoint Dr. Rosehart was unanimously approved by the Board of Governors. Chairman of the Board, Dr. James Colqugoun, said, "the Presidential Review revealed overwhelming support of Dr. Roseharfs administration". Rosehart has been on faculty at LU since 1970. DISTINGUISHED INSTRUCTOR DR. MANFRED KEHLENBECK Dr. Manfred Kehlenbeck, Professor of Geology, has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Instructor Award for 1989-90. Professor Kehlenbeck has been teaching at LU since 1971. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC ON TOUR Student and faculty ensembles from the Department of Music recently completed a four-day tour of Northwestern Ontario. Funding for the tour was provided by the Centre for Northern Studies and the co-ordinator was Jeff Gibson, a sessional lecturer in the Department of Music. The tour, which took place February 15 to 18, consisted of six concerts - two each in Fort Frances, Dryden and Kenora. Daytime performances by student and faculty instrumental ensembles took place at Fort Frances and Dryden High Schools and at Beaverbrae High School in Kenora. A total of 1500 high school students attended the performances. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings (Feb.16 to 18) the Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble, Faculty Woodwind Quintet and Student Ensembles gave evening concerts at Fort Frances High School, Knox United Church (Kenora) and Dryden High School. Repertoire ranged from works by Bach, Mendelssohn and VaughnWilliams to jazz standards by Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. Media coverage of several of these events was extensive and the Department of Music wishes to thank the Dryden High School Drama Club and the Lake of the Woods Concert Group for their assistance in organizing the tour. A run-out to Marathon by faculty and student instrumental ensembles is planned or the end of March. ADRIENNE CLARKSON'S PLEA TO CITY COUNCIL In May 1989 I accepted_ an honorary doctorate from Lakehead University. Part of the pleasure of my acceptance was the knowledge that the Lakehead was a historic community with links to the opening of the west and with its key position in the centre of our beloved country. I am now deeply distressed to learn of the motion before your city council, giving vent to ignorance, mean-mindness and lack of understanding of the historic deal which forged our country and which has made it unique. I strongly urge you as a Canadian whom your community has honoured to embrace the spirit of moderation and decency upon which this country was built and reject this motion. EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS Alumni Annual Fund close to reaching $100,000 Goal Opening the mail at Alumni House is one of the more Phonathon that raised $30,000 toward the Association's sixpleasant task because every cheque received puts the staff a figure goal. In February the Alumni Association will have little closer to reaching its goal. By March 1 the Alumni tried something new - using paid student callers to telephone Association had raised $92,652 from 1578 donors and saw the alumni living in Northwestern Ontario.The efforts of six average gift increase to $58. energetic students (most of whom live in LU residence) will Money is used to fund scholarships and bursaries, to very likely push the Association over the top. If you have not purchase books and journals for the library, and to fund a already contributed to the Alumni Annual Fund, why not variety of department and faculty projects. The need for more take a moment now to do so? Your generosity will benefit endowed scholarships is particularly acute because Lakehead everyone connected with LU --especially its future students. University is a comparatively young University. We need to attract students to our northern campus and scholarships are a major incentive. During the past year alone, the Alumni Association established three endowed scholarships valued at $10,000 each - all from money raised through its Alumni Annual Fund. Designating money to library acquisitions is another popular choice among the alumni.Last year the Alumni Association directed over $3,000 to the Chancellor Paterson Library which was used in the purchase of two new subscriptions to CD ROM data bases that the Library would not otherwise have been able to afford. Chief Librarian Fred McIntosh estimates that the average cost of a book for the University collection is $46 and says that the support provided by the Annual Fund is important in helping the library purchase the materials needed to meet the many demands of its users. This year, close to $8,000 has already been designated to the Library and is sure to be a welcome addition to the Library's budget. None of these projects could be possible without the generosity of our 14,000 alumni living in all parts of Canada, the United States and overseas. Last fall, Anne Deighton, Jo Baratta and Fred McIntosh look on as Leila Wallenius demover 90 alumni volunteers participated in a onstrates the CD ROM data base in the Chancellor Paterson Library. March 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pages �IS SMALL FINALLY BIG? LAKEHEAD TOPS THE CHARTS!! NEW CAMERA INSTALLED Graphics manager Ben Kaminiski oversees the operation of the new graphics camera with operator Debbie Tew. "The computerized programming component will reduce operator time but the big advantage is the elimination of many steps for the high volume, repetitive jobs" says the manager. The old camera was donated to the Visual Arts Department. Approximately 900 requests for graphic support are received annually (including camera work for half-tones, PMT's and negatives). Categories of work include research, teaching aids, student promotion, administration, and offcampus requests. POWER OUTAGE The entire university campus was without power for an extended period when the main feeder line shut down. According to the Director of Campus Development Jim Podd, "It took 6 hours to isolate the problem and we were able to restore power to the residence area first. The crew worked from 4 pm on Sunday, February 25 until nearly noon on Monday when the Bora Laskin building was finally brought on line". TWO GREAT CONCERTS RUDOLF NUREYEV and Friends will dance at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on Monday, April 9at8pm. Tickets arc $100, $45, $37.50. Call the Box Office. The Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble will perform Choral Music of the 20th Century under Director Allan Beavan on Monday, April 9. The concern will be at St. Paul's United Church at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door ($5.00/$7.00). Page4 Application figures recently received from the Ontario Universities. Application Centre in Guelph suggest an increase of .6% in applications for admission to Ontario universities from Ontario high school students for 19901991. Applications to Lakehead University have increased by a 10.7% percentage, well above the provincial average. Lakehead University has experienced the largest increase in applications of the provinces 17 universities. The increase may reflect a trend wherein larger numbers of students are applying to the province's smaller universities. According to Registrar Pentti Paularinne, "students say they want to attend a smaller university-a place where they can experience that personal touch. To date, Lakehead University has received a total of 2,319 applications compared to 2,094 at this time last year. Lakehead has in fact already received 100 more applications than were received to the end of the admission cycle last year and the University will continue to accept applications until September for the 1990/91 fall term. The 2,319 applications is the largest number of applications which Lakehead University has received from high school applicants in the past five years. Here are some highlights and trends concerning applications from the high school sector: - Applications to Arts programs have increased by over 20% (563 this year and 466 last year). - Applications to Science Programs have increased 2.8% largely due to the introduction of a new computer science co-op program. . - Applications to the concurrent 4-year Education degree program have increased by 41 % (564 this year and 399 last). - Applications to the Physical Education degree program are also up by 19% (231 this year and 193 last year). . - Engineering applications are up by 21 % (117 this year and 96 last year). . . .. - Nursing experienced a 6% mcrease, s1gmf1cant because nursing applications were down 20% last year over the previous year. . . The only areas which have experienced declines~ application are Business, Forestry and Outd?or_Recreation. The decline in business and forestry applications parallels a provincial trend wherein applications to business programs are down -5% and to forestry by -23%. This is despite the fact that employers indicate there is a big demand for graduates of both business and forestry. Lakehead continues to attract more students from northwestern Ontario (55% in the current year). This is reflected in the recent survey 'Where do They Go' conducted by the Lakehead Board of Education indicating that 63% of the students pursuing university studies are enrolled at Lakehead University. We have no reason to believe statistics would not be similar for the Lakehead Catholic Board. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1990 �~ Northern Studies ~ i i i A Pre-feasibility Investigation • ·-___~ of the Quetico Research Centre In early December, a contract between the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines and the Centre for Northern Studies was signed awarding the Centre $12,000 to conduct a pre-feasibility study on the viability of a research centre associated with Quetico Park. Quetico Provincial Park is a rich storehouse of archaeological, historical, and biological resources. It already has a reputation as a world-class wilderness resource. The objectives of the study are to determine the most likely fields of research that would occur; to make a preliminary determination of market demands for research support; to prepare a general outline of the facilities that could be included in the research centre; to discuss management options for the facility; and ultimately, to make recommendations on the optimal approach and future considerations for a feasibilty study. The goal of the study is to determine if the concept of a wilderness research centre has enough merit to be pursued at this time.This service contract is important to the Centre because it has direct application to the development of the community of Atikokan and because it has an interdisciplinary focus. The Centre's linkages with the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines are an integral function of the Centre's mandate. It is expected that the study will be completed in early May. The Lakehead University Norwesters are victorious in more ways than one. All varsity teams have done well so far this season and they are expected to do even better as they move into the crunch for top spot. The Lady Norwester Basketball squad has earned a trip to Ottawa for the Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship, March 3 and 4. The Lady Norwesters clinched top spot to win the West Division of the OWIAA after defeating the University of Waterloo 61-46. The team finished the season with an unbeatable 12-2 record and are currently ranked 8th nationwide. The Lakehead Norwesters Men's Basketball team locked in a playoff spot after a 86-74 victory over the McMaster Marauders. The win earned the team sixth place in the Ontario Universities Athletic rankings and a berth in the Ontario Universities Athletic Association playoffs. The Norwesters headed to St. Catherines to play Brock in one of two sudden death games. There they lost to Brock 78-66. The winner there will play in the final four at Western. The Lakehead University Women's Volleyball team defeated Waterloo to sweep their final regular-season OWIAA series and advance to the provincial championship. The Norwesters finished the season with a 10-4 record and third place in the West Division of the Ontario Women's Intercollegiated Athletic Association. The championship tournament was held February 23 to 25 in Waterloo and Lakehead University defeated Windsor for the consolation title and fifth place overall. Lakehead University wrestlers Mike Kirlew and Tony Gallo finished in the top three at the Ontario Universities Athletic Association championship. Kirlew, competing in the heavyweight division, finished second in his category and Gallo won a bronze in the 61 kg. class. They compete at the national championship held March 2 - 3 at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. MAKIN GA ... _ GREAT LAKE SUPERIOR: Remedial Action Plarts ln The Basin March 22-24 1990 Lakehead Centre fcfrNorthem -Studies at Lakehead University and The Canada and United States Lake Superior RAP teams are. hosts for thisconference to be held at Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay. Remedial Action Plans, or RAPs, are part of a joint U$./ Canada initiative to clean up water pollution in the Great Lakes. The task can only be accomplished through cooperation at many community levels. This conference is our opportunity to work together to make a Great Lake Superior! Be an active contributor to the discussion. Meet others in government, business and environmental groups who are interested in solving international water pollution problems. For more information, please contactBetty Salo, Conference Coordinator, Centre for Northern Studies, Lakehead Uriiversity:at~3-8377. Spotlight On Cross -Country Skier Mark Puumala Mark Puumala, a Geology graduate student, is not only a scholar but a successful athlete. Mark graduated in May 1989 with a BSc. from LU and received a NSERC scholarship to come back and do his Masters degree. This is Mark's third season as a member of the Lakehead University ski team and his most successful. "The season has been going well. I've been improving all the way through. I skied in Sudbury a few weekends ago and made 11th place with 80 skiers in the race". He has been training especially hard this year because this is his next to last season skiing for the university and he wants to do the best he can for the team. "I've been racing since I was 8 years old. It's my 15th or 16th year of racing." Mark recently returned from Ottawa and the Ontario University Championships where he came 15th in the race. "I hoped to finish in the top 10 in this race but I skied my best. I was very pleased with my performance". Mark has set goals for himself. 'This year I want to finish in the top 10 in Ontario. It's within reach. This summer I'll devote myself to training as well as working on my thesis at the university. I hope to be in the top 5 or even top 3 next season because it will be my last year with the university". March 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pages �Northern Insights At spring training camp for the New York Mets, a reporter once asked Casey Stengel what the prospects were for two twenty year old try-outs. "In ten years, one guy has a chance of being a star. In ten years the other guy has a chance to be thirty.'' The laconic Stengel was well placed to make his prediction come true. Academics, on the other hand, usually lack Stengel's ability to pull strings, yet they often gaze into a crystal ball. Making predictions is now one of the academic's everyday responsibilities as an intellectual resource for society. At an economic developer's conference held recently in Thunder Bay, forecasts by academics took centre stage, even though crystal balls were long ago cut out of academic budgets. Instead, the academics relied on analyzing the past and present, then projected those trends into the future. The conference, called "Preparing for the 90's,'' presented the academics with a rare opportunity to influence the future direction of northern Ontario. The academics did not have Casey Stengel's authority to choose future players, but the academics did have the opportunity to inspire the thinking of other managers. The conference was organized by the "Northwestern Ontario Economic Development Association" - a looselywoven coalition of municipal economic development officers, industrial training specialists, economists, and civil servants. The Association has spent years breaking down "my town first" parochialism in the field of economic development. Ideas and business opportunities are shared, except where commercial confidentiality may be violated. Scarce resources, both human and financial, are pooled rather than jealously guarded. The Association also recognized the need to break down the parochialism of being only "the northwest'', and extended invitations to the conference to their counterparts in the northeast. The combined effect of all these initiatives brought nearly 200 delegates to the Airlane Hotel January 10-12, and created a framework to make the conference an annual evc:-.t. The academics given centre stage included Dr. Willia~ Fyfe, the Dean of Science at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. David Foot, a demographer from the economics department at the University of Toronto, and economics Pages by Larry Sanders Professor Norman Bonsor from Lakehcad. They were each asked to apply their expertise to paint their own portrait of the 90's, to equip the economic development workers with ammunition to "make it" in the turbulent times ahead. Dr. Fyfe, an internationally respected environmental expert, frightened and challenged delegates with his graphic pictures of global pollution and overpopulation. He said the combined effects of soil depletion and global warming would transform northern Ontario into a "semi-arctic desert'' within 20 to 30 years. He bluntly told the delegates, "Canada has no moral right to talk to anyone about the environment. We are now the biggest energy users in the world, and also hold the record for per capita methane gas •'Demographics is the fundamental basis on which you must build your economic development strategies. Yes, you have to worry about lots of other things. But if you get the demographics wrong, you've got a very, very cracked foundation on which everything else is to be built". production. We are, per capita, the dirtiest people in the world."He encouraged the economic developers to recognize the new "green" context for their work. 'There is a new word in the vocabulary of world management. It's that word 'sustainable'. Is what we are doing sustainable, even if we are making occasionally some money?" Dr. Foot added demography to the economic devclopers'toolbox. "Demographics is the fundamental basis on which you must build your economic development strategies. Yes, you have to worry about lots of other things. But if you get the demographics wrong, you've got a very, very cracked foundation on which everything else is to be built." Like Casey Stengel, he based his analysis on the assumption "every year, we all get one year older," and showed how Canada's population is expected to peak within the next two to three decades, then start to decline, unless Ottawa changes the nation's immigration policies, or there's an unexpected reversal in the declining fertility rate of Canadian women. Northern Ontario, according to Foot, will have an even greater concentration of older people, and a further decline in the 16-25 age group. ''The percentage of younger people is declining dramatically. That's why schools have had to be dosed ." For those planning economic development, that's distressing news, because "if you're looking for young, inexperienced workers, or young cheap workers to plan your economic development patterns around, they simply are not going to be there." Professor Bonsor spoke the morning after Fyfe and Foot. Bonsor upset many delegates with his statement "When you look at development and diversification, I think anybody who believes that that is easy, or that every community represented in this room is going to do it, has been eating funny mushrooms. Not all small, or even some of the larger communities, will succeed in attracting new ventures to replace existing declining employment bases. We have spent, as a society, a lot of money, and a lot of time, attempting to attract ventures, firms, to northwestern Ontario. The success of that over the years has been very limited. And I don't think this is at all surprising." Delegates such as the executive director of Thunder Bay's Economic Development Corporation, Dick Charbonneau, challenged Bonsor. Charbonneau said that communities could diversify, if they took advantage of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States, and redefined their market as the North American midwest. Reluctantly, Bonsor agreed. If the predictions of Fyfe, Foot and Bonsor are accurate, northern Ontario's future is one where the integrity of the environment is supreme, the market orientations are north-south rather than cast-west, the labour force is smaller, older, and highly specialized, and only some communities now on the map will be there in 30 years. On top of that, the north, like the rest of Canada, will be under pressure from an overpopulated globe to fill in some of our "wide open spaces" with new immigrants. That may not be a team that can win the World Series, but at least we'll all be ten years older, and we might have a good shot at making the playoffs. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1990 �New Faces Doug Stone has been appointed industrial technology advisor at Innovation North. He has a BSc and is a registered professional mechanical engineer. Doug brings to the university 18 years experience with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. "I hope to bring a good connection between the university and industry". Doug seems to enjoy wearing many hats at once. He is a lecturer in the first year technology program in the school of engineering which he refers to as "lots of work and a lot of fun". He also manages to continue work on his Graduate Business Diploma Program, hack away on his computer and fit in the odd camping, canoing or skiing excursions with his family. You can meet this buzy man in his office on the fourth floor of the Centennial Building or by calling 343-8124. Tracy O'Neill works in Photocopy Services in the Library. Most of her work experience has been in the hotel industry but finds her job in the Library "totally different, definitely enjoyable". Tracy likes the pace on the second floor. "It's always busy. I like working with lots of people. Everyone is really friendly and I like the environment". Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Tracy spends some of her spare time doing crosstitch and various crafts. With the spirit of a true Northerner often she can be found "roughing it" in the great outdoors. Tracy's favourite fishing hole is Kab Lake where she and fellow outdoorspersons pitch their tents in the most isolated spot they can find. Meeting Dr. Dan Weeks in his The minute Emily Scott speaks, sparkle and enthusiasm are evident. office is a memorable experience. Mrs. Scott was hired as the Special While the newly-appointed asistant professor in the School of needs assistant in the Leaming Centre. She is currently going dePhysical Education discusses partment by department talking cognitive psychology and how that about the Centre's services. She relates to athletics one cannot help feels strongly that it is critical to but notice the drums, weight lifting work together to ensure a unified poster, an album with Charlie approach to meeting the needs of Watts and a kilt. students. She discusses problems in Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, the classrooms and resources availDan began his education at Humable to faculty and students. Anber College in music but quickly ~~~~~=!!= :::::!~d other component of her job is to be a decided that the life of a musician liaison for the students and outside agencies that may be rewas not for him. He earned a BA from the University of quired. Emily describes herself as "one of the unfortunates Windsor and his MSc from McMaster in 1985. A PhD at who lives and sleeps her job. I admit the job becomes quite Auburn followed and a post-doctoral fellowship with the consuming." It's her passion for justice and equaltiy, comUnited States Air Force. Dan was at Purdue University in bined with her teaching background and a 12-year interest in Wisconsin for over a year doing research and some teaching and looks forward to his future at Lakehead. 'The potential is reading and reading disorders that gives her insight into the special problems that some students face. "It surprises many great. This university seems to be on the upswing compared people to discover that there are so many students who know to other Canadian universities. That was one of the reasons that they have a learning problem and don't know where to why I came here". Music is still a big part of Dan's life and he's already joined tum for help." Scott believes that we always face the unknown factor but really the sky's the limit for all learners. the Thunder Bay Police Pipe Band. "I started in a pipe band "We cannot foresee what we are capable of. I believe that in at the age of 10 but at that time I wanted to be a rock star the past, people just dropped out. That's why I'm so conmaybe I'm just returning to my roots" he laughed. cerned that people come forward and seek help. It behoves the university to take a leadership role. and use our creativity to make it more possible for people with special needs to succeed." March 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 7 �People, Papers/Publications & Special Projects Dr. Doug Thom, School of Education, is currently ~~=~ researching aspects of public education financing in Ontario. He will be presenting a major paper on his research findings at the Learned Societies Canadian Association for the Study of ~=t;!;~[!iir' 1 Educational Administration (CASEA) Conference in June in Victoria. :Si;t:.t;Q Dr. A. H. Mamoojee, Department of Lans~====~ guages, presented a paper t~{!~~J:iY entitled "The Asian proconsulship of Q. Cicero: an appraisal" at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Canadian West, held at the University of Winnipeg on the 16th and 17th of February 1990. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Students, Faculty, and Alumni are encouraged to respond to the call for nominations for the Distinguished Instructor Award for 1990-91. The $3,500 award is to be used to further the academic development of the faculty member. The award was given last year for the first time to Dr. Penny Petrone, School of Education. Nominations may be made by faculty members, Department Heads or Chairs, Deans, groups of at least five students or Alumni, with each group submitting a supporting letter. The nominating letter must be submitted to the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning by May 30, 1990. A list of supporting documentation and the criteria for selection will be published by April 30, 1990. Candidates are expected to submit a full dossier by September 30, 1990. A faculty member may receive only one award every ten years. Awards In recognition of scholarly activity, research and publications, or service and outstanding contribution to their university and Department /School, the Deans of Arts and Science and professional Studies announce the 1989/90 MERIT AWARDS PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Dr. K. Brown, Forestry; Dr. M. C. Courtland, Education; Dr. T. Song, Physical Education; Professor C. Loos, Nursing; Dr. S. A. Mirza, Engineering; Dr. V. R. Puttagunta, Engineering; Prof. R. Nelson, Business; Prof. M. Boone, Nursing; Dr. R. Lappage, Physical Education. 1989/90 MERIT AWARDS ARTS AND SCIENCE Dr. J.E. Molto, Anthropology; Dr. M. Knowles, Biology; Dr. N. Weir, Chemistry; Dr. S. R. MacGillivray, English; Dr. J.M. Richardson, English; Dr. H. Rasid, Geography; Dr. G. Borradailc, Geology; Dr. R. Mitchell, Geology; Dr. J. D. Rabb, Philosophy; Dr. R. Delaney, Social Work; Dr. D. Nock, Sociology. CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING AWARDS The Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that the following have been voted recipients of the Contributions to Teaching Awards for 1989-90: Faculty of Arts and Science - Dr. B. O'Connor - Dr. M. Sellick -Mrs. P. Warywoda Faculty of Professional Studies - Mr. D. H. Alexander - Dr. M. H. Khan - Mr. M. Zettek Three Faculty members, Dr. S. R. Goldstein, from the Arts and Sciences, and Mrs. M. Maclean and Dr. D. Klassen from Professional Studies were nominated but since they received the award two years ago were ineligible for this competition (the award can only be given to a Faculty member once in three years). Nominations were also received for Mrs. D. Wawia and Mr. S. Chase from Professional Studies. All are to be congratulated for the fine support they received from their students. The time and effort given by the students to write the letters and obtain signatures is very much appreciated by the Committee. TBSO IMPLEMENTS RUSH SEATING FOR STUDENTS In order to make concerts more accessible to students, the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra has implemented Rush Seats for it's Auditorium concerts. The rush seating policy takes effect immediately and will continue into next season. At any Symphony concert held at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, students can purchase rush scats at a cost of $9.00 each. The tickets must be bought in person between 6:30 and 7 pm on the evening of the concert. Pages John Russell, Director of External Relations, happily recei.ves the last installment of a five year $20,000 pledge from Labatt's Ontario Breweries. District Manager Gord Kyle presents the cheque. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1990 �Research News FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Research Officer: Anne Fiorenza RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES For further information on any of these Research Programs, please contact Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer, at ext. 8223 GRANTS AWARDED Dr. Alan Gilbert (Chemical Engineering) in conjunction with Canadian Pacific Forest Products Ltd., has been awarded a research grant through the Ministry of Colleges and Universities' University Research Incentive Fund (URIF). This research will use a new high consistency mixer/ reactor to bleach kraft pulp with chlorine dioxide in a search for conditions which minimize the formation of chlorate. The URIF program encourages university-industry research partnerships by matching dollar for dollar, eligible investmen ts by the private sector in university-based contract research. Dr. Moira McPherson (Physical Education) in collaboration with Digi-Laser Inc. has been awarded a URIF research grant to study the "Feasibility of a Customized Approach to Computer Assisted Leaming.'' The proposed feasibility study is designed to evaluate the user acceptability and costs associated with the implementation of a dynamic interactive course medium using a combination of hypertext, graphics, animation and artificial intelligence software techniques. Dr. Muzibul H. Khan (Electrical Engineering) has been awarded a Science and Technology Agency Fellowship by NSERC and the Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC). Dr. Khan will spend 6 months in Japan working with the Communications Research Laboratory on a research project entitled, "Hand-off Control for Microcellular Communication Systems." NEWS FROM SSHRC 1990 Strategic Grants Many changes have occurred in the SSHRC Strategic Grants program this year. These changes were made in accordance with recommendations made by the Paquet Task Force. The principal conclusions from this review were that greater attention be given to promoting interdisciplinary and intersectoral approaches to pressing research issues. Therefore, support will be given in the following areas: (a) Strategic Research Grants ($100,000 per year up to $250,000 over three years); (b) Research Networks ($40,000 maximum per year); (c) Research Workshops ($15,000 maximum per year); and (d) Partnership Development Grants (up to $5,000). The new themes introduced by SSHRC will provide Lakehead University researchers the opportunity of participating in exciting areas of research of national importance. The new themes for 1990 are: Women and Work; Education and Work in a Changing Society; Managing for Global Competitiveness; Science and Technology Policy in Canada; and Applied Ethics. Deadlines: April 17, 1990 and October 15, 1990. Canadian Studies Research Tools (CSRT) Program The purpose of the CSRT program is to further the develop- ment of Canadian studies by making accessible primary and secondary print and non-print, documentary materials of importance for advanced research in Canadian studies areas. The program supports bibliographic projects and archival projects, with awards reaching a maximum of $75,000. This program particularly encourages the preparation and dissemination of research tools which will ensure broadly based intellectual access to materials in areas inadequately covered by existing research tools. Deadline: April 1, 1990. Learned Society Conference For all SSHRC Eligible faculty attending the Learned Societies Conference, SSHRC invites all researchers to attend information sessions concerning changes in the Council's research grants and strategic grants resulting from the report of the second task force on priorities (Paquet Report) and the report of the research grants review committee (Courtney Report). For dates and times please refer to the Conference Agenda. SOCIAL SCIENCE FEDERATION OF CANADA Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme The program is designed to assist the publication of works of advanced scholarship which make an important contribution to the advancement of knowledge, but which are unlikely to be self-supporting. The programme helps defray the publisher's deficit on the production and marketing of the book. Deadline: Open. NEWS FROM NSERC 1990 Strategic Grants For the past few years, the Strategic Grants Program has been subject to evaluation, review and analysis by NSERC. The result has been the establishment of mission statements for each of the following ten strategic themes: (a) Advanced Technologies (Information Systems; Biotechnology; Industrial Materials, Products, and Processes; Manufacturing Systems; Energy), (b) Natural Resources (Food, Agriculture and Aquaculture; Forestry; Mineral Resources; Oceans and Inland Waters), (c) Environmental Quality, and (d) Open. NSERC Strategic Grant Representatives will be on campus on March 29, 1990 to discuss the strategic themes and changes. Deadline: May 1, 1990. THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH Request for Proposals The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) invites researchers to submit a pre,application Letter of Intent for projects in biomedical, humanistic, and social sciences research relevant to AIDS. This RFP is issued for their Research Grants Program ($50,000 per year) and Small Grants Program ($5,000 for travel). Deadline: April 10, 1990 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MINES AND RESOURCES Environmental Studies Revolving Funds The Environmental Studies Revolving Funds are intended to address only issues directly related to oil and gas exploration and development needs. Issues associated with offshore activities in southern Canada are funded by the EMR. Issues associated with offshore activities in Canada's north are funded by Indian and Northern Affairs In Northern Development. Deadline: Open. CANADA: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS International Cooperation Assistance Fund on New Information Technologies March 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page9 �The International Cooperation Assistance Fund's purpose is to encourage the private and public sectors to acquire from aborad the know-how necessary to strengthen the development of competitive Canadian Industry in new information technologies. The fund is intended to increase participation by Canadian organizations in cooperative international research projects. The maximum value of the award is $200,000 per year. Deadline: Open. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Research Grants The purpose of the National Geographic Society Research Grants is to support research projects relevant to the field of geography as interpreted broadly. Grants normally are made only for field research. The areas of study supported are Anthropology, Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Ecology, Geography, Geology, Oceanography, Paleontology and Zoology. Deadline: Open. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) Advanced Research Workshops The purpose of the Advanced Research Workshops programme is to contribute to the critical assessment of existing knowledge on new, important topics, to identify directions for future research and to promotes close working relations between scientists from different countries and different professional experiences. The areas of study supported are Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, Chemistry, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Mathematics. Deadline: Open. RESEARCH CORPORATION Cottrell Grants Cottrell Research Grants are given to assist scientists to conduct basic research in the natural sciences. Research Corporation seeks to place Cottrell Research Grants in situations of genuine opportunity where well-timed support can lead to significant contributions to scientific knowledge and to the development of the investigator, his students and institution. Deadline: Open. UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES World Wildlife Fund - Endangered Species Recovery Fund (April 1, July 1, October 1, January 1), Wildlife Toxicology Fund (anytime). Laidlaw Foundation Program - Children and Families at Risk Program (May 1, September 1, November 1), Laidlaw Scholar Program (anytime), Laidlaw Conservation Program (July 1). Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies - Research Grants (April 1), Doctoral Thesis Fellowship in Ukrainian History (May 1, 1990). Ontario Ministry of Health - Research Program (April 1, 1990) The G. Alan Roeber Institute - Research programs (April 30, 1990) University Research Incentive Fund (URIF)- May 31, 1990 Association of Universities and Colleges (AUCC) - Microfunds (May 1, 1990) We've been cut!!! Michael Wilson's budget has created a crisis for Native commmunications societies. Rumours of impending slashes and, in some cases, total cuts to these government-funded programs in the February 20 budget have become a reality. No longer will Native newspapers be supported through the federal government. All money flowing to the Native Communications Program (NCP) has been cut as of April 1. The Northern Native Broadcast Access Program (NNBAP) has been cut by 16 per cent. Twenty-one Native communication societies are in trouble! Budget cuts to these programs will create severe financial problems for most of these societies, which will ultimately reflect in the programming and delivery of communication services to Native people Using Wawatay as an example, a total cut of the NCP may mean no more community radio maintenance, higher rental fees for trail radios and no translation in Wawatay News. Cuts to NNBAP will result in lower quality Native-language television and radio programming, as well as fewer on-air hours for both media. As many as 20 jobs held mostly by Native people may be cut in Wawatay's Sioux Lookout and Moose Factory offices. Our readers and listeners in the North will suffer great losses, including a major thrust in language retention, literacy, cultural preservation and the right to be informed through Native-language media. So what can be done to fight these cuts? First of all, we need as many supporters of Native communications programs as possible to make lots of noise. Supporters have to yell loud enough for the Secretary of State to hear a united chorus of "no cuts" to these programs. It is important that people write letters to their members of parliament, the Secretary of State, and anyone else who will listen. If we don't start shouting now, we may be too late. We must prevent the presses from being stopped, the airways from being silenced, and a valuable tool in preserving and retaining Native language and culture from being lost. Native communication services are too important to be thrown away so wantonly. We must fight, and fight hard, to survive. We need your help, now. Please write the Secretary of State and your member of parliament today. Native communication programs affected r r 16% cut to the Northern Native Broadcast Access Program which funds: • Native radio and televlslon programming 100% cut to the Native Communications Program which funds: • Native newspapers • • Translation services • Community radio maintenance • HF and trail radio maintenance and rental Reprinted with permission from Megan Williams, Editor Wawatay Page 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1990 �DESPITE GAINS, WOMEN STILL UNDER-REPRESENTED IN ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES - AUCC Women still account for only one in eight full-time students in engineering and applied sciences in Canada, according to statistics published today by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)."Obviously, there are serious barriers to equitable representation of women in engineering," said AUCC President Claude Lajeunesse." In fields like education and the humanities, our figures show that half or more of the students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels are women. A rate of only one in eight in engineering raises questions that need to be answered."The AUCC is among five participants in an 18-month study, announced today by federal Science and Technology Minister William ~inegard, to propose ways of attractmg and keeping women in engineering. Other participants are the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, the Congress of Canadian Engineering Students, Employment and Immigration Canada, and Industry, Science and Technology Canada. "A Shipwrecked Miami Couple Owe Their Lives To A Clever Gadget That Makes Seawater Drinkable" says a catchy title. According to shipwreck survivors who endured 66 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean, they would have died where it not for a seven pound device with an appropriate name Survivor. The couple subsisted for more than two months on raw fish and the precious three litres of potable water squeezed out of the Survivor each day. The inventor is Dick Hembree an LU Engineering graduate. He is a design engineer at Recovery Engineering in Minneapolis. Lets hope he brings his amazing invention to Homecoming '90. Last Writes Katherine Shedden, Editor Ingolf Richter, my fellow editor at the Chronicle Journal, pressed a nerve when he recently made comments about sexism, university students and our stud~nt newspaper. It is paternalistic and condescending to dismiss the engineenng students' efforts to investigate the appropriateness of their Godiva logo as "silly". I believe strongly that university students are full members of the "th_inking adult community'' and just as adults must take responsibility for their actions, so ~ust ~tuden~s, whethe~ 18, 28 or 48. His statement that university students thmk with their crotches 1s totally offensive. I am constantly impressed with the calibre of student at Lakehead, whether it's the one who turned in a reporter's lost lens, the grad student who devotes countless (unpaid) hours to environmental concerns (see photo below), the head of a student club who organizes events for the community or one of the many who hold down part-time jobs in addition to full-time studies. We have 3,500 full-time students and another 2,500 part-time: does he really believe his comments apply to the majority. I do not. . I am infori:ned ~hat the Argus is the only weekly student newpaper published by a umvers1ty the size of Lakehead. The staff does not deserve the whitewashing Richter offered. They cope well with limited resources, both human and financial. They tum out a weekly product that informs, challenges, educates_an~ supports s_tudents. I'm trying to imagine the campus without this commumcahon tool. Mistakes and weaknesses? Sure. I also see them in my publication and in the local newspapers. . Come on, Ingolf. What if your cynicism rubs off on the next generation of Journalists or environmentalists? Projects like this tin-can recycling project and the plastic mug program exist because of caring and dedicated students like ECHO President Lucie Lavoie. There are more 50 clubs on campus that serve to improve the quality of student life on campus and have a positive impact on the greater Thunder Bay community. ANOTHER SALTY STORY Lisa Riseling, a member of the Mackenzie expedition and 1989 Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation graduate, will spend the next six months sailing around the world. Riseling was hired as a midshipmen aboard the Pogoria, a 47-metre tall ship from Poland that will serve as a floating classroom for about 20 students from West Island College in Pointe Claire Quebec. Her journey will include travelling up the Amazon River, up the western coast of Africa and into Polands Gdansk. Dream come true? Call Jim Smithers who made the trip himself and recommended Riseling. March 1990 AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P a g e 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the April Agora is March 15, 1990. MARCH FREE CORNWALL CONCERTS Recital Hall - 12:30 pm Mar. 20 - Denis Brott, Cello (Toronto) Heather Morrison, piano - $3.00 Mar. 25 - Lakehead University Wind Ensemble, Bora Laskin Auditorium - 8 p.m. $3.50 April 9 -Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble - St. Paul's United Church 8 p.m. -$5.00/$7.00 INTERNATIONAL FILMS Braun Bldg. 1021- 8 pm For information call 343-8260 Free- Everyone Welcome CAMBRIAN PLAYERS PRESENTS SAILING ON THE AGE WAVE" Life Doesn't Stop - till you let it" University Centre Theatre -8 PM TUESDAY, 13 & THURSDAY, 15 SILVER JUBILEE SLIDE PRESENTATION" The Beauty and Magnificence of the Mediaeval Churches in Europe Dr. Walter Crowe, Bus. Administration Ryan Building 20247 - 9 PM FREE ADMISSION FRIDAY,9 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: MIKE KAULBARS Founder of "Friends of the Rainforest'' (Canadian Chapter) Topic: TROPICAL RAINFOREST SUSTAINABLE USE AND TOURISM Hosted by the Outdoor Recreation Student's Society and ECHO SN-1015 - 7 PM SATURDAY, 10 Ninth Annual Women's Celebration Potluck Supper and Entertainment Jennifer Garrett, the Women's Choir The Raging Grannies & International Dances - Strathcona Golf Course BRING A DISH 6:30 PM - 1 AM MONDAY,12 University of Manitoba Topic: DETERMINATION OF CATION ORDER IN ROCK-FORMING MINERALS BY RIETVELDT ANALYSIS CB-3031 - 4 PM FRIDAY,30 End of Classes Social Main Cafeteria - 3:30 - 6:30 pm APRIL FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: DR. ROB KERRICH University of Saskatchewan Topic: THE GEODYNAMIC SETTING OF GOLD DEPOSITS CB-3031-4 PM Hosted by the Geology Department ST. PATRICK'S DAY SOCIAL MAIN CAFETERIA LU Spring Invitational Ski Series Place: Big Thunder Event: Slalom and Giant Slalom Races 10 am-4pm Everyone Welcome!! TUESDAY,20 CORNWALL CONCERT SERIES Denis Brott, cello (Toronto) _ Heather Morrison, piano - $3.00 WEDNESDAY, 21 CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR CENTRE Speaker: FRANK SCARCELLO Royal Trust Topic: MUTUAL FUND INVESTING 7-9pm FREE OF CHARGE THURSDAY, 22 SILVER JUBILEE FREE PUBLIC LECTURE BIRTHDAYPARTY#6 Speaker: DR. JOHN PERCIVAL Geological Survey of Canada Topic: ARCHEAN EVOLUTION FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL CRUST AL EXPOSURES OF THE SUPERIOR PROVINCE CB-3031- 4 PM AGORA -11:30-1:30 PM SUNDAY,25 Lakehead University Wind Ensemble Bora Laskin Auditorium 8 p.m. $3.50 ·ruESDAY, 13 TUESDAY,3 CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR CENTRE Speaker: GINO L. ARNONE, Lawyer When developing a Business concept, this seminar will assist in your decisions on how to approach the ideas of whether to incorporate, develop a Partnership, or decide on Sole Propietorship - 7 - 9 PM - $10 per person ~ -- ---- ---- ~ Agorl\~ The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. 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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 March 1990 Agora Magazine https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/b4c70596e0a6997bb34cb652ace5ad07.pdf 36e3a9bdedf37f8a79a4f1b49357a66d PDF Text Text Inside: Chancellor stays on .................. 2 Temagami ........................ 3 & 10 New Faces ................................ 4 R.A.P. Wrap Up ........................ 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 4 APRIL 1990 Pt/ tli1ttliJa11 . tzttt Jean Chretien, our 1988 honorary degree recipient, dropped by the final Silver Jubilee Birthday Party on March 22 and was delighted with his "red" LU gifts. Greg "Louis Armstrong" Beckford belts out his rendition of "A Wonderful World" to a cheering crowd (guitarist Gus Pappas may leave his fourth year Outdoor Recreation studies to go on the road with him). Party organizer Lorraine Harris and Denise Bruley, Information Office, chat with Chretien prior to his speech on Canadian nationalism and the French-English language issues. �The local economic impact is estimated Chancellor Selection to be three to five million dollars. Some I am pleased to announce that the months ago, Lakehead University Electoral Board has invited Chancellor officially inquired of the Royal Society Report B. Weiler to remain in his position for a the possibility that Thunder Bay (and further term of one From the Lakehead University) might host a year and that a future conference. A positive response President Chancellor-elect has has been shown to that request and, on been designated. A March 26 and 27, a two-person public delegation inspected Thunder Bay as a announcement on possible contender for the 1993 Dr. Bob Rosehart the Chancellor-elect conference. With the support from the will be made in midCity, the Chamber of Commerce, and Ontario University Funding Levels 1990 to be effective Confederation College, Lakehead Concern continues to be expressed in 1991. I University was able to present a strong around the system with respect to the congratulate and case for Thunder Bay. One negative level of funding to be provided to the thank Chancellor factor raised by the visiting delegation Ontario university system for next year. Weiler for agreeing to serve Lakehead It is felt that if the province is reasonable University in this role for this year and I was the recent City resolution. A decision on the 1993 site will be and truly interested in the future look forward to Convocation '90. made by this fall, and I will keep you development of the youth of this Building Projects Update posted. Having Thunder Bay and province, additional considerations will At long (and late) last, it appears as if Lakehead host this prestigious event be forthcoming in the spring provincial the detailed design drawings for the would be a significant milestone in our budget. I would encourage each and Student Centre and the Regional future development as a major corridor every one of you to use every Education Project are to be completed post-secondary institution. opportunity to present the case of the by April 15, 1990 at which time the needs of the university system. Silver Jubilee Ball project will be tendered. The tender The Silver Jubilee Ball will be held Concern with Campus Safety price will be known three to four weeks on Friday, May 11 at the Airlane Motor Over the past few years on this after that date, and about all we can do Hotel. Tickets may be reserved by campus (as at almost all Ontario at this stage is pray! Both projects look contacting my Secretary, Linda Phillips, university campuses), concerns have very promising, and we will have to at 343-8200. Response to date has been been raised with respect to campus safety wait and see what May brings. good, and participants are encouraged and possible crime and assaults. Over Learned Societies' Meeting to bring friends. the years, a number of very deliberate Each year, over approximately a oneand concrete steps have been taken to End of Classes month period, the Learned Societies minimize the opportunity for such With the end of classes comes the Conference is held in Canada. This incidents. Special lighting and the conference brings to a community some annual examination ritual. I must cut Beverly-Balmoral entrance construction this article short, as I am under threat to 6,000 to 8,000 delegates in total and were projects significantly considered for get my examination submitted! approximately 1,800 at any one time. safety considerations. The current concerns with respect to campus safety are valid, and further progressive action needs to be taken in Archie Colosimo concert with L.U.S.U. to establish programs and policies to ensure Appointed Ombudsperson maximum safety for our students on campus. I am particularly encouraged that serious consideration is being given Armand "Archie" Colosimo has been apto an escort-type model. pointed Lakehead University's second OmbudTo place the issue of Lakehead sperson. Archie brings a wealth of experience campus safety in relative context, from to the position. For a number of years he was what I know of incidents at several other Attendance Counsellor at the Lakehead Ontario university campuses, Lakehead District Separate School Board and until is about as safe a campus as you can get recently, was the Executive Director working in today's society. This does not mean with young offenders at the Creighton Centre. that we should not continue to improve Archie has been involved with community our position, and this is a position that I organizations such as the VON and Big strongly support. Brothers as well as volunteer activities like little league baseball, hockey and youth emRegional Science Fair ===========:.. ployment. "I have always been involved with In early April, Lakehead University youth, their families and community based programs. The experience has given held the Northwestern Ontario Regional me a broad range in almost all areas of community service and wide experience Science Fair in the C. J. Sanders Fieldin knowing how community programs operate". Archie looks forward to house. Over the years, many of our meeting and advising the members of the university community. For office faculty have participated as judges. This hours and further information contact Archie at 343-8061. year's Chief Judge was Dr. Alastair Macdonald of the Department of Biology. Page 2 AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aprll 1990 �Around Campus calls "outrageous ignorance from forest rangers", referring to the Ministry of The Horrors In El Salvador Natural Resources, and the systematic Lutheran missionary Brian Rude, process of "land taken by design from spoke to an audience of students, staff us by an alien government". The Temeand faculty about his experiences in El Augama Anishnabai, according to Potts, Salvador in the Agora on March 14. has been struggling for 113 years to Rude served as a pastor at Fe y resolve the issue of ownership of the Esperanza (Faith and Hope) orphanage land with the government of Ontario. in San Salvador. According to Rude, "We have to explain to an uninformed threats to church workers by the El public that its our land, when the Salvadoran police were common. In government has no document to say it November, following a rebel offensive in owns it either''. The solution for Potts the capital, at great risk to themselves, would be an offer of a treaty and a orphanage workers went into the streets reserve in the Temagami area. Potts to help the injured. On November 17 and the Teme-Augama Anishnabai have soldiers entered the orphanage and spent the past 16 years with their case in arrested Rude along with I 1 others the courts. The band which has inhabdoctors, a nurse, pastor and lay workers. ited the area for 6000 years, lays claim to In a world where attending university about 10,000 square kilometres of land. and studying Marxist doctrines are This land includes all disputed parconsidered subversive actions, Rude is klands and most of the forestry areas as lucky. He was not beaten or tortured well. Their case is now before the during his night in prison - rather Supreme Court of Canada. interrogated and deprived of sleep. "We were treated royally in comparison". According to Rude, torture at the government's hand is sophisticated. ''They do not visibly injure or mark the body. They try to destroy internal organs which are not as obvious". A technique commonly used is called "la capucha" (the hood). A rubber hood filled with lime is placed over the head of the victim who eventually must inhale the lime until he loses consciousness. He is then revived and the process is repeated continuously. Rude is travelling across Canada to make people aware of the terror El Chief Gary Potts Salvadorans must face each day and he In December 1989 Gary Potts was is asking for help. He hopes that Canada one of I 7 people arrested and charged will strengthen its foreign policy with mischief for setting up a blockade regarding El Salvador. Food and of the Red Squirrel logging road. The monetary aid from Canada has been . suspended since November and Rude 1s new road accesses a stand of centuryold White Pine, one of few of its kind in asking that new aid be rechannelled via Ontario, and will connect with existing non-political agencies like Oxfam and lumber roads. Although the TemeCUSO or churches. Augama is not opposed to logging per The Native View of Temagami se, Potts believes that the Ontario On Wednesday, March 7, Gary Potts, government has opened too many areas Chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai, to logging companies, and in fact presented two lectures. His presentation sustainable development is no longer drew attention to Native concerns about feasible. ''Major areas of land need to land use in the Temagami area. The be left alone - to steady the soil, the lectures were part of the School of elements of nature". Directing Forestry's seminar series. Greeting the statements to forestry students Chief audience in the languages of various Potts asked them to be aware of the native bands, Chief Potts mapped out impact of clear cutting and to not see the boundaries of his presentation. "I'm the tree merely in terms of dollars. "We here to explain what clear cutting and need foresters and biologists to teach roads being built have done to our society that there is an interdependence lands. I'm not a forestry technician - you of life and land". The opportunity for could explain a tree scientifically. I want change lies with the youth, according to to explain what that tree means to my Potts and he hopes that some will take people". Potts is angry about what he up the challenge. LUSU Elections On March 6 and 7 Lakehead University students went to the polls to vote for their Student Union executive. The election signified a new era of student politics at Lakehead. In previous years there were 5 executive positions. The current board of directors voted earlier this year to modify the number of executive positions to only three President, Vice-President Finance and Vice-President Student Issu~s - and these positions will be full-time for the year. Congratulations to Ian Middleton LUSU's new President, Dwayne Hunking, the new VP Student Issues, and Tony LeBlanc, VP Finance. The election of the Student Union's Board of Directors took place on March 20. 16 students were elected to the 1990/91 Board. They are: Paul Caccamo and George Pardalis for the Faculty of Science, Greg Beckford, Victor Brandonisio, Doug Plumb, Michael Miller, Lisa Sinnicks, Wendy Snelgrove and Robin Squires representing University Schools, and Liana Decorso, Cassandra Koenen, Roland Laybolt, Roch Letourneau, Dianne Mills, Paul Moniz and Tara Salavich for the Faculty of Arts. Fall by-elections will be held for student representation from the Faculty of Education and Graduate Studies. Brian Walmark -Best Delegate Lakehead University student Brian Walmark was chosen best delegate at the North American Model United Nations Assembly (NAMUN) held February 23 to 27 in Toronto. Approximately 450 students from North America and Europe participated in the event. Lakehead's participation has been growing each year and this year the team boasted a record number of delegation members. The team, representing Denmark, included head delegate Anne Fisher, Kyle Brink, Sean Penney, Brian Walmark, Bill Salminen, Nancy Ewachow and advisor Dr. Ernst Zimmerman.Brian says, "I look upon the award as a team award. We did a lot of research. The Danish embassy was really helpful. They sent us speeches and press releases and explained how they voted on particular . issues". Convocation Marshalls Needed The Alumni Association needs 21 volunteers to act as Marshalls for Convocation on Saturday, May 26, 1990 at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. You must be an LU graduate to perform this task. For information contact the Office of Alumni Services at 343-8155. Aprll 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page3 �New Faces John Petherick is an Industrial Hygienist and can be found at the new home of the Resource Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, the previous site of the Thunder Bay Symphony. Originally from London, Ontario, John received an honours degree in Human Biology from the University of Guelph in 1985. John is also a graduate Qanuary 1990) of Sarnia' s Lambton College in the Industrial Technology Program. Lakehead University is not new to John however. He spent his co-op placement here during the summer of '89. Part of the reason why he returned to Lakehead is because of special projects the centre is undertaking such as the development of health and safety training programs for Northern Ontario. John is presently working towards receiving professional accreditation as an Industrial Hygienist. Away from the workplace John keeps busy hunting, fishing and weight training. Llnda Moffat, a new addition to the Security Office, moved with her husband and five children to Thunder Bay in July and hasn't stopped to catch her breath since. When she came to Thunder Bay Llnda enrolled in the Law and Security course through Confederation College which she continues to study as a Distance Education program. She has lived in every region in Ontario and the provinces of Manitoba, Alberta and British ========---' Columbia. The reason for all the travel? Linda's husband works for the Canadian Coast Guard. His present post is the Samuel Risley where he is chief cook. "He cooks and I guard", she laughs. Llnda's hobbies include writing "humorous pieces mostly'' and playing broomball. Marlene Orr Edward Lyons, a new security attendant at the university, worked in security with the City of Thunder Bay for a number of years before taking a position here. He finds his present position slightly less unnerving. "Working in those huge grain elevators at night could sometimes be frightening". Edward has travelled across Canada and has been to many of the native reserves where he is treated with great respect. Edward is a traditional =-_;_;=:.i native healer and has helped people across Canada upon the request of native leaders and sometimes the clergy. "The Great Spirit directs me to herbs that are used to help people with sickness and disease". Edward's 12 year old son Mark has taken an interest in his father's heritage and is now training as an apprentice. When Edward retires, his goal is to travel to all the reserves across Canada. Marlene Orr is the secretary in Native Support Services. Although working for a large organization was a big change for Marlene, she has found that she "enjoys meeting the students and they've accepted me quite well. They're what keeps me going". Besides the time she spends with her husband and daughter, Marlene has taken a few basic computer courses and continues to learn more about computers. "In the future I would like to be able to show and teach others instead of having people teach me". Marlene is very sports active. In the summer she can be found on the baseball diamond and in the colder months she plays ringette out at Stanley for the NorWest Women's League. Marlene takes part in the Royal LePage Run for Women every year and is especially looking forward to running with the Lakehead University women this year. . . . ·• /i/ ·::e:=tt:c-:: :} t·•SUMMEi:i99P)'.•· • •. /: ;JAJ>~.ESJ;~'JJUDENTSTOFOLtOWENGLISH ]MMERSlON PROGRAM AT.LAI<EHEAD UNIVERSITY .Thirty stiiderit~ft§1frGi(u, J~pan on campus :: iHl.i>e ~itt~!~-i~~i~i,tl!~;lm;~•i; • .~it~~~t«1,!1t~:e:~t7Adr\~m~re~~:~~rs • ·si.nnmer two is asked to contact: • Jane Li.yingston, . .. . . :': "--Deparfu:1~9t of Continuing Ed.iication :· At.:,~_ 068'<>r s13~ •• • -- Page4 Edward Lyons Bill Maki Bill Maki is the new electical technologist in the Engineering Department. Bill completed his electrical engineering degree in May 1989, Bill rejoined the department in January 1990. He says, "I would like to get a solid background in engineering and besides, it's good experience to work at LU". When Bill is not at work he likes to tinker with his own electronics projects and his home computer. Llke a true northerner, Bill likes skiing and ========= skidooing in the winter and camping and fishing in the summer. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - April 1990 �Wrestling MVP: Mark Tarantini and Mike I<irlew Rookie: Tony Gallo Most Improved: Steve Roslinsky wrap-UP The varsity competitive season has concluded and by all standards the season was a successful and rewarding one. For the athletes, coaches and supporters of the Nor'Westers, the season of ''The Climb to Excellence" will be one for the history books. The four major varsity programs, men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling, did well during the competitive season with the three team sports (basketball and volleyball) advancing to the playoffs. The wrestling team qualified two athletes for the national CIAU final. The men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 18 and 13 and hooked a berth in the OUAA West playoffs. In the quarter-finals they lost to the University of Brock. The team won tournaments in Winnipeg and Saskatoon and made the national rankings twice. The phenomenal guarding duo of Jeff Byerley and John Laplante were named to the OUAA All-Star team. Player for the month of February was starting centre Mike Lalonde. He averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. Women's basketball completed their outstanding season in top place in the OWIAA West Division with a record of 12-2. With the first place berth they hit the Ontario championships reaching the semi-finals where the team lost to Toronto. Sharon Knowles finished the season as the leader in scoring in the Ontario league and gained a place on the All Star team. Kathy Harrison led the league in assists and was named to the All Star team in the West. Ontario Coach of the Year honours went to Stu Julius. Player for the month of February was Kelly Fitzgerald who finished the season on a high note. She scored 15 points and made 10 rebounds against the University of Toronto. The Lady Nor'wester Volleyball team's exciting season was capped by taking 5th place in Ontario at the OWIAA championships. The team had a record of 35 and 9. Player of the month honours went to Kelly Breutigam who concluded her season with a dominating performance at the OWIAA championships (46% of team kills). Kelly's entire season had similar successes and resulted in well-deserved recognition. She received Ontario's Rookie of the Year honours and was the only player from the West Division to make the All Ontario team. The LU wrestling team also had a successful season. Mike Kirlew was 2nd at the OUAA's (All Star) and 4th in the CIAU's while freshman Tony Gallo placed 3rd at the OUAA's and 5th at the CIAU's. Overall the team placed 6th at the OUAA and 11th at the CIAU championships. Player of the month for wrestling is Tony Gallo. His finishes at the two championships were a direct reflection of his hard training and effort throughout the year. Lakehead University Athletes of the year were named at the athletic banquet held on March 25. Men's basketball player Jeff Byerley and women's basketball player Sharon Knowles were selected the 1989-90 male and female athletes of the year. Both were instrumental factors in the success of their varsity teams and were selected to the league's all-star team. The following is a list of recipients of awards: Varsity Teams Men's basketball MVP: Jeff Byerley Best defensive player: Leslie Ragguette Most improved: Ray Foster Rookie of the year: Chris Grace Women's basketball MVP: Sharon Knowles Defensive: Sharon Knowles Rookie: Jenny Burgess Most improved: Kelly Fitzgerald Women's volleyball MVP: Kelly Breutigam Defensive: Deanne Geisler Rookie: Kelly Breutigam Corinne Kollman received a plaque for outstanding contribution to the team. CLUB TEAMS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Indoor soccer: Colleen Deboer Indoor track: Steve McKague Cross-country running: Manuel Salvati Nordic skiing: Mark Puuinala Rugby: Kathryn Boyd Alpine skiing: Jodi Powell Mark Puumala Sibley Ski Tour The Sibley Ski Tour, held March 3, saw the birth of a new era in crosscoun try skiing-one with Lakehead University's name on it. Lakehead University skied away with the crown for the organization with the greatest number of kilometres collected during the tour, thus pushing the Lappe team into second for the first time in the history of the event. The category was open to ski clubs, corporations and schools. Top finishers for Lakehead University include 1st place winner in the men's SOK, Mark Puumala and 7th place winner Dennis Paradine. In the women's 40K the 1st place winner was Terri Gibbons and 2nd place winner, Moira McPherson. LU's Kevin Paradis placed 3rd in the men's 20K. Other successful finishers from Lakehead included Claude Liman, Fred McIntosh and John Whitfield. April 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 �Health Symposium Develops Network Between University Health Researchers And Community Agencies Who Provide Health Services The recent Health Research symposium was considered useful and successful by the 60-70 people who attended. Organizer Anne Fiorenza said "there was an excellent response from faculty, community health providers and health policy makers". Dr. Connie Nelson, Director of Research and Graduate Studies, described highlights: "Participants felt they had a much better understanding of the capacity of the university to undertake health research projects. It also provided them with the opportunity to learn about interdisciplinary health research. They could see from the presentations we're not just about individual research projects. We all benefit from partnership research". Nelson felt that the opportunity for delegates to make contacts was another important purpose for the symposium. The Department of Research and Graduate Studies has been asked to organize an extensive workshop highlighting university health research on an annual basis. Faculty presenters: A. Bowd and C. Loos (Alzheimers); J. Jamieson and N. Lavoie (Type A Personality and Fitness); J. Crossman and R. Kirk-Gardner (Mortality Rates in TB due to Heart Disease); B. Minore and M. Katt (Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Health Director) (Native Suicide Prevention). 3-Year Commitment from MNDM To School Of Science And Technology The School of Science and Technology for Northern Ontario secondary school students will continue for another three years at Lakehead and Laurentian Universities, Taras Kozyra, Port Arthur MPP and Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Northern Development Rene Fontaine announced at a media conference at Lakehead University. Over the past three years, the school has proven popular with students, parents and educators", Kozyra said. "It has helped students become aware of career opportunities in science and technology that exist in Northern Ontario."This year, the program will be expanded by 50 percent to accommodate 270 students. The school will also be changed to a four-week format.The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines will provide approximately $1 million to fund the school at the two Northern Ontario universities. Each student who completes the four-week course of study will receive a $1,000 stipend." The summer studies provide enriched learning for secondary school students from across the North who show special aptitude in science and technology," noted Fort William MPP and Minister of Natural Resources Lyn McLeod. "The classroom activity is combined with field trips designed to demonstrate industrial applications of science in the northern economy. Lakehead University will accept 90 students for this innovative program Page6 which helps stimulate our young people's desire to enhance skills which will be in great demand in the 21st century," Kozyra added. Sudbury's Laurentian University will run two programs of 90 students each, one in English and the other in French. Application forms will be forwarded from the universities to all secondary schools in Northern Ontario. To be eligible, students must intend to enroll in grades 12 or 13 in September, 1990, have parental consent, and be recommended by their principal as having demonstrated ability and aptitude in science. Room and board will be provided for students participating in the program. For further information contact: Doug Melville, MNDM Thunder Bay, (807) 475-1585; or Dr. John Whitfield Dean of Arts and Science Lakehead University Roger Zavagnin, an engineering student at LU,said that his experiences with the 1987 Science and Technology Program had helped him look at science in a new way, "to see how everything was interdependent". MPP Taras Kozyras, centre, and Dr. Alisatair MacDonald, biology professor, fielded other questions about the program. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aprll 1990 �R.A.P. Making A Great Lake Superior (Complete conference proceedings will be available through the Centre for Northern Studies which hosted and co-sponsored the conference. With the assistance of conference journalist Larry Saunders and Dr. Harunur Rasid, who provided the Conference Summary, a few conference highlights are noted.) When a university is situated on the largest fresh water lake in the world, there appears to be an inherent responsibility to be part of the decision-making process about its future. An international conference called ''MAKING A GREAT LAKE SUPERIOR brought together more than 150 delegates representing government, business, environmental groups and university researchers providing the opportunity to share ideas and strategies on solving international water pollution problems. One journalist commented that the delegate mixture could have been volatile and divisive, but cooperation and consensus prevailed. The focus of the gathering was on the seven so-called "pollution hot spots" around lake Superior which were identified by the International Joint Commission (IJC) five years ago. Four of the seven are on the north shore of the Lake, including Thunder Bay harbour. Jake Vander Wal, with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, and one of the conference organizers, says that the IJC has identified 42 "hot spots" known as Areas of Concern, around the Great Lake Lakes and public advisory committees have been established to draw up what are called Remedial Action Plans (RAPs). These public advisory committees include representatives from municipalities, industry and the general public. The conference heard distressing news about how difficult it will be to dean up Lake Superior. Even if all seven hot spots were cleaned up, there would still be a big pollution problem - one that is well beyond the scope of local dean-up plans. William Strachan, a research scientist with Environment Canada, told the conference about a computer model he's developing with other scientists about air pollution. Although under development, their model indicates that up to 90% of toxic chemicals like PCB's come from the atmosphere - falling into Lake Superior in the form of toxic rain and snow. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, signed by Canada and the United States, calls for "zero discharges" of toxic substances into the Great Lakes. The concept of zero discharge, however, has always been tempered by economic realities, as governments at all levels have set limits which allow pulp and paper mills, mines, or municipalities to continue sending toxic substances into the lake. Gordon Durnhill, the American CoChairman of the IJC announced that the Commission will soon know about the fate of their recommendation to designate Lake Superior as "pollution free" - a model for the rest of the Great Lakes. Bruce Hyer, an environmental activist from Thunder Bay, first suggested the idea to the IJC last October. "Lake Superior, as an entity, should become a model for seeing whether we can achieve zero discharge". Hyer says it won't be cheap to inplement the recommendation even though Lake Superior is the cleanest of the Great Lakes but he believes it will be money well spent. "It's the top of the watershed, and we send water downstream, so its a good test study as well as philosophically being a good place to do it. Also, the retention time in Lake Superior is a couple of hundred years - meaning that if we pollute Lake Superior heavily, it will not dean itself up in a decade ... if we mess it up, it's messed up relatively permanently''. Bruce Hyer Joan Skelton, a Thunder Bay author, is a member of the Thunder Bay Public Advisory Committee, which is helping the Ontario government prepare a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) to clean up Thunder Bay habour. In an interview after the conference, Skelton pointed out that as far as she is concerned there is no great polarity between industry and the public demanding a dean up. Everyone on the committee wants to find solutions, through consensus, because of the urgent need for environmental action. ''The nuclear bomb [of environmental destruction] is hanging over the heads of everybody, industry and public. And if industry polluter doesn't realize this, and if we the public don't change our lifestyle and demand less, then we might as well forget it. I'm optimistic. The industry people are human too, and want their genes to survive, their families to survive." The conference was the first of its kind for RAPs on Lake Superior. Say organizers, "This year we talked about what we're going to do. Next year, we'll talk about what we've done." Aprll 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page7 �People, Papers/Publications Dr. I. Nirdosh, Professor of & Special Projects Chemical Engineering, has published a Alain Nabarra, Associate Professor, ~□ Languages Department, @iiiii~f'=!i~· contributed a chapter to the ~!!15~!iii' book "La Revolution du journal", 1788-1794, edited by Pierre Retat, Professor at the University of Lyon, France, and published by .-==e~~,r' the CNRS (France National Council for Scientific Research). Entitled "La Presse coloniale devant la Revolution", it deals with the nature and the role of the press in the French Colonial Territories during the Revolution of 1789. Prof. Nabarra also presented a paper entitled ''Un enseignant de francais aux Etats-Unis en 1789: Joseph Nancrede", to the annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French which was held in Paris in conjunction with the celebration of the bicentenary of the French Revolution. The research for both projects was funded in part by grants from the SSHRC fund through the Senate Research Committee. 0 ~ -- paper entitled "Free Convection Mass Transfer in Hemispherical Cavities", in the journal of Chemical Engineering Research and Design. Dr. G. H. Sedahmed of the University of Alexandria, Egypt, is the co-author of this paper. Professor de Cangas has been elected chairperson of a committee to incorporate consumers in the board of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Thunder Bay. This is the first time that such a step is being taken by a Mental Health Association. Prof. de Cangas published "Exploring Expressed Emotion: Does It Contribute To Chronic Mental Illness? in the referee journal: Journal Of Psychosocial Nursing 2nd Mental Health Services, 28 (2) 31-34, 1990. Ken Hartviksen delivered a paper, March 29 at the Heritage & Tourism ICOMOS European Conference Canterbury- University of Kent (United Kingdom) entitled, "Tourism Development of Heritage Sites through Cooperating Associations". Dr. V. V. Paranjape, Department of Physics, announced that Solid state physicists from the North American continent meet every year in the month of March to discuss their work. The meeting, arranged by the American Physical Society, took place this year in Anaheim, California and was attended by approximately 5000 physicists. Four members of the Department of Physics presented papers at this meeting. The titles of the papers and their authorships were as follows: Dr. M. W. Hawton, Dr. W. J. Keeler and Mr. X. Le, "Fractal Models of Charge Transport on Low-dimensional Water Layers in Phospholipids and Proteins; Dr. W. J. Keeler, Dr. M. Hawton and Dr. J. J. Dubowski (NRC, Ottawa), "Resonant Raman Scattering in Epitaxial Cd 1-x MnxTe Films"; Dr. V. V. Paranjape, "Quantum Bound States in a Classically Unbound System of Wires"; Dr. W. Sears, "Fractal Formation of Silver Aggregates on Tin Oxide Surfaces. Dr. Sears was also elected to chair one session at the conference. Donation The Map Library in the Department of Geography is pleased to announce a donation of thirty-nine topographic maps of this region to its collection from former student and now private environmental consultant, Mr. Terry Noble, of Thunder Bay, whom we would like to thank publicly. In the photo below, Doug Bruce from Marathon gets ready for a teleconference for his Environmental Assessment course. Distance Education Program Co-ordinator, Susan Cole, hosted Silver Jubilee Birthday parties with a difference. In February and March, members of the "Distance Education Road Team" travelled to Nipigon, Marathon, Fort Frances, Dryden and Ignace. Cole said it was "great to get out into the region and talk to people, to listen to what they have to say about our programs and services and how we can help them meet their educational goals". Team members talked about what it's like to take university classes in a school without walls, and the type of commitment necessary to succeed. In Marathon, team members are ready to share cake and information. One new piece of information is that the term Signal North will be dropped and replaced by Distance Education. From left to right, Vonnie Cheng, Susan Burton, Phyllis Bosnick, Susan Cole and Eva Couchie, Marathon Site Coordinator. Pages AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - April 1990 �Boundary Conditions and Complicating Factors" Research News FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Research Officer: Anne Fiorenza RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES For further information on any of these Research Programs, please contact Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer, at ext. 8223. NSERC RESEARCH AWARDS The recipients of the 1990 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Operating and Equipment Research Grants Competition have been announced. In total Lakehead University's 1990 NSERC awards amounted to $816,897, as compared to $705,093 in 1989 (excludes strategic grants). This is an increase of 16% over last year. In spite of this increase, due to the increasing competition for limited federal research dollars, many deserving research proposals were not funded. I would like to take this opportunity to commend all researchers for their efforts in this year's competition. In the operating grants competition, 31 % of all NSERC eligible faculty applied with a success rate of 36%. Several of Lakehead University's new researchers were successful in obtaining operating grants. They are: Dr. C.C. Graham (Mathematics), Dr. C.A.G. Hayman (Psychology) and Dr. S.D. Kinrade (Chemistry). As a result of NSERC's decision to increase the allocation for equipment and the high calibre of proposals, several of Lakehead University faculty were successful in receiving equipment grants. The average equipment grant was $21,193 with a success rate of 25%. The successful candidates and research topics in this year's operating and equipment grants competition include: BIOLOGY Dr. P.H. Knowles - "Effects of Environmental Stress as a Selective Force on Genetic Structure of Forest Trees" Dr. L. Malek - Superspeed Refrigerated Centrifuge with Rotors (Equipment) CHEMISTRY Dr. S.D. Kinrade - "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Chemistry of Aluminosilicate Solutions" ENGINEERING Dr. L.J. Garred (Chemical)- "Hardware and Software Development and Dr s D Kinrade Simulation Studies to Exploit Spent Dialysate • • • for Urea Kinetic Modelling in Hemodialysis" Dr. M.H. Khan (Electrical) ''Hand-off control for Microcellular Communication System" Dr. M.H. Khan (Electrical) - Workstation (Equipment) Dr. J.B. Kiszka (Electrical) - "Fuzzy Logic Knowledge-Based Systems. The Pulp and Paper Industry, Computers and Controls of the Pulp and Paper Industry'' Dr. U.S. Panu (Civil) - "Development of Pattern Recognition Based Procedures for Streamflow Data Augmentation and Streamflow Forecasting" Dr. H.T. Saliba (Mechanical)- "Experimental and Theoretical Free Vibration Analysis of Thin Plates with Various Shapes, GEOLOGY Dr. P.W. Fralick - "Paleogeographical Interpretation of Archean Sedimentary Sequences in Northwestern Ontario" Dr. R.G. Platt - "Petrogenesis of Alkaline and Carbonatitic Magmas" Dr. G.J. Borradaile - Demagnetiser (Equipment) MATHEMATICS Dr. C.C. Graham - ''Topics in Harmonic and Functional Analysis" Dr. C.C. Graham - Computer (Equipment) Dr. G.J. Borradaile Dr. M.W. Benson - "Parallel Iterative Methods" PHYSICS Dr. M.H. Hawton - "Physics of Membranes and Absorbed Water" PSYCHOLOGY Dr. C.A.G. Hayman - ''Modality Effects in Human Performance" INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS Dr. Fentey Scott (School of Education) has been awarded a Micro-Fund (Planning Mission) by the Association of Universities and Colleges Canada (AUCC) to determine the feasibility of an institutional linkage between Lakehead University and the University of the West Indies, Barbados. The proposed project is entitled, "School Management and Supervision for Head Teachers and Senior Personnel in the Eastern Carribean States." RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA Travel Grants for International Representation Grants under this program are to assist Canadian scholars who hold office in international scholarly organizations in the social sciences and humanities to attend business meetings of these organizations. (Please note: The presentation of papers at international meetings held abroad falls under the General Research Grants (GRG) Program administered by the Senate Research Committee). Deadlines: June 30, and October 30. Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada Conference grants are awarded to encourage and facilitate the communication of research results among Canadian scholars, through scholarly conferences, workshops, symposia and colloquia held in Canada. The SSHRC offers limited support to conference organizers to help defray travel and subsistence costs of presenters and formal respondents at a conference, as well as some administrative expenses. Deadlines: June 30 and October 30. JAMES MCKEEN CATIELL FUND Sabbatical Awards for Psychologists The James McKeen Cattell Fund is offering one or more supplemental sabbatical awards in psychology. These awards designed to supplement sabbatical allowances provided by universities, so that each awardee may be able to take enough time to complete the objectives of the sabbatical period (1 year). The objective of the awards is to encourage research and scholarly endeavour on the part of psychol?gists at universities. The maximum value of the award 1s $22,000. Deadline: December 1, prior to the September in which sabbatical is to commence. Aprll 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page9 �LS.B. LEAKEY FOUNDATION The foundation was formed to further research into human origins, behaviour, and survival. Recent priorities have included research into the environments, archaeology, and human paleontology of the Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene; into the behaviour of the Great Apes and other Old World primate species; and into the ecology and adaptation of living hunter-gatherer peoples. The foundation is offering the following two fellowships: The Fellowship for Great Ape Research and Conservation ($20,000) and the Fellowship for the Study of Foraging Peoples ($20,000). Deadline: May 1, 1990. UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada -Strategic Grants (April 17, 1990). World Wildlife Fund - Endangered Species Recovery Fund (April 1, July 1, October 1, January 1), Wildlife Toxicology Fund (anytime). Laidlaw Foundation Program - Children and Families at Risk Program (May 1, September 1, November 1), Laidlaw Scholar Progr~ (any~me), Laidla~ <;onserva?on Program (July 1). Canadian Institute of Ukrairuan Studies - Doctoral Thesis Fellowship in Ukrainian History (May 1, 1990). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada -Strategic Grants (May 1, 1990). The G. Alan Roeher Institute - Research programs (April 30, 1990) University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) -May 31, 1990 Association of Universities and Colleges (AUCC) -Microfunds (May 1, 1990) Social Science Federation of Canada -Aid to Scholarly Publications Program (Open). The American Foundation for Aids Research - Research Grants Program and Small Grants Program (April 10, 1990). Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Environmental Studies Revolving Funds (Anytime). Canadian Department of Communications - International Cooperation Assistance Fund on New Information Technologies (Open). National Geographic Society - Research Grants (Open). North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops (Open). }roJfiNForuvrAnbi'-t:Aoour FOUNDAT1ONs PLEASE : ~Q~ACTJQ,;!ANN'~SILVERMAN,FOUNDATIONS ;;QJfJCER/ AT-343~910 OR DROP: BY ALUMNI HOUSE. ·:•:•.·. :-·-·-:---:-· • ., FIRST CONFERENCE The Department of Research and Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students of Lakehead University jointly presented their first annual conference on March 16. Approximately 75 people attended. A main focus of the conference was regional development and northern research. Graduate students were invited to present papers at the conference and 11 submissions were received. Topic areas included Psychology, Biology, Physical Education and Athletics, Forestry, Sociology and History. A major purpose of the conference according to VicePresident Internal of the Graduate Student Association, Gary Warwick, was "to raise the profile of the Graduate Student Association at the university and within the community. It was a fantastic success for our first year and we hope it will continue as a grad student tradition". Forum Dr. Bob Day School of Forestry ''If all the world were apple pie" Dr. Bob Day, School of Forestry, presented his paper Old Growth Forests Toronto in January, 1990. In the paper's conclusion, he borrows from a previously published article which he wrote in 1971 and is shared now with a more general audience. ''What balance has there been since glaciation? Ten thousand years ago the ice rolled back a curtain on unparalleled re-invasion and ecological change. Catastrophe of fire, flood and windstorms on every hand induced and maintained forests of quasi-even-age and fitted them into a mosaic of time and space and species. Against this backdrop stone age man, a creature of 200 millenia gone by, struggled from aboriginal to civilized stage. First firing forest to drive his game, he found his quarry multiplied in the clearings so created. Finding edible plants he burned again, and later planted in crude shifting cultivation until at last he balanced nature and brought order, patterning the landscape with his chequered fields. Copse and hedgerow, field and farm testified to his harmonious order. Here, Charles Elton says, is found true balance between man and life enabling him, the master of his modem world, to live free from the fear of invasion, epidemic plagues and pests like those that forced Pharaoh's hand and freed the Israelites from bondage. What balance is there now with phosphate, pesticide and pollution's pall? Must we return to harder days of supposed natural balance? I think not, for Homo has always been as much a gambler as a sapient sage more likely to stake his fortune on the wheel of chance and trust that he will strive for better balance still, than grunt and cringe and club as did his skin clad forebears. We shall go on, we must with faith, hope, skill and reason, challenging the mass media doom seers as others did before us. If man, as Malthu :~ said, will overcrowd the earth ... If man filthies all the _ water fit to drink. .. If ... If all the world were apple pie, And all the sea was ink, And all the trees were bread and cheese, What should we do for drink? (from Witt's Recreations 1641) Page 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aprll 1990 �FORUM continued from page 10 A FINAL POEM - FOOD FOR ARGUMENT AND THOUGHT Verses 1 and 2 of this epic poem were written by Boulding in 'Man's role in changing the face of the earth' (Thomas et al. 1955,) Verse 3 was written by the author, with sincere apologies to Boulding. A Conservationist's Lament The world is finite, resources are scarce, Things are bad and will be worse. Coal is burned and gas exploded, Forests are cut and soil eroded. Wells are dry and air's polluted, Dust is blowing, trees uprooted. Oil is going, ores depleted, Drains receive what is excreted. Land is sinking, seas are rising, Man is far too enterprising. Fire will rage with Man to fan it, Soon we'll have a plundered planet. People breed like fertile rabbits, People have disgusting habits. Moral: The evolutionary plan, Went astray by evolving Man. The Technologist's Reply Man's potential is quite terrific, You can't go back to the Neolithic. The cream is there for us to skim it, Knowledge is power and the sky's the limit. Every mouth has hands to feed it, Food is found when people need it. All we need is found in granite, Once we have the men to plan it. Yeast and algae give us meat, Soil is almost obsolete. Man can grow to pastures greener, Till all the earth is Pasadena. Moral: Man's a nuisance, Man's a crackpot, But only man can hit the jack pot. A Foresters Plea for Silviculture Forests are composed of trees; That grow then bum and shed their seeds. Fires are started by lightning and men, And bum large patches now and again. Ecologists write poems and wax prosaic On the diversity of this fire 'mosaic'. Thus 'young' and 'old-growth' are mixed With many-aged stands in betwixt. Tottering 'old-growth' is diverse, so its said, A 'mosaic' is more so, and the trees aren't dead. Fire protection since 1910. Has completely stopped the new regen.' Moral: Silvicultural work is now urgently needed, So future forests get planted and seeded. Professor Day was quoted on the topic of Temagami in an excellent article entitled "Loggerheads" by David Lees in the December '89 issue of Toronto Life (copies available in the Information Office) Last Writes Katherine Shedden, Editor "Did I ever tell you my Theory of Universities? Like most institutions, each one is similar to a vat of molasses - slow and sluggish. If something goes wrong in one part, it spreads out and covers it up; if you try to make a dent in it, it oozes into the mark you think you've made. If you try to wade through it too quickly, you collapse from exhaustion; and if you try to beat it by plunging in and flailing away, you drown. But if you heat molasses it gets thin and moves quickly." That wonderful description was written by Jqdith Krantz in her book Deceptions. It felt like an appropriate lead in to this month's column about two vitally important parts of this institution - Senate and the Board of Governors. Slow and sluggish? Well, we often hear the comment that something "is before Senate" or "at a Senate sub-committee". But is it not the Senate committee where the real trench work, the careful and methodical investigations and scrutinies are carried out? Is is not Senate who bears the responsibility for ensuring that our institution maintains quality programs and ultimately offers a post-secondary education with high standards? Do not be slighted with the molasses reference dear members of senate. Your work is critical and appreciated and you always have the option to turn up the heat in the Senate Chambers. Hi-Lites from the last Senate meeting: Dwayne Hunking, Bill Salminen and Katja Huitikka were approved as student senators from April 1, '90 - March 31, '91 The Masters of Social Work program and MA (Political Studies) were approved by Senate to be sent on to OCGS for appraisal. The Graduate Diploma in Business Administration was suspended for study. (Full report next month) The Nominations Committee is looking for tenured faculty interested in serving on the Judicial Panel for 1990-91 (3 positions). The panel is the appeal body for students sanctioned under the Code of Student Behavior of Disciplinary Procedures. If interested call Dr. Brian Lorch at 8514. Hi-Lites from The Board of Governors' Meeting The Board accepted in principle the recommendation of the Labour Management Committee that an Employee Assistance Program be established at Lakehead University. In recognition of long and outstanding service to the University, Mr. David Jones, Technician in the Department of Chemistry, is to be honoured by having one of the Board of Governors Silver Jubilee Scholarships renamed the David Jones Scholarship. The Board accepted revised By-Laws which designate a scat on the Board of Governors for a member of the nonteaching staff. Elections will be conducted within the next few months. As a result of the resignation of Ron Nelson as the Director of Business Administration there were two new appointments to the Board. On March 1, 90 M1rgaret Boone was appointed to the Board Executive Committee and Duncan Bradly was appointed to the Financial Planning Committee. The great news in the fund-raising area is the announcement that with the sponsorship of Confederation College we now have 49 Silver Jubilee Scholarships! The Chairman of the Board thanked the City of Thunder Bay for their $25,000 donation to scholarships and bursaries. How's that for hot molasses? Aprll 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P a g e 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the May Agora is April 15, 1990. Howard Cable, Conductor Diane Garrett, T.B.S.Y.O. Conductor Selected winners of the Lakehead Music Festivalperforrn, along with the T.B.S.O. Youth Orchestra, with the T.B.S.O. FRIDAY, 13 & MONDAY, 16 EASTER WEEKEND LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY CLOSED FRIDAY,20 'I LIBRARY EXTENDED HOURS Monday to Friday 8 am - 11 :30 pm Saturday 9 am - 11:30 pm Sunday 11 am -11:30 pm LIBRARY HOURS FOR EASTER WEEKEND Final date for late registration in Spring term Distance Education course SATURDAY,21 Final Examinations end THURSDAY, 26 SENATE INTERNATIONAL FILMS 9:30A.M. 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High Schools Agora Silver Jubilee Math Awards Presentation 1-3PM Final date for registration and changes in Spring Session full courses and halfcourses which commenced May 1 Final date for withdrawal without academic penalty from Spring Session half-courses which commenced May 1, except Distance Education Final date for refunds on withdrawal from Spring Session full-courses and half-courses which commenced May 1 except Distance Education MONDAY,9 SATURDAY,5 ROYAL LePAGE RUN FOR WOMEN Boulevard Lake :r::~:i• rt:!lfi~ti~i . . :,·• :•$'i1Jt THE SO~IET UNJoir. THE 'NEW REALITIES .Lakeh~ad • UniversityStd;rit Sefvices presents: {' ...·.· . IGOR LOBANov<. Counsellor of the.U$S~.• Embassy for Press and I.rif9fpation In the Upper Lectur~ Theatre University Centre Tuesday, April.IO, 1990 7:30PM Free Admission . .,,,.::::. -------- ~Agor~ The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise Bruley Calendar: Ao Sherren Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Linda Siczkar, Debbie Tew Printing: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Editor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B SEl (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8023 RUDOLF NUREYEV and Friends Thunder Bay Community Auditorium $100, $45, $37.50 - 8 PM Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble St. Paul's United Church 8 PM $5.00/ $7.00 TUESDAY, 10 Silver Jubilee Symphony Series Community Auditorium Stars of the Future N f l.AVOIE PHYS EDUCATION Q) ~t .Q2.... Q) £ E~ Q) 0 0 ~ '" g' ~ V) V) ... ~o I ... ..__ a..o 0. 1n0 N � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.7 No.4 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on the health symposium, "Making a Great Lake Superior" conference, and other research news. 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 April 1990 Agora Magazine https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/7b0d82ce42d365e679b62358b5dca3ee.pdf 3780c675da876244040508f3b84e4c6d PDF Text Text Inside: Worms are nutritious .............. 3 New Faces .................................. 7 Convocation ............ Centrefold Beethoven in town ................ 10 Publishing profs .................... 11 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 5 MAY 1990 The year was 1971 . Smiling in the back row from left to right are Allan Smith, Peter Dick, Jack Lavender, Doug Meyers and Dave Weldon, members of the first graduating class in chemical engineering technology. Reliable sources have identified faculty in the front row as Peter Levis, Albert Bruley and Bob Rosehart. If it's true that Dr. Gary Locker has invited every LU engineering grad to come to Homecoming '90, you can be certain that many more wonderful photographs will surface as alumni return to campus and start "remembering when". A most prestigious group of Canadians will receive honorary degrees from Lakehead University on Saturday, May 26, 1990. The group is comprised of a learned mathematician listed in the Who's Who of American Women, a foreign service officer who became Ambassador to the United States, the man referred to as "Canada's greatest design talent'', the first North American Indian to become a symphonic conductor and composer and a geology professor, currently the Dean of Arts and Science at Western, but primarily renowned for his passionate concern for environmental issues. Especially noteworthy is the fact that three of the five honorary recipients and both nominees for Fellow of the University were born and raised in Thunder Bay! To learn a little more about this year's distinguished Convocation guests turn to pages 8 and 9. �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart OPERATING BUDGET With so much good news emanating from the Provincial Government these days, it is hard to believe why so many colleges and universities continue to struggle with budgets. It boils down to arithmetic. We still can't seem to make real grant increases of 2-3% deal with a real world inflationary economy. However, the University's budget is now nearly completed, and it will be a balanced budget. Necessary budget savings will be secured mainly by leaving open or deferring several approved positions. Until the Province tells the universities where we are going with respect to the corridor adjustment process, this seems the most prudent course of action. All areas will feel the pinch, and I have been impressed, to date, with the co-operative approach taken by the various budget centres. BUILDING UPDATE After some delays, the Regional Education/Student Centre project has been publicly tendered, and the project cost will be known on May 29, 1990 (fingers crossed!). CHINA 1990 Last year a six-person delegation from Lakehead University embarked on a visit to China. The re-scheduled trip (now down to four members) has just been successfully completed. The group included myself, Dr. R. Sweet, Education, Dr. D. Kemp, Geography, and Dr. G. Kondor of Economics. As we were being hosted and accommodated by our Chinese university counterparts, we got a very good look at what life in China today is all about, the good and the bad, and I think that all of the Lakehead University group found the experience to be fascinating. We spent two in Beijing. H you every get a chance to visit Beijing, you will find it very interesting and worthwhile, but it is not particularly rep.:... resentative of China. It 8,. g;0 is, I would suggest, a ~ ; ; very extensive show~ ~ case to the world. v~lt J\l~~ I will start my diary Page 2 with a one-day stop in Hong Kong where I visited with the Government of Ontario office. It was this office last year that provided us with a lot of logistical support. While there, I had an opportunity to talk with Benny Ng who is the Manager of China for Ontario. Benny had some interesting insights into the current situation in China which I found to be very accurate. The Government of Ontario office in Hong Kong has volunteered to let Lakehead University use their conference room to host a Lakehead University Alumni Reception during the coming year. While in Hong Kong, I vistied the office of the Thunder Bay Economic Development Corporation. Hong Kong has become a focal point for local economic development initiatives. Unfortunately, in listening to some of the discussions dealing with investment, education, and immigration policies, Australia seems to be far more aggressive than Canada. Although I would not say that our image is as negative as England's with respect to immigration policy, it seems to be moving in that direction very quickly. Hong Kong, in spite of 1997, seems to continue to boom. It has to be the most extreme example of the free market competitive system anywhere in the world. After meeting Dr. Kemp and Dr. Sweet at the Hong Kong Airport, we proceeded to travel to Shanghai. Well, almost! They gave away our tickets. After much noise, Robert Sweet got on standby and the airline put Dave Kemp and I up for the night at the Airport Hotel. Twenty four hours later, we made it to Shanghai. We were greeted by our hosts from Nanjing, taken to a local hotel, slept for one hour, taken to the train station, slept for a further one hour on a bench, then departed at 2:00 a.m. for a five and one-half hour multistop train ride to Nanjing. This was an experience that I could write more about but, suffice it to say, upon arrival in Nanjing, I had already succumbed to the Shanghai ''bug". After a one and one-half hour rest, we formally started our two-day visit to Nanjing, a city of two million people with over a million bicycles - not many cars, but those that do exist seem to be constantly blowing their horns at bicycles. All during our ten days in China, we constantly expected to be involved in an accident. We visited Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing Normal University, and Southeast University. Our Lakehead University promotional video dubbed in Chinese made our presentation easy. The Chinese were very impressed with Bob Angeli's effort. All of these institutions are comprehensive universities (of sorts) and were quite impressive. Lakehead University has an exchange agreement with Nanjing Forestry University, and they have had several Lakehead University professors visit. In fact, later this month, Rick Rollins from Outdoor Recreation is to visit to give guest lectures. Nanjing Normal University was very interesting and an institution that would be open to developing tics with Lakehead University. Dr. Sweet could hardly believe that they have some 5,000 education students (at 2 Bill's, this would be considered a university president's utopia in Ontario). The Province of Ontario is formally twinned with Jiangsu Province of China (which includes Nanjing), and the Ontario/ Jiangsu Educational program has offered Lakehead University the possibility of a three-year block funding program to further encourage our interactions with Nanjing universities. While in Nanjing, we also visited the Jiangsu/Ontario Science and Technology Centre. This group of about 15 staff is jointly funded by Ontario and the Province of Jiangsu to promote links between the provinces. The Director, Ms. Yang Rui, suggested that future Lakehead University visitors to Nanjing might make use of their (fine) office facilities. Well, we have been here two days (of ten), it is Friday night, more good Chinese food on the University campus, and my cold is getting worse. Saturday morning we are up at some ridiculous hour to go back to the train station to travel back to Shanghai where, on Sunday morning early, we catch a non-stop (at least we prayed that would be the case) China Air flight to Harbin. Harbin is 1,300 km. north of Beijing and might be considered the Thunder Bay of China, although it has about four million people. Up to this point, as well as having a fairly open and unrestricted look at Chinese life (Shanghai, for example, has 12 million people - half of the popula!il~r, of Canada), we also had the oppnti:ni~y to observe the very ev.:ter.sive (~.1d impressive) farmit;g in foe rural area. Although it war, very rr,uch labour dnd water buffalo c,rient;,tcd, it was verv .,,ell managed. As well, the cnuntrysi,!£' seems to be ~he favoured locathr, for some of tr.- new factories scttins up in China. It 1 ~ very dear that Ciuna is a world oft\\ D cultures, the city and the rural. Hous.u.g in tl.l': cities and population control in the rural areas are two of the country's most pressing problems. As well, in the cooling of investment Continued on page 15 A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 1990 �Around Campus Civil Engineering Theses Win National Awards The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers has recognized the efforts of two Civil Engineering students of Lakehcad University by awarding them prizes in a Canada wide Undergraduate Research Award. The undergraduate engineering project report entitled:" A Hexagon Grid Method Determining Runoff Hydrographs" prepared by Perry Peterson under the faculty supervision of Dr. U. Panu was awarded first prize in the Computer Applications Division of the CSCE. Another engineering project report entitled: "Black River Project Proposal for Water Power Rights" prepared by Louie Recd under the faculty supervision of Dr. M. Oostcrvcld was awarded third prize in the Hydrotcchnical Division of the CSCE. This is the first time that two Lakchcad Engineering students have been honoured in the National Competition. The ability of Lakchcad Engineering students to attract National recognition and acclaim reflect on the quality of teaching and research at the school of engineering at Lakehcad University. THE ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERITAGE GROUPS AND LACAC MEETING AND WORKSHOP On Saturday, April 7, 1990, The Ontario Historical Society and the Thunder Bay LACAC presented a workshop for heritage groups and Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committees (LACACs) in the district of Thunder Bay. At Cornwall Campus, the one-day workshop included sessions on "Built Heritage: Architecture in Northern Ontario", "Laying a Good Foundation: Researching Fundamentals", "Getting Council on Your Side"," An Overview of Ministry of Culture and Communications Heritage Grants", and a session on "Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid To Ask!". The workshop, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Communications, (the Honourable Christine E. Hart, Minister), is one of a series of more than 20 programs taking place throughout the province designed to provide an opportunity for interaction between heritage organizations and LACACs, and to bring together experts in the field of preservation. HEART TO HEART The Heart to Heart program has ended its fall and spring sessions thanks May 1990 Professor Yves Prevost, School of Forestry, was interviewed by Canada AM on the subject "Earthworms as a source of human food" which was broadcast live / ; on Wednesday April 4, 1990. The interest for this subject was sparked by controversy / around Ottawa region kindergarten /.a where students learning about nutrition / were fed earthworms. The first some / parents heard about this project was through a "certificate of congratula- ' tions for eating worms" given to some accomplished children. Parents were sent a note by the school, but obviously some notes did not make it home and parents who were unaware of the activity were upset. Dr. Prevost was asked to comment on the value of consuming earthworms, where to get them and how to prepare them. (Yes, I consumed an earthworm for the nation to see that earthworms arc OK to eat," he confessed. to volunteers from the University. Heart to Heart is an educational and support program for individuals and their families who are recovering from heart disease. Professors R. Kirk-Gardner (Nursing), N. Lavoie (Physical Education), K. Allen (Psychology), and L. Kennelly (Nursing) volunteered their time and expertise to fill this need in the community. HOW ABOUT SIBERIA? Tyumcn University in the USSR has agreed to accept two Lakehead students at the undergraduate or graduate level for the fall term 1990 (September to December). The students participating in the exchange will pay their regular'tuition at Lakchcad. No tuition fees will be required by Tyumen. Tyumen will provide ground transportation from the point of entry, a room in a student residence or other suitable accommodation, meals and a modest living allowance. Students could be in virtually any area of study. The precise details of the area and nature of study will bearranged between Tyumcn and the students' Department and Dean. A knowledge of Russian would not be necessary for some areas but would be for others. Tyumen University has about 5000 students and a wide range of disciplines. The Rector of the University has spent a few years in the United States and has visited Lakehcad. A large number of the faculty members and students speak English. Tyumen is located in western Siberia about 300 km east of Sverdlovsk and the Ural mountains. It has a population of over 350,000. It was the first Russian city in Siberia and was founded in 1586 on the location of the Tartar city of Chingi-Tur. It was the centre of the early Russian colonization of Siberia. Tyumen's climate is very similar to that of Thunder Bay. The region has a significant oil industry and there arc wood processing plants, chemical plants, engineering works and food and other light industries in Tyumen. Any student who is interested should contact Dr. Paul Watts, Director of the Centre for Northern Studies, as soon as possible. Each student should be prepared to provide a brief resume and statement of area of interest for transmittal to Tyumen. Mr. Dan Pakulak, Director of Continuing Education has recently visited Tyumen and would be happy to speak with any interested student about the university and the city. OFF TO CHINA David Epp, a graduate student in Forestry, will be the first student to participate in the exchange between Lakchcad University and China. He will attend North East University in Harbin for six months. Epp will continue his research on young conifer plantations at China's third largest university, which is devoted entirely to the study of forestry. . . to ~ $ ~ ~ ' ~ '<veil 1u1,\'> A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page3 �HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING ACROSS CANADA Chairs of Boards of Canadian Universities strongly urged that Federal and Provincial Governments live up to their obligations to provide proper financial support to higher education. Political rhetoric from first ministers and ministers of finance across Canada does not satisfy the needs of universities as they attempt to offer qualified students in Canada the best possible higher education. This statement was endorsed at the annual meeting of board chairs and secretaries from all ten provinces held in Victoria from April 8 to 10. Canadian university chairs agreed that in response to government underfunding, universities will have to continue tough expense control measures which jeopardize the quality of higher education in Canada. There was consensus that boards should consider such revenue generating measures as enhanced fund raising efforts, auxilliary fees within individual institutions and tuition fee increases. However, provincial government funding and federal governments, through transfer payments, must not be allowed to shrink the budgets of Canadian universities. The consequences will include our more promising students leaving Canada for their education and, more dangerously, our institutions of higher education will fail to recruit and keep the most talented teachers, scholars and researchers. This is most critical ,at a time of faculty renewal programs that will occur across Canada during the 1990s. For all Canadians, higher education leads to a higher standard of living and is of direct benefit to Canada's economic competitiveness. Higher education is extremely competitive. In order for Canada to attract and graduate the best intellectual talents available in the world to ensure a prosperous future, our universities require greater financial support. Board chairs and their boards accept their obligation to develop public appreciation of the significance of higher education and will endeavour to make this communication activity a greater priority. Chief executives of Canada's universities need and deserve this support from their boards.All canadians, including students, must meet the increasing challenge of properly financing post-secondary education. Governments of the day must face up to the political reality of the consequence of not investing in higher education. AUCC NRC links Canadian researchers The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has accepted a joint offer by the University of Toronto, IBM Canada and Integrated Network Services Inc. (INSINC) to develop a nation-wide computer communications network for Canadian researchers (NRNet). The high-speed date transmission network will incorporate the provincial research networks of British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. The national network is expected to incorporate other provincial networks as they arc formed. NRNet will also be linked with research projects in the United States. The NRC, which initiated the project, will provide $2 million in venture capital over the next three years; over the same period, the regional networks are to contribute $1.5 million. The University of Toronto will supply staff time worth $300,000 and INSINC will give discounts on communications lines. Finally, IBM will provide $230,000 in hardware and operating system software. NRNet should start service in 1990. Forestry Students and Professors Recognized The Canadian Institute of Forestry presented 28 graduating degree students with silver rings on Saturday, March 10, 1990 at the Landmark Inn. The dinner/ dance was organized by LUFA and was attended by 130 people, including parents and friends of the graduates, faculty and staff of the school and CIF members. Mr. Ray Riley, Assistant Deputy Minister of Natural Resources for Northern Ontario gave an encouraging after dinner talk to the graduates.On March 17, 1990 nine Diploma graduates were presented with CIF lapel pins and the book entitled' A Vast and Magnificent Land'. Professor Donald Richardson was made honorary member of the 1990 graduating diploma class Brian Moore presented him with a copy of the book 'A Vast and Magnificent Land'. Dr. Yves Prevost made a special presentation to George Krupa for achieving the highest mark in Forest Entomology. The Northwestern Ontario section of the CIF annually presents a leadership award to a graduating student from both the diploma and degree programs. It is awarded to the student who has been voted by his/her peers as having contributed the most to promoting the school, the ,;.. 6 university and the profession during under'8-. . ~ graduate years by active participation and ~ • ; ; leadership in extra curricular activities and ~b ~ social events. Donna Myketa from the degree program and Brian Gauthier from the diploma program were the 1990 leadership redpients. The awards were presented to the students by Sarah Gooding, section treasurer of the CIF. ~ll JU-0\'. Page 4 A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 1990 �Native Nurses Entry Program Receives Boost The Native Nurses Entry Program has received a grant of $70,000 from the new Nursing Innovation Fund through the Ministry of Health in Ontario. Health and Welfare Canada matched the grant with an additional $70,000. The program was initiated four years ago and since then has helped prepare Native students for the fouryear nursing degree program at Lakehead . The program was set up to help Native people make the transition into a university setting. Out of the 36 students that have enrolled during the program's first three years, 27 have entered the four-year Bachelor of Nursing program. Since it's inception the program has been funded by Health and Welfare Canada but for some time additional funding for the Native Nurses Entry Program had been in jeopardy. 250 geologists meet in Thunder Bay The 36th annual meeting of the Institute on Lake Superior Geology I.L.S.G. will be held in Thunder Bay on May 9 -12. The inaugural meeting was held in 1955 in Minneapolis, MN. The Institutes are exemplary in their continuing objectives of dealing with those aspects of geology that arc related geographically to Lake Superior. The Institutes e~courage the discussion of research sub1ects and sponsor field trips bringing together geologists from the academic sector, government surveys, and industry. Thunder Bay was the site for the meeting in 1961, 1970 and 1977. About 250 geologists from Canada and the United States are expected to attend the 1990 meeting. More than 60 papers will be presented, some by graduate students. Field excursions include: 1) Lac des Illes area led by Richard Sutcliffe of the Ontario Geological Survey, Toronto. 2)Shebandowan area led by Maurice Lavigne and John Scott of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines T.B. 3)Atikokan and vicinity led by Graham Borradaile, Department of Geology, Lakehead University_. . 4)Nipigon region led by Steve K1ssm, Department of Geology, Lakehead University. May 1990 Mark Wigmore, left, Medical Services Branch of Health an4 Welfare Canada, Nao_m_i Abotossaway, first-year nursing student (who says she aspires to ~e the future Minister of Health), and MPP Taras Kozyra, discuss the benefits of the Native Nurses Entry Program at the media conference. UMD Announces Canadian Studies Chair The University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD), has received a $50,000 grant from the Canadian gove~ment, the first step toward the establishment of a $2 million endowed professorship in Canadian Studies. The announcement was made jointly by Douglas Nord, director of UMD's Royal D. Al worth, Jr. Institute for International Studies, and Brian Buckley, Canadian consul ge~eral:" The Canadian professorship will focus on contemporary issues concerning U.S.-Canadian relations," Nord said. ''These will deal with problems of the environment, economic development in the regions of Northern Minnesota and Northwest Ontario, and issues related to the Great Lakes, along with collaborative work between institutions of higher education--primarily UMD and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay," he added.Iain Angus, MP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, and Geoffrey Weller, the Vice-President (Academic) at Lakehead University, were present at the ceremony at which the announcement of Canadian government support was made. Previously they had given their support to UMD's efforts and spoken of the value of the chair to Canada, to northwestern Ontario and to Lakehead University. They both stated that the chair will significantly enhance the links between the two universities (Lakehead and UMD) the two regions (northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota) and the two cities of Thunder Bay and Duluth. The professorship, scheduled to be filled in the 1991 academic year, will be in the Institute for International Studies, and work in cooperation with the existing visiting professorship in Northern Circle Studies. Nord said the Canadian grant was an important first step, and is in part recognition for UMD's long-time commitment in promoting Canadian studies. The initial commitment toward the $2 million chair in Canadian studies will be followed by private donations, Nord said, and will be matched by $1 million from the University's annual fund. A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 �Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition 61 pieces in a variety of media selected Clint Kraft won the Munto Family Award for best in show during the Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition currently on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. His painting is entitled, Flight of the Mannequin. The award is valued at $450. Fifty-eight students submitted 169 works for the three-member jury to consider. The exhibition is organized jointly by the LU visual arts department and the gallery. Sixty-one of the best pieces in a variety of media, produced in 1989-90 by 41 visual arts students were selected for viewing. Jurors included Henry Hajdinjak, Alison Kendal and Tatiana, all from outside the LU community. Other award winners selected by the jurors included: - Thunder Bay Society of Architects Awards ($200 each) - Isabelle Guillamette (Penchant Pour Degas) and Rick Tiihonen (unsculpture). - Ontario Crafts Council Award ($150) - Barbara Baird (Wash Day) - LU Student Union Award ($150) - Margaret Bilbrough (Edible Book). - LU Visual Arts Association Award ($100 each) - Michael Kowbuz (Attic Interior), Eric Berkan (Laena), Nancy Bjorgo (Yellow Sofa) and Barbara Kushak (Still Life). - Pert's Framing Award ($100) - Erin M. May (Transparency). - Framing Post Award ($50) - Jenifer Chicoine (Figure Collage #4). - Dean's Award, Drawing ($75) - Barbara Baird (Mary and Olga). - Dean's Award Painting ($75) - Stacey Saukko (Geology #6). - Dean's Award, Printmaking ($75) - Pat Eisenback (Hight). - Dean's Award, Sculpture ($75) - Linda Santa (The Encounter). - Dean's Award, Ceramics ($75) - Sharon R. Reid (Hangover). - Fusion Award (one year membership) - Shirley Dolph (Black Rose). Winners selected by representatives of local businesses included: - The Framing Experience Award ($100) gift certificate) - Carol Kirkpatrick (Breath of Spring). - Gallery of Fine Arts Award ($100 gift certificate) - Frances Friesen (Palm II). - Atwood, Shaw, Labine Award ($100) - Frances Friesen (Jamaican Sunrise). - Painted Turtle Art Shop Award ($100 and book) - Maureen Doyle (EggscapeEggsistential). - Henderson and Associates Marketting and Advertising Award ($250) - Jennifer Chicoine (Figure Collage #4). - Winner of People's Choice Award - Frances Friesen (Jamaican Sunrise) ~ O" ~lt. \\)1' Page 6 Shirley Dolph with the Fusion Award Clint Kraft receiving the Munro Family Award Margaret Bilbrough accepts LU Student Union Award from LUSU President Greg Beckford A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 1990 �New Faces Patrick Cholin Ling Liu Patrick Cholin is a new Computer Programmer/ Analyst in the Computer Service Department. Patrick graduated in 1988 from Lakehead University with a Bachelor of Science Degree (4 year program) majoring in Computer Science. A soccer enthusiast, Patrick is presently looking to join a new team playing in the local league and is about to take a refresher course in soccer refereeing. After work he says, "the only computer I'll touch is Nintendo". His favorite game? "Dragon Warrior". Patrick hopes to take a class or two in the near future and looks forward to meeting the people of the university community. Ling Liu has joined Printing Services as a clerk. Originally from the ancient city of Nanjing in China, Ling, her husband Xining Li (a Mathematical Sciences professor here), and her young son Ming-Fei moved to Canada 5 years ago. They settled in Calgary, relocating when Xining had a job offer at Lakehead University. "I like the environment here and dealing with people face to face" . Ling holds a Computer Science degree from the ..___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __.University of Najing. She enjoys swimming and an occasional bout of table tennis. To adapt to Canadian life, Ling would "someday like to learn how to ski and go fishing". Presently she is trying her hand at the art of Canadian cuisine - muffins and cakes. She is an expert chef and talents lie with old-style authentic Chinese food. Hugh Briggs II '---H-ug_h_B_r-ig_g_s-ha-s-jo_in_e_d_C_a_m_p_u_s- - - - - - - ~ Development as the Construction Supervisor. He will be supervising the new construction on campus as well as any renovations. Before moving to Lakehead University, Hugh was an estimator with BayWalsh General Contractors. Hugh attended Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program . He says, "most of my jobs have been in the ci vii engineering field though". Hugh, his wife Karen and their three children, live in Kakabeka. They have 11 acres of rolling hills and room enough to plant their own apple orchard. In his spare time, Hugh coaches little league baseball and enjoys snowmobiling and cross-country skiing on his property in the winter. . Denise Bruley has survived the "orientation phase" in the Information Office and just recently her colleagues discovered her secret. If her quick transition to reporter, public relations officer, special events coordinator, computer whiz, queen of fax and files is not due to her recent degree in political studies from LU, nor her experience at Parks and Rec, nor her travels in Europe, nor her extra curricular activities singing at weddings, or =====---_:::=== working on her French, then, what? Well, ifs simple. Although born in Thunder Bay and a graduate of Hammarskjold, Denise has been able to stay afloat in the often busy and always crazy Information Office because of her 6 year stint in Newfoundland! That is undoubtedly where she developed stamina, humour, a love of jigs and a flare for tall tales. Non-Teaching Staff To The Board Of Governors Pursuant to the Provision of the Revised By-Laws adopted by the Board of Governors on March 29, 1990, elections will be held in May 1990 to elect to the Board Member of the NON-TEACHING STAFF serve from the Annual Meeting in September 1990 to the Annual Meeting in 1993. Who is Eligible? Any full-time employee of Lakehead University who has been on staff for at least three years, not holding a faculty appointment, and not senior management reporting directly to a Vice-President or the President. Who may Nominate and Vote? Any full-time employee of Lakehead University, not holding a faculty appointment. The Nomination period will be from May 14, 1990, to May 28, 1990. Ballots will be mailed to NON-TEACHING STAFF on May 31, 1990, and the deadline for receipt by secret ballot process is 4 p.m ., Thursday, June 14, 1990, in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Governors (UC 2007) who will be the Chief Electoral Officer. Requests for further information can be directed to the Chief Electoral Officer, Mrs. Beverley Stefureak, 8614. May 1990 Denise Bruley Appointment Norma Jean Newbold, formerly of the Registrar's Office has been appointed the new Residence Life/Conference Officer. The new position replaces the marketing co-ordinator position and adds the duties of residence supervision. Norma Jean worked in the York University residence for four years as a Residence Assistant and in the office. "Basically", says Norma Jean, "under my portfolio I am responsible for residence operations, ~ under the supervision of the Director of Residence". Included with her new job is a new place to live. Norma Jean has taken up "residence" (pun intended!) in the Gordon G. Macleod house. Norma Jean can be reached at 8622 and looks forward to meeting the students and staff. A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 7 �Special Canadians Hon<J JOHN KIM BELL is the first JEANNE LECAINE AGNEW North American Indian to become a symphonic composer and conductor. He is a Mohawk Indian who was born on the Kahnawake Reserve near Montreal. He began piano lessons at the age of eight and violin at the age of ten and was soon appearing on local television in Columbus, Ohio, where the family had moved. At the age of eighteen, Bell was the youngest professional conductor in the United States. He continued to study piano after receiving his Bachelor of Music from Ohio State and conducted more than thirty national tours and Broadway musicals. Other career highlights: founder and president of the Canadian Native Arts Foundation, a national organization which provides educational and professional development opportunities for Native youth in the arts; production of the first full scale Native contemporary ballet entitled, In the Land of Spirits , and writing original musical scores for film. John Kim Bell, 36, will receive his first Canadian honorary degree, Doctor of Music, at the morning convocation ceremony. was born in Port Arthur and educated at Central School, Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and the Port Arthur Technical and Commercial High School. A graduate of Queen's University (B.A. '37, M.A. '38) and Harvard (Ph.D. 1941), Dr. Agnew says her professional goal "was always to be an educator". Three years during World War II, as part of the Canadian branch of the atomic research effort, gave her good experience in the practical application of mathematics and thus began her distinguished career. From 1956-1984 she was a professor at Oklahoma State University. Her work with graduate students in number theory led to the publication of Explorations in Number Theory (Brooks/Cole, 1972). Ouimet Can yon is on the book cover which Dr. Agnew says "is symbolic of unsolved problems". Dr. Agnew co-authored another book in 1978 and is currently working on nine learning modules intended for use in high schools in Canada and the United States. Dr. Agnew will return to her birthplace to be honoured at the morning Convocation with a Doctor of Laws. Perhaps she will also have the opportunity to visit her summer home on Lake Superior which she refers to as "a small piece of Canadian land to which I can return for revitalization". :0 ~ $. 0\ ':"< ~ ¢' '<veil J\J~"' DEREK BURNEY was born in Fort William, Ontario. He attended Queen's University in Kingston where he received an Honours B.A. and M.A. in Political Science. He joined External Affairs as a Foreign Service Officer in 1963. After holding posts at Embassies in New Zealand and Tokyo from 1965 to 1972, Burney returned to headquarters where in 1978 he was accredited as Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. In 1985, Burney was appointed Associate Under Secretary of State for External Affairs until 1987 when he served as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister. In 1989, Mr. Burney became Canada's fifteenth Ambassador to the United States. Recently Ambassador Burney has assumed additional responsibility as the Prime Minister's personal representative for the Economic Summit which will be held in the United States this year. Derek Burney will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws and will address the graduating class of 1990 at the morning ceremonies. FRASER DOUGALL, JR. will be made a Fellow of the University for his long and distinguished service to the University and community. Born in Port Arthur in 1942, he attended elementary schools here before moving to Manitoba. Mr. Dougall received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John's College of the University of Manitoba. He has subsequently taken special courses at the University of Western Ontario, York University, and Harvard University.A broadcaster by profession, Mr. Dougall has had a successful media career extending over thirty years. In addition to many radio and television holdings, he has bee1 a successful entrepreneur in restaurant operations as well. Mr. Dougall has served as a member of the Board of Governors of Lakehead Univer sity from 1967 through 1983 and as Chairman of the Board from 1981 through 1983. His volunteer associations are numerous and include active participation in the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal, the Ontario Economic Council, the Board of Minaki Lodge, the Port Arthur Rotary Club, the Gyro Club, the Lakehead University Health, as well as others. He has been the winner of many local, provincial and national awards including being named as one of five Outstanding Young Canadians Awards in 1972. �ired at Convocation 1990 WILLIAM S. FYFE will address the afternoon graduands and receive an honorary degree in Doctor of Laws in recognition )f his international contributions to research on global environmental problems. He began his education and :areer in New Zealand and has :,een professor of Earth Sci~nces at the University of :::alifornia (Berkeley), Univer;ity of Manchester and is :urrently Dean of Sciences at :he University of Western Jntario. At the forefront of earth ,ciences for more than 40 vears, Dr. Fyfe has been the recipient of numerous awards :ncluding membership as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (UK) and twice ,eceving a Guggenheim Felowship. In the 1980's 0.. Fyfe was m initiator of the International Global Change Program de;igned to explore the unique :onditions for life on our :>lanet as well as the human :nfluence on the interactions naintaining these condition. [n 1989 he was awarded the ::::ompanion of the Order of ::::anada for his efforts on behalf )f this international environncntal program. He is noted =or his style and enthusiasm in :ommunicating scientific <nowledge and his legacy is ~vident in the scores of interna:ional scientists who are former :;raduate students. r . AR1HUR ERICKSON will G. SYDNEY HALTER will be JOAN (Dusty) MILLER will be receive an honorary Doctor of Laws during the afternoon Convocation on Saturday, May 26, 1990. Perhaps the citation for the 1986 Gold Medal from the Amercian Institute of Architects best summarizes this phenomenal Canadian: "Global architect, passionate advocate of cultural awareness, and fervent explorer of human and natural environments, whose buildings, though remarkably di verse, share deep respect for context, incomparable freshness and grace, and the dramatic use of space and light." Arthur Erickson was born in 1924 in Vancouver and was educated at the University of British Columbia and McGill. He first became enthralled with architecture after reading an article in FORTUNE magazine on Frank LLoyd Wright's Taliesin West. Erickson has designed many outstanding projects including the Courthouse and Provincial Offices in Vancouver, the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka, Simon Fraser University, University of Lethbridge. the Canadian Embassy in Washington and to our utter amazement, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities building under construction in Th under Bay! honoured as a Fellow for his outstanding contribution to university and community. Born and educated in Thunder Bay, he received his Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Manitoba in 1946. Mr. Halter joined the C. D. Howe Company as design engineer and eventually became President and Chief Engineer and Senior VicePresident and Director of all of the C. D. Howe Group of Companies including its overseas branches. His main fields of expertise involve dock and harbour installations and bulk material handling in virtually every port in Canada as well as some overseas. Mr. Halter was Past-Chairman of the Board of Governors of Lakehead University where he served for fifteen years; Past-President of the Board of Governors of McKellar General Hospital; Past President of the Consulting Engineers of Ontario; and Past-Director of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce and also PastDirector of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Halter has been twice honoured by the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario for outstanding service to his profession. He received the distinction of Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada in 1987 in recognition of his excellence in engineering and for services rendered to his profession and society. honoured with the 1989 Lakehead University Alumni Award. Mrs. Miller graduated from Lakehead University in 1969, with a Bachelor of Arts degree (Philosophy) and was the recipient of the Chancellor's Medal. She is a dedicated patron of the arts, particularly theatre gifted as a Director, actress and member of the Ontario Arts Council. Always concerned with the well being of the individual and the community, the name Dusty Miller has become synonymous with social justice, whether at the helm as Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay (1978-1980) or active Alderwoman from 1974-78, and 1984present or concerned citizen through her many memberships. Mrs. Miller provided much of the leadership and energy to develop the Alumni Association into an active and productive organization. She currently represents the City onthe Lakehead University Board of Governors. Dusty Miller, described as a woman "radiating warmth and understanding of people" is a most worthy alumna for this award. - ~ $. ~ ~ ....0'I ~ "<ve1t_ JU~~ �Ludwig Van Beethoven returned from the dead to perform with the Psychology professor Ken Allan, delighted school children from St. Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra at the Community Auditorium on Pius with his performance. From left to right, Dolores Sanchez, Lisa May 1. The abrasive Beethoven, looking very much like our own Frigeri, Shannon Bonazzo,Andy Lee, Kevin Kelner,and Tyler Wilen. Lakehead University and The TBSO - - Making beautiful music together ( Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra continue their tradition of working together by presenting a composition by Dr. Aris Carastathis for the 199091 Symphony season. The piece, based on northern themes, is slated for it's premiere in March of 1991 and has been cocommissioned by Lakehead University's Centre for Northern Studies and the TBSO. Dr. Carastathis, Assistant Professor of Music, has an extensive background in composition and instruction with the Saskatoon Conservatory of Music, Louisiana State University, the University of Northern Iowa and Wartburg College. He lists nearly 40 compositions to his credit. In addition, Dr. Carastathis has had conducting engagements with several orchestras, including the Waterloo Symphony Chamber Orchestra, the University of Northern Iowa Orchestra, the Nova Symphonia Ensemble and the Louisiana State University New Music Ensemble. Dr. Carastathis is only one of many links Lakehead University has with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. The TBSO kicked off it's 30th Anniversary Season in April as" A Season to Celebrate". Music Director and Conductor, Glenn Mossop, referred to those ties as "close" and "beneficial to both" Sessional lecturers in Lakehead University's Music Department often wear two hats, teaching courses by day and performing with the symphony at night. These include Penelope Clarke, flute; Doris Dungan, flute and piccolo; Joy Fahrenbruck, sym,.:.. 6 phony chorus; Jeff Gibson, french horn; '8-. ~ Colleen Gibson, oboe; Nancy Gildner, ~ ; ; trumpet; Wilf Kauffman, clarinet; Heather ~v ~ Morrision, piano; Andrew Proctor, percussion; -ell ]U~ Gayle Raulston, Violin; and Harold Weevers, Bassoon. Page 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 1990 �Publishing Profs get hooked during their student days ''Too bad he takes after Uncle Crawford'' "All the time I was growing up, no one ever mentioned to me my great-uncle, the philosopher, theologian and amateur inventor, William Albert Crawford Frost. It was not until my second year at university, when I decided to major in philosophy, that I even heard about him. Then I overheard various aunts and uncles whispering in sympathetic tones to my parents, saying such things about me as: "He seems to be turning out like uncle Crawford" or "isn't it too bad that he takes after uncle Crawford". Volume Two of the The Frye Library of Canadian Philosophy was recently published, under the general editorship of Dr. Douglas Rabb, professor of philosophy at Lakehead. Entitled "The Christian Cosmology of Crawford-Frost" the book deals with early Canadian philosopher William Crawford-Frost, a subject close to Dr. Rabb's heart. When Dr. Rabb originally approached the publishers, his idea was to write a book on Crawford-Frost. The publisher felt the book may not sell on its own, but as part of a series on Canadian philosophers, it would be marketable. Out of this sprang the Frye Library of Canadian Philosophy. "Perhaps philosophy is part of a genetic inheritance", he mused. Rabb became interested in Crawford-Frost when he discovered one of his books in an attic in a family home. He was instantly intrigued with the eccentricities of the man. Crawford-Frost published two major books, "Old Dogma and New Light" and ''The Philosophy of Integration". Both attempt to reconcile Christian belief in creation with the theory of evolution which Rabb critiques in his book. CrawfordFrost was also an amateur inventor who claimed to have invented the first bag-suspended military gas mask. The patent was purchased by the British military and used in WWI. "The Christian Cosmology of Crawford-Frost" and volume one of the Frye series, "Religion and Science in Early Canada" are available in the LU Bookstore. Book began as PhD thesis The book by Dr. Mike Richardson, professor of English, "Astrological Symbolism in Spenser's The Shepheardes Calender: The Cultural Background of a Literary Text" has been published by The Edwin Mellen Press and is available in the Bookstore. The book, which deals exclusively with Edmund Spenser's work "The Shepheardes Calender", is largely intended for university libraries, said Dr. Richardson. Dr. Richardson began the work on his book in 1975. "Originally it was my PhD thesis but I changed and added to it, eventually incorporating it into a book". Richardson did virtually all of his research for the book at the Lakehead University library. "They have an excellent series of microfilm on Early English books from 1470-1640. I went through 1600 reels of microfilm". He also used extensively another series of facsimile reprints called the English Experience which numbers 900 volumes. The library has all of them. According to Dr. Richardson, "the book tests the hypothesis that Edmund Spenser (1522-1599), without devising birth charts for his characters, fashioned the twelve eclogues that com- May 1990 prise his poem, The Shepheardes Calender, in accordance with the motifs, character types, and destinies that astrologers have traditionally attributed to the people born under the sign and plant governing each eclogue's month". Richardson is in the early stages with two other books, the first a handbook of Renaissance Astrology and the second, a book on British children's author Rosemary Sutcliff. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P a g e 11 �People /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards David Kemp of the ~~=~ Department of Geography has had a book entitled Global Environmental Issues: A Climatological Approach, published by Routledge. The book provides an introduction to large scale environmental ..,.¥~jif' 1 issues, such as drought, famine and desertification, --'si~],:,i~~ acid rain, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion and nuclear winter, all of which include a strong climatological element in their make-up. :~t~;;;;~~~ Dr. A. Sedov, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering is the author of two papers, "A unified constrained inversion model for ultrasonic flaw sizing" and "The flat-bottom hole. An ultrasonic scattering model." that have recently been published in Research in Nondestructive Evaluation 1(1990) pp. 77-97 and pp. 181-196 respectively. Both papers were co-authored with Dr. L. W. Schmerr of Iowa State University, Ames,lowa. Dr. Yves Prevost, School of Forestry gave a presentation on cone and seed insects at a workshop of the Ministry of Natural Resources March 20 and 21, 1990 in Dryden. Ms. Shelley A. Vescio, Professor Prevost's graduate student in forest entomology, was awarded an NSERC post-graduate scholarship over the next two years to study "Indigestible fibres in host tree foliage as defences against feeding by spruce budworm". Ms. Vescio most recently studied at University of New Brunswick where she obtained her B.Sc.F. (1985). She obtained her diploma as a For. Tech. from Lakehead. I Dr. Laurie Garred, Professor and Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering has had the following refereed article published recently: Garr e d LJ et al. "Effect of Reuse on Dialyzer Efficacy. Artificial Organs" 14(3): 1-5, 1990. Prof. Garred attended 2 international conferences in April, present,.:.. 0 ing 2 papers at the ~ ~ International Society of ~ ':°"' Blood Purification ~ annual meeting in bell J\l~~ Parma, Italy and a third $ paper at the American Society of Artificial Organs in Washington, D.C. The latter paper will be published in the conference proceedings. Dr. Garred has also been awarded a grant for 1990-91 research work in France under the Canada/France Science and Technology Cooperation Program. Dr. Bill Parker, School of Forestry was appointed to the Ontario Renewable Resources Review Board. PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR Dr. Sher Ali Mirza, a professor of civil engineering at Lakehead University, has received the prestigious Raymond C. Reese Structural Research Award from the American Concrete Institute. Dr. Mirza, ~ with coauthors ~ Richard W. Furlong, professor of engineering at the University of Texas in Austin, and John S. Ma, structural engineer with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C., received the award the ACl's 1990 Spring Convention in March at the Royal York Hotel. The award winning paper entitled "Flexural Shear and Ledge Reinforcement in Reinforced Concrete Inverted T-Girders" provides significant design guidance in the proportioning of web reinforcement and calculation of the strength for ledges. The final paper was the result of a number of years research and work. Dr. Mirza has been on faculty at Lakehead University since 1980. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and serves on committees of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. He has been a member of the American Concrete Institute since 1975. Before joining Lakehead University, Dr. Mirza was a research associate at the University of Alberta and was with an Edmonton consulting firm for a number of years. He holds a PhD in engineering from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. LAPRE AND TEAM CHALLENGE NATIONALS Although the regular season is over for theNorwesters, some of the LU varsity players and coach Claude Lapre are not at a loss to fill up their days. For the ..._ fourth time -. Lapre has been = = = - - ' - - ' - - - - ' = appointed the coach of the provincial volleyball team. His major duty will to coach the team to the next Canada Summer Games (1993) in Kamloops, B.C. Lapre will be busy in the spring and early summer with tryouts for th« team. An Lakehead University affiliated club team, the Junior Lady Norwester coached by Claude Lapre, will be bus: in competition in the next few weeks. The team includes LU varsity players Kelly Breutigam, Kelly Williams, Sue Craig, Tania Mash and Angie Aiken it addition to city high school students Sandra Bade of Hammarskjold, Shelle Martin of Westgate and Alyson Nicol and Elaine Cullen from St. Ignatius. Kelly Breutigam, the power-hitter whc stormed through an excellent season l, been invited to Regina to the National team tryout camp during mid-May. Myrna Holman, Human Resources Officer, was one of five Canadians invited to make a presentation at the international conference on Sexual Harassment, Abusive Management an, Workplace Abuse at the University of Washington in May. Unique Research Opportunities fo: students of animal biology are availabl through the Lakehead Centre for Northern Studies. Centre Director, Dr. Paul Watts, is interested in interviewin graduate and undergraduate students i animal biology who are interested in working as summer research assistants in the North through the Institute of Arctic Ecophysiology. Students will have access to a wide variety of equipment and facilities including field stations on the Hudson Bay Lowlands, animal holding facilities and respiratioi chambers for bears. For further information contact: Dr. Paul Watts, Director, 343-8360. Page 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 199· �Research News FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Research Officer: Anne Fiorenza RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES For further information on any of these Research Programs, please contact the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. I am very pleased that Mrs. Connie Hartvikscn will be the Interim Research Officer during my secondment (April September 1990) to the Research Branch, Ministry of Colleges and Universities. SSHRC RESEARCH AWARDS SSHRC has recently announced the results of the 1990 Research Grants competition. In total, the Grants Selection Committees recommended to SSHRC that four Lakehcad University researchers be funded. However, due to insufficient funds, three of these candidates were put on a revcrsionary list. All candidates on a rcversionary list will be reconsidered for funding should funding be made available within the same year. I would like to take this opportunity to commend all researchers for their efforts in this years competition. Those candidates receiving new SSHRC grants, as well as those candidates which were placed on the reversionary list arc: New SSHRC Grant Recipient Dr. Robert J. Payne, School of Outdoor Recreation, Project Title "Social Profiles of Wildlife - Related Recreation Activity in Canada, 1981 -1988". SSHRC Proposals on Reversionary List Dr. Peter Crocker, School of Physical Education, Project Title "Consistency cues in coaching feedback: Effects on perceptions of sincerity and motivation". Dr. T. W. Dunk, Centre for Northern Studies, Project Title "Native Labour in the Early Industrial Economy of Northwestern Ontario 1850 -1950". Prof. Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, Project Title "C. D. Howe, The Engineer: 1916 -1935". SSHRC RENEWABLE GRANTS Education: J. O'Meara Psychology: Dr. K. Rotenberg Political Studies: G.R. Weller J. Rayner History: P. Jasen, Canada Research Fellowship NSERC RESEARCH AWARDS In the April issue of the Agora, I announced the new NSERC award holders. NSERC eligible faculty who currently hold two- or three-year grants include the following: Dr. G. Borradaile, Department of Geology Dr. R. Day, Department of Mathematical Science Dr. S. Easa, Department of Civil Engineering Dr. R. Freitag, Department of Biology Dr. A. Hughes, Department of Chemistry Dr. C. Kent, Department of Mathematical Science Dr. B. Kronberg, Department of Geology Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology May 1990 Dr. P.M. Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. A. Macdonald, Department of Biology Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology Dr. A. Mirza, Department of Civil Engineering Dr. R. Mitchell, Department of Geology Dr. W. Momot, Department of Biology Dr. S. Naimpally, Department of Mathematical Science Dr. K. Natarajan, Department of Electrical Engineering Dr. I. Nirdosh, Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. V.V. Paranjape, Department of Physics Dr. W.H. Parker, School of Forestry Dr. V.R. Puttagunta, Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. J. Ryder, Department of Biology . Dr. A. Sedov, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. B. Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. N. Weir, Department of Chemistry Dr. J. Whitfield, Department of Mathematical Science CANADA/FRANCE RESEARCH AWARDS Dr. Laurie Garred, Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded a Canada/France Science and Technology Cooperation Award. In 1988/89, Dr. Garred spent his sabbatical leave at the University of Montpellier, France during which several collaborative projects in the area of urea kinetic modelling were pursued. Dr. Garred, states that the purpose of this years one month visit will be to consult with his fellow French researchers on their continuing work, particularly with respect to the development and testing of a prototype urea monitor, a project initiated during his sabbatical. CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE NEWS Dr. Robert Rosehart has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors for the Mechanical and Chemimechanical Pulps Federal Network of Centres of Excellence. MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT New Environmental Technologies Program Ontario will spend $30 million over the next five years to stimulate development of new products and processes that protect the environment. The environmental technologies program will fund up to 50 percent of projects proposed by Canadian universities, companies, research organizations, municipalities, etc., to a maximum of $500,000 per year for a maximum of three years. The funding is to help cover costs of researching, developing and testing the product or process and for full scale field trials and technical demonstrations. Eligible products and processes include technologies that: 1. will eliminate or reduce emissions to air or discharge to water 2. reduce municipal, commercial and industrial waste by reducing, reusing and recycling 3. develop spills containment and cleanup technologies 4. develop improved monitoring and analytical methods and techniques Deadline: June 15, 1990 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH Research on Mental Disorders in Rural Populations The purpose of this program is to stimulate research on mental disorders as they occur in Americans living in rural areas Research to be supported under this program is expected to: AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P a g e 13 �1. increase understanding of the major mental health problems and risks that may be associated with the stress of rural life 2. ways that the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders can be assessed and perhaps lowered; 3. ways that effective services can be made more accessible, organized into an integrated system, and delivered economically in rural areas. For interested faculty the following grants are available: - general research grants - demonstration grants - grants to establish a research centre. Preference will be given to applications that involve collaboration between academic researchers and public sector agencies. Deadline: June 1, 1990 AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY Research Grants 1990 One year research grants are available to support basic and clinical research in the biological, behavioural and social sciences which will advance the understanding, treatment and prevention of epilepsy. Priority is given to beginning investigators just entering the field of epilepsy research, to new innovative projects and to investigators whose research is relevant to developmental or paediatric aspects of epilepsy. Deadline: August 31, 1990 Research Fellowships 1990 Various fellowships valued at $25,000 offer qualified individuals the opportunity to develop expertise in epilepsy research. Application is open to physicians, or individuals who have received their doctoral degree in a field of the behavioural sciences. For further information, please contact the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, ext. 8223. Deadline: August 31, 1990 CIDAAWARDS Long-Term Awards This program encourages proposals of 7-24 months in duration that will lead to the growth of Canadian international development expertise in the following fields of specialization: fisheries, energy, transportation, intercultural management, human resource development, education, women in development, rural development, health, nutrition, population, environment, marketing, mining, telecommunications and small enterprises. Deadline September 4, 1990. Awards are for a maximum of $25,000. SCIENCE CULTURE CANADA ( The purpose of this program is to provide project funding and core funding for activities that promote increased general public awareness of scientific and technological achievements and to develop and sustain interest in science and technology among Canadian youth. Proposals of Project Funding are considered twice annually with deadlines of April 5 and October 15. Proposals for Core Funding are considered once annually at the April 15 deadline. This program should be of particular interest to the School of Education, School • of Forestry, School of Engineering and all 0 i- . ~ Science Departments. tl' . ~ .... __ .,,. ~ ?veil\\)~~ UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES World Wildlife Fund - Endangered Species Recovery Fund (July 1, October 1, January 1, April 1), Wildlife Toxicology Fund (anytime). Laidlaw Foundation Program - Children and Families at Ri. Program (may 1, September 1, November 1), Laidlaw Scholi Program (anytime), Laidlaw Conservation Program (July 1) University Research Incentive Fund - May 31, 1990. Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Scholarly Pul: cations Program (open). Department of Energy, Mines and Resources - Environmental Studies Revolving Funds (Anytime). National Geographic Society - Research Grants (Open). North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops (Open). SSHRC -Travel Grants for International Representation ani Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada Prograr (March 30, June 30, and October 30). GRADUATE STUDIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS UPDATE The 1990-91 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship recipients we recently announced. Successful applicants from Lakehead University who will receive a $14,000 award are: BOEGH, John (Mechanical Engineering) DURALIA, Thomas (Outdoor Rec/Nat.Sci) ECCLES, Barb (Physics) MOLLY, Karen (Psychology) STRANGIER, Stephanie (Mechanical Engineering) MCLAUGHLIN, John (Forestry) NICOL, Derek (Geology) PUUMULA, Mark (Geology) SEEMAYER, Barb (Geology) MCARTHUR, John (Geology) Winners of the 1990-91 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Oper Competition) have also been announced by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Successful applicants who will receive a $3,400 award per term are: ADAIR, James (ElectricalEngineering) BOEGH, John (Mechanical Engineering) ECCLES, Barb (Physics) FATA, Mirella (Psychology) JONES, Maria (Psychology) LYLYK, Marilyn (Psychology) MOLLY, Karen (Psychology) STRANGIER, Stephanie (Mechanical Engineering) STEPHENSON, Samuel (Biology) To match the names & faces of the distinguished members of the quarter century club: p.2. Donald Orr, Professor of Chemistry p.3. George Ozburn, Professor of Biology p.4. John Whitfield, Dean of Arts and Science p.5. Bill Allaway, Associate Professor of Mathematical Studies p.6. Richard MacGillivray, Associate Professor of English p.7. Murray Patterson, Professor of Engineering p.8. George Merrill, Professor of English p.9. Moe Ktytor, Director of Student Placement p.10 Douglas Lindsay, Professor Emeritus of Biology p.11 Eric Green, Assoc. Professor of Mathematical Sciences p.12 Linda Phi/tips, Secretary to the President p.13 Anita Chen, Professor of Sociology p.14 Margaret McMurtry, Retired Library Assistant, Chancellor Paterson Library p.15 Pradip Sarbadhikari, Professor of Political Studies Members of the club not able to attend the recent dinner are:Harol, Braun, Principal Emeritus, Harry Elmslie, Professor of Business Administration, Don Mackinnon, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Gordon Mott, Professor Emeritus of Engineering. Page 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 19! �Forum Cultivating Our Wits Reprinted with permission of author Leila Lutsis, Brock University "Canada has not managed its resources very well, nor its credit. What's left is our wits." Thus visiting speaker Janet Halliwell justified the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's current initiatives to create a better environment for scientific research personnel. Executive Director of the Grants Program, Halliwell administers two thirds of NSERC's money. Despite a persistent prejudice that technology is the author of our problems rather than the solution, Ottawa has recently come to recognize how far behind Canada is in terms of research and development, Ms Halliwell said, and it faces many problems in catching up. She provided statistics to show how career prospects in R&D are shrinking; how professors in the natural sciences and engineering are aging, and positions opened by retirements are not being filled; how Canada lags behind Japan in the percentage of R&D personnel in its labour force (by a factor of 13 to 8); how male enrolments in the sciences are declining, while female enrolments are not increasing enough to make up the loss. "Four hundred and seventy-six high school graduates are needed to produce one PhD," she said, and NSERC is trying to encourage potential scholars by increasing the number of Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs), and by increasing stipends for post-graduate scholars. "Since the fertility rate in Canada is currently below the reproductive level," she argued, "we may need to reconsider our attitudes" toward the needs of women of child-bearing age who wish to pursue scientific careers. NSERC is responding to this pressure by creating 200 new USRAs for women, tenable in the first year of study; by instituting a new faculty recruitment program for women; by checking its guidelines for gender bias; and by allowing for deferred holding of scholarships for women of child-bearing age. Ms. Halliwell said NSERC is worried about the brain-drain - not just to the U.S.: "We've already seen Japan do some very active recruiting in Canada." And the U .K. has reversed its brain-drain, now that people are anxious to enter the new European Community. She quoted Northern Telecom's John Roth: "We need people who do not have a limited skill set, but have learned how to learn." May 1990 PRESIDENT'S REPORT continued from page 2 with the rest of the world post June 4, 1989, youth employment opp tuni . have become a serious concern. or ties . Well, back to Harbin. yve were given a very enthusiastic greeting at the airport by our hosts who included Mr. Pang, a former visitor to Lakehead University's English Department. As well as having three visiting professors from Harbin spend six months at Lakehead University, we have had graduate students from Northeast Forestry University and, this spring, one of our graduate students is going to Harbin for further graduate studies. At Harbin, they are very interested in furthering their connections with Lakehead University, but is clear that this will only be possible with significant financial support from CIDA. At this point in time, CIDA's China program seems somewhat in a state of limbo. • After four days in Harbin, we travelled by an impressive Russian-built China Air flight to Beijing and spent the final two days of our visit in the capital. The entire country is on a massive "greening" project and nowhere is this more evident than in Beijing where massive tree planting projects have been initiated. It is hard not to get caught up in the emotion of China, particularly when standing in Tiananmen Square, but it is far too easy to try and impose one's own values on others. Chia has major challenges in front of it. The benefits of industrialization are being negated to some extent by significant environmental problems. The challenges of a nation with 1.2 billion people are mind-boggling. However, change is in the air. "Free" markets are flourishing, and we ate in several private (vs. state) restaurants. Although China will never become a Hong Kong, serious efforts are being made to stimulate free enterprise and individual initiative. In time, I suspect that this will rapidly accelerate the social, economic and political reforms in this nation which are inevitable. It has now been about ten days of good Chinese food. I still have a bad cold (have even tried Chinese medicine), and we are all getting somewhat better at using chopsticks. Dr. Kondor is on food withdrawal and we break down and go for breakfast at an American hotel in Beijing. The food was probably not that good, but it was familiar. We took along our two translators and, after many days of hearing comments made about our use of chopsticks, it was indeed justice to see them handle a knife and fork. While in China, I met with some of our future graduate students and become a mail boy for the Registrar. These students are very excited about the possibility of studying in the west. A major problem will continue to be adequate funding. With foreign fees so high, the Canadian Embassy in China is getting very tough on giving students visas unless the students can demonstrate adequate financial support. It is somewhat staggering to realize that over 3/ 4 of the applications to all of our graduate programs are from China. I met some very impressive potential students in China who feel that a country as rich as Canada should help them. When you are in China and see the conditions and the challenges facing the people it is hard not to agree with them. On a personal basis, this trip has opened up my focus, and it is hard not to support further Canadian initiatives to help the underdeveloped countries of the world. For all of our problems at home, they seem somewhat pale in comparison. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P a g e 15 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the June Agora is May 15, 1990. CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS - SPRING SESSION MAY 1 - JUNE 15, 1990 Mon - Thurs - 8 AM - 10:30 PM Friday-8 AM -9 PM Saturday - 11 AM - 5 PM Sunday - 1 PM - 9 PM THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY Tracks in the Sky April 27 - June 3 The Glass Box is Back - Saturday, May 5 2PM For information call 577-6427 THURSDAY 10 to SATURDAY 12 TRADE SHOW Come visit our Booth! Ontario Building FRIDAY, 11 SENATE Approval of Graduands PRESIDENT'S SILVER JUBILEE BALL Tiberio Room, Airlane Motor Hotel 6:30 PM Call Linda Phillips, 343-8200 MONDAY, 14 ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF THUNDER BAY Guest Speaker: ARTHUR BLACK Symposium, Dinner, Meeting 5:30 pm - Valhalla Inn, Scandia Room $20 per person (in advance) Call 345-9556 WEDNESDAY, 16 1990 Shell Fuelthon Car Unveiling 11:00 am Agora Circle Come out and see this year's car design THURSDAY, 17 THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND MAY 19 - 21, 1990 Saturday, May 19 - 11 AM - 5 PM Sunday, May 20 - 1 PM - 9 PM Monday, May 21 - 9 AM - 5 PM MONDAY,21 COMMONWEALTH DAY UNIVERSITY CLOSED Legion/LU 10-Mile Road Race Start Line: Comer of May & Arthur Sts. Finish Line: Branch #6 Legion Hall Start Time: 10 AM TUESDAY, 22 Half-courses terminate WEDNESDAY, 23 Half-course examinations THURSDAY, 24 TUESDAY,5 BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Noon to 8:30 pm St. Mary's Church 85 North Algoma Street TUESDAY 5, WEDNESDAY 6 BLOOD DONOR CLINIC St. Pat's Cathedral Auditorium Noon to 8:30 pm WEDNESDAY, 6 ALUMNI VOLUNTEER SUPPER & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Faculty Lounge Supper 5:30 pm General Meeting - 7:30 pm SATURDAY, 16 LU Community Council Silver Jubilee Picnic Grounds adjacent to C.J. Sanders Field House Spring Session hall-courses commence Spring Session full-courses which commenced May resume FRIDAY,25 Silver Jubilee Convocation Eve Faculty Lounge The Alumni Association hosts a reception to welcome new grads 8:30 - 10:30 pm Final date for withdrawal without academic penaltyfrom Spring Session Distance Education half-courses SATURDAY,26 SILVER JUBILEE CONVOCATION Thunder Bay Community AuditoriumMorning Convocation -10 AM Afternoon Convocation - 2:30 PM TUESDAY, 29 Final date for refunds on withdrawals from Spring Session half-courses which commenced May 24 ._ JUNE FRIDAY, 1 to SUNDAY, 3 Thunder Bay /Duluth Friendship Games Board of Governors 4PM The AGO RA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise Bruley Calendar: F1o Sherren Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Linda Siczkar, Debbie Tew Printing: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Editor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B SE1 (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8023 The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor: Peter McCoppin Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 8:00p.m. FRIDAY, 18 Silver Jubilee Math Awards Presentation N.W .0. High Schools Noon to3PM Main Cafeteria (]) 1 .9....:1 (]) t: NF LAVOIE PHYS EDUCATION ~ u ~ ., ~ E~ (]) 0 .__ a..() V, e. t; V,0 .... - r • u:U ... 0. N � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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 May 1990 Agora Magazine https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/5aa718685ee2b1925000de2be7766757.pdf 88577d75489ee4ab58fb092e59706b05 PDF Text Text ~ '-inside: ~ Bill McNeil eats crickets ...~ 'Forgotten war' remembered .. New Faces ................................ Research N ews ........................ 2 4 5 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 7 JULY 1990 Homecoming 190: More than 400 alumni share memories And they do it in style with song, dance, golf and good food Jan Tamblyn, folk-singer and son of LU's first President, and a Thunder Bay favourite son, Tom Kelly (HBA'67) perform in front of large appreciative audiences. Keynote speaker Colleen Cupples (BA'67) with a print of the Sleeping Giant by local artist Doris Kramer. School of Forestry announces new co-op program - first in Canada "Come on everybody let's do that Conga"! Dancers are lead by the effervescent Frank Mitchell (Grad Dip'69,Bl1'67). Dr. John Naysmith, Director of the School of Forestry and John DeGiacomo, Co-operative Education Co-ordinator at Lakehead Un iversity have announced that Canada's first university level co-op forestry program will be offered beginning this fall. The program is designed to respond to increasing demands by industry for graduates with more practical experience. It will combine the school' s four year program with five four month work terms. Student placements will primarily be centred with p rivate industry and government agencies. Nancy Luckai has been appointed the Forestry Co-op advisor. She says, "men and women from across Canada now have access to a unique educational package which addresses the many challenges facing forest resource managers". It is anticipated that enrolment in the forestry program will increase as a result of the introduction of the first Canada-wide co-op option. �wisdom of the Alumni Association in choosing Dusty as the 1990 Alumni Award winner. As with all events, suggestions for next time were freely given, an I would encourage the Association to work on the success of this event and plan for perhaps the 30th! Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart CELEBRATION 1990 The Silver Jubilee celebrations came to a fitting end with the Canada Day weekend reunion. This was the first major reunion of l..akehead University graduates planned by the Alumni Association, and the weekend was very successful. Over 400 participants registered for the many events, and it was impressive to see the many early graduates take part from all across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. The "Fresh Air" radio show was a highlight, and I am sure that if the audience didn't know about Lakehead University before the show, they do now. The duo of Tom and Dusty M iller were particularly entertaining on the show and, once again, point out the CENTRE FOR NORTHERN STUDIES Geoff Weller, Vice-President (Academic), has recently announced some changes in the CenlTe for Northern Studies. Firstly, Margaret Boone has assumed the Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Centre and the membership of this group will be expanded to include the two Deans. Professor Norm Bonsor has assumed the role of Interim Director of the Cen tre and a process will be put into place to see a Director selected in a p rocess similar to an academic department. Dr. Paul Watts has accepted a position with the Depar tment of Biology and will continue his northern studies research. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FUTURE FUNDING As you know, with the changes in Federal Government funding the prov- Lakehead University was given a breath of "Fresh Air" at the Reunion. Hosted by CBC Radio veteran Bill McNeil, listeners were treated to yams spun by the 'Miller duo of Dusty and Professor Emeritus Tom. Professor of Social Work ► Mary Lou Kelley discussed her involvement in the Council for Positive Aging (COPA). Ruth Robinson spoke about her graduation from high school two days before (after 52 years away from school). She will attend LU in the fall. Compliments of Dr. Yves Prevost, Bill snacked on the infamous "bug fudge" while on the air. Page2 inccs to cover the costs of post-secondary education, as well as the recent Ontari0 corridor funding decisions, it is impor _) tant that Lakehead University look seriously at our future fiscal well being. The audited statements of this past fiscal year (89 /90) are just now available and, for the first time since the early 80's, we had an operating deficit of slightly more than $100,000. In order to prepare the University for dealing with the regular 1991 /92 budget preparation cycle, I have established a special Presidential Committee on Future Funding that will meet over the summer and table a report in the early fall. This Committee, co-chaired by Professor G. Weller and Mr. F. Poulter, will have membership drawn from various groups including two faculty from the Senate Budget Committee and one of the Executive members of L.U.S.U. Their challenge is to predict, over a multi-year period, the likely external income to Lakehcad University in the form of operating grants and tuition fees as well as to examine various models of expenditure distribution within the University. HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER! J AGORA---- - - - - - - - - - -- - July 1990 �(Around Campus First non-teaching staff member elected to Board of Gove rnors Bonnie Wigmore, paymaster in the Department of Finance, has been elected as representative to the Board of Governors for a three year term. She has worked for the university for 10 years and is the first full-time non-teaching staff member to serve on the Board. Convocation '90 videos available Videos of the morning and afternoon 1990 convocation ceremony proceedings are available by phone or mail from the Department of Audio Visual (343 8267). These 2 hour VHS or BETA tapes cost S20.00 (including tax). European/ Asian conversions arc also available for an additional $30.00. This video yearbook includes opening ceremonies and the conferring of degrees on all graduands. Who's onfirst? And who's on second. The construction of the new Student Centre and Regional Education Centre has caused the recent disappearance of a few LU fixtures. LUSIJ President fan Middleton and the entire LUSU crew insist they have moved liJeir offices to the Aesthetics Lounge UC2014 for the next 12 months. The photographic evidence reveals a different story. First, they took his door, then the office furniture and finally the building but an intrepid photographer finally /racked him lo his new office. That /ea11es the Learning Assistance Centre 011 second, or rather on the 4th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library. They are now open for business in Room 4016 at the same phone number. The Understudy has closed but will reopen in mid-August at its new location in the Games Room. LU grad appointed ,uperintendent of Education Mr. Kevin Debnam (BEd '87, MEd '82, BA '76, DipEd '71) has been appointed Superintendent of Education effective August 1990. Mr. Debnam is currently the Coordinator of Elementary programs and has been with the Board since 1971. He replaces Gerry Blake who accepted a position as Superintendent of Curriculum with the Durham Region Roman Catholic School Board in Oshawa. Labatt's Assists Campus Alcohol Awareness Program Dave Vaillant, Labatt's Sales Representative, presented a $2500 cheque to Jeff Dockeray, (LUSU) Pub Manager and Programmer on behalf of Labatt's Breweries for the Lakehead University Student Union's new Alcohol Awareness Program. The program is designed to map out alcohol-related problems on campus and to find ways of dealing with them. The influx of younger students to university is changing the face of campuses across Ontario and student leaders are looking to new group activities with the focu s away from alcohol. July 1990 AGORA - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- Page 3 �Korean War Vets Commemorate 40th Anniversary with a Donation to LU The Korean Veterans Association, Unit 30 Thunder Bay donated a number of valuable books to Lakehead University recently, in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the end of the Ko rean War. The set of seven books deal with Korean history, culture and art. President of the Veteran's Association, Ken Himes, says "we want more people to realize that Canadians did serve in Korea - in fact, more than 26, 000! There were 560 fatali ties and more than 1000 wounded". Veterans from across the region formed a colour party and proceeded to the President's Office where Dr. Rosehar t was presented with the donation. The Korean Veterans Association's colour party trooped the Canadian and Korean flags through the University Centre as part of /he commemorative ceremony. In Remembrance r,,:;,...._, Ken Bums, a maintenance worker with Campus Development died unexpectedly on June 27, 1990. Ken worked at Lakchead University for the past 20 years. He was deeply devoted to his family and to his church. Ken will be remembered by co-workers as a hard-worker and for his obliging and friendly manner. Our deepest sympathies arc extended to the Bums family. Winners of the LU Oral Modern Language Contest From left to right, Dr. Abdul Mamoojee, a contest judge, Charmane Moore, FWCI, Andrea Onchulenko, Hillcrest, Bill Blomstrom, Lakeview, Lise-Anne Terpstra, Hammarskjold and Professor Andre Cloutier, Chairman of the Department of Languages. This oral competition, sponsored since 1960 by Mr. George B. Macgillivray, Pae;e 4 ) longtime Thunder Bay resident, was originally established to honour Mr. Macgillivray's high school French teacher, Helena C. Raitt. The contestants must demonstrate conversational ability in French, Spanish or German and are judged on their vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, grammatical accuracy and fluency. AGORA-- - - -- - - - - -- - - - - July 1990 �New Faces I_ __ T _h_o_m_a_s_G_e_b_ur_e_k_ _ __,I .__I_ __ _ K_a_t_h_y_M_a_t_i_c_ _ ____, ( Dr. Thomas Geburek has joined the School of Forestry as a visiting scholar. Originally from West Germany, Dr. Geburek studied forestry science at the University of Gocttingen in Hamburg. He will be conducting research at Lakehead University, primarily in the area of forest conservation. "This is important research in Gem1any because of the massive decline of the forests there", says Dr. Geburek. Part of Geburek's reason for coming to Canada was for the "gain in personal experience". He finds the "Canadian attitude" largely different from the European but enjoys the challenge of learning the ropes in a foreign country. Geburek and wife, Sabine spend their leisure time exploring the region's Provincial Parks and enjoy hunting, fishing and canoeing. The Gebureks are expecting a very special Christmas gift this year - the first Canadian Geburek will be born in December. Robert Zuback Robert Zuback has been appointed to the newly created 1 "1osition of Development Officer in i.. 11e External Relations department. Rob will be working with area residents, organizations and businesses to maintain and improve LU's competitive role nationally in the areas of teaching, research and development. Apart from getting settled in his new position, new duties lie ahead for Rob. At press time the Agora staff received the happy news that Rob and his wife Debbie delivered a baby boy, John David Adam Zuback, on Monday, July 9. Kathy Matic is a new face at the circulation desk in the Library. Born in Yugoslavia, Kathy moved to Timnder Bay when she was four and has spent most of her life in the city. She attended Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and recently graduated from the Business/ Marketing Program at Confcderation College. A volleyball fanatic, Kathy and her family have set up a net in their backyard. She also enjoys reading fiction novels and is ' - - - - - - - - - -- ' a true horror story fanatic - Stephen King being her favorite author. Kathy bought a small boat, which she made seaworthy over the winter months, and is looking forward to testing the waters with it over the summer. Stephen Albanese Stephen Albanese is the new Micro Computer Technician in Audio-Visual Services. He is replacing Cathy Rhind who will be pursuing full-time engineering in the fall. Stephen comes to Lakehead University from working three years for a local firm, Hi-Tech Computer. He is a graduate of Hillcrest High School. Stephen has been married for six years to Susan. Stephen enjoys listening to what he terms "non-commercial" music and L...__ __ _ _ __ _ __, is a fan of PBS television. He likes to travel and hopes to get more opportunities to do so in the future. He has been all through the eastern states in the U.S. visiting the cities of Washington, Pittsburg and Philadelphia. In the future Stephen would like to start his own computer business. People, Papers/Publications munity Health Nurses to Link Theory & Special Projects with Practice" on May 29 at the UniverProfessor J.P. C. de Cangas, School of Nursing ~ □ presented the following par • pers; "Innovative Programs -=~$..;:, in Rural Practice: Northern Ontario Mental Health Network Bulletin Board, ~~~~;:~~~ and "Rural Psycho-Social Rehabilitation: Social Rein' sertion Program: - A step beyond case management" ~tn:-=f~~ at the 2nd International Rural Mental Health Conference, North Bay, Ontario June 11-15, 1990. Michel Morton, School of Nursing, presented a paper entitled "Assisting Student Com- 4 ° -=- .Tnlv HlAO sity of Guelph's Third Annual Instructional Show and Tell. This conference was attended by post-secondary educators interested in examining effective teaching-learning strategies. Dr. A. H. Mamoojee, Department of Languages, presented a paper entitled "The legateship of Q. Cicero in Gaul" at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, held in conjunction with the Learned Societies Conference at the University of Victoria, B.C. on 2022 May 1990. Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, presented a paper entitled "Re-Constructing Van Gogh: Paintings as Sculptures" at the Fifth American Association for Netherlandic Studies interdisciplinary Conference at the University of California, Los Angeles, June 19-22, 1990. Dr. Seimer H. L. Tsang, professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, presented a paper entitled "An Experiment of Natural Convection on a Vertical Hot Plate" at the 1990 Annual Conference on Engineering Education sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, June 24-28. The refereed paper is on an experiment developed by Dr. Tsang for a Heat Transfer course taken by fourth year students in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. The conference was attended by about 2,500 engineering educators from around the world. AGORA-- - -- -- - - -- - - - -- - Page 5 �FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH enforcement and other) used in resource management. There arc specific areas of high priority for wildlife, fisheries, forestry, and for parks and protected areas research. This _,, . information is included in the application packages that arc in the Research Office. The deadline for receipt of gran t applications for the fiscal year 1991-92 is November 15, 1990. Interim Research Officer: Connie Hartviksen M IN ISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Research News Research Opportunities For further information on any of these Research Programs, please contact Connie Hartviksen, Interim Research Officer at extension 8223. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Ontario Renewable Resources Research Grant Program (ORRRGP) The p urpose of this research grant program is to finance renewable resource research at Ontario un iversities and comparable institutions that will: 1. Develop knowledge which will assist in maintaining and increasing the stock of fisheries, forestry and wildlife resources that in Ontario contribute directly and indirectly to economic and social benefits; 2. Enhance research capability related to the development, management, protection and rehabilitation of these renewable resources; 3. Stimulate collaboration and communications in this research between the ministry, university and other scientific communities; 4. Increase the amount of funding from the industTial, private non-profit and public sectors being devoted to this type of research. This program supports studies of up to five years duration that offer promise of assisting ministry managers to deal more effectively with short-term operational or longer-term strategic issues. To ensure relevance, applicants should acquaint themselves with current program concerns of ministry managers in the particular field or area proposed for the research project. In addition to applied research, this program may support or supplement basic research of the type normally eligible for support by national councils, provided that relevance to ministry management problems is clearly demonstrated . Proposals to develop knowledge in the following general areas will be considered: 1. Methods for better and more cost effective sampling and estimation of available resources. 2. Genetics, physiology and behaviour, leading to an improved understanding of the resource as well as the limits to its productivity potential. 3. Structure, interactions and dynamic changes of ecosystems, leading to new insights into their responses to natural and man-made environmental factors . 4. Development and validation of indices, models or causeeffect relationships to predict changes in resource productivity over time under various management regimes and external stresses. 5. Rcstor.ition and rehabilitation of degraded environments and depleted resources. 6. Evaluation of effects of changing consumer demands and preferences on resources and their utilization. 7. Development of methodologies to evalua te the efficiency and effectiveness of compliance mechanisms (legislative, Page 6 Environmental Technologies Program The spring deadline (June 15, 1990) is now past. There may be a fa ll deadline if all of the present funds arc not allocated. You will be informed if there is another submission date for this year. This is a 5-year program and the next definite deadline is February 1991. Please refer to the June 1990 edition of the AGORA or myself for additional infom1ation on this program . ONTARIO M INISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GEI\TERAL Fund for Dispute Resolution The Attorney General Ian Scott announced March 17, 1990 that through the cooperation of government and private donors "The Fund for Dispute Resolution", a pool of more than one million dollars, has been created to finance research into alternatives to the traditional litigation process." Alternative d ispute resolution" (also known as /\DR) includes a variety of techniques like negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration which can operate either as an adjunct or as an alternative to the court system. ) This fund wi!J allow the citizens of Ontario to evaluate whether alternative dispute resolution can reduce the delays and expenses of the litigation system. This four year project represents an extraordinary opportunity for cooperation between government and the private sector, and for blending the experience of judges and lawyers with that of mediators, arbilTators, academics and community justice advocates. The "Fund for Dispute Resolution" is the first of its kind in Canada. The type of projects to be supported include training, education, and evaluation as well as a variety of pilot .ind demonstration projects. The Fund has been established through the collaborative efforts and funding contributions of three different bodies the MinistTy of the Attorney General for Ontario ($500,000); the Donner Canadian Foundation, a private, n.itional foundation with a record of making grants in the ADR field (S320,000 to support infrastructure costs of the Fund's fou r year existence); and the Law Foundation of Ontario, a public foundation which is fin anced through the interest on lawyers' trnst accounts (S300,000) for a total of $1 .125 million dollars. Although the Ministry of the Attorney General is providing the largest share of the support, all donors have agreed that the Fund will be administered by a national, nonprofit organization, "The Network: Interaction for Conflict Resolution", located in Kitchener, Ontario. Formed in 1985, it is an association of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting better conflict resolution in criminal, civil and community disputes throughout Canada. Decisions on the ) allocation of funds will be made by a funding council appointed by the Attorney General, the Donner Canadian Foundation and The Network. ADR techniques have long been used effectively in Canada to resolve labour disputes. Family mediation has been available AGORA - - - - - -- - -- -- -- - - - April 1 990 �for fifteen years in Ontario. Other examples of ADR techniques currently in use include mediation by the Workers' C :Jmpcnsation Board and by the Freedom of Information and ,-rivacy Commission. The Fund will provide the capacity to determine through rigorous evaluation and research whether new and untried techniques offer solutions to the problems of delay, excessive costs, and lack of access to the justice system. At the end of four years, all participants will have the benefit of this research to guide them in the development of future policy and programs. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES The Child, Youth and Family Policy Research Centre The Child, Youth and Family Policy Research Centre is an independent, multi-disciplinary policy research institute whose objectives are to stimulate support, and produce high_quality, objective research and analysis in the arcs of public policy related to children, youth and families. The Centre seeks to influence and achieve social policies which reflect a strategic investment in children, youth and families based on solid, Canadian research. The Centre works with all groups concerned with child, youth and family policy issues, including social agencies corporations, foundations, governments, researchers and advocacy organizations. Initial funding for the Centre has been provided by the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Additional project funding has been obtained from foundation and corporate sources. ( ,:instituted as a charitable, independent corporation, incorporated in June 1988, the Centre has links to major research universities in Ontario. The Centre is governed by a Board of Directors representing multi-disciplinary interests. The Board of Directors has a Research Council to advise on research programs and review and evaluate the centre's research projects. Members of the Research Council include experts in the areas of economics, law, social welfare, sociology, health, psychology and education. The research is carried out by researchers who arc recruited for projects by the Centre, but work within the agencies or universities where they are based. One part of the Centre's current research program involves policy research and analysis in two theme areas: • Child, Family and State · Work and Family The Ccn trc is interested in funding project proposals i.n these two areas that will help to inform decision makers (e.g. government officials; employers) on policy issues that have implications for children, youth and families across Ontario. Although some of the suggested projects focus on Ontario, the Centre welcomes proposals that have a national focus or involve a comparison of Ontario with other jurisdictions. For a list of topics that could be addressed under the two theme areas, please call me at Ext. 8223. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE REr ~ARCH TRUST: Grants For Shade Tree Research and Educational Projects" Each year since 1975, the International Society of Arboriculture has awarded grants to encourage scientific and educational research on shade trees. Horticulturists, plant pathologists, entomologists, soil specialists and others arc invited to submit brief outlines of proposed projects where grants might help buy supplies or equipment, hire technical or student help, or otherwise aid the work. For 1988, 1989 and 1990. (deadlines of Dec. 1 of 1987, 1988, and 1989) the Trustees voted 10 grants at $2,000 each year. Number and size of 1991 grants (deadline December 1, 1990) have not yet been determined. Individuals self-supported or privately or publicly employed are eligible. There is no restriction by religion, race, sex, age, nationality or residence of applicant. The grants are not expected to cover all research costs but to aid, stimulate and encourage scientific studies of shade trees. ISA requires that administrative overhead not be deducted from grants it awards. Recipients will be asked to publish their results in ISA's "Journal of Arboriculture" (Editor: Dr. Dan Neely, Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 East Peabody, Champaign, fl. 61820, phone 217-244-2168). For application procedures please call me at Extension 8223. To be considered, proposals must arrive at the University of Massachusetts by December 1, 1990. CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION Grants for Housing Research CMHC is interested in supporting research on housing and residential and community planning and development. Any housing topic may be investigated including those which cover social, cultural, economic, technical, environmental, legal, industry related, policy, program and administrative aspects of housing. Proposals must have a clearly stated objective and a well defined plan for reaching that objective. They must demonstrate an understanding of existing work on the same topic, and provide the possibility of expanding knowledge in the subject area. The audience and potential users of the proposed research results must be identified. The research proposal must include a viable and rigorous methodology which holds promise of accurate and useful results. A proposal must be able to stand on its own and not form part of a series. New idea's and innovative approaches with merit are welcome. The maximum value of an External Research grant is $20,000. An application may be made for any amount up to this value, but the amount requested must be commensurate with the scope of the research to be undertaken. Twenty-one researchers (out of 90 eligible applicants) from across Canada were awarded research contracts by CMHC this January. The research funded this year covered a range of subject areas including residential area planning, condominiums, cooperative housing, energy conservation, environmental pollution and housing, housing older Canadians, housing technology and building science, mortgage debt, real property assessment, the regulatory environment for housing, immigrants and rental housing, and residential waste disposal. The next deadline for application to CMHC is October 2, 1990. I have the new guidelines, application forms and a list of 240 examples of research program reports resulting from CMHC funding. The topics are extremely diverse and I encourage you to explore this program for potential research funding. April 1990 - - - - -- -- - - - - - -- - AGORA - - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Deparhnent's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the September Agora is August 15, 1990. THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS JULY 3 -AUGUST 17, 1990 Monday - Thursday - 8 AM - 10:30 PM Friday-8AM-5PM Saturday 11 AM - 5 PM Sunday 1 PM - 9 PM THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY June 8 - July 15 Artists Respond: A People In Peril June 8 - July 15 Muzinihbeegey: Recent Paintings by Sandy Lake Artists June 15 - July 29 George Littled1ild: Red Horse/Red Indian June 22 - July 22 Blues In The Night: Photographs by Barbara Isherwood Workshops for children in August Workshops for adults in August For more information call 577-6427 SUMMER IN THE PARKS CONCERTS Rotary Thundershell Waverley Park JULY18, WEDl\1ESOAY 6:45 - 9:00 PM BLUES NIGHT Slap Johnson & The Trowellcrs The Blue Shadows, The Untouchables JULY 25, WEDNESDAY JULY FUN CAMP FOR AGES 7-12 JULY & AUGUST For more infom1ation call: Peter Dika Lakehead University Pool 343-8656 MONDAY,23 Summer Session half-courses terminate TUESDAY,24 Summer Session full-courses which commenced July 3 resume Summer Session half-courses terminate FRIDAY27 TUESDAY, 31 AUGUST MONDAY.6 CIVIC HOLTDA Y-UNlVERSTTY CLOSED TUESDAY,7 Final date for application to graduate in the fall FRIDAY, 10 Final date to register in fall term Distance Education courses without late fee Final date for submission of supplemental examination marks from July 24/26 VARIETY CONCERT Thunder Bay Bluegrass Jammers Club The Critikat Dans(e) Band Shirley Pollard & Company Wayne Faulconer Band AUGUST 8, WEDNESDAY 6:45 - 9:00 PM SEPTEMBER MONDAY,3 LABOUR DAY UNIVERSITY CLOSED TUESDAY/SATURDAY, 4/15 ForcstTy Field Sd1ool for all ForcslTy degree and diploma students WEDNESDA~SUNDA~~9 MONDAY, 10 Final date for refunds on withdrawal from CLASSES START Summer Session half-courses which commenced on July 25 VARIETY CONCERT 6:45 - 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY, 15 Summer Term classes end THURSDAY 16, FRIDAY 17 Summer Session examinations THURSDAY, 23 Final date for submission of Summer Session examination results FRIDAY,24 Final date for late registration in Fall term Distance Education courses Agorl\ The /\CORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakchead University, Thu.nder 13ay, Ontario. 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Summer Session half-course examinations TUESDAY/SATURDAY, 4/8 (no classes) Supplemental examinations STUDENT ORIENTATION AND REGISTRATION WEEK WEDNESDAY, 25 6:45 - 9:00 PM Lake Superior Scottish Regimen t Band Masquerade Shaun Naroski "Jennings" A family is needed to host a student from Gifu College, Japan during the weeks of August 10 - 25. For further information contact Jane Livingston, •J[ !)t t; &u& u ~ ~. .t •ufU. (j) .... .Q? (1) E~ (j) 0 ,___ 0.. (.) V) V) "tnO LIU ... 0. N ) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. 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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 1990-07 1990 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Homecoming 1990 Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/18645931d0339c975cde70f89dfb49b6.pdf 60c13c62df97756ad89368150fefe217 PDF Text Text Inside: LUFA Settles .............. 2/3 Off to Siberia .................. 4 Loneliness Research .. 8/9 Pubs ................................ 10 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 8 SEPTEMBER 1990 Reverend Lois Wilson: Distinquished Canadian appointed 5th Chancellor A large crowd including Scan Conway, the Minister of Colleges and Universities, was present to welcome the Very Reverend Lois Wilson who will become the fifth Chancellor in the history of Lakchead University. She will be fom1ally installed at Spring '91 Convocation. Dr. Wilson is from Winnipeg where she received a bachelor of arts and a bad1elor of divinity degree from the University of Winnipeg. She has also received honorary degrees from 11 Canadian universities. She is married to Rev. Roy Wilson, with whom she co-pastored at First Church Unit, d in Thunder Bay from 1960 to 1969. Rev. Wilson was President of the Thunder Bay Social Planning Council in 1967-68 and helped to pioneer the use of television in community education through 'Town Talk'. Listed in Who's Who her accomplishments are many and varied . She has taken a special interest in disarmament, human rights, immigration and refugee issues and has travelled extensively to developing nations in her role as President of the World Council of Churches. continued on page 15 - ( .__ "Ready and waiting: Enrolment may reach all-time high It's a monumental task but Moyez Noormohamed (left) and Terri Potter aren't quite in over their heads as they complete another 12-hour shift preparing books for the anticipated bumper crop of new and returning students. �uniform strength of program applicants across the institution (with one or two exceptions). This may be the year that L.U. tops 4,000 full-time students. LUFA Report From t h e President Board Faculty Con tract Dr. Bob Rosehart Visual Arts Maureen Doyle who received an HBFA in May, was noted in a recent National Art Competition sponsored by the Galerie Glaude La Fitte that appeared in the Globe and Mail. Campus Development This summer, several students sponsored by an Environment 2000 grant started what is estimated to be a 5 year task, the enhanced management of our forested lands. You will note the first positi vc signs along the Bever! y entrance where windfalls and dead trees have started to be removed. Construction is well underway with the Regional Education/Student Centre Project with estimated completion being September '91. Fall 90 Registration Confirmations continue to exceed last year's level and if the trend con tinues through registration, L.U. should see a modest increase in enrolment this fall. Encouraging this year is the As you know, LUFA Unit #1 (Faculty) and the Board of Governors recently successfully completed negotiations for a new 3 year collective agreement. This is a progressive settlement that both groups can be pleased with and I believe was the first facu lty contract negotiated at L.U. without the help of third party Ministry of Labour assistance. I would like to congratulate both negotiating teams (led by Ken Hartviksen and Fred Poulter) for the very professional approach taken during the negotiations. The stability and direction given by the new contract will greatly assist L.U. in its next few years of development. Election 90 By the time you read this, I expect Ontario will have experienced the Sept 6 election (or non-election). To date the campaign has fostered little interest in post-secondary issues and in spite of all sorts of explanations and process, it is literally a non-election for eligible students. Normally the student body and faculty host all candidates meetings and "get involved", however, the registration week timing is a no persons land and I would hope that in future election calls, that due consideration is given to the real involvement of postsecondary students. I am becoming more and more convin ced that in Canada we should move to the U.S. model of regularized elections every 5 years. .J Jo hn Zanatta It was truly sad last month to learn of the tragic death of John Zanatta, an L.U. alumnus, former star and coach of the Nor Wester basketball team, teacher and parent. John was truly a fine individual who will be missed by all, especially his family . Jro;1ically, at the time of his death John was en route to Lakchcad to participate in our summer basketball camp. A part of John never left L.U. and he was truly interested in the institution. Last winter both Dean Whitfield and 1 spoke with John at the L.U. baskctbaU games at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. John and his family had travelled from London for the weekend series to see many of his friends involved with our team. John Zanatta will long be remem- _) bered as a dedicated athlete, student, teacher and member of the Lakehead University community. "Spirit of co-operation" was the most repreated phrase at the media conference announcing the final results of the LUFA contract negotiations. Left to right, 1990-91 LU FA President, Dr. Gerry Vervoort, joins some members of the J\ssociations's negotiating team: Dr. Emst Zimmermann, Dr. Darlene Steven and Professor Ken Hartviksen, Chief negotiator. (LUFA people missing, Dr. Alistair MacDonald, Dr. Jim Stafford, Dr. Peggy Knowles) Members of the LU administration team: Mr. Bill Bragnalo, Mr. Fred Poulter, Chief Negotiator, Dr. John Whitfield. (Admin people missing: Professor Geoffrey Weller, Myrna Holman). Page 2 AGORA - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - September 1990 �Around Campus Professors and Lakehead University Sign Three-Year Pact capped at two percent on January 1, 1993. The special adjustments arc designed to help faculty salaries relate closely to average faculty salaries in the Province. The new Collective Agreement provides for improvements in the University dental and group life insurance plans, 12month sabbatical leaves, professional allowances, and contract wording. Both parties to the contract have committed themselves to work toward the development of an early retirement plan and to continue the process of revising the University Pension Plan. The Board of Governors of Lakehead University and the Lakehead University Faculty Association have now ratified a new Collective Agreement that affects 261 fu ll-time professors and 22 continuing scssional lecturers. The three-year agreement which is retroactive to July 1, 1990provides the facu lty with a 5% scale adjustment in 1990, and 4% in each of 1991 and 1992, with costof-li ving adjustments as well as normal career progress and merit increments. The pact also provides a special adjustment for member's salaries of one percen t on January 1, 1991 and again on July 1, 1991, as well as a formula-based adjustment ~ -- • ~ p~c<:.:f ~ / f+,-f. : ~... Pioneer program set (. • -~'t ~-~' , ~ ~-:- Japanese sign twinning foundation for agreement -- •• • • ~.. agreement with LU In the summer of 1989, an English-immersion program for Gifu students was established at Lakehead University and with its success, the pioneer program set the foundation for the new agreement. The program continued for a second year this summer once again in conjunction with the Department of Languages and under the tutelage of language professor Peter Scyffert and four student monitors. Originally six weeks long, the program was shortened to four weeks this summer. In 1989, students lived on campus during the week, staying in local homes on weekends. A change was made in the Ii ving arrange1ents this year to better foster cultural immersion. Two weeks ( ere spent on campus, Jiving in residence and taking English classes. The students spent the remainder of their stay with host families in Thunder Bay, Dryden and Atikokan . The success of this endeavour is summed up in a statement written by one of the Japanese students, "host families arc the greatest" . A farewell reception hosted by the students, Continuing Education and the Department of Languages, was held at Old Fort William on August25 to say thank you to the host families. On July 27, Lakehead University hosted a delegation of 24 students and university officials from the Gifu University for Education and Languages at a special reception. A general agreement between the two institutions was signed "to foster an understanding between Canada and Japan through our rcspecti ve educational institutions". Programme activities within the agreement may include the exchange of faculty and administration, exchange of students, symposia workshops and other academic and cultural agreements. The term of the present agreement is set at five years with potential for renewal. The two institutions are particularly interested in fostering an understanding between northern Ontario and Gifu and the role of the universities in each. Gifu University is situated in the city of Gifu located on the island of Honshu, a three hour drive west from Tokyo. President Rosehart greets the delegation from Gifu University at the signing of the twinning agreement. From left to right, Mr. R. Sugiyama, President of the Board of Governors, Mr. S. Hashi.zume, university President and Mr. S. Kano, Member of the Board of Governors. Spanning the globe, Gifu student Yoko Wada discovers how far from home she is at the welcoming reception in July. Septe mbe r 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- AGORA - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - -- -- Page 3 �First Student in Canada to Attend Tyumen University, Siberia Lakehead University student Lisa Ventrudo has been selected to attend Tyumen University, Siberia this academic year. Lisa was born and raised in Thunder Bay and graduated from Fort William Collegiate institute in 1985. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Studies from LU and is pursuing her Honours degree in History. Lisa will study Russian history and will be tutored in the Russian language. She also plans to conduct research for her dissertation on the Trans-Siberia Railway. In 1988, Lakehead University entered into a five-year agreement with three universities in Northern regions of the USSR, Syktyvkar University, Kemerovo University and Tyumen University. Director of Continuing Education, Dan Pakulak has been the facilitator representing Lakehead University in negotiations for the Tyumen University exchange. In March 1990, Pakulak, who speaks Russian, travelled to the Siberian university to set up with Rector (President) Alexei Ivandaev, a pilot exchange project for students and faculty. Two students from Tyumen University will arriveat Lakehead University in September for the Fall term. The Lakehead program falls under the auspices of the Centre for Northern Studies. Acting Director of the Centre, Marg Boone, says that both universities are in the process of selecting faculty members for the exchange. Lisa Ventrudo has had a fascination about the Soviet Union all through her academic life. "While other people read novels in their spare time, I read Russian history texts". She spent two years at the University of Toronto in Russian studies before coming to LU. She continued to pursue her interest in Russian history and culture at Lakehead and took a Russian language course at Confederation College. Lisa is well-prepared for her year in the Soviet Union and has been briefed on everything from the climate of Tyumen, Siberia (brrr) to what she can talk about (everything). Lisa's exciting expedition will take Page 4 her to where no Canadian student has gone before. Student wins Queen Elizabeth Award Lakehead University student, Susan Polisdrnk, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Endowment Fund for Study in a Second Official Language Award. This award is one of only six presented in Canada. The Queen Elizabeth Award has a value of $5000 plus initial transportation expenses. Candidates are chosen on the basis of their ability in their second official language to pursue studies in that language as well as their good academic standing, motivation and adaptability. Originally from Simcoe, Ontario, Susan came to LU to pursue a double major in Geography and Biology. She will spend the next academic year at i....:::=== ___...-= =-the University of Ottawa taking her Biology classes in French. Susan will return to Lakehead the following September to finish her Honours Bachelor of Science Degree. Heritage Fund Supports LU-CARIS In July, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, with Chairman Rene Fontaine at the helm, presented a grant of $765,000 to the Lakehead Uni".ersity Centre for the Application of Resource Information Systems. Smee 1983, the Lakehead University School of Forestry has been committed to a program to develop and implement a Geographic Information System (GIS) in Nort_hem Ontario. This system can supply computer-generated maps such as forest fire models to show the rate of spread, habitat supply analysis, and wood supply ~odels used to determine the long-term supply in a given area. The new proiect mvolves developing even broader applications for the computerized map information management system. . The Lakehead University project involves an importan t private sector mvestment component as well. An approximate contribution of $500 000 from Prime Computer of Canada ' significantly enhances the services available. Prime Computer is a major supplier of computer systems and equipment to CARIS. N?rthem Development and Mines 0inister, Rene Fontaine (centre), and Taras Kozyra (right), was treated to a demonstration of one of the CARIS computers by Heather Anderson. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - September 1990 �Native Access Program The Native Access Program is a new rogram sponsored by Lakehead Uniersity. Designed to encourage Native tudents to enroll in university programs and to increase their participation rate, it will also provide the framework for successful integration and completion of academic programs, academic support while in the programs, and a supportive social and cultural environment. The unique program was established upon the recommendation of the Native Studies Study Group which looks into educational opportunities for Native stud~nts. Two parallel streams, the Health Sciences Access and the Arts, Science and Professional Studies Access, have been created to meet the needs of the students. C MNR and Universities Establish Advanced Forestry Program The Ministry of Natural Resources, Lakehead University and the University of Toronto will begin a program of advanced forest management studies for professional foresters and resource managers in Ontario this fall. The r"'rograrn was announced by Natural I..,_ csources Minister, Lyn McLeod, at a news conference at Lakehead University in July. The program will be delivered through Lakehead University and the University of Toronto and the Forest Resources Group of the Ministry of Natural Resources is providing the funding. This new forestry initiative consists of six intensive two-week modules of study in forest management and the program will involve 30 resource professionals from across the province. The first module will begin October 1 at Lakehead University. The Ontario Advanced Forestry Program will provide resource professionals with the latest information and technical training in their field, including the biology, ecology, economics and silviculture of contemporary forest management. Budget Savings For You (Work For Students) Why not hire a student on the Ontario Work Study Plan (OWSP) to lp stretch your budget dollars!! c1dents in financial need and eligible for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), can work and earn up C to $2000 from September to March (maximum $1000 per term). The best part is -- you only pay 25% of this cost!! The Ministry of Colleges and Universities will pay the balance. Watch for information being sent to your department, or contact Phyllis Bosnick at 8150. T-Shirl Logo Contest Winner L.U. Computer Science T-Shirt Logo Contest winner was Michelle McIntosh. T-Shirts will go on sale in the LU Bookstore. Wild Rice Northern Ontario's wild rice industry received a boost with the announcement that Lakehead University would receive $456,000 in provincial funding (Northern Development and Mines) over the next three years to continue its successful wild rice extension program. The announcement was made in July by Taras Kozyra, Port Arthur MPP and Parliamentary Assistant to Minister Rene Fontaine. "Wild rice is a northern crop that can compete around the world. We hope our growers will be able to boost their exports in the future," Kozyra said. Currently LU crews work with local growers to improve their yields, promoting modem techniques such as adjusting water levels and sowing special strains of seed. New locations are also identified for planting. The crews will continue to visit small lakes around communities and reserves to determine their suitability for seeding. Testing of water depths and bottom soils have spotted many potential growing areas. Computer analysis of aerial photography will also be used to help the crews zero in on the good growing areas. The rice team will be determining which strains of wild rice will grow in lakes with less than ideal bottom soil. These strains can then be used to get these lakes into production. LUFA's New President, Dr. Gerry Vervoort The new President of the Lakehead University Faculty Association, Dr. Gerry Vervoort, predicts that now that salary negotiations have been completed it may be a quieter year for him than predecessor, Dr. Henry (Hank) Akervall, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Professor Vervoort is working to clarify some of the association's policies which have become outdated and will continue to move ,-----::--,=----=- -- - , further on solving outstanding issues. "One of the issues we need to negotiate further is the right of legal defence. It is very easy these days to be accused of one thing or another, for example, prejudice in marking. The university will provide the legal defence to an association member in such a scenario, but the specific details and limits have yet to be worked out''. Dr. Vervoort was born in Holland and received his teaching and principal certificates there. He moved to Canada beginning his career as a grade one teacher in a one room schoolhouse and since then has taught grades one through 12 as well as undergraduate and graduate students. He made the decision to go back to school "because there were lots of things I didn't know about teaching". Professor Vervoort received his Bachelor of Arts Degree and PhD from the University of Iowa. Upon graduation, he was hired to teach mathematics at Lakehead's Faculty of Education. Dr. Vervoort has become wellknown by teachers and students alike for his enthusiasm about his subject and his development of unique mathematical learning materials. His term runs from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1991. Notice Parking Lot #6 in front of the Bora Laskin has undergone extensive renovations this summer with the installation of electrical outlet posts and new pavement. Beginning October 1, 1990 all cars parked in this lot must have a valid L.U. Parking Permit. Safe Dr. and Mrs. Som Naimipally were on vacation in India when the Iraqui invasion of Kuwait took place. Friends and family has been in contact and report they are in good health and returning to Canada at the end of September. Dr. Naimpally has been teaching at Kuwait University since retiring from Lakehead University. September 1990 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - AGORA - - - -- - -- - - -- -- - - - Page 5 �Science and Technology Program Meets Future Needs Student's speak According to recent survey findings by the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre, high-tech industries are growing rapidly and are crying out for skilled staff. The centre predicts that in 1990 and 1991, employment in the hightech sector will increase by 3.8 per cent each year. That compares with a one per cent annual growth rate for the economy as a whole. Each year the demand for skilled high-tech labour is anticipated to grow at an even faster pace. The Summer Program of Science and Technology's primary objective is to elevate the profile of science in Northern communities and to improve the percentage of Northern students who continue their education in the science field. An offshoot of that goal is the hope that the program may increase the number of Northern high school students applying for science and math courses at the two Northern host universities, Lakehead and Laurentian. For the past two summers, the summer schools had been given funding by the government on a yearly basis. In March, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines gave the green light to the schools, committing itself to funding the program for three more years. As well, the program was expanded by 50 per cent to accomodate 270 students in the two universities. The schools were also changed to a four-week format. This summer, 90 students from across Northwestern Ontario attended the Summer Program of Science and Technology at Lakehead University. These students, in grades 11 and 12, applied through their schools. Good marks and interest in mathematics and science along with recommendations from their Mathematics and Science teachers, were the main criteria for admission to the program. Final selection was made by the co-ordinating committee consisting of representatives from Program Councils East and West, the Boards of Education in Thunder Bay, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines and Lakehead University. Students got a real taste of university life through this program. Whether they were from Thunder Bay or the surrounding regional communities, the students lived in residence for the entire duration of the program. Classes ran from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm each weekday where the students were instructed in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, engineering and forestry, by university professors, high school teachers and graduate students. The evenings were packed with athletic activities, social events, outings or lectures. On the weekends excursions included trips to Sleeping Giant Park and Kingfisher. Amidst this flurry of activity, students were also expected to complete a number of assignments, projects and reports. Participants of the program were given opportunities otherwise not encoun tered in high school settings, for example, the chance to use advanced lab equipment and more extensive library resources. The 90 students were representative of 21 high schools from across the region, with approximately half from Thunder Bay and the remaining half from regional high schools. There was an even split between male and female students. Upon completion of the program each student received a stipend of $1000. "I came into the program knowing a few people. I came out with 90 new friends and a priceless learning experience''. Scientists Must Educate People on Forestry In the news Canadian Press Frank Oberle, Canadian minister of forestry, called on 2,000 forestry scientists at an international convention yesterday to leave their labortories and speak to the public. Mr. Oberle, a former sawmill owner who has been in Parliament for nearly 20 years, said that "public opinion - well-informed or otherwise - will eventually become public policy or else the democratic system doesn't work." Governments may be pushed by well-meaning but poorly informed citizens into making bad decisions on forestry management. Mr. Oberle said. "Scientists and researchers must take part in this public dialogue so that we who are charged with developing public policy positions and promoting international co-operation can respond appropriately to the demands of an informed public. You speak to an average Canadian and some have it in their mind that a tree, if allowed to grow long enough, will eventually grow to heaven". The forests are largely managed by the provinces, while the federal role has been mainly in research. Ottawa and the provinces have a council of forest ministers who are in the process of signing a second round of agreements on reforestation and forest management. Page 6 '' ... the experience was ) a valuable one that will prepare me for university life. It is definitely worth attending for any student interested in the math and science field''. learned new, interesting and challenging things. I can share this with teachers at my school, and my dad's interested in it too!" ''I In·a Manitoba newspaper, Dr. Rick Freitag was front page news in a feature article entitled "Portage Sandhills are alive with tiger beetles". In addition to his recent Manitoba studies, Dr. Freitag classified tiger beetles in Brasil, researched their biogeography in the Caribbean and catalogued the North American tiger beetles for the US department of Agriculture. His expertise in this area is recognized world-wide and his research is vital to the protection of drylands which he says "are not very well protected in Canada because many people are under the impression that there is an abundance of them". AGORA - -- - - -- -- - -- - - - September 1990 �New Faces (C R.(Shanker) Natarajan has recently arrived from India to work with Dr. Nirdosh in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He is presently registered for his PhD at Bharatisdasan University, Tiruchirapalli but has taken a break from his formal studies at the university to work at Lakehead until late fall. Both are present! y still in India. In addition to his studies, Shanker is an organic chemist, and teaches chemistry at a high school in Southern India. One. of $hanker's favourite pastimes is .___ __ _ _ _ _ __, playing cricket-something he definitely misses about home. He looks forward to exploring Thunder Bay and would someday like to come back to the area with his family. "You don't feel the mechanical way of life here, as you do in the big cities". Gisella Scalese was recently appointed the Off-Campus Services/ library Orientation librarian. Gisella is a graduate of Lakehead University, receiving her Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology in 1988 and her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English in 1987. After graduation, Gisella enrolled at the University of Western Ontario where she received her Masters Degree in library and ~ Information Science. She has recently ,. . moved back to her home town of Thunder Bay after working in Ottawa at Transport Canada's Risk Management Branch, where she set up the library. She enjoys being back in the Lakehead University setting. "H's been great to run into old profs and I'm looking forward to seeing all the students in September". Marg Forbes is not really a new Marie Pitawanakwat is the new face on campus after working here co-ordinator of Native Programming. almost a year. Marg is a lecturer in Originally from Manitoulin Tsland, Accounting in the School of Business Marie has resided in the area since and isan alumna of Lakehead,gradu1984. Shespentafewyearsofstudyat ating with her HBComm Degree in Osgoode Law School as well as the 1985. After graduation Marg was University of Regina in the Commu(:71ployed at the local branch of Peat nications programme. Marie has 'L,larwick Thome Chartered Accountserved on a number of boards in the ants where she received designation area, including Animkee, the Native asa Chartered Accountant. Now that Education Council. She worked on she has two semesters of teaching the project that developed the prounder her belt, she says,"[ love it. It posal for a Comm unity Development was tough at first but it is certainly<=========::.; ' - - - - - - - - - - ~ Degree which was presented to well worth the work". Marg was born and raised in Thunder Lakehead University. The proposal was absorbed by the Native Bay and attended Hillcrest High School. She enjoys many types Studies Study Group and is now part of the new Native Access of fitness activites and belongs to the Masters swim dub at the Program-a program that falls under the umbrella of Marie's new Complex. Marg is the President of the Thunder Bay Business position. Marie loves to read and has written an umber of articles Women's Network. for publishing in journals. Human Resources Officer Appointed Bev Adams has joined Lakehead University as the new Human ReNew Director sources Officer. Bev is a Lakehead graduate with previous experience Appointed in a wide range of human resources Professor Jerry Phillips has been functions. Recently she has been appointed Director of the School of employed at LU as a Project AssisBusiness Administration for a tant in Distance Education dealing three-year period effective 1 July with the development of Additional 1990. He is a graduate of the Basic Qualification (ABQ) courses. University of Saskatchewan and Bev will be Lakehead's Personal Queen's University and was first Harassment Contact Person. She will appointed to Lakehead University also have responsibilities in a variety of areas including training, em-======-=:..:=.:==:::.., <====;__-=:::....:===-i in 1968. Professor Phillips was oloyment equity and con tract administration for faculty and li- Director of the School of Business Administration from 1979;arians. 85 and was Acting Dean of University Schools during the Please feel free to phone 8356 or drop by the Human Re- 1985-86 academic year. sources Department to welcome Bev to the University team. September 1990 - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - Page 7 �Loneliness by Andrew Wagner-Chazalon Its been a year and a half since the Psychology Department took over the single-story brown building which stands alone near the university's front gate. It's still referred to as the Pottey Building but research projects conducted by faculty in the psychology department may help explain why people get lonely, how they form trust bonds and perhaps why students drop out.. The pottery wheels and lumps of clay have been moved to Cornwall Campus and been replaced with neat rows of desks, tiny cubicles, and observation rooms equipped with one-way glass. "Without this space, much of the work we have done over the past year would have been impossible," says Dr. Brian O'Connor, Department of Psychology. Connor has spent much of the past year developing what he calls "a data bank of personal interactions" -- a video tape library of fifteen minute long converstaions between strangers, together with personality profiles of the participan ts. Once the tapes have been catalogued and coded, they will provide a valuable reference source which will be useful to reserchers for years to come. The tapes are already being used by Dr. Ken Rotenberg to study how lonely and non-lonely people act. His study took a lot of time (approximately three hours for each of 80 subjects and could only be conducted in a setting such as the one in the laboratory," says O'Connor. Other work conducted in, or planned for the new space includes: studying how well children and adults understand the factors which inhibit the expression of emotion; observing the effect viewing soap operas has on trust and attitudes; testing lonely and nonlonely people to determine the relationship between loneliness and a tendency to not trust others. Ken Rotenberg has been using the space to determine whether loneliness is actually caused by a tendency not to value certain social behaviours. "Lonely people hear one particular norm of behaviour more dramatically than non-lonely people," says Rotenberg. "This makes them unable to escalate the intimacy of a relationship." Most people have a norm which dictates what sort of response is appropriate to an intimate discoloure -- it tells us that high or low degrees of intimacy deman a matching response. "If you told me that your father had just died, then my norm might tell me that it is appropriate to reply that I have had a similar experience myself," explains Rotenberg. Other studies have shown that lonely people often don't respond appropriately to different diegrees of intimacy. this made Rotenberg wonder if lonely people lack this norm. To test his idea, he administered the UCLA Loneliness Scale to 586 introductory psychology students to determine their level of loneliness. The top and bottom 25% (those who were most lonely and least lonely) were shown a video tape of two women talking and responding both appropriately and inappropriately to high and low intimacy disclosures. the subjects were then asked (0--O•o• rate the women and say how much they liked them . ''To my suprise, the lonely people actually showed a higher level of the norm than the non-lonely people," says Rotenberg. " In particular, lonely people were very harshly judgemental of the women who responded to a low intimacy disclosure with a high." This result -- the exact opposite of what Rotenberg expected -- reveals a paradox. Tn the normal course of a relationship, the level of intimacy rises over time. For this to happen though, someone must respond to a low intimacy disclosure with a higher one. This bumps the relationship up a level, because it allows the other person to respond at an equally high level of intimacy. In order to make this response of high to low, a person must override the norm which u sually says that this is inappropriate. This creates a problem for people who are unable to override the norm. They condemn this kind of bcgaviour, shy away from it, and are unable to increase the level of intimacy. Their relationships with others tend to stagnate, and they become lonely. Loneliness research is desperately needed by therapists, says Rotenberg, because it allows them to identify the needs and problems of lonely people, rather than simply saying "lonely people don't have any social skills", or " lonely people don't like others to make self-disclosures". ) Dr. Ken Rotenberg, graduate studies secretary Sh some experiments are carried out in the new psyc. �Ian Cull is the Co-ordinator of Counselling Services at Lakehead and he sees a lot of lonely people. "It's a problem here and at every other university," he says. University can be a very lonely place for someone who is 19 and away from home for the first time. Lakehead students face geographical problems: many are unable to go home for a weekend and long cold withers can add to ~he feeling of being isolated. Also at risk are adult students, who may have left spouses and children behind, international students and native students from small, distant reserves. Nearly all new students experience some loneliness for the first month or so but Cull says that most of them adjust. "There's another group of students that just don't mix easily, they don't have a lot of confidence," he says. "they'·re the ones that will leave university after three or four weeks and not come back again, or get depressed, or get physically ill." Cull feels that one of the best ways to counteract loneliness is by living in residence, where people are "almost coerced" into getting involved and meeting others. Failing that, he stresses the importance of mental preparation -- not coming with a rigid preconception of what university is going to be like -- and the right kind of parental support. "When their kids call home and say they're not happy, some parents say: 'These are the best years of your life. It's wonderful. You should be happy, and I think that's the wrong thing to say, says Cull. ''These may not be the best years of your life, things may not be wonderful, and you may not be happy." A more healthy approach, says Cull, is for parents to tell their child to wait until Christmas before making a decision. While this may help a student who is suffering from a touch of homesickness, it will not do much for the "pathological loners" -- those who have made loneliness a wav of life, and who were lonely even at home, in their best environments. There are limits to how much can be done for these people, even with therapy, but their best hope is in research which expands the therapist's understanding of loneliness -the kind of research now being conducted in the Pottery Building at Lakehead University. '4, \ A I II I ,\ II U \ I \ I U , I T \ Parent's Handbook ~~ti) •. : Delin (right) and research assistant Bonnie Jeffery demonstrate how ,gy lab. Joy Lawson, the Director of Student Services, has prepared a useful handbook for parents of university students. Contact the Information Office for a copy. Next month we'll find out what it's like to run an office with 13,000 visitors a year. Find out about Health Services at Lakehead University. �People, Papers/Publications/Awards conference was organized by the & Special Projects Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, ~ F = ~ has published an article t~~~~~~R titled "Lakehead Terminal Elevators: Aspects of Their Engineering History" in the June 1990 issue of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 17, pp. ¥:=='E~'!' , 404 - 412. Dr. A. Sedov, Depart-';;;;~'1::,i~~ ment of Mechanical Engi= necring and Dr. L. W. Schmerr of Iowa State ~F==~ University are the coauthors of a paper, "Ultraf~t~~~~~ sonic scattering models: Aat-bottom holes and spherical reflectors", presented at the annual conference on Review of Progress in Quantitative NOE held in La Jolla, California, July 15-20, 1990. Ron Lappage, School of Physical Education and Athletics, presented a paper entitled, "Controversies Related to the 1936 Canadian 01 ympic Hockey Team" at the 18th annual convention of the North American Society for Sport History in Banff, Alberta, May 26-29, 1990. Dr. Thomas M. K. Song, School of Physical Education and Athletics, Coordinator of Human Performance Laboratory, has published the paper entitled "Effect of Anaerobic Exercise on Serum Enzymes of Young Athletes", in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, Vol. 30(2):138-141, 1990. Elizabeth Diem and Linda McKay, Assistant Professors of Nursing at Lakehead University and Helen Thomas, Assistant Professor of Nursing at McMaster University have been awarded a Northern Ontario Research Grant to conduct a comparative study on the Health and Social Behavior of Adolescents in Northwestern and Southern Ontario. The seed grant, jointly funded by the Centre for Northern Studies at Lakehead University and the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University is designed to support joint research projects on Northern health care problems conducted by faculty members of two universities. Dr. Harun Rasid, Professor of Geography was invited to present a paper entitled "Flood Problems in Bangladesh: Modern Engineering Solutions vs Human Adaptation" at the 'Ten River Conference', which was held in Paris, France in June, 1990. The European Foundation For Environment (FEE) and the French Ministry of Environment. Dr. Alan Bowd, School of Education, presented a paper entitled "Mainstreaming and integration in Canada" at the International Special Education Congress, Cardiff, Wales, 30 July - 3 August, 1990. AWARDS Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services, was nominated and awarded a Student Affairs Division Distinguished Accomplishment Cer tificate in Toronto at the annual general meeting. APPOINTMENTS Ron Spina, director of Residence and Conference Services has been elected as the Chairperson of the Ontario Associa- tion of College and University Housing Officers (OACUHO) for the 1990-91 academic year. Ron served as the Chair-Elect for thr2) 1989-90 academic year. This association represents the housing/residence professionals in the province with regard to Universities and Government affairs. The association has been very active in developing alcohol policies, lobbying for student housing, and implementing the Hansen Report on Student Housing. Dr. Borradaile has been appointed to the NSERC operating grants selection committee for 1990-93 in Ottawa. Dr. Borradaile has published 62 Geophysics and Geology papers in peer-reviewed journals and he holds Ph.D and D.SC research degrees from Liverpool University, UK. Farewells There were several good-byes during the summer. John Metcalf reached the 20-year mark with security services on campus. We can assume there will be lots of travel and time with the grandkids. John poses at his farewell party with Joan Gerow who enjoyed his visits to the switchboard. Lorraine Smith started in 1969 in the general office, followed by the anthropology department and development and alumni. Since 1977, she served as department secretary in the computer centre always working above and beyond the call of duty. She will be remembered for her kindness and efficiency. Myrna Holman spent4 years at Lakehead: two as employment equity coordinator and two years as human resources officer. She has taken a position with Ontario Hydro as equity officer and will be missed by her many friends. Page 10 - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - September 1990 �Research News , FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Connie Ha.rviksen, Interim Research Officer RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SSHRC News I have kept all SSHRC eligible facu lty up to date by direct memos (all yellow) re: 1) Application lnformation for the Preparation of SSHRC Research and Strategic Grants Programs. 2) Salary Guidelines to be Used for Preparation of SSHRC Grant Proposals. 3) SSHRC - The Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research. 4) SSHRC Program Modifications, 1991-92 Competitions. 5) SSHRC/NSERC/MRC NEWS -Tri-Council Funding What You Can Do! 6) SSHRC Workshop September 13, 1990. I trnst you have kept all of these in your SSHRC correspondence file, but if you can't seem to locate any of these, and would like a copy of any of these memos, please let me know. The SSHRC meeting scheduled for September 13, 1990, will be very significant. Please try to attend that meeting scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in the University Theatre. Remember the Internal SSHRC Submission Deadline September 28, 1990. c ~SERCNews l have kept all NSERC eligible faculty up to date by direct memo's (all green) re: 1) NSERC UPDATE - With special instructions for first time applicants and for those who have not re-applied recently. 2) NSERC - 1990/91 Grant Application Forms 3) NSERC - small note regarding early application. l h·ust you ha•,e kept all of these in your NSERC correspondence file,, but if you can't locate any one of these and would like this informa tion, please let me know. NSERC has announced their second competition for the NSERC lnternational Fellowships. There are no changes to the program; however, two points deserve particular attention: i) a candidate already in Canada may submit an application, but the place of tenure cannot be at the university at which he/she is presently located; and ii) the host university may supplement the NSERC stipend with a further fellowship, but that supplement cannot come from an NSERC grant. Lakehead University can nominate only one candidate. We must receive th e application by December 1, 1990, nominations received by NSERC January 15, 1991 and notifications of decisions will be made by April 15, 1991. Please call for program regulations and application forms. The Research Office has set Internal NSERC Submission ( )eadlines: September 28, 1990 - First Time Applicants October 15, 1990 - Operating/Equipment/Renewal, etc. September 1990 - - - - -- - - -- - - - -- Two NSERC meetings have been planned. The morning of September 21 , Erica Besso will present a workshop on the Research Partnerships and Strategic Programs. ln the afternoon, Isabel Blain will present a workshop on the Operating Grants. On October 2, Francine Pouliot will be here in the morning to present a workshop on the NSERC Scholarships Programs. She will be available in the afternoon for individual interviews. Watch for a memo detailing the specific times and places for these two important meetings. Mark them on your calendar today and plan to attend if possible. Research Ethics For all research involving human subjects, approval of the Ethics Advisory Committee must be obtained. Ideally the Committee's approval should accompany your research application. This approval process can take up to six weeks, so you should judge your time accordingly. For SSHRC, Confirmation of Ethical Clearance must be received by February 1, 1991 or your application will be withdrawn from the competition. This requirement applies not only to experiments and surveys, but also to research involving observation, interview, biographies and access to personal information including data or artifacts related to deceased person which may affect living persons or communities. International Development Research Centre ODRC) - Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Sciences Division. One of the ways in which rDRC supports research in developing countries is through Canadian collaborative projects. Collaborative projects are intended to promote access by developing countries to research strengths in Canada: they are not intended to establish new research capacity in Canada. The AFNS program mission is to support research to make adequate food available to the individual, and to improve the production, protection, preservation, processing, distribution, marketing, and sustainable utilization of agricultural commodities of plant and animal origin from land - or waterbased systems, including forests. The Division's main strategy is to support indigenous applied research carried out in close association with the target beneficiaries, prin1arily rural households, which make up 70% of the people in developing countries. Special attention is given to the needs of the more disadvantaged sectors _o f the population such as the rural landless, women, and children .. The greatest importance is attached to applied research that 1s likely to have a rapid impact, although more basic or strategic research is also sometimes needed. The Division is concerned about the environmental impact of the production and utilization systems on renewable natural resources: these concerns are integrated into the following programs. 1) Crop Production Systems Program 2) Animal Production Systems Program 3) Postproduction Systems Program 4) Fisheries Program 5) Forestry Program 6) Agricultural Economics Program Priority areas are integrated pest management and biological pest control to reduce the dependence on toxic chemicals. AGORA - - - -- -- - - - - - - - -- - - Page 11 �For specific details regarding these programs, application procedures and forms, contact me at extension 8223. develop an understanding of the value of research .in improving the treatment of the mentally ill. Centre For Studies in Defence Resources Management (CSDRM) Solicited Research Program On April 1, 1991, the Centre for Studies in Defence Resources Management (CSDRM) will be issuing research funding to successful applicants doing work in the field of defence economics and defence resources management. Awards will be made up to the $50,000 limit of the total program. Thus, it might be that several projects are funded concurrently. Proposals should be related to one of the following areas: 1. Potential Security Implications for the West Arising from the Diversion of Capital and Foreign Aid from the Third World to Eastern Europe. 2. The Medium to Long Term Cost of Environmental Legislation on Canadian Defence Policy and Operational Objectives. 3. The Rationalization of Canada's Defence Industry in the 1990's: Survival of the Fittest. In exceptional cases, proposals unrelated to the above topics but with a defence economics application to Canada will be considered. Research funds will normally go to Canadian academics, nongovernment scholars or post-doctorate students or teams of like researchers in which Canadians serve as the principal researcher(s). The deadline for submissions is December 15, 1990. Acceptable proposals will be decided by the Director, CSDRM on recommendation of the CSDRM Advisory Committee, and announced by March 15, 1991, for funding April 1, 1991. All research must be completed within one year. Follow on funding in subsequent years for the same subject area will not be considered. THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMMES ) To realize these objectives the Foundation provides funds to a number of programmes. 1. The first criterion in awarding funds will be the scientific quality of the proposed work. The best interests of the Foundation and the public will be served only if excellent applications for awards come forward, and from a wide range of research interests. 2. Given the limits of the Foundation's resources, and the many aspects of mental disorder, the Foundation can serve the Province best by promoting work on a broad range of topics. 3. In scientific research, one aims at a moving target. The Foundation should, therefore, adopt policies that permit changing the mix of research and allow new investigators to enter the field. The Foundation will support research work which deals with any of the biological, psychological or social factors which either foster mental health or lead to mental illness. The Foundation aims to improve knowledge about the prevention of mental disorder, and the rational and efficient diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the mentally ill. The Foundation will accept applications dealing with any period of the life-span, any of the factors thought to cause psychopathology, and from any of the relevant scientific specialties. The Foundation has a particular interest in studies which address mental health problems of importance in Ontario. The Foundation will provide funds under five different programs, and within each programme there are a number of~ different awards. The five different programs and deadlines ..,J are: 1. Research Grants Program - September 28, 1990 2. Applied Research and Program Evaluation Program - October 12, 1990. 3. Fellowships Program - November 30, 1990. 4. Publications Program - November 30, 1990. 5. Conference Program - November 30, 1990. The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute - Call For Proposals The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute has announced its upcoming Research Contributions Program and invites applications to support research concerning physical activity and fitness. High performance and sport oriented research is excluded. Application forms and guidelines are now available from the Research Office. Completed applications must be sent by December 1, 1990. Decisions will be announced in April of 1991. Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Announcement of Funding Programs (5) In 1988 the Ontario Mental Health Foundation approved the following statement: The objectives of the Foundation shall be: first, to support research which will improve and enlarge the knowledge required to promote mental health and to prevent, treat and cure mental disorders; second, to collect information about mental illness, and the sciences bearing upon mental illness, so that the Foundation may actively plan programmes which will maximize the benefits to be expected from the funds available to it; third, to provide information to practitioners so that knowledge generated by investigation is promptly disseminated and used; and fourth, to communicate the results of research to the general public in order to The Ontario Mental Health Foundation and Alzheimer Association - ''The Alzheimer's Competition" The Alzheimer Association of Ontario will provide grants to qualified investigators whose work is directed towards the treatment and care of those who suffer from Senile Dementia! of the Alzheimer's type. This competition is intended to encourage investigations of all kinds which bear on diagnosis, treatment and care; all aspects of the services which can be offered to Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers will be eligible for investigation. The Ontario Nursing Home Association will help to find research venues if necessary. A maximum of $250,000 will be available in the first year to support research projects. The Ontario Mental Health Foundation will manage the peerreview of all the applications submitted and will administer grants made to successful applicants. The terms of award will be those which govern the Foundation's research grants. Application forms are available from the Research Office, and the deadline for receiving applications is Friday, October 12, 1990. Enquiries about this special competition can be directed to myself or Val Dennison of the Thunder Bay Alzheimer's Society at 345-9556. Page 12 - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - September 1990 �External Affairs and Internal Trade Canada - Foreign Government Wards Program As part of the implementation of cultural agreements between anada and a number of other countries, the following foreign i(ovemments offer awards to Canadian Graduate students each year: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. These awards have been combined to form the Foreign Government Awards Program (FGAP), which was administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) for several years, then transferred to the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), in June 1989. The foreign government awards are intended to assist Canadian students to further their studies or conduct research abroad at the master's, doctoral or post-doctoral level. Most countries offer a wide selection of disciplines to which awards may be appli<?d, but not all countries offer awards for all disciplines. Althot1gh all of the awards are similar in nature, the specific cost items covered by each individual award are determined by the offering country. They generally cover travel to and from the host country, tuition and registration fees and a monthly living allowance. Several awards also cover books, mandatory health and accident in_~urance and various other allowances. Complete details on all awards appear in the award descriptions that follow. The FGAP competition doses on October 15, and the Research Office has several copies of the brochure/application forms. New Appointment Congratulations to Dr. Gary Locker on his appoirt-~t>°# tl\e representative of Association of Urnversities and CollegesCanada on the Industry, Science ~d Tocpnology 4itada ~ study entitled "Contribution of T~nida~ attd._~c,. gists to Canadian Industrial Competiti-v~?,-; Th\S:-will be! a v!t~l study and an appointn1'1't~-~ -~ a n . .~ b1lity. We are proud of you! ; '-~ :-:. ,;,;;-, . '.0. • . :. ·•:··.: ;~ ·-• . 3.iRecipients of Regional K~dt~"'\.-. -~ ~ ,. I am·pleased to present t h e ~ ~ · ~: ·: ~. receJ)t competition for t h e ~ ~ ~ ~~:--• •• :. Reg~ Research Gr~. -::t•i . $,\'t • '•i,> '- i•. ~: )h_ ~. ◄ ·f· ..~ . . i'; . .·. R.Glew/S.Lucky . -~_;.,,_'-/·:! ···,-.. ,~_,·•.· ... · •. (BtlS. Administration) ~~~~~~'~ • .: · ·}~ ; •• : · ~:' > L. ~ (Nursing) ' Y. Piitvost (Forestry) ~~ -~ -~~L ~~~ ~~-- .~~~--~~~~ 7,- - .~· fen«c ~~~ . G. Knutson (Nursing) Nu.rs~StJ~'~ A S of. PatieJ1ts f,;om. ~t--C.,es· L. HGffman (Nursing) Basic Knowle. . at ~egiaiettd Nurses ill Cn~al a-re ~liting T. Song (Physical Educ) Effect of Neuromu,cu,lar Electtical Stimulation on M~tabolism L. Garred (Engineering) Urea Kinetic Modelling foe Haemodialysis Based On Monitoring The Spent Dialysate Steam T. Bauer (Physical Educ) Effectiveness of Ankle Appliances for Use at Lakehead University Sports Medicine Clinic ::t:he Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security ihe Barton Awards The Institute has a programme of awards, named in honour of its first Chairman, William H. Barton, the distinguished former Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and Geneva. Conferences/Workshops The programme's objective is to promote scholarship and 1. International Symposium on Cold Region Development expertise in the field of international peace and security by 1991 - Edmonton, Alberta, June 16-21, 1991. Papers for supporting Canadians who wish to pursue their studies at presentation at this symposium are now being accepted. institutions abroad or in Canada. Abstracts should be submitted by September 30, 1990. There are two levels of award; a senior fellowship valued at 2. Ministry of the Environment/Environmental Research up to $30,000 and an advanced scholarship valued at up to Technology Transfer Conference - Toronto, Ontario. $14,000. The Institute expects to award two fellowships November 19 & 20, 1990. and nine scholarships in 1991. 3. SSHRC/University of Toronto/Health & Welfare CanProposals for study must fall within the areas of the mandate ada/Public Health Association - Health Promotion Reof the Institute. Applicants will therefore be expected to search Methods: Expanding the Repertoire - Toronto, pursue studies relating to international peace and security Ontario. November 30 - December 2, 1990. with particular emphasis on arms control, disarmament, 4. Winter Cities Forum '91 Conference - Sault Ste. Marie, defence or conflict resolution. Ontario. January 21-25, 1991, A Conference on SustainAwards arc for one year. Applications must be received by able Development For Winter Cities and Communities. February 1, 1991. For Information and application forms, please call me at ex. Canadian Ethnic Studies, Heritage, Cultures and Languages, 8223 or drop by the Research Office. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada For information about Foundations, please call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at extension 8910 or drop by the Canadian Ethnic Studies, Heritage, Cultures and Languages, Alumni House. Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada has provided me with a copy of the research projects supported by the p,madian Ethnic Studies Program from 1986-1989. This is \. .tilable to any interested person to review in the Research Office. September 1990 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - AGORA - - - - - -- -- - -- - - - - - P a g e 13 �LETTER TO THE EDITOR PENSION PLAN Revenue Canada has finally accepted the conversion of the University's Retirement Plan (a defined benefit plan) to a "general of" type of pension plan. A letter from Revenue Canada dated July 13, 1990 was received on July 23, 1990. CONGRATULATIONS! Now, the members of the academic and professional staff shall be able to receive, at retirement or termination, pension benefits reflecting ir market valuef the member's and the matched University's contributions to the plan, retroactive to the date of the plan's inception, in 1965. It is common knowledge that the pension reform process lasted over three years and was fraught with frustrations, acrimony, defeat {between 1987 and 1989) and, then victory, in 1990. On a personal note, I thank all those who helped in the process. A number of points need to be made about the role of the LU Board of Governors: The prudent investment of the pension fund in the past from which we reap benefits. Commitment to improve pension benefits from the surplus. The inclusion of pensioners in the distribution of surplus. On their own initiative, the offer and, then, a commitment, to fund Minimum Guarantee Account in the revised plan, after rejection of Draft 4 by regulatory agencies. The significance of the above needs to be spelled out in very clear and precise terms. Consider all of the above in the light of actions of some other Boards, at other universities. The Board of Governors of Trent, McMaster and Guelph have started taking contribution holidays from pension plan surpluses! They have decreased ployers' future cost so their employees' pension plans, without first increasing pension benefits. Our Board has opted to continue contributing to the pension fund at the previous level and has facilitated increases in acoued pension of employees and increased pension of retirees and beneficiaries. Much goodwill is owed to the Board of Governors of Lakehead University. Thank-you! Also, in this respect, I offer my special thanks to the present and past editors of Agora, Katherine Shedden and Joan Hoskinson, for agreeing to publish my somewhat controversial letters. They and those who manage and run this paper deserve our gratitude for an editorial policy that guarantees freedom of speech. Indeed, this is very essential to the generation of new id eas and makes this small university newsletter a very special paper in our lives. Exclusive to Lakehead Univers ity: The Native Language Instructors ' Program Lakehead University offers a unique selection of Native Language courses and programs, including the Native Language Instructors Program. This summer more than 160 students, from reserves and communities across Ontario, Northern Manitoba and Minnesota, attended the program. Barbara Toye-Welsh, co-ordinator for Native Language Programs says, "the school has become a well-established and highly regarded institution. Each year's program builds upon the experience of the years before". The program was established in 1984 and is designed to train fluent speakers to teach Native as a second language. The course length is four weeks for three summers with winter practica. Upon completion, participants receive Native Language Teachers Certification through the Ministry of Education. Out of town students live in the university residences. In addition, the university offers Native as a Second Language to children from ages 5 to 13. This course is designed to develop and enhance the student's awareness of Native culture and communication skills in Native language. The program includes outdoor activities, field trips and afternoons at the LU Fun Camp. Native Language student and artist, Wolf Morrisseau, reminds Natives about their heritage at a sunset ceremony during his visit to the university campus. Agha M. Akram. Page 14 - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - September 1990 �Chance Last Writes continued from page 1 by Katherine Shedden Dr. Wilson has many accomplishments to her credit 1duding: - First woman President, Canadian Council of Churches (1976-79) - First woman Moderator, United Church of Canada (1980-82) - First Canadian President, World Council of Churches (1983-91) - Order of Canada (1984) - United Nations Pearson Peace Medal (1985) Telling Sean Conway, left, that she would keep a close eye 011 education issues at Queen's Park, the Chancellor-designate joins him for a campus lour hosted by Dr. Roseharl. Chancellor-designate Lois Wilson stands with her two predecessors. On the right, current chancellor G. Bernard Weiler who took office in 1987 and will serve until May '91. On the left is Lakehead's 3rd Chancellor, Robert}. Prettie, who served from ( 80 to 1987. Lakehend's first chancellor was Senator Norman M raterson (1965-71) followed by The Right Honourable Bora Laskin (1971 to 80). September 1990 - - - -- -- - -- -- - -- I popped into my office on the long-end to do as we say in the trade, "bury the paper". Tcould hardly get a parking spot. The campus was buzzing with out of town cars, rented vans and U-hauls, apprehensive students and their families. What's wrong with that? Nothing, except the place was virtually dosed. One rather forlorn security officer was functioning as the sole hospitality agent for the more than 50 telephone calls he received and steady stream of visitors wanting infom1ation. He did his best. Student services had put out OSAP fom1s, parent's handbook, campus maps, visitors' Guide, bus routes. It wasn't enough however, to remove the look of disappointment from the faces of the family who had driven from British Columbia to help their 19-year old settle into her new life, her first experience away from home. They wanted to buy LU souvenirs, perhaps have a meal in the cafeteria and tour the campus. I acknowledge that formal registration procedures begin Tuesday September 4 but I believe universites and colleges are missing the mark. I called five Ontario universities and Confederation College. At Trent, the answering machine ended in the middle of a telephone number it was giving, Laurentian wouldn't even give me the emergency number but could tell me the number for the pool. The Confederation College answering service doesn't even tell you when they'd be open. The labour day week-end is the obvious opportunity for families to transport their children to university. I'm surprised parents and students don't protest long and loud about the unavailability of services. I can hear the cries of "what about the staff? They need a break". Perhaps, some members of the university would be willing to celebrate their labour day holiday in November after labouring to make Lakehead University's fall registration and orientation the best in the country. We do a good job but it can be better. The Director of Student Services has made laudable efforts to make changes to improve student and parent orientation. Early indicators suggest that the new orientation format for first year students and parents will be a success. I also applaud the efforts of the new LUSU executive: an early ARGUS issue, survival handbook and welcoming bodies at the airport and the bus station. Residence Council worked long and hard to provide wam1 hospitality during orientation activities. The entire university must join forces and make every effort to welcome our new students and their families when they need us. How horrendous arc costs to hire students or ask volunteers to conduct campus tours during the week-end? Why aren't Food Services open? You feed us all year long, why not labour day week-end? Other requests by parents and students? Please open the bookstore, library, a few classrooms and counselling. Well, colleagues, what say you? AGORA - - - - - -- - -- - - - -- - - Page 15 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the October Agora is September 15, 1990. SEPTEMBER THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 am -11:30 pm Friday 8 am - 9 pm Saturday 9 am - 9 pm Sunday 11 am - 10:00 pm NO Circulation Desk service on halfhour before closing CORNWALL CONCERT SERIES 1990-91 MONDAY, 10 CLASSES START ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING LITTLE DINING ROOM 7PM FRIDAY,21 Final date for late registration, changes and addition of fall courses for all students except Forestry (Sept.28) and Distance Education (Aug.24) MONDAY,24 SENATE MEETING 2:30 PM SENATE CHAMBERS FRIDAY,28 Final date for late registTation, changes and addition of courses for all Forestry degree and diploma students Recital Hall, Cornwall School 210 S. Algoma St. Tuesdays at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Sept. 25 Jeff Gibson, horn; Colleen 1990/91 VARSITY Gibson, oboe; Heather Morrison, HOME SCHEDULE piano - Free C.J. SANDERS FIELDHOUSE Oct. 9 Robert Silverman, piano (VanFRIDAY/SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5/6 couver) $3.00 LADY NOR'WESTERS VOLLEYBALL Oct. 23 Jane Leibel, soprano (winner of INVITATIONAL the 1990 Eckhardt-Gramatte Competition); Rachel Andrist, FRIDAY /SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12/13 piano $3.00 PIZZA HUT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY Aug. 31 - Sept. 30 SATURDAY,OCTOBER20 VISUAL AIDS ALUMNI GAMES Lecture Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m. - WOMEN'S 6:30PM "WHAT MAKES A GOOD AIDS - MEN'S 8:30 PM POSTER: ART AND PROPRIETY" OCTOBER BOARD OF GOVERNORS SEPT. 26 ANNUAL MEETING 4 PM SEPT. 26 FIRST MEETING 12:30 PM SEPT. 27 ORIENT ATION 2-4 PM SEPT. 27 ANNUAL DINNER 6:30 PM MONDAY,3 LABOUR DAY UNIVERSITY CLOSED TUESDAY/SATURDAY, 4/8 STUDENT ORIENTATION AND REGISTRATION WEEK TUESDAY/SATURDAY 4/15 Forestry Field School for all Forestry degree and diploma students MONDAYl ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING LITTLE DINING ROOM 7PM MONDAY,8 THANKSGIVING UNIVERSITY CLOSED Special Event The McMaster Medical School Team will visit Lakehead _ University on Tuesday, Septembe 25, 1990. A meeting for all "' students interested in enterin g Medical School will be held in the Lakehead University Senate Chambers at 2 PM. For further information contact Lakehead University Scheduling & Examination Office 343-8498 or Northweste rn Ontario Medical Program (NOMP) at 345-4515. Public Lecture Dr. Emo Zalai, Prorector of Internal Relations at the University of Economics in Budapest, Hungary, will give a lecture entitled "New Opportunities in Eastern Europe" on Monday, September 24, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge. Everyone welcome. Agorl\ The AGORA is produced by the lnfom1ation Office, Department of External Relations, Lakchcad University, Thw1der 13ay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the Univers ity's faculty and s taff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated wh~n material is reproduced or quoted. 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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 1990-09 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lois Wilson Lakehead Lakehead University Lois Wilson President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/51bf02b665344428f2b7ab35bca07c2e.pdf fc864b68b3bb428828aa0aed1f4ab9ba PDF Text Text Inside: We've done it again! rolment breaks all-time record L •••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 First aid awards ............................ 2 Parents on campus ...................... 3 Book report .................................. 6 Around Campus ........................ 11 THUNDER BAY.ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 9 OCTOBER 1990 Campus Climatemore than the weather "To escort, assis t, observe and report", says Grant Walsh, Director of Services, about the role of the new student security service on campus. On Monday, October 1, a team of two student secu rity officers, dressed in bright yellow reflector jackets, will begin ~hoir duties on campus. Members \..._.he team, 14 men and women, were screened, given an orientation, and put on the university payroll. The service will operate from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week. The primary role of the Student Security Service is to provide safe passage for students, facu lty, staff and visitors w ithin the boundaries of the main campus. A secondary function is to assist the security guards with patrols to deter crime and vandalism on campus. "Basically, we have additional eyes, ears and legs," said Walsh. "We don't want or need a swat team out there. We have a very beautiful campus and safety is a vital part of the total aesthetics". Paul Brezanoczy, senior security officer, is in charge of the implementation and orientation phase and is very pleased w ith the new service and s ta ff. Walsh ·d the students are taking their c;ponsibilities very seriously and time will tell w hether the Pa ul Brezanoczy, senior security officer, gets a good-natured ribbing from Joe Levine, one trial project will actually make of the newly-hired student security members. this a safer ca mp us. �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rose hart ENROLMENT TOPS 4 ,300! So much for my predictions for a modest increase in enrolment to 4,000 studen ts. At the present time, our enrolment has achieved the 4,300 level and, for the most part, the additional students are distributed in such a way as to minimize room and schedule difficulties. Additional sections of some classes have been necessary, and numerous room changes have been made. The patience shown by both students and faculty has been much appreciated by the Registrar's Office. Although Lakehead University's enrolment has much surpassed our expectations, this is not the story at all of the other Ontario universities, some of which have suffered significant dedines in year one intake. TRAVEL POLICY Recently, the University clarified some aspects of our travel policy. This was necessary for two reasons - first, the recent audits of universities in Ontario and, the Lakehead Board of Education have pointed out some deficiencies in our ~urrent process. For example, our previous travel request form did not specify the reason for h·avel. This is deemed unacceptable by public audits, and it is necessary that we make the change. Further consideration is also being given to the whole process of initiating the travel request form. At the present time, this process starts in the General Office. In most travel request systems, the fom1 is initiated by the traveller. A second motivation for our recent travel policy directives is the significant financial advantage to Lakehead University of directing as much of our travel business as possible to one selected carrier through a limited number of agents who act on behalf of Lakehead University. This does not imply that users have to use one airline, but every conscious effort should be made to do so. As well, a limited number of individuals in the past have preferred to use their own personal travel agent rather than the General Office. Unfortunately, with the new system, if we don't use the General Office, Lakchcad University receives no financial incentives. Exceptions will be made by the Vice-Presidents for good reason and, if you wish to continue to arrange your own travel, please present such a request to the appropriate VicePresident. It is difficult in a publicly funded institution which manages both federal (NSERC, etc.) and provincial monies not to use the system which gets the maximum advantage for the institution. I would encourage you to give the system every chance to prove itself beneficial to the University. For example, at a time when research travel budgets are tight, this system will allow additional research trips to be funded internally without additional budget costs. As I said earlier, we arc looking at some further changes, and l will bring you up to date in a future column. POLICY DEVELOPMENTS . A few new policy developments arc bemg worked on which I hope to sec finalized in the not-too-distant future. A self-funded leave program similar to that in place with the Lakehead Board of Education is being developed, and this would apply to all University staff. Secondly,_ our_University housing loa11 \ program 1s be111g updated, and consid-J eration is bei.ng given to extending this program to both faculty and staff. HEALTH AND SAFETY Marion Muldoon tells me that, in spite of_all the support in the University to provide a healthy and safe working environment, a few troublesome areas conti~ue to exist. With trusty photographer 111 hand, a tour will be made for future column material. If you (or your department) don't want to receive publicity in this area, 1would suggest that a CLEAN-UP would be appropriate. Lakehead is proud of its safety record and the work of our Health and Safety Committee, but all of our efforts go for naught without your personal support. PAR.KING (or lookin g for a spot) One of our graduates who went on to the University of Oregon told me o~ce tha t, at that campus, a parking sticker was not a guarantee of a parking place, but rather like a licence to hunt for one. Improvements have been made this year to the Bora Laskin Lot and, by the end of October, the new lot should be paved (and plugs installed) at the back of Lot 13. Until then, the best approach is to avoid the 8:30 a .m . rush. NEW ONTARIO GOVERNMENT By the time you read this, the new Ontario Government will be sworn in and we will have a new Minister of ' Cc?ll~gcs and Universities. I am optim1stte that the new government will offer enhanced support to both educational and regional development initiatives in northern Ontario. More will be said about this in a future column. J Congrats! First aid training is available on campus and 19 university employees successfully completed the Standard First Aid course last spring. Top row, left to right: Fred Anderson, Darlene Yahn Darlene Yakimoski, Karen ' Merkley and Norm Calloway. Bottom left to right: Dave Mueller, "".arren Paju, Frank Sebesta, Richard Beach, Paul Brczanoczy and Dave Corbett. Certificates were presented by Fred Poulter, VP Administration, bottom far left. Page 2 AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - October 1990 �Another record-breaking year for student enrolment For the first time in its history, Lakehead University's fulltime enrolment has surpassed the 4,000 mark. According to ~ Registrar, Pentti Paularinne, the end of September figure '-rands at just over 4,300. This is the third consecutive year that the university has broken enrolment records. On November 1, 1988 the university experienced an 11.4% increase with ~ / / 3,726 students w hile the 1989 figure reached 3,813, a 2.3% 111 increase. When asked what factors contribute to the increased enrolment the registrar said, "increased promotional activities played a role, especially Silver Jubilee activities, and strong programs in student services. We also benefit from a continuing trend wherein students are seeking smaller universities". Lakehead University leads all Ontario universities with the largest percentage increase in applications from high school students. First year enrolment increased by nearly 10% with 1,493 students regis tered full-time. This figure does not include the 300 students registered in the one year bachelor of education program. Preliminary part-time enrolment figures point to a moderate increase in the number of part-time students which was 2,100 in 1989. Over 700 of that number were students taking courses at 21 sites throughout northwestern Ontario and an additional 250 studied at home through Distance Education. Very encouraging increases were experienced in the following targeted areas: Forestry up 63%, Outdoor, Recreation, Parks and Tourism up 57%, Science up 28.8%, the Bachelor of Engineering up 10.4%, B13ScN up 17%. Stiff competition continues for entrance to the I-year BEd program which is available for students who hold undergraduate degrees. There were 5300 applications for 250 spots r ,ich expanded to 300 due to an increase in the number of '-,-:ceptances. ln response to a question about the selection process, the Registrar said that Lakehead University places primary emphasis on marks, however, personal statements Jre also considered. Age demographics are not yet available, but last year dose to 80% of the fulJ-time students were under 30. The figures changed dramatically for part-time students, with more than Construction of the Student Centre and Regional Education Centre 80% between 20 and 50. The national trend shows the age of is progressing "right on schedule" for completion in September '91. university students increasing. There are more than 60 It's certainly great timing with the influx of a record-breaking students over the age of 60, taking advantage of free tuition. number of students. Parent Orientation Program a Success Dave and Vangie Bjorkman had a few concerns when their daughter headed off to university. When an invitation to attend Parent's Orientation arrived, they jumped at the opportunity. " l had a lot of preconceived notions about what university would be like. Maybe I was associating universities with radicals, but this orientation has shown me that university isn't what I thought." It was music to the ears of the university community to hear parents say "We like the atmosphere, you're not a number at LU". Approximately 250 parents, more than half from out of town, attended orien tation activities which included a sample lecture, campus tour, the new paren t handbook, do's and don'ts from studen ts and informal m eetings with support staff. Parents were concerned about money, accommodations, course selection and how their sons and daughters would adjust to their new lives. The message they heard over and ,ver was "Expect change. That's the norm." "We had a tremendous turnout for our first year" commented Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services. "Their Parents listen (keeners even take notes) during "lectures" at presence and positive feedback validated our belief that a Parent Orientation sessions. parent orientation is a necessary ser vice". Oc tober 1990 AGORA - - -- -- - -- - -- - - - - -- Page 3 �New Faces J Sister Alice Greer (ex. 8002) is the new chaplain in the Counselling and Career Centre. Originally from Thunder Bay, Greer left the city in 1977 and joined the Sisters of St. Joseph, an order based in Sault Ste. Marie. In Sault Ste. Marie she took courses in theology at St. Paul's University. Counselling has played a major part in Greer's work experience. She has a diploma in Social Work from Confederation College and received her BA in psychology from Lakehead in 1988. She spent a number of years in private practice working with families and couples as well as counselling people with addictions at the Smith Clinic. Greer points out that the trend towards traditional teaching and nursing professions for Sisters is shifting. "We have a lawyer, a doctor, even an opera singer but being chaplain at a university is the first for our community". Greer's leisure pursuits include tenting, fishing, all season skiing, playing guitar and woodworking. The Chaplaincy Office offers spiritual counselling on campus and services each Sunday, 7:00 pm at the Avila Centre. Dan Rice (ex. 8084) joined Student Services as the Native Support Services Co-ordinator. Rice received his Bachelor of Education degree from Lakehead University a t the recent convocation and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Algoma University College in Sault Ste. Marie. Rice is a status Native Canadian (Onkwehonweh - original people) and belongs to the Kahnawake Band in ==--== :__:== Montreal. Since embarking on his career, Rice has been involved in three specific areas. His background is in fam iJy, marriage and career counselling, and has worked in marketing/retail sales, at one point in a marketing position at Sault College. He has been "in front and behind the radio mic and the tv cameras", most recently at CBQ Radio in Tirnnder Bay. Away from work Rice spends time with his wife and five ch ildren, pli:!ys basketball and classical and pop guitar. An avid reader, Rice recently picked up Honour the Sun by Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell (his predecessor at Native Support Services) and has put her at the top of his list of favourite authors. Glenn Payne Joanne Andrew-Cotter Glenn Payne (ex. 8783), recent! y hired in the Remote Sensing lab at CARIS feels at home in his new position. " I did my undergrad thesis with CARIS" . He graduated with his HBSc in Forestry at the 1990 convocation . Originally from Comer Brook, Newfoundland, Payne graduated with a forestry technician diploma from the College of Trades and Tedrnology in St. John's and worked in the forestry field for a number of years. He decided to return to school for his degree and chose Lakehead because of its college transfer program. In the past Payne has been a competitive power lifter competing in the '85 and '87 World Powerlifting Championships and winning the National Championships in 1987. Although he does not plan to compete in the near future, Payne has recently returned to powerlifting's rigorous training regimen. Joanne Andrew-Cotter (ex. 8729) has made a recent move from the Centre for Northern Studies to the Library. She is presently serving as secretary to the ) librarians and relishes her new positior, "It's so busy, especially now that the students are back". Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Andrew-Cotter graduated from Hammarskjold High School. She has taken a few interest college computer '-'-----------' courses in the past and would like to continue part-time studies at LU. Andrew-Cotter spends her spare moments sewing, knitting and crod1eting. Depending on the season, she also enjoys downhill skiing an d waterskiing. Andrew-Cotter is presen tly making p lans for her wedding in 1992. B_.K _ ._ K _e_n_t _ ____. L..-1_ _ _ Derrik Patola I . ' - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - ' Derrik Patola has recently joined the Audio-Visual Department in the area of Computer and A/V Equipment maintenance. The university environment is a definite change from Patola's 13 years as a mechanic with a local car dealership and he enjoys the new environment. "Everything is interesting and diverse and you're constantly meeting fascinating people". Now that he has settled into his new job, Patola is looking forward to bagging the L-~ ~ = ~ : = ! : : ~ elusive moose this hunting season. "I live for the outdoors". Patola plans to spend his winter leisure time with his two children. Page 4 Dr. Beverley "B.K." Kent (ex. 8338), new associate professor of phiJosophy, is a world traveller who looks forward to rooting herself at Lakehead University. Growing up in New Zealand, Kent left the country after her initial schooling and travelled the world. "I still wasn't ready to go home so I spent three more years in London (England)". Kent eventually moved to Montreal, attending Sir George Williams College (now Concordia University) at night. She discovered her taste for philosophy at Sir George and received a BA. Kent then attended tht> University of Waterloo where she received her MA and PhD After teaching in New Zealand and Australia, Kent returned to Canada briefly for a posting at Simon Fraser University followed by six years in the U.S. Kent is the author of a book entitled Logic and the Classification of the Sciences . AGORA - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - October 1990 �People, Papers/Publications the Conference on Unemployment in & Special Projects Dr. S. A. Mirza, Professor of Civil Engineering was recently elected, for a twoyear term, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The Committee's mission is to review and correlate information on the analysis and behaviour of reinforced concrete columns and frames including the methods required by various structural codes, to encourage experimental and theoretical research on column and frame behaviour, and to propose provi~ions for design of columns. The members of an AC! or ASCE technical committee are elected intcmat1onall yon the basis of their expertise in the area of the committee's mission. The Committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns is currently composed of fifteen ,·oting members and five associate members. Dr. David Nock, Professor, Sociology r1d his paper "Star-Wars: Social Con\. c1ction of Reputation in EnglishCanadian Sociology" on May 28 at the 25th annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association held at Victoria, B.C. in conjunction with the Learned Societies. He also organized .:i session with the title "Founding Figures and Social Context in the Developing Canadian Sociology Tradition" and acted as dicussant for a session dealing with Ethnic Minorities in Canada. Renate Eigenbrod, Deparhnent of English, presented an invited paper entitled "Canadian Indian Literature: Insights into Indian-White Relationships" at the National Library in Ottawa {in June 19, 1990. The event was spon~ored by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Dr. S tephen McBride, Department of Political Studies, recently presented a paper" Authoritarianism without Hegemony? The Politics of Industrial Relations in Britain" at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropological Association, in Victoria British Columbia. Dr. McBride is also the _?C-author, with Dr. Bruce Muirhead l istory) who presented the paper, and Dr. Kjell Lundmark (Political Science, University of Umca, Sweden), of "Politics versus Markets: Employment Strategics in Peripheral Regions", presented at October 1990 Peripheral Regions, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, June 1990. Dr. Yves Prevost had one refereed article published in The Canadian Entomologist 122:441-447 titled Spruce Cone Axis Midge, Dasineura rachiph~ Tripp (Dippera Cecidomyiidac), in cones of black spruce, Picea mariana (Mill) B.S.P." and one symposium paper published titled "Environmental architecture Preventing loss of seed production to insects in black and white spruce seed orchards in West R.J. (ed.) the Proceedings of a Cone and Seed Pest Workshop in St.Johns Nfld. 1989. He also presented two posters and one paper at the 19th Jnternational Union of Forest Research Organizations held in Montreal from August 5-111990. Poster l School of Forestry Lakehead University educational programs; poster 2 "Are black spruce cone and seed insects threatening forest regeneration?" and one paper "Preventing loss of seed production by insects in black and white spruce seed orchards". Dr. Jim Smithers of the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism was the keynote speaker at the Annual General Meeting of the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday, September 15, 1990. The address was hosted as a public event by the Vancouver Museum. In conjunction with the address, a Proclamation from the Government of British Columbia was presented to the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association regarding the dedication of the British Columbia section of the proposed Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route from Lachine, Quebec to Bella Cool, British Columbia. In addition, the new Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route brochure which details the 1989 to 1993 Canada Sea-to-Sea activities was presented under the auspices of the Canadian Parks Service, the National Film Board and the British Columbia Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Dr. Smithers was also invited to participate in the arrival of the Simon F.raser Brigade at the end of its 10 day voyage down the Fraser River. The expedition was part of Simon Fraser University's "CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE" promotional activities. Mr. Michael Boss, Department of Visual Arts is presenting an exhibition of recent paintings at the John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. The exhibition was from September 7 - 29, 1990. Michel Morton, School of Nursing, recently delivered papers at two conferences. On Scptember 22, she prescn ted the paper, "Assisting Student Community Health Nurses to Increase their Cultural Sensitivity to Canada's Native People" ,at the third provincial conference on multicultural health, Partnerships in Health Ill: Cultures and Health Leadership and Innovation in Multicultural Health held in Hamilton. On October 13 she presented the paper, "Facilitating Contextual Literacy for Student Community Health Nurses" at the con ference, Contextual Literacy Writing Across the Curriculum, at Laurentian University. Appointments Congratulations to Dr. G. Borradaile on his appointment to the NSERC Operating Grants Selection Committee for 1990-1993 in Ottawa. Dr. Borradaile has published 62 Geophysics and Geology papers in peerreviewed journals and he holds Ph.D. and D.Sc. research degrees from Liverpool University, U.K. Dr. J.E. (El) Mollo, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anthropology, was appointed to a 1-year term with the Ontario Heritage Foundation. Awards Dr. Henry (Hank) Akervall, Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism, will be inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will take place October 20 in Houghton, Michigan. He will join a prestigious group of top athletes, coaches and administrators honoured over the past 100 years. Dr. Akervall received his undergraduate degree from Michigan Tech in 1962 an d was named All American the same year. Dr. Akervall was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. Ina Chomyshyn, Director of Resource Centre of Occupational Health and Safety, has been granted the designation "Registered Occupational Hygienist" by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists. There arc only 200 ROHs in Canada. PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: DR. JOHN GRANT Head, Department of Classics, University of Toronto Subject: ILLUSTRATIONS IN CLASSICAL BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS MONDAY, 15 October, 1990 8PM Ryan Building Room 1022 Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Classical Association of Canada AGORA - - -- - - -- - -- -- - - -- - Page 5 �Another history book for Angus: A Deo Victoria "When I was a boy, growing up in the tiny community of Big Chute on the Severn River in the 1930's, the fabled Georgian Bay Lumber Company was often spoken about by our elders. Even though the company had not logged the river for over forty years, there were plenty of relics around to confirm the loggers' one-time existence". These stories and "artifacts" representing the past glory of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company, sparked the interest of Dr. James T. Angus, professor of Education at Lakehead, and inspired him to write a book on the subject. Written for the general reader, A Deo Victoria: The Story of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company 1871 -1942 is the history of a business that had a powerful impact on the development of the Georgian Bay district. The Georgian Bay Lumber Company was the largest and oldest company of its time, having been formed through the amalgamation of original Georgian Bay sawmills. The book is not just a record of the development of the company, but a chronicle of the fortunes and misfortunes, successes and failures, of a group of 19th century entrepreneurs, whose sole motive for exploiting the forests was the acquisition of wealth.This book will appeal to those interested in local history and gaining an understanding of the resource communities that were crucial to the development of Ontario's frontier regions. A Deo Victoria, published by Severn Publications, is Dr. Angus' second book about Ontario history. His first book, A Respectable Ditch: A History of the Trent-Severn Waterway 1833-920, was published in 1988 by McGill-Queen's University Press. Both are part of the Ontario Heritage Foundation's Local History Series. Health Services Log: 12,500 c lient visits and 9,000 telephone calls A few members of the health team: left to right, relief nurse Sandi Covino, Dr. David Legge, clinic physician, Jessie Sutherland, Health Uni/ manager, and receptionist, Pal Coates. Part-lime students will be assisted with the addition of more evening clinics. Page 6 J It may be a dubious honour, but Health Services can ) certainly win the award for busiest office on campus. At the helm is a soft-spoken, hard-working nurse who's been at LU since 1969. In a gentle brogue, she talks about the changes over the years and recalls the 70's when there were 3500 students and one nurse - Jessie Sutherland. The Health Unit now has 2 nurses, a full-time receptionist, a relief nurse and 8 local physicians offering 12 medical clinics each week. "And sometimes we're still straight out" she says. Primarily a student health centre, personnel also take care of the health needs of staff members, with approximately 657 visits last year. Sutherland stressed that students will always have priority "but we try to help everyone". Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services, acknowledged that services are running at capacity and identified two problem areas: space and a lack of psychiatric services. "It's under review right now, but a major difficulty is the lack of space and the whole issue of confidentiality due to space limitations. In the area of psychiatric care, we must refer students to community services." What can you expect at the Health Centre?" Anything and everything" says Jessie Sutherland stressing that they offer personalized health care which promotes the total health of the individual. Staff organize many programs including diet and nutrition, blood pressure, safe sex, AIDS awareness, alcohol and drugs. They also provide immunizations, co-ordination with labs or family physi- J cians at home. Nurses will also make hospital or residence visits to students. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Oc tober 1990 �Research News ' FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Connie Hartviksen, Interim Rese arch Officer Any information regarding research opportunities is available at the Research Office, or ex. 8793. Research Opportunities SSI-IRC News: An informative workshop was presented by Mrs. Patricia Dunne on September 13, 1990. Strategic and Regular Research Grants were discussed. I would like to thank a LI of those people who were present. Overheads are available for those who were not able to attend. Did You Know? Professors Emeriti are eligible for SSHRC fund ing! NSERC News: Ms. Erica Besso and Ms. Isabel Blain presented workshops on Parh1crships, Strategics, and Operating Grants on September 21, 1990. Special thanks to all of you who were able to attend these worthwhile sessions. For those of you who were unable to timetable this, I would be happy to discuss the details of these meetings with you. Several NSERC site visits arc scheduled over the next four months. The Research Office wi.11 be assisting in the planning and co-ordinating of these visits with the individual departments. Did You Know? Professors Emeriti are eligible for NSERC mding! The comment 1received when 1 asked this question .,i the NSERC Grants Officer was "Of course, some of our best research is done by Professors Emeriti. They are truly dedicated and arc not constrained by classroom/teaching obligations" . National Research Council Laboratories Research Associatesh ips 1991 The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) offers Research Associa tcships tenable in the following NRC laboratories. Biotechnology Research Institute Hcrz!:ierg lnstitu te of Astrophysics lndus t:rial Ma terials Institute Institute for Aerospace Research Institute for Biological Sciences Institute for Environmental Chemistry Lnstitute for Information Technology lnstitu te for Marine Biosciences Institute for Marine Dynamics Institute for Mechanical Engineering Institute for Microstructural Sciences Institute for National Measurement Standards Institute for Research in Construction Plant Biotechnology Institute Steacie l.nstitute for Molecular Sciences These Associateships are intended to give promising scientists and engineers an opportunity to work on challenging research problems in fields of interest to NRC as a stage in the _r'-lcvclopmcnt of their research careers. At any given time, \ ,ere are approximately 200 Research Associates at NRC. Applicants should have recently acquired a Ph.D. in Natural Science or E<ngincering or a Master degree in an engineering field or expect to obtain the degree before taking up the Associateship. C Oct ober 199 0 Associateships are open to nationals of all countries although preference wiU be given to Canadians. Research Associates will be offered appointments to the staff of the National Research Council on a term basis and will be offered salaries and benefits currently available to members of the continuing staff. The initial appointrnen t will normal! y be for a two-year term and may be renewed, subject to the Associatc's performance and subject to the requirements of the Division. Renewals are considered annually. Partial travel allowance. Applications must be made on special forms which may be obtained from the Research Office. Applications and supporting documents must be received in Ottawa no later than N ovember 30, 1990. Association of Universities & Colleges of Canada 1991/92 Canadian Commonwealth Visiting Fellowships On behalf of External Affairs and International Trade Canada, the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Committee is pleased to announce that up to five Visiting Fellowships arc to be awarded by Canada for the 1991 /92 academic year. These Fellowships are intended to bring to Canada from other countries of the Commonwealth, persons who are prominent in any function at universities, colleges, primary or secondary sd10ols, technical institutes or related educational agencies. The purpose of the Fellowship is to offer the Visiting Fellow the opportunity to discuss various educational matters with Canadian colleagues and to advise and be advised on techniques and problems pertaining to the particular field of interest. In this connection, I would like to emphasize that Visiting Fellowships are intended to bring to Canada persons who arc prominent in any function at educational institutions. This includes senior administrators, librarians, registrars, experts in financial aid or experts in computer systems, to name only a few. The tendency has been for universities to nominate on! y researchers for Visiting as well as for Research Fellowships. Over the next year, you might wish to take this into considcra tion. Please note that only one nomination may be made by this university and that nomination must be signed by Dr. Rosehart. The completed nomination form must reach the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, c/o Awards Division, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, 151 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario. K1 P SN1, no later than October 31, 1990. Environment Canada Great Lakes University Research fund (GLURF) A new subvention program, the Great Lakes University Research Fund (GLURF) has recently been created. GLURF was established by Environment Canada in parh1ership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to promote and finance research within Canadian universities that wi.11 assist Canada in meeting its obligations under the Canada/U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Fund, totallfog $4 million dollars, will be granted to university researchers over a fouryear period. The competition for the fund is open to any Canadian university conducting research of direct relevance to the Great Lakes. Priority will be given to research conducted in the lakes, rivers, tributary basins and ground waters of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. The deadline for application to the Fund is Novemb er 30, 1990. ALI submitted research proposals will be evaluated for compatibility with the research priorities established by Environment Canada. Proposals meeting the priorities will undergo formal peer review to be coordinated jointly by Environment Canada and NSERC. AGORA - - - - -- - - -- -- - -- - -- Page 7 �lnstructions and a summary for applying to this new program are now available at the Research Office. Canadian Cancer Society Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award The Canadian Cancer Society is pleased to announce that the Stephen Fon yo Fellowship Award is available to health professionals in a variety of different fields. These awards have been made possible by a gran t from the Government of Canada for health professionals who wish to obtain a short period of training in the cancer field. The objective of these training fellowships is to improve the candidate's knowledge of cancer. The experience might be in pain management or in any other of the activities that are carried out in a modern cancer treah11ent centre, including clinical research. • An applicant for the award must be a graduate of a recognized health professional education program or its equivalent. The length of training will be detem1ined by the qualifications and needs of the applicant and the proposed program of study. The minimum period of study will be two weeks and the maximum of ten weeks. All successful applicants, whether physicians or su rgeons, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, chaplains, etc., will be reimbursed for reasonable living expenses for travel, tuition, lodging and meals in keeping with the Society's current practices. Those Health Professionals who are not on salary, will receive in addition, S1,000 per week. The fellowship will be completed in a Canadian Cancer Treatment Centre preferably in or near the community in which the applicant is located. In the event that the proposed course of study is not available in such a centre, an alternative facility may be approved a t the discretion of the Selection Committee. Application for these awards should be made at least two months prior to the date on which the applican t plans to begin training. The decision regarding an application will be made within one month of its receipt. Health professionals interested in this program may pick up a description of the conditions of the Fellowship and application forms. The Canadian Red Cross Blood Services Research and Development Program 1991/92 Career Development Fellowship Awards Career Development Fellowship Awards are offered for a non-renewable period up to three years to provide support for highly qualified candidates who have recently completed their forma l research training and wish to acquire further experience in a Blood Transfusion Service setting. Lt is expected that successful candidates will engage in a career in research related to blood and blood products in Canada upon completion of their award, but this is not a condition of the award. The value of each Fellowship is related to the major degree and experjence of the applicant. The Fellowship offers a stipend based on curren t Medical Research Council Rates for each of the three years, as well as a fi rst year research allowance of $10,000. The number of awards will be no more than two in any year. Candidates must: (a) hold a recent Ph.D. (or equivalent research degree) or an M.D./D.D.S./O.V .M., plus a recent research degree in an appropriate health field (minimum M.Sc.) or equivalent research experience. (b) not be registered for a higher degree at the time of the application nor undertake formal studies for such degree during the period of the a ppointment. Page 8 Candidates for Career Development Fellowship Awards are required to complete a Career Development Fellowship Award Application Fom1 (RD30). Applications must be made through and with the support of the MEDICAL DIRECTOR r the BTS Centre at which the applicant intends to work. .-, Applications must reach the research and Development Administrator, National Office by mid-January 1991. Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their applications by June 1, 1991. Successful applicants can take up their appointments on or after July 1, 1991. The John C. Polanyi Prizes, 1991 In honour of the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, corecipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Government of the Province of Ontario has established a fund to provide annually up to five prizes to outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career who arc continuing to postdoctoral studies at an Ontario university. In 1991, the prizes have a value of $15,000 each and are available in the areas broadly defined as Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Economic Science. 1. Any person who is planning to con ti.i1ue to post-doctoral studies (or has a facu lty appointment) in a recognized Ontario university who meets the following criteria may apply for one of the prizes: i) is normally resident in Ontario and has completed or is near completion of doctoral studies in any recognized university in the world, or ii) has completed or is nearing completion of doctoral studies in an Ontario university; and iii) either will have completed all the requirements for the doctoral degree by December 31, 1991, or received the doctoral degree between September 1, 1988 and the above date. (Note: applicants holding facu lty ap- ..J; pointments within these time limits may apply). 2. The p rizes are awarded to assist the recipients in their research and professional development. 3. The prizes may be held along with any other financial support or research funds received by the winners. 4. It is hoped that 1991 prizes will be conferred by September 1991. No prize will be awarded without the successful applicant having completed all requirements for the doctoral degree. Application procedures and forms are available in the Research Office. The application deadline is January 11, 1991. Royal Society of Canada Konrad Adenauer Research Award 1991 On the occasion of his visit to the University of Toronto in June 1988, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Helmut Kohl, announced the Konrad Adenauer Research Award. This award, established through the generosity of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, will be made annually to one Canadian scholar in the Humanities or in the Social Sciences. The aim of the Award is to promote academic rela tions between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany. This award program will be administered by the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation in Germany in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada and the University of Toronto. The award has been donated for an initial period of five years and will be granted annually. The first award was granted in 1989. The award will be made to highly qualified Canadian scholars, whose research work in the Humanities or in the Social Sciences has brought them international recognition and who belong to the group of leading scholars in their respective area of specialization . The award will be made regardless of the age, race, religion or sex of the applicants. AGORA - - - - -- - - -- - - -- - - October 1990 �Canadian scholars who have been granted the award arc entitled to carry out research work of their own choice at German Research Institutes for a period of up to one year. he research stay in Germany can be divided into several ,..,criods, but must commence within one year of the announcement of the award. The Humboldt Foundation will pay the return travel costs once only for award winners and fam ily members (provided the latter stay with them in Germany for at least three months) between Canada and Germany. Medical and accident insurance may be provided for the award winners ( and family members) if requested. The Award winners are included in the Humboldt Foun dation's sponsorship program. They wiJl be invited to take part in all functions arranged by the Foundation. The Konrad Adenauer Research Award will be granted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Nominations will be made jointly by the Royal Society of Canada and the University of Toronto, and submitted to the Humboldt Foundation. At least two candidates should be nominated each year. The Humboldt Foundation's appropriate selection committee will select the award winner. The winner of the Konrad Adenauer Research Award will be announced by the Humboldt Foundation early summer of the year. SC'lf-application cannot be accepted. Candidates must be nominated by this university by December 1, 1990. German Academic Exchange Service DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is a private, publicly funded, self-governing organization of the institutions of higher education in the Federal Republic of Germany. The DAAD has the function of promoting international ·adcmic relations especially through the exchange of .,rudcnts and faculty. The head office of DAAD is located in Bonn and there arc branch offices in Berlin, Cairo, London, Jakarta, Nairobi, New Delhi, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, San Jose (Costa Rica) and Tokyo. DAAD grants are available to faculty and students in the United States and Canada for participating in a wide variety of academic programs. The programs and the application deadlines arc listed below. Un less otherwise stated, participants in DAAD programs must hold U.S. or Canadian citizenship and must be full-time faculty members or students at U.S. or Canadian colleges or universities at the time of application. Grants for German Studies Programs in the United States 1. Interdisciplinary Summer Seminar in Cennan Studies for Graduate Students and Ph.D. Candidates of California at Berkeley, July 8-August 16, 1991. Deadline is March 15, 1991. 2. lntcrdisciplinary Seminar in German Studies for Faculty and Recent Ph.D.'s at Cornell University, June 17 -July 20, 1991. Deadline is March 1, 1991 . 3. Grants for teaching - Team Teaching and Guest Lectureships - Deadline is Anytime. 4. Sur Place Grants - Deadline is November 1, 1990 and May 1, 1991. Grants for Courses in Gennan S tudies and Language in the Federal Republic of Germany I. Dcutschlandkundlicher Sommerkurse at the University of Regensburg - Deadline is January 31, 1991. ( Hochschulsommersprachkurse at the University of Freiburg- Deadline is December 1, 1990. 3. Hochschulsommerkurse - Deadline is January 31, 1991. 4. Summer Language Courses at Goetke Institutes - Deadline is January 31, 1991. C C October 1990 5. Learn German in Germany for Faculty and Ph.D. Candidates - Deadline January 31, 1991. Grants For S tudy, Research and Information Visits lo the Federal Republic of Germany l. Study Visit Research Grants for Faculty - Deadline November l, 1990. 2. Research Grants for Recent Ph.D.'s and Ph.D. Candidates Deadline November 1, 1990. 3. Young Lawyers Program - Deadline March 15, 1991. 4. Information Visits - Deadline November 1, 1990. Annual Grants l. DAAD - Fulbright Grants 2. DAAD - Canadian Government Grants 3. DAAD - Quebec Government Grants Other Programs 1. Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships 2. Leo Baeck Institute - DAAD Grants 3. DAAD - AICGS Grant The Institute For Chemical Science and Technology (ICST) lCST The Institute for Chemical Science and Technology is a non-profit research institute with both industrial and academic members. The Institute was established to contribute to the growth of the Canadian chemical, peh·ochemical and petroleum process industries through support of precompctitivc research. The research projects funded by ICST are carried out primarily at Canadian universities. Results of this research will be further developed by member companies in order to enhance their growth and competitive position. At the present time, lCST has identified five broad research areas: Emulsions and Dispersions Industrial Waste Management and Environmental Quality Polymer Properties and Structure Sensors Technology Separation Science and Technology Novel ideas of potential commercial interest to the members which fall outside the five main research areas are considered in an Open category. This category provides funding for projects which, although outside the identified research areas, are still of potential economic or technical importance to our industrial members. In making proposals in the Open category, researchers shou ld bear in mind the commercial interests of the member companies. In particular, projects in the following areas of industrial catalyst research will be considered: Polymerization and Hydroprocessing Catalysis Selective Olefin Hydrogenation Selective Oxidation c l Chemistry Acidic and Basic Solids as Catalytic Materials Statistical Methods in Reaction Kinetic Studies and Reactor Design [CST invites preliminary proposals for research in the five broad categories outlined above and in the Open category. More specific information concerning the research can be obtained from the Research Office. Please note also that TCST is much more interested in supporting a new and novel program than it is in providing incremental support to an on-going mature program. Thus it is important that the proposal be clearly differentiated from any projects currently being funded from other sources. Typically projects are funded at a level of $30,000 to Sl00,000 per year for a period of from one to three years. Preliminary proposals arc invited and will be promptly acknowledged. AGORA - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - Page 9 �Final Submission must be received by ICST by December 1, 1990. The Canadian I nstitute for Nordic St udies Graduate Scholarshi p The Canadian Institute for Nordic Studies announces their Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship is tenable at any recognized Nordic postsecondary institution granting an earned degree at the postbaccaJaureate level in the applicant's field of study. The Nordic countTies are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. The level of study is to be at the Graduate level with a degree objective granted by either a Canadian or Nordic postsecondary institution. The field of study should be related to Nordic subjects in all fields such as the humanities, social sciences, physical/ natural/applied sciences. The following con ditions apply: 1) Canadian citizen or landed immigrant 2) Completion with high scholastic achievement, the minimum of a bachelor's degree from a Canadian university or college 3) Evidence in writing of acceptance of proposed study or research plan by the host Nordic post-secondary institution or academic member of that institution. 4) Minimum of six months residency in the Nordic counrry while holding the scholarship. 5 ) The successful applicant will, within six months of completing the study /research projects, submit a written report to CINS. 6) The successful applicant will, within one year of completing the study / research project, provide an oral presentation/lecture/seminar at a Canadian university or college, or at the annual meeting of the Learned Societies or other professional association meetings. The value of this scholarship is S2,500 in Canadian funds. The application deadline is January 31, 1991 . The date of award is April 15, 1991. Please call Kris at ext. 8785. UPCOMING DEADLIN E DATES Senate Research Committee - General Research Awards October 10, 1990 Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Grants Program For: Applied Research and Program Evaluation Projects - October 12, 1990 Ontario Mental Health Foundation and the Alzheimer Association of Ontario - "The Alzheimer's Competition" October 12, 1990 SSHRC Research Grants #410 - October 15, 1990 SSH RC Major Research Grants #411 - October 15, 1990 SSHRC - Strategic Grants - October 15, 1990 University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - October 15, 1990 NSERC - Internal Deadline - Operating/Equipment/Renewals - October 15, 1990 SERC Women's Faculty Awards - October 15, 1990 NSERC First Time Applicants For Operating Grants - Oct.15, 1990 Foreign Government Awards Program - October 15, 1990 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 1991 /92 Part 1 - Oct. 24, 1990 6SSHRC - Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - October 30, 1990 SSHRC - Travel Grants for International Representation October 30, 1990 A.U.C.C. 1991 /92 Canadian Com monwealth Visiting Fellowships - October 31, 1990 Laidlaw Foundation Program; Children and Families at Risk Program - November 1, 1990 NSERC Operating/ Equipment Grants/Renewals - Nov. 1, 1990 Department of Energy, Mines & Resources (EMR) 1991 /92 Research Agreements Program - November 1, 1990 SSHRC/NSERC Chairs in the Management of Technological Change - No vember 15, 1990 SSHRC/ FCAR/NSERC Join t Initiative: This program is intended to encourage graduate students to change their linguistic milieu and their place of study from Quebec to another province and vice-versa - November 15, 1990 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships - November 15, 1990 AJzheimers Award - November 15, 1990 International Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) Award - November 15, 1990 Ontario Renewable Resources Research Program (ORRRGP) November 15, 1990 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 1991 /92 Part 2 - Nov. 15, 1990 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship 1991 /92 - Nov. 15, 1990 Ontario Mental Health Foundation-Fellowships, Publicatiom Program, Conference Program - November 30, 1990 N.R.C. 1991 Research Associa teship - November 30, 1990 Environment Canada's - Great Lakes University Research Fund - November 30, 1990 International Society of Arboriculture: Shade Tree Research December 1, 1990 lnstitute for Chemical Science & Technology - R.F.P. December 1, 1990 Konrad Adenauer Award - December 1, 1990 NSERC/SSHRC Master's Scholarships in Science Policy December 1, 1990 CentTe for Studies in Defense Resources Management Solicited Research Program -December 15, 1990 Polanyi Prizes 1991 - January 11, 1991 A.U.C.C. Micro-Fund 1 & 2 - January 15, 1991 Canadian Red Cross Fellowship - Mid January 1991 ClDA Professional Awards - January 31, 1991 Canadian lnstitute for Nordic Studies Graduate Scholarship January 31, 1991 Barton Awards - February 1, 1991 Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open Social Science Federation of Canada; Aide to Scholar! y Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Canadian Law Scholarship Foundation, SSH RC Legal Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships in Mant1gement Studies - Open Department of Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance Fund on New Information Technologies - Open National Geographic Society; Research Grants - Open Laidlaw Scholar Program - Open North Atlan tic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. International Development Research Cen tTe (IORC) - Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anytime (2 months prior to when training begins) For more information about Foundations, please contact Jo-Anne Silvennan, Foundations Offi cer at 343-8910 or dro~ by the Alumni House. Page 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - October 1990 .J. �Around Campus WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM After a lengthy review process, Lakehead University has launched the /omen's Studies Program. The program has 13 undergraduate courses in the field of Women's Studies thus offering a healthy selection for a minor. Following the trend established by a large number of Ontario universities, Lakehead University founded the Women's Studies Study Group in 1987. The result was a foru m whereby women in various disciplines could share their knowledge. Instructors Pam Wakewich and Susan Tiura arc shari11g the positiOI'} of Co-ordinator of the program. They will co-teach the core course which is an mtroductory course "exploring the past, present and future roles of women in society". Specific topics will include: historical overview of feminist theory; politics, law and the family; women, health and illness; women and philosophy; women, culture and creativity; women and science; research methodologies and women in Northwestern Ontario". A speakers series will also complement the program and s tudents and the public will benefit from their expertise. ( UEW RATIFIES CONTRACT TI1e Board of Governors of Lakehead University ratified a two-year agreement between Lakehead University and the Canadian Union of Educational Workers for the period September 1, 1989 until August 31, 1991. The agreement provides graduate students with a 7% increase in wages in year I and 4% in year II. Graduate students on assistal1tship will also receive a benefits package 111 year II that includes partial medical and vision care coverage. Undergraduate students will receive wage increases that average 6.95% in year I and range from 4.5% to 5.95% in year II, depending on the classification. 111 addition to wages and benefits, there were changes made to contract language in various articles such as appointments, postings, unpaid leaves, Union information listings, etc. New wording was also added to the agreement dealing with personal harassment and HIV-related illness. October 1990 NOMINATIONS FOR HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees is now accepting nominations for possible honorary degree recipients for the May, 1991 Convocation. Nominations, together with biographical data, should be sent to Mrs. Linda Phillips, Office of the President, by MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1990. ALUMNI HONOUR AWARD Nominations are being accepted for the 1991 Alumni Honour Award to be presented to an alumnus/a of Lakehead University who has made an outstanding contribution in one or more fields. Nominations shou ld include a onepage summary of the reason for your selection and the candidate's C.V. Send submissions before FEBRUARY 15, 1991: The President, Alumni Association. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Last year the Alumni Association raised over $100,000 thanks to the work of over 80 volunteers who helped out during the annual Phonathon. We need your help agai11 this year -- in November. If you can spare a few evenings to call alumni in Thunder Bay, contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. Money raised will go towards scholarships and bursaries, library acquisitions and many other worthy campus projects. JAPANESE DELEGATION VISITS LU Lakehead University played host to a delegation from Yanaizu, Japan on Friday, September 14. The delegation was on a whirl-wind 6-day trip across Canada and made a stop in Thunder Bay. The Japanese citizens are interested in strengthening established ties with the area. Yanaizu is located near Gifu University, which signed a twinning agreement with Lakehead University in July. NOR'WESTERS' NEW SEASON UNVEILED Lakehead University's Nor'westers will likely have the Thunderdome rocking again this season if the varsity coaches have anything to say about it. The teams were introduced at a reception on September 25 and according to Clyde Tuy!, athletic co-ordinator, the season looks promising. Lou Pero's men's basketball team is expected to perform well this season because of the experience of the squad with only three new recruits added. Lady Nor'Wester basketball coach, Stu Julius, recruited hard last season and gained some valuable rookies. He predicts another win in the Ontario women's west division . Francis Clayton, wrestling coach, is optimistic about the season and believes that the LU team will fare well in competition. The women's volleyball squad has a promising roster with OWIAA all-star team member, Kelly Breutigam, and top-notch setter Kelly WilUams, returning. Coach Claude Lapre predicts a strong season for the team. Also announced at the reception was the establishment of the annual John Zanatta Memorial Alumni Game, to be held this year on October 20. Zanatta, past player and coach for the Nor'Westers, died tragically in August. The Nor'Westers will retire his unifom1 number and establish a scholarship fund in his name. Chief Booster, Larry Hebert, left, discusses the upcoming season with Clyde Tuy/ centre and Or. Bob (another big sports fan). AGORA - -- - -- - - - -- - - - -- - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the November Agora is October 15, 1990. THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS FALUWINTER TERM Monday - Thursday 8 am -11 :30 pm Friday - 8 am - 9 pm Saturday- 9 am - 9 pm Sunday-11 am -10 pm THANKSGIVING WEEKEND HOURS Saturday, 7 - 9 am - 9 pm Sunday, 7 -1 1 am - 10 pm Monday,8 -9am -Spm CORNWALL CONCERT SERIES 1990-91 Recital Hall, Cornwall School 210 S. Algoma St. Tuesdays at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted. October 9 Robert Silverman, piano (Vancouver) $3.00 October 23 Jane Leibel, soprano (winner of the 1990 Eckhardt-Gramattc Competition); Rachel Andrist, piano -S3.00 November 6 Eva Solar-Kinderman, piano (Victoria) - S3.00 1990/91 VARSITY HOME SCHEDULE C.J. SANDERS FIELDHOUSE Friday/Saturday, October 12/13 PIZZA HUT HIGH SCHOOL G IRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Saturday, October 20 JOHN ZANATTA MEMORIAL ALUMNI GAME WOMEN'S 6:00PM MEN'S 8:00 PM Friday/Saturday, November 2/3 MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PIZZA HUT TOURNAMENT Saturday, November 10 WRESTLING DUAL MEET (tentative) Friday/Saturday, Novem ber 16/17 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL vs GUELPH Friday, November 23 WRESTLING DUAL MEET vs WESTERN ONTARIO Friday/Saturday, Nov.30/Dec.1 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL OCTOBER FREE PUBLIC LECTURE J FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 PUBLIC LECTURE SPEAKER: DR. CHARLES W. TAYLOR Medical-Physical Division 3M Corporation, St.Paul, MN TOPIC: "Adhesives Research & Development and Careers and Opportunities in Industries" PLACE: RB 3044 2:30 PM The lecture is sponsored by the Industrial Research Institute, NY, 3M Corporation and L.U. Chemistry Depar tment. TUESDAY, 23 SENATE 9:30 AM MONDAY,29 PUBLI C LECTURE SPEAKER: DR. FREDERICK HOLMES TOPIC: History, Fiction and the Dialogic Lmagination: John Fowles' A ''WOMEN IN ENGINEERING'' Dr. Monique Frize, the first holder of the Canadian Chair of Women in Engineering, will conduct an information session for the public to learn more about opportunities in the engineering fi eld. Tuesday, October 9, 1990 7:30 pm Senate Chamber Dr. Frize is a professional electrical engineer with industrial, research and teaching experience. Everyone Welcome Maggot PLACE: RB 1022 7:30 PM NOVEMBER MONDAY,5 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING LITTLE DINING ROOM 7PM University Campus Final date for withdrawal from first term half-courses without academic penalty The 2nd annual L.U.C.C. Children's Halloween Party will be held for all faculty, staff, and their families on Sunday, October 28, 1990 at 2 pm in the Main Cafeteria. Agorl\ 111<• /\GORA is produced by the Information Office. Department of External Relations, L.ikchead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 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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 1990-10 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Student Centre https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/15229477143e96d890c9b114bbb098be.pdf 60a597eebcffd70fd95804a5213f23c8 PDF Text Text Inside: Knowles named Distinguished Teacher ........ 3 30 more employees reach 20-year mark .............. 4 New Faces .............................. 5 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO. 1 JANUARY 1991 Left: Pearl and Teri Kurlick Right: NanCJJ a11ri Frank Luckai, Andrea anrl Dan Ducker/ Below: Rita Roseharl, Penny Petrone, Sue Day ::i Santa Claus reported that Roy Murray, President of Confederation College, had asked for a new building on his campus. Never slingi;, Father Christmas was able lo present him with one brick. A large crowd attended the University Christmas Party on December 20. This annual event includes the "President's Video" which features a year-end review and fond farewell to the retirees and presentation of the 20--year pins. See page 4. Lipper Left: Lorraine and Ron Ha rris Left: Caesar Cimone and Caroline McAfee Left: Rhonda Kelly Below: Eleanora Bailey, Ruth Keuleman, Margaret Carter �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart Welcome to 1991! V.P. Academic Search The work of the Search Committee is progressing well, and it is anticipated that candidates for the position will be presented to the University community in February. Smoking Policy With the expected completion of the Student Centre in September of 1991, we are exploring the proposal of having that area being the on!y designated smoking area on campus. The ventilation system for that facility is designed to have a high volume air exhaust system. This is the type of system that is appropriate from a health perspective to protect non smokers. Our current policy on smoking is a step in the direction of limiting the personal risk to non-smokers but, in all reality, with integrated air systems in most of our facilities, our students, staff and faculty are s till being exposed to second-hand smoke. Medical evidence and the rights of the majority non-smoking group are continuing to suggest to me that it is time for Lakehead to move to a single designa ted smoking site. Perhaps a university referendum is appropriate. More on this topic in future columns. Workplace Safety on Campus Universities are generally not viewed by staff and faculty as "dangerous" workplace environments in the same context as industrial factories. However, universities are varied and complex in the range of activities tha t happen on campus, and 1 often feel that we are not aware of the need to treat our workplaces more seriously from an accidemt safety perspective. l believe it is also a responsibility to instill upon our s tudents the importance of the shared responsibility for worker health and safety. This past year, Lakchcc1d University lost both an alumnus and a student due to fatal i11dustrial accidents. With her various initiatives, Marion Muldoon of the Human Resources Dcparh11ent, carries this theme to you from time to time. I would like to reinforce her initiative and, as well, to remind you of the statistics that a significant number of personal injuries that occur in the home and, as well, the fact that most serious automobile accidents occur within 30 km. of an individual's residence. Marion Muldoon and l toured the campus recently to seek out what we considered to be messy and unsafe areas (accidents about to happen). Arc we an acciden t looking to happen? The photo is not encouraging, and I would hope th.1 t each and every one of you look over your own particular environment and take the necessary steps to ensure that it is safe for not only you but also your fellow students, facul ty and staff. OBITUARY Dr. Alan Day died peacefully Monday, November 26, 1990. Dr. Day was full Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Lakehead University where he taught and did research for the past nineteen years. Born in Sault Ste. Marie on October 9, 1941, Alan Day spent his formative years in North Bay, Ontario. He obtained his B.A. from McMaster University in 1964 and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force with 415 (M.P.) Squadron until he resigned his commission in 1967. At that time he held the rank of Captain and the position of Lead Navigator. He then entered graduate school at McMaster University and in 1970 obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mathematics. He accepted postdoctoral research fellowships at the University of Waterloo, at Vanderbilt University (Nashville) and at the Tcchnische Hochschule Darmstadt (Germany). Dr. Day moved to Thunder Bay in 1971 where he stayed, except for sabbatical leaves and visiting appointments, until his death . Dr. Day achieved a considerable national and international reputation because of the excellence of his research in Mathematics, particularly in the fields of Lattice Theory and Universal Algebra. He published many research papers in learned journals and presented his results at international conferences and meetings of scholars. He served on the Page 2 Editorial Board of the journal Algebra Universalis; he was a Director of the Canadian Mathematical Society from 1987 to 1989; and he was a member of the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council Grant Selection Committee from 1987 to 1989. Dr. Day was a long-standing N.S.E.R.C. Grant recipient. Recently, he was awarded the Lakehcad University 1990-91 Dis tinguished Researcher Award. Alan was proud of being a mathematician, but particularly proud of being a Canadian mathematician. ln his leisure time, he enjoyed acting in the Cambrian Players productions. He was a hard-working and hard-playing man, whose mathematics will certainly achieve for him a form of immortality. Despite a Jong and painful illness, he had a strong determination to live a full life and to persist in his ma thematical work. His forebcarance was an extraordinarv model of courage and positive a ttitude to his family and , friends, and particularly to his international colleagues. Alan will be missed by his friends in many countries, and especially by his family. A friend and colleague, William A. Lampe of the University of Hawaii, has written: man of principle is gone, and they arc rare. AGORA---- - - - - - - - - - - January 1991 �Around Campus DR. PEGGY KNOWLES RECEIVES 1990/91 DISTINGUISED INSTRUCTOR AWARD Dr. Peggy Knowles, Professor of Forestry and Biology, has been named the Lakehead University Distinguished Instructor for 1990/91. Dr. Knowles received her Bachelor of Arts degree from York University and her Masters and PhD from the University of Colorado?? She has been on faculty since 1980. The Distinguished Instructor Award is Lakchead University's highest award for excellence in teaching. It is presented annually to a professor who has made a distinguished contribution to teaching. • Acting Vice President (Academics), Dr. John Whitfield, says "it is quite a distinction for a faculty member to receive the award. 1 was please to receive and accept the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning . Dr. Knowles has been outstanding in her teaching a nd the comments from students reflect this. She has had a high profile in the classroom as well as in the area of instructional development". FIRST MOURN THEN WORK FOR CHANGE A memorial service in honour of the 14 women killed at !'Ecole Polytcchnique de Montreal was held in the Agora on December 6, 1990, the first anniversary of the tragedy. The service, attended by approximately 100 students, staff and foeult y, focused on the memory of the victims. As each name was called ou t, university representatives lit a candle in honour of the woman it represented. Speakers included !'resident Rosehart, Acting Vice-President (Academic) Whitfield, engineering stude nts, Bonny DiGiuseppe and Bradley Johns, engineer Simone Laatu and Chaplain of the university, Sister Alice Greer. The sentiments of each speaker echoed the theme "first mourn, then work for change". ln his speech to the audience, Dr. John Whitfield said "(the act) has raised an awareness of violence in our society in a country where we prided ourselves on being non-violent. One measure of a society is how it trea ts a nd protects those who arc powerless a nd vulnerable". LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY INTRAMURAL WOODSMEN COMPETITION February 2, 1991 A WOODSMEN COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL FA CULTIES, ALUMNUS, AND FACULTY MEMBERS, WITH MALE, FEMALE, AND MIXED TEAMS, OF SIX. EVENTS · SINGLES · AXE THROW · QUARTER SPLIT • DOT SPLIT · PULP TOSS DISTANCE · WINE GOB • · SNOW SHOE RACE*** · TEAlvl • · PULP TOSS FOR ACCURACY · LOG PULL • · CROSSCUT SAW · SWEDE SAW • **"'Each team must provide snow shoes for race. Entrance fee for each team paid in advance is S24.00 payable to any member of the Woods men Team. Teams paying on the morning of the competition will be charged $26.00. Limited to the first twe nty-five teams. Lunch will be provided. The competition begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Woodsmens' practice field, behind the maintenance (shipping and receiving) building at Lakehead University. Spectators Welcome. The Study will be open after the competition in order to revitalize lost fluids, announce winners, and to make awards. For further information call Todd a t 767-9124 or Anastasia a t 623-2916 I !OPE TO SEE EVERYONE Tl·JERE. LET THE C/-/JPS FLY! ENDOWED SCHOLARSlilP FOR WOMEN IN ENGINEERING Jo-Anne SiJverman, Foundations Officer, wishes to announce that Dr. Jenni.fer Allen Simons of the Simons Foundation has generously agreed to fund The Simons Foundation Scholarship for Women in Engineering at Lakchcad University. The $10,000 gift is endowed by the Foundation to encourage women to enter engineering programmes. The foundation's philosophy is that technological development is necessary only to enrich and enhance the quality of life. The recipient of the award will be an outstanding woman scholar who demonstrates potential for significant contribution to the sustainable development of our socie ty in her chosen field. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 23rd ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM RYAN BUILDING RM 1042 OBITUARY FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 7:00 pm Mr. Arthur Davies passed away December 13, 1990 at St. Catharines, Ontario, at the age of 64. Mr. Davis was appointed the Director of Physical Plant in Nove mber 1981. He was responsible for the administration of the plant and physical resources of the university until May 1989 when he assumed the position of Senior Advisor for campus planning. Arthur Davies graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Manitoba. J:--lis work included all phrases of production ma nagement including plant manager with three private companies. Mr. Davies also operated a consulting engineering business in the Niagara Peninsula where he was involved w ith design and in1plcmentation of quality control and production control system. Left to mourn arc his wife, Pat, five children and seven grandchildren. Memorial remembrances to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. l. Julian Duns ter, Professor, Natural Resources Ma nagement 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Program, Simon Fraser University "What is community forestry?" The Honourable Bud Wildman, Minis ter of Natur.il Resources "Ontario government policy on community forestn;." Mary La Ronde, Stewardship Director, Tcme-Augama Anishnabai, Bear Island Indian Band "Community forestry by and for aboriginal people." SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 9:30 am Richard Baerg, Forestry Specialist, Natural Resources Division, Canadian International Development Agency " International aspects of community forestry." Mike Roy, Director, Centre for Forestry and Environmental Studies, Corner Brook, Newfoundland "The pitfalls of implementing community forestry programs." PANEL DISCUSSION AND WORKSHOPS For more infonnation, call 343-8511 January 1991 AGORA - - - - - - -- -- - - -- -- - - Page 3 �Jean Charman '74 lo '90 Registrar's Office William McCallum '69 lo '90 Educa tion Mr. l..ynn A. Barber Chancellor Paterson Library Mr. James C. Arnot Education Library ( Mr. Allan Mackenzie Instrumentation wb Mr. Gerry J-Jashiguchi /Jiology Professor Norman C. /Jonsor Economics Mrs. Mary Garbutt Chancellor l'alerson Library Or. Ian /-/oodless Chemistry Professor J. David Bales Education Professor Ronald A. Nelson Business Administration Professor John G. Coo/en Engineering Mr. Fred Anderson Security Dr. Gerardus Vervoorl tducalion Dr. f. Douslas Rabb Philosophy lProfessor Victor C. Smith History Professor Pe/er J. Rutherford £ducal ion \ - - !'resident and Vice-O1ancellor --· ~Dr. John L. Jamieson Psychology Congratulations 1990 Retirees and 20-y e ar Re c ipie nts Geoff Weller Vice-President (Academic) (Special 19112 year award) The complete list of retirees for 1990: Thomas Cheetham '69-90 Campus Development Norman Ginsburg '69-90 Psychology Tom Harris '70-90 Economics John Metcalf 70-90 Security Charles McNally 74-90 Security Jean Charman '69-90 Registrar's Office Som Naimpally 73-90 Ma thematical Sciences William McCalltm1 '69-90 Ed ucation Silverio De Sousa '67-90 Cam pus Development Ronnie Josefchuk 70-90 Accoun t's Office Lorraine Smith '69-90 Com pu ter Centre 20-year pin recipients not able to a ttend awards ceremony: Mrs. Gwen I lenry Geography Mr. John Metcalf Security Professor Donald J. Richardson Forestry Dr. Neil A. Weir Chemistry Professor Torn D. Harris Economics Dr. John I'. Ryder Biology Dr. Peter Mah Mathemiltical Sciences Mr. Clarence Johnson Chancellor Paterson Library Special thanks to Photographer Sharon Bjorklund �RESEARCH NEWS EDO NETWORK COORDINATOR MOVES TO LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY CAMPUS The Office of Research and Graduate Studies is pleased to announce the arrival of Ms. Karen Farrell, Coordinator of the Northwestern Ontario Development Network, to Lakehead University. The Network is a unique organization created and operating in Northwestern Ontario, involving economic development practiti~ners such as the Economic Development Offices, Busme~s Developme~t Centres, Community Futures ~omm1ttees and Native Economic Development organizations. With the assistance of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, the Network has enabled over 20 c<_>m~unities to take control of their own economic plannmg, m tum attracting investment and joint ventures to the reg!on. Many different types of businesses, locating in the :eg1on, have _also been assisted by the Network. Such mvestments mclude foreign and domestic organizations a~d v~ry from t~e s~rvicing o'. aircrafts, harvesting hay and wild nee, to_ selling m the retail and commercial sectors, manufactunng furniture or mining the resources of the area. The decision to locate the Network office on the university's campus was based on the realization that Lakehead University is ai: integral partner in the economic development of the region. The network saw the university as a valuable resource for accessing a pool of technical and research expertise, state-of-the-art technicaJ facilities and entrepreneurial programs such as Jnnovation North; the Centre of Entrepreneurship and the Small Business Consulting Service. The Lakehead University Computer Centre has also been instrumental in assisting the Network in developi~g their electronic communication system, as well as prov1d111g Network members with the required training support. O!, th? other hand, the university envisions the Network as ~emg mstrumental in providing the university access to reg10nal r~sources, which wil~ undoubtedly result in joint collaboration on research proiects, cooperative education opportunities, etc. Ka~en "~ould like to extend an invitation to all faculty at the un1vers1ty to drop by her office to find out more about the Network, or perhaps just to explore areas for joint collaboration. Karen is located in the Innovation North Office, CB4106, and can be at ext. 8149. AWARDS Dr. Peter Duinker, Chair in Forest Management and Policy, School of Forestry was recently awarded a grant by the Fund for Dispute Resolution to undertake a study entitled "Effectiveness of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Forest Resource Management in Ontario". As confilcts among resource users in the Ontario forest sector have become more frequent and bitter in recent decades, Or. Duinker states, that it is becoming increasingly _important ~or resource managers to develop means for effective prevention and resolution of conflicts among users of Onta~io's na_tura1 resourc~s- The o~jective of this study is to exan_une v~nous mechamsms for dispute prevention and resoluhon bemg proposed, developed, tested and used in forest-resources management today, and to compare and demonstrate the strengths, weaknesses, and applicability of each approach, thus helping rationalize the choices available to managers and resource users. CongratuJations, Dr. Duinker. Dr. Peter Lee, Department of Biology has been awarded a grant fr~m th~ Uni~ersitr Research Incentive Fund Program (URIF), m coniunction with private sector support from Mid Canada Rice Pool Limited and the AJber ta Wild Rice Grmvers Association, for a research project entitled "Computer-Based Analysis of Wild Rice Quality''. In the last decade, the wild rice industry has become very competitive in both Canada and the United States, The response in Canada has been to focus on the high quality of lake-grown wild rice. Dr. Lee proposes to develop a computerized grading system that can me~sure wild rice length, width, uniformity of colour, and moisture c?ntent accurately and quickly. The technology deveJ?ped ~111 undoubtedly provide wild rice growers the tools which will enable th7m to contin~e competing successfully in the marke~lace. This collaborative research is an example of how the pnvate secto: and the university can work together for each oth er's benefit and that of the economy of Ontario. CONTRACTS Dr. W.H. Carmean, School of Forestry, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Natural Resources to develop a "Site Quality Evaluation Manual for Northwestern Ontario", in close cooperation with the M.N.R.'s Technology Development Unit. The manual will summarize the research findings of Dr. Carmean's past and present graduate students and will complement the Forest Ecological Classification Program that has been develope_d for Northwestern Ontario. It is expected tha~ the manua( will be of interest to practising foresters, policy makers, mdustry and university researchers. �CANADIAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION SUPPORTS ENGINEERING RESEARCH Prof. J. Coolcn, School of Electrical Engineering has been the Lakehead University Member Representative for the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC) Program since 1988. The CMC is a non-profit organization that provides a variety of services designed to enrich the environment for research in microelectronics in Canada. The corporation was established in 1984 and holds a major grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The CMC has loaned both software and hardware to the Department of Electrical Engineering over the past two years to allow our researchers to design and test integrated circuits. Northern Telecom Electronics in Ottawa, fabricates the university-designed integrated circuits at no cost to the university. Prof. Coolen is to be commended for the vital role he plays in fostering microelectronics research at Lakehead University. RESEARCH ARTICLE RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION An article written by Dr. Ladislav Malek and lvona Kozieradzki, Department of Biology, has been chosen to be reviewed/summarized in the next issue of the internationally distributed journal, Rice Biotechnology Quarterly. The article "Translation of Heterologous mRNAs by Chloroplast Stroma Components" appeared in the journal Physio. Plant. 78:395-399. NEW RESEARCH DIRECTORY UPDATE The development of the new directory has begun. It's purpose is to not only to be a guide for internal use, but also to be used as a reference or "sales tool" when collaborative activities with other universities, government ministries and private sector groups are being initiated or involved. The Research Office has been active in seeking private sector, provincial and federal government funding for research and has been requested on numerous occasions to provide examples of research, research expertise and equipment/ facilities, undertaken and available here. This is an essential document that is in real need of updating and a face-lift. In this current economic climate where funds for research are becoming increasingly limited, we must promote ourselves in the most creative and competitive way possible. This is the vehicle to assist in achieving this. It is hoped that all faculty will share these concerns. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY WELCOMES THE CENTRE FOR NORTHERN FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (CNFER) On January 4, 1991, Lakehead University hosted a welcoming symposium for the new Centre and it's staff. This was an opportunity to meet and develop some connections further and enhance our links with the Ministry of Natural Resources. It was a successful meeting with promising outcomes. The Research Office wishes to thank all faculty who came out to welcome this group onto our campus and for participating in an informative session. Special appreciation is extended to those faculty and staff who took the time and effort to show the Centres' staff through your laboratories and other facilities. The Research Office will be continuing to maintain this linkage. If you wish to be updated on activities occurring within the CNFER, or wish the assistance of the Research Office to liaise with the staff of the Centres' units on your behalf, you are encouraged to contact this office at ext. 8939 or 8223. Page 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SEMINARS The Office of Research and Graduate Studies would like to take this opportunity to thank the following researchers for the outstanding presentations they gave as leaders in the seminar series: Dr. J. Jamieson, Department of Psychology "Why Anova is Obsolete" and Dr. T. Hazen berg, School of Forestry- "Regression". The informal discussions which have followed these presentations have proven to be thoughtprovoking. If you are a researcher who would like to participate in future interdisciplinary dialogue on both traditional research methodologies and new research practices, please plan on attending these upcoming seminars: "Grounded Theory" - Prof. J. DeCangas, School of Nursing and Prof. 8. Rush, School of Business (Januilry 30, 1991 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge). This seminar will explore the main tenants of grounded theory. The pros and cons of this conceptual framework will be analyzed and its applications to research problems considered. Practical examples of application to research questions and design will be presented." "Chaos and Non-Linear Dynamics in Human Performance" Dr. D. Weeks, School of Physical Education (February 28, 1991 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the raculty Lounge). To date, most applications of chaos theory have been in the physical sciences. However, recent applications have included a number of physiological aspects of biological systems. As a consequence there has been a resurgence in efforts to address human motion in terms of general non-linear dynamics. Discussion will be centred around the successes and failures of a unified theory of human action based on non-linenr processes." "Fissures in the Positivistic Approach" - Dr. D.M. 13nrry, Department of Electrical Engineering; Dr. M. McPherson, School of Physical Education; Prof. K. Allan, Deparh11ent of Psychology and Dr. E. Epp, Department of History (March 26, 1991 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge). A panel format will be used to explore some of the limitations of the logical positivistic perspective that has dominated socinl science research during the twentieth century. Questions will be raised as to whether the overemphasis on this perspective has limited social science research. In other words, have social scientists let the methodology dictate the questions thnt are researched. Examples will be given illustrating both appropriate and inappropriate uses of the methodology depending on the nature of the research question. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES The Japan Science and Tcclmology flmd The Japan Science and Technology Fund (JSTF) was introduced as an integral part of the Canadian Government's new "Going Global" strategy announced in 1989, to strengthen Canada's position in a rapidly changing international economy. At present, the level of Canadian research collaboration with Japan docs not fully reflect either Japan's technological capabilities or its importance to Canada as a trade partner. The JSTF is jointly managed by External Affairs and International Trade Canada (EAlTC) and Industry, Science and Technology Canada (ISTC) and delivered in collaboration with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The fund supports activity across the research spectrum - from basic science in universities to high-risk commercial development in industry. Eligible activities include: 1) Research visits of up to four weeks (by individual researchers) to Japanese institutions or companies; 2) Research exchanges where Canadian researchers work in Japanese p rivate-sector, university or government research facilities, for 6 - 18 months; 3) the Canadian component of - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - -- -- January 1991 �new or expanded bilateral research and development projects; 4) Japanese language training for Canadian researchers with confirmed exchanges/long-term visits (min. 6 months) and principal researchers in JSTF-funded collaborative projects; and 5) Infrastructure support for Canadian research associations such as workshops for the dissemination of researd1 results and knowledge gained of Japanese researdi activities. To receive support, eligible activities must be part of a larger, ongoing, strategically directed set of activities. In the case of basic and applied researdl, the proposed project would relate to a departmental or institutional research plan. Proposals are accepted at any time and applications arc reviewed approximately every two to three months. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (STA), GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN and NSERC Japanese Science and Techn ology Agen cy Fellowships The Science and Technology Agency (ST A) established the STA Fellowship in order to offer promising young researchers from overseas the chance to engage in research at Japan's na tionnl laboratories (excluding university and universityaffiliated laboratories), and at some non-profit R&D institutes. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is the Canadian organization responsible for publicizing the STA Fellowships program and for selecting Canadian nominees for these awards. Final selection of fellows is made in Japan. Applicants from Canada must be Canadian citizens, or permanent residents who are currently living in Canada. They must hold a doctoral degree in a relevant field or expect to have completed all requirements for such a degree at U1c time of nomination. Starting dates for tenure of fellowships arc subject to negotiation with the host laboratory. It is very important to get in touch with the proposed host laboratory in Japan as soon as p ossible. An invitation from the laboratory is an essential requirement for an applicant to be nominated . It is recommended that applications reach NSERC about 6 months before the intended starting date. HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA Nation al Wel fare Grants All faculty are reminded that major changes have been made to the National Welfare Grants program of Health and Welfare Canada. Specific areas of high priority will now be identified and initial letters of intent solicited. These will be reviewed for relevance to the p riority area specifically and the program generally. Selected applicants will then be invited to submit a detailed proposal. The initial priority areas identified are: 1. Critical issues and trends affecting social policy and service delivery. 2. Social service issues affecting recent immigrants and refugees. 3. Community economic development. 4. Social service issues affecting aboriginal people. 5. Child and family poverty. The deadline for submitting letters of intent for the first three priorities is January 18, 1991. A separate call for letters of intent will take place for the last two priority areas sometime in February 1991. CANADIAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION Scholarships and G rants for Studies and Research in Scandinavia The Canadian-Scandinavian Foundation invites applications for studies and research in Scandinavian countries for January 1991 the 1991-92 academic year. Applications are available at the Office of Rcseardl and must reach the Foundation not later than January 31, 1991. The 1991 Swedish lnstitute Scholarships ($5,000) - For qualified Canadian student/researcher wishing to pursue academic studies or independent research for a period of three to eight months in Sweden. The CSF Special Purpose Grants ($500 - $800) - Provides partial financial support for applicants planning a shorter study/research visit to Scandinavia. The Finnair Travel Grant offers cost-free air travel from Montreal/Toronto/Finland for a person planning a study/ research stay in Finland during a period some time in the Fall of 1991, or the Winter of 1992. NORANDA/BRADFIELD Graduate Fellowship Program The purpose of the Noranda/Bradficld Graduate Fellowship program is to promote and encourage research collaboration between Canadian universities and companies in or associated with the Noranda Group. In 1991, up to seven fellowships valued at $15,500 are available to full-time students in graduate programs leading toward a Masters or a Doctoral degree working in the natural and applied sciences, mailiematics, economics, business and commerce. Applications, including renewals, should be submitted by M arch 1, 1991. For further infom1ation, please contact Kris Delorey at the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. SECOND ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE Call for Pap ers The Second Annual Lakchead University Graduate Student Conference will be held on Friday, March 15, 1991.Graduate Students are asked to submit abstracts of thesis and research projects to Kris Delorey, Office of Research and Graduate Studies by January 7, 1991. This year's theme is open to all areas of researcl1. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (Available at the Office of Research) NSERC - Lis t of Sch olarships and Grants in Aid of Research 1989-1990 Contains a list of all _grants and scholarships awarded by NSERC for 1989-90 and those awards administered by NSERC on behalf of oilier agencies. NSERC - Grants and Scholarships Statis tical Rep ort 19891990 Presents a detailed breakdown of NSERC expenditures by program and university/organization. The report is divided into the following five sections: Program Totals, Research Base, Sdiolarships and lnternational, Targeted Research and Networks of Cen tres of Excellence. Brief summaries of the major program categories are also provided. NSERC - Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Research Computation Examines the question of provision and utilization of computational equipment and faci lities within the Canadian research environment. - - - - - - -- - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 3 �UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES QUICK REFERENCE Research Opportunities Barton A wards - February 1, 1991 The Canadian-Scandinavian Foundation; Scholarships and Grants for Studies and Research in Scandinavia - January 31, 1991. Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anytime, but 2 months prior to when trajning begins. Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assis tance fund on New Information Technologies - Open Canadian Ins titute for N ordic Studies Graduate Scholarship - January 31, 1991 CIDA Awards for Professionals (duration up to six months) - January 31, 1991 CIDA International D evelopment Research Centre (IDRC) - Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Health and Welfare Canada; National Health Research and Development Program (N HRDP) - deadline postponed to June 1, 1991 Health and Welfare Canada; National Welfare Grants Special Competition: 1) Social service issues affecting aboriginal people and 2) Child and family p overty - February 1991 call for letters of intent. Heritage Canada Foundation Awards Program - June 1, 1991 Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships STA/NSERC - Open, but allow 6 m onths for processing The Japan Science and Technology Fund - EAITC/JSTC/ NSERC - Open, but allow 3 m onths for processing. Laidlaw Scholar Program - Open Lakehead University Senate Research Funds; NSERC and SSHRC General Research Grants Competition - March 10, 1991 National Geographic Society; Research Grants - Open North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund - Open NSERC/Environment Canada - St. Lawrence Centre Partners hips Program - February 1, 1991 NSERC Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 NSERC International Collaborative Research Grants - March 1, 1991 NSERC International Scientific Exchange A wards - March 1, 1991 NSERC Scientific Publications - April 15, 1991 NSERC Workshops and Seminars - Open Pag e 4 - - - - -- -- -- - - -- - Ontario Ministry of Health; Research Projects Program, Health Care Systems Research - May 1, 1991, Feasibility/ Formulation Studies - Open, Information - May 1, 1991, Workshop/Conferences - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Ontario Nursing Innovation Fund, Group projects - January 1, May 1, and September 1; Professional Development for RNs and RN As - Open Ontario Ministry of Transportation; Highway Safety Research Grant Program - January 31, 1991 Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Sd10larly Publications Program - Open Sport Canada; Applied Sport Research Program - February 15, 1991 SSHRC Special Awards: Queen's Fellowships, Canadian Law Scholarship Foundation, SSHRC Legal Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships in Management Studies -Open University Research Incentive fund (URIF) - January 31, May 31, October 15 World Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund -January 1, April 1, July l, October 1 Graduate Scholarships and Research Opportunities CIDA Awards for Canadians (duration up to 2 years) - February 12, 1991 Noranda/Bradfield; Graduate Fellowship Program - March 1, 1991 Second Annual Graduate Student Conference - March 15, 1991 Wildlife Habitat Canada - Graduate Scholarships - March 1, 1991 The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office of £nfom1ation Services, is asking all facul ty to sh are with us interesting research stories to feature in the RESEARCH NEWS. We would like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the com munity or if you would just would like to profile your research expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehicle for communica ting your research endeavours to the comm unity at large. For information and application forms on any of the above research programs, p lease call Anne Fiorenza at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. For informa tion and application forms for any of the Special Projects/Programs that Connie Hartviksen is managing, please call her new exten sion #8939 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. For information about Foundations, please call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by the Alumni House. RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - -- - - - January 199 1 �New Faces .______L _i_l_li_a_n_H_o_f_fm _ a_n_ _ __.l --'_ _ _ _J_a_n_e_T_a_y_l_o_r_ _ _ _ __J] Professor Lillian Hoffman has joined the Sd1ool of Nursing and te<1ches advanced nursing courses to 4th year students. Originally from Saskatchewan, Hoffman received both her Bachelor of Nursing and her Masters of Science (Physiology) degrees from the University of Saskatchewan. She has a Masters of Nursing degree from New York State University at Buffalo and is a cardio-pulmonary clinical specialist. Although the major part of her career has been spent in the United States, Hoffman began her teaching career in the 70's at Lakchead University's Sd,ool of Nursing. Following that, she worked at the Johns Hopkins Smgical Intensive Care Unit in Baltimore, Maryland and taught for 13 years at Syracuse University's School of Nursing. She also worked in the Surgical and Trauma lntensivc Care Unit in Washington at D.C. General Hospital. " It was very different there from other work I had done - dramatic - a lot of gunshot and stab wounds". Hoffman's research includes "working on the basic knowledge of nursing students regarding the concepts considered essential for critical care". She is 1,vorking toward accredita tion in Critical Care Nursing. Dianne Edmond Dianne Edmond is the new secretary in the office of the Chief Librarinn . Edmond worked at the uni vcrsity library in the early 1980's and recently worked for Canadian Pacific Forest Products. Edmond is from Northwestern Ontario and has lived in Thunder Bay for the past 10 years. She is a very active person and says "sometimes I feel I come to work between all my other activities". Edmond enjoys working out and is a dedicated body builder. She hopes to enter competitions in the near future. With winter approaching she looks fonvard to cross-country skiing as well. She is very interested in the health care field and teaches a backcare program to chiropratic patients. Presently Edmond is taking "Wellness Promotion courses" at Confederation College in addition to a University of Waterloo correspondence course. 1n the past spring/summer term she took four courses a t Lakehead University. She hopes to use the credits towards a Bad1elor of Applied Health Sciences degree. CALLING ALL CURLERS The Lakehead U niversity Alumni Mixed Bonspiel is set for Friday, February 1, 6:00 pm to 1:00 am, at the Kakabcka Curling Club. Tickets are $17 per person or $65 per team. Beef on a bun will be served and a cash bar is available. For further infom1ation call Alumni House at ext. 8155. Registration deadline is Jan uar y 25. Come out, spin a couple of rocks and show your stuff! January 1991 Dr. Jane Taylor has recently joined the School of Physical Education and Athletics. The Agora caught Dr. Taylor for an interview just before she left for Indonesia and Christmas vacation. Dr. Taylor's husband is presently stationed in Jakarta as a CIDA advisor for spatial planning, a project out of Dalhousie University. One of Taylor's two daughters is on a scholarship to the United World College in Singapore and '------------'the other attends University of Toronto. All met in Indonesia for a very different Christmas celebration. Dr. Taylor came to LU from Edmonton where she owned a consulting business and was a professor at the University of Alberta. She holds a Honours Bad1elor of Arts degree in Physical Education from the University of Western Ontario and MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Alberta. Before obtaining her graduate degrees, Taylor taught high school. At LU Dr. Taylor teaches "adapted Physical Education". Her main research is conducted with children with learning disabilities. "I started the first clinical program for physically awkward children and 1 want to start one here. It's a teaching/in structional program. I'm working in a new area right now - assessing children at risk between 3 and 4 years old". Dr. Taylor keeps fit by running and crosscountry skiing. Gary Langen Gary Langen is a new addition in Campus Development. Langen worked 10 years for Richardson Terminals. Hired as a millwright, Langen does building maintenance as well and likes the diversity of the work at LU. "I enjoy the change. The work at the elevators was a troubleshooting game whereas here it focuses on a more constructive aspect". Langen is happy not to be working shift work anymore and looks forward ~ - - - - - - - - ~ to more free time with his family. "Finally I can spend evenings at home and help out my wife a bit". Langen's hobbies include golfing and fishing. He shares a family cottage and fishing camp and is in the process of building his own. More than a few weekends arc spent doing house renovations for other people. "J enjoy being busy. There arc not enough hours in the day for the things I'd like to do". ART IN EDUCATION If winter's getting to you, change the scenery. Walk over to the Bora Laskin Building on your noon hour an d enjoy the amazing ar twork on display in the halls. Rita Ir win has created a wonderful environmen t in which to study art in education. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 �People, Papers/Publications Special Projects/Awards Dr. I. Nirdosh, Professor of C hemical Engineering, has published "Na rural Convcchon Mass Transfer at an Enclosure Between Two Horizontal Discs," in Chemical Engineering Communications. Dr. G. H. Scdahmcd of Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, is the ;;;:S;::;-°if'=;," co-au thor of the paper. Dr. B. I. Kronberg, Geology, presented a paper on "Response of Major North American Ecosystems to Global Change: A Biogeochcmical Perspective", at a recent meeting in La Serena, Chile on "Earth System Response to Global Change: Northern and Southern Hemisphere Contrasts". The latter is the title of a new injtiativc in Earth System Science being sponsored . . by the global change committees of Canada, Chile and Umted States. Dr. Kronberg is the Canadian representative to the organizing committee for this initiative. Following the_ . meeting Dr. Kronberg was invited to lecture at the Umvers1dad de San Luis in Argentina. Dr. Jane Crossman, Associate Professor of Physical Education presented a paper entitled "The 1980 Olympic Boycott: The Affected Athletes' Perception" at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual conference, Denver, Colorado, November 7-11. The study was coresearched by Dr. Ron Lappagc of the same School. Dr. U. S. Panu, Civil Engineering, had the following papers published in journals: "Numerical Modelling of Pressure Reducing Valves in Water Distribution Network Systems". Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 4,; U.S. Panu and M. Oosterveld (1990) "Pre-Feasibility Technical lnvestigations of the Cost of Water Transfer From Lake Superior to U.S. High plains Region". Canadian Water Resources Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3; J17; G. Hazen berg, and U.S. Panu (1990) "Analysis of Flow into Draintile in Three-Dimensional Flow Field", paper in printing in the Journal of Hydrology; U.S. Panu and G. Hazen berg, "Theoretical Analysis of Flow Rate into Perforated Draintubes", paper in p rinting in the Journal of Water Resources Research. Dr. Panu had the following papers published in conference proceedings: T. Kojiri, S. lkebuchi, T.E. Unny, and U.S. Panu (1990), "Knowledge-Based System Approach to Reservoir Operations in Water Resources Systems Applications", the proceedings of the_Tnt~rnational Symposium on Water Resource Systems Application; U.S. Panu, and P.R. Peterson (1990), "Runoff Hydrographs by the Hexagon Grid Method", p roceedings of the Annual Conference of the CSCE, Vo] . V; J. Galloway, and U.S. Panu (1990), 1 Page 6 "Low flow Frequency Analysis of Streams in Northwest Ontario", proceed ings of the Annual Conference of the CSCE, Vol. V; T. Kojiri, U.S. Panu, U.S., and T.E. Unny (1990), "Expert Reservoir Operations Including Preliminary Controls", IA HS Publications. CONFERENCE AND CALL FOR PAPERS The 11th Annual Conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education will take place June 15-1 8, 1991 at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The STLHE invites proposals for interactive presentations on devloping teaching and learning in post-secondary education. Submissions arc welcomed from faculty, instructionc1l developers and those interested in the advancement and enhancement of higher education. For more information or to register contact: STLHE Conference c/o Office of lnsh·uctional Develo pment and Technology Dalhousie Univcrsi ty Halifax, Nova Scotia 1331-1 3J5 Tel: (902) 494-1622, Fax: (902) 494-2319 Dr. R.H. Mitchell, Professor of Geology, recently presented four lectures as part of the Mineralogical Association of Canada's Visiting Lecturer Program. The topic of the lecture was "Primary Diamond Deposits" and was presented at the Universities of Toronto, Waterloo, McMaster and Brock. Dr.s Brian Lorch and Brian Phillips, Geography; Dr. Larry Knopp, University of Minnesota-Duluth c1nd 14 senior Geography students particpated in a cultural and academic exd1angc in the late FaU . LU students spent two dc1ys in Duluth studying the city's waterfront and planning projects and residential development in different historical periods. Their UMD counterparts travelled to Thunder Bay with the LU students where they looked at aspects of the local physirnl environment and residential and commercial development. The exchange provided an opportunity for students to compare and conh·ast tJ1c two cities. Dr. Joe Stewart, Anthropology, and Dr. Phil Fr,1lick, Geology, and fellow researchers Ron Hancock, Jane Kelley and Elizabeth Garrett, had their many years of data collection and research published in the journal of Archaeological Scie11cc, 1990, 17, pp. 601-625. The article is entitled "Petrographic Analysis and JNAA GeochemistTy of Prehisoric Ceramics from Robinson Pueblo, New Mexico". Other members of Lakehead University involved with this extensive rescc1rch paper were Steve Kissi.n (supervision of an exploratory student project), Cindy Lamontagne (entering and revising the typing of the manuscript) and Sam Spivak (table and figure drafts). AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - January 1991 �akeherul Univen~it OPERATING ehead University 85 FACUL1/ Budget 1 42 1965 by Katherine Shedden ~I . 19 6 4 1 Last Writes 1957 c:::39 78,200 31 1141 -■ 1957 1961 IG64 196~ 1966 Call it karma. A fact sheer highlighting Lakehcad University's economic impact on the City of Thunder Bay landed on my desk the same day that I decided to return Linda Phillip's 1967 "Desk Diary". Possessing a weakness for nostalgia, r scanned the 28year old booklet again. TI1c charts seemed to have greater significance in light of the fac t sheet. In 1966, President Tamblyn and his finance boss, David Morgan, together with the Board of Governors, had a big fiscal responsibility. They managed the univcrsi ty's 2 1 /2 mi Uion dollar operating budget. Try S57.9 million: the university's total opcrati.ng expenditures for 1989/90 (induding operations, capital and research). Fascinated with the term "multiplier of 2.5 x operating expense", especially since whatever it was totalled S145 million, J quickly caUcd the Finance Department. A concise and understandable reply was forthcoming: every dollar generated by the university has an economic impact on the city of S2.50. When a building goes up, or we conlTact for goods or services, the city and its residents benefit. Okay, this really is big business. Lakchcad University is also a major employer with 647 full-time employees and a total of 1,600 full and part-time employees. As we honour 20-ycar pin recipients each year, I'm astounded by the number of long-serving employees. I didn't have to call Accounts to figure out that multiplier: 29 x 20 = 589 years of service to this university! Did you know there's an employee on campus who started work on Monday, June 19, 1961? 1 hope someo ne has thought about the 30ycar bar awards. Those seven brave souls who held the fort in 1957, which was then Lakehead Tedrnical institute, have swollen their ranks to more than 250 full-time professors, with an additional 50 - 100 scssional lecturers. Notice the "university's phenomenal growth" in 1965-66, the year Lakchcad beaomc a degree-granting institution. Enrolment figures arc a hot topic at all the universities. Grants arc based on enrolment, but also vary according to the programs students choose. Good enrolments are critical but university adminis!Tators arc ever-watch fu l about the numbers game - when do you have too many students? The current studen t enrolment ,it LU is 6,358 including 4,250 fu lltime students. It is estimated that these students from outside the local area bring (and spend) 19.4 million dollars per year. That figure is based on 3,242 students spending an average of S6,000. The university dispenses $.426 million in assistance to students through scholarships, bursaries and awards. Other January 1991 facts: research assistance for 1989 /90 was at S3.9 million, money last year to the Gty in lieu of taxes - $.279 million. Now try $84.5 million. As of April 30, 1990, that was the total 1989/90 accumulated capital expenditures, including buildings, land and parking, equipment and books. Our much-needed building boom includes the Student Centre, Regional Education CenlTe, CenlTe for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, townhouse residences, additional parking lots and the Medical Residency Building. The replacement cost is an estimated S161 million. Geoff Weller, arc you ready for all this? Grads Correspond Dr. Roschart, Namastc from Nepal! r thought you might like to get a card from me while l'm on my p lacement. l've been in Nepal for 1 month now and so far things arc going very wcll. l spent the first week in Kathmandu taking Nepali language classes. Now I am living and working in a Tibetan Refugee camp outside of Pokhara, which is 200 km N.W. of Kathmandu. There's a terrific view of the mountains here! l work at the Health Care CenlTe in the refugee camp. It's a small clinic, only 2 rooms and has limited supplies and equ ipmen t bu t the nursing work is fascinating and rewarding. I work 6 days a week with one other nurse and one assistant (no Doctor). Many of our patients are babies and young children who arc brought to the clinic with diarrhea and/or skin problems, caused by poor hygiene and sanitation. When my language skills get better I'd like to get some small groups of people together so they can discuss their concerns about health and I can do some teaching! (hygiene, nutrition, prevention, breast feeding etc.). I have been asked to go to Kathmandu for two weeks in November to help teach a refresher nursing course. fni tially I felt some anxiety over this proposal, but the people seem to think 1 am very well qualified, so I agreed. I think it will be a learning experience for me also! Any way, J just wanted to say thanks for your substantial donation, and to let you know that the money is being well spent! Kristen Ecclestone L.U. Nursing Grad '88 Anthropology/ Psychology'90 AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Lynn Gollat at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the January Agora is January 15, 1991. THE CHANCELLO R PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS REGULAR HOURS RESUME Monday -Thursday: 8 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m . Saturday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. CORNWALL CONCERT SERIES 1990-91 Recital Hall, Cornwall School 210 S. Algoma St. Tuesdays at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted. January 15 Magnus De Verdier, violin; Heather Morrison, piano FREE January 29 Valerie Patton, soprano; George Holbom, bass; Heather Morrison, piano FREE February 5 Victor Schultz, violin; Erica Schultz, piano $3 February 12 Penelope Clarke, flute; Joy Fahrenbruck, piano FREE February 25 Master Class with Philip Dent Candelaria guitar FREE February 26 Philip Dent Candelaria, guitar $3 1990/91 V ARSllY HOME SCHEDULE C.J. SANDERS FIELDHOUSE January 11/12 - Gord Garvie Memorial Wres tling Festival January 18/19 - Basketball Doubleheader vs Windsor Women: 6:30pm Men: 8:30pm January 25/26 Women's Volleyball vs Waterloo 7:30pm THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY Phone 577-6427 Nov. 30 - Jan. 13, 1991 - Jn The Steps Of Our Ancestors Dec. 14 - Jan. 13, 1991 - Birds Of Prey JANUARY WEDNESDAY, 16 Final date for registration, changes and additions to second term half-courses except Distance Education (Dec.7) FRIDAY, 18 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Prof. Rosemary Sulli van Topic: "The Art of Biography" 2 p.m. Ryan Building, 1023 MONDAY, 18 SENATE MEETING 2:30 PM MONDAY, 28 Speaker: Dr. Kim Fcdderson Topic: "Eroticism, Art and Morality: Samuel Daniel's Delia and The Complaint of Rosamond 7:30 p.m. Ryan Building 1022 I FEBRUARY MONDAY, 4 First Day of Classes for February Session JANUARY 24-FEBRUARY 2 NATIONAL FILM BOARD OFCANADA and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery present a Festival of Feminis t films at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery all films begin at 8 p.m. Friday, January 11 FIVE FEMlNST MINUTES Friday, February 8 · THE FAM INE WITHIN . Friday, March 8 SANDRA'S GARDEN Friday, April 12 • FIREWORDS . FRAGMENTS OF A CONVERSATION ON LANGUAGE Friday, May 24 · PLA YJJ'\IG FOR KEEPS . · NOWAY! NOT ME · Friday, June 14 AFRICAN MARKET WOMEN W INTER CARNlVAL TUESDAY,5 RESONANT REFLECTIONS A local period instrument ensemble presents "From the Hunt to the Concert Hall" The evolution of the natural horn, featuring Derck Conrod, assisted by Heather Morrison - harpsichord, piano Peter Shackleton - recorder Heather Carruthers - baroque bassoon Felicia Urbanski - baroque violin Music from Telemann to Rossini February 5, 1991; 8 p.m. St.Thomas Anglican Church Final date for registra tion, changes and additions for February Session Full Courses FRIDAY, 8 Final date for refunds on withdrawals (except February session) Final date for withdrawal from fullcourses and secondterm half-courses without academic penalty. THURSDAY, 14 BOARD OF GOVERNORS 4 PM Agorl\ The AGOR/\ is produced by tl1e Information Office, Depa rlmenl of External Relations, La kehead University, 111Undl'r Bav, On tario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge lo the University's faculty and staff, local governmen t, media, business and friends of the Universi ty. Credit is appreciated wh en materia l is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Rela tions: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden A~sistan t: Denise Bruley Gi lendar: Flo Sherren Photography: Peter l'una Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Linda Siczkar Assistants: Rid1ard Tiihonen. Ian Ritchie Pr! nting: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Ed itor/ Agora Informa tion Office SN1002 Lakehead Un iversity Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P713 SEl (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8192 ., ~BR ~§c Q) .~ Q) !r.u!r. E~ u ~ Q. 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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 1991-01 1991 20-Year Recipients Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/d5ed124c9ccf6bd239bd472bbf60ae30.pdf b23bc94d0ef322f85b6bcac4533f8127 PDF Text Text Inside: Macleans gets report card from Rosehart ................................. 2 ~ rd ent callers raise $60,000... 3 Student Athletes named Academic All-Canadians .... 4 Research New s..... Blue Pages Carton's Legacy Continues.... 9 Lakehead :.;, ' University _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO.IO NOVEMBER 1991 The Long Wait is Over - Student Centre Opens On October 30 the Lakehead University Student Union held the official opening of the new $3.75 million student centre. The afternoon celebration was hosted by current student union president Ian Middleton and past president Roch Letourneau. Invited guests included administration, student union representatives, and the people responsible for the design and construction of the facility. The spanking new building houses student union offices, club space, a games room, a convenience store, the Gender Jssues Centre, Financial Aid, Student Services and Native Support Services. The centre is also the site for the new pub/events hall facility, recently named "the Outpost" in a student referendum. The pub, with its full service roadhouse-style menu and the largest dance floor in J'>0 rthwestern Ontario, has already proven to be ~ of the busiest places on campus. Minore na1ned Site Director $2 million to research recruitment and retention of health care workers in the North Lakehead and Laurentian Universities will each receive $1 million spread over five years to research chronic shortages and the maldistribution of health care workers throughout the northern part of the province. The funding for this research comes from the c___== =-=='----"= = = health system-linked research unit within the Ministry of Health . A 22-member advisory committee was set up and quickly identified the establishment of a research unit as a high priority. Members include researchers from the two universities, members of District Health Councils and Hospital Associations and Nishnawabe Aski Nation (N.A.N.). Both universities will involve researchers from cross disciplines and develop the research agenda in consultation with health providers and consumers of the services. A news conference was held to announce the funding and "r )intment of Dr. Bruce Mi.narc, Director of the Lakehead Sne of the Northern Health Human Resources Research Unit. Dr. Minore is Associate Professor of Sociology and has been at Lakehead since 1974. The focus of his research in the last seven years has been on the delivery of human services in single industry towns and native communities in the region. More specifically, he has worked on the N.A.N. youth suicide consultation, the impact of the Young Offenders Act on native youth and native broadcasting programs. Minore identified several targeted research areas: "First, we need to find out the factors that effect students' choices to go into a health-related career, especially northern students. There is research showing a higher success rate of recruitment and retention when the student comes from the North". Dr. Anita Chen, Department of Sociology, will conduct a retrospective study of career d10ice nurses in Northern Ontario. Another study will look at training programs that expose caregivers to the northern experience. Research in that area will attempt to find out if students who train in the north stay in the north. Dr. Andy Dalrymple, Director of Research at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, wiU spearhead a study on recruitment and retention of psychologists and psychiatrists in Northern Ontario. Dr. Minon? and Professor Boone will work with N.A. N. researchers Mac Katt and Peggy Kinch on retention of front line health workers in the Nishnaawbe Aski First Nations. Minore explored that both studies are seeking to find out how we can keep health professionals already working in the North employed here. Dr. Minorc will be setting up offices in the new H ealth Sciences Resource Centre in the very near future. �Report From the President '· R Smith Commission Versus Maclean's Recently, there have been two significant reviews of the Canadian university system - the Smith Commission Inquiry on Canadian University Education and the Maclean's Magazine expose. The Smith Commission, which cost nearly $1 million, is a credible report, the Madean's treatise is, at best, apples and oranges rubbish. Smith Commission Smith, in declaring that the system is "fundamentally healthy", has issued a strong warning to universities that they are not putting enough focus on teaching and enough of their tenure-stream professors in the classroom. He is very concerned that we are drifting quickly to the research intensive and tiered American system. Smith outrightly rejects this approach as the wrong way to go. He supports the guaranteed quality of a publicly-funded system but argues for increased tuition fees and a major revision to the student loan program that would see repayment tied to future income. Stuart Smith, the Commissioner, has done a thorough job. During the term of his work, he held extensive public hearings and visited many Canadian universities, including a day spent at Lakchead. Lakehead University is featured in three key citations in the final report of the Smith Commission. Smith was impressed with the way in which Lakehcad University has responded to its regional mandate in terms of being a university "in and for" the development of Northwestern Ontario. Specifically, Smith cites "The curricula at Lakehead University... have(sic) been admirably tailored to meet the needs of the society and Page 2 economy of a specific region namcl y Northwestern Ontario ...". ln the same vein, Smith was also complimentary of the progressive action that Lakchcad University has taken to provide professional program access for our Native peoples. Specifically, "The Commission was pleased ... with nativeoriented programs at Lakehead University". And finally, one of Lakehead University's niches in the Canadian university system has been the development of unique post-diploma programs which allow community college graduates in programs such as engineering, business, nursing, social work, and forestry to further their studies to the university degree level in the shortest period of time. Specifically,"Another major area of concern brought to the Commission (partly, admittedly, by the Commissioner, who has written on the matter in the past) is the need for coordination between colleges and universities. Lakehead University, with its "Invest your Diploma in a Degree" program, can provide examples which deserve to be emulated". And now on to Maclean's! Maclean's We seem to be catching an unfortunate illness from south of the 49th, ie., the compulsive need to "rank" things. While Stuart Smith is warning us not to further emulate the U.S. college and university system with its highly variable quality, Maclean's has launched forth with a national ranking effort that, while not completely useless, is highly flawed with its apples and oranges comparisons. A major concern of the Maclean's ranking exercise was its over-reliance on variable data sets and the fact that, with a very few exceptions, little on-campus research was undertaken. Linda Frum, to her credit a few years ago, did visit, I believe, each and everyone of the university campuses about which she wrote. \ Jt is hard for me to know where to .J start with the Maclean's analysis. Firstly, Lakehead University finished 38th of 46 institutions ranked. I should add immediately that Canada has about 90 degree-granting institutions, but Maclean's only based their analysis on B.A. and B.Sc. programs. No analysis involving the professional programs within an institution was made. In the case of universities like Lakehead University and several others in Canada, this has obviously put us to some considerable disadvantage. In all fairness to Maclean's, they did try to treat the institutions statistically the same. Part of the Madean's summary was a Presidential rating of the top 10 insti tutions. I refused (along with the President of Concordia University) to participate in this highly subjective exercise as I felt and still feel that it has absolutely no credibility. lt would be interesting, for example, to know how many of the 44 (of 46) Presidents who did complete the survey have actually visited and studied the other 43 institutions. Maclcan's made an effort to sub"\ divide the analysis into four categories,_./ Student Body The two categories involved in this section arc highly misleading as they do not at all take into account the population sample from which each university draws its student body, and it also ignores (in a negative way) accessibility initiatives that individual institutions may have made with special access initiatives such as education equity (handicapped, learning disabil.i tics, Native participation, etc.). As well, although parameters such as entering averages arc ranked, the absolute vari?tions arc not major. For example, in Arts and Science at Lakehead, the entering average is about 5 percentage points lower than the provincial average, but 10 percentage points above the provincial minimum. Faculty I have no great argument with the parameters used in this section, but one must exercise some caution as, although arts and science programs were being analyzed, most of the data was university-wide. Lakehead University did well on all categories and ranged from 15 tc 30 in four sub-categories). Continued 011 page 11... AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - November 1991 �Around Campus Student Callers Make a Difference c Thanks to the efforts of Phone-an Co-ordinator Maureen Doyle JFA '90) and a first-rate staff of 18 dents, the Alumni Association is right on target for the 1991-92 campaign. As of October 24, 1991 the Association has raised $60,000 towards its $150,000 goal. In addition to asking for taxdeductible contributions, the students are updating files, promoting the LU Mastercard and sharing campus news with ovt'r 11,000 alumni all across Canada. On November 6 and 7 Dr. Connie Nelson is planning a special night targeting over 1,000 graduates of the Graduate Student Scholarships at Lakehead University. Highlights of the season? guest appearances of Campaign Co-Chair Geraldine White, Chief Librarian Fred McIntosh, and Registrar Pen tti Paularinne. Oh, and the sighting of a bear feeding on crabapples just outside Alu mni House in early October. It's great to be a northerner! Special thanks to our corporate supporters for donating pizza, pop and donuts: Papa Piccolinos, Coca-Cola Ltd., and Robin's Donuts. The Alumni Phone-a-thon continues through November. For those faculty and staff m embers who wish to support the Annual Fund this year, please send your cheque (payable to the Alumni Association of Lakehead University) to Alumni House. Over $60,000 pledged! Geraldine While (back row, second from right) gets the Phone-a-than swann from callers I ..,.., \ -,. I \ / I 1· November 1991~ - - -- -- - - - - -- - - AGORA Page 3 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY! The Northern Studies Resource Centre The Northern Studies Resource Centre in The Chancellor Paterson Library collects materials for northern and regional research. The Centre houses several special collections; Regional, North, University, Faculty and Seaway. i:,e following is a selection of titles relevant to !he ~thrnc dev~l?pment of Thunder Bay. These titles, along with titles pertammg to other aspects of the development of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario are in the Regional or University collections of the Northern Studies Resource Centre: The Polisl1-Canadia11 Commu11ity at the Lakehead. Zawadowski, Leo. Presents a history of the Poli~h-Canadian community in the Lakehead, discusses European continental immigration to Canada, and provides information for the. general reader interested in the history of Canada's culture. Project Bay Street: Activities of Finnish-Canadians in 11111nder Bny Before 1915. Metsaranta, Marc (ed). A historical study of Finnish immigration to Thunder Bay before World War 1. Specific attention is given to the history of local Finnish churches, temperance societies, workingmen's associations and introductory information on Finnish history and culture. 11,e Italian Immigrant Experience. Potestio, John and Antonio Pucci (eds) A collection of papers which relate to the Italian immigrant experience in North America, and specifically in the Lakehead. Polyphony: 11,e Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. vol. 9, no. 21987. Special Issue: Thunder Bay's People. . This special issue of Polyphony gives the reader a portrait of the rid, ~thnic diversity of Thunder Bay. For more i11fon11ation 011 The Northern Studies Resource Centre, or to arrange for a guided tour, contact the Centre at 343-8728. In the midst of what seems to be a publishing flurry, one author thought it would be a good idea to donate a copy to the university library. According to Fred Mclntosh, the Chief Librarian, "these donations are very important to the library. First, it is a great way to increase our acquisitions but more important it ensures that the work of our faculty is in the library." The donor in this case is geology professor Roger Mitchell, shown autographing his new book, Petrology of Lamproites co-authored with Steven Bergman. To find out more about the works of our own faculty, check the displa~ in the Bora La~kin Buildi~g. It's a very diverse collection of books wntten or edited by professors from the School of Education. Later this month there will be a book launch for three new books of interest to residents of Northern Ontario written by geography professors Brian Lorch and Brian Phillips and alumna Elinor Barr. a or'Westers recognized for academic success ~ -- - - - - - - - , Geraldine Bergmans, a member of David Pineau, a student in his the-Lady Nor'Westers voUeyball third year of the Physical Educateam, and a student enrolled in the tion and Athletics programme Honours Bachelor of Science was recently named an academic program, was named an academic all-Canadian for 1991-92 by CIAU. all-Canadian by the CTAU. This is Pineau plays varsity basketball for the first year the CIAU has recogLakehead University. In order to nized academic excellence in this qualify for the honour, the student manner. Bergmans is the starting must be a varsity athlete and middle blocker for the volleyball maintain academic first class team and has been and her strong standing. Pineau has maintained performances this season have been an A average throughout his key factors in the team's successes. academic career. At last year's Bergmans received a Lakehead awards banquet, Pineau was GERALDINE BERGMANS University entrance award for named the Nor'Westers' most academic excellence and a Canada scholarship offered to first improved player and is on the ~ta~tin~ lineup thi_s season. Pineau is a graduate of St. Patrick s High School m Thunder class students entering science programs. Bay. Page 4 AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - November 1991 �Faces .______ _M_art_h_a_ G_i_n_g_e_ri_c_h_ ____,l l.___ _ _ _c_h_u_k_ O_d_i_a_h_ _ ____, Martha Gingerich was recently ( ,x,inted Executive Assistant to the President. As Executive Assistant Gingerich is secretary to the university Board of Governors and the Senate as well as Electoral Officer for Faculty elections. Originally from Southern Ontario, Gingerich relocated to Thunder Bay four years ago. She has since worked part-time for the community organization, the Women's Health Information Network, and presently holds a scat on the Board of Directors. Gingerich received her undergraduate degree in Geography from Simon Fraser University in 1980, worked in the mining industry for three years and returned to university, this time Carleton, to pursue graduate studies. After taking a break to raise her three children, Gingerich says "I'm really enjoying being back in a university community. Working with the Board of Governors and the Senate will be stimulating." Gingerich enjoys camping and skiing and when she has a rare free moment, likes to curl up with a long historical novel. Chuk Octiah is a new assistant professor in the department of Social Work. Born in Nigeria, Odiah moved to Finland when he was five years old. His father was a diplomat and by nature of the business was required to move frequently. ''My father thought that we should stay in one place and complete our schooling." Odiah remained in Finland, receiving his Masters degree from the University of Tampere. He worked in various areas of social welfare, including international consultancy firms, before continuing with his schooling in Canada. "I was offered a fellowship to teach and go to school at the same time". Odiah received his PhD in Social Work from the University of Toronto in 1990. Odiah's research interests lie with international social work, social policy and research. One of his main interests, cross cultural social work, deals with how to adapt social wqrk experience to a couutry's specific cultural identity. In his spare time Odiah collects and restores antique cars - "mostly Mercedes, Jaguars and Volvos. It's an expensive hobby and because of the expense of moving them all here, I had to sell some." Representing more than 275 members ... /,-few of the members of the 1991-92 LUFA Executive Committee pose for a group photo prior to the General Meeting. From " . to right Ian Dew, Treasurer, Glenna Knutson, Chief Grievance Officer, Jim Stafford, Pension and Benefits Chair, Chris Southcott, Elected Member, John Griffith, President, Colin Graham, OCUFA Salary Chair, Darlene Steven, Faculty-Board Relations Chair, Gerry Vervoort, Past President and Lisle Thomson, Membership and Services Chair. Executive members absent: John Fu they, Vice-President and Raoul Ruiperez, Secretary. November 199.r-- - -- -- - -- - - - -- AGORA Page 5 �Academic Planning Update - Senate The Senate Academic Committee charged with the responsibility of reviewing the existing Academic Plan and developing a revised plan. The process for this has been developed and was published in the September Agora. Six working groups have been formed to receive input, analyze proposals and draft recommendations. They will be carrying out their work over the next four months. The Working Groups first task will be to produce, together with the Senate Academic Committee, an issues or "green" paper. This will include a call for input to the working groups. The working groups together with a brief indication of their mandate are: 1. Academic Programming Lakehead University offers a wide range of undergraduate programs and a growing number of graduate programs. The Academic Programming Working Group will review current programming, receive and analyze five-year plans from departments and schools, and formulate recommendations for new programming initiatives and directions. R. McLeod (Chair) J. Gellert C. Nelson P. Paularinne D. Common CC.Benson, Alternate) D. Pakulak Teaching and Learning The 1987 Academic Plan recognized good teaching as an integral component of providing a high quality education experience for its students. The Teaching and Learning Working Group will evaluate the initiatives that have been undertaken and propose new initiatives and directions to support and evaluate the teaching and learning enterprise of the University. K. Brown (Chair) K. Fedderson I. Middleton G. White J. Haines 2. 3. Research and Scholarship The University has the stated goal to enhance the quality and quantity of its research and scholarship. The Research and Scholarship Working Group will review the progress made in reaching this goal. ln addition, the Working Group should consider the development of research and scholarship and the necessary infrastructure to support this endeavour. W. Keeler (Chair) K. Hartviksen C. Nclso,, C. Loos B. Morrison G. Borradaile 4. Internal Environment and Resources The University is committed to providing the best possible environment for its students, faculty and staff as they learn, ) work and live on campus. The Internal Environment and Resources Working Group will examine the state of the internal environment on campus. Further, it will make recommendations concerning th e appropriate level of physical and human resources required to support the primary activity of scholarship and learning as well as providing a suitable environment in which these activities can flourish. B. Handford (Chair) G. Walsh F. Poulter T. Stevens M. Lankester B. Nelson J. Lawson F. McIntosh External Environment and Community Relations For the University to reinforce its role in the regional, national and international community, it is necessary to understand the political, economic, social and technical forces that impinge on it. The External Environment and Community Relations Working Group wiU examine these factors, our role as a university in and for the north and the expectations of our constituent communities. L. DiMatteo P. Duinker (Chair) J. Russell A. Fiorenza D. Pakulak R. Slipperjack-Farrell S. McCartney A. Macdonald 5. 6. Governance Fo!Jowing from the Touche-Ross Report and the 1987 Academic Plan, the Board and Senate approved d1anges in academic governance and administrative structure ranging "'\' from department chairs in Professional Studies sitting on J Senate to the creation of two Faculties and an office of VicePresident (Academic). The Governance Working Group will review the effectiveness and appropriateness of these changes and consider recommendations for further changes or refinements of the academic administrative and governance structure. G. Engholm (Chair) M.Page E. Zimmermann J. Thatcher Cfinnge of Command. On September 21, 1991, Lieutenant Colonel E.C. (Liz) Diem (seated left) turned over command of the 18th Thunder Bay Medical Company to Major G. Perales (seated right). Colonel B. Bruce of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Militia District witnessed the signatures. The Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Page (standing left) and Honorary Colonel S. Graham (standing right), oversaw the signing ceremony. Liz Diem, of the School of Nursing, had been the commanding officer since 1986. Page 6 AGORA - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - November 1991 �RESEARCH NEWS NOVEMBER 1991 INNOVATIVE EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY THRIVES AT LU The s_implest ecological communities are composed of dozens, 1f not hundreds, of interacting species. The most complex contain thousands or, perhaps, tens of thousands of speaes. Lakehead evolutionary ecologist Douglas Morris, Centre for Northern Studies and his students, are attempting to understand the rules that govern these complicated systems. The evolution_ar_y perspective is essential. Each species is the product of m illions of years of evolution. Natural selection has gradually moulded adaptations to the environmental conditions that each species has been exposed to. A good example for the evolutionary viewpoint comes from Do~g's research on life history. One of many ongoing proiects attempts to understand the evolution of reproductive rates in £mall mammals. Many small mammal species have evolved adaptations ([ ..t allow females to mate immediately following parturition. As_the female nurses one litter to independence, anoth~r 1s already developing in her womb. Why has evolution produced such a demanding life history? The answer required an estimate of the most elusive of ecological parameters, evolutionary fitness. Females that produce the most descendants have the highest fitness. Or, p_ut anoth~r way, genes that produce the greatest number of viable copies will become more frequent in the population. But how do you determine which females, or which genes, have been successful at producing descendants? Doug, with assistance from his spouse Kelly, built several hundred wooden nest boxes and located them in fencerow and forest ha~itats. The b?xes were soon occupied by nocturnal white-footed mice. Doug and his assistants have checked every box several times ead1 spring and autumn breeding season for more than a decade. All mothers and their nursing offspring have been uniquely marked by small numbered _ear tags. Throughout the study, nearly one thousand litters, and thousands of animals, have been marked. Doug has thus been able to measure fitness directly and with large samples. He knows the number of descen- ' dants produced by different females as a function of their rcprod ucti ve history. It_ soon becar:ie dear why females breed as frequently as possible. Most litters, regardless of their size, yield no descendants at all. The vast majority of young mice die befo:e becomin_g adults. Doug likens this to a lottery where (tp.c tickets are litters, and the prize is the holy grail of immor·. ty._ The more litters a female produces, the greater arc her odds in the lottery of litter success. Adult white-footed mice h~ve a _s~ort and hazardous lifctin1e. Females with a genetic d1spos1hon to produce many litters in a short period of time would leave more copies of their genes than would females that delay reproduction. The frequent, iterated reproduction that we observe is, in hindsight, a predictable result. At the same time, however, there has also been selection on litter size. In the population at large, females that produce litters with five siblings leave more descendants than females producing litters of any other size. We should expect, then, that litters of size five should soon come to be th~ most frequent litter size in the population. Contrary to this expectation, the most frequent litter size is four, not five. Although Doug's study is the first to document this pattern ~mammals,~ similar pattern has been frequen tly observed m the clutch sizes_ pr<;>duced by birds. The most frequently observed clutch size 1s often less than the clutch size that produces the greatest number of fledglings. Theoretical ecologists have proposed several possible explanations for this apparent anomaly. All assume that the estimate of fim~ss is incomplete. It may be, for example, that females produong large broods have lower survival than '.emales producing smaller broods. Their chances of producing future broods arc reduced by the survival costs of the current brood. As a result, throughout their lifetime, they may leave fewer descendants than other females that tradeoff their chances of maximizing recruitment from the current brood in favour of maximizing their chances to survive and reproduce in the future. Without a simultaneous measure of maternal survival, the estimate of reproductive success is incomplete. Doug has tested alternative models and found none to be a completely satisfactory explanation for the evolution of litter size in white-footed mice. Tt appears, instead, that rath:r than paying a cost of reproduction, females of many species may have been selected to produce a brood size corresponding to the resources that they have available for repro?uction (Doug's theoretical model for this phenomenon 1s called the optimal investment hypothesis). This is what we should expect for a species like the white-footed mouse. Females that produce the greatest number of litters, and hence the greatest number of descendants, arc those that simultaneously maximize their reproductive lifetime whih.! minim izing the interval between successive reproductions. This interpretation leads to an interesting J prediction. Females living in high-quality territories or habitats should have more resources available Dr. Doug Morris �for reproduction, or they should at least be more efficient at harvesting the resources that are available, than females living in low-quality sites. We expect females in the high-quality territories to produce larger litters than females living elsewhere. In white-footed mice, the opposite appears to occur. Females living in forest produce twice as many descendants per litter as do females living in fencerows . But, the average litter size produced by fencerow females is greater than that in the forest! The reason for the success of forest litters has little to do with the size of the litter produced. Instead, a voracious predator, the long-tailed weasel, forages for mice extensively, and with great effectiveness, in the fcncerows. 1,0 a: w ...... .8 Forest :::; .6 a: w 0.. ... .4 (J) 3 a: u Edge ·2 w a: Fence 0 1·3 4 LITTER - S I ZE 5 6 •7 C L ASS Fig. 1. Some of the complexities of litter-size evolution in white-footed mice. The graph compares the number of adults produced by litters of different sizes in three different habitats. Litters of size 5 produce fa r more recruits to the population than do litters of any other size. For each Jilter produced, females occupying forest, recruit twice as many descendants as do females that reproduce in either edge or fencerow habitats. Yet, average litter size (vertical lines) tends to be smaller in the forest than in the nearby fencerows. Females, weighing as it were, their evolutionary options, should preferentially choose to live in forest. Preference for forest tends to increase the population density of animals living there, and reduces the average quality of forest territories. As ,1 consequence, the relatively small average size of forest litters is not an anomaly at all. It makes perfect evolutionary and ecological sense. But it makes sense only in hindsight, and only because a scientist's curiosity about nature was allowed to develop unfettered by current paradigms and targeted research priorities. There arc those among us who would suggest that such topics as the evolution of litter size are too academic" and that university research should be directed more towards societal needs. Too often, they forget the basic human need to know. Yet, with reflection, it is apparent that Doug's ''basic research" is highly applied. It points toward new research protocols that will help resource managers and conservationists allocate their limited resources more productively. They can use Doug's research on the life history of white-footed mice as an empirical guide through the myriad of interactions that modify life histories, and that are ultimately responsible for Page2 the productivity of natural populations, and their chances of survival in a rapidly changing world. Who could have foreseen these direct applications of fundamental research on white-footed mice? Others, promulgating a common misconception about ..J.. current tests of ecological theories, suggest that the test of explicit hypotheses is reductionist, and more applicable to the physical world than to ecosystems. Doug's research stands as a stark counterpoint. Tests of specific hypotheses revealed a wealth of interactions influencing the evolution of life history. The tests quantified the crucial role that predators and habitat play in the evolution of reproductive rates and litter sizes of white-footed mice. The effects of predators and habitat are not additive. Remove the predators, or change the habitats, and the evolution of the life history is forever modified. What could be more holistic than that? To the theorist, Doug's research points toward the need to explicitly incorporate habitat selection into models of life history evolution. To the empiricist, it demonstrates how important it is to collect long-term data in a design that allows their sources of variation to be thoroughly analyzed and interpreted. To the applied ecologist, and to the policy maker, it demonstrates the need to tolerate, should we say encourage, a fundamental curiosity about nature. The evolutionary story doesn't end here. Habitat selection itself evolves in response to a variety of environmental conditions operating across a wide spectrum of temporal, spatial, and organizational scales. Research on habitat selection has taken Doug and his students from the forests of central Labrador and the barrens of Newfoundland, to the Rocky Mountains and prairies of Alberta, and more recently, to the coast of Hudson Bay and the borcal forests of northwestern Ontario. We will explore those studies, and their '\ , implications, in a future issue. ..J,) GREEN PLAN F UNDING ANNOUNCED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING The Government of Canada has committed $50 million of Green Plan funding to Canadian Universities over the next six years to create a funding program for Research and Training in Environmental Studies. The program will help meet the urgent need for qualified environmental scientists and engineers across the country. Funding will be awarded in three categories: fellowships, to increase the number of doctoral students concentrating on environmental studies; research chairs, to attract world-class professors in the environmental sciences to Canadian universities; and ecosystem research grants, to create partnerships and teams that would integrate skills from the social and natural sciences, engineering, and health sciences in the study of regional ecosystems in Canada. Together, these three elements will provide a training ground for Canada's future environmental scientists and engineers. Both large and small universities are expected to participate in and benefit from the program. This is the first program to be jointly administered by all three research councils: NSERC, SSHRC and MRC. Although, guidelines and application procedures have not yet been released, researchers interested in applying are encouraged to begin fostering partnerships and formulating a draft proposal. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies will inform researchers when the guidelines and application fom have arrived . - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - RESEARCH NEWS----- - - - - - -- November 1991 �RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES CANADA-ASEAN CENTRE Academic Institutional Support Fund The Canada-ASEAN Centre is a CIDA funded Centre in \ _ngapore mandated to serve as a catalyst linking Canadian and ASEAN interest groups in a wide range of activities. These include the strengthening of academic links to increase knowledge and understanding by Canadians of the ASEAN region (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand). The Canada-ASEAN Centre's Academic Institutional Support Fund aims to increase the mutual knowledge and understanding of Canadian educators by enhancing the capacity of Canadian academic institutions to teach about ASEAN issues, and to ensure there are abundant courses and materials to facilitate the teaching process. Financial assistance will be provided to Canadian educational institutions to cover part of the costs of: 1) Conferences - meetings, conferences or workshops on an ASEAN theme, to invite speakers from ASEAN institutions and to produce and disseminate reports; 2) Exchanges - reciprocal exchanges to promote collaboration in courses, publications and other academic areas; and 3) Publications - preparation of publications directly rdated to the enhancement of teaching or learning about ASEAN. Priority subject areas are: ASEAN Studies, Gender Studies and Women's Issues, Strategic Studies, Business and Investment and Environmental and Resource Management Studies. Deadline: January 15, 1992. CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN DEFENCE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT The Centre for Studies in Defence Resources Management :CSDRM) was established in 1979 within the Department of , ~ational Defence to provide training in and conduct studies pertaining to defence resources management. As part of the evolution of the CSDRM research function, a solicited research program has been established to help fund Canadian researchers doing work in the field of defence economics. The program is designed to sponsor research projects that contribute to an understanding of defence resources management issues and in particular projects which would further the Department's efforts to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the carrying out of its responsibilities. Deadline: December ·c 15, 1991 CIDA PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Up to 25 awards arc available on an annual basis to Canadians interested in deepening their understanding of the economis: and social forces which influence international development. Applicants must develop their own short-term work/study projects which will bring them to a developing country for a minimum of two months. Projects may receive funding of up to $25,000. The awards program has a mandate of improving the professional, technical and cross-cultural skills of Canadians by encouraging their participation in work/study projects which will be of benefit to both the individual and the host country chosen for the fieldwork. The program hopes to promote better linkages and contacts with developing countries and to encourage long-term partnerships and cooperation. Previous overseas experience is not required. Those who do have overseas experience are ,encouraged to develop projects which will bring them to new !as of the world and develop new skills, thereby maximizing the learning experience. Deadlines: January 15 and April 30. NATO FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMS - 1992-93 The aim of NATO Fellowship Programme is to promote study and research leading to publication on aspects relevant to the North Atlantic Alliance. The programme comprises Individual Grants intended more particularly for individual research work and Institutional Grants concerning research projects designed to stimulate cooperation between relevant university departments or recognized centres of strategic and international studies. For the Individual Grants Program, each fellow will be awarded the sum of $240,000 Belgian francs (qr the equivalent in the currency for any other member state, inclusive of cost of transportation). Applicants must be nationals of a member State (Canadians eligible). They should pursue their work in one or more member countries in close liaison with recognized academic institutions. Candidates must have at least a working knowledge of the language of the country, or countries, in which they propose to do research. Further information on the Institutional grants are available in from the Research Office. The deadline for both programmes is December 13, 1991. ONTARIO-QUEBEC UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE PROGRAM - 1992-93 The Ontario-Quebec Commission for Cooperation is dedicated to promoting cooperation and exd1ange between the two provinces in educational and cultural matters. One of the principal educational objectives of the Commission :s to encourage co-operative efforts in scholarship and research, as well as the exchange of students, faculty and staff between the universities of Ontario and Quebec. Of greatest priority are co-operative and joint research projects concerning technology, pollution studies and those that are industry related. However, other research topics, educational exchanges to teach (faculty) or study (students) are also welcomed. An Exploratory one- or two-day visit to a university in the other province to plan an exchange project is also eligible. Deadline: January 13, 1992. • PUBLICATIONS Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology has presented two papers at conferences in 1991: 1) "Morphology and anatomy of Vegetative regeneration of Ka/mia Angustifolia" presented at the Canadian Botanical Association annual Conference, University of Alberta from June 23-27 in Edmonton; and 2) "Ericaceous shrubs and the modified landscape of the Northern Ecosystem" presented at the World Congress of Landscape Ecology, Carleton University from July 19-25 in Ottawa. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS Dr. Gary Murchison, School of Forestry has been appointed an Associated member of the University of Guelph's Faculty of Graduate Studies. Dr. Murchison will be involved as a member of the Advisory Committee for graduate student, Tesfaye Teshome. November 1991 - - - - - - -- - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - Page3 �UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES NSERC Programs Agriculture Canada/NSERC Research Partnership December 1, 1991 Department of Fisheries and Oceans/NSERC - December 13, 1991 Forestry Canada/NSERC Research Partnership Program December 1, 1991 Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - June 1, December 1 International Collaborative Research Grants - March 1, 1992 International Fellowships - December 1, 1991 International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1992 Research Partnerships Program - Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 Strategic Grants - May 1, 1992 SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1 Doctoral Fellowships - November 15, 1991 Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15 NSERC/SSHRC Master's Scholarships i'n Science Policy December 1, 1991 SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Programs Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 Travel to do Research Program - January 15, 1992 Graduate Student Support Program - March 10, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10,_~992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines; Geoscience Research Grant - November 15, 1991 Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation; Recreation Research Grants - September 20, 1991 and December 31, 1991 Ontario-Quebec University Exchange Program - January 13, 1992 University Research Incentive Fund - January 31, 1991 World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Canada - United States Fulbright Scholar Program - November 30, 1991 Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships - February 1, 1991 1992-93 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship Applications: November 15, 1991 1992 Rhodes Scholarships, Oxford University- November 15, 1991. Medical Research Council; Studentships - December 1, 1991 Ontario-Jiangsu Educational Exchange - October 25, 1991 . ~· •• Shared Technology Dr. Takashi Iida, former director of Space Communications Division, Communications Re/ search Laboratory (CRL) was on campus to talkwith faculty and engineering studentsabout experimentalmobilesattelite systems in Japan . Dr. Iida, centre, gets the campus tour ~ with Dr. Khan, left, and Professor Coo/en, both from the Department of Electrical Engineering. l r ~ ~ . . SSHRC Internal Programs Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Association for Canadian Studies; lntercultural/ Interregional Exchange Program (September 15, 1991 and December 15, 1991); Canadian Studies Writing Program (November 15, 1991). Canada-ASEAN Centre: Academic Institutional Support Fund - January 15, 1992 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute December 1, 1991 Canada - United States Fulbright Scholar Program November 30, 1991 Centre for Studies in Defence Resources ManagementDecember 15, 1991 CTDA Professional Awards - January 15 and April 30 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. Imperial Oil Ltd., University Research Grants December 1, 1991 International Society of Arboriculture - December 1, 1991 L.S.B. Leakey Foundation - November 1 and February 1 NATO Fellowships Programme 92-93- December 13, 1991 Ontario Heritage Foundation: Niagara Escarpment Program - December 1, 1991 Ontario Mental Health Foundation; Fellowships (November ~~{~m-~~;;;z::::::~::::~:::.m- . ! :.:.:. ~:, .......:... . ,.,. · === Page4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS---- - - - - -- -- November 1991 j) �Pe,,~1 e /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards Dr. Darlene Steven, Associate Professor, >Choo! of Nursi.n g and Mrs. Lyne Soromaki, Staff "\Jurse, The General Hospital of Port Arthur :ecently published the following article: Soromaki, L., & Steven, D. (1991). Perfonnance ,1ppraisal systems: Development of a tool. Canadian Journal of Quality Assurance, 8(3), 92-16. (refereed). The paper was prepared while Lyne was a , tudent in N4262 - Nursing Leadership. The ~ ·_ __ :uthors wish to acknowledge the assistance and , upport of Mrs. P. MastToianni, Assistant Executive Director, Patient Services, Joan Scott and Sharlene Kuzik, Nurse Managers, at Hogarth Westmount Hospital, where Lyne completed her leadership practicum. Dr. Said Easa, Professor in Civil Engineering, is co-author of a paper entitled "Regulatory Reform and Freight Mode Choice", Transportation Journal, Vol. 18, 1991. The paper is authored by Dr. Afi Soliman of the University of Manitoba and Dr. Ahmed Gadi of the University of Tripoli, Lybia. Dr. H.T. Saliba, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, has had two refereed conference papers presented in the thirteenth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics. The conference took p lace at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg from June 2 to June 6, 1991. The first papc:, entitled "Experimental Free Vibration Analysis of Square Cantilever Plates with Rigid Poi11t Supports", was PIAented by Miss S. Stangier. TI1e second, entitled "Expcrin\ al Free Vibration Analysis of Simply Supported Square Plarcs with Rigid Point supports", was presented by Mr. D.J. Michelussi. Both Miss Stangicr and Mr. Micl1clussi arc students working under Dr. Saliba's supervision. Professor Jose de Cangas from the 11=:-== School of Nursing presented 5 papers .---_:::-::;;;;;;i, at The Third Congress of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. All papers were refereed by an international scientific panel of experts composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, recre( ational therapists, occupational therapists and psychobiologists.The Promethean Muse: The Development of a Tool to Measure the Helping '-------="--' Behaviours of Case Managers. The Client as Therapist: A Program for the Training and Empowerment of Consumers. A Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Community Mental Health Programs for the Chronically Mentally Ill client. Quality of Life and Effective Psychosocial Rehabilitation: Results of an Experimental Study of a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program. Social Reinsertion: Beyond Case Management and Psychosocial Rehabilitation . The papers were delivered in Spanish and English, with simultaneous translation in French. The congress was held in Montreal, P. Q. October 13 to 17, 1991. The World Association fc r ,ychosocial Rehabilitation is affiliated with The World H~u,th Organization. 1,500 scientists from all over the world attended the event which was opened by the Premier of Quebec and the Chainnan of WHO. The next Congress will be held in Dublin, Ireland in 1993. Dr. Thomas Dunk of the Department of Sociology and the Centre for Northern Studies recently published two books, It's a Working Man's Town: Male Working-Class Culture in Northwestern Ontario (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991), 192 pp., and an edited volume entitled Social Relations in Resource Hinterlands: Papers from the 27th Annual Meeting of the Western =======-.;:= Association of Sociology and Anthropology (Thunder Bay: CenlTe for Northern Studies, Northern and Regional Studies Series, volume 1, 1991), 235pp. Dr. Min-sun Chen, Professor Emeritus and Sessional Lecturer, Department of History, recently received special recogni lion for his distinguished contributions to Asian Studies in Canada from the East Asia Council, Canadian Asian Studies Association (CASA). At the 1991 Annual Conference of the East Asia Council held at Brock University, October 4-6, Dr. Chen was honoured and awarded a gift of appreciation for his co-editorship of the following three CASA books: China Jnsight (1985), East Asia Insight (1988), and East Asia Inquiry (1991). The East Asia Inquiry contains Dr. Chen's lengthy article on Dr. Norman Bethune in China as well. A condensed version of this article had appeared earlier in the February 1117, 1991 issue of the Beijing Review, the leading English weekly published in China. During the conference at Brock University in October, Dr. Chen also presented a paper entitled "Dr. Richard F. Brown, Bishop Ronald 0 . Hall and the Failed Western Missionary Attempt to Influence the CCP, 1938-1939." Dr. Bill Morrison and Dr. Margaret Johnston of the CenlTc for Northern Studies received a Canadian Studies Research Tools Grant of $26,650 from SSHRC for their project entitled "Inventory of Archival Resources in Northwestern Ontario." The Northern Tourism conference held at Lakehead University in September attTactcd 42 participants, 15 of whom gave papers. Lakchcad Faculty who gave papers were: Professor Robert Dilley, "Thunder Bay Tourism: Opportunities and Attitudes"; Dr. Margaret Johnston, "The Myth of the North and Northern Tourism"; Dr. Bob Payne, "The Future of Remote Tourism in Northern Ontario"; and Dr. Dave Robinson, ''Tourism Impacts in the Nepalese Himalaya: Lessons for Northern Canada". Dr. Wolfgang Haider, of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, presented "Effects of Timber Management on the Choice Behaviour of Tourists and Rccrcationists in Northern Ontario." The conference was organized by Dr. Haider and Dr. Johnston. The conference proceedings, which will be refereed, arc to be published by the Centre for Northern Studies in about eight months. November 1991-- - - - -- - -- - - -- - AGORA Page 7 �Publications continued from page 7 Professor Bruce Muirhead has recently had his book, Canadian Trade Policy, 1945-57: The Decline of the Anglo-Canadian Option, accepted for publication by McGill-Queen's University Press. His paper presentation at the Canadian Historical Association meetings of the Learned Societies Conference this past June, 'The Politics of Food, 1947-48: The 1947 Anglo-Canadian Food Negotiat==- ~=~== tions as a Case Study in the Disintegration of a Relationship", as chosen by the CHA as one of the twelve best presented and is included among those being published by the Association in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. He has also had an article, "Canada, the United States and the 1954 GAIT Review Session: A Clash of Perceptions", accepted for publication in the country's top-ranked History journal, the Canadian Historical Review. As well, he has an article coming out in the January 1992 edition of the British Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History entitled "Canada, Britain and the Collective Approach to Freer Trade and Currencies, 1952-57". Finally, Professor Muirhead had his article, "Perception and Reality: The GAIT's Contribution to the Development of a Bilateral North American Relationship", published in the ·, American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol.20, 1990. J With respect to paper presentations, Prof. Muirhead presented 'The Decline of the Anglo-Canadian Relationship During the 1950s" at the British Association of Canadian Studies Conference held at the University of Nottingham, England in April 1991 . As well, he gave the paper mentioned above at the Learneds in June 1991. Finally, together with Prof. McBride of the Political Studies Department and Kje11 Lundmark of the University of Umea, Sweden, their paper, 'The Politics of Exclusion", was selected as an official paper at the International Political Science Association meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July 1991. Dr. S.Y. Mansour, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, presented a paper entitled, "Power Systems Economic Bus Voltages by State Estimation", at the Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering which was held in Quebec City, September 24-27, 1991. Professor David A. Nock presented a paper entitled "E.F. ..]) Wilson and the Social Construction of Text", at the international co11oquium held at the University of Edinburgh this past May 2-4. Dr. Nock was also invited to be part of a concluding panel on the nature of biological truth. The conference was hosted by the Centre of Canadian Studies and its theme was Biography and History in the Canadian and Irish Contexts. Members of the international panel from left to right, Owen Dudley-Edwards (University of Edinburgh), Ken Mitchell (University of Regina), Elspeth Cameron (University of Toronto), Ced Martin (Director, Centre of Canadian Studies, University of Edinburgh, standing), and Professor Nock. The proceedings of the conference are to be published by Dundum Press of Toronto and the editor is to be R.B. Fleming who helped in the organization of the conference. Noticed Any Spots? The AGORA is pleased to announce that it has gone green! This means that due to imperfections in the recycled paper, tiny flecks may appear throughout text. The university is currently investigating ways to initiate "blue bag" paper recycling but in the meanwhile, individual offices or departments may wish to initiate their own recycling programs. Page 8 AGORA - - -- -- - - - - - -- - November 1991 �Acting Herbarium Curator Safeguards Vision The word herbarium is derived from fof!: Latin word herbum originally grass U later, an edible plant. An herbarium was a place or cabinet where dried plants were kept. Originally, they would have been for culinary or medicinal purposes. In the medieval monastery it was a repository for medicinal herbs and, as the early botanic gardens were associated with the art of the apothecary, the term herbarium became associated with their libraries of pressed plant specimens kept for reference purposes. Today, university departments, botanic gardens, museums, colleges, libraries and schools all over the world have herbaria to assist in teaching and research. The Claude E. Garton Herbarium was begun by Claude Garton in 1933 as his personal collection. It was not until 1951 that he began to collect really extensively. I le became well known in Canada and the United States as an expert on the plants of the Thunder Bay area, as a dedicated collector and for the production of exceptionally fine specimen sheets. On his retirement as a school principal in 1967, he donated his collection, by ;,b,£n over 10,000 specimens to Lakehead \ iversity. He became curator of the herbarium which was named for him. He was later awarded an honourary doctorate. He continued to collect plants until 1989. Often, he worked on research projects over the summer for various agencies. These took him to different parts of Northwestern Ontario and increased both the size and value of the herbarium holdings. He also collected replicates of each numbered sample which were exchanged for plants from other herbaria round the world. Thus increasing the size and diversity of the collections which now number over 97,000 and indude bryophytes, lichens and pteridophytes as well as flowering plants. His specimens may be found in the National Herbarium of Canada, the Royal Ontario Museum, many Canadian universities and, as far afield as the University of Helsinki and New Zealand . Claude retired due to ill health in the spring of 1990, although he still enjoys getting out and naming every plant he sees. In December 1990 a committee, drawn form the Biology and Forestry departments, was formed to direct the activities of the herbarium in future. In January 1991,Joan Crowe was appointed acting curator. The committee has decided to concentrate on the regional aspects of this herbarium - serving the needs of Northwestern Ontario between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay. Ading Curator Joan Crowe Lakehead University founds Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (N.E.C.A.H.) Lakehead University's Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health was established on September 1, 1991. The new office is the outcome of collaboration between Lakehead and McMaster Universities in the field of gerontology and is funded and supported by McMaster's Educational Centre f,>: Aging and Health until September 1993. After that time N.E.C.A.H . will continue independently. The mandate of the Northern Educational Centre is: • To support collaborative activities in gerontological education and researd1 among Northwestern Ontario educators, researchers and direct practitioners. • To faci litate ongoing academic and clinical exchange with McMaster University's Educational Centre for Aging and Health and other centres of expertise in r atrics and gerontology. ' Goals of the Centre include: • the establishment of a clinical Teaching Unit in Northwestern Ontario ,. sponsoring and organizing a gerontology conference in 1992 • developing an interdisciplinary research program in gerontology • providing administrative support for the Lakehead University Gerontology Study group, an interdisciplinary group of 15 faculty members The Centre is staffed by a fulltime Director, Mary Lou Kelley and a part-time secretary, Julie Wojciechowski. Mary Lou is an Associate Professor at Lakehead University and has been a member of the Department of Social Work since 1980. Prior to that she worked as a medical social worker in an acute care setting. TI1e proceedings of the very successful Gerontology Forum '91 November 199-- - - - -- - -- - - - -- AGORA held in Thunder Bay on May 8, 1991 will be available soon from the Centre office. This 200 page report includes a panel presentation, poster abstracts, research papers and the report of a workshop on clinical Teaching Units. Presenters were from Northwestern Ontario and McMaster University. The Forum publication should be of interest to educators and researchers interested in familiarizing themselves with gerontological practice, research and education in Northwestern Ontario. Page 9 �Forum At Home in the Serengeti Editor's Note: LU Alumni Rob Foster and wife Lana Bresele are having the time of tlieir lives. Rob penned off a note to the lnfonnation Office recently. He is on hiatus from Oxford University, doing field research in Tanzania. Here in the Serengeti ecosystem of East Africa my wife Lana Bresele and I are a Jong way from our roots in Thunder Bay, and even farther removed from conventional, urbanized life. For the past year and a bit, we have been living in our tented camp on the border of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area while I conduct field research for my postgraduate degree in zoology. Our camp in the Acacia woodlands surrounding Lake Ndutu, borders on comfortable, depending on the definition. Home constists of a 9' x 13' canvas universe which is a bedroom, office, lab and garage tent all in one. A solar panel lights up our nights, and powers the laptop computers on the office side of the tent. A well-travelled 1972 Woods tent serves as our kitchen although, weather permitting, we cook and dine out of doors. "We" also includes Ally Kitangwa, the one-man gang, who acts as field assistant, cook, Swahili instructor etc., and appropriately sleeps in a 4-man nylon tent. With most "modem" amenitites inconspicuously absent, we have adapted to the local environment. Rainwater collected off the tents and stored in drums serves as our source of potable water, and an adequate supply of diesel fuel had to be trucked in at the start. With no refrigeration, fresh produce must be brought in every couple of weeks from the nearest village, whereas we go to the nearest town for dry goods only once every 6 weeks or so since it is a 6-7 hour drive to get there. What we lack in luxuries however, our surroundings make up for in excitement. Four inch long scorpions and 8 foot cobras make for in tcresting trips to the biffy at night, especially when the flashlight batteries run down. Spotted hyenas frequent our camp almost every night but are much less dangerous than the four lions who came for dinner (we had to chase them off with the Land Rover and a spotlight aimed at their eyes). Not all our visitors arc "nasties", as we have mosque swallows nesting under ourt tent's verandah and diminutive dik-diks which mark our camp with their territorial dung heaps. As a result, r usually have little trouble finding the dung beetles which are my subject of study and ticket to fame and big money. And the valley which our camp overlooks is often filled with a variety of wildlife; from noisy guinea fowl which look like animated bowling balls when they run, to elephants which definitely act with a little more self-respect. Situated as we arc in the middle of 25,000 square kilometres of protected wild lands, we are above all very fortunate to be able to witness a biological spectacle which has no other equivalent left on earth. The Serengeti ecosystem supports over 25 species of Deloitt Tou large, herbivorous mammals but none nearly so abundant as the wildebeest. , With over 1.5 million crowding onto thJ short grass plains near our camp during the wet season, they dominate the landscape. When surrounded on the plains by the overwhcming mass of hoof and horn, one cannot help but feel insignificant. And saddened as well. As impressive as 1.5 million wildebeest arc, J can't help but think of what the Great Plains of North America must have looked like when the estimated 60 million bison and 30 million pronghorn antelope blanketed them. Those multitudes are gone forever. For that matter, about one quarter of the endangered birds and mammals in Canada arc e found in the prairie provinces, and undisturbed prairie is one of the most endangered habitats in Canada*. It is a tribute to the far-sightedness of the Tanzanians that they have managed to preserve the Serengeti despite the many pressures to develop it as we did our grasslands. In comparison, one of the best patches of tall-grass prairie left in Canada is only about 10 hectares in size and is found within Winnipeg's city limits*. Even more worthy of respect is the fact that more than 11 % of Tanzani?, enjoys protected status, a figure en.J dorsed as a guideline by the United Nations Environment Program. Canada's National Park System encompasses 1.8%. Considering all the advantages Canada enjoys, economic and otherwise, we still have a long way to go in protecting our natural heritage. *Monte Hummel. 1989. Endangered Spaces. (Toronto: Key Porter Books Limited), pp. 280. The International Association for Students in Economics and Commerce (A IESEC) presented Career Day 1991 on Wednesday, October 23 in the university Agora. National and international companies representing the banking industry, government, business, forestry and many others met with potential LU grads to discuss their job futures. It was especially gratifying that many recruiters were our own LU graduates. Page 10 - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - November 1991 �Report from the President Continued from page 2 Financial Resources highly misleading particularly when This category of four parameters you look at the nature and role of :uscd on residence space, student various institutions and the motivations rvices, scholarships and operating for students to attend out-of-province budget. These are important parameters and, again, Lakehead University ranked institutions (for example, low tuition fees). overall in the 14 to 31 range and, on a An interesting observation has been provincial basis ranked 10th, 5th, 4th, made about the Maclean's ranking and and 5th respectively. (The relative the "age" of the institutions. To the ranking of Ontario, in general, as 9th in extent that age influences the perception per student funding is noteworthy and of excellence, Maclean's might have indicative of the Ontario underfunding saved the institutions a lot of work and problem in general). ranked by age as shown in the table. Reputation Personally, I feel Maclean's missed This section involved two comp<r the boat by not putting more focus on nents, the Presidential Ranking and the diversity of youth within our another parameter that related to the university system . As well, they have percentage of foreign and out-offallen (probably for budget reasons) into province students. I have commented the "urban" trap which is all too comearlier on the Presidents' ranking and mon in Canada. If revisited in future would only suggest that, if this effort is years, I would encourage Maclean's to done another year by Maclean's, at least spend enough investigative journalism they should supply the Presidents with money to really try to get the "pulse" of the stati~tical data base in order to assist the institutions. in the ranking. The approach this year In summary, Stuart Smith gets an broke every rule in survey research. The "A" rating for a job well done, Maclcan's second parameter, related to percentage gets a "C-". More effort is required next of foreign/out-of-province students, is time. C MACLEAN'$ UNIVERSITY RANKING INSTITUTION AGE VERSUS RANK - 18 of the first 20 institutions are over 50 years old - 15 of the first 20 institutions are over 100 years old - of the remaining 26 institutions, only 6 are over 50 years old - of the remaining 26 institutions, only 2 are over 100 years old November 1991- - - -- -- - - - - - - -- - AGORA Last Writes by Katherine Shedden Norman Kunc is a most interesting man. He has style - and passion. I've never heard the term "the right to be disabled", or "help is a 4-letter word" but Norman has a good repertoire of one-liners to help get his message across. Brought to campus by the Learning Assistance Centre, Kunc is a seasoned speaker who gives presentations and conducts workshops dispelling myths about the needs of the disabled population. And he can talk tough when he needs to. Why doesn't he support Telethons? "Screw wheelchairs, we need jobs!" he argues. Kunc is the author of Ready, Willing and Disabled and is working on a second book about rehabilitation. Norman's own advocacy actions for persons with disabilities began when he realized "that segregation programs maintain the prejudices, and perpetuate the myth that we are different but with !"ehabil.itation we will get better, which translates to 'normal like us'." From that understanding Norman began to argue that he had a right to be just who he was, that his disability did not diminish his "personal worth". I especially enjoyed being reacquainted with Maslow's hierachy and hearing Kunc talk about the importance of the feeling of connectedness, the sense of belonging. Kunc challenged the university administration to investigate how it contributes to society, not just how many graduates it can punch out each year. Kunc passionately believes that by making universities more accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities, the entire society will benefit not only the individuals attending. Quoting Plato, and sprinkling his talk with anecdotes, Kunc delivered his message with a plea to get rid of labels, move away from valuing perfection and start to recognize the inherent gifts in each individual. "Admiration doesn't necessarily mean equity", he told the audience. "Never underestimate the abilities of people with disabilities". Page 1 1 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the December Agora is November 18, 1991. CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Thursday, 7 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Gwynne Dyer Topic: After the Wars Upper Lecture Theatre 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, 20 2:30 p.m. Senate Meeting (Approval of Graduands) Friday, 22 Program Day '91 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Bora Laskin Building Monday, 25 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Professor Joan Dolphin Topic: Multiple voices, Multiple Truths? An Exploration of Michael Ondaatje's, In The Skin of the Lion. Ryan Building, Rm 1022 - 7:30 p.m. Food Drive to support Shelter House / Thunder Bay Friday, November 29 7:00pm C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Nor'Wester Wrestling Team vs. the University of Western Ontario Mustangs Benefit dual meet Non-perishable foods and donations 1991 VARSITY HOME SCHEDULE November November 1-2 Pizza Hut Men's Basketball Tournament Women's Basketball vs. Brandon November3 Women's VolleybaJI vs. Sheridan College 10:30 a.m. November 8-9 Women's Volleyball vs. Wilfrid Laurier 7:00/7:30 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Northland College 9:00 a.m./2:00 p .m . November 15-16 Women's Basketball vs. St. Scholastica 7:00p.m. November27 Men's Basketball vs. St. Scl10lastica November 29 Wrestling vs. Univ. of Western Ontario 7:00 p.m. Cornwall Concert Series 1991/92 All Concerts are held in the Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. and arc on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Tickets arc available at the door. J Novembers Lubomyr Melnyk, piano (Sweden). Co-sponsored by Definitely Superior Art Gallery, assisted by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council. $5.00 Novemberl2 Victor Schultz, violin; Erica Schultz, piano (New York). $5.00 November19 8:00 p.m. The Gents (Toronto), vocal sextet. SS.00 Thunder Bay Art Gallery October 18 - November 17 Recent Acquisitions TBAG October 11-November 10 Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Works on Paper Art Callery of Ontario October 11-November 6 and Nov. 21December 15 Benjamin Chee Chee TBAG November 19 - December 15 Satyrs, Cardinals, and Beggars Na tional Gallery of Canada November 20 - December 15 Extension Services, Art Gallery of Ontario The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is offering tours to interested groups. Whether your group be from a public school, a high school, a special interest group or an organization with specific needs. The Gallery's education department can plan a tour that fits your requirements. Contact the Education department at 577-6427. 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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 1991-11 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Student Centre https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a2707892690a24aac18d14d0534957c5.pdf 6b70be10109a0bbc3064658307773adf PDF Text Text Inside: Native student float wins .................................... 2 T~'s a 'Regional Centre' ..... 3 esearch News ............................. Blue Pages Christmas message from the Chancellor.......................... 11 ~~%~av Lakehead '.~ ·.·-~Universit~ _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY. ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO.11 DECEMBER 1991 Engineering Professors Named Distinguished Instructor and Distinguished Researcher Dr. Said Easa Dr. Ali Mirza and Dr. Said Easa, both professors from the Department of Civil Engineering, have been accorded distinguished awards by the L.U. Senate Committee. Dr. Ali Mirza has been awarded the Distinguished Instructor Award for 1991/92 by the Senate Committee on Teaching and Leaming. Dr. Said Easa has been honoured with the Distinguished Researcher Award by the Senate Research Committee. Dr. J.C. Locker, Director of the School of Engineering, said "they are both exceptional teachers and researchers and arc classic cxpamples of faculty whose research and teaching compliment one another. In addition, they are both major contributors to very significant North Anerican engineering design/research committees. Consequently, they bring substantial recognition to our School of Engineering and Lakchcad University." Dr. Claude Johnson, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering is proud of the achievements of his colleagues. "They are both very deserving of their respective awards. It is an honour for the Department of Civil Engineering to have two members of its faculty receive both of these awards in the same year. This helps to recognize and emphasize the high quality of the Civil Engineering program at Lakehcad University." Dr. John Whitfield, VicePresident (Academic) nnounccd the awards this month following his acceptance of the Senate Committee's recommendations. Dr. Whitfield has invited both recipients to give a public lecture on the topic of their d1oicc in the new year. Dr. Said Easa has been at Lakehead University since 1982. Following the completion of his undergraduate degree in at Cairo University, Continued on page 8 Registrar's deligl,t! Pen/Ii Paularinne is st ill working with the 1991-92 enrolment statistics but he took time for the early registration of Peter, Monika, Anna and Robert, the Thunder Bay quadruplets born to Dorota and Marion Borowiec six months ago. The babies were presented with entrance scholarships al the launch of the Share 011r Northern Vision. �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rose hart Vandalism and Violence As noted recently in the Argus, there have been increasing examples of senseless vandalism on campus in recent weeks. One would hope, at least considering the privileged position that university graduates and students enjoy in society, that none of our students are involved. This may be wishful thinking on my part, but it is important that all parts of the university community work hard to stamp out such wasteful acts. I would sincerely ask all of you to promptly report any suspicious activity to either Security or the Thunder Bay Police. It is somewhat discouraging to have to write on this topic at the time of the 2nd anniversary of the Montreal massacre. This past week saw a violent assault against a female student at Humber College in Toronto. Lakehead University has worked along with L.U.S.U. during the past few years on a variety of projects to improve safety on this campus, but the job is not complete, More needs to be done. Each and every one of us needs to be more aware of the issues and to keep our eyes open. Increasingly, domestic violence and relationship violence arc being identified as major causes of violent incidents against women. We have at Lakehead University, through our Student Services' Department, an Employee Assistance Program, excellent psychological and other types of counselling. If either you or a friend is a victim, seek out help. On campus, increasing incidents of violence (fighting) seem to be tied closely to alcohol consumption. L.U.S.U. is making a serious effort to improve the situation, but it is not easy. Activities on this campus, in many ways, emulate the general problem of Canadian society. I must admit, however, that my patience is wearing a bit thin on this topic. Teaching and Research Awards For the past few years, Lakehead University, through a peer review system, has awarded both a DistinPage2 guished Teacher and a Distinguished Researcher Award. The judging is very competitive, and I would like to offer special congratulations to Dr. Said Easa and Dr. Ali Mirza. What is unique and somewhat of a statistical rarity, I expect, is that both winners this year are from the Civil Engineers' group within the School of Engineering. Congratulations to both the individuals and the School. Provincial Funding Restraint Nothing of substance to impart at this time other than the continuing stom1 clouds putout almost daily by the Premier and the Treasurer of Ontario. We have been meeting with various groups on campus and, as well, have had a general open budget planning meeting to alert all of you to the fiscal climate we face for the 92/93 year. The extent of our budget challenge will not be known until the Treasurer makes his annual transfer payment and tuition fee announcements, but one can suspect that we will be collectively making some tough decisions in the coming months. This, in reality, is not too surprising when you look around at the impact of this extended recession on the general community and other members of society. Visual Arts and Music Building This project is really beginning to take shape with the expected completion date being March of 1992. I had a tour recently, and it looks quite interesting inside. Special Thanks to Norma Gibson I would like to offer special thanks to Norma Gibson and her volunteers who have worked hard and successfully again this year on the annual children's Halloween and Christmas Parties. These events are very important to the younger generation of the Lakehead University family, and Norma deserves a special vote of thanks for her continuing efforts on our behalf. Christmas Party Reminder The annual Christmas Party will be held at the DaVinci Centre on Thursday, December 19. Music will be provided by The Diplomats. Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 1992 The festive season is a very special time, and I wish all of you and your families a very safe and happy holiday. Most of the Rosehart family members are going to take a short vacation at Christmas to recharge the batteries to get ready for what promises to be a challenging 1992. A Lakehead University/Dilico Child and Family Services entry in the O.P.P. Christmas Parade held on Saturday, November30th won the award for the Most Colourful Entry. The float entitled "Our Children: The Greatest Gift" was a collaborative effort by the Office of Native Programming, Native Support Services, the Native Student Association, and Dilico Child and Family Services. Gammondale Farms generously provided the free use of a wagon for the float . Meladina Hardy, Coordinator of Native Programming anc. Gord Bruyere, Coordinator of Native Support Services are shown here with the award. J The Spirit of Giving. School of Business Director Ken Hartviksen, Lisa Amerio, Glenn Black (seated) and Jason Stoppel are buried in food donations . Business studei collected the food for the Norwester Wrestling team's fund raising tournament for Shelter House/Thunder Bay. J AGORA - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - December 1991 �Around Campus Eruol ment Up -AGAIN Although final fall enrolment figures arc not yet available, Lakehead full-time enrolment 1\; University's .ncrease is likely to be the highest in the Ontario system for the second year in a row. As of November 20, 1991 there were 4,706 full-time students registered at LU, a 10.8% increase over last year. The biggest jump in enrolment (25%) was in the part-time graduate student category. The fulltime first year statistics reveal a 9.4% increase from 1,442 to 1,578. The enrolment increase in Arts programs is around 12% which includes programs where arts is a component of a Professional Studies degree as with the BA.BEd and HBOR programs. There continues to be pressure in the School of Education where the Office of the Registrar received 4,700 applications for the 250 available positions. Competition is also stiff for the concurrent education program . Other notables: -withdrawal rates are significantly lower for full-time students - there arc slightly more males (57.2%) attending full-time than females (48.4%) - 73% of our students arc under 30 years of age Ii' there are 48 students over the the age ~ of 60 - Malaysia is the country with the greatest number of international students attending (40) - An additional 215 students met graduation qualifications and became alumni this fall. There were 140 degrees undergraduate degrees issues in Arts and Science, 51 in Professional Studies and 24 graduate degrees. - 4% increase in the number of Thunder Bay and Northwestern students over last year which represents 52% of our student population. - modest increase of 1.6 percent in the number of part-time students slight increase in number of Forestry students, co-op option is a factor. - steady decline in the number of international students. Lakehead had it's highest number of international students in 1984 with 400 which represented more than 12% of our total enrolmcn t In 1991, there arc 124 full-time students. Canadian Stats Preliminary enrolment figures from AUCC suggest that for the Fall of 1991 the number of university students attending Canadian universities will increase for the 12th consecutive year to 550,000 for a 3.3% increase over last year. The graduate student enrolment across Canada increased by 6.5%, double the increase in 1990. The Atlantic provinces experienced the highest percentage of increase at 5% followed by Quebec at 3.7%, Ontario at 2.6%, the Western Provinces at 1.3%. December 1991,---- - -- -- - -- -- - - -- AGORA "Regional Centre" Opens On November 21 Robert Paterson, Chairman of the Board of Governors, officially opened the 3-storey structural steel and brick building which has been renamed the Regional Centre. Estimated to be used by more than 1,700 students every day, the Regional CentTe is also home base for the staff who coordinate programs for more than 600 students taking 58 courses at 18.sites across Northwestern Ontario. An additional 450 students who take degree courses off campus through correspondence courses enhanced by teleconferencing and home study packages are also serviced from this facility. Continuing and Distance Education Departments occupy the lower level where you will find a tiered classroom seating 100 and offices for the Director of Student Services. Offices below street level are connected to the underground tunnel system which joins the new student centre, Braun Building and library. The main floor is exclusively classrooms and features two 70-seat classrooms and one 100-seat classroom . It is ilt this level that a concourse joins the building to the rest of the university. The second floor includes the offices of the Department of Geography, a photo interpretation Jab, computer lab, soils lab, part of the map library and a 70-seat classroom. The third floor contains the Departments of Economics and Social Work, seminar rooms and the rest of the map library. The building is fully accessible with ramps and elevators and contains 29,500 gross square feet including the lower level. Total building cost was S5.4 million with construction costs totalling $4.62. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities contributed $3.5 million and the remainder came from the building fund of the Partners'Campaign. Page3 �Meet the Authors and Book Signing WHAT'S IN THE LIBRARY! INTERLIBRARY LOAN Professors Brian Lorch and Brian Phillips joined LU alumna and historian Elinor Barr for a "meet the authors and book signing" sponsored by the Alumni Bookstore on Wednesda•· November 6. 1:'eir book_s were ~ublished by the Centre for Northern Studies and will be of interest to residents of Northwestern Ontario. The Frontier~ Experienced on the Precambrian Shield: A Study of Ignace~ Ontario from 1883 to 1908, written by Barr, is a study of the railway community of Ignace in its formative years and docu?1ents _the _experi~nce~ of pioneers on a non-agricultural frontier. This dissertation is a companion to her previous work Ignace: A Saga of the Shield, which is now out of print. _'fl:e Census Atlas of Northwestern Ontario, by Lorch and Ph1llip_s of the Geography Department, is a comparative analysis of demographic, social and economic d1aracterisitcs of communities in Northwestern Ontario. The text is supplemented by a series of 40 maps and diagrams based on data from the 1986 Census of Canada. Bookstore Manager Becky Hurley was delighted with the ~m~)Ut and plans to hold similar events throughout the year. ~t gives the students and other interested people the opportunity to meet the authors and discuss the works. We also want the public to know that our bookstore has a fine collection of books, both academic and for general interest reading." J . Over the past few years, the rapidly escalating cost of Journals h~s torced most university libraries to cancel periodical subscnptions. Students and faculty can obtain access to articles from t~ese cancell~d journals by obtaining a photocopy of the article from a library that subscribes to the journal. There is normally no charge to the user to obtain a book ~hrough in_terlibrary loan. There is, however, a charge for 1oumal articles. The reason for this is that libraries do not lend the actual journal but rather make a photocopy of the requested article. the charge is designed to cover the photocopying costs of the lending library. The current agreed rate fro photocopy charges between Ontario university libraries is $4.50 f~r 1 to 30 page~. In most other university libraries this charg~ is passed on directly to the person requesting the material. At Lakehead, we subsidize the service charging the borrower only a flat rate of $1.00 per article requested. One of_th~ major drawba~s of the present Interlibrary Loan service is the length of time it takes to obtain a journal or book from another library. A recent development which promises to speed up this service is the availability of hardAutographing copies of new publications is a much happier task than ware and software which will allow the scanning and transresearchmg or writing as witnessed in the photos below. Elinor Barr mission of journal articles over the ONET, a high speed data also attended a book si~n!ng in Ignace following the Thunder Bay line linkin~ Ontario uruyersities. This new development has launch. Professor~ Ph1ll1ps and Lorch share a good laugh with the potential to make this valuable service even more useful b?okst_ore host Lorz Fleming and Karl Wahl, far right, acquistions to library users. librarian at Waverley Public Library. CHRISTMAS TREES AND DECORATIONS The cheerful decorations you plan to use to brighten up your premises and bring a special warmth to the approaching holiday season can pose a serious fire hazard if not handled with care. In the interest of safety, please be Page4 reminded that all decorations used must conform to the following University guidelines: ,. natural trees are NOT to be used in a licensed area or a place of public assembly ,. artificial trees must be flameretardant and bear the ULC seal of approval ,. electric lights used for decoration should bear the CSA seal of approval and light cords and extension cords must be in good repair * streamers and decorations should be fire-retardant If you have any queries on this matter, please feel free to contact Mrs. Marion Muldoon, Human Resources Officer, Occupational Health and Saf at extension 8671. She will be happy to assist you in any way possible. - - - - - - - - -- --------AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - -- - December 1991 �Faces (C Keith Brownlee is a new profes- sor in the Department of Social Work. He received his BA, MA and PhD from the University of Witwaterstrand in South Africa. Originally from Johannesberg, Brownlee recen tly became a Canadian citizen. He has been living in Canada since 1987 where he lived for a short time in Toronto. He spent four years in Sioux Lookout working for a children's mental health agency. "Sioux Lookout was totally new to us. My wife Lee had never seen snow." At Lakehead, Brownlee teaches courses in Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention. He looks forward to spending his first winter in llmnder Bay. "I'd really like to start skiing. I must admit its all new and very exciting". Brownlee also enjoys the outdoors, most notably canoeing, and relaxing with a good P.O. James crime novel. Meladina Hardy has been appointed Coordinator of Native Programming which she says "acts as a transitional year for Native students who need upgrading to enter uni vcrsity". Studen ts are registered in Mathematics, English, Study Skills and one general BA course at the university level. This year there are 12 students registered in the program up from 8 enrolled last year. Meladina is an LU alumna graduating with a BA BEd specializing in Native Education. She grew up on the Rocky Bay Reserve near Nipigon and other than a reserve teaching assignment, has spent the last eight years in Thunder Bay. A busy woman, Hardy is a Jingle Dress Dancer and travels to celebrations throughout Northern Ontario which she argues gives her "a chance to spread the good word about Lakehead". University Staff elected as school board trustees Judy Foulds, executive assistant to the Faculty Association for the past 2 years, topped the polls for trustee of the Lakehead Board of Education at the recent municipal elections. lt was Foulds' first attempt running for public office. The school board has been much in the media with a controversial Chair and many issues which split the board. Foulds is going into the 3-year term with confidence that this is a Board that can work together. "I've already met with other elected trustees and administration and l'm very optimistic that this is a Board I can work with" Foulds said . She explained that serving on the Board is more work that most people realize. "One trustee told me she spent 40 to SO hours per week." Why did Foulds run? "Largely a desire to make a contribution and also recognition that my family circumstances enabled me to do it. In the past, I chose to put domestic duties first. That made sense with a husband who was largely away from home and young children. Now I have the opportunity and education is the area in which I have experience and interest." Foulds has a teacher honours egree in History from Liverpool and a post graduate rtificatc in Education from The Institute of Education in 'umdon. She has previous teaching experience in Canada and England. Decemb e r 19 9 .1-- - - - -- - -- -- - -- Tony Cappello, the Scheduling and Examinations Officer, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Lakehead District Catholic School Board. First elected to the Board in 1982, Tony will begin his fourth consecutive tcnn. He has served on numerous committees including Board Teacher Negotiation, which held in excess of 40 meetings, the budget committee, performance review and external committees. His new duties as VP will be to run the in-camera meetings, assist, and when necessary fill in for, the Chair. Why docs he do it? "Because I have children in the system and I'm involved with education issues. Now I'm involved from JK to the graduate level. I guess you could say it makes me well-rounded." With a few years off, Cappello has been at LU as either student or staff (and usually both) since 1969. He graduated with a BA in 1986, "plugging away part-time all those years to set an example for my children." Cappello believes that the strength of the separate board is careful decision-making by concensus. "Everyone in the education business is facing a big challenge and undoubted! your number one problem is finances. It's a big responsibility to figure out the best way to spend the money and plan for the future at the same time." AGORA Page5 �Heritage Resources Protected by CARP The Centre for Archaelogical Resource Prediction (CARP) is a research centre devoted to developing new research methodologies designed to identify, manage and protect heritage resources. It is administered through the Department of Anthropology at Lakehead University and is funded by the Ministries of Natural Resources, Culture and Communications and Northern Development and Mines. CARP, with Dr. Scott Hamilton as Director, is staffed by three other fulltime personnel: Luke Dalla Bona, Projects Leader /Coordinator, Heather Moon, Area Leader, and Linda Larcombc, Research Coordinator. The primary intent of the project is to develop new management tools that will help integrate heritage resources into existing land mangement strategies used to plan forest harvesting throughout Northern Ontario. The Ministry of Natural Resources controls a great amount of provincial land and grants land use licences to forestry, mining and various other companies. For years they have monitored the land, making sure these companies are not harming tourism values or fish and wildlife habitats. Up to now there has been no system of monitoring whether or not heritage resources (archaeological sites) will be disturbed when the companies come in. According to Luke Dalla Bona, the MNR's initiative is timely and welcome. "Currently there very little is known about archaelogical sites in Northern Ontario. Nobody has really had the time to spend searching for or predicting where these sites may be." CARP's first job is to develop a prediction model. The researchers will look at a number of factors in predicting potential sites. Marsh land, where prehistoric man would harvest wild rice, prime moose and fish habitats, flat, dry areas of land, suitable for campsites, and rock outcroppings, where they would get the stone to make their tools, arc the main variables CARP will look at. When all occur together, the area has high heritage resource potential. Although physical exploration of the land is hampered by the weather right now, in the spring the researchers will go out to test out their model. "Eventually we will survey the land by foot," says Hea ther Moon, "It's going take a lot of physical work." CARP will investigate using computer-based mapping and spatial analysis to predict the distribution of Page6 Projects Leader, Luke Dalla Bona and Area Leader, Heather Moon in the new research centre located on the bottom floor of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research mining companies apply for land we archaeological sites and other heritage can present them with a package based resources over large territories. This on all the information available for each approach is necessary given the area and what to look for", says Dalla enormous scope of forest mangement Bona. "We're not telling forest compain Northern Ontario. CARP will use nies where or where not to cut, but by conventional maps, air photos, satellite giving them information, they can images, archival information, ethnomake intelligent and informed deci- ) graphic research and informant sions. Ideally, concern over protectin5 in tcrviews. Currently, most of the heritage resources will become like research effort is focused upon prewildlife concerns - just part of the contact Native land use and settlement process." patterns. Date management and manipulation will rely heavily upon Geographical Information Systems. "Eventually, when forestry or And the w inner is ... David Hamilton (centre) by more than two thousand votes! Incumbent Jack Masters (/p"\I received 19,305 votes with Gerry Pupeza (right) coming in third over Angus Corey. Th....J photo above was taken on campus in the new Student Centre. - - - -- -- - -- -- - -----AGORA December 199 1 �RESEARCH NEWS :~:: ......... . .2rr:::=::r:- ::\~·-·.·:....·.·:__.. ·.·•0»%6. DECEMBER 1991 MALLIK REPORTS FROM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE This year the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada's (AUCC) International Division (ID) held its annual Conference at Queen's University, Kingston. This two-day Conference (Sept. 26-27) was attended by the International Liaison Officers (fLO) for Canadian universities. Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology attended the Conference on behalf of Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer and International Activities Coordinator. The following are highlights of issues discussed at the Conference. The Conference consisted of five plenary sessions and a small round table group discussion. In general, four themes dominated the discussions: (1) internationalization of Canadian universities and the role of JLO's; (2) university's relationship with CTDA (Canadian International Development Agency) and JDRC (Intervention Development Research Centre); (3) funding agencies for international development; and (4) current and future priorities in international ducation and research identified by the federal government agencies such as External Affairs and International Trade Canada (EATC), Industry Science and Technology Canada (ISTC), Secretary of State, SSHRC and NSERC. Generally, conference attendants agreed that Canadian universities have a much larger role to play in international development. For our own interest we must participate more vigorocsly in the increasing globalization process. More than ever, universities should be thinking and working internationally; international education and development must be an integral part of the university's strategic planning process and must get a high priority in its functionin g. International Liaison Officers have a vital role to play in this regard. Big or small, every university should make an inventory of its human resources that can contribute to international development initiatives. The university should make the best people visible by conducting seminars, work- ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION FOCUS OF STUDY GROUP The Lakehead Ecology And Evolution Discussions on Environmental Research (LEADER) has been acknowledged as Lakehead University's latest Study Group. LEADER was initiated in January 1991 to encourage and facilitate discussions in the areas of ecology and evolution. Weekly meetings have been sponsored by the Centre for Northern Studies under its mandate to promote and facilitate research and to ,.ganize workshops and seminars. (( . Regular participants include University Faculty (primarily in the Department of Biology, the School of Forestry, and the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research), graduate students, and senior undergraduates. Discussions take a shops and highlighting their development education and research activities in university bulletins. It was felt that developing countries all over the world are looking for expertise and Canadian universities have a lot to offer. To be better informed about the opportunities within the university and the outside world, each university must have a coordinating body for international education, research and development activities. Lakehead University must do the same. It was amazing to sec that a small institution like the College of Cape Breton has an active Centre for International Studies with a $2 million project budget. A small campus of the University of Quebec at Rimonski is embarking on a $20 million bilateral project in Egypt through CIDA funding. Big and medium size universities have large development projects where exchange of faculty and students between Canada and developing nations are enriching their education and research standards. Several Southern Ontario universities have formed a consortium to compete with U.S. universities in obtaining international development contracts (research and education) from USATD. In fact, often small universities are in a better position for developing institutional linkages with partner institutions in developing countries because they can relate better to each other and they both know how to survive with limited resources. The Office of Research a11d Graduate Studies would like to tha11k Dr. Mallik for atte11di11g the Confere11ce 011 their behalf. Due to limited space i11 the Research News, we are u11able to print Dr. Mallik's full report which is available by co11tacti11g A1111e Fiorenza at ext. 8223. variety of forms, but usually concentrate around recent controversies in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology. Each session has a volunteer leader. Visiting scientists are encouraged to participate, and whenever possible, their itineraries explicitly include a LEADER presentation. LEADER also functions as a sounding board for proposals and initiatives in the areas of ecology and evolution. It facilitates the cross-fertilization of ideas among traditional academic disciplines and applied ecologists. LEADER encourages discussions that transcend taxonomic and ecosystem classifications. This allows its members, who practice much of their research in boreal ecosystems, to be current with ideas emerging from other areas of specialization. For information on upcoming meetings, please contact Douglas Morris, Centre for Northern Studies, Lakchead University (Phone 807-343-8162 and FAX 807-343-8100). �LU GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT AWARDED CANADA SPACE AGENCY CONTRACT Dr. Stephen Kissin, Department of Geology, and a member of the Associate Committee on Meteorites (ACOM), has been awarded a contract by the Canada Space Agency (CSA) to continue the support of ACOM which had been previously supported by the National Research Council of Canada. With continued support by CSA, Dr. Kissin believes that the activities and knowledge base of the committee could have an important relevancy to the future activities of the CSA as a focus for planetology studies, should Moon, asteroid and planetary exploration, presently identified as a serious possibility, evolve in the next few decades and beyond. NSERCNEWS Update on NSERC'S Program Polic y Review Last January, NSERC informed the university community of its intention to provide new direction to its grants programs, while at the same time preserving the strengths of these programs. The review has now progressed to the point that some revisions have been approved by Council. The following summarizes the decisions made so far and outlines subsequent steps. NSERC states that as a granting agency, it must be sensitive to the needs of the community it funds, as the support of that community is essential to ensuring the greatest possible return on NSERC's investment in research and training in Canada. The Council must also be responsive to federal government objectives, because it cannot assume its responsibilities without government support. Council has had to constantly keep this delicate balance in mind during the review of the program structure. Overall, it seems that most of NSERC's program structure will remain the same. Support of collaborative research will be expanded significantly, however, and the importance of highly qualified personnel training will be stressed in all grants programs. Revisions to the operating grants program will be considered in consultation with the research community. A New Program to Support Collaborative Research NSERC plans to launch a new program of collaborative r~search grants, complementary to the existing Collaborative Research Initiatives program. The objectives of the program will be: -to give Canada's research increased opportunities to conduct internationally competitive research; -to promote and encourage collaborative research within and between the disciplines; -to provide students with experience in collaborative research. It is expected that awards under the new program could be made as early as 1993-94. Demand on the new program is difficult to forecast and th:refor7, the funding required is difficult to predict. This being said, NSERC believes the new program can be phased Page2 in, with funding levels reaching an equilibrium level of $30 million to $35 million per year, providing Council receives reasonable budget increases. A significant proportion of the funding would come from "new" monies received in the nex~J few years, the balance from slowing the growth of other programs, including the operating grants programs. • The Importance of Highly Qualified Personnel Training NSERC has decided to send a stronger signal about the training of highly qualified personnel at all levels by including the desirability of training as a criterion in the review of applications in all grants programs (including operating grants, strategic grants and research partnership grants). As it is now with operating grants, if applicants do not propose to undertake training through their research, the onus will be on them to explain their reasons satisfactorily. Training from undergraduate to postdoctoral levels will be promoted by NSERC. Small universities and departments without graduate programs have been asked to take note of this. The Future of Operating Grants Council has decided not to proceed with a two-tier operating grant system. The operating grants program will remain basically the same for the time being. The Program Policy Committee and other groups have suggested changes to the operating grants program. One has already been adopted by Council: the name will be changed to "Research Grants." Other suggestions include: -simplifying the peer review process so as to decrease peer and community workloads; -providing more flexibility to meet the specific needs of different disciplines; -awarding individual grants at a level sufficient to ) sustain a reasonable level of activity. These proposals have been referred to the Committee on Research Grants, which will look at the suggestions in detail, develop some of its own, consult with the community, and make recommendations to Council. Dr. Connie Nelson, Director of Research and Dr. Wcrdcn Keeler, Chair of the Senate Research Committee will facilita te a Lakehead University response to these latest proposed NSERC program revisions. All researchers are encouraged to share their opinions. SSHRC NEWS SSHRC Announces Two New Joint Initiatives Research on Cultural Development in an Open Economy Dr. Paule Leduc, President of SSHRC, announced a new research initiative on cultural development in an open economy. In Canada, a tremendous number of jobs have been created and arc sustained by this country's cultural industries, as well as by our individual artists, musicians and actors. The sale of cultural products and performances abroad also provides a substantial boost to our economy each year. In the coming years, the development, or even fate of this important Canadian economic force may be strongly affected by increased cross-border communications and an ~merging glob~! economy. S~holarly research can play an tmporta~t role m understanding contemporary and emerging cultural issues and how these arc affected by ever-increasing"'\ globalization of economies, markets and consumer values. lv!I can also make an important contribution to the development , of government policies and programs. - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - RESEARCH NEWS--- - -- - - - - - - December 1991 �of up to $100,000 for this state-of-the-art review. The SSHRC and the Department of Communications will each contribute up to $50,000 each. Applications must be received by r 5HRC no later than February 7, 1992. \..-amily Violence and Violence Against Women Family violence and violence against women are among the most disturbing problems facing Canadian society. A compreh~sive approach which integrates research and activities with community service is needed to to help develop effective measures for dealing with family violence and violence against women. To that end, the SSHRC and Health and Welfare Canada have jointly established an innovative program to encourage the promotion, coordination and communication of Canadian research efforts in these areas. Each partner will contribute $750,000 to this program. A total of $1.5 million wilJ be made available to support up to three Family Violence and Violence Against Women Research Centres across Canada, with each Centre receiving up to $500,000 over 5 years. Only one competition will be held under the program. Applications are to be submitted in two stages. Eligible research teams must first submit a five page Letter of Intent by February 7, 1992. Applicants who are successful a t the Letter of Intent stage will be asked to submit a Formal Application by May 8, 1992. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES LABORATORIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATESffiPS 1992 The National Research Council of Canada offers Research Associateships tenable only in its laboratories. These Associateships are intended to give scientists and engineers ~ opportunity to work on challenging research problems in .,elds of interest to NRC as a stage in the development of their research careers. Applicants must recently have acquired a Ph.D. in the Natural Sciences and Engineering (within the last five years), or a Masters degree in an engineering field (within the last five years), or expect to obtain the degree before taking up the Associateship. Associateships are open to nationals of all countries, although preference will be given to Canadians. Research Associates will be offered appointments to the staff of the National Research Council on a term basis and will be offered salaries and benefits currently available to members of the continuing staff. As a guide, the current annual Ph.D. recruiting rate is approx. $38,000. The initial appointment will normally be for a two-year term and may be renewed, subject to the Associate' s performance. Interested faculty are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible, as choices are usually made by March. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS Graduate Research in Africa Ms. Karen Molly, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, spent six weeks in Botswana this past summer as part of a research program sponsored by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). The annual WUSC Development Seminar has been an on-going educational programme since 1948. Over 1600 Canadians received their first direct exposure to Third World development issues as WUSC Seminar participants. Karen was accompanied by three faculty advisors, twentynine students from other universities and colleges across Canada, and a seminar coordinator, who travelled to many outlying regions of Botswana. The group met with health care professionals as well as with many cultural groups to learn more about the application of mental health care in Botswana. Karen presented a seminar entitled "Out of Africa" on Thursday, November 14, 1991 to the university community, which included a slide presentation portraying the beautiful terrain, wildlife and cultural groupings of Botswana. Karen is in the process of completing her master's degree at lakehead University and plans to continue her research in the area of mental health care. Ontario/Baden-Wurttemberg Student Exchange Program Up to fifty Ontario students will be selected to study at a university in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Students chosen to participate in the program will receive a free month-long intensive German course in BadenWurttemberg and a grant towards the costs of international travel costs, medical insurance and study activity fees. This program is open to students in all fields who, at the time they submit their application, are pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree program at an Ontario university; and who will be registered in a degree program at an Ontario university while abroad. This would require students to pay their tuition fees at Lakehead University; tuition fees in Baden-Wurrtemberg are waived. Students who are selected must enrol in a full-time course of study at a BadenWurttemberg university for the 1992-93 academic year (midOctober to mid-July). Competence in Gennan appropriate to the field and level of study is required. For further information and application fonns, contact: Mrs. Gwen Wajda Co-ordinator, Student International Exchanges Regional Education Centre 0009 Lakehead University GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES International Space University 1992 The city of Kitakyushu in Japan will be hosting the 1992 summer International Space University program. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants; must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited university; should be accepted into or enrolled in a graduate level program or should have completed graduate school no more than five years prior to the start of the ISU program or should have professional experience in industry, government or academic research (preferably at least two years); and must be fluent in English and in a second language. The scholarships are available to students in all disciplines. Applicants must submit an application form as provided by AUCC and a declaration of foreign language competence. Application forms arc available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline JanuacylS, 1992. John G. Bene Fellowship in Social Forestry The award is open to Canadian citizens registered in a Canadian university at the doctoral or master's level who meet the following requirements: 1) Graduate students whose academic background combines the study of tree science (forestry or agroforestry) with social science (anthropology, sociology, or development economics). 2) Graduate students who arc interested in social forestry from an international development perspective and who intend to conduct at December 1991 - - - - - - -- - - -- RESEARCH NEWS - -- - - - -- -- - -- - - Page3 �least part of their thesis research in a developing country. The Fellowship is intended to provide assistance to . Canadian students in pursuing their graduate degrees m social forestry. The value of the award is $7,000 per year. Application forms available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline: January 15, 1992. Young Canadian Researchers Award This award is available to graduate students who intend to conduct their thesis field research in a developing country on a topic of relevance to the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). ~ligi?le field~ of study include the following: Forestry, F1shenes, Agncultur~ Economics, Natural Resource Management, Commurucations, Earth and Engineering Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences. Duration of the award will be for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 12 months of field research in the developing country. The award covers justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of $20,000 per year. In the case of doctoral students whose proposed field research will require more than 12 months in the developing country, the total value may not exceed $40,000. Applications are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and are a,cceptcd throughout the yea:·. CIDA Awards for Canadians This program offers awards '?f up to $25,000 p~r_year and is geared to Canadians seeking long-term trammg either through the pursuit of academic study (at the master's level only) or through execut(ng a pra':tical wor~/ research project. Applicants must design a J?roJcct_that will enable them to develop the skills and expertise which they require. At least 25% of their time must b~ allocated for fieldwork in a developing country. Deadline: February 12, 1992. Canada Memorial Foundation This scholarship provides opportunities for Canadian students to pursue courses or undertake research at universities or other institution in Britain for a period of normally not more than one year. The scholarships arc available for students who wish to pursue either a research programme or a postgraduate course at a uni_versity in Britain. Each university in Canada may nominate two candidates for this award. Application forms are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline: February 29, 1992. UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES February 7, 1992 SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992, May 15, 1992 j-, Travel to do Research Program - January 15, 1992, May 15, 19S. v Graduate Student Support Program - March 10, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 SSHRC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Canada-ASEAN Centre; Academic Institutional Support Fund January 15, 1992 . Canadian Red Cross - Career Development Fellowship Awards 92-93 - Jan 15, 1992 . CIDA Professional Awards - January 15, 1992 and April 30, 1992 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. L.S.B. Leakey Foundation - November 1 and February 1 National Research Council - Laboratories Research Associateships - Open NATO Fellowships Program 92-93- December 13, 1991 Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund January 1, May 1, September 1 . . Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation; Recreation Research Grants - December 31, 1991 Ontario-Quebec University Exchange Program - January 13, 1992 Rick Hansen/Man in Motion Legacy Fund; Spinal Cord \'i Research Grants - February 1, 1992 ..l) Sport Canada; Sport Research Program - February 1, 1992 University Research Incentive Fund - January 31, 1991 World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Canada Memorial Foundation - February 29, 1992 ClDA Awards for Canadians - February 12, 1992 John G. Bene Fellowship in Social Forestry- January 15, 1992 Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country International Space University 1992 - January 15, 1992 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships - February 1, 1991 Ontario/Baden-Wurttemberg Student Exchange Program Young Researchers Award - Open NSERC Programs Department of Fisheries and Oceans/NSERC - December 13, 1991 Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 Infrastructure Grants - November 1, 1991 International Collaborative Research Grants - March 1, 1992 International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1992 Research Partnerships Program - Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 Strategic Grants - May 1, 1992 SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1 Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15 . . .. . SSHRC/Dcpartment of Communic~ttons Jomt In1t1ative; Research on Cultural Development man Open Economy Page4 - -- - - - - -- - - - -- - RESEARCH NEWS - - - -- - - - - - - - Decembe r 1991 �People /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards Lome McDougall, Associate C . ,ofessor in the School of Nursing, has completed the requirements for his Doctor of Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Dr. McDougall's research was conducted to learn more about the process of healthy aging. "Too many people associate ill health with aging. There arc many active, healthy seniors out there whom we know very little about. For economic reasons as well as quality of life reasons we need to learn more . about the health of these seniors so that we can institute better health promotion and illness prevention programs. The way an individual ages and the state of his/her health in old age are processes which can be influenced by choices made in midlife and old age." Dr. McDougall teaches Gerontology and Community Health Nursing, and continues with research about the phenomena of aging, health and learning. Dr. Ch arles Ripley, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy presented the paper"Top-down Causation and Human Behaviour" at the annual conference of the Ontario Philosophical Association, held in Ottawa, October 18-19. Another Lakchead paper, "Hetcronomy and Autonomy in Canadian Native Policy", written by Dr. Douglas Rabb and Dennis McPherson, was read by Mr. McPherson. The latter was an Dennis McPherson especially notable event. Mr. McPherson, a native Canadian, has collaborated with Dr. Rabb in developing the course, Philosopy 2805, Native Canadian World views, and in writing the textbook for the course. this was the first course in native philosophy to be offered in a Canadian university. Mr. McPherson's presentation in Ottawa marks the first time that a native Canadian has read a paper at the Ontario Philosophical Association Conference and possibly at any philosophical conference in Canada. Dr. William R. Morrison, Director of the Centre for Northern Studies, has recently published the following: "Imposing the British Way: the Mounted Police and the Klondike Gold Rush," in D. Killingray, ed., Policing the Empire: Government, authority and control, 1830-1940, Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 1991. "Towards a Methodology of Disasters: the Case of the Princess Sophia," in Ray Browne et al., eds. Digging Into Popular Culture: Theories and Methodologies in Archaeology, Anthropology and Other Fields, Bowling Green OH: Popular Press, 1991. "Policing the Boom Town: the Mounted Police as a Social Force on the Gold Rush Frontier, 1895-1905," in The Northern Review, 6, Winter 1990. "The American Rampant: Reflections on the Impact of the U.S. Armed Forces Overseas During World War If," in Journal of World History, vol.2, no.2, Fall 1991. Dr. Morrison r"-O presrnted a paper to the Western History Association, . .stin, Texas, October 1991 entitled "Northland: Cross-Border Integration of the Yukon Territory and Alaska, 1867-1923." Mr. Francis d ayton, Varsity Wrestling coach at L.U., has successfully completed the National Certification Program Level IV. In announcing this special achievement, Michael Payette, technical Director of the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association, notes that Mr. Clayton is amongst the first wrestling coaches in the country to reach the highest level of coaching certification available in the sport. The School of Physical Ed ucation and Athletics at Lakehead University acknowledges with pride, the dedication and commitment to excellence exhibited by Francis Oayton and congratulate him on this achievement. Dr. Dan Weeks, Department of Physical Education, has been busy in 1991. With colleagues at McMaster University Dr. Weeks published "Verbal cuing and motor skill acquisition for adults with Down's syndrome" in Adapted Physical Education Quarterly and "Atypical cerebral dominan ce in Down's syndrome" in Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. Continuing work initially funded by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research and now funded by NSERC, Dr. Weeks and co-workers at Purdue University published "Salient-features coding and orthogonal compatibly effects: A reply to Umilta in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and "Acquisition, retention and transfer of response-selection skill in choice-reaction tasks" in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition. As weIJ, "S-R compatibility for destination of apparent motion: Catching affordances or directional coding?" is in press at the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. In related work on the memory and control of movement Dr. Weeks and co-workers have a paper in press in the Journal of Human Movement Studies entitled "lnterpresentation activity and the retention of movement information" as well as a chapter entitled "Vision and motor control" that will appear in a forthcoming volume of the Advances in Psychology series published by North-Holland. In June, Dr. Weeks presented a paper "Disproving the disproof for the guidance hypothesis" at the meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, in Asilomar, California. Weeks also presented a paper at the annual Ontario Psychomotor Behaviour Group meeting entitled "Salient features coding operations". Last month Dr. Weeks attended the conference of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Leaming where he presented a paper entitled "Relative frequency of KR and brief acquisition phases" as well as participating in a symposium, Disorders of praxis and movement sequencing", with a paper entitled "Cerebral specialization and movement organization in adults with Down's syndrome. Dr. Margaret Johnston, of the Department and Centre for Northern Studies, recently published an article in the International Journal of Canadian Studies. The article is entitled "The Canadian Wilderness Landscape as Culture and Commod- Dece mber 19 9.,__ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ AGORA Page7 �Publications continued from page 7 ity", and is published in a theme issue on the evolving Canadian landscape. (Fall 1991): 127 -143. Professor Renate Eigenbrod, Department of English presented a paper entitled 'The Oral in the Written: A Literature between two Cultures" at the Native American Studies conference at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on October 26, 1991. Dr. Said Easa, Professor in Ovil Engineering, authored the following articles: Using the Cubic Spline Rule for Computing the Area Enclosed by an Irregular Boundary: Discussion", Journal of Surveying and Land Information Systems, Vol. 51, No 4, 1991, and "A Closed-Fom1 Probabilistic Solution for Evaluating the Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Discussion", Canadian Geotedrnical Journal, Vol. 28, No. 6, 1991. Dr. Jane Crossman, Associate Professor and Chair, School of Physical Education and Athletics, recently presented a paper at the North American Society for Sport Sociology annual conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . the title of her paper was "A content analysis of the sports section of Canada's National newspapers" Dr. Thomas M.K. Song, Professor of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, Coordinator of Human Performance Laboratory, presented a paper entitled "Effect of Neuuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Energy Expenditure" at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Sport Sciences, Kingston, Ontario, October 24-26, 1991. The study was collaborated with Mr. B. Guthrie, Ms. D. Newhouse and Dr. I. Newhouse. Men's Support Group Formed Dr. Terry L. Hill, Department of Sociology, is seeking responses from any men on campus interested in creating a "Men's Support Group". This group would be an infom1al discussion group whose overall purpose would be to provide an open, supportive forum for any men on campus who arc experiencing grief over the anticipatory or real loss of a spouse (through death or divorce), a child, brother, sister, parent or other close loved one. Dr. Hill has extensive experience in volunteer work with self-help support groups of this type. Those men interested in pursuing the idea of a campus support group can contact Dr. I-Iii! at Ext. 8291, or at home at 473-0630. Pages Sessional Lecturers Needed The Department of Geography and the Department of Distance Education are _ identifying a pool of qualified sessional lectures for delivering Distance Educatio1 courses in the Environmental Assessment Certificate Program. We arc seeking instructors for the following courses: EA 1110: Introduction of Environmental Studies EA 2110: Introduction to Environmental Assessmen t EA 3110: Assessment of Biophysical Environmental Impacts EA 3130: Assessment of Social and Economic Environmental Impacts EA 4110: Environmental Impact Assessment in Hinterland Areas Duties would include conducting teleconferences, marking assignments, student consultations, and preparing and marking final examinations that are based on existing course material. A detailed description of each course can be found in the Lakehead University Calendar. Qualifications include an advance degree in a rclevan t area (e.g. environmental science, geography, biology) and experience in teaching at the post secondary level preferred . Interested applicants are invited to submit a resume and the names and addresses of three references along with an indication of which courses you arc interested in teaching to : Ms. MacCallum, Program of the Environmental Assessment Certificate Program of the Environmental Assessment Certificate Program, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5El. Disting11islzed Awards continued from page 1 Easa moved to Canada and received his Masters from McMaster University. He completed his PhD at the University of California at Berkeley. Easa teaches courses in traffic engineering, transportation systems and highway design. His research has taken three Continued from page 1 directions. The first direction, sponsored by an NSERC grant, is related to the safety of highway geometric design. A number of components arc dealt with in the research. Easa is presently trying to develop a more comfortable vertical curve in highway design and a way to avoid sight hidden dips. I-le is also looking at the effects of longer trucks on Ontario highways. A key to Easa's research is the reliability analysis. ''When we design, we design for extreme conditions but we don't look at the fai lure level of the design. My research is concerned with that failure level as well." In another direction, Easa is preparing state-of-the art papers sponsored by the transportaion planning committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Easa's third research direction deals with his interest in other transportation related areas - surveying, highway drainage, pavemen t design and highway construction. Dr. AU Mirza has been on faculty at Lakehead University since 1980. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as well as the American Concrete Institute (ACI). I-le serves as Chair of the Joint committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns of the American Concrete Institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mirza was a research associa te at the University of Alberta and was with an Edmonton consulting fim1 for a number of years. He received his PhD from thr , University of Texas. ._)I Dr. Mirza was nominated for the excellence in teaching award by Director of the School of Engineering, Dr. Gary Locker. Letters of support from students both past and present were submitted with the nomination. Although he has not taken any formal training in teaching, Mirza feels comfortable in his tead,ing role. "I reflect upon my time as a student and think of the tead1ers and the mistakes they made. Teaching is hard \Vork. Jt takes a lot of time and I do put a lot of time into it." The key to teaching says Mirza, is to be uniformly fair. "Students may disa·grcc with me on a number of things but nobody has accused me of not being fa ir." Mirza believes that as a professor in a professional school, the responsibility of the faculty is two-fold. 'We provide the students with the course content and we arc committed to cover it and give technical background, and at the same time, teach them to behave as a professional." The most in1portant part of teaching to Dr. Mirza is his belief that students not only must know how to do things but also to understand why they~ arc doing them. "You have to integrat<,J the theory and the practical. It makes the course interesting but also very demanding." - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - AGORA - - -- - - - - -- - - - - December 1991 �Math Institute Established The Minister of Colleges and Universities announced that The Fields ,-institute for Research in Mathematical \.... ciences, a national research centre to be located in Ontario, will receive roughly a million dollars from the province this year. The Institute will also benefit from federal funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). This year, NSERC will provide $300,000 to the Institute, and has also committed up to a total of $1.35 million from the second and third years of operation. The Fields institute is the result of collaboration among McMaster University, the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo, as well as the provincial and federal governments. It is designed to be a focal point for mathematics research, drawing mathematical scientists from across Canada and around the world for yearly programs of leading~dge research and graduate training. Other Canadian universities will be invited to affiliate with the new Fields Institute. The establishment of the Institute will encourage researchers and graduate students, who might otherwise have emigrated, to remain in Canada. "Experience in Europe and the U.S. shows that major research advances can result from bringing outstanding mathematicians together from a concentrated attack on common problems," said NSERC president Dr. Peter Morand. The Institute is named after John Charles Fields, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, who was a mathematician of international repute. The Fields Institute, which will be located initially at the University of Waterloo while p lans for a permanent site are developed, will bring together the critical mass of researchers necessary to stimulate major progress in mathematics and will provide new opportunities for graduate training. It will also encourage interaction between university-based research and privatesector research and development. The Institute will have no permanent faculty, but will bring together about 50 prominent mathematical scientists and postdoctoral fellows for collaborative programs of leading-edge research. In the current start-up year, the topic of concentration is Control theory, focusing on Stabilization, control and Design of Flexible Structures and Control of Mechanical Systems. These topics are currently generating important new developments in mathematics itself and have application as diverse as automatic flight control for aircraft, control for aircraft, control of communications satellites and design of new pharmaceutical products. Jerrold E. Marsden, a native of British Columbia, now professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, will assume the Directorship of the institute. Marsden, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and winner of the Norbert Weiner Prize awarded by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is one of Canada's most outstanding mathematicians. C AGING AND HEALTH ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED AT OPENING On January 15, Dr. Neena Chappell, Director of the Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba will give the Centre's inaugural lecture at 7:00 pm in the Bora Laskin Theatre, Faculty of Education. Dr. Chappell is an internationa!Jy recognized researcher and author in the field of aging and the sociological aspects of health care. All faculty, students and the general public are welcome to attend. there is no fee or registration required for the lecture. On Thursday, January 16 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Bob Rosehart and Dr. Sandy Macpherson, Director of McMaster University's Educational Centre for Aging and Health, will officially launch the two year gerontology program in the Health Sciences Resource Centre. From 2:30 - 4:00 pm, following the opening ceremonies, several orientation workshops are planned on the proposed work of the new Centre. Workshops will explore ( :urrent plans to establish a clinical teaching unit (CTU) in Thunder Bay, provide interdisciplinary continu ing professional education sessions in aging and health, and stimulate interdisciplinary research in geriatrics and gerontology. The workshops and program launching ceremony arc free and open to all interested individuals, but you arc requested to preregister by telephoning the Centre. You will be asked to indicate your choice of workshop. For further information, contact Mary Lou Kelley (Director) or Julie Wojciechowski (Administrative Assistant) at the N.E.C.A.H. office, Dr. Lorne McDougall, School of Nursing (Associate Director or any other member of the Gerontology Study Group: Hank Akervall, Sue Berry, Anita Chen, Leona Dicasmirro, Mary Heard, Terry Hill, Ti King, Diana Pallen, Jane Ramsay, Ken Rotenberg, Janice Perkins, Peter Proulx, Darlene Steven, Jane Taylor. L ___ _ Information Sessions On January 16 at 4:00 pm, Dr. Sandy MacPherson and Betty Norris, of the Educational CentTc for Aging and Health (EACH) at McMaster, will hold a meeting to provide general information on ECAH's Educational Fellowship and Bursary programs. Candidates for fellowships and bursaries will normally be: 1) individuals working in an ECAH Oinical Teaching Unit, or related community settings that provide care for the elderly; 2) individuals who are faculty members of Ontario universities or who demonstrate the potential to become University faculty members. Candidates could likely include those health and social service professionals working with the proposed Thunder Bay Clinical Teaching Unit program, Lakehead University adjunct professors or field/clinical instructors in professional programs and faculty members of Confederation Col- ~ ~ ~ - -- - le_g_e)_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~ December 1991~ -- -- - -- -- -- -- - AGORA Page9 �Forum Hancock on Campus by Paula Vanveen, Argus Staff On Thursday, November 14th Ken Hancock held 2 seminars on the topic of "Men Against Male Violence". Hancock, an ex-NHL player for the Chicago Blackhawks, docs not physically look like a "typical" advocate for women's rights. It was, however, during his time as a hockey player that Hancock began to feel ashamed of the violence he and his fellow team-mates were causing. He came to the realization that no person has the right to touch another in a violent manner. Hancock opened the discussion by describing the work of Men Against Male Violence. Groups of men will participate in 6 walks across Ontario beginning in the Spring of 1992. They are hoping to raise public awareness as well as encourage men across the province to speak out against violence. Mr. Hancock then shifted the focus of the seminar. He stated that male culture worships war, and feels that the maiming and killing of Iraqi women and children was seen as a victory. . Hancock failed, however, to state his group's views on female participation in the Gulf War, a step which some women feel is a forward move in the issue of women's rights. When questioned about this later, Hancock stated that war is still a male-dominated phenomenon and that women were merely exercising their rights, not sensationalizing the actual war itself. On the homefront the violence is more personal. After T.V. football games, the phones at rape/assault crisis centres across the nation light up as men vent their anger not on the losing team, but on their wives/girlfriends/children. Hancock also said a male walking away from a sexist J comment/joke or a women in physical or sexual distress is different from the man that turned and left the room as 14 women were murdered in Montreal. Apathy, of course, was not an issue in this case. One male student who was forced out by gunpoint by the murderer committed suicide one year after the massacre. Hancock feels that some men don't find it worth it to fight for women's equality with respect to "minor" incidents such as sexist jokes and harassing behaviour. He also noted that men tend to "talk away life". A NATO base in the north was completely shut down by Inuit women protesting on the runway against missile testing; they were tired of waiting for men to stop talking and begin taking action. Hancock finished the seminar by giving some alarming facts. Women arc the poorest people in society. Some men consider violence against women, children and minorities as profound power. Canada Jed the world in arms supplies to the United States during Vietnam, including the making of napalm in Toronto. Some crisis shelters arc built like fortresses to protect the women and children inside. Crisis centre workers arc constantly confronted with shotguns by men looking for their wives or girlfriends. Hancock has been jailed 60 times due to his support of causes ranging from ending the Vietnam war to Native rights. It was during these stays in jail where Hancock found most of his courage from women. Hancock closed his speech by saying that this violence is not a women's issue: men arc the cause of this violence, it's their issue. "'\ The crowd was left with this last thought: "The final roll-I call is the roll call of justice." THE WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN Breaking Men's Silence to End Men's Violence If it were between countries, we'd call it war. If it were a disease, we'd call it an epidemic. If it were an oil spill, we'd call it a disaster. But it's happening to women, and it's just an everyday affair. It is violence against women. It is a rape at home and on dates. It is beating or the blow that one out of four Canadian women receive in their lifetime. It is sexual harassment at work and sexual abuse of the young. It is murder. There's no secret enemy pulling the trigger. No unseen virus that leads to death. It's just men. Men from all social backgrounds and of all colours and ages. Men in business suits and men in blue collars. Men who plant the fields and men who sell furniture. Not weirdos. Just regular guys. All those regular guys, though, have helped create a climate of fear and mistrust among women. Our sisters and our mothers, our daughters and our lovers can no longer feel safe in their homes. At night they can't walk to the corner for milk without wondering who's walking behind them. It's hard for them to tum on the T.V. without seeing men running amok in displays of brutality against women and other men. Even the millions of women in relationships with that majority of men who are gentle and caring feel they can not totally trust men. All women arc imprisoned in a culture of violence. Men's violence against women isn't aberrant behaviour. Men have created cultures where men use violence against other men. Where we wreak violence on the natural habitat, where we see violence as the best means to solve differences between nations, where every boy is forced to !cam to fight or be branded a sissy, and where men have forms of power and privilege that women do not enjoy. Men have been defined as part of the problem. But we are writing this statement because we think that men can also be part of the solution. Confronting men's violence requires nothing less than a commitment to full equality for women and a redefinition of what it means to be men, to discover a meaning to manhood that doesn't require blood to be spilled . \ ..., PagelO - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - December 1991 �MIDWIVES GET STATUS THROUGH LEGISLATION r \ On_tario will become the first province to offer a bachelor's degree program in dw1f~ry.1:"~e announcement :,,vas made by Richard Allen, Minister of Colleges and Universities, and Health Minister Frances Lankin. Universities that educate health professionals will be asked to develop proposals for the bachelor's program. Joint or multi-sized programs will be encouraged to respond to the diverse needs and challenges of Ontario's population. They will provide a balance of clinical and classroom teaching and will contribute to the development of midwifery practice and research in Ontario. . Proposals~~ r<:vicwcd by an ext~r_nal panel composed of educators, recognized experts m m1dw1fery, health practitioners and consumers. A decision on the location of the program will be made by spring 1992 with the start date of 1993. ~nkin w~nts to in ~egrate midwives into the health care system as quickly as possible argumg that women have been waiting too many years to choose how they want childbirth conducted." . Midwifery would become a regulated health profession under the proposed Regulated Health Professions Act. Under the new Act, midwives would be able to ca:c f~r women whose pregnancies and births arc uncomplicated. A College of M1dw_1vcs _would be_formcd to register midwives and oversee standards of practice. Ontano will be the first Province to integrate midwifery education, services and regulation into its health care and postsecondary systems. 1 Man_ager~ from the Ch_ina Sdence and Technology Exchange Centre in Beijing tour the Engmeerzn$ laboraton~s at LU as part of the intemational training program being offered at tfedera~wn c;olleg_e m Thun~er Bay. Dr. Claude Johnston, Chair of the Department of vii Engmeermg, gives an ammated presentation to an attentive audience. A Christmas Message from the Chancellor Margaret Atwood, in her novel, "Life Before Man," says this about Elizabeth, a woman about to separate from her husband; "She'd gone home early. She will wrap Christmas presents, hiding the packages under the bed before the children get home from school. Alrcad y she knows the crackle of paper, the brightness of the ribbons will be almost more than she can bear. It's the hope, the false promise of hope she can't tolerate. Everything is worse at Christmas; it always has been. But she'll get through it." At Christmas, everything is much better, or worse. It's because of the hope that Christmas brings. It's the season for healing damaged human relationships or for revealing the ugliness of scarred relationships. It's the season where human hearts recognize the human condition that we all share, or where human hearts exclude and hurt each other. It's the season where people join joyfully in celebration, or it can be the season where family feuds erupt. Is the promise of Christmas so much false promise? Is it only a few days of festivity, tinsel, trimming and diversion, and then back to life without hope? The coming of God as a small baby promises hope and a future. The helpless baby shares our helplessness but also opens up the way for an open future. This Christmas, I hope you do more than sin1ply "get through it!" I hope you will savour and take hold of the hope tha t Christmas demonstrates, and do so 'vVith joy. Minwentakwan Emakosh eKiishikaak C December 199.1c-- - -- - - - - - - - -- -- AGORA Pagell �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the January Agora is December 16, 1991. THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS November 11 - December 16, 1991 Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday 11 :00 a.m. to 11:30 p .m. Thunder Bay Art Gallery November 19 - December 15 SATYRS,CARDINALS, AND BEGGARS Organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada November 20 - December 15 JUANGEUER Organized by Extension Services, Art Gallery of Ontario December 17 - February 9 RICK RIVET TBAG December 20 - January 26 TIURA, TRAINOR, BOSS & WARREN Regional Artists Series December 20 - February 9 ROBERT FONES Organized & circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario ll il1ntmiffllrmR1iliil Cornwall Concert Series 1991/92 Wednesday, 15 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Dr. Neena Chappell . Director, Centre of Agmg University of Manitoba Topic: Informal and Formal Care for Seniors: Focus on Social Policy Bora Laskin Lecture Theatre - 7:00 pm Thursday, 16 All Concerts arc held in the Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. and are on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the door. January 14, 1992 Christoph Both, cello (Victoria); Heather Morrison, piano Fee -$5.00 January 28, 1992 John Ehde, cello (Sweden); Heather Morrison, piano Fee $5.00 Grand Opening of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health Program 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Health Sciences Resource Centre 4:30pm Fellowship Meeting Monday, 20 Senate Meeting - 2:30 pm Monday, 25 F REE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Noreen rvancic Confederation College Topic: A View From the Roof: A Song From the Window Ryan Building, Rm 1022 - 7:30 pm 1992 Varsity Home Schedule January 3-4 Pizza Hut High School Girls Volleyball 9/8:00am January 10-11 Gord Garvie Memorial Wrestling Festival Women's Basketball vs. Waterloo 6:30 pm Men's Basketball vs. Waterloo 8:30 pm January 17-18 Women's Volleyball vs.Windsor 7:30 pm Sunday, 8 Children's Chrishnas Party Main Cafeteria - 2:00 pm The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media'. . business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise Bruley Calendar: Lynn Spenceley Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: 13. Kaminski Printing: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Editor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder I3ay, Ontario, P7I3 SE1 (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8192 ) Thursday, 19 Faculty & Staff Christmas Party Davinci Centre - Michelangelo & Marco Polo Rooms Symposium - 6:00pm Buffet Dinner - 7:00 pm Presentations - 8:00 pm Dancing - 9:00 pm 0 .;~& -,;; t 8.08. RL Zuback Alumni u ~ Q) (I) 0 E~ ., o:o ..0 Q) .... .Q? ~-? (/) (/) 8H t; 0 ~o ... J ~ N � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.8 No.11 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, an announcement of the Regional Centre opening, and a Christmas message from the Chancellor. 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 1991-12 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lois Wilson Lakehead Lakehead University Lois Wilson President Rosehart President's Perspective Regional Centre https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a00a1787ad957db6dfc50f9850b3d0ae.pdf 9343d1cdafb5f0cdef96568869aade4b PDF Text Text OL I{ \ORTIIER\ \"ISI O\ ..,nside: Student going to Lapland .. 3 Research News .. blue pages Attorney-General on Campus ............................ 6 "War an d H ypocnsy • " ......... . 7 Lakehead ~~ University _AgOr~ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO. 2 FEBRUARY 1991 Giving: A Family Affair $19.2 million in five years. It's a big Regional Education Building and the Stuchallenge, but according to John Russell, dent Centre with shared construction features, and he starts to imagine all that Director of External Relations and the Share our Northern Vision Campaign, "it's is possible when people get involved and feel part of the dream. "The $6 million exreachable, and more important, a pansion on the Bora Laskin Building, $3 necessary goal". The campus is experimillion for the library, another $3 million encing major growth for the first time in for the Fieldhouse, $1 million for scholar25 years, largely the product of the ships and another $1 million for equipsuccessful Parh1er's Campaign comment: these were just items on a muchpleted in 1987. Russell points to the A 12-member, all-party Committee set up their Thunder Bay headquarters in the Agora to hear views about the future of Canada and the Pravince's role within it. People did voice their concerns on many issues including language rights, needed wish list a couple of years ago, but with strong support, we can make them a reality. It's critical that we start at home, with the university family" . He defines that family as faculty, staff, Board of Governors, alumni, parents and students. When the private sector is approached for major contributions, the first question they ask is often "what have you done for yourselves?" Continued on page 4 Quebec separatism, Free Trade and native issues. To receive further information or register your views call the Toll-Free number: 1-800-668-7275 �J Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart Dr. John Rideout Dr. John Rideout, Professor Emeritus of English, passed away recently. Dr. Rideout made a long and important contribution to the development of Lakehead University. In recent years, after his formal retirement, John became involved extensively in off-campus teaching for Continuing Education. He loved to go to the regional communities, and his students really enjoyed him. I believe that he has been quoted as saying (paraphrased) that, while the focus of Lakehead University has been the Thunder Bay campus, the real students to serve are out there in the region. It was only in the past couple of years that, on medical advice with respect to his vision, he had to give up this activity. Dr. and Mrs. Rideout enjoyed retirement and many postcards arrived in my office over the past few years, all of churches and cathedrals around the world. John was fascinated by the archi tccture of cathedrals. Unfortunately, often upon passing, an unknown chapter is opened in one's career. Although some of John's dose friends at Lakchead University were aware, to some degree, of his contribution to the civil rights movement in the U.S., all were somewhat surprised to hear the extensive array of his involvement. His commitment to the cause of equality was unfailing, and his contribution to Lakehead University has been appreciated. Dr. John Rideout also holds another p lace of honour in the history of Lakehead University. He was, and is, I believe, the only Lakehead University faculty member, to date, to hold a Rhodes Scholarship. Ontario Constitution Committee The recent hearings of the Ontario Select Committee on the Constitution held in the Agora were very interesting and successful. Without getting into content, the Agora (Greek for meeting place) is a spectacular and appropriate room for such serious topics to be discussed. Numerous students took advantage of the day and evening meetings to help become more focused on this important debate which may ultimately lead to reshaping the definition of Canada as we know it today. Although organized on very short notice, I received many favourable comments about Agora Editor (Katherine Shedden) and the effort she and the university staff put into the day's events. As well, the Parliamentary Channel broadcast the entire hearings live (and repeated) all over Ontario. I really enjoyed the very dramatic and colourful shots of Lakehead University shown on the signoff. (Who says public television doesn't have commercials?) Vice-President (Academic) Search By the time that you read this, I expect that the two candidates, Dr. D. Atkinson and Dr. J. Whitfield, will have completed their on-campus interviews, and the Search Committee will be mulling over the input received during the process. The search has been competitive, and I feel that we have two excellent candidates for the position. A decision is expected by the end of February. Page 2 Buildings, Buildings! In spite of the weather, construction continues on our current projects. All seems to be going well, and next fall should see some impressive new facilities added to our spacL inventory. The Space Committee continues to review the areas of space freed up by the various moves and, as we would expect, there arc still more needs than space. A couple of times in the past few weeks, I have donned my hard hat and had a sneak preview of the new Student Centre/ Regional Education Centre facility. At this stage, it is impressive, and I can hard! y wait to see the finished product. Having a few new "rectangular" classrooms will prove to be a real novelty. The view from the Economics Department offices and the Geography Map Room, however, will probably be the focal points of the new facility. Operating Grants and Tuition Fees (91/92) As I finish this column (Monday, February 11, 1991), the Ontario Government is in the process of announcing grant increases for next year to the University system of approximately 8% and corresponding 8% increases in tuition fees. As you know, Lakehead University doesn't achieve our new student corridor average until the 92/93 fiscal year so this coming year was expected to be another tight one. With the level of grants announced, I can assure you that we will have to budget carefully. I am somewhat relieved, and I believe the students will be also that, in spite of all the recent attention given to proposals to massively increase tuition fees, the actual increases proposed are consistent with recent government policy. Students bring Honour to L.U. Congratulations to Andre Roy, Engineering Department, who has been selected to receive The 1991 Bell Canada Engineering and Computer Science Award. The School of Nursing should be very proud of Therese Lim and Elizabeth Borycki, 4th year students, who were one team of only four student presenters at the National Conference hosted by McGill. More than 150 delegates from across Canada heard their presentation, "The Trend Toward NurseMidwifery in Canada" and asked lots and lots of questions". The students received financial assistance from Mary O'Rourkc, alumna and long time university supporter, and LUSU. Therese Lim, left, and Elizabeth Borycki, take a well-deserued break after putting the finishing touches on their research paper. AGORA - - -- - - - -- - - - - - February 1991 �Around Campus Native Student at University of pland Art Sinclair, a native Canadian and senior Education student, has been chosen to spend six weeks at the University of Lapland, in Rovaniemi, Finland. Lakehead University, through the Centre for Northern Studies, has an exchange program with Lapland and Art and fellow student Susan Flabiano, are the firs t students from Lakehead to attend. The University of Lapland is located on the Arctic Circle. It is in the beginning stages of setting.up a program of s tudy for the Sarni people, the indigenous people of Lapland, and specifically requested a native student for the exchange. "They were looking for a student's perspective", said Sinclair, "and though LU's programs are modest, they are significant in terms of native education involving the community" . The Faculty of Education has a number of exchange programs with Scandinavian universities and will be sending another two students to the University of Lulea in Sweden later in the month. Professor David Bates, Chairman of Pre-Service Education, says "we know that with Art's background and knowledge he will be a good ambassador at the University of Lapland" . Native Students' Day Once again LU was the site of Native Students' Day, held this year on February 1. The event is a unique one among t1"":1adian universities and was organized by the Native ~ udents Association and Native Support Services. The morning was reserved for Native displays - Arts and crafts and native organizations set up booths in the Agora. Guest lecturers included Dr. Bob Thomas, University of Arizona, who spoke to the audience on the problems of interpreting oral history. Dr. Calvin Martin, Rutgers State University, discussed the problems of Native history due to Western European thought and the difficulties involved with Native studies. The evening closed with a Pow Wow and traditional dancers and drummers. 23rd Annual Forestry Symposium The 23rd Annual Forestry Symposium, organized by the LU Forestry Association, was held January 25 and 26 at the university. The theme of the symposium was "Community Forestry". Speakers included Minister of Natural Resources, Bud Wildman, Stewardship Director of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai, Mary La Ronde, Julian Dunster of Simon Fraser University, Richard Baerg, CTDA and Mike Roy of the Centre for Forestry and Environmental Studies, Newfoundland. Lecture topics dealt with the definition of community forestry, community forestry for and by aboriginal peoples and the Ontario government policy on community forestry. OBITUARY John Graville Rideout passed away on January 26, 1991 in Thunder Bay. Born in Vermont, he was educated in Maine, England (a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford) and Rhode Jsland. Dr. Rideout taught at several colleges and universities in the United States before coming to Canada in 1964 to serve as Chairman of the English Department at the soon-to-become Lakehead University. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 1980 but continued to teach off-campus in Kenora, Dryden, Rainy River, Ear Falls and Red Lake for another four years - a total of 44 years dedicated to his love of English literature. His colleagues speak with great admiration about the zest for literature and life that he infused into his teaching. He had the gift of being able to put the litera ture in the context of its age making his classes an unforgettable experience. The university community sends condolences to the family of Dr. John Rideout. A m emorial scholarship fund has been established at Lakehead by family, friends and colleagues who wish to honour his long and distinguished association with the University. Those wishing to donate to this fu nd, which will create an annual award in perpetuity, may send their contributions to the Lakehead University Development Office (Rideout Memorial). Official Opening of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research January 25 was the official grand opening of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (CNF ER) on campus. The building, which houses Ministry of Natural Resources biologists, ecologists and foresters, was the site of the official ribbon cutting by MNR Minister Bud Wildman, centre, and left to right, Sister Alice Greer, MPP Shelley Wark-Martyn, hidden in back MP Joe Comuzzi, Mayor Jack Masters and Dr. Bob Rosehart. February 1991 AGORA - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- -- - Page 3 �'7t s t a r t s a t h o m e " Conlinuedfrompage1 Knowing that a successful campaign at home would build the foundation for the larger campaign, organizers structured the campaign in such a way that everyone would be personally contacted. "We started with the President, Chair of the Faculty and Staff Campaign, who then met with members of senior administration, who had the opportunity to involve their people and set Department and School goals. "The areas we've mentioned have been given top priority but the key to the success of this campaign is the involvement factor. People are very concerned about where their hard-earned dollars will go. If they have a say, if they feel that their contribution is for something they believe in, then the community spirit alone will build these future dreams, just as it did 30 years ago when the people of the area envisioned a university". People often want information about how to channel their donation so that it best meets their needs. Russell pointed out one case where a donor insisted the money go to the library - and then recommended certain journals! "That's great'', he said "People need options and whether they help with bricks and mortar or start a new scholarship, it's the participation that is going to make a difference." For further information about the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign, or how to get involved call John Russell or Rob Zuback at the Development Office 343-8913. I "I believe this region is very fortunate to have a university. For the past eight years, l have been contributing to an endowed scholarship through payroll deduction because I consider Lakehead University and its students a worthwhile investment. I look upon it as my way of leaving something lasting and meaningful behind." Betty Hygaard, Assistant External Relations "Stories students have told me of the was/P. of human potential at some large universi ties, help me to understand what a good educational investment Lakehead University is." Clem Kent, Professor Mathematical Sciences 'Tm a grad, but that is not the only reason I give. I really believe most people want to give. We all have to give a little bit and stand together and do some good. I think cooperation is the way to counteract cynicism. The alumni has been working their butts off and I want to support them. It means a lot "l think it's the university's commitment to regional programs that means the most to me to know that our contributions, no matter Being able to deliver our university courses to the people of Northwestern Ontario in thei how small, can make a difference and home community is a gratifying experience. Being from Northwestern Ontario, I fully improve the quality of life at this institution support the fundraising efforts that help make these programs possible." - now and in the future." Marg Boone, Director Andy McFall, Grounds Lead Hand School of Nursing Campus Development February 1991 AGORA - - - - - - - - - -- - -Page 4 �RESEARCH NEWS Ever since man's presence on earth, he has had to compete with pests in order to grow food, shelter and clothe himself. Man's intense clashes with pests have resulted in disease, famine and even death. In order to minimize the impact of pests and consequently improve his lifestyle, mankind has developed pesticides, chemicals aimed at killing the unwanted organisms. h1 spite of all the benefits of increased pesticides, they have come under intense attack, as a result of increased public awareness about health and environmental effects. A research team, led by entomologist Dr. Yves Prevost, School of Forestry, is developing a new understanding of how de.ii with pests. "Pests arc any organ,n th.it interferes with the comfort .ind well being of m.inkind. TI1c pests we arc dealing with arc insects. We arc looking at methods w hid1 will minimize the use of insecticides. Sometimes insecticides are the only answer to the problem, but often other methods can be used and that is the focus of our current research." A long-standing approach to the control of spruce bud worm populations is aerial application of insecticides. Dr. Prevost and graduate student Shelley Vescio arc inves tiga ting how trees defend themselves against feeding by the bud worm. "We believe trees can take care of themselves because trees arc loaded with defence chemicals much like the immune system of humans. What we would like to understand is how trees use these defences in repelling .in insect attack and once we understand how it works then we could apply the principle to forest management". Another pest that is making its presence well-known is the white pine weevil. This insect destroys the principle growing shoot of newly planted spruces and pines, which is counter -;>roductivc to the massive regeneration 1 ( .'orts of the forests. There are on! ya few insecticides available for white pine weevil control, but their u se is labour intensive and not always successful. Dr . Prevost, graduate student Anne Villeneuve, and Rhonda Millikin, terrestrial (C vertebrate ecologist at the Forest Pest Management Ins titute (FPM I) in Sault Ste. Marie, arc investigating the importance of bird natural enemies on white pine weevil populations. "We virtually don't know anything about the significance of birds, or for that matter other natural enemies, in keeping white pine weevil populations in check. We must understand the biological links in the ecosystem first, if we are going to be successful in controlling any pest, by wha tcver means". Another approach to minimizing insecticide use is to practise selective application. In collaboration with Dr. G. Grant of FPMf and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Dr. Prevost is monitoring for the presence of spruce bud worm and spruce concworm in seed orchards which yield seeds used in seedling production. These two insects feed on the cones which produce the seeds and thus d iminish seed production potenti.il. Traps specific for bud worm and concworm moths are being used to monitor for the presence and numbers of these moths in the orchards. Research is underway to relate the numbers of moths caught in the traps and the expected damage to cones the following year. Armed with a prediction, orchard managers should be able to pl.in if they need to apply insecticides or not. Reduction in pesticide usage rests also with the public. With the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources program, Environmental Youth Corps, Dr. Prevost has organized an insect identification clinic in the School of Forestry. The public can bring in their insect guests and the clinic will identify the insect and indicate how the insect should be dealt with. 'The grea t majority of insects are beneficial and the application of insecticides in most cases actually docs more harm than good. Before the public can treat perceived problem insects, they must know what they are dealing with. We promote non-insecticidal approaches as much as possible". RESEARCH PROFILE: "THE BUG MAN" Dr. Yves Prevos t Sch ool of Forestry 'The great majority of insects are beneficial. .. in most cases the application of insecticides actually does more harm than good." �Four Professors Going to China The Ontario-Jiangsu Educational Exchange (OJEE) Program has initiated a three-year pilot project with Lakehead University and Nanjing Forestry University, which will provide additional funding to nurture existing linkages. Dr. P. Knowles Ten person-months have been reserved on the exchange for Lakehead University scholars and graduate students to go to Jiangsu and as well for Nanjing Forestry University scholars to undertake research or teach at Lakehead University. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies is pleased to announce that in a recent competiSOVIET SCHOLAR TO VISIT DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY The Department of Chemistry at Lakehead University has accepted a Soviet scholar, Dr. Alexander Yuffe, to pursue short-term research (2 months) under the 1990-91 Canada/ USSR Academic Exchange Program. The program is administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) on behalf of the Department of External Affairs and International Trade. Dr. Yuffe is a professor of Chemistry at Tyumen University and specializes in Heterogeneous and Metal Complex Catalysis. CONTRACTS AND AWARDS Dr. R.J. Day, School of Forestry, has been awarded a research con tract by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to complete the analysis of the snag and down log rnmponent of the Temagami white and red pine ecology study in the Northeastern Region. Dr. E. Setliff, School of Forestry, has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the National Geographic Society to study wood inhabiting fungi (neotropica-the polypores) in Puerto Rico. PUBLICATIONS Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology, was invited to write two chapters for a book published in 1990 entitled, Wetland Ecology and Management : Case Studies. The case studies are entitled, "Microscale Succession and Vegetation Management by Fire in a Freshwater Marsh of Atlantic Canada" (pp. 19-29) and "Smoldering Combustion, Thermal Decomposition and Nutrient Content Following Controlled Burning of Typha Dominated Organic Mat'' (pp. 717). Dr. Mallik also co-authored an article entitled, "Moose browsing and allelopathic effects of Kalmia Angustifolia on balsam fir regeneration in central Newfoundland" which first appeared in the 1989 issue of Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 19(4): 524-526 and has been reprinted by the National Research Council of Canada. Dr. R. Rollins Prof. K.C. Yang Dr. R. Farmer tion, the OJEE Selection Committee chose four scholars from Lakehead University to go to Jiangsu during 1991 - 1992: Dr. R. Rollins, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism; Dr. P. Knowles, Depar tment of Biology /Forestry; and from the School of Forestry, Prof. K.C. Yang, and Dr. R. Farmer. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA (NHRDP) AIDS Research Program The purpose of this announcement is to provide an update on the mandate and revised application deadlines of the National Health Research and Development Program's AIDS Research initiative. As part of the federal government's commitment to fighting ATOS in Canada, the NHRDP provides support for health sciences research related to HN and AIDS. The following research issues relate to three of the fundamental goals identified in the national AIDS strategy: 1) To stop the transmission of HlV; 2) To search for effective vaccines, drugs and therapies; 3) To care for, treat, and support people infected with HIV, and support their caregivers, families anr') friends. The biomedical, epidemiological, clinical, health services, psychosocial, and health promotion research which is supported under the NHRDP's AIDS research program lays the groundwork which will help Canada to achieve these goals. Activities eligible for support include: research projects, pilot and feasibility studies, formu lation proposals and demonstration/evaluation projects, salary support of career researchers and research-oriented conferences, workshops and symposia. If you are interested in applying to the program, please stop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies for further information. Health and Welfare Canada is trying to facilitate proposal preparation and has given researchers the option of submitting a Jetter of intent, which may be submitted at any time, or to submit a full proposal by March 15 or September 15. THE EASTER SEAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ONTARIO The Easter Seal Research Institute supports Research and Developmen t and Professional Training concerned with the prevention, treatment and management of physical disabilities in children and young adults in the Province of Ontario. In addition to the following programs, the Institute offers Doctoral Training Grants as well as Post-Doctoral Feilowships. Research Grants - Research dealing with preventative aspects of an y medical condition which could result in a continuing physical handicap will be encouraged, but atten tion will also be directed toward improved methods of treatment. Deadline: April 15 and October 15. Summer Studentships - $3,000 The object of the Summer Studentships is to provide five fu ll-time students, only one per Ontario University, with an Page 2 - - - - - - -- -- - - -- - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - -- - February 1991 �opportunity to gain firsthand experience with research relating to the prevention, treatment and management of ohysical disabilities in children and young adults. Deadline: ..1arch 1, 1991. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FELLOWSHIPS A limited number of WHO Fe!Jowships arc available for Canadian citizens wishing to under take short-tem1 health studies (less than 3 months) outside of Canada. Fellowships are limited to a maximum of $5,000. This amount is provided to contribute to the cost of air fare and daily expenses. Applications are welcome from health personnel in medical, paramedical and health related fields such as dentistry, nutrition, rehabilitation and veterinary medicine, as well as teachers and administrators in these areas. Deadline: June 30, 1991 . C KILLAM PROGRAM OF THE CANADA COUNCIL Killam Research Fellowship s The purpose of the Killam Research Fellowships program is to support researchers in any of the following broad fields: humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, engineering, and multidisciplinary studies. The Fellowship provides released time to an individual scholar who wishes to pursue independent research (max. $53,000). The deadline for submitting applications is June 30, 1991. GRADUATE THESES The Senate Graduate Studies Committee has asked that acknowledgement be given to a student and supervisor when a thesis is completed. Beginning with this issue of the AGORA, Ms. Kris Delorey, Graduate Studies will prepare for Research News, a list of all completed theses so that the ~cadcrs can be informed about the types of graduate student ( cscarch being undertaken at Lakehead University. The following graduate students are to be commended for their outstanding scholar!y effor ts: CHRETIAN, Roland (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. K.P. Satinder Thesis Title: Immunological Consequences of Chemically Induced Generalized Epilepsy. DENG, Shaotang (M.Sc.Forestry): Supervisor: Dr. R. E. Farmer, School of Forestry Thesis Title: Variation of Syllepsis in Eleven Tamarack (Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch) Provenances in Northeastern Ontario and its Relation with Height Growth. MAHON, Shelley (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. M. Sellick Thesis Title: Coping Strategies Used by Cancer Patients in Anticipation of Cancer Centre Follow-up Appointments. MALEY, Madeline (M.Sc. Forestry) Supervisor: Dr. W. Parker, School of Forestry Thesis Title: Phcnotypic Variation in Cone and Needle Characteristics of Pin us ban ksiana Lamb. (jack pine) in Northwestern Ontario". MOONEY, Scott (M.Sc. Geology) Supervisor: Dr. P. Fralick Thesis Title: Statigraphy of Two Late Paleozoic Basins: Implications for the Timing of Final Emplacement of the Meguma Tcrranc. YU, Ling (M.Sc. Mathematical Science) ( upcrvisor: Dr. J. Whitfield {hesis Title: Compact Sets of Banach Spaces February 1991 GERONTOLOGY STUDIES GROUP: CALL FOR PAPERS Lakehead University's Gerontology Studies Group presents: Northwestern Ontario's Research and Educational Forum '91. This forum will be held on May 8, 1991, in conjunction with Confederation College's Conference entitled "New Aging - A vision of wellness promotion for older persons and caregivers", to be held May 9 and 10, 1991, at the Airlane Motor Hotel in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Papers or poster sessions may be submitted for presentation during the Forum. Please send the title of your paper or poster presentation, a 200-word abstract, and a one-page CV, by Friday, March 8, 1991, to either Dr. A.B. Chen, Department of Sociology (ext. 8792) or Ms. Ti King, School of Nursing (ext. 8340). A memo with further details will follow shortly. The following Mission Statement has been established for the Gerontology Studies Group: 1. To provide a forum which will support the professional activities and development of Lakehead University facu lty and staff, and regional professionals, in gerontological research and education. 2. To promote the recognition of Lakehead University as an important regional and provincial resource for gerontological education and research. 3. To promote collaboration and evaluation between Lakchead University and professional agencies forgerontological research, education and practice. lf you are interested in joining the Gerontology Studies Group, please contact Mrs. Mary Lou Kelley, Department of Social Work (ext. 8737). UPCOMING CONFERENCES M ilitary History Symp osium - March 14, 15, 1991 Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario Topics include: India and the North West Frontier -The first Afghan War; The ACEH War and the Creation of the Neilierlands East Indies States; The French Occupation of Madagascar; and many more. Canadian Socie ty of Zoologists - May 8 to 11, 1991 - Annual Meeting Lakchead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Learned Societies Conference 1991- May 26 to June 9, 1991 Queen's University, Kingston (Addition:il information available at Office of Research and Graduate Studies). Globe '92 - March 16 to 20, 1992 Vancouver, British Columbia The conference will focus on examples, case studies and demonstration projects of sustainable development in action, in both developed and developing nation s. A trade fair will showcase leading-edge products, services and technology for pollution prevention and control, and environmental management. Expanded programs, matching problems with solutions and buyers with suppliers will continue to stimulate collaborative trade opportunities in the g lobal marketplace. - -- - - -- -- - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - -- - -- - - - - Page 3 �Upcoming Deadline Dates Quick Reference Research Opportunities Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anytime, but 2 months prior to when training begins. Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance fund on New Information Technologies - Open CIDA International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Research Grants (April 15 and October 15). Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Health and Welfare Canada; National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) - deadline postponed to June 1, 1991 Health and Welfare Canada (N HRDP); Aids Research Program - March 15 and September 15, 1991 Health and Welfare Canada; National Welfare Grants Special Competition: 1) Social service issues affecting aboriginal people and 2) Child and family poverty -February 1991 call for letters of intent. Heritage Canada Foundation Awards Program - June 1, 1991 Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships STA/NSERC - Open, but allow 6 months for processing Japan Science and Technology Fund - EAITC/ISTC/NSERC - Open, but allow 3 months for processing. Killam Program of the Canada Council; Research Fellowships - June 30, 1991. Laidlaw Scholar Program - Open Lakehead University Senate Research Funds; NSERC and SSHRC General Research Grants Competition - March 10, 1991 National Geographic Society; Research Gran ts - Open North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund - Open NSERC Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 NSERC International Collaborative Research Grants - Mard1 1, 1991 NSERC International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1991 NSERC Scientific Publications - April 15, 1991 NSERC Workshops and Seminars - Open Ontario Ministry of Health; Research Projects Program, Health Care Systems Research - May 1, 1991, Feasibility /Formulation Studies - Open, Information - May 1, 1991, Workshop/Conferences - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Ontario Nursing Innovation Fund, Group projects - January 1, May 1, and September 1; Professional Development for RNs and RNAs - Open Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Scholarly Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Cana\ dian Law Scholarship Foundation, SSHRC Legal Research ...P Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships in Management Studies Open University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - January 31, May 31, October 15 World Health Organization; Fellowships - June 30, 1991. World Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Summer St\ldentships - March 1, 1991. Noranda/Bradfield; Graduate Fellowship Program - March 1, 1991 Second Annual Graduate Student Conference - Mar. 15, 1991 Wildlife Habitat Canada - Graduate Scholarships - Mar. 1/91 UPDATE ON 2N0 ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE There has been an overwhelming response to the Call for Papers for the Second Annual Graduate Student Conference. Twenty-two abstract submissions have been received from various disciplines, including Hjstory, Psychology, Biology, Mathematical Science, Chemistry, Forestry, Economics, Education, Physics, and Physical Education and Athletics. As a result of so many submissions, the Conference will be held over two days (llrnrsday, March 14 and Friday March 15). Senate Research Committee members, Dr. KC. Yang and Prof. Rhonda Kirk-Gardner arc reviewing the submitted abstracts to ensure they meet appropriate standards for conference presentation. Students who have submitted abstracts will be contacted by Kris Delorey to infom1 them of the date and time of their presentation, and other details about the Conference. Following the last session on Friday, there will be a Wine and Cheese Reception in the Faculty Lounge beginning at 6:00 p.m. Everyone participating in the Conference is welcome to attend. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share with us interesting research stories to feature in the RESEARCH NEWS, We would like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovativeresearch, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just like tq profile your research expertise. RESEA.RCH NEWS enjoys an .audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehicle for commi.micatingyour research endeavou.r s to the community at large. • For infonnatfon and appU~ation forms on any of the above research programs, please call Anne Fiorenza at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. . for information about Foundations, please call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by the Alumni House. Page 4 - - -- - -- - - - -- -- - - RESEARCH NEWS - -- -- - - - - - -- February 1991 J J �New Faces Dr. Azim Mallik is a professor Creceived n the Department of Biology. He his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees from Dhaka University in Bangladesh and his PhD from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland . He served a doctoral fellowship at Aberdeen and a second one at the University of New Brunswick in the Biology and Fire Science Centre. From there Mallik went to St. John' s, Newfoundland where he worked for the Canadian Forestry Service (now Forestry Canada) until 1989. He looks fondly on his four year stay in St. John's, "the city is active and the people arc very friendly" . Mallik conducts research in plant ecology and enjoys his collaboration with other facu lties on research projects. Mallik's wife is presently enrolled in the MA program, studying English literature, and they have a three year old son. He vows that learning to ski is a top priority this winter and "I must get back into gardening this summer" . Mallik keeps active by swimming and playing badminton. '-------J_a_c_k_C_h_r_is_t_y_ _ ____.·I Professor Jack Christy has recent! y returned to Lakchcad 1niversity to join the School of ( c1sincss Administration. Originally from Thunder Bay, Christy received his Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from LU in 1981 and was awarded the Gold Medal and the President's Award at Convocation. After his graduation, Christy joined the accounting firm of Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young) and received his Chartered Accountant designation. After three years with the firm he was selected for a Rotary Foundation Scholarship to the University of Strasbourg, France. Christy took graduate courses in International Business and interned with a number international companies and later worked as a consultant. Christy lectured for one year at LU before going to France, and says "I loved my year of teaching. Moving back mean t I could continue to do some independent management consulting, tead1 and enjoy the quality of life here. With my consulting work I can still keep on top of what's going on out there in the business world" . He lists leisure pursuits as wine testing and being a "better than gourmet cook" . Dr. Livio DiMatteo is a new professor of Economics at Lakehead University. DiMatteo was born and raised in Thunder Bay and attended FWCT high school. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Lakehcad University in 1985 and his Masters Degree and PhD (June '90) from the University of Western Ontario. Lakehead is his first appointment as a professor and he is ===--....::....-=== very happy to be back and working with his colleagues once again. DiMatteo teaches courses in Public Finance and Economic History. His la test research deals w ith 19th Century wealth holding, with major focus on Northwestern Ontario's Economic history. Being from the region DiMatteo would like to direct new initiatives of study towards it. "I'm presently looking into Lakehead economic development both in the past and the present''. DiMatteo is a member of the Thunder Bay H istorical Museum Society and is working on an article for their publication, Papers and Records. In his spare time he likes to read "histories, of course" . DiMatteo stays active by swimming and jogging. c_h_a_ri_s_s_e_W _ h_i_tfi _1_e_ld_ _____. ,__/_ _ _ Charisse Whitfield was recently hired in the Accounts Office as a clerk. Originally from Michigan, Whitfield moved to the city when she met her husband, who is from Thunder Bay, while he attended school in the state. She attended Lakehead University and graduated in 1988 with BA in Sociology. After graduation, Whitfield worked at the university part-time ~~~~~~~~~ until the birth of her baby girl, Mara, last year. She decided to return to work fu ll-time and says "1 like the atmosphere and I plan to be here a long time". In her free time Whitfield enjoys downhill skiing and reading science-fiction novels. She loves to cook, especially baked goods, "the fattening stuff' . She and her husband look forward to travelling in the future. "For our honeymoon we got in the car and drove wherever the turnpike took us. We ended up in Charleston, or south North Carolina. It was great''. What's Happening in the Library... CORNWALL DELIVERY SERVICE Lakehead University Library is pleased to announce a new service for students and faculty at the Cornwall Campus. Students and faculty can search the Online Catalogue - ,t Cornwall Campus, select music and visual arts titles, then request to have these items sent to Cornwall Campus. Requests can be made by contacting: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 343-8129 Evenings and Weekends 343-8148 February 1991 SPORT DISCUS Come and try out the newest addition to our CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) collection. Sport Discus corresponds to the Printed Sport Bibliography, Sport and Fitness Index and SportSearch. This disc provides access to the latest information in sports medicine, exercise, biomechanics, coaching, physical education and outdoor recreation. Contact the Search Services Librarian at 343-8129 for more information. AGORA - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - Page 5 �People, Papers/Publications Special Projects/Awards Jack Granatstein: "The Craft of History" Professor Jack Granatstein of York University calls himself _) a "nuts and bolts historian". "I've always thought of myself as one .. I am problem-oriented in the way that I ask myself why thmgs happen. I am by no means a theorist". This last statement portrays Granatstein's aversion to the fairly recent trend of h istorians to focus on social and historical theory rather than the fundamental traditions of study in Canadian history (the political parties, the wars, conscription, Canadal.J_S rel_ati~ns). "Canadian h istory has moved in the wrong direction m the past years. ft should be accessible and understandable to the public" . Granatstein, as a narrative historian, is one of few Canadian academics who probably sells enough books to sustain him without his university salary. His recent book, mitten with York colleague Robert Bothwell, is Pirouette, based on former Prime Minister Trudeau's Foreign Policy and it ~as the topic of his lecture presented in the evening of January 24. Earlier in the day, speaking to a class of Honours and Graduate History students, Granatstcin talked about "The Craft of History" and explained the process of researching a Attorney-General of Ontario book. Although he admitted that the process can be painstakGives Lecture at LU ing at times, obtaining documents for the Trudeau book was Lakehead University was the site of a lecture by the new almost too easy. "We didn't have to worry about using the Attorney-General of Ontario, Howard Hampton on January Freedom of information Act or the 20-ycar document rule. 12. Speaking to a capacity crowd of staff, faculty, students The Department of External Affairs records were completely and members of the legal profession, Hampton called for open to us. Once those were accessed we were able to obtain greater access to justice service. The new governmen t has access to National Defence files and Bank of Canada records. proposed to increase the accessibility to Ontario' s justice We found it surprising that we were able to gain free access to services by increasing the jurisdiction of small claims courts such recent information". from $1000 to $5000, setting up a provincial pre-paid legal The Trudeau book analyzes the history of the former ""),. insurance plan and allowing paral_cgals to represent clients for prime minister's "flaky" foreign policy and how he unsuc- J certain offences in provincial court. Also included in the ccssfully attempted to distance Canada from US influence. provincial plan is the idea of having child support payments Trudeau wanted to cut back on Canada's international role automatically deducted from paycheques and allowing and its involvement in NATO and focus more on Canada and natives to deal with certain offences on their own, in their its internal problems. By the end of his political career, own communities. however, Trudeau had learned the ropes of international Hampton said "the Justice system must be able to solve relations and realized his original policy path was unrealistic the issues of concern, the disputes of the ordinary folks". He in the world scope. stated that a legal insurance plan, similar to the OHIP model, Dr. J.L. Granatstein is p resently researching a new historiwould allow a new segment of people guaranteed access to justice services. Another proposal is to expand the role of the cal topic and will continue to lecture and campaign for a return to the study of more traditional Canadian history. paralegal in the system. According to Hampton, paralegal services save consumers money especially when the situation According to him, universities arc favouring social historians deals with provincial offences. These offences arc not eligible rather than political ones "but the largest classes arc the ones that offer the traditional courses. Political history is very for legal aid because there is no jail term for convictions. popular - students want to know who Wilfred lauricr is. The Nevertheless, going to court is very costly and as Hampton says, "paralegals are perfectly able to provide the service at an way we have written off history in this province is a scandal. Secondary school curriculum has eliminated most of its affordable cost". The Law Society of Upper Canada is Canadian history and history courses are now designed opposed to this notion. mostly to teach students to fom1ulate a thesis and an arguThe Attorney-General's office also proposes automatic payroll deductions for payer's of child support. According to mcn t". Hampton there are over 100,000 children in Ontario dependent on the payments. At present only 25% of the children "History cannot be rewrittenfor receive the benefits and 85% of the people who shirk the the political whim of the day". rcsponsibilty can afford to pay it. If the process is unsuccessful, the government will go further to have the province pay Granatstein is also incensed at politicians. "History the support and will seek recourse with the party at fault. cannot be rewritten for the political whim of the day''. A better system of Native justice administration is a pilot Granatstein refers to Prime Minister Mulroncy's apology to project the government is dealing with at present. Hampton Italian and Japanese Canadians for their internment in World pointed to the District jails where 75% of the inhabitants arc War IT. "Some of these people were not so innocent and Native. 'The justice system has not adequately positioned spread terrible propaganda through their communities. We itself to deal with the needs and issues of Native people". have sanitized our history and eliminated truth for political This project requires Natives to adjudicate in cases involving reality'' . their own people - offences like impaired driving - without using the court system. February 1991 AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Page 6 Margaret Boone (School of Nursing) presented a paper jointly written with Bruce Minore (Department of Sociology), Mac Katt and Peggy Kind1 (Nishnawbc-Aski First Nations) at the First -4,S~j;;;;;;i~~ National Conference on Health Promotion Research held in Toronto, Ontario - December 1, , 1990. The paper, "Using Focus Group Research to Develop Health Promotion Strategics: A Model =~~il:;:::~;pfor Suicide Prevention in the Cree and Ojibway Communities of Northern Ontario", was based on a wide scale community consultation about youth eiia.1-'====~..__ suicide initiated by the Nishnawbc-Aski First -~□ Nations in April, 1990, with funding from Canada's Departments of Health and Welfare, and Indian and Northern Affairs; the Anglican Church of Canada; and Ontario's Ministries of Health, Citizenship (Native Community Branch), Community and Social Services and Northern Development and Mines. 1 �Forum War and Hypocrisy Dave Robinson, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism When telling Americans and the world about the outbreak of war, President Bush conspicuously neglected to mention the word oil. The war, Bush asserts, is about higher principles. And here in Canada, it's business as usual. Prime Minister Mulroney acts on a sense of responsibility to the international community (with a special ncx:I to the U.S.A.) when it docs not compromise his political and economic interests. Perhaps one of the reasons Canadians currently dislike Mulroney so much is that he uses the language of moral discourse, a h igh-flown gentleman!y rhetoric, wi thou t one suspects, meaning a word of it. Of all the questionable arguments advanced for the disastrous Iraq war, the most intellectually offensive is the claim that this conflict is evidence of a new age of inte rnational law and collective security. Such a simple-minded description conceals the motives behind the p resent allied coalition. The present coalition docs not reflect collective security, but merely the security of the collective interests, primarily economic, of those with the most power. I abhor this unnecessary war, a war whose protagonists use rhetoric to hide the oil and munitions interes ts responsible for the current conflict. The destruction of Iraq, at the cost of lens of thousands of lives (perhaps millions should the war become nuclear), would not be underway if Kuwait had no oil. Mulroney and Bush talk of the need to check criminal aggression in the name of protecting freedom and democracy. Yet it is difficult to accept this at face value given their willingness to sacrifice lives in only selected instances of such aggression. To give but one example: China invaded Tibet in 1950, and continue ._ oppress the Tibetan people, to destroy their culture, and to rob ( .ir natural resources. Mulroney d oes nothing, apparent!y for fear of upsetting China's leaders - the same lead ers who ordered the troops into Tiananmen Square -- and thereby disrupting Canadian-Chinese trade relations. Kuwait was not, of course, a democracy; it was a near-feudal state where imported, disenfranchised labor d id most of the work. Moreover, Saddam Hussein, while certainly guilty of many crimes, is just the sort of man that the west has often supported or even installed in power in other lesser developed nations -Somoza in Nicaragua, and Pinochet in Chile. And while a lot of popular rage has been a imed at German companies that built up Saddam's lethal arsenal, the most powerful countries of the allied coalition - U.S.A., Canada, Britain, France, Ita ly, the Soviet Union - have all, directly or indirectly, contributed either nuclear, military, or bio-chemical technology or hardware lo Iraq's arsenal. In short, hypocrisy abounds. With regard to events surrounding the actual war, the picture of mixed messages and hypocrisy is much the same. The Iraqi brutality detailed in Amnesty lnterna tional' s human rights report on violations in Kuwait reportedly moved Bush to righteous indignation. Yet similar reports from Latin America and elsewhere elicit no response from Washington. And while economic sanctions were considered perfectly adequate against South Africa for years, they were deemed ineffective against Iraq after less than six months. Similarly, while Bush condemns Hussein's intentions to employ bio-chemical weaponry and scud missile a ttacks, he is comfortable with the destruction inflicted by 10,000 bombing sorties in seven days on a country the size of California with a population of 17 million. With our political leader's demonstrating such a b readth of { ,ocrisy, one is d rawn to question where it will e ventu ally end. .. .:: arc promised that the war will not escalate into the realm of nuclear attack, yet without an explicit political theory for the employment of nuclear forces in war, there can be no viable theory as to why these forces should not be used. There are currently February 1991 over 1,000 nuclear weapons in the Persian Gulf, and nothing in the past can make us aware of the consequences of employing such weapons. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was a mere 0.013 megatons, small in comparison to the destructive power of today's 24 megaton warheads. Reports from Greenpeace Canada indicate that the explosion of one Tomahawk nuclear missile on a ship in the Gulf would be equivalent to 100 Chernobyls. Moreover, it is now appreciated that the climatic aftermath of a medium to large-scale nuclear war could cause more casualties than the direct effects of nuclear explosions. Add to this the potential g lobal cooling and warming consequences of the destruction and burning of the Kuwaiti oilfields (Kuwait has 1,000 oil installations and hold s 9% of the world's oil), the effects of further oil spills (the current spill is 12 times larger than the Alaska disaster), and the residual effects of biochemical warfare, and it seems tha t a global cco-catasrophe is a real possibility. The hypocrisy of Western a ttitudes is evident in the contrast lo deal seriously with the Palestinian issue and our enthusiasm for making war in the name of Kuwait. There will not be a short-term "techno-fix" or a surgical removal of a dictator; this war effectively lays the foundation for future wars. The potential dividends gained from the end of the Cold War - the channeling of military spending into international development, the building of a durable peace and the protection of the world environment - have merely been thwarted by the legacy of future Arab-West conflict. The outrage of the so-called Christian nations of the West is being driven by a moral code which is dictated by expediency and profit rather than by any spiritual or philosophical stimulus. The hypocrisy of the U.S.A. and the U.K. is beginning to contaminate other countries, countries which will steadfastly pay out the millions and even trillions of dollars to fuel the machinery of war but not to help the millions who currently lead wretched lives of quiet desperation throughout the third world. In following the lead of the Americans, Canada has lost its credibility as an honest broker. David Taras, at the University of Calgary, says that television coverage of the war has produced a "disconnected connectiveness" among students watching a war for the first time. He p redicts that support for Canada's role will d ecline when the real nature of the war sinks in, and that young Canadians will be looking for a ve ry different kind of role in foreign affairs than the one Mulroney has mapped ou t for us. I for one hope that Taras is correct. I condemn the actions of Husse in, I hop e that this is clear. Yet I also condemn those who would have us enter into such a tragic military conflict. I shall continue to express my anti-war viewpoints to all with whom I come into contact in my d ealings at this university. And for those who would prefer that university faculty maintain an air of detached political neutrality when interacting in classroom settings, I finish with a quote: "Critical pedagogy does not afford teachers the comforts of naivete or selective amnesia or a pretense of non- involvement concerning the social and political dimensions inherent in the act of educating people. Instead, it implores them to think and act on their ethical, moral, and social responsibilities and commitments, and to work towards increased opportunity for social justice and economic parity in society. Our present education system is floundering and fo undering partly because it rests on a false premise of being politically "neutral". (Gordon, 1986, p.65) AGORA - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar Wednesday, 20 Parenting Seminar Lakchcad University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: AUcc Greer - $15.00 per person - $25.00 per couple (Parents) To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Lynn Gollat at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the January Agora is February 15, 1991. Wednesday, 27 THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS How to Enhance Your Career Progress Lakchead University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: Dr. Walter Crowe - S20.00 per person Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Friday: 8a.m. -9 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. FEBRUARY .- _ _ _____JI L _ MAR_CH_ _ SIBLEY SKI TOUR - March 2 The LU Nordic Ski Oub is training hard and tuning up for tough competition. 30 strong competitive and recreational skiers will be aiming for personal bests at the 1991 Sibley Tour. Last year LU won the Team award for the first time in the history of the event by beating the always strong Lappe club. LU names to watch for: George Ozburn, Crandall Benson, Claude Li.man, Ron Lapagge, Jane Crossman, Moira McPherson, Ian Newhouse, Don Orr, Bill Parker, Peter Rutherford, Bill Day, John Whitfield, Fred McIntosh, Ray Viita, Mark ~Puumala. ____. Saturday, 2 ,___ Tuesday, 12 Cornwall Concert Series - Free - Penelope Clark/flute - Joy Fahrenbruck/piano Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. -12:30pm Thursday, 14 Board of Governors Meeting Senate Chambers - 4:00 p.m. Friday,15 Basketball Doubleheader - 6:30 p.m. Women and Men vs Wilfrid Laurier Saturday, 16 Basketball Doubleheader - 8:30 p.m. Women and Men vs Wilfrid Lauricr Monday, 18 to Saturday, 23 Mid-Year Study Weck (except Education and February Session Students) Monday, 25 Department of English Free Lecture Series Speaker: Professor Cindy Soldan Topic: Words and White Spaces: Poetry's Survival Through Stanza Ryan Bldg. Room 1022 - 7:30 p.m. Department of Music Master Class - Free Philip Dent Candelaria/guitar Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, 26 Sibley Ski Tour '91 Sleeping Giant Provincial Park 9:30 a.m. Mass start 12:30 p.m. 10 km Family start at Rita Lake Monday, 4 How Your Upbringing Affects Your Role as a Parent Lakchead University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: Alice Greer - $15.00 per person - $25.00 per couple (Parents) Thursday, 7 Planning Your Conference Lakehead University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: Ron Spina - no charge Friday, 8 International Women's Day Monday, 11 to Saturday 16 Mid-Year Study Weck (Education) Tuesday, 12 Connvall Concert Series - $3.00 Cambrian String Quartet (Winnipeg) Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. -12:30pm The AGOR/\ is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the Uruversity. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russcll, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise 13ruley Calendar: Flo Sherren Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Linda Siczkar Assistants: Richard Tiihonen, Ian Ritchie Pril1ting: Rainbow Add ress correspondence to: Editor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B SEl (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8192 Senate Meeting - 9:30 a .m. Cornwall Concert Series - $3.00 Philip Dent Candelaria/classical guitar (Sudbury) Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. -12:30pm Q) .;~[ ..... t .92 Q) -0 Q)O .._,_ ..- 0... () 1;; 8..u8.. ~ j&J E~ (/) (/) t;O LIO ... N � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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