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Psychologist questions link between hypnosis and memory

Laurence: Not under the spell BY PHIL MOSCOVITCH

Psychology Professor Jean-Roch Laurence is used to facing oppo­

sition whenever he speaks. Laurence has studied hypnosis and

memory for more than a decade. His research has convinced him that hypnosis doesn't enhance our ability to remember. That casts doubt on a whole range of claims - from peo­ple who say they've been kidnapped by aliens to those who recall being victims of child abuse as infants.

"There have been dozens of stud­ies showing that hypnosis doesn't increase the accuracy of memory. It increases people's productivity," he said.

Laurence's doctoral dissertation, which he completed at Concordia in 1983, demonstrated the ease with which memories can be created in hyp­notic subjects. Since then, Laurence said, his finding has become "a well-

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established fact. It has been replicated dozens of times all over the place."

Other studies conducted by Lau­rence and fellow Psychology Profes­sor Campbell Perry have shown that there is no difference in the quality of real memories and those produced through hypnosis.

Nobody can prove definitively whether something experienced under hypnosis really happened or not. Do subjects produce fictitious memories, or do they really remem­ber their past lives? Ultimately, Lau­rence concedes, it comes down to "a question of belie£"

But his research has left him doubtful of the truth of phenomena like past-life regression through hyp­nosis. Laurence has hypnotized peo­ple and asked them to remember an event that took place when they were five years old. When the same per­son begins to discuss memories of a past life, there are often marked sim­ilarities between the two.

Another method Laurence uses is to subtly cue the subjects to integrate specific elements into past-life mem­ories. "If people start retrieving lives according to your cues, then you start having good evidence to say, 'I don't think that happened by chance alone,"' he explained.

Lively, tuneful family classic just back from the Far East

Anne goes to Homecoming

Over the past 20 years, hypnosis has been used more and more fre­quently by the police, the justice sys­tem, and by therapists as a way to enhance people's recall of past events. Laurence says that even though hypnosis doesn't improve recall, images that appear to a hyp­notized person are indistinguishable from real memories - and that can be dangerous in the legal context.

"The more hypnotizable you are, the more intense, real and vivid those 'memories' are going to be. So you're going to tend to believe them and be more confident of their accu­racy," he said.

"Unfortunately, what you say most of the time is totally fabricated."

Could be dangerous All this, of course, has important

social and legal implications. Lau­rence realizes that his work could be used to downplay real cases of sexual abuse. But he hopes it will have the

BY BARBARA BLACK

"f:'resh from a triumphant run in .f1 Hong Kong, no less, Concordia's own production of the musical Anne of Green Gables will be performed next Thursday night in the D .B. Clarke Theatre as part of Homecoming '94.

The two-week trip to Hong Kong in September was the brainwave of Margot Dickie, a veteran West Island theatre producer unconnected to the University. A friend who is active in Hong Kong's American Community Theatre was looking for a North American production to be guest artists. Dickie, who had worked with some Concordia The­atre people before, broached the idea to Eric Mongerson, Chair of the Department, who was enthusiastic, and lining up corporate sponsors for the big project, including an impor­tant contribution by Air Canada.

By all accounts, the tour was a brilliant success. It started with raves at home from Th e Gazette's Pat Donnelly, who saw it at a highly suc­cessful benefit preview for Hong Kong's Mother's Choice orphanage, held here in mid-August.

"The applause was enthusiastic, frequent - and deserved," wrote Donnelly. "Though for the most part the cast came from an amateur talent pool, there was nothing amateur about the production."

In Hong Kong, there were six per-

opposite effect. "It's dangerous not to realize that creating or exaggerating memories of abuse can actually be a nuisance to people who really have been abused - I think that's where the danger lies." .

Claims made by hypnotized patients continue to be accepted more or less uncritically by many therapists, and that angers Laurence. "Sometimes when I read about what clinicians do, I get irritated. But word is starting to get out. A BBC­TV crew recently filmed Laurence and Perry at work in their lab for a documentary scheduled for broadcast in Britain this fall. And both men regularly hold workshops for profes­sionals on the subject of hypnosis and false memories.

"Usually the message gets through. I've never been blasted out of anywhere. I'm not sure they ' believe me, but at least they're listen­ing," Laurence said. •

formances, most of them sold out. (The first night was another $100-ticket benefit for the orphanage.)

Jenny Wright, a 1994 graduate, plays Anne, the spunky red-haired · heroine. She said that the 20-mem­ber troupe loved not only their reception in Hong Kong, but the warm hospitality of Concordia's large and active alumni branch.

''It was wild!" Wright said. "They took us on a tour of the whole city, including a ride on a cable car. Hong Kong is colourful, loud - there are people everywhere."

Story strikes chord Perhaps Canada's most durable

export, Anne of Green Gables has been an international bestseller as a chil­dren's book since it was written by Lucy Maude Montgomery in 1908. The story is especially popular in Japan, where its outspoken heroine and pastoral Prince Edward Island setting strike an exotic chord. When the musical version was created by Don Herron and Norm Campbell in the 1960s, it became a Canadian standard, and draws thousands from all over the world to summer perfor­mances in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Wright said that Concordia's director, Cheryl Neill (Drama in Education), has added musicians playing the fiddle and the spoons, a down-home touch that was appreci­ated by the audience.

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LIB~ This column is compiled by Lee Harris,

Webster Library (LB-285, 848-7724, e-mail· lharris@vax2}

The Library Gopher Gopher is a popular function of the Internet, a worldwide net­

work of computer networks that is recognized by many as the back­

bone of the emerging information superhighway. Developed by the

University of Minnesota and named for its mascot, "Gopher" is a

software programme designed to access Internet resources by

using a series of menus. This greatly simplifies the search process.

The Library was the first department at Concordia to mount a

major Gopher service on C-CWIN (pronounced "sequin"),

Concordia's Campus-Wide Information Network. The Library Gopher

is a growing electronic compendium of information about the

libraries and their collections and services. One of the many benefits

of using it is to obtain access to and information about the Library's

on-line catalogue, CLUES.

There is documentation on how to use CLUES, finding periodi­

cals, reserve lists, viewing your own circulation record, and how to

access CLUES from outside the Library. Moreover, you can make a

direct connection to CLUES w ithout having to exit the Gopher pro­

gramme. All of this information is available 24 hours a day.

In addition to practical information such as library hours and poli­

cies, there are short descriptions of specific collections. These

include MBA research papers, government publications, special col­

lections, and audio-visual materials in the Library Media Centres.

There are lists of all the CD-ROM databases including an inventory

arranged by broad subject categories such as business or fine arts.

There are weekly lists of new acquisitions arranged by call number.

The most up-to-date listing of subject librarians may also be

searched. There are details about graduate study carrels and group

study rooms, and files on specific library services such as reference,

circulation, interlibrary loans, and library instruction. Descriptions

and schedules of library workshops on how to use CD-ROMs

(offered throughout the month of October) and introductory Internet

sessions (offered in October and November) are also included .

Workshops are on a first-come, first-served basis.

One of the exciting features of the Gopher software programme

is the ability to establish automatic connections to electronic

resources found on other gophers across the city and around the

world. The following is just a sample of what you can find via the

library gopher. It provides direct connections to the catalogues of

other Montreal university libraries; allows you to search the Uncover

database and find references to articles in periodicals; lets you

browse the Gophers of Statistics Canada, the National Library of

Canada, and the Library of Congress; look up a word electronically

in Webster's Dictionary; view the full text of NAFTA; search the

ERIC periodical index database; or access the Clearinghouse for Sub­

ject-Oriented Internet Guides to discover electronic resources for

specific academic disciplines.

Intrigued? Interested? All you need to access the Concordia

Gopher is an account from Computing Services (PAVO for under­

graduate students and VAX2 for faculty, staff, and graduate stu­

dents) . Once connected to the Concordia network, just type

"gopher" at the ready prompt ($) and you're on your way. Happy

gophering!

OCTOBER 6, 1994

Journalism Professor was CBC's chief writer at Commonwealth Games

McDevitt has the write stuff

BY fIELENA KATZ

Iournalism professor and former CBC sportscaster Bob McDevitt ows few world records are set at

the Commonwealth Games. But he thinks its spirit of friendly competi­tion makes it more fun than the Olympics.

"It's because of the thousands of volunteers who are proud of where they live, and show it," McDevitt said.

McDevitt has worked at both Games for the past 30 years and was . chief writer for CBC at the Victoria Games in August. He wrote the dia­logue for Ted Reynolds and Marie Larose, co-hosts of a one-hour high­lights package, and prepared a three­minute illustrated essay each day. As host broadcaster, CBC provided the pictures, editing suites and other facilities for every Commonwealth broadcaster. The one-hour high­lights package was sent by satellite ( or "beamed to the bird," as McDe­vitt explains it) each night to all 56 Commonwealth nations. Each day's package had a different theme, offer­ing viewers a window on Canada and Victoria. One featured boats, another gardens. That one opened with Reynolds and Larose standing in Victoria's world-famous Butchart Gardens, and included a tour of a restaurant which grows herbs and edible flowers.

"The guy would show you the gar­den, point out some nasturtiums, and say, 'I think I'll eat this," McDevitt chuckled.

Writing dialogue for a foreign audience had its own challenges. "You have to keep in rriind that your audience are people who don't know Canada," he said. "You have to explain things in more detail without talking down."

But he always left room for the hosts to ad lib. "I don't want to put words in your mouth," he told them. "I just want to put ideas in your head."

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Dialogue had to sound informal and conversational. Standing in a rose garden, he had Reynolds tell Larose, ''Ifl had you on one side and a rose on the other, would I be a thorn between two roses?"

McDevitt also wrote illustrated essays on artist Emily Carr, the emerging presence of women in sport, and the world's greatest swim­ming coach.

But his favourite was on architect Francis Rattenbury, who designed the Empress Hotel and the British Columbia legislature. The toast of B.C. society, Rattenbury married a young woman and was later mur­dered with a croquet mallet by his wife's lover - their chauffeur. "I'd never heard about this guy," McDe­vitt said. "If this were the U.S., they would've made six movies about it by now. "

The Commonwealth Games grew ·out of the British Empire Games, and still bring together in friendly sporting competition the many countries once colonized by the

British; such countries as This Narau, a small island of7,000 inhab­itants near Australia. Olympic stan­dards would have eliminated these tiny countries from participating.

McDevitt thinks the saddest moment of the Games came when a Sierra Leone silver medalist for the 100-metre sprint was later disquali­fied for steroid use. ''It was like Sier­ra Leone was never at the Games," he said. The team didn't even march in the opening ceremonies because they couldn't afford team uniforms."

As for the future of the Friendly Games, McDevitt wonders how well the spirit will be carried in Malaysia in 1998, with the Malaysian army performing the functions of volun­teers . He can almost picture them being instructed, "Remember, guys, you're volunteers. You're not shoot­ing anyone, so smile."

To give his broadcast journalism students the benefit of his recent experience, McDevitt plans to show videos of the CBC Commonwealth hosts reading his scripts. •

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The Political Science student used for public lectures. won first prize and a $1,000 schol-arship from Vector Marketin.g What Epstein valued most was Ca~ada by b1:1ing an outstanding, .the working experience. He told sa1es."representative forthe com ~e company, "Being around the p~ ~y's West Island office . He best in the business tau:ght me promptly turned it over to the* what professionalism is all about."

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Homa Hoodfar at the Cairo conference

Population problem­or consumption crisis?

BY BARBARA BLACK

Homa Hoodfar thinks we've been given a skewed impres­

sion of the recent conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in September.

For the Anthropology and Sociol­ogy professor, who was there, the media's focus on the anti-abortion alliance of Vatican and Islamic con­servatives missed the point.

Hoodfar observed that the dele­gates from developing countries repeatedly asserted that population is not the only global crisis. They saw the unequal distribution of wealth as a crisis, too.

While the mammoth event -some 15,000 participants - was international, the agenda was pri­marily set by \:Onventional Western development agencies. It was based on two assumptions: that the world is increasingly over-populated, and that the crisis can best be addressed by empowering Third World women. Addressing the issue of population in terms of reproductive rights and not population control in itself, represented an advancement over the previous mandates of such conferences.

However, Hoodfar observed that these advancements did not satisfy many of the delegates from the developing countries, who said that the indebtedness of the developing countries and the consumption pat­terns of Western society should be integral aspects of development.

"They pointed out that 80 per cent of the world's consumption is by the 20 per cent of the world's population who live in the West. They asked why there has never been an interna­tional conference on curbing West­em consumption and modifying the world's unequal distribution of wealth."

Hoodfar had been invited to talk about Islamic family planning and equity. "At first I didn't want to go. I felt it would be a dialogue of the deaf," she said. "But when I got there, it was really different."

Meeting hundreds of committed scholars. and activists who were dis-

cussing the complexities of the issues of development, population and women's rights and setting up new alliances and networks was "quite exciting."

Parallel conference "Although the governmental con­

ference was interesting, the real dis­cussions and debates took place in the parallel conference of non-gov­ernnmental organizations (NGOs)." Since the mid-1980s, all internation­al conferences on development orga­nized by the United Nations, as this one was, are made up of two parallel meetings. One is the official govern­ment-delegate conference, and the other represents the NGOs.

Prime Ministers Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway and Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan were the acknowledged stars at the Cairo con­ference. Bhutto was recognized not only for her personal charisma, but for her adroit combination of official and reformist elements in her pre­sentation and her symbolic value for other Muslim women.

Hoodfar is from Iran and is researching the impact of the codifi­cation of Islamic law on women. She well understands the complex pres­sures which would make such women resist Western-style birth planning. In her paper, "Where religion is no obstacle: Family planning in the Islamic republic of Iran," presented at the conference, she says that Iran has made great strides in limiting its pop­ulation growth by promoting birth control in its own way.

"The regime uses medieval texts to show that family planning has been an Islamic issue. The religious lead­ers talk about the practical benefits of smaller families. And they are selling it as an anti-imperialist tool, as a way of keeping control of their own country. These debates are on televi­sion, radio, in newspapers, and even in Friday prayer ceremonies. There has been a rapid drop in the birth rate as a result." •

Hoodfar will give a talk on Oct. 11 titled "Where religion is no obstacle: Family planning in the Islamic republic of Iran." It begins at 12:30 p .m in LB #677 of]. W McConnell Buiding.

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This column welcomes the submissions of all Concordia faculty and staff to promote and encourage individual and group activities in teaching and research, and to encourage work-related achievements.

Ron Mackay, as well as teaching teachers to teach English as a second language (through Concordia's TESL Centre), teaches evaluators to evaluate. He and another evaluation expert from the Alberta government have been asked by the Canadian Evaluation Society to plan a series of training workshops leading up to their con­ference in November 1995 in Vancouver. The workshops are designed for people from Third World countries who have been hired to evaluate development projects. After the convention, the trainees will spend some time attached to evaluation teams in the Canadian public, private and academic sectors.

Suresh K. Goyal (Decision Sciences and M.I.S .) also has an intriguing sideline. The w riter of about 100 short stories, which are in Hindi and published in India, he has just bought out his first romantic novel. Here is his own description of the book, which he readily admits has some autobiographical elements: ." Apne Apne Need is the story of a young man who, having rejected love in Delhi, feels that he must find happiness else­where. His dreams come true in Montreal, and, in the process, he obtains a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering." Writing fiction, Goyal says, gives him "great pleasure."

Franziska E. Shlosser (History) has had a book published in Athens by D. Basilopoulos Historical Publications under the title The Reign of the Emperor Maurikios (582-602). Maurikios, or Maurice, was a Byzantine emperor.

Ragai K. Ibrahim (Biology) was given an unusual 65th birthday present in the form of an entire issue of the international plant biochemistry journal Phytochemistry (Volume 36, Number 5). The issue, with over a dozen articles, is dedicated to him by colleagues, friends and former students for his many years of fine research and teaching. It was the inspiration of a grateful former student, Vincenzo De Luca, who now works at the Universite de Montreal and the Botanical Gardens.

During recent sabbatical leave, Jon Baggaley (Education) contributed to conferences and seminars on media health promotion and distance education in Toronto, Quebec City, Denver, the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, the University of the West Indies in Kingston, and at federal agencies in Ottawa, Washington, Atlanta and Jacksonville. He took part in an International Children's Institute study of the integration of Somali refugee children into Ontario, and advised the design of Health and Welfare Cana­da's forthcoming national awareness campaign about youth at risk. Baggaley also played a villain in the forth­coming Canada-France film, Esperanza.

Philip Spensley (Theatre) received Wayne State University's Creative Arts Award last spring in recognition of outstanding contributions to education and theatre in Canada. He presented a paper, Ris, Sacristie: le theatre d'ete, at the Conseil International d'Etudes Francophone Conference in Quebec City. In June he was facilita­tor and session chair at UNESCO's International Symposium on Education, Training and Development of Minority Artists in Pluralist Societies, hosted by Heritage Canada, a Canadian government department. He will be seen on television in this fall's episodes of the U.S. series Sirens as a restaurant owner who gets "blown away" in a robbery, as a blind witness in a murder trial in the French-language series Les grands proces, and as one of the Dionne quints ' guardians in the mini-series Million Dollar Babies.

Marianne Ainley (Simone de Beauvoir) was featured in Herstory 1995, the Canadian Women 's Calendar, 20th anniversary edition. She has also had two papers published. The first, "A Woman of Integrity: Kathleen Gough's 'Career' in Canada, 1967-90," was published in Anthropologica XXXV (1993) . The second, co­authored with Tina Crossfield and titled "Canadian Women's Contributions to Chemistry, 1900-1970," was published in the Actualite chimique canadienne, April 1994.

Harry Hill (English) will read from the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins on Peter Downie's new CBC Radio programme. He appeared at the Venice Film Festival in the Hungarian movie Der Freischutz, dubbing the voice of the Philosopher. He was also seen in the Montreal World Film Festival as the narrator of a new NFB animated short, The Arkivore, and as a journalist in Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Table, directed by Alan Rudolph. He narrates The Auld Alliance, a documentary on the old friendship between France and Scotland, made for Grampian TV Scotland and CTV by Michael Mills Productions of Montreal.

Mario Falsetto (Cinema) has recently published a book titled Stanley Kubrick: A Narrative and Stylistic Analy­sis (Greenwood Press; paperback edition, Praeger Press) . He is also editing a critical anthology titled Perspec­tive on Stanley Kubrick for G.K. Hall.

First there was Mario Dumont, kingmaker in Quebec's National Assembly. Then there was Christos Karido­giannis, 19-year-old candidate for mayor of Montreal. Now a third student, Al Feldman, has entered the November 6 municipal election for the light-hearted Rhinoceros Party.

Danielle Gauvreau (Sociology and Anthropology) presented two papers at the Learned Societies in Calgary in June, "Les nombreux enfants du Quebec. Esquisse d 'un bi/an demographique sur le theme de l'enfance," and "Demographic Differentials and Social Structures in a Quebec Region: A First Assessment," presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Population Society. Since August of this year, she has been editor of the Cahiers quebecois de demographie (Quebec Journal of Demography) .

John Jackson (Sociology and Anthropology) organized six sessions at the Learneds in Calgary last June under the theme, Cultural and Critical Studies. Included were sessions on the visual arts, popular music and cultural theory. He presented a paper titled " Regional Voices: CBC Alberta" in a session on Radio Drama: The Politics of Production, and acted as a discussant in a session on The Nature of the Community.

Kurt Jonassohn (Sociology and Anthropology) attended the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, held in August in Los Angeles . He presented a paper, "Rethinking the conceptualization of gross human rights violations and genocide," in one session, and co-chaired a teaching workshop on teaching genocide at the university level.

Jack Ornstein (Philosophy) gave a talk on "The Right to Die" to Concordia's Hillel club on September 13.

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why it was not accepted.

Report misleading

The report Senate Notes (CTR, September 29, page 4) on the Facul­ty of Commerce and Administration is ill-informed and hence misleading, to say the least. The report should have first checked the following facts:

1) The report refers to " ... a dis­pute over an evaluation of the Facul­ty's administration which was prepared and circulated by some faculty members . They want to make its results public, while Dean Christopher Ross feels that this is unnecessary, inappropriate and ille­gal." What has been referred to as an "evaluation" is, in fact, a feed­back survey. It is true that the sur­vey is " ... prepared and circulated by some faculty members," but only after the Faculty Council has man­dated these members to do so. These members, who are elected by their respective departments, definitely did not act on their own initiative, as implied in the report. (March 11, 1994: Resolution: CAFC-94-05A-02, 17 in favour, two

MEMBERS

Regular voting members

opposed and eight abstentions; and May 20, 1994: Resolution: CAFC-94-05A-02, 15 in favour, none opposed and nine abstentions) .

2) The report ends stating that, "A search in underway for the post of Dean." Combined with previous statements, the potential inference is that a group in the Faculty is out to conspire against the Dean just prior to a search. If this were a one­time survey, the above inference

· could have some validity. However, the aformentioned latter resolution of the Faculty Council explicitly states that the survey will be carried out on an annual basis.

One should not confuse the two issues: a survey process mandated by the Fauclty Council which will be administered annually and a search process for a new Dean that takes place every five years .

Survey Committee Members: Arshad Ahmad (Finance) Ahmet Satir (Decision Sciences and MIS) David Waldman (Management)

Feedback, not evaluation

It was with dismay that I read an item in the Senate Notes of Concordia's Thursday Report of Sep­tember 26. In that item, it was reported that the meeting of the Commerce and Administration Fac­ulty Council had been ended abrupt­ly on Friday morning when the Dean walked out. That is true, and indeed, this issue was raised at Senate. I do not recall any of the material in the remainder of this note as having been discussed at Senate. Further­more, there seem to be some seri­ous errors and/or distortions in the remainder of the note.

There has been no formal "evalu­ation" of Faculty administrators car­ried out by faculty members . Instead, faculty have been surveyed to elicit their opinions regarding the performance of the Dean and Asso­ciate Deans. Neither Faculty Council nor faculty members at large are a part of any formal evaluation process, but are certainly free to express their opinions about their teachers via a survey instrument. Such feedback surveys of employ­ees regarding their managers are

1994-95

Charles Bertrand (Chair), Rector and Vice-Chancellor 10 undergraduate students Jonathan Carruthers

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(Interim) Robert Parker, Vice-Rector, Academic Gail Valaskakis, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science Christopher A. Ross, Dean, Faculty of Commerce and

Administration Donat Taddeo, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and

Computer Science Christopher Jackson, Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts Martin Kusy, Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Faculty of Arts and Science (9 Faculty members) William Byers, June Chaikelson, David Cheeke,

William Knitter, Sheila McDonough, Robert Pallen, Stephen Scheinberg, Harvey Shulman

*one position to be filled

Faculty of Commerce and Administration (3 Faculty members) Ulrike de Brentani, Vishwanath V. Baba and T. Jerry

Tomberlin

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (3 Faculty members) Mohamed O.M. Osman Rajnikant V. Patel Hormoz Poorooshasb

Faculty of Fine Arts (3 Faculty members) Donald Andrus Mark Corwin *one position to be filled

OCTOBER 6, 1994

Philip Dalton Olaf de Winter Alexandra Flynn Marika Giles Ajay Gupta Christopher Kuilman Al Reid Maria Russo Muriel Sabbag

2 graduate students Jean-Fran~ois Plamondon * one position to be filled

Regular non-voting members Hal Proppe, Vice-Rector, Institutional Relations and

Finance (Interim) Charles Bertrand, Vice-Rector, Services Berengere Gaudet, Secretary-General Alan Hochstein, Associate Vice-Rector, Academic

(Curriculum and Planning) Tien Bui, Associate Vice-Rector, Academic

(Research)

Pem1anent observers Roy Bonin, Director of Libraries Jack Fearnley, Director of Computing Services Bruce Smart, University Registrar Donald Boisvert, Associate Vice-Rector, Services

(Student Life) Mary Brian, Director, Centre for Mature Students

The Secretary of Senate is John Noonan.

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currently used in many large, suc­cessful organizations.

This feedback survey was not car­ried out by just "some faculty mem­bers" on their own, as is stated in the note, but rather at the request of Faculty Council which had approved the process by a unanimous vote last spring. The members of this subcommittee do not "want to make the data public," but only wish to follow the mandate that was pre­sented to them by Council. This fail­ure to understand who is actually responsible for the survey is at the heart of the current impasse. The three members of the subcommit­tee have been placed under extreme pressure by various levels of the administration to destroy the survey results. There have been threatening memos, phone calls, registered letters and threats of legal action.

As for Faculty Council, the Dean has refused to allow discussion of the topic, and has written an open letter to all faculty and staff charac­terizing the actions of some mem­bers of Council as "immoral, illegal, unfair and inequitable." He has char­acterized the process leading up to

Geneficssymposium

The American Society of Human Genetics invites you to an important symposium, Social Aspects of Popu­lation Genetics - Genes in the Com­munity, which will be held at the Montreal Convention Centre on Fri­day, October 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 407-B.

The speakers include a historian, a lawyer and expert in genetics, a soci­ologist, a representative citizen and two geneticists involved in communi­ty genetics. Each will make a short presentation followed by discussion from the floor. This event is bilingual, with simultaneous translation.

For more information, please call Jack Kornblatt (Biology), -3404.

CMA results high in Quebec

For the fourth year in a row, Quebec candidates in the annual entrance exam for certified manage­ment accountants performed better than their counterparts in the rest of Canada.

They took six out of the top 10 places in the exam results. Of the 2,704 students who wrote the exam, 645 were from Quebec, more than half of those students in the Univer­site du Quebec network.

Concordia's pass rate was 70.5 per cent, fourth highest in the province; the highest was that at the Universite du Sherbrooke, with 87.9 per cent.

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and including the feedback survey as a "sordid sequence of events."

I personally find this refusal to allow faculty members to express their opinions and the refusal to allow Faculty Council to even talk about the possibility of expressing such opinions to constitute an intol­erable restriction on the r.ight of freedom of speech. The fact that this is occurring in a supposedly tol­erant and open academic institution is even more baffling, if not outright frightening.

Finally, in your note, you made reference to the current search process for the Dean of Commerce and Administration. The implication might be that the feedback survey has something to do with the search, and could be construed as being politically motivated . In fact, the survey, intended to be conduct­ed annually, and the search for a new Dean are two entirely separate processes, and should not be confused.

Jerry Tomberlin Decision Sciences and MIS

Commentary

Kenniff defends discretionary accounts CTR received the following letter

. on September 27 from former rec­tor Patrick Kenniff. It has since been published in full in the stu­dent press. We reprint it here, light­ly edited to conform with CTR 's publication policy.

I was recently made aware of an open letter to the Concordia Uni- · versity community circulated by Dr. Charles Bertrand on 29 August 1994 in which he alludes to his recent " discovery " of two discre­tionary accounts "under the sole control of the Rector. "While it has been my policy up to now not to respond to what people have been saying over the last several months about me and my administration, I feel compelled to respond in this instance.

Special Projects and Research The tw o "discretionary accounts"

that Dr. Bertrand refers to are tw o trust accounts entitled " Specia l Projects " and " Research ," estab­li shed several years prior t o my access ion as Rector in 1984. Funds for these accounts, as I understand it, came from a variety of sources: funds from resea rch councils to the Rector of t he Univers ity for use by him, at his election, for resea rch and institut ional purposes; and the bal ances of vario us inac ti ve or closed trust account s within t he Un ive rs it y. W it h respect t o amounts coming from the research counci ls, it is worth noting that, as a· matter of general po licy, similar f unds were made available to the executive heads of all other Canadi­an un iversit ies having significant research activities.

Expenditures from these two funds were authorized by the Rec­tor, on the basis of requests for funding received from members of the University community. In the case of the Research account, funds were generally used to sup­port research activities, the devel­opment of new academic programmes and the support of innovative academic initiatives .

Dr. Bertrand claims that he "d is­covered" these accounts when he took over the Rector's Office in May 1994. Rather than stumble across them, he was already well aware of their ex istence, both as Vice-Rector, Services, and member of t he Off ice of t he Rector si nce 199 1, and during his seven-yea r term as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science. He, like other acade­mics and academ ic administrators at Concordia, w as a beneficiary of support for projects in his Faculty or in his sector. Most recently, I recall committing a sum of $25,000 to Dr. Bertrand from the Special Projects account to fund an analy­sis ·of Concordia's real e_state hold­ings by an accounting firm, with a view to preparing a number of development projects , including plans for new student residences. Dr. Bertrand had no provision for the funds in his operating budget. As there was some urgency to pro­ceed with the study, I made fund-

ing available to him from the trust account, rather than have him w ait a full year until the amount could be included in his operating budget. In this light, it is more than curious that Dr. Bertrand should now state that expenditures from these accounts w ere improper.

He also affirms that it is wrong for the Rector to have at his or her disposal any discretionary funds for the support of academic activities within the University, or other activ­ities linked to the development of the institution. I unequivocally repu­diate this affirmation. In most Cana­dian universities, it is considered normal that the executive head of the university have at her or his dis­posal , a budget to support initia­tives of an innovative nature that could bring honour and repute to the university. Many North Ameri­can universities have Presidential fund s for academic innovation , w here the executi ve head has available an endowment fund for thi s purpose . It w as precisely this thinking that led Concordia's Capi­tal Campaign leadership, in the mid- '80s, to seek support for a Fund fo r Academi c Innovation under the direction and auspices of the Rect or. Seagram responded with a $1-million donation for t he es t ablishm ent of th e Sea gram Fund for Academic Innovation.

Expenditure list welcomed Indeed, I would w elcome it if Dr.

Bertrand were t o publish a com­plete list of all expenditures from these two t rust accounts during my tenure as Rector, together w ith the names of indiv iduals t o w hom gra nts we re made, and the amounts of ind iv idual grant s. I expect that members of the univer­sity community wo uld f ind tha t expenditures on such a list have _served to en hance the academic life and community image of t he University, rather than the contrary.

Dr. Bertrand would put an end to all of this, as he believes "it is wrong for any individual to have control over disc retiona ry accounts." He proposes to collapse these accounts into the operating budget, w here they will disappear in a single financial year. Why? Is it beca use he wishes to make his mark by putting, at al l costs, a sig­nificant, one-time dent in t he Uni­versity's accumulated deficit ? Or is it because there are ext rao rdinary expe nses ass oc iated wi t h th e putting in place of t he cur rent adm inistration w hich need to be cover.ed w ithout show ing the Quebec government and the audi­tors a negative balance sheet?

No financial leeway As a result of Dr. Bertrand's

announced decision, the new Rec­tor and all subsequent rectors will have no financial leeway to support any initiatives, academic or other­wise, in the University. This will put the new Rector at a distinct disad­vantage with respect to his or her colleagues in other Canadian uni­versities, and will further reduce the already narrow authority of the

position . For some; this may be a desirable end, but for the many individuals and groups in the Uni­versity w ho have received funds from the Rector 's trust accounts over the years and have used these funds to help develop and improve the status and image of the Univer­sity, this will be a sad day indeed. Scholarly publications, seminars, academic conferences, research projects, student initiatives: all of these will be victims of the policy decreed by Dr. Bertrand.

It should also be emphasized that transferring the balances of the trust accounts into the operat­ing budget will subj~ct these bal­ances to government spending rules. In the interests of university autonomy, it would be impolitic and unwise in the extreme to make a conscious decision to subject funds that did not come from Quebec for operating purposes to government rules that are designed to ensure control of such funds that do come from Quebec!

But is Dr. Bertrand truly opposed t o the existence of these trust accounts on principle or for other motives? If it w ere a matter of prin­ci pl e, w hy wo uld he have autho­rized a tra nsfer of $350,000 to the Off ice of Res earch Serv ices for CASA? Such t ransfers were made an nual ly duri ng my tenure . How can w hat w as reprehensible a year ago , now be acce ptab le? Why wou ld he make a t ra nsfe r of $60, 000 f rom the Resea rch Account to Dr. Elaine Newman, ou r Ki llam fellow, just prior to tak ing steps to have the accounts closed?

Damaging for the future If, indeed, Dr. Be rtrand and the

Executive Committee of the Board of Governors have ordered an investigat ion into past expenditures from the Rector's t rust accounts, I welcome it , as long as it cove rs expenditures made through t he whole life of these accounts, up to and including Dr. Bertrand's tenure . It also bears saying, given recent experience and the manner in w hich Dr. Bert rand has publ icized his intentions to everyone except t he person whose in t egrity he attacks, t hat any investigat ion must respect t he element ary rules of natural just ice .

Dr. Bertra nd hold s th e t itle of lnt~rim Rector. As such, the Board presumably intended his tenure to be short. His method of appoint­ment departs from the normal mode of appointment of senior offi­cers of the University. Decency would dictate that he not make decisions that will have long-lasting impact of his successors.

Dr. Bertrand's decision to close the Rector's trust accounts just prior to the appointment of a new Rector is therefore unwise, prema­ture and damaging to the future of the University.

Patrick Kenniff, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, 1984-94

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Clara GutschJ (Printmaking and Photography) is one of the artists represented) n the current show at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, in fi.abitable places. A member of the Faculty of Fine Arts since 1986, she has done several projects for the Canadian Centre for Architecture; including a series of photographs on the Lachine Canal. One picture .in the current show, of an abandoned warehouse, has a cathedral -like quality she particularly loves, and is "a kind of epilogue" to t hat series. She has recently gone back to photograph ing people, but in convents, schools and other places where she can explore the interact ion between them and their environment.

Also in the show, w hich ru ns until November 1, are scu lptura l installations and·photographs by Roland Brener: Robin Collyer, Angela Grauerholz, Al ain Pa iement, Sylvie Readman and Ian Wallace.

Welcome to new faculty The following people had accepted probationary tenure- track

appointments for this academic year as of September 21, 1994:

Gisele Amantea (Sculpture and Ceramics) Tracey Belcourt (Economics) Sandra Betton (Finance) Lorrie Blair (Art Education), Chantal David (Mathematics)

Catherine de Vallejo (Modern Languages and Linguistics) Jean Drolet ( Civil Engineering) Rod Ellias (Music) W ahid Ghaly (Mechanical Engineering)

James Grant (Biology) Mark Hale (M odern Languages and Linguistics) Eliza H aseganu (Mechanical Engineering) Neil ten Kortenaar (English)

Anna M. Lavack (Marketing) Monica Mulreannan (Geography) David G. Mumby (Psychology) Chantal Nadeau (Communication Studies)

Modupe Olaogun (English) Lorna Roth (Communication Studies)

Gad Saad (Marketing) John Wilkinson (Teaching English as a Second Language)

This list, supplied by the the Faculty Personnel Office, will be updated periodically.

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Offering more than 20 years of service

Marriott feeds a need BY SYLVAIN COM E AU

/\ tour of the Henry F. Hall Building's seventh-floor .l"l.kitchen is like a trip to the Land of the Giants: four vast refrigerators and freezers, an intimidating food grinder, a 10-burner stove, a conveyer-belt dishwasher that looks like a mini car-wash.

Late August is the calm before the storm. "This is actually one of the busiest times of the year for me, because we have to prepare for the next three months," said Food Services Director Anne-Marie Boucher. 'We have to be ready, or we'll be in trouble."

Food Services Manager Marc Belanger knew this well­oiled machine would have no trouble meeting the challenge. A Sociology graduate, Belanger got his start as a student in 1988 flipping hamburgers for Marriott, the international company which provides Concordia's food services.

Marriott's head office in Buffalo, N.Y., keeps a fairly tight rein on its far-flung operations. For their Concordia staff, that means frequent inspections from the multina­tional' s own version of the board of health, and a 21-point checklist which the management is expected to enforce.

"I have to spot-check each outlet to make sure that all the safety requirements are followed. I'm not the owner, but I have to act as if I am, and make sure that every detail gets done," Boucher said.

"We're very aware of our responsibility. If there was one bad meal out of the millions served by the company every year, there could be lawsuits."

After 20 years of service, head cook Tony Martins has internalized the corporation's safety values, and says the kitchen staff polices itself. "If someone forgets to wash his or her hands before coming in to the kitchen to work, they won't get far; someone will notice and remind them."

John Milidakis stirs the pot.

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Since it was first awarded the food services contract in 197 4, Marriott has spent millions to maintain and upgrade the kitchens, cafeterias and vending machines. A recent renovation of the Faculty Lounge in the Henry F . Hall Building cost the company $100,000.

Downtown competition for students' lunch money is largely responsible for the appearance of brand names like Pizza Hut and T im Hortons on campus. Well aware that McDonald's and other popular fast-food outlets are close by, Boucher decided to buy the franchises for Concordia. As with all of Marriott's food profits here, the revenue is shared with the University. "That's part of our deal with Concordia," Boucher explained.

Students are offered the chance to have most of their meals at the University through a programme of food coupons. It costs about $1,500 over the academic year, which represents quite a commitment, and there have been some administrative problems, Boucher said. It is still available, because it's wanted by some parents, partic­ularly of first-year students from out of town, but it will not be advertised, there will be no refunds, and com­plaints will be handled by the Dean of Students Office. Ten students have signed up for it this year, and Boucher's verdict is, "So far, so good."

Marriott is expected to hire plenty of Concordia stu­dents, although that proviso hasn't been put in writing. Their high turnover rate can be an inconvenience, but slow periods throughout the day necessitate a lot of student-friendly short shifts. Besides, it's another part of the deal.

"Sometimes I feel like I have several bosses - not only Marriott and the franchises, but Concordia as well,"

said Boucher. •

Additional reporting by Michael Orsin i, Barbara Black.

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J ohn Clarke has been a waiter at the University's downtown cam­

pus for two years. What's his biggest beef? Easy.

"Crossing de Maisonneuve in the winter. Sometimes you lose

orders because it's icy and the cart tips over. Once last winter, the

wind just took it out of my hands."

A close second is delivering food and drink to Bishop Court, where

the senior administration and some support offices are housed.

The old three-storey building, which sees some long business

meetings, has no elevators.

"It's always china [standard cups and saucers instead of styro­

foam). and they can get pretty heavy going up the stairs. Cartons

of drinks, too. I'm sorry, but we tend to say, 'It's your turn to go."'

On the whole, though, Clarke is glad to have picked up such a

saleable ski ll. While most of the students hi red by Marriott are

part-timers who get called in for big events like the Rector's Fall

Reception, he's working just about full time this year, saving

money to pursue a degree in sports administration.

- BB

Interdisciplinary course dedicated to those on the front lines

Fighting AIDS with art, knowledge

BY KARE N H E RLA N D

This year marks the beginning of an educa­tional experiment that has already caught the attention of news media in Montreal. While CBC-Newswatch cameras rolled, Cinema Pro­fessor Tom Waugh introduced HIV/AIDS: Social, Cultural and Scientific Aspects of the Pandemic to a packed classroom.

"I want to counter the aura of pessimism around AIDS by starting out with confidence and determination," said Waugh, before show­ing video clips of artists' responses to the crisis.

Conceived by the Concordia HIV/ AIDS advisory committee, the six-credit course will shift from blocks on natural and social sciences to culture and back. The course will combine the expertise of a team of professors from with­in Concordia, as well as scientists, community activists, researchers, cultural critics and field workers.

Waugh, Fran Shaver (Sociology and Anthropology) and three teaching assistants will provide continuity. Besides lectures and tutorials, students will be expected to apply their knowledge during a weekly half-day internship.

The students represent backgrounds as var­ied as those of the lecturers, including philoso­phy, exercise science, women's studies and art

. history. Ten spaces have been reserved for independent students. Students were invited to share some of their hopes and fears during the first class. Many hope that the course could become a catalyst for change, breaking down stereotypes and inaccuracies associated with the epidemic.

Some also have personal reasons for taking the course. Waugh dedicated it to people involved in a personal struggle with HIV. He asked students to write some of those names on the board, which was very quickly covered with the names of friends.

Paula Braitstein is one of the independent

students registered for the course. She currently works in the treatment information office of a drop-in centre for people with HIV and AIDS.

"I feel like I've learned a lot about AIDS through my work experience and my own read­ing," said Braitstein, who has also worked on AIDS projects in the Yukon and Costa Rica. "But I still feel that I have gaps in my knowl­edge. I'd like to know more about the history of AIDS activism and more about epidemiolo­gy and culture." Braitstein is considering returning to school to work on AIDS-related research, and hopes the course will also provide a path back to the academic world.

For Fine Arts student Kevin Taylor, the course provides an opportunity to reconsider some of his art work. "A lot of my work is based in gay culture and relates to AIDS," he said. "Visually, I know what I'm doing; theo­retically, I'm not so sure."

Monica Bourgeois registered after doing a project on women and AIDS last year. "I got more and more interested, and I wanted to be able to do something," said the Sociology stu­dent. "I really like the internship idea."

The interdisciplinary course is entering the first of a two-year pilot project, funded by Bur­roughs Wellcome's Positive Action Pro­gramme.•

Tonight at 6 p.m., the Concordia HIV/ AIDS Advisory Committee will present a lecture by Marty St. Clair, a U.S. virologist who has pioneered the use of AZT in HIV and AIDS. Her topic is "HIV Replication and In Vitro Drug Resistance." Henry F. Hall Build­ing, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W., Room H-767. Tomorrow morning at 10, she will give a technical seminar, "In Vitro Justification for Combination Chemotherapy," at the Depart­ment of Biology, H-820.

Karen Her/and is Community Liaison Officer far the course.

Families of mentally ill still shut out of policy decisions: Backlar

BY PHIL MO SC OVIT C H

Only a dozen or so hands went up when Patricia Backlar asked how many of the

400 people in the audience suffered from a mental disorder.

Backlar, a health care ethicist at Oregon Health Sciences University and Portland State University, spoke here on September 26 about living with mental illness.

"The absence [in this audience] of more peo­ple who suffer from mental disorders is a state­ment in itself," she said. "Some people may not have the capacity to speak for themselves."

Mental illness is a subject Backlar is familiar with from her personal as well as professional life. Her 31-year-old son is schizophrenic. "I have seen him suffer excruciating terror and pain from his delusions and psychoses," she said. She is the author of a recently published book called The Family Face of Schizophrenia.

It's estimated that nearly one per cent of the population suffers from schizophrenia.

Families play a crucial role in the care and treatment of the mentally ill. But Backlar says they are rarely taken into account when laws and social policy are being for­mulated:

"There is no well­Patricia Backlar founded under­standing of how informal care-giving is integrated into the practice of professional-ser­vice providers."

The situation is very different from what it was just a few years ago. While families now play an integral role in caring for schizophren­ics, they used to be considered part of the prob­lem - not the solution.

In 1981, when Backlar's son was diagnosed, it was widely believed that mothers could cause schizophrenia in their children. "Schizophrene­genic was the term used for someone who makes people crazy. For a number of years I felt as though I wore the scarlet letter S emblazoned upon my chest," she said.

Today, there is a consensus among researchers that mental illnesses have biologi­cal, not social, causes.

While Backlar, who spent part of her child­hood in Montreal, agrees with the intentions of laws protecting the rights of the mentally ill, she explained that they can create difficulties for family members, who are "caught in a web of conflicting requirements." They must pro­tect freedom of choice for their relatives, help alleviate their suffering, and protect the com­munity from them if they become violent.

Those obligations often can't be reconciled with eacb other.

Backlar read an excerpt from her book illus­trating the problem. Stuart, a 28-year-old schizophrenic, threatened to slit his mother's throat with a bread knife. She managed to slip out of their apartment to call the police. By the time they arrived, Stuart was sleeping.

Joni, Stuart's mother, told Backlar that the police "explained that first they had to talk to my son to find out if he was a threat to himself or anyone else. They told me that if he didn't appear to be threatening anyone now, even though he'd just threatened me, they wouldn't

CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT

be able to take him to the state hospital." Q,iebec law is similar. The new Civil Code

makes it difficult to hospitalize psychotic peo­ple without their consent.

A decreased emphasis on institutional care, coupled with budget cuts, means that "the lion's share of care-giving will continue to fall upon the shoulders of the families," Backlar said. "My hope is that this resource will not be squandered by the community."

The talk was co-sponsored by the Psycholo­gy Department and AMI -Q,iebec, the Alliance for the Mentally Ill. •

Her starring role was "a treat. It's a fun role -Anne is a nut." Now embarked on a profes­sional career, Wright spent part of the summer before the Green Gables tour co-starring in a dinner-theatre revue in the Eastern Townships.

Theatre Chair Eric Mongerson was glad that the project was ultimately successful, despite some frustration encountered steering it through the University's bureaucracy.

After Anne's run, it's back to more daring offerings. Tropical Madness, a surreal musical by a Polish playwright, directed by Brenda Ander­son, begins November 4 in the F.C. Smith Theatre. Snakes and Ladders, a co-production with Youth Theatre, about children with can­cer, will run in D.B. Clarke Theatre, starting November 21. Productions this year will run for two weeks. •

Anne of Green Gables will be seen on Thursday, October 13, in the D.B. Clarke The­atre, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., begin­ning at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 848-3815. The production will also be part of Theatre's regular season from October 13 to 17.

OCTOBER 6, 1994 7

Innis conference hosts public events

BY KAREN ROBERT

You don't need to know anything about Harold Innis to attend three public events

organized as part of the Harold Innis Confer­ence. Anyone interested in the media or the current communications revolution will enjoy three events organized around the ideas of the father of Canadian political economy and com­munication studies.

James Carey, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, will give the keynote speech on October 13 at 8 p.m. in H -110. A leading authority on the history of mass media and popular culture, Carey will discuss Innis's contributions and how they can help us understand the flood of new communications technologies.

On Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. in H-110, there will be a public forum, titled "Intellectuals, Media and the Public: Three Solitudes?" examining the university's relationship to policy-making and the media. Duncan Cameron, editor of Canadian Forum magazine, will chair a panel including Mel Watkins of University of Toronto, Liora Salter of Osgoode Hall Law School, and Louise Vandelac ofUQAM.

Communication Studies Professor Richard Hancox is curating a film evening to be held at Visual Arts 114 at 8 p.m. on Oct. 15. He has created a collage of a dozen Canadian short films from the National Film Board of Canada and independent directors to juxtapose their treatments of the relationship between film and time. Professor H ancox says it will be an evening of"intellectual fun." •

Course gives office-efficiency tips

Save those pennies BY MATTHEW KERBY

Concordia's Supply and Services will con­duct another series of seminars on how to

cut costs and stretch departmental budgets. The seminars, to be held in October through

the Staff Training and Development unit of Human Resources, are divided into four sec­tions: mail services, purchasing services, print­ing services and conference and food services. Each seminar will be conducted by the appro­priate department head.

Cyril Macdonald, Director of Supply and Services, says that simple techniques can make a big difference in reducing unnecessary spend­ing. For example, by using smaller envelopes, departments can save up to half their postage costs.

Although the seminars are intended primari­ly for secretarial staff and budget officers, Mac­donald hopes that new employees will take advantage of the course to "learn the ropes" that more experienced staff members might

already know. But there's always more to learn about courier services, postage rates and vol­ume discounts on photocopying and printing.

Macdonald expects that this year's edition will be as successful as last year's. "Attendance was very good, and the evaluations that we got back indicated that people really got something out ofit."

Cost-Saving Ideas originated last autumn when Supply and Services gave a small presen­tation to the F aculty of Commerce and Administration on how to effectively use the mail services.

When the session was over, someone sug­gested that such a course would be useful for the whole university community.

The seminars will take place on October 25 on the Sir George Williams campus and October 27 at Loyola.

For more information, please contact Supply and Services at 848- 3658, or wait for the flyers being sent -out by Staff Training and Development. •

Faculty of Arts and Science Academic Administrative Position PRINCIPAL - Lonergan University College PRINCIPAL - Simone de Beauvoir Institute

The above positions are available to full-time tenured (or tenure-track) fac­

ulty members for a three-year term beginning June 1, 1995. Nominations, applications and briefs relevant to the selection process will be received until Thursday, October 27th, 1994. For further information, please contact:

Dr. Gail Valaskakis Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science AD-324 Tel. : 848-2081

Completed applications, nominations and briefi may be submitted to: Dr. Valaskakis, Dean

Concordia UNI V ERSIT Y

REAL EDUCATION FOR THE REAL WORLD .w '¥ , .

Fewer banana peels in the blue boxes

Recycling turns the corner

BY K AREN FOSTER

A fter three years of seeing their bins over­li.flowing with garbage, the University's recycling committee now has an effective pro­gramme - and a little revenue to prove it.

It's a modest st ar t , but three cheques totalling $288.17 were remitted to the Univer­sity in June by MD Recycling, a company that collects recyclable paper products.

Recycling co-ordinator Duff Anderson expects that figure to double monthly. But suc­cess hasn't come easy.

Anderson is a 29 year-old environmental chemistry student who was hired on a work­study grant which lasts until next April. He said that what plagued the programme in the past was '1not the people, but the system."

Bins poorly located There were too many bins on campus and

they were poorly located, according to Ander­son. Pick-ups were either not frequent enough, or put a strain on the maintenance staff.

The only difference between regular garbage cans and recycling bins was colour. That led to confusion and/or laziness on the part of some users, who threw in their regular garbage, spoiling the recyclable material. "It was so con­taminated," said Anderson, "that no one want­ed to buy it."

The new bins are bigger, and stand out from garbage containers. They're narrow at the top, which reduces the inappropriate material and discourages the theft of aluminum cans (for the deposit). Now, the bins are all near food and vending areas. There are 19 bins on the Sir George W illiams campus, and 12 at Loyola.

Another innovation was to install a comput­erized monitoring programme. Collection

problems are now resolved by a quick phone

call. The recycling co-ordinator keeps a record

of all complaints, faxes the reports to the appropriate maintenance departments of each

campus, and keeps track of the date that the

problem was resolved. Now that the committee has the system run­

ning properly, they can concentrate on making new converts to the cause, and starting a com­

post programme. Anderson is working closely with the

Quebec Public Interest Research Group

(QPIRG) to publicize recycling at Concordia and solicit student participation. A kiosk was

set up for the recent student orientation days,

and will reappear four more times this year. A video is also in the works.

"I'd like to see Concordia with an exemplary

recycling programme that might even be prof­itable, and makes Concordia a leader in the

community," Anderson said. •

IN BRIEF ...

Lots of volleyball

On October 14 and 15, Concordia's chapter of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority will hold a 24-hour volleyball ma rathon to ra ise money for the Quebec Cystic Fibrosis Association.

It will be held .on the athletic grounds on the Loyola Campus, starting at 9 p.m. on Friday night. Everyone is encouraged to come down and give the women moral and financial encouragement.

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Homecoming SCHEDULE Thursday. October 13

7:30p.m. Anne of Green Gables

O.B. Clarke Theatre, SGW $10/$8 for children under 12

Friday. October 14

7:30p.m. Reunion dinner for the classes of '69, '64,

'59, '54, '49, '44, '39 and '34 St. James's Club

$50

Saturday. October 15

10a.m. David Suzuki

Alumni Auditorium, H-110, SGW $5

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Something for the whole family!

Start the day with famous scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki at 10 · a.m. in the Alumni Auditorium (H-110) of the Henry F. Hall Building, 1455

de Maisonneuve W. Tickets on sale atthe door: $5.

Then spend the rest of the day enjoying these free activities: • Exhibits and demonstrations • Kiosques and videos • Concerts, performances, and much more

Sir George Williams Campus (Guy/Concordia Metro) Loyola Campus (Vendome Metro, 105 bus)

Marriage of minds produced vibrant university

BY LIZ WARWICK

This is the first in a series of articles celebrating the 20th anniversary of Concordia.

It was a formal and solemn birthday. On August 16, 197 4, with the signing of a docu­

ment called Agreement of Transfer and Assignment, Concordia University was born. However, the document could more accurately be called a marriage certificate, as it brought together two institutions, Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, in a process that would weave together two distinct histo­ries, cultures and resources.

Loyola College began in 1896 as the Eng­lish-language programme of the Jesuit-run College Ste-Marie. According to the college's prospectus, professors would "con­tribute to the well-being and advancement of the A boys entrusted to their care" and would "confer upon them the blessing of a thor-ough Christian education."

Over the years, Loyola tried unsuccessfully to obtain a university char­ter. Lacking a charter, the college could not grant degrees. As a result, although Loyola controlled its own curriculum and graduation requirements, students granted a Bachelor's degree received a diploma from the Universite de Montreal.

By the late 1960s, when discussions about merging began, Loyola had approximately 3,680 day students and 3,500 evening students.

Sir George Williams University was a larger institution in the heart of downtown Montreal, which was known especially for its part-time and evening programmes.

Named after the founder of the Young Men's Christian Association, SGW began as an educational programme in 1873, and became a co-educational college in 1926. It began granting its own degrees in 1935, and received its university charter in 1948.

During those years, Sir George grew from an

institution offering business-oriented classes for young men to a co-ed college with faculties in Arts, Science and Commerce. After receiv­ing its charter, Sir George continued to expand, and by 1968 had approximately 5,500 day students and about 10,000 evening stu­dents.

Formal negotiation over the merger of Loy­ola and Sir George Williams began in 1968. The reasons for the talks lay in Qyebec's changing political and economic and social

· landscape. With the Qiiet Revolution, the Catholic Church lost much of its power in 01iebec, and the possibility of the government granting a charter to the Catholic Loyola Col­lege grew dim. Also, by the late 1960s, enrol-

ment in French-language universities was growing, while the English-lan­guage sector faced a decline in the number of students.

In 1972, the two insti­tutions jointly produced a document called "A. Model for the New Uni-versity," which outlined the structure of the new ·

institution. The university would have five fac­ulties: a university-wide Faculty ofEngineer­ing, a university-wide Faculty of Commerce and Administration, a Sir George Williams Faculty of Arts, a Sir George Williams Faculty of Science and a Loyola Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The new Board of Governors would have 35 members, including a Chancellor, Rector, Vice-Rector, Academic and Vice-Rec­tor, Administration and Finance.

Loyola and Sir George were already operat­ing under a single senate and board of gover­nors, although they had not yet received final approval from the Qiebec government for their merger.

That document became the blueprint for the creation of Concordia. By 197 4, all that was left was the paperwork. Papers were signed and documents submitted to the government. And for the start of the school year, a new institu­tion was in place: Concordia University. •

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More officers hired, more interface with campus groups

Security sharpens skills BY PAUL JESZENSZKY

"\ ~ ]bile most students were tak­V V ing their summer break,

Concordia's security guards were getting more education through an advanced training programme.

Although planned as far back as 1991 when a task force on security made recommendations for change, funding problems delayed it until now.

After the August 1992 shootings, the Commission de la sante et de la securite du travail du Quebec (CSST) told Concordia it wasn't moving fast enough to purchase updated tele­phone equipment, improve training for both permanent and contracted security guards, and change the walkie-talkie frequency for security personnel to use in and between buildings.

Luckily, the University got $425,000 from the Qyebec govern­ment to make changes - $220,000 this year and the rest next year. Security Director Michel Bujold is responsible for spending the money.

"When I started in security 12 years ago, things were very differ­ent," said Bujold. "There were gen­eral courses you took to become a security officer, and then the only advanced training you got was car-

10 OCTOBER 6 , 1994

dio-pulmonary resuscitation or fire safety.

"We now realize that to have a cohesive force which understands the community it works in, we need more training."

Five officers hired On the CSST's recommendation,

five additional duty officers were hired (as well as a Prevention and Training Officer), and the walkie­talkies and telephones were fixed.

So far, the security guards have had training in the powers of arrest, use of force, intensive study of laws and judicial precedents, and crisis intervention, with an eye to the spe­cial needs of Concordia.

Several campus groups have expressed interest in giving workshops.

"We feel we have plenty of exper­tise on campus to deal with things like gender sensitivity, multicultural­ism, and the issues of sexual assault," said Sally Spilhaus, Concordia's Sex­ual Harassment Officer and chair of the Sexual Assault Committee.

Bujold has taken this offer to heart. The force has already had some multicultural sensitivity train­ing from the committee, and held a seminar recently on the concerns of those using the Residence.

"I hope to continue this," Bujold said. "The security force is enjoying

it, and I can already feel the positive response from the community." Most of the training and the installa­tion of the new video equipment will be done by next spring.

Bujold hopes the training will lead to more openness from his officers. "I would like them to ask me for help with sensitive subjects like mental ill­ness and gay issues. I can put them in touch with Concordia people who can give them more information."

Preventing trouble About 17 security people work

directly for Concordia and between 75 to 100 Sec Pro guards are pro­tecting the University at any given time. Bujold says that the improve­ments have given him better oppor­tunities for supervision, and for planning ways to prevent trouble in the first place.

'We want to be more visible," he said. "If a student causes a disruption in class, we would like to be able to show up at his next class and take him aside. If we give a warning to let people know we mean business, it will help to prevent future incidents."

Groups like the recently formed Concordia Student Safety Patrol are helping in this regard, said Bujold, by providing a presence on campus. •

CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT

Lynn Bertuglia, P.E.

··straight Talk: Communicating as a Professional Engineer··

• Thursday, October 20

2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Concordia Concert Hall 7141 Sherbrooke St. West

• Lynn E. Bertuglia is a recognized spokesperson for women in

engineering. As chair of the U.S. National Society of Professional Engineers Task Force on Women in Engineering, she has conduct­ed extensive research on the "glass ceiling." A graduate of Wichita State University, she is a project manager with Black and Veatch, Engineers and Architects, responsible for independent engineer assessments of domestic and international major power projects. Currently president-elect of the Missouri Society of ProfessiQnal Engineers, she is active in the U.S. National Society of Professional Engineers and the Society ofWomen Engineers.

Safety audit • survey 1n progress

BY BRIANA DAVIS

Marie-Claude L'Ecuyer has rearranged her schedule so

that she and her roommate can walk home together from class on the Loyola campus.

"It can be really frightening to be at Loyola late at night," said L'Ecuyer, a second-year political science student.

The University hopes that a personal safety audit - Concordia's first - will improve the situation for people like L'Ecuyer.

Several Canadian universities have already conducted personal safety audits, but Concordia's will be more extensive, said Kathy McDonald, the Associate Director of Athletics seconded to conduct the project.

The audit will lo.ok at the physical environment, behaviour that puts people at risk, the support they get from and provide to their co­workers, and their awareness of Uni­versity policies regarding safety and emergency procedures.

The Concordia Student Union (CSU), the Sexual Assault Commit­tee, Security, the central advisory committee on health and safety, and the Environmental Health and Safe­ty Office are involved in the project.

The audit is proceeding on a month-by-month schedule. During the first few months, teams of trained staff and students, male and female, will conduct indoor and out­door audits of university buildings.

More than 5,000 surveys will be distributed to Concordians. Students and staff will be able to pick up the survey forms around campus, includ­ing the information desks on both campuses, and they will be mailed directly to staff.

As the audit proceeds, McDonald hopes to enact short-term changes. 'We want people using the buildings

to gain control over their working environment," she said. "The point is to find out how people want to con­duct their work and study at the University, and to allow them to do so.

"Because a student has to do her work, she will continue to study alone in the library late at night or do her research despite being put into a potentially dangerous situa­tion," McDonald explained. 'With the help of the audit, we can do more to ensure her safety."

Special attention will be given to promoting women's safety and decreasing the opportunities for oth­ers to commit violence against them.

"We also expect our audit to show points of good practice on the Concordia campus and to celebrate them."

Near the end of the academic year, the information collected will be put into a report for the Office of the Vice-Rector (Services), where McDonald expects its recommenda­tions will be put into action.

Here are some sample questions from ·the survey:

• Identify your general feeling of · personal safety on campus. (I feel safe day or night, only during the day, or never.) Please list five specific places on campus where and when you feel most unsafe.

• Who do you feel .are the "at risk" groups in the Concordia community when it comes to personal safety?

• Have you ever restricted your campus activities out of fear for your safety? Have you ever experienced an incident when you have felt unsafe on campus?

• Are you aware of any policies at Concordia which address personal safety concerns? What are they?

• What would make you feel safer on either campus? •

Shuffle 5 _

Windy walkathon ends in carnival

Shuffle raises $32,233 in pledges

BY BARBARA BLACK

It was an unseasonably cold day with a wild wind, but the Shuffiers

looked as though they were having a pretty good time when they got to the Loyola quad. A carnival was awaiting them, complete with pop­corn, bag lunches, games, prizes and steel band music.

The carnival was new wrinkle for the Shuffle, a fund­raising walkathon between campuses which is now in its fifth year. Still, out of a potential 29,000 walkers (more than 26,000 students and 3,000 faculty and staff), only 350 made the journey from the downtown to the west-end campus.

"It's too bad," said Design Profes­sor Lydia Sharman, who takes part in the Shuffie every year, "because it really isn't very far. Maybe people don't realize that."

Those who made the walk, accompanied by police escort and a

bevy of balloons in Concordia colours, raised an impressive amount in pledges from family and friends. A total of $32,233 has so far been pledged for student scholarships, and it's not too late to add more. Organizers are asking that all Shuf­flers hand in their money by Friday, October 21 at either GM 420-SGW (University Advancement), or Advocacy & Support (AD - 130, LOY).

Among the most successful at raising pledges were two members of the Board of Governors. Rick Renaud, who graduated from Loyola in 1969, raised a whopping $7,050. Humberto Santos raised $5,300, and since an out-of-town engagement prevented him from attending the Shuffle, he, his wife, his secretary Helene Cossette (formerly in Uni­versity Advancement) and Shuffle co-ordinator Laura Wells went the distance the next day.

Interim Rector Charles Bertrand walked, as did Chancellor Eric Molson, Annual Giving fund­raisers Jacques Menard and Alain Benedetti, and Pepsi representative Terry Culkin.

Mix 96 Radio personalities Terry Di Monte and Ted Bird and CFCF 12 sportscaster Rob Faulds provided lively encouragement before and after the event.

Shuffi.e Organizing Committee: Irvin Dudeck (Chair), Sandra

Spina (Marketing Communica­tions), Michael Di Grappa (Admin­istrative Services), Daegan Reimer (Administrative Services), Patricia Posius (Computing Services), Mur­ray Sang (Continuing Education), Pat Rae (Faculty Personnel), Mike Hickey (Athletics), Darcy Sowden (Bookstore), Daniel Leibu (student rep), Bill Sellers (Exercise Science), Laura Wells (Shuffie co-ordinator).

Shuffi.e Prize Winners • IBM computer (donated by

IBM): Jan Strudwick (Webster Library)

• Weekend for two in New Yark (Rider Travel Group): Sandy Stone (Registrar's Office)

• Weider Cross-Trainer home gym (Weider): Serge Bergeron (Treasury)

• Lotus SmartSuite software (Concordia Bookstore): Debra Palmer (Webster Library)

• Weekend for two at the Shera­ton Hotel in Montreal (Sheraton): George Spanos (Admissions)

• Health Club membership at South West One (Club South West One): Annabelle Rouse (Webster Library)

• Alpen winter jacket (Bookstore): Bipin Desai (Computer Science)

• $250 Continuing Education courses (Cont Ed) : Dr. Fassil Nebebe (Dec Sci/MIS)

• Leather notebook and card carrier (Concordia Bookstore): Robby Kirk (Computing Services),

CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT

Marie-Josee Morel (Registrar's Office) and Dina Tavares (Informa­tion Services)

Carnival Prize Winners • Weider home gym (donated by

Weider): Dina Tavares (Information Services)

• Newton electronic agenda (Apple): Natalie Henry (Fine Arts)

• Mountain bike (Naya Water): Alano Couto

• Lotus 1-2-3 software (Book­store): Brigeen Badour (Mature Students)

• Bauer in-line skates (Canstar): Stephan Fabro (student)

• Alpen winter jacket (Bookstore): Bryan Barbieri (Faculty of Com­merce and Administration)

• Bike radios (Central Distribu­tors): Donna Fasciano (Environ­mental Health and Safety), Jackie Brathwaite (Financial Aid), Bob Maciver (Printing Services),

Ann Brown (Education Depart­ment), Jay Mazzamoro (Payroll)

• Concordia University t-shirts, sweatsuits, etc: Dina Tavares (Infor­mation Services), Elise Melanc;:on (Etudes franc;:aises), Rebecca

Mitchell (Office of Research Services), Nancy Nagy­Stewart, Nancy Stewart E 1 . (Faculty Personn.el),

, Ian Lovegrove, , Jay Mazzamoro

, IJ (Payroll) • Hotel Europa

evening for two: Lisa Saroulos • Volleyball tickets

(Athletics): Irene Yee, Serge Bergeron, Elise

Melanc;:on

Special thanks to all the hard-working volunteers who made the Shuffie possible! •

Applications to Sponsor Visiting Lecturers NOW AVAILABLE

The Visiting Lecturers Committee of Concordia University invites applications from the University community to sponsor visiting lecturers for the Winter semester Oanuacy - May 1995). Application forms and guidelines may be obtained from the chair, principal or head of an academic unit or from the Office of the Associate Vice­Rector, Academic (Curriculum and Planning) . Applications for the Winter semester must be submitted to the Office of the latter at Loy­ola, Room AD 232, by October 14, 1994.

* Note: Late applicatiom cannot be accepted

Concordia UNIVERSITY

REAL EDUCATION FOR THE REAL WORLD A'®!!&.

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Events, notices an4 cla~sifiecl a4s must rea<;h the Public Relations D~partment (BC--'115)in ~ riting no later than Thm;sday,'5 p.in. the 'feek prior to the Tl;iursday publi..,_cation. For more information, please contact'.K:c.win Lf~UC at 848.-:-4881, by fax: 848-28~4 qr oy e-mail: k~vin@alc1 r.c~_ncordia.ca. ,

OCTOBER 6 • OCTOBER 20

Alumni news Homecoming seminar #1 Charting a different path for the next millennium

Featuring Dr. David Suzuki

Saturday, October 15 World renowned scientist David Suzuki spoke at the opening of Concord ia University 20 years ago and returns this weekend as part of the University's Homecomi ng and 20th An niversary Op en Hou se celebra ti ons. Tim e: 1 D a.m. Price: $5. R.S.V.P.: 848-3815.

Homecoming seminar #2 Where do great performances come from? Saturday, October 15

The making of great performances is explored in this seminar dealing with the University's innovative Leonardo Project. A tour of the fac ilities wi ll conclude with a piano recital by the Project's resident artist. Time: 11 a.m. Price: $5. R.S.V.P .: 848-3815.

Homecoming seminar #3 Cruisin' the electronic superhighway Saturday, October 15

The mystical is made sensible during this exciting tour. The intriguing world of international communications will be explained and demonstrated in this "hands-on" seminar. Time: 11 :30 a.m. Price: $5. R.S.V.P.: 848-3815.

Homecoming seminar #4 Touring the technological library Saturday, October 15

This interactive library lecture and tour wi ll highlight the technological wiz­ardry found in today's library and will demonstrate the easy access to this fountain of knowledge. Time: 1 p.m. Price: $5. RSVP.: 848-3815.

CPR courses The following CPR courses will be offered by the EH&S Office in the next few weeks. Members of the Concordia and outside communities are welcome to take these courses. First-aid cours­es are $61 . Contact Donna Fasciano, training co-ordinator at 848-4355.

October 16 BLS refresher course

cardia life support course, who wants to renew their certification and update their knowledge.

October 22 & 23 CSST first-aid course

Fourteen-hour course: one and a half days of first-aid and half a day of CPR. Certification is given by the CSST and is valid for three years.

Film Consarvatoire d' Art Cinematographique de Montreal Cinema J.A. OeSeve, 1400 de Maison neuve Bl vd. W., Concordia Unive rsity !Metro Guy-Concordi a). Admission: $3.

Friday, October 7 Potemkine 11 925) Sergei M. Eisenstein at 7 p.m.; Tu ne tueras point 11987) Krzystof Kie lowski at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 8 Strike (1924) Sergei M. Eisenstein at 5 p.m.; La Dou bl e Vie de Veroni que (1991) Krzystof Kie lowski at 7 p. m.; Bleu (1993) Krzystof Kielowski at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, October 11 Dishonored 11931) Josef Von Sternberg at 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 12 Rouge 11994) Krzystof Kielowski at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 13 October: Ten Days that Shook the World (1927) Sergei M. Eisenstein at 7 p.m.; Blanc 11993) Krzystof Kielowski at 9 p.m.

Friday, October 14 The Genera l Line 11929) Sergei M. Eisenstein at 7 p.m.; Decalogue 1 & 2 11989) Krzystof Kielowski at 9 p.m.

Saturday, October 15 Que Viva Mexico 11929) Serge i M. Eisenstein at 7 p.m.; Decalogue 3 & 4 11989) Krzystof Kie lowski at 8:30 p.m.

The Loyola Film Series

Admission: FREE. Location: F.C. Smith Auditorium, Concord ia University Loyola Campus, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. Information: 848-3878.

Wednesday, October 12 Four to 6 hours for life: this course is Morocco 11930) Joseph van Sternberg offered to people certified in the basic at 7 p.m ., Notorious 11946) Alfred

Hitchcock at 8:45 p.m.

Wednesday, October 19 Qu een Chr ist ina I 1933 ) Rou ben Mamoulian at 7 p.m., Bringing up Baby (1937) Howard Hawks at 8:50 p.m.

Lacolle Centre for Educational Innovation Saturday, October 22 Women who run with the wolves A drama therapy workshop based on the best-sel ler by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Through creative embod iment, sto ryte ll ing, art ist ic express ion, women will be encouraged to explore their feminine wi ldness. Leader: Sonia Garbaria-McKay, 0TH, drama thera­pist at Mamonides Geriatric Hospital. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Loyola Campus. Fee: $56.98.

Lectures & seminars HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee Thursday, October 6 Marty St. Clair, U.S. virologist on "HIV Replicat ion and In Vitro Drug Resistance." Time: 6 p.m. Location: H-767, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.

Thursdays at Lonergan October 6 Jack Belair, S.J., Lonergan scholar, on "Lonergan's answer to "What are you doing when you 're knowing and why is that knowing?" 3:30 - 5 p.m., 7302 Sherbrooke St. W. Info 848-2280.

Social Aspects of Engineering Friday, October 7 Concordia Latin American Committee

Hernan Vi llatoro Barrios on "Electoral Fraud and Civil Unrest in Mexico" fol­lowed by a slide show by Andrew Green, electoral observer. Time: 7 p.m. Location: H-937, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. Information: 848-7410.

Tuesday, October 11 Don Stalker, Federal Government­Environmental Assessment Branch on "Monitoring an Environmenta l Assessment Case Study." Time: 11 :45 a.m. Course and place: Engr. 495/4-A in Room H-635-2, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.

Department of Classics Thursday, October 13 Robert Schmiel , University of Calgary

on "Calypso and Circe in the Odyssey of Homer." Time: 6 p.m. Location: LB-369, 1400 de Maiso·nneuve Blvd.

Humanities doctoral programme Thursday, October 13 Or. Wanda Teays, Los Angeles on "The Battered Women's Defense in Law." Time: 4 p.m. Location: J.A De Seve Cinema, J.W. McConnell Bldg., 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Information: 848-2095.

Thursdays at Lonergan October 13 & 20 Fr. Antony Gabriel, STM, Pastor, St. George Orthodox Church, Ant iochan House of Studies, Pe nnsylvania, on "Eastern Christian Mysticism " itwo­part ser ies ) 3:30 - 5 p.m ., 7302 Sherbrooke St. W. Information: 848-2280.

Simona de Beauvoir Institute Thursday, October 20 Faith Fjeld on "Indigenous Identity: a Survival Paradigm for the Twenty-fi rst Century. " Tim e: 4 p.m. Locat ion : Simone de Beauvoir, 2170 Bishop St. R.S.V.P. before October 17 at 848-2372/2373.

Meetings Board of Governors The next meeting wil l be held on Wednesday, October 19 at 8 a.m. in GM -407-1, 1550 de Maisonneu ve Blvd. W.

Pension plan for Concordia University employees The fourth annual meeting of members of th e Pension Pla n wi ll be on Wednesday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m. in H-110, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.

School of Graduate Studies news Dean Martin Kusy would like to meet with graduate students this year on an informal basis. Sess ions have been arranged from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. at our Graduate Administration offices, 2145 Mackay St., on the fo ll owing dates: Wednesday, October 12, 1994; Thursday, November 1 D, 1994; Tuesday , Janua ry 31, 1995 an d Monday, February 13, 1995. Space is limited . Please reserve one of the above dates by contact ing Ms. Kali Sakel l at 848-3803.

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Graduate awards If you are currently registered in the last year of your undergraduate degree and planning to pursue graduate stud­ies next year, or if you are presently enrolled in a graduate programme and are looking for sources of funding to pursue your graduate studies, we urge you to attend one of these sessions. There wi ll be a brief ta lk on the major granting agencies IFCAR, NSERC, SSHRC, NRC) as well as other fel low­ships. Wednesday, October 12, H-771 from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Friday, October 14, H-769 from 1 :30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, H-762-1-2-3 from 11 :30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Information: 848-3800.

Special events and notices The Andrew Homzy Jazz Orchestra October 7 and 14 A concert will ta ke place at Loyol a Campus Ce ntre. Admi ss ion is $5. Information: 848-4718.

Legal Information Service Concordia's Legal Information Service offers free·and confidentia l legal infor­mat ion and assistanc e to th e Concordia commun ity. Location: AD-130, Loyola Campus. Information: 848-4960 voice/TOO. All consultations by appointment only. Day and eveni ng appointments available.

MBA programme information session The next session will be held in the West Island on October 20, 1994 at 6 p.m., at the Holiday Inn, 6700 Trans Canada Hi ghway, Pointe Clai re. Information: 848-2727.

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Workshops Learning Development Office

Wednesday, October 12

Deali ng with difficult problems in te aching. In th is works hop, a case

study from a rea l teaching situation will be analyzed. Strategies which improve effectiveness in solving diffi ­

cult interpersona l probl ems will be developed. Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m .

Locat ion: 2490 West Bro adway, Loyo la. Lea der: Ron Smith. Information: 848-2495.

Concordia University Libraries

CD-ROMs & Indexes: How to find arti­

cles. Lea rn how to use periodica l indexes to identify magazine/journal

articles on particular subjects. These

sessions include instruction in the fun­dame nta Is of searc hing CO-ROM indexes on computer. Webster Library,

LB-212, October 11 - 14 at noon; October 18 - 21, at 5 p.m. Va ni er Library, VL-122, October 12 & 13 at 5

p.m.; October 17, 19, 20 at noon . Information: Webster 848-7777 or

Vanier 848-7766.