Getting hip to the funding gameThe net generation is looking for scholarships

and bursaries in all the right places.

The Kaplan awardsRead about the winners

of our top research prize.

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Pandas national championsWomen’s hockey squad reaches the top

in its third year.

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U N I V E R S I T Y O F A L B E R T A

Dr. Stephen Arnold has seen NigerianNobel laureate Wole Soyinka speak

about half a dozen times. But Soyinka’sspeech at the Jubilee Auditorium Feb. 25will forever stand out in his mind.

“Every time I see him, every time Iread him, every time I hear him – he getsbetter and better and better,” said theprofessor of comparative literature min-utes after the man considered by many tobe Africa’s finest writer stepped off thestage to a standing ovation. “He’s a world

treasure, and weare very fortunateto have him here.”

At one pointduring his talk,entitled “Scars ofMemory, Pros-pects for Recon-ciliation,” Soyinkareferred to theconcept of saintspassing among us.That’s one of thefeelings that arosein Arnold’s mindas he listened tosomeone he calls a“supreme figure”in world literature.

Soyinka, whowas awarded the

Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, was inEdmonton to deliver the keynote addressat this year’s Africa Society conference,dubbed Prospects for an African Renais-sance: Culture, Development, Reconcilia-tion.

The mezzanine of the Jubilee waspacked by people eager to immerse them-selves in words of wisdom from this poet,playwright, director, novelist, essayist,scholar and political activist. He is per-haps best known for The Man Died: PrisonNotebooks of Wole Soyinka, an account ofthe two years he spent in jail in the late1960s, much of it in solitary confinement.That work is not only a personal memoirbut also an indictment of a corrupt systemof government by a defiant, outspokenand profound critic.

“What was really great about it was Ifelt the whole address was a piece of art,”said Salima Bandali of the InternationalCentre. “It was so poetic and poignant. Iexpected him to be very fluid and pas-sionate – and he was.”

Carolyn Helgeland, a fourth-year po-litical science student who’s studyingNigeria in class, was impressed bySoyinka’s sheer speaking ability and hiswonderful voice. “He was very compel-ling,” she said, “and he has a very uniqueperspective.”

“I thought he was really eloquent inbringing forward the main issues of truthand reconciliation,” added soil sciencesgraduate student and Amnesty Interna-tional volunteer Shampa Chakraborty.“It is something that has to be addressed.You can’t start to heal until the perpetra-tors understand what their wrongs were.”

Soyinka spent the bulk of his timetalking about the need for truth or fulldisclosure as a necessary exorcism enroute to rebirth – a notion relevant in

present day Nigeria, the Balkans andeven western Europe, which still mustcome to terms with its historical role inthe slave trade. He called South Africa’sTruth and Reconciliation Commission abold, humane, original and troublingmodel to which the rest of the worldshould pay attention.

“The South African experience hasunquestionably blazed a vital trail to-wards healing,” he said. “Humans needclosure. It is a deep, urgent need. It is notyet time to write off the past. It has a vitalcorrelation to the present.”

After years of exile from Nigeria,Soyinka was welcomed back recently tolend his support to the democratizationand anti-corruption efforts that have beenslowly emerging since the death of Gen-eral Sani Abacha in 1998 (under whoserule writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwawas executed in 1995).

This, of course, is a very fragile transi-tion, says Dr. Malinda Smith, a politicalscience professor at Athabasca University

and coordinator of the Africa Society – andit’s at the forefront of Soyinka’s thinking,writing and lecturing these days.

“Poetry and drama are his tools,” saidSmith, who considers Soyinka an impor-tant figure for two reasons: “One isSoyinka as a person and what his liferepresents. He sets an outstanding exam-ple as an African intellectual, a role modelto look up to. But his life also symbolizesthe belief in democracy, human rightsand justice and the struggle for themagainst incredible odds. To many people,Soyinka is a symbol. But he’s also an ac-tivist.”

The purpose of the Friday and Satur-day conference, explained Smith, was tofoster a local dialogue about Africa andprovide an opportunity for constructivethought.

Too often, she said, all we see in thewest are constant depictions of African warand hunger: “There are 53 countries and wetend to only hear about a handful. That’sone of the things we’re trying to change.” ■

U of A, Africa Society welcome a literary giantWole Soyinka stresses the need for restitution in Africa and around the worldBy Dan Rubinstein

Wole Soyinka called South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission a bold, humane, originaland troubling model to which the rest of the world should pay attention.

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every time I read him,

every time I hear him

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better and better. He’s

a world treasure, and

we are very fortunate

to have him here.”

– Dr. Stephen Arnold,comparative literature

The following is an excerpt from Soyinka’s lecture,“Scars of Memory, Prospects for Reconciliation”:

Of course Europe is also part of the human raceat least, so we would like to believe – and

thus it is incumbent on Europe to tread the samepath in seeking a closure with its ignominiouspast where it denied an entire race its humanity,invoking even divine authority simply in order topursue its own economic prosperity in themundane world. The mass displacement andenslavement of the African peoples is an albatrosson the neck of European claim to civilization thatneeds to be exorcised, and the keyword yet againis restitution, also known as reparations. It is notour business to propose how this is done – let theslaving nations – European or Arab – seek theirown path to closure. The language here is not oneof vulgar material payment, no! But theimagination is not bereft of symbolic conceptsthat are both dignified and eloquent – let thesearch for these be part of their own act ofpenance and expiation.

New policy allows for exposure of those who makethreatening remarks on teaching evaluationsBy Geoff McMaster

The identity of students who write threat-ening remarks in response to the

Universal Student Ratings of Instructionwill no longer be protected. The GeneralFaculties Council voted in favour of a newpolicy at their last meeting allowing theuniversity to disclose the names of suchstudents to “appropriate university offi-cials.”

“Basically what [the revised policy]means is that it still protects the confiden-

tiality and privacy of students,” saysStudents’ Union Vice-President (Academic)T.J Adhihetty, who served on the executivecommittee that recommended the change.“But it also protects students and faculty ifthere are threats of harm to students orfaculty.”

“We would have wanted to see stricterconfidentiality, but we’ve come to anunderstanding that this is probably thebest way, and the most efficient way, if

there is a need to break confidentiality.”The policy continues to recognize, howev-er, that under normal circumstances stu-dent anonymity “is of utmost importancein maintaining student confidentiality andencouraging the free expression of views.”

The need for the policy change aroseafter a student wrote threatening remarkson a teaching evaluation last summer, saidAdhihetty. Her handwriting was identifiedusing one of her final exams. ■

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Pandas hockey team wins first national championshipSquad will be honoured at Golden Bears game in special ceremony Friday nightBy Dan Rubinstein

Last year, when the Concordia UniversityStingers beat the University of Alberta

Pandas 2-0 to capture the CIAU women’shockey championship, the game, unfortu-nately, was not as close as the score indicated.

Pandas coach Howie Draper feelsConcordia dominated that game, addingto its long pedigree of nation-al titles.

But this year, his U of Asquad returned to the cham-pionship tournament atMontreal’s ConcordiaUniversity with redemptionon their minds. And whenthey beat the Stingers in ashootout to advance to thefinals on Sunday, Feb. 27, theyknew how much they had matured.

“Concordia has kind of been thebenchmark for us,” said Draper, whosecrew went on to shut out the McGillMartlets 2-0 to win the Canadian champi-onship in just their third year in existence.

“We always felt that we had the abilityto win it, although perhaps Concordia is amore consistent team. They’ve beennational champions for a number of yearsand their program has been around a lotlonger than ours. But I think we all knewif we put together a strong game, we’d be

able to win.”After that 3-2 semi-final

victory, however, McGill wasno second-rate opponent –especially with Kim St-Pierreof the national team betweenthe pipes for the Martlets.

The Pandas peppered St-Pierre with shots, 30 over thefirst two periods and a total of43 in the game. But it wasn’t

until nearly seven minutes into the second,on a power play, that they finally brokethrough.

Lori Shupak was playing point,stepped around a pick and lifted a shottowards the net with Shelley Reynolds pro-viding a perfect screen in front of St-Pierre.

“I knew she couldn’t see the puck,”Shupak said about the until-then unbeatablegoalie. “It was just a matter of hitting thenet. I was a huge relief to get that one goal.”

“I knew we’d get it even-tually,” added Draper. “St-Pierre was outstanding. Shemoves so well and she reallyfills up the net. So it was likea huge weight being liftedoff our shoulders when wescored.”

CIAU rookie of the yearDanielle Bourgeois cementedaway the victory with an empty-net goalwith just 50 seconds remaining.

“It’s absolutely amazing,” she said. “Iknew we were going to do it – but nowthat we’ve done it, wow!”

Although she wasn’t around last sea-son, Bourgeois says the fact that they hadto get through Concordia to advance to the

finals was a motivating factor. “It addedfuel to our fire,” she said. “We weren’tgoing to let them beat us again.”

Shupak, who was there last year, sayseven a second place finish in1999 didn’t convince manyobservers that the youngPandas program reallydeserved to contend for thetitle so quickly. The buzzaround the rink was thatmaybe the University ofToronto was better.

“We were aware of that,”said Shupak. “We wanted to prove howgood we are, to leave no questions in any-body’s mind.”

That the U of A had only been compet-ing for CIAU glory for three years didn’tdeter Draper from thinking about thechampionship either. After all, the U of Awomen’s rugby team won their national

finals in its first season last fall.“They kind of showed us that any-

thing is possible,” he said.After the victory over McGill, the

Pandas returned to their Montreal hotel tocelebrate, and then the women on the teamwent out for a night on the town. Draper,thinking he’d only hold back their cele-brating, remained behind.

They flew back to Edmonton lateMonday night, celebrated some more, andwill be honoured on the ice at a GoldenBears home playoff game tonight. ■

“It’s absolutely amazing…

I knew we were going to do

it – but now that we’ve

done it,wow!”

— Danielle Bourgeois

"We wanted to prove how

good we are,to leave no

questions in anybody’s mind."

— Lori Shupak

By Randy Pavelich

Birding British Columbiahttp://birding.bc.ca/

This is a timely topic as the springmigrations of hundreds of bird specieswill soon be under way. Birding has some-times been described as an obsession, andthe annual bird counts organized by dedi-cated amateurs provide a valuable serviceby helping monitor species' health andnumbers. This site features some excellentphotographs, rare bird alerts and newsitems. Each of the three subsections of thesite provide an extensive glimpse of bird-ing activities in the area.

Campus Construction Projectshttp://www.ualberta.ca/projects/

Have you ever wondered what exact-ly that big construction site is supposedto be once it's finished? Curious to knowwhen your faculty's new building will beready for move-in? This site gives you allthe important details of major campusconstruction projects along with extraslike webcams, all in one convenient site.Some of the smaller projects are listedhere as well.

Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry andHome Economicshttp://www.afhe.ualberta.ca

The site for this faculty covers a lot ofground in a pretty successful manner. Itplaces many of the key student and visitorresources near the top of the page and hascurrent content links given good promi-nence below the main image. Throw in adecent navigation system and you havequite a fine site. ■

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Pandas squad basking in the glory of victory, after defeating the McGill Martlets and the ConcordiaUniversity Stingers, the defending champions.

…AND IN VOLLEYBALPanda volleyball player Jenny Cartmell, who helped herteam win five national titles, was named the most outstand-ing volleyball player in the Canadian Inter-University AthleticUnion for a second straight year. Her coach, Lorne Sawula,was named CIAU women’s volleyball coach of the year.

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Net generation getting hip to funding game as tuition risesToday’s students search in every nook and cranny to finance their post-secondary educationBy Ryan Smith

In a wave of baseball caps and baby-tees,some with world-weary gazes and some

clutching the hand of a parent, they cameto the University of Alberta during readingweek. About 7,000 high school studentswere on campus for “Preview Days,” arecruiting initiative to introduce them tothe university’s facilities and programs.

They represent a new generation com-ing to the U of A. Having witnessed adecade of education funding cuts andsteep increases in tuition, they also feel thesocial pressure to have a post-secondarydegree. And they know the stakes havebeen raised in their pursuit of one. Manyare looking for every possible way to paythe increasingly daunting costs of highereducation.

Take Marc Sylvestre, a grade-12 stu-dent at Eaglesham High School inNorthwest Alberta. He travelled sevenhours with some of his classmates to tourthe campus where he intends to study sci-ence. Sylvestre plans to work throughouthis undergraduate career but still expectsto be deep in debt when he graduates.

“I've applied for every scholarship Ican,” he says. “There's a bursary that getsput to your student loan if you come backto work in Northern Alberta after yougraduate—my sister got that one, and I'llprobably go for it, too.”

Cathaleen Regan of Salisbury CompositeHigh School in Sherwood Park also knowsthat affording her planned arts degree willtake some effort and ingenuity. “My par-ents have put aside money for my collegefund, but I'll still need to get a job. ... My[high school] counsellor is helping meapply for scholarships. I've alreadyapplied for the Rutherford [scholarship forAlberta high school honours students].”

At Harry Ainlay High School inEdmonton, the department head of stu-dent services, Allen Melnychuk, said stu-dent interest in scholarshipinformation has increasedin recent years. “We have ascholarship seminar nightevery year that keeps get-ting bigger. This year wehad about six hundred stu-dents and parents; I mean,our gym was packed.”

Melnychuk said theInternet is one new sourcestudents are using to find scholarships,bursaries and grants. StudentAwards.comis the pioneer website in this field in

out of the 558 students who applied. Shesaid the fund was created in 1995 in a cul-ture of fear after the provincial educationcuts and steep tuition fee increases forcedstudents to look at new ways to deal withstudent financing. The Students' Union

wanted “to demonstrate[to the government andadministrators] that stu-dents aren't just whiningabout the cost of tuition—we're doing somethingabout it,” she said.

With all the financialservices and support nowavailable for students—and the provincial govern-ment's recent announce-ment of a $1.9 billionincrease for spending onpost-secondary education

institutions—students may finally be ableto enjoy a bit of financial relief after nearlya decade of bad news. However it appearsthis generation of students is not about torelax.

Sitting in SUB with some new foundfriends during Preview Days, WetaskiwinHigh School senior Amanda Campbellsaid she’s well on her way to securing sup-port for her education.

“I'm very conscious of finances. The Uof A has provided a lot of info, and Ialready knew a lot from my own research.... I've already got $5,000 in scholarshipsfor my first year, and I'm hoping to get atleast $10,000 for each year. ... I want to be adoctor, so I know I'll need a lot.” ■

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Canada. The company's director of busi-ness development, Stewart Stein, said stu-

dents can sign on forfree, enter personalinformation, and thedatabases will matchthem up with all thescholarships and awardsfor which they’re eligi-ble. He said his companyhas grown since itsinception in 1998 to thepoint where it now has

over 127,000 registered members, or tenper cent of all post-secondary students inCanada. “I think interest in our site is high

simply because tuition costs keep goingup,” he said.

Staff in the U of A's Student Awardsoffice have also been kept busy. In the1997-98 academic year (the most recentstatistics available) the U of A parcelledout 6,533 awards for atotal of $8.2 million, upfrom 3,282 awards for $4million in 1985-86.

According to theCouncil of AlbertaUniversity Students,undergraduate arts tuitionfees in Alberta have risen194 per cent since 1990-91—the highest rate ofincrease in Canada. Theaverage net student loandebt after remission foruniversity undergraduateshas increased to $17,360 in 1998-99 from$8,777 in 1986-87, well above the standardrate of inflation.

“This is definitely a difficult time forstudents,” said Zoe Kolbuc, acting directorof the U of A's Student Financial Aid andInformation Centre. “We opened our officein 1994 after the provincial funding cutsand tuition increases created a need for it.We were a volunteer service then, but nowwe support eight part-time paid staff andone full-time director.” She said this yearalmost 2,400 students, three times morethan the year before, applied for the sup-plementary bursaries distributed throughher office to financially strapped students.

Fiona Ragan, administrator of theStudents' Union's Access Fund, said lastyear the fund provided $220, 470 to 265

About 7,000 high school students were all eyes and ears at Preview Days, a chance to find out more about the university.

"We have a scholarship seminar

night every year that keeps getting

bigger.This year we had about six

hundred students and parents;

I mean,our gym was packed."

— Allen Melnychuk, head of studentservices at Harry Ainlay High School

"I think interest in our site is high

simply because tuition costs

keep going up," he said."

—StudentAwards.com Director ofBusiness Development Stewart Stein

SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE U OF A:

• The U of A administers $8.4 Million in undergradu-

ate scholarships each year. $3.8M comes from dona-

tions, grants and endowments. $3.7M comes from

external agencies and $812,050 comes from

university operating funds

• The minimum GPA required to be eligible to receive

a U of A scholarship is 7.5 for undergraduate stu-

dents and 80% for student entering the U of A from

high school.

• Distribution of Funds: $3.8M awarded to students

entering the U of A from high school or transferring

from a post-secondary institution, $4.6M awarded

to continuing and convocating U of A undergraduate

students.

• There are several scholarship competitions (groups

of scholarships with similar application criteria) for

U of A undergraduate students, including entrance

students, transfer students and continuing students.

• The scholarship competitions are Academic

Excellence Scholarships, Scholastic Distinction

Scholarships, Entrance Leadership Scholarships,

Eldon Foote Track and Field Scholarships,

International Baccalaureate Diploma Scholarships,

Advanced Placement Scholarships, Entrance

Academic Scholarships, Universiade ’83

Scholarships, Undergraduate Leadership

Scholarships, Rhodes Scholarships, Natural Science

and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Student Research Awards, Undergraduate Academic

Scholarships, Louise McKinney Post-Secondary

Scholarships, Faculty/Department Selected Awards

and Travel Scholarships.

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Forestry workshop explores remote sensing technology Satellite images and high-altitude photography reveal how landscapes change over timeBy Gilbert Bouchard

Is George Orwell’s “Big Brother” workingin Alberta’s forestry sector? Well, in a

manner of speaking, yes.Satellite images and high-altitude pho-

tographs, associated in most people’sminds with Cold War spywork, are rapidly becomingthe information backbone inthe conservation of Alberta’sboreal forests, say organizersof a cutting-edge workshopcalled GeographicInformation Systems (GIS)and Remote Sensing forSustainable ForestManagement: Challenge andInnovation for the 21st Century, held Feb.23 to 25 in downtown Edmonton.

“GIS and Remote Sensing technologydeveloped separately and weren’t alwaysused in concert,” says Dr. Ron Hall(Adjunct Professor and Research Scientistwith the Canadian Forest Service) of theDepartment of Renewable Resources.“What we’re looking for is an integration

of the two technologies…This workshopwas an excellent opportunity to developpartnerships between the different playersin the field.”

The workshop was conceived as aforum to discuss the practi-cal applications of GIS andremote sensing technologyto sustainable forest manage-ment, particularly in theareas of land use coverchange, biodiversity, spatialdata integration and man-agement, technological toolsfor supporting forest man-agement decisions and

forestry applications of remote sensingand GIS. It was organized by Hall, Dr.Arturo Sanchez, Dr. Ben Rivard, LeoStorrier of the University of Alberta EarthObservation Systems Lab (EOSL), Dr. RossWein, Christine Brodie of the NetworkCentres of Excellence - Sustainable ForestManagement (NCE-SFM) group and JackHenry of Brydun Geomatics.

GIS are computer software applica-tions that allow researchers to analyze, dis-play, overlay and manipulate spatial datataken from satellites, aerial photographyand other remote sensing devices tounderline relationships and patterns. Inparticular this technology allows users tosee how a landscape ischanging over time. GIS andremote sensing technologiesplay key roles during theplanning, implementation,verification and certificationphases of projects aimed atsupporting the conservationand sustainable use of forestresources by members ofindustry, academia, and governments.

Wien, principal investigator withEOSL, says billions are spent by variousplayers on remote sensing, utilizing a tech-nology that is evolving so fast it’s hard forpractitioners to keep abreast – hence theneed for a workshop to highlight the prac-tical uses of the technology and to close

the gap between researchers and practi-tioners.

“We’re receiving an increasing arsenalof information from this technology,” saysHall. “Previously, satellite photos werevery coarse, but as we increase the resolu-tion of the sensors we also have to deter-

mine the extent to whichdata from these sensors canbe used to generate informa-tion for accessing and moni-toring the effects of naturaland human disturbances onthe sustainability of our for-est resources.”

The two-day workshopdealt with everything from

estimating biodiversity and assessing griz-zly bear habitats to characterizing standsof forest in the Northwest Territories andmapping land use and land cover inAlberta and Costa Rica. The variety of ses-sions only underlines the growth andhealth of this field of study, says Hall. ■

"This workshop was an excel-

lent opportunity to develop

partnerships between the

different players in the field."

—Dr. Ron Hall

“We’re receiving an increas-

ing arsenal of information

from this technology.”

—Dr. Ron Hall

Little relief expected for university in provincial budgetGrants won’t keep university ahead of the game—VP (Research)By Geoff McMaster

While the Alberta government is spend-ing more on education than it has in

years, it’s not enough to keep theUniversity of Alberta in a competitiveposition, says Vice-President (Researchand External Affairs )Roger Smith.

One of the university’sbiggest challenges isattracting and retainingfaculty, he says. “Thisbudget doesn’t reallyaddress that issue. We’resimply not going to be ableto respond as we need onthe salary side.”

He adds the U of Aneeds salary settlementsthat will allow it to be “atleast in the top half nation-ally.” It also needs enoughcore operating funds to keepinstructor/student ratios attractive, “ so that class sizes are under control.”

According to figures released in theprovincial budget last week, base operat-

ing grants for post-secondary institutionsin Alberta will rise to $858 from $824 mil-lion, an increase of four per cent.

Smith also says the budget doesn’t rec-ognize the need for space to accommodate

expanded research activity inthe province. The $47.4 mil-lion announced as part ofAlberta Infrastructure’sbudget for 2000/01 won’tbegin to cover projectsalready in the works, he said.

“That’s very modestwhen one considers healthsciences proposals for build-ings at the Universities ofCalgary and Alberta com-bined are in the $225 to $250million range.”

However he says thealready announced $500 mil-

lion fund for the Alberta HeritageFoundation for Science and EngineeringResearch is an encouraging sign, “high-lighting the importance of a strongresearch community in Alberta.”

There was also some good news forstudents in the budget, says Students’Union President Michael Chalk, with $125million available for student financialassistance, representing an increase of $23million. Loan limits for students will beincreased by $300 to help meet risingtuition costs, and the amount of scholar-ship funding allowed students on assis-tance has been doubled to $1,600.

The loan remission program for stu-dents will increase by $5 million in2000/01, and by $16 million over the nextthree years. That means a student complet-ing a degree in four years will only have torepay $20,000. Loans above that amountwill be paid by the government. A scholar-ship fund worth $3 million has also beenestablished for second-year students.

“We’re very pleased to see the scholar-ship program,” says Chalk. “It’s some-thing Alberta university students havebeen pushing for all year, and to see itactually happen is very gratifying.”

However while he welcomes theincreases in student assistance, he says

he’d have preferred to see “somethingbeyond tinkering…I’d like to see a littlemore wholesale change with the programitself,” such as considering more studentsfinancially independent of their parentswhen they apply for loans. ■

“We’re very pleased to see the

scholarship program.It’s some-

thing Alberta university students

have been pushing for all year,

and to see it actually happen is

very gratifying.”

—Students’ Union PresidentMichael Chalk

ON THE NATIONAL FRONT:

• The Canada Foundation for Innovation will receive

another $900 million to help post-secondary institutions

modernize research infrastructure and buy new, state-

of-the art equipment.The government set up the foun-

dation in 1977 with $800 million and added an addi-

tional $200 million last year.

• Over the next five years, $900 million will be available to

establish and sustain 2,000 research chairs in natural sci-

ences and engineering, health and the social sciences

and humanities. About half the positions will be allocat-

ed to attract world class researchers, the other half to

support those who have demonstrated the potential to

achieve world-class standing.

New man at helm of Alberta’s medical research foundationBelieves private sector should become more involved in health careBy Geoff McMaster

He’s barely had time to let his new posi-tion sink in as point-man for the Alberta

Heritage Foundation for Medical Research(AHFMR). But Harley Hotchkiss is eager tobegin laying down the game plan for the

foundation’s next twenty years.“This has been a real Alberta success

story,” said the newly appointed chair ofAHFMR’s Board of Trustees last week dur-ing a tour of the U of A campus. “The ini-tiative taken back in 1980 has madeAlberta one of the top research areas in theworld, and I think all Albertans benefitfrom that…I’m just really excited to be apart of it.”

Having served on the board for less thana year, Hotchkiss takes over the chair fromAlvin Libin, who led the foundation for 10years. Born and raised in rural southernOntario, Hotchkiss completed a sciencedegree in geology at Michigan StateUniversity. He moved to Alberta in 1951after graduating and has since managed hisown businesses in oil, gas, real estate andagriculture. In addition to serving on numer-

ous corporate and community boards, he’salso the governor of the Calgary Flames andhas been chairman of the NHL Board ofGovernors three times since 1995.

The Calgary businessman is well-acquainted with health-care issues, havingserved on the Foothills Hospital board forabout seven years in the ‘90s, five of them aschair. He says he guided the hospital“through a rather stressful period of change,culminating in the regionalizing of healthcare in Calgary.” He was also responsiblefor leading a fundraising campaign thatbrought in more than $50 million. The expe-rience convinced him “the private sectorshould become more aware and moreinvolved in supporting health care.”

AHFMR was created 20 years ago witha $300 million endowment to supporthealth-related research in the province and

has since contributed more than $600 mil-lion to Alberta’s medical research commu-nity. About half of that has supportedsome 3,000 researchers at the U of A whohave done internationally acclaimed, pio-neering work on, among other things,stroke and brain injuries, perinatalresearch, the ethics of genetic commercial-ization and harmful levels of blue-greenalgae in food supplements.

Hotchkiss says the creation last monthof the Alberta Heritage Foundation forScience and Engineering Research hasmuch to do with the success of AHFMRover the past two decades: “They certainlyhave a very good model to build on withour own foundation.” And since manyresearch areas overlap, he says he’ll workhard to ensure collaboration between thetwo foundations. ■AHFMR board chair, Harley Hotchkiss.

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Business student to help set global protocol on biotechnologyHarvard team will design teaching module for high-school and post-secondary science and ethics teachersBy Dan Rubinstein

Last summer, while completing his sec-ond co-op stint at Industry Canada’s

Office of Consumer Affairs in Ottawa,Dustin Bateyko took a road trip to Bostonwith a few friends. They checked out thecity’s celebrated harbour, ate its world-famous clam chowder and reverentlywalked around the ivy-tinged campus ofHarvard University.

In a few months, the 22-year-old,fourth-year University of Alberta businessstudent is heading back to Harvard,although this time he won’t be going as atourist.

Bateyko is one of just five Canadiansselected to be part of a youth team that’llhelp an international working groupdevise a global protocol addressing theethical, medical and legal implications ofnew biotechnological developments.

The group will explore the potentialimpact of procedures such as xenotrans-plantation—the controver-sial, futuristic practice of cre-ating transgenic pigs as asource for human organs.The youth team, which willalso include two Universityof Victoria students and twomore from Ontario, willfocus on the development ofa teaching module for highschool and post-secondaryscience and ethics teachers,to encourage young peopleto think more about thisincreasingly pertinent issue.

“With biotechnology, you really needto look at things from many different per-spectives,” Bateyko says, explaining how afinance and marketing major can play a

role in what seems like a predominantlyscientific field. “You need people from sci-ence, from business and from the arts. Youcan’t just look at it from one point ofview.”

Admittedly, Bateyko says he might bea bit lost amid all the talk of genes andtransplanting that’s sure to take place atHarvard. After all, stocks and bonds aremore his specialty. But he looks at thefour-month project as another opportunityto learn—and he plans to soak it all up“like a big sponge.”

Bateyko first heard about the bioethicsproject in Ottawa last August. He wasworking as a financial analyst/communi-cations assistant when one of his fellow co-op students told him about Dr. ElizabethMcGregor, who worked for both IndustryCanada and Harvard.

Not content to wait and set up a meet-ing, Bateyko spotted McGregor one day

and threw himself into theelevator about to whisk heraway. He introduced him-self, gave her a résumé,shared a few conversationsand within a couple ofweeks, she offered him aspot on the team.

“I was excited, but I washesitant. Dustin from U of Aat Harvard Medical Schooldoing leading-edge stuff? Itwas like something out ofthe X-Files.”

Despite his touch of trep-idation, Bateyko decided to accept. Butfirst he had to go back to the family grainfarm outside Two Hills, Alta. and helpwith the harvest, complete a semester at

the U of A—and he planned to go to eitherFrance or Germany for a work term fromJanuary until April, giving him justenough time to assist in this year’s springseeding before going to Boston.

Then tragedy struck. Bateyko’s mother,Ruth, was killed in a car accident lastNovember, a single-vehicle rollover on anicy rural road. It hit the family hard.

Dustin’s older brother, Darwin, whowas doing research in Alaska, moved backto Two Hills to help their father, Peter, onthe farm. And Dustin decided to defer histrip to Europe. He also considered forego-ing the work at Harvard. But then hethought about what his mother wouldhave wanted.

“She always pushed me,” he says. “Ithought about dropping out of school andmoving home. But my mom would have

wanted me to finish this. She would havenever let me quit.”

Bateyko still intends to go to Boston—but he’s going to wait until after the seed-ing is finished in early May. He’ll returnfor a few weeks in the autumn to helpwith the harvest, even if the project getsextended for another four months.

“With the smell of harvest in the air …it’s not work,” he says. “I’m coming backnot because I have to, but because I wantto. It’s a family tradition.” ■

To help cover his expenses and travel costs,Bateyko is seeking various scholarships andsponsorships in Edmonton. Anybody interestedin offering assistance or information can emailhim at dbateyko@hotmail.com or visit hisWeb site at www.ualberta.ca/~dbateyko.

Making the most of a living library–the Breton PlotsBy Dr. Jim Robertson, professor emeritus of soil science

The University of Alberta has a libraryknown to only a few. It’s not in a build-

ing; it’s not on the campus; and it would-n’t be recognized as a library. Yet it is morethan 70 years since it was established. Weare referring to the Breton Plots, experi-mental plots of the Faculty of Agriculture,Forestry, and Home Economics.

It is disappointing that society, throughits institutions, is not willing to supportthis long-term library, the Breton Plots.The level of funding from the Universityof Alberta has been greatly reduced fromwhat it was in the past. The information isavailable to instruct each new generationabout the lessons already learned, and willbe available to answer questions that noone has yet asked.

Two early members of the Departmentof Soil Science, Dr. F. A. Wyatt and Dr. J. D.Newton, did preliminary work at the siteof the Breton Plots in 1929 and then devel-oped a more complex design in 1930. Theplots were originally designed to find “asystem of farming suitable for the woodedbelt” of Alberta. Soils found in forestedareas, now called Luvisolic soils, were gen-erally more difficult to manage than thoseof the prairie region. Sixty-six plots devot-ed to two crop rotations and a number ofsoil amendments were laid out. Some dra-matic differences were observed betweenplots right from the beginning.

How can you call the Breton Plots a

living library? Well, management practiceschange the biological, chemical and physi-cal properties of the soil. In the short term,these alterations are usually small and notmeasurable, but they accumulate overtime. Thus today each of the plots hasrecorded in its soil the results of 70 yearsof a set of management practices. Here are

a few examples: Soil organic content isnearly twice as great in some plots as inothers, and along with the greater organicmatter, the soil tilth (workability) is muchimproved. Some of the plots are consider-ably more acidic than others, to the extentthat alfalfa growth is severely restricted.The soil at the Breton Plots is naturally low

in plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus,sulphur) but with their addition the soil isquite productive. Without the addition ofphosphate fertilizer, for example, the soilphosphorus content has been reduced 30to 40 per cent. None of these changeswould have been identified in short-termexperiments and yet they constitute a con-tribution to knowledge.

People usually think the Breton Plotsare important to farmers only. Not so!Society is very concerned about its envi-ronment and soil is an integral part of it.Soil exerts control over the quality of airand water, as well as food. Soil, directly orthrough organisms, absorbs atmosphericgases such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen,and sulphur compounds. There is muchinterest in reducing atmospheric carbondioxide by tying it up in soil organic mat-ter. What do the Breton Plots tell us aboutthat possibility? Sometimes soil con-tributes greenhouse gases to the atmos-phere. What have we learned about thisfrom the Breton Plots? Plant nutrients canleach from soil into ground water. Is thereevidence of that from these plots, and doesthe amount vary among practices?

Thus like any library, the Breton Plotsare an accumulation of information avail-able for our use. The plots differ fromother libraries in being one-of-a-kind; thereare no similar plots on Gray Luvisols inCanada and very few on any kind of soil. ■

Dr. Jim Robertson with a soil sample from the Breton Plots, a wealth of information for each newgeneration of students.

"Dustin from U of A at

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doing leading-edge stuff?

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Medical faculty’s first aboriginal graduate shares experience Mohawk physician discusses problems of geographic and environmental isolation in Bolivia and Northern OntarioBy Gilbert A. Bouchard

First Nations communities across Northand South America benefit from native

health specialists in the field, says the firstaboriginal Canadian to graduate in medi-cine from the University of Alberta.

“The need for aboriginals in healthcare, both in the field and in research, isgreat,” says Dr. John Brisebois, a Mohawkphysician from Kahnawake who came outwest to study medicine and participate inthe U of A’s Aboriginal Health CareCareers program. “It’s a great programthat’s really focused on getting aboriginalsin the health field—if we didn’t have thisprogram, we would not have nearly thenumber of aboriginals as we have.”

Brisebois, who graduated from the U ofA medical program in 1993, was back inEdmonton on Feb. 28 to deliver the firstAboriginal Health Care/Syncrude Canadalecture on Aboriginal Health (“Adventuresin Indigenous Health: From Lake Titicaca toMoose Factory”), organized by theAboriginal Health Care Careers Committeein the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

In his address, Brisebois outlined histhoughts on the work he did as a healthprofessional serving the Aymara Indians inBolivia and in Cree communities in MooseFactory, Northern Ontario, and the healthconcerns aboriginals faceacross the continents. Henoted that many First Nationscommunities, be they on theshores of Titicaca or inNorthern Ontario, are oftenfar from large centres and suf-fer from geographic and envi-ronmental isolation.

Both areas, for example,face the results of dietaryshortfalls: in Bolivia, a lack of decent foodproduces chronic vitamin A deficiency andblindness; and in Moose Factory, a lack ofgood quality food and a surplus of junkfood combine with a sedentary lifestyle tocreate a high rate of diabetes and its asso-ciated medical problems.

“I had good training, but was not pre-pared for Moose Factory,” he explains,adding that in Bolivia and Northern

Ontario he had to “learn by the seat ofhis pants.”

“The medicine is easy, but it’s thelogistics of snow storms and such that

make the job difficult,”Brisebois says, noting that inMoose Factory it was a com-mon occurrence to transportpregnant women to the hos-pital at 38 weeks to guaran-tee they wouldn’t startlabour in an isolated coastalcommunity and be cut offfrom medical assistance.

In both cases, Briseboissaid the local First Nations took greatpride in having a fellow aboriginal as adoctor. “I wouldn’t want to go back as adoctor to my own community – peopleremember you and that’s not always agood thing – but it does help so much tohave a health professional who’s culturallysensitive. A lot of people came to mebecause I was native.”

While Brisebois may have been the

first graduate from the Aboriginal HealthCare Careers program, he certainly wasn’tthe last.

Dr. Malcolm King, the program’s chair,is proud the program has“graduated 16 aboriginal doc-tors” with Brisebois servingas “a pioneer, a role-modeland a tireless ambassador”both for the program and thestudents who have comealong in his footsteps.

King says the program isin its 12th year, having “grown and evolvedfrom medicine and lab medicine, to includedentistry and dental hygiene, and graduatetraining in public health sciences.”

“Now we are working at extending theAboriginal Health Care Careers programthroughout the health professions coveredby the Coordinating Council, which repre-sents all the health faculties at this univer-sity,” he adds. “We have also been vigor-ously supported by our community repre-sentatives, which now include all three

treaty areas in Alberta.”Funding for the program over the

years has been provided from the MedicalServices Branch of Health Canada, the

Muttart Foundation, andrecently from SyncrudeCanada.

Brisebois is currently astaff physician at theBridlewood Medical Centrein Kanata and at theCarleton Place Hospital inOttawa, but continues to do

short-term placements at Moose Factoryand participate in many activities relatedto First Nations health, especially when itcomes to inspiring aboriginal students tocontinue their studies in the sciences.

“Science programs in native communi-ties aren’t very strong, so it’s all that moreimportant to provide role models to makesure the children continue their educa-tion,” he concludes. “If I can contributewith my talks to students, then I’m happyto do so.” ■

’Future is in good hands’: MazankowskiOutgoing board member impressed with student leadershipBy Lucianna Ciccocioppo

It certainly wasn’t the first board to whichDon Mazankowski, former deputy prime

minister under Brian Mulroney, wasappointed. But it was the first one govern-ing an educational institution.

“I was taken by the friendliness, thegood intentions and dedication to theinstitution,” he said. Mazankowksi joinedthe University of Alberta’s Board ofGovernors in 1994. In the first month of2000, he attended his last meeting.

With the books in the black, and ridingon the crest of one of Canada’s most suc-cessful fundraising campaigns,Mazankowski says he was most impressedwith the commitment of student leaderssitting around the board table.

“I met a lot of tremendous people…butthroughout my six-year term, I was alwaysimpressed with the group of students at theboard level, with their articulate and well-defined views and contributions to theprocess. The future really is in good hands.”

The future, however, didn’t look sogood when he started. Times were toughfor a university reeling from governmentcutbacks that had to be implemented. ButU of A’ers were not defeated. People knew,said Mazankowksi, that “everyone had toput up their pound of flesh.”

At the same time, the university wasworking through a leadership void, said

Mazankowski. The search was on for achancellor, president and board chair atthe same time. “The fact we were able towithstand those pressures says a lot aboutthe strength of the institution itself,” saidMazankowski. And when Dr. Rod Fraserstepped in after Davenport, “the universi-ty has never looked back since.”

Mazankowski credits Fraser’s perform-ance and leadership with “striking up thebandwagon” to make the U of A “indis-putably recognized” (you know when andwhere).

The tremendous success of the capitalcampaign, of which he was one of threeco-chairs, also lent the U of A “a degree ofmaturity.”

“We were now in the big leagues interms of fundraising.” When asked whyhe thought the campaign was so success-ful, he replied, “The U of A is a pretty easyinstitution to sell.”

However, he said there are somethings the university needs to work on.

“We need to have a built-in process forcapital upgrades and projects, a process forachieving capital effectiveness. Most com-panies do this…to ensure the investmentwill produce an adequate level of return.”

Mazankowski is referring to theadministrative systems renewal project(ASRP), the financial, human resources

and studentregistrationsystemsupgradingwhich escalat-ed to morethan $26 mil-lion in costsafter a project-ed budget of$15 million.

“I hopesomeonereminds [theboard] fromtime to time ofthis,” said Mazankowski. He described itas a “difficult situation” given the addition-al pressing need of adapting to Y2K issues.

And with the ongoing challenge of ris-ing tuition fees, “some people might sug-gest [the university] doesn’t do as good ajob as it should.” The U of A, therefore,has to focus on finding improved ways toenhance revenues.

After all, the bottom line is not only toattract the best and brightest—but all stu-dents. And so far, he said, the U of A hasbeen doing a good job: “I have full confi-dence in the future of our nation when Isee the young people attending this uni-versity.” ■

Mazankowski says he was “takenby the friendliness.”

“The medicine is easy,but

it’s the logistics of snow

storms and such that make

the job difficult.”

—Dr. John Brisebois

“The need for aboriginals in

health care,both in the field

and in research, is great.”

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Dr. John Brisebois (right) with aboriginal medical students (left to right) Christine Jackson, Robert Fox and Jinette Leroux.

HonoraryDegreesWayne Gretzky and Archbishop

Desmond Tutu will be among sixoutstanding individuals to receive hon-orary degrees at spring convocation inJubilee Auditorium. Gretzky will be con-ferred with an Honorary Doctor of Lawsdegree June 5. Tutu will receive hisHonorary Doctorate of Laws June 13.

Also receiving degrees:• Dr. Thomas Brzustowski, presi-

dent of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, an aknowledged Canadian leader in academic research policy and funding. (June 8)

• Louis Hyndman, former chancel-lor of the U of A and former provincial minister of education. (June 10)

• James Stanford, chairman of Petro-Canada and former chair-man of the Calgary PhilharmonicSociety Board. (June 6)

• Dr. Joseph Straus, co-chairman, president and chief operating officer of JDS Uniphase Corp., as well as an alumnus (physics) of the University of Alberta. (June 7)

7University of Alberta folio March 3, 2000

An angry Senator Roche outlines plan for world peaceBread Not Bombs a scathing indictment of military power and disregard for the poorBy Geoff McMaster

The statistics, and there are many inSenator Douglas Roche’s call for social

justice, are bracing. Three-fifthsof the 4.4 billion people wholive in developing nations lackbasic sanitation. One billionpeople don’t have access toclean water. Every minute, 27children in the world die fromlack of clean water, malnutri-tion and poor health care. InCanada alone, the number ofthose living below the povertyline has risen to 5 million (or 18per cent of the population) from 3.7 mil-lion in the past decade, and more than onein five children live in poverty.

Meanwhile the United States spends$100 million every day on its nuclear arse-nals. And since 1945, the nuclear powershave spent $8 trillion on developing their

weapons of mass destruction.For Roche, the disparity reflected in

these numbers has neverbeen more stark than now.And it’s fair to say he’shopping mad about thedeveloped world’s flagrantdisregard for the poor, ashe tells us in the introduc-tion to Bread not Bombs:

“There is an angerinside me as I see whatexists and what ought tobe. We fight wars that

should not be fought. We maintain nuclearweapons that constantly endanger human-ity. We spend money on excessive mili-tarism at the expense of the poor. The wayin which the public is manipulated intobelieving that militarism buys peace is thegreatest intellectual insult of all.”

Roche has devoted his career to resist-ing this manipulation. He’s seen much ofthe world’s poverty first hand, working asa journalist half a century ago and thenserving as a politician in the 1970s and‘80s. He’s worked as an ambassador fordisarmament at the United Nations and in1988 was elected chair of the U.N.Disarmament Committee.

In the early ‘90s Roche accepted anappointment at the University of Albertaas a visiting professor, teaching a 400-levelpolitical science seminar on war andpeace. He wasonce voted oneof the bestinstructors inthe universityby the studentbody and saystheir passion forpeace gave himfaith in theyounger gener-ation.

Last year Roche accepted PrimeMinister Jean Chrétien’s invitation to jointhe senate as an independent member. Hesimply couldn’t turn down an opportunityto “speak, write and teach my view of thehuman security agenda, unencumbered byparty discipline and government policy,”he writes. “There is too much suffering,too many disparities, too much politicalduplicity, too much danger in the worldfor me to be silent.”

Bread not Bombs is the senator’s planfor action. After beginning his book with a

discussion of the “shameful disregard ofthe poor” by the Canadian governmentand the developed world in general overthe past ten years, and after exposinglargely hollow and hypocritical interna-tional efforts at disarmament, Roche laysout his 40-year agenda for human securityin the 21st century.

The bottom line, however, is that in therace towards globalization, the wholenotion of ‘development’ must be redefinedif social justice is to become a reality. It’snot just about exploitation of the world’sresources by the powerful. “Development,properly understood, cannot be separatedfrom human rights,” he argues, in everycorner of the globe and in every activity ofour lives. ■

Douglas Roche: “There is an anger inside of me…”

SENATOR DOUG ROCHE’S 40-YEAR PLAN FOR UNIVER-

SAL HUMAN SECURITY, FROM BREADS NOT BOMBS :

• Phase one: Give a strengthened U.N. and regional

security organizations improved capabilities for con-

flict resolution, peacekeeping and defence against

aggression and genocide.

• Phase two: Make substantial cuts in armed forces

and military spending, and in arms production and

trade.

• Phase three: Encourage commitment by nations

(including major powers) not to deploy armed forces

beyond national borders except multilateral actions

under the mandate of the Security Council.

• Phase four: Complete the process of making war rare

and brief by permanently transferring to the U.N.

and regional organizations the authority and capa-

bility for armed intervention to prevent or end war

and genocide.

“There is too much suffer-

ing,too many disparities,

too much political duplicity,

too much danger in the

world for me to be silent.”

“The way in which the

public is manipulated into

believing that militarism

buys peace is the greatest

intellectual insult of all.”

Gearing up for the social sciences and humanities congressBy Lucianna Ciccocioppo

It’s the congress to top all congresses, andit’s coming to the University of Alberta

in May.The Congress of the Social Sciences

and Humanities is a meeting of more than70 associations spanning 90 disciplines setto spur intellectual and social exchangeover an eight-day period. More than 6,000people from across Canada and speakersfrom around the world will descend onEdmonton for this unique and annualevent, the largest of its kind in NorthAmerica.

“In addition to the annual meetings of these associations, there are symposia,keynote speakers and high-profile eventsof interest to the university and the gener-al public,” said Dr. Louise Forsyth, presi-dent of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Federation of Canada (HSSFC), which isorganizing the event.

It’s an opportunity to showcase theUniversity of Alberta, its faculty and stu-dents to the international scholarly com-munity. Between May 24-31,Edmontonians will have world experts,special events, publications, publishers,and a book fair with more than 150 press-es, represented right at their doorstep.

“Like most annual meetings, there ismuch new research discussed. By bringingall these societies together in one place, asynergy develops that causes new and excit-ing stuff to happen,” said Paul Ledwell,associate executive director of the HSSFC.

A highlight of the 70-year-old event isa symposium on creativity and innovation,for which Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson

will be the patron. The event has a secondsite in Ottawa and will be run jointly withthe National Research Council of Canadaand the Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada (SSHRCC).

“This symposium will bring togetherpeople who recognize creativity manifestsitself in a whole set of disciplines, that acreative mind stems from a dynamic andprepared mind,” said Forsyth. The eventties into the applied, natural and biomed-ical fields and encourages faculty and gradstudents from these areas to participate.

Other congress topics include: theNorth; law, culture and society; globaliza-tion, societies, cultures.

“This is not just a meeting of the‘cream of the academic crop,’” saidForsyth. “One thing the congress is most

proud of is how upcoming work is high-lighted.” Added Ledwell: “It’s a greatopportunity for U of A grad students—they don’t have to travel far to speak ontheir research.”

The U of A’s Graduate Students’Association has organized a colloquiumlooking at the future of graduate studentsin the arts. For updated information, viewthe congress’ Web site at: www.hssfc.ca/cong/CongressInfoEng.html.

Forsyth and Ledwell, along withHSSFC public affairs director GarthWilliams, were on campus recently to helppromote the event. The U of A coordinatorfor the congress is Dr. Tim Burton. Thisthe second time the University of Albertahas hosted the Congress. The first timewas in 1975. ■

Distance education through on-linecourses may eventually be a large part

of the University of Alberta’s future, but atleast one faculty member warns the insti-tution should proceed with caution. Dr.Wayne Renke of the Association forAcademic Staff foresees an increasedworkload for an already overworked staffas the university takes on more distanceeducation courses.

“We are all doing more with less,”Renke explained at the second installmentof the Pathways Colloquia, a forum for fac-ulty and staff to discuss crucial issues affect-ing the university in the information age.

“Whether critics of the universityaccept it or not, traditional face-to-face

teaching takes a lot of time, energy, andthought. If staff members take on the newchallenges of [on-line] instruction, theirteaching labours must increase.”

Given the potential problems of pur-suing a greater distance education pres-ence at the U of A (including funding),one alternative for staff is to join in part-nership with Athabasca University, a pri-marily on-line institution. Athabasca UVice-President Academic Dr. Alan Davis,the keynote speaker of the colloquium,said continued partnerships with otherinstitutions will not only make his insti-tution a success in the future, they willalso provide more choice and flexibilityto students.

In such a partnership, said Davis, U ofA students, particularly in years one andtwo, might take one or two courses fromAthabasca U per semester as part of theirfull-time U of A load. The U of A wouldavoid duplication of services, allowing itto focus attention on other areas. Studentswould also develop lifelong learning skillsapplicable both in other courses and in theworkplace.

Dr. Dianne Oberg, professor of Libraryand Information Studies at the U of A, alsoargued pursuing distance education does-n’t mean an overhaul of the institution’scurriculum is necessary.

“I really do see us working towardsdeveloping some quite specific niche pro-

grams,” she said. “I don’t see us going intodistance learning in every course, in everyprogram. If we do, we’re making a bigmistake…A partnership would probablywork better for both [Athabasca U and theU of A].”

In a recent faculty-wide survey,approximately 75 per cent of U of A staffclaimed to work between 50 and 70-plushours per week. They also indicated moredistance education courses might easeworkloads and provide an environment toreward those who undertake distance anddistributed initiatives.

“We just have to maintain a flexibleattitude and not expect too much from ourstaff, too quickly,” said Renke. ■

Colloquium advises partnership with Athabasca University Some faculty worried on-line courses will increase workload at U of ABy David DiCenzo

Killam Annual Professor leader in silviculture researchSpends much of his time collaborating with industry and governmentBy Geoff McMaster

8University of Alberta folio March 3, 2000

In order to give the Izaak Walton andDorothy Killam Bequest to the University ofAlberta appropriate recognition and publicity,the Killam Annual Professorships were estab-lished in July 1991. The Killam AnnualProfessorship award is based on scholarlyactivities such as teaching, research, publica-tions, creative activities, presented papers,supervision of graduate students and coursestaught, as well as service to the communitybeyond the university.

Looking out at the faces in his classroom,Dr. Victor Lieffers is struck by a certain

irony—he may soon be asking some of hisstudents for funding.

“That has happened,” he says with alaugh. “In fact, it happens a lot.”

That’s because most of his forestry stu-dents end up either working with the gov-ernment or with logging and forestry man-agement companies in Alberta and B.C.The forestry community is a small one, butit means Lieffers’ influence as a teacherand researcher is all the more profound.

“We have tremendous impact on [stu-dents’] thinking and the way they managethe forests. It’s quite a responsibility, becausewe know exactly where they’re going. I seemany of them on a weekly basis.”

It’s no wonder he sees his former stu-dents so often. The Killam AnnualProfessor is in high gear these days, collab-orating with government and industry aswell as teaching and conducting his ownresearch. He’s just received a grant from theNatural Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil (NSERC), sponsored by Weldwoodof Canada and Weyerhaeuser Canada, andworth about $100,000 over five years to setup a chair in forestry management. And ifall that weren’t enough, he’s editor of theCanadian Journal of Forest Research, ademanding job which lately has been eatingup about 50 per cent of his time.

Lieffers’ passion for the natural worldbegan when he was a child, hiking andfishing with his family in northernSaskatchewan. He credits his forestryinstincts to growing up on a farm, where“you learn this management ethic,” he says.

However he came to forestry relativelylate in his academic career. His doctoralwork in the early ’80s was in botany, andhe spent some time studying ducks andwater plants. It was his father-in-law, afisheries biologist, who pushed him

towards forestry, and an NSERC grantmade the switch possible.

Most of Lieffers’ research now focuseson silviculture, or the sci-ence of tending andgrowing trees. “I try totake apart forest systems,particularly at the treelevel, to look at thingssuch as photosynthesisand water relations. I tryto figure out what treesdo under different cir-cumstances,” he says.

One of Lieffers’ formerdoctoral students, Dr.Quinglay Dang ofLakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont.,credits him for having “revolutionized silvi-

culture research.” Dang says if he had to rateall Canadian scientists doing research in thisarea, “Dr. Lieffers would be at the top one

per cent in intelligence,scientific creativity andinnovation.” He citesLieffers’ pioneeringresearch on peatlandsand vegetation manage-ment and on borealmixed-species forests.

One project Lieffersnow has on the go exam-ines the effect of winddynamics on trees. He’sinterested in how theycrash into each other in

cold weather, breaking off branches. “Wethink this is one of the main difficulties in

forest productivity. If we can understandit, we can manage it to reduce it.” Lieffersis also working on the effect of cold soilson trees and how it inhibits their ability todraw water, a big problem for aspens.

On many days, however, Lieffers canbe found taking the results of his researchto provincial corridors of power, lobbyingthe government to change its policy onmixed wood management. At the moment,regulations require that forested land bedesignated as either coniferous (aspen) ordeciduous (spruce) and don’t allow for amixture of the two.

“And when you do grow them togeth-er, they are more productive,” he says.“We’ve got a blanket policy that’s causingus some grief here.”

Let’s hope his former students are listening. ■

“I try to take apart forest systems,

particularly at the tree level, to look

at things such as photosynthesis

and water relations.I try to figure

out what trees do under different

circumstances.”

—Dr.Victor Lieffers

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Dr. Victor Lieffers (left): Lobbying the government to change its policy on mixed wood management.

Faculty, staff and students pull together to fight meningitisBy Roger Armstrong

One can only imagine what Dr.Gordon McInroy, director of the

University Health Centre, felt when heheard on a Tuesday that more than6,500 students had to be immunizedfor meningitis by the end of the week.He knew he’d need a lot of help tomake it happen. And that’s just whathe got.

The Students’ Union offered staffand space in the Myer HorowitzTheatre. The Faculty of Nursing, nurs-ing students and the health centreimmediately joined forces, andCampus Security and ComputingNetwork Services were also called onto help out. The pieces all fell intoplace quickly because of genuine con-cern for the students, says McInroy.

“The team spirit throughout the uni-versity and the help from all the areas ofthe university was absolutely amazing,”says McInroy. “Each person who did alittle thing will never know whether itsaved a life, but perhaps it did.”

Dr. Rene Day, a professor of nurs-ing, started calling faculty and retired

faculty, then enlisted a graduate stu-dent to contact undergraduates as soonas she heard about the immunizationeffort. Day was part of the crew in theMyer Horowitz Theatre giving theinoculations. “Our students did usproud,” she says. Capital Health wasalso impressed with the students askedto do immunizations on a larger scalein the city during Reading Week.

The crisis provided a unique learn-ing environment for nursing students.Ten tables were set up on the stage atMyer Horowitz, each staffed with twonurses, says Day. The goal was toimmunize 6,587 students between theages of 15 and 19. The effort resultedin 4,873 students immunized in twodays, or 74 per cent of the goal.

“It’s the quickest I’ve seen the uni-versity community mobilized to thatextent in the 18 years I’ve been here,”says Dr. Bill Connor, dean of students.He said a review of the event will helpthe university establish guidelines forfuture inoculations. ■

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Dr. Aleksandar Kostov, the professor ofrehabilitation medicine who traveled to

Boston last fall for a rare bone marrowtransplant, died Feb. 25 after suffering astroke. He was 42.

Kostov was admitted to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston for abone marrow transplant last Septemberafter contracting a rare blood diseasecalled myelodysplastic syndrome, a condi-tion in which bone marrow doesn’t pro-duce enough red and white blood cellsand platelets. Although the bone marrowprocedure was successful, and he wasdeclared cancer free in October, Kostovdeveloped a sinus infection a few weeksago. His stroke was unrelated to either hisdisease or subsequent infection.

"Dr. Kostov was an accomplished sci-entist and biomedical engineer," said Dr.Albert Cook, dean of the Faculty ofRehabilitation Medicine. "The significanceof his work was that it offered the promiseof productive employment and educationfor individuals with severe disabilities

through the use of computers."He will be sorely missed in the inter-

national research community, but hisaccomplishments will continue to benefitindividuals with disabilities and to con-tribute to the advancement of his chosenfield of endeavour."

Kostov completed BSc and MScdegrees in engineering in his nativeYugoslavia. He moved to Canada in 1990to continue graduate studies in physiologyand neuroscience, obtaining his doctoratein 1995. In 1996 he was appointed to assis-tant professor in the Faculty ofRehabilitation Medicine, a position jointlysponsored by the Glenrose RehabilitationHospital and the University of Alberta. Hiswork was recognized by the CanadianInformation Processing Society and he wasselected the 1998 winner of the CanadianInformation Technology InnovationAward.

A memorial service will be held at theConnelly-McKinley Funeral Home, 10011114 St. on Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m.

Violet Archer, the renowned Canadiancomposer who spent 16 years teaching

at the University of Alberta, died Feb. 21 atthe age of 86.

Archer was one of the country’s mostprolific and performed composers, accord-ing to Fordyce Pier, chair of theDepartment of Music. She turned out morethan 330 pieces of all kinds during herlong career, including symphonies, operas,choral pieces, songs, concertos, sonatasand chamber music. Her music has beenperformed in 32 countries.

Archer also distinguished herself as acomposer with a keen interest in writingfor children. In fact some of her earliestwork is still hugely popular among pianoteachers today.

In addition to garnering internationalacclaim as a composer, however, Archer isalso remembered for her brilliant teachingat the U of A between 1962 and 1978. Dr.Brian Harris once wrote: "She was a strictdisciplinarian, and fools, particularly lazyones, were not tolerated gladly…I don’tknow of any student from the ‘Archeryears’ who is not professionally active inmusic in some form today."

Archer began playing piano at the ageof eight and supported herself by accom-panying voice teachers from the age of 17.She entered McGill University to studymusic in the late 1930s and produced herfirst orchestral piece, the ScherzoSinfonica, for the Montreal SymphonyOrchestra in 1940. She also played percus-sion for the Montreal Women’s SymphonyOrchestra.

In 1942 Archer went on to earn a mas-ter’s degree at Yale University, studyingwith two giants of 20th-century music—Bela Bartok and Paul Hindemith. She wasprofoundly influenced by both composers,and began incorporating their styles intoher own work. She turned to nativeCanadian music for inspiration, in muchthe same way Bartok used Hungarian folkmusic in his own compositions.

After teaching, composing and pro-moting Canadian music in the U.S. for anumber of years, she moved to Alberta in1962. While in Edmonton she worked tire-lessly on behalf of local talent through theEdmonton Composers Concert Society andthe Society of Canadian Folk Music. Sheleft the city for Ottawa two years ago to becloser to her family.

Barry Mitchelson Dennis Kadatz Bill Price Sandra (Smith) Harris Audrey Carson-Ackroyd

The following outstanding athletes andcoaches will be honoured at the physical educa-tion and recreation faculty’s Sport Wall ofFame Dinner at the Shaw Conference Centre,Tuesday, April 4. For ticket information, con-tact Nadine Badry at 492-3893.

Barry Mitchelson (BA ’64 UWO; BPE’64; MA ’68; PhD ’73 OSU) came to theUniversity of Alberta in 1964 and becamea star member of the Golden Bears bas-ketball team and later a coach of thatteam (1967-1976). As deputy minister ofAlberta Recreation and Parks (1981) ,Mitchelson helped to forge new legisla-tion and create an enhanced funding basefor sport and recreation through theestablishment of two crown corporations.He oversaw the Government of Alberta’sCalgary Olympic capital and operationalinitiatives and he served as a member ofthe board of directors of the CalgaryOlympics. Mitchelson returned to theUniversity in 1988 and was instrumentalin the development of the new MBA pro-gram with specialization in leisure andsport management. Until his retirementhe was a key contributor in sustainingnationally recognized sport/recreationadministration programs in the Faculty ofPhysical Education and Recreation.

A native of Edmonton, Dennis Kadatz(BPE ’60; MA ’65; PhD ’80 UO starred infootball, baseball and hockey early in life,but by the time he attended the Universityof Alberta he had made a decision to focuson football. He co-captained the GoldenBears football team and helped to leadthem to a WCIAU championship in 1960.On graduation in 1961, Kadatz joined theEdmonton Huskies as the head coach, andafter leading them to three provincial andtwo national titles, he moved on to theUniversity of Calgary where he served asthe first head coach of the Dinosaurs foot-ball team. As director of athletics at U of C,Kadatz was primarily responsible for theirintercollegiate program emerging as anational power. When the Calgary OlympicDevelopment Association was formed in1985, Katatz was named to head it. From1990 – 1999 he served as CODA’s presidentand as a member of their board of directors.

After his all-star years with the GoldenBears basketball team, Bill Price (BSc ‘ 49)went on to play for the Edmonton TownHallers and the Magrath Rockets. Heplayed on three teams vying for the right torepresent Canada at three Olympic Games(1948, 1952, 1956). His baseball talents wererecognized by both the New York Giants

and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Both teamsoffered him contracts but Bill elected topursue a career in engineering. In 1956Price took up the sport of curling. MattBaldwin recruited him as lead for his teamand in 1957 and 1958 Baldwin’s team, withPrice as lead, won two Briers. At the 1958Brier, Bill Price was selected as the all-starlead. Price is now a retired former Presidentof Pan Ocean Oil Ltd..

Sandra (Smith) Harris (BPE ’75) is amember of the famous Edmonton"Swimming Smiths" family. She began hercompetitive career at the age of eight andcontinued her involvement in the sport asan athlete and builder for the next 39 years.She came to the University of Alberta in1969, joined the swim team and was namedthe WCIAU Swimmer of the Year for the1969-1970 and 1971-1972 seasons. She repre-sented Canada at two Pan American Games,the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the1970 World University Games. In 1972 shenarrowly missed winning a berth onCanada’s Olympic team. Harris held seniorCanadian records in the 200 and 400 metrefreestyle and set CIAU records in the 100,200, 400 metre freestyle as well as the 100metre backstroke. She was named to theAlberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the

Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Shealso coached the Pandas swim teams from1973-1977 and has coached club swim teamsin Edmonton, Regina and Swift Current.

Audrey Carson-Ackroyd (Bed ’58; MA ‘63 UNC) joined the faculty of the School ofPhysical Education in 1956, assumed coach-ing responsibilities for coaching the Pandasvolleyball team and the management of theWomen’s Intramural Program. Over thenext 12 years she built the Pandas into aWCIAU powerhouse and established a newlevel of excellence for campus intramurals.Audrey was one of the founding membersof the Alberta High Schools AthleticAssociation and was a major contributor tothe development of new curricula for schoolphysical education in Alberta. From 1973 to1978, Carson-Ackroyd served as chair of theEdmonton Commonwealth GamesEducation Committee. The curricular mate-rials created by her committee produced aworld-class teaching and learning environ-ment for Alberta schools. In 1977 she wasnamed Commonwealth Games Woman ofthe Year and in 1978 she was awarded aGovernment of Alberta AchievementAward. Carson-Ackroyd has also served onthe Governing Council of AthabascaUniversity for six years. ■

In MemoriamBy Geoff McMaster

Violet Balestreri Archer (1913-2000)

Aleksandar Kostov (1958-2000)

A night of celebration for five exceptional athletes

Bob HiningThe J. Gordin Kaplan Award

for Excellence in Research was

established as the university’s

most prestigious research prize in

1982 by J. Gordin Kaplan, the first

vice-president (research) at the

University of Alberta. The award

was renamed in Kaplan’s honor in

1988. Two awards are presented

annually for outstanding research

in humanities, social sciences,

law, education and fine arts, and

sciences or engineering. Award

recipients Bob Hinings

and Nicole Tomczak-

Jaegermann will

speak at the annual

celebration recep-

tion Monday, March

6 at 4 p.m. in the

Timms Centre.

J. Gordin Kfor Excell2000

“I have a very strong feeling we’ve got to

beyond seeing organizational change as a

exercise and understand it’s also a

political exercise. We’ve got to

better job of understanding t

and political process in the o

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Bob Hinings is a professor in the Faculty ofBusiness’ Department of Strategic Managementand Organization.

Background: Hinings was born in thetown of Grantham in the English east mid-lands (which was also the birthplace of for-mer Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher) andgrew up in the same county. He was con-scripted and served in the Royal Air Forcefor two years, never seeing any combat,although he was put on 12-hour standbynotice during the Suez Crisis. He studiedsociology and anthropology at theUniversity of Leeds and then got a researchassistantship at the Birmingham College ofAdvanced Technology’s School ofIndustrial Administration. Eventually, hemoved on to the University of Birminghamas a professor and remained there from

1963 until 1982, spending two years in thelate 1960s on a leave of absence doingresearch at the University of Alberta. It wasthat experience that brought Hinings backto Edmonton in 1982, and he’s remainedhere ever since.

The research: Hinings says his researchis rooted in two key questions: “Why areorganizations designed, structured, man-aged and organized the way they are?”and, secondly and more importantly, “howdo they manage to change as the environ-ment they’re operating within changes?”This work can range from a comparison ofcar manufacturers, software companies andschool boards to his recent focus on large-scale professional service firms, likeaccounting and law companies, whichnobody else really examined until Hiningsand his U of A colleagues started their stud-

gs

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Dr. Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann is a professorin the Department of Mathematics.

Background: Tomczak-Jaegermann was born in France and grew up in Poland.She earned her master’s degree and PhD at Warsaw University and taught for a fewyears at her alma mater before moving tothe United States. She was a visiting profes-sor at Texas A & M University in the early1980s and then moved north, coming to the U of A in 1983.

The research: Mathematics can bedescribed as the search for structures andpatterns that reveal deeper connections andcommon themes, says Tomczak-Jaegermann.It develops a universal language whichserves as a unifying basis for our under-standing of the world. Specifically, herresearch concentrates on the intrinsic prop-erties and structure of so-called Banach

spaces. These are relatively simple mathe-matical objects that form the roots of basicformulas used by physicists and engineers.What is fascinating about them, she says, isthat many are intimately connected to thegeometry of solid-like objects in dimensionsmuch higher than three. This work – in afield known as functional analysis – has ledto much international acclaim and was thesubject of considerable interest at theInternational Congress of Mathematiciansheld in Berlin in 1998.

The teacher: While learning about mathisn’t difficult, teaching it can be, accordingto Tomczak-Jaegermann. “If students areready for some adventure and start think-ing differently, it’s not too difficult to teachmath,” she says. “The problem is, most ofthe time people expect recipes. They wantyou to tell them what to do, not how to doit. Otherwise, they are lost.”

Kaplan Awards lence in Research

get

technical

social and

o do a much

that social

organiza-

ake place.”

Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann

Vision for the future: There is a curious duality to mathematics, she says.On one hand, it is a fundamental disciplineof intrinsic beauty that plays a role in thedevelopment of human civilization. On theother hand, in modern times mathematicshas been widely acclaimed as a gatewaydiscipline for sciences, technology andengineering, providing them with highlysophisticated tools. These two roles are intimately connected and will be more so in the future. Nevertheless, mathematicsand indeed all sciences cannot developwithout curiosity-driven research. In thepresent, fast-changing world, one of theimportant missions of the university is to maintain the atmosphere and sustain the basis for curiosity-driven research tocontinue to thrive.

“[Mathematics] is about abstract

patterns and not really about numbers

at all. It’s an abstract activity like

music, but it’s also a base for many

modern technologies.”

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ies. This is the work that led to a pair ofinternational honours for Hinings in thelast 12 months and, now, the Kaplanaward.

The teacher: Although he enjoys teach-ing, Hinings says he’s been fortunate tospend most of his classroom time withgraduate students, enabling him to concen-trate on more advanced material. Still, heattempts to make his courses interactive,talking about real world examples as oftenas possible and bringing in business execu-tives to handle questions from students.

Vision for the future: Hinings feelschange is becoming increasingly importantthese days, and so is his field, which didn’treally exist until the 1970s. He sees itbecoming more inter-disciplinary asresearchers realize they can’t proceed rely-ing on a single school of thought.

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WORKPLACE RECOGNITION INITIATIVE LAUNCHMarch 7, 9:00 – 9:30 amThe Workplace Recognition Subcommittee

would like to invite all staff to attend the officiallaunch of the Workplace Recognition Initiative at theJubilee Auditorium Banquet Room. Refreshmentswill be served. Special guest: Lois Hole. For more in-formation: 492-7125 orheather.nicholson@hrs.ualberta.ca

APO SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

APO Learning Implementation CommitteeMarch 7, 8:30 am – 12:00 pmMargo McCune, Gail Bamber, Sydney Bowers,

Cathy Anne Pachnowski, and Christopher Michell-Viret, “Let’s make it BRIEF (Benefit Enrollment, Re-cruitment, Immigration, Employment Equity andFOIPP) – Recruitment/Retention of Academics.” Fac-ulty Club. No charge. Lunch provided. Info: 492-7126or karen.wilson@hrs.ualberta.ca.

March 9, 2:00 – 3:30 pmEllen Schoeck, “Governance 101: Understanding

Collegial Management at the University of Alberta.”Council Chamber, University Hall. No charge. Info:492-7126 or karen.wilson@hrs.ualberta.ca.

March 14 and 16, 8:30 am – 12:00 pmAshley Daniel, “Resolving Disputes in the

Workplace.” CAB 219. Info: 492-7126 orkaren.wilson@hrs.ualberta.ca.

March 21, 8:30 am – 12:00 pmMarianne McLennan, “Healthy Leadership:

Bringing out the Best in Yourself and Others.” 219CAB. Info: 492-7126 or karen.wilson@hrs.ualberta.ca.

March 22, 8:30 – 11:30 amMelanie Goroniuk and Brian C. Forbes, “Health

Recovery Support – Making the best use of EFAP andDisability Management Resources.” CAB 219. Info:492-7126 or karen.wilson@hrs.ualberta.ca.

EXHIBITION

EXTENSION CENTRE GALLERYMarch 6 to 23“My Extended Family.” Paintings and drawings

of Katherine Fraser. Reception: March 11, 2:00 – 4:00pm, artist in attendance. Gallery hours: Monday –Thursday, 8:30 am – 8:00 pm; Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30pm, Saturday, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Second floor,

University Extension Centre, 8303 – 112 Street. Info:492-3034.

GENERAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGE-MENT PROGRAMS

BANFF CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENTMarch 19 – 25; May 7 – 13“Team Leadership and Facilitation.”March 26 – 31“Leading in the Middle.”March 26 – April 1“Performance Management.”March 26 – April 1“Leadership Challenge.”Info: Phone 1-800-590-9799 or website

www.banffmanagement.com.

MUSIC

DEPARTMENT OF MUSICMarch 5, 1:00 pmPiano Masterclass, with visiting artist Jacques

Després. Free admission. Convocation Hall, ArtsBuilding.

March 6, 12:10 pmMusic at Noon, Convocation Hall Student Recital

Series: students from Dept of Music. Free admission.Convocation Hall, Arts Building.

March 6, 8:00 pmThe GMCC and U of A Jazz Bands concert.

Raymond Baril and Tom Dust, directors. “Salute to theBands – a tribute to the great swing bands of the1930s and 1940s.” Featuring music of Dorsey,Ellington, Goodman, Shaw, many more. Admission:$5/student/senior, $10/adult. Convocation Hall, ArtsBuilding.

March 8, 8:00 pmOpera Night at the Faculty Club. Presented by

the Edmonton Opera Guild, featuring assorted operaarias sung by U of A music students, opera division.Admission: $8/adult, $5/student. Info: Carole-AnneBrown, 438-7000. Everyone welcome!

March 10, 8:00 pmMusic at Convocation Hall Series: Stéphane

Lemelin, piano; Martin Riseley and David Colwell, vio-lin; Aaron Au, viola; Tanya Prochazka, violoncello.Featuring Johannes Brahms complete chamber music

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for piano and strings. Admission: $5/student/senior,$10/adult. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.

March 12, 8:00 pmThe University of Alberta Academy of Strings

Concert. Tanya Prochazka, conductor. Admission: $5/student/senior, $10/adult. Convocation Hall, ArtsBuilding.

March 13, 12:00 pmNoon-Hour Organ Recital. Featuring students

from The King’s College University College. Free ad-mission. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.

March 14, 8:00 pmDoctor of Music Recital. Francis Yang, piano.

Free admission. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.March 15, 2:00 pmViola Masterclass. Visiting artist Rivka Golani.

Admission at the door: $10/auditor. Room 3-46 FineArts Building.

March 15, 8:00 pmChamber Music for Winds. Malcolm Forsyth,

conductor. Admission: $5/student/senior, $10/adult.Convocation Hall, Arts Building.

March 16, 8:00 pmMaster of Music Recital. Hoon-Young Lee. Free

admission. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.

SEMINARS

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEMINAR FOR ACADEMICSTAFF

May 5 – 6, 8:30 am – 4:30 pmThe Office of the Vice-President (Academic) and

Provost and the Association of Academic Staff of the

University of Alberta (AAS:UA) invite members of theAAS:UA and their spouses to attend a free two-dayretirement planning seminar, facilitated by ReinSelles, President of Retirement/Life Challenge Ltd.,“Planning for Personal Freedom.” The workshop willprovide participants with an opportunity to: identifyand address any immediate issues with respect toretirement plans; develop a strategy for planninglong-term goals; and provide specific information inthe areas of lifestyle, financial and estate planning. Inthe Map Room, Lister Hall. Coffee and lunches pro-vided. Enrollment is limited and will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you are interested in at-tending, please call Janice Forgues at 492-5321 or e-mail: janice.forgues@ualberta.ca. Deadline for regis-tration is March 31.

THEATRE

STUDIO THEATREMarch 29 – April 8William Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre.”

Box Office: 492-2495. Timms Centre for the Arts.

VISITING COMMITTEES

FACULTY OF SCIENCEMarch 9 – 10Dr. Richard Peter, Dean of Science, is hosting the

tenth annual “Visiting Committee.” Program starts at5:30 pm on March 9th in the Faculty Club. March 10th

program: “Science in the 21st Century.” For informa-tion, please contact Linda at 492-1679 or 492-4757.

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Submit talks to Brenda Briggs by 9 a.m. one week priorto publication. Fax 492-2997 or e-mail atpublic.affairs@ualberta.ca .

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF UKRAINIAN STUDIESMarch 17, 7:30 pmIvan Svarnyk, Central State Historical Archive of

Ukraine in Lviv, “The Development of Heraldry inUkraine.” In Ukrainian. Heritage Lounge, AthabascaHall. Info: 492-2972.

CAREER AND PLACEMENT SERVICESMarch 8, 4:30 pm“Careers in the Cultural Sector.” L-1 Humanities.March 8, 5:30 pm“Human Ecology” Career Forum. Room 4-02 SUB.March 9, 5:00 pm“Physical Education” Career Forum. Room 1-13

Education.March 9, 5:30 pm“Starting Your Own Business” Career Forum.

2-43 CAB.March 15, 5:30 pm“Environmental and Conservation Sciences”

Career Forum. Room 2-3 Mechanical EngineeringBuilding.

Tickets for all forums: students $4.00 at CaPS,$5.00 at the door – non-students $8.00 at CaPS,$10.00 at the door. Info: 492-4291 orwww.ualberta.ca/caps

CENTRE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION STUDIESMarch 8, 12:00 – 1:00 pmTara Rankin, “The Cost of Healthy Eating in Ed-

monton.” Focus Room, International Institute forQualitative Methodology, 6-10 University ExtensionCentre.

March 15, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Karin Olson, “Healthy Dying: Health Promo-

tion in the Context of Advanced Cancer and Pallia-tive Care.” Focus Room, International Institute forQualitative Methodology, 6-10 University ExtensionCentre.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD ANDNUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

Nutrition and Metabolism Research GroupMarch 15, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Robert Ledeen, New Jersey Medical School,

“Axons, Dendrites, and the Gangloside Enigma: TheCrucial Role of Calcium and GM1 Gangliside in Neuro-nal Differentiation.” Room 227 Medical SciencesBuilding.

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Research Presentations: Candidatesfor the Sociocultural Position

March 6, 3:00 pmDr. Ronald Niezen, “Indigenous Peoples in a Glo-

bal Era.” Room 14-28 Tory.March 10, 3:00 pmDr. Anne Brydon, “The Predicament of Nature:

Cultural Identities, Environmental Discourse, and thePolitics of Whaling.” Room 14-28 Tory.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Departmental Seminar SeriesMarch 24, 3:30 pmO.R. Taylor, “Monarch Butterflies: Orientation

and navigation during the fall migration.” RoomTL-12, Tory Lecture Theatres.

Ecology Seminar Series (part of the Biology 631seminar series)

March 10, 12:00 noonCorina Brdr, “Limits to butterfly movement

through secessional landscapes.” Room M-137 Bio-logical Sciences Building.

Entomology Seminar Series (Entomology 602)March 9, 3:35 pmChris Buddle, “Extraordinary diversity: the spider

fauna of fallen logs and telephone poles.” TB-W1Tory Breezeway.

March 16, 3:35 pmReuben Kaufman, “Pathogen and vector: some

factors influencing the transmission of viruses byticks.” TB-W1 Tory Breezeway.

Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Group (partof the Genetics 605 seminar series)

March 10, 4:00 pmMike Walter, “The genetics of developmental

glaucoma: transcription factors and more transcriptionfactors.” Room M-149 Biological Sciences Building.

March 27, 4:00 pmDieter Söll, “Specificity in Protein Biosynthesis:

the adaptor hypothesis revisited.” Room M-149 Bio-logical Sciences Building.

Physiology, Cell and Developmental Biology SeminarSeries (part of the Biology 642 seminar series)

March 10, 12:00 noonDeMar Taylor, “Arthropod immunity: search for

antibacterial peptides in the hemolymph of ticks.”Room M-149 Biological Sciences Building.

March 15, 12:00 noonPeter Smith, “Good drugs and bad pain – the

electrophysiology of peripheral nerve injury.” RoomG-114 Biological Sciences Building.

Plant Biology Seminar Series (part of the Biology 600seminar series)

March 10, 10:00 amVictor Lieffers, “What factors control the crown

size of lodgepole pine trees?” Room M-141 BiologicalSciences Building.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGMarch 15, 5:30 pmVideoconference seminar from University of

Calgary: Henk ter Keurs, Physiology & Biophysics, titleTBA. Room 231 CEB.

DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGYMarch 6, 9:30 amDr. Philip Barker, McGill University, “The p75

Neurotrophin Receptor – New Twists on an Old Tale.”Seminar room 5-10 Medical Sciences Building.

March 13, 9:30 – 10:30 amGuest speaker, Dr. Michel Bellini, Carnegie Insti-

tution of Washington, “Cajal (coiled) bodies, coilinand RNA processing.” Seminar room 5-10 MedicalSciences Building.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Edward Herbert Boomer Memorial LecturesaMarch 20 - 22, 11:00 am – 12:00 noonFeaturing Ruedi Aebersold, Depart of Biotech-

nology, University of WashingtonMarch 20: “The evolution of technologies for the

analysis of proteins and proteomes.”March 21: “The analysis of intracellular regula-

tory pathways by mass spectrometry.”March 22: “Quantitative proteome analysis using

isotope coded affinity tags and mass spectrometry.”All lectures are in room V1-07, V-Wing Lecture

Theatres. Info: 492-9560.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING SCIENCEMarch 13, 3:30 pmDistinguished lecture: Eric Horvitz, senior re-

searcher, Microsoft Research, “Uncertainty, Action,and Interaction: Harnessing Probabilistic Representa-tions and Reasoning in Human-Computer Interac-tion.” Room 128, V-Wing.

March 17, 12:00 noonArtificial Intelligence Series Seminar: John E.

Laird, “Building Intelligent Synthetic Characters forComputer Games.” Room 6-19 GSB.

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESMarch 28, 12:00 – 1:30 pmPierrette Tremblay, GAC Ward Neale Medallist,

“From the Safe Use of Asbestos to Mercury in the En-vironment to Pollutants in Breastmilk – Contributionsof Earth Sciences to Health Issues.” Hosted by Edmon-ton Geological Society and Dept of EAS. Room 3-37Tory.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHMarch 6, 12:00 noonThe F.M. Salter Lecture: John Considine, “Making

Dictionaries, Making Heritage.” Lecture Theatre 3 Hu-manities.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND CLASSICSMarch 9, 3:30 pmNick Gardner, “The limits to military authority:

Discipline and indiscipline in the Indian Army on thewestern front in 1914.” Room 2-58 Tory.

March 16, 3:30 pmAmy von Heyking, Concordia University College,

“The Myth of Good Citizenship in Alberta Schools.”Room 2-58 Tory.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ECOLOGYMarch 7, 12:30 – 1:30 pmPeggy Mann, MA candidate, “Sew Many Threads:

Quilts as Portraits” and Linda Bonifacio, MSc candi-date, “Conflicts & Research.” Room 3-05 Human Ecol-ogy Building.

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL GENETICS

Medical Genetics RoundsMarch 8, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Richard John, RCMP, “General DNA forensic

analysis.” Room 2-07 HMRC.March 15, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Rhada Chari, Dept of Obstetrics and

Gynecology, “Case Reviews in Prenatal Diagnosis.”Room 2-07 HMRC.

March 22, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Murray Robertson, Div of Pediatric Cardiol-

ogy, “Of mice and men: the genetics of congenitalheart disease.” Room 2-07 HMRC.

DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES ANDCULTURAL STUDIES

March 8, 3:00 pmMikhail Dmitriev, Moscow Lomonossov Univer-

sity, “Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Popular Culture:Prospects for Comparative Studies.” Room 4-36 ArtsBuilding.

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March 15, 3:30 pmJohn-Paul Himka, “Eschatology in the Traditional

Ukrainian Culture.” Room 2-32 Tory.Information: 492-0733 or dmitriev@ualberta.ca

or 492-0853 or andrew.gow@ualberta.ca

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHYMarch 10, 3:30 pmColloquium: Andrew Gow, “Scepticism, Science,

Miracles and Marvels. The Criteria of Truth in Medi-eval Europe: Historical Complications.” Room 4-29Humanities.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGYMarch 3, 3:30 pmDr. Diane W. Cox, “Copper Transport and Stor-

age: The Role of P-type ATPases.” Room 2-07 HMRC.March 10, 3:30 pmDeborah Sterling, “Regulation of Anion Ex-

change Proteins: Getting to the Heart of the Matter.”Room 2-07 HMRC.

March 17, 3:30 pmBrent Bany, University of Calgary, “Control of

Prostaglandin and MMP/TIMP Production in the En-dometrium During Early Pregnancy.” Room 2-07HMRC.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCEMarch 23, 3:30 pmThe Shifting Geographies of Democratic Govern-

ance speakers series: Susan Clarke, “ReinventingCascadia.” Room 10-4 Tory.

DEPARTMENT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCESMarch 9, 12:30 – 1:50 pmDr. Jens Roland, “Effect of landscape and popu-

lation size on dispersal of alpine butterflies.” Room 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

March 16, 12:30 – 1:50 pmMr. Dave Price, Natural Resources Canada, “Mod-

elling the interactions of Canada’s forests and cli-mate: Some potential successes and possible fail-ures.” Room 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

March 23, 3:00 pmForest Industry lecture series, lecture #44: Dr.

Shin Nagata, University of Tokyo, “Japanese Forest toMake Japanese Houses.” Room P-126 Physics Build-ing.

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL ECONOMYMarch 6, 3:15 pmLarry Hegan, graduate student, “Is the Tragedy

of the Commons Really Possible?” Room 550 GSB.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGYMarch 15, 11:30 am – 12:30 pmGarry Smith, “Gambling and Crime in Western

Canada.” 5-15 Tory.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES CENTREMarch 9, 4:30 pmDr. Mark Boyce, Fisheries and Wildlife, “Antici-

pating Extinctions: How to Know What the FuturePortends for Biodiversity.” Alumni Room, Students’Union Building.

March 16, 4:30 pmDr. Robert Costanza, Chesapeake Biological Lab,

“Ecological Economics: Reintegrating the Study ofHumans and the Rest of Nature.” Alumni Room, Stu-dents’ Union Building.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Centre for Research on LiteracyMarch 3, 3:00 pmDrs. Gay and Jeff Bisanz, Psychology, “Science at

the Supermarket: Comparing What Appears in Print,Experts’ Advice to Readers, and What Students Wantto Know.” Education South 651a.

Department of Secondary EducationMarch 7, 5:00 – 8:00 pmDr. David Blades, Dr. Margaret Iveson, Dr. Norma

Nocente, Dr. George Richardson, Dr. Elaine Simmt,“The Curriculum Symposium on Regional and Na-tional Curriculum Protocols: Whose Vision? WhoseVoice?” Room 122 Education South.

March 17, 2:00 – 3:00 pmDr. George Richardson, “The Ghost in the Ma-

chine: Civic Education and the Obscene Persistenceof the Other.” Room 122 Education South.

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR QUALITATIVEMETHODOLOGY

March 9, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Max van Manen, Faculty of Education, “Issues

in Phenomenological Research.” Room 6-10 Univer-sity Extension Centre, 8303 – 112 Street. Everyonewelcome! Info: 492-8778

PERINATAL RESEARCH CENTREMarch 7, 12:00 – 1:00 pmClinical Research Seminar: Beverley O’Brien,

DNSc, Professor, Faculty of Nursing and MarilynEvans, graduate student, Faculty of Nursing, “Theexperience of women hospitalized with symptoms ofsevere nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.” RoomB762 Women’s Centre, Royal Alex Hospital. Lightlunch provided.

RU LEMIEUX LECTUREMarch 13, 4:00 – 5:00 pmRU Lemieux Lecture on Biotechnology: Dr.

Christopher Somerville, Dept of Plant Biology,Stanford University, CA, “The Impact of Genomics onPlant Genetic Engineering.” Timms Centre for theArts.

TEACHING SUPPORT & RESOURCE OFFICEMarch 24, 12:00 – 1:00 pmTeaching Matters Series: Rene Day, Faculty of

Nursing, “Teaching Dossiers.” Room 6-107 ClinicalSciences Building.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING SERVICESMarch 6, 3:00 – 4:30 pmLewis Cardinal, “Indigenous Worldview.” CAB

281.March 13, 7:45 – 8:45 amRobert de Frece, Drop-In Breakfast, “Student

Ratings of Instruction.” CAB 219.March 13, 4:00 – 5:30 pmKaty Campbell, “Technology and Inclusivity.”

CAB 243.March 14, 3:30 – 5:00 pmStanley Varnhagen, “Hitting a Moving Target:

Issues in Assessing Innovative Instruction.” CAB 281.March 20, 2:00 – 4:00 pmAshley Daniel and Janet Smith, “Diversity and

Inclusions in the Classroom.” CAB 281.

NOMINATIONS FOR 3M TEACHINGFELLOWSHIPS SOUGHT

The University of Alberta has received22 awards during the 14-year exist-

ence of the national 3M Teaching Fel-lowships Program. In conjunctionwith the start of the 2000 competition,Bente Roed, director, UniversityTeaching Services (UTS), says, “Wehave many other outstanding instruc-tors who warrant identification andnominations.”

The fellowships are awarded bythe Society for Teaching and Learningin Higher Education and 3M CanadaInc. Any individual currently teachingat a Canadian university (regardless of

discipline or level of appointment) iseligible. An exclusive three-day (No-vember 5-7, 2000), all-expenses-paidretreat at the Chateau Montebello isthe main component of the award.

Up to 10 awards are given annu-ally. Nomination forms are availablefrom UTS, 215 Central AcademicBuilding, 492-2826. Dossiers are toreach the Society for Teaching andLearning in Higher Education by May5, 2000, but if a letter from the Vice-President (Academic) is required, thenomination package must reach UTSby April 18, 2000. ■

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The records arising from this competition will be managed in accordance with provisions of the Alberta Freedomof Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPP).

The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity of employment.We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including persons withdisabilities, members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.

ABORIGINAL STUDENT ADVISOROFFICE OF NATIVE STUDENT SERVICES

The Office of Native Student Services (NSS) in-vites applications for candidates for the position ofAboriginal Student Advisor. NSS is responsible forproviding services to approximately 1000 Aboriginalstudents registered at the University of Alberta. Thisnumber is expected to continue to increase as a re-sult of the university’s Aboriginal Student Policy,which calls for all Faculties to increase their enrol-ment of Aboriginal students.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Director ofNative Student Services, the incumbent will initiate,develop and provide academic, personal, and cul-tural support services to prospective and currentAboriginal students at the University of Alberta, aswell as, providing leadership and coordination forseveral programs and services in NSS’s RetentionServices and Strategies program that include:

• Aboriginal Student Housing,• “n’totemtik” Peer Support program,• Scholarships and Bursaries, academic and career

advising,• Tutor Bank,• 2 annual convocation ceremonies,• Personal, professional, and agency referrals,• Aboriginal student advocacy,• Administrative Coordinator for the University of

Alberta Aboriginal Advisory Council,• A weekly E-Newsletter for Aboriginal students

and the Aboriginal community on campus,• And maintaining an Aboriginal “major-domo”

list for campus wide communication.QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will

possess a Bachelor’s degree; proven experienceworking with Aboriginal people, preferably studentswithin post-secondary setting; knowledge of the Uni-versity’s admission procedures and support systems;excellent inter-personal and communication skills; anability to work as a team leader; knowledge of Abo-riginal community and agencies with sensitivityabout Aboriginal history and cultures. Applicantsshould be prepared to be a self-starter and initiatorand one who is able to take on, coordinate, and del-egate responsibilities for services and programs asthey develop.

The position will be of interest to individualswith proven administrative expertise, knowledge ofAboriginal education including cultural and lan-guage issues, empathy for students, belief in stronglinks to the community and considerable related ex-perience. Successful fund-raising experience will be adefinite asset. The possibility may exist for the suc-cessful applicant to do some teaching.

SALARY: This is an Administrative/Professional Of-ficer position with a salary range of $35,113 - $52,669commensurate with qualifications and experience.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: March 17, 2000If you possess the qualities and vision we are

seeking, please forward your application, curriculumvitae, and the names of three referees to: Lewis Cardi-nal, Coordinator, Office of Native Student Services, 2-400 SUB, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J7

Office: (780) 492-5677Fax: (780) 492-1674

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTOFFICE OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS

The Office of the Dean of Students at the Univer-sity of Alberta invites applications for the full-timecontinuing position of administrative assistant.DUTIES:

• provides administrative/secretarial support tothe dean, executive assistant, special projectsand funding officer, and LAN administrator

• provides information on student related matterson behalf of the Office of the Dean of Studentsto students, staff and parents

• provides basic accounting support and main-tains daily accounting records; reconciles andmaintains monthly reports; processesPeopleSoft journal vouchers and daily billings;prepares and submits travel claims, purchaseand work requisitions, and daily supply requisi-tions; manages petty cash funds and corporateVISA accounts

• provides support in project and special eventplanning activities; assists in strategic planningand policy development

• reviews and prioritizes mail and responds toroutine correspondence, phone calls, and officedrop-ins

• manages University Student Services (USS) re-source materials, AV equipment, and conferenceroom facilities

• maintains FOIPP Inventory and filing systemwithin the office

• maintains and orders office supplies as requiredfor the office and USS

• performs other duties as required

Qualifications:• grade 12 education supplemented by office ad-

ministration/accounting training and 4-5 yearsof related office experience

• computer proficiency in a Windows environmentusing MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook and Netscape

• excellent secretarial and office management skills• knowledge of university PeopleSoft (EPIC and

PISCES) preferable, or a willingness to train• familiarity with university policies and systems,

including Code of Student Behaviour, GFC PolicyManual, ASRP, FOIPP, and University StudentServices very advantageousThe salary range for this position is $2,324 –

$2,914 per month (pay grade 7).Please send applications to Employment, Human

Resource Services, 2-40 Assiniboia Hall, T6G 2E7 (fax492-0371). Deadline for submissions is March10, 2000.

ADMINISTRATIVEPROFESSIONAL OFFICERDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND MATERIALSENGINEERING, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

The Department of Chemical and Materials Engi-neering at the University of Alberta invites applicants forthe position of administrative professional officer (APO).

Reporting to the department chair, this new APOposition is responsible for providing a wide range ofsupport in administrative duties. Particular dutiesinclude supervision of eight office staff, human-re-sources management, management of departmentalaccounts, involvement with teaching assistantshipsand course assignments, and coordination of variousdepartmental activities.

Applicants for this challenging and rewardingposition should have:

• a university degree, preferably in engineering• at least five years of relevant experience• an understanding of university policies and pro-

cedures (academic, financial and human re-sources)

• strong interpersonal, organizational, and man-agement skills

• demonstrated competence in written and oralcommunications

Additional desirable attributes include:• knowledge of the engineering program at the

University of Alberta• experience as an APO or equivalent position.

This administrative professional officer positionhas a salary range from $39,559 to $59,335 commen-surate with qualifications and experience. The appli-cation deadline for this competition is March 24, 2000.Applications including a résumé and names of threereferences should be sent in confidence to: Dr. S.E.Wanke, chair, Department of Chemical and MaterialsEngineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Al-berta CANADA, T6G 2G6

ADMINISTRATIVEPROFESSIONAL OFFICERDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The Department of Mechanical Engineering atthe University of Alberta invites applicants for theposition of Administrative Professional Officer (APO).

Reporting to the department chair, this new APOposition is responsible for providing a wide range ofsupport in administrative matters, including budgetplanning. Particular duties include assistance andpreparation of new initiatives and funding proposals,advisement of undergraduate and graduate students,involvement with teaching assistants and course as-signments, in addition to co-ordination of variousstudent activities.

Applicants for this challenging and rewardingposition should have:

• a university degree, preferably in engineering orscience

• several years of relevant experience• strong interpersonal and organizational skills• demonstrated competence in written and oral

communicationAdditional desirable attributes include:

• knowledge of the engineering program at theUniversity of Alberta

• an understanding of university policies and pro-cedures (academic, financial and human re-sources)

• experience as an APO or equivalent positionThis Administrative Professional Officer position

has a salary range from $39,559 - $59,335, commen-surate with qualifications and experience. The appli-cation deadline for this competition is March 17, 2000,and applications including a résumé and names ofthree references should be sent in confidence to Dr.M.G. Faulkner, acting chair, Department of Mechani-cal Engineering, University of Alberta Edmonton, Al-berta CANADA,T6G 2G8.

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ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR (CLINICAL TRACK)DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY ANDAUDIOLOGY

A joint appointment position is available, withexciting possibilities for research at an innovativeclinical facility, the Craniofacial Osseointegration andMaxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation Unit (COMPRU)at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton, combinedwith an academic appointment at the University ofAlberta. COMPRU’s work in head and neck recon-struction is unique in Canada; it is one of few suchcentres in the world. The full-time renewable termappointment will be in the Department of SpeechPathology and Audiology at the University of Al-berta; responsibilities will be divided between theDepartment and COMPRU. The position requires adoctorate in speech-language pathology or relateddiscipline with specific interest in voice and reso-nance, evidence of research and teaching potential,and eligibility for certification by the Canadian Asso-ciation of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audi-ologists. Primary duties include development andimplementation of research program at COMPRU,graduate teaching in the Dept. of Speech Pathologyand Audiology, supervision of masters and doctoralstudent research, and clinical responsibilities atCOMPRU.

Rank and salary is commensurate with qualifica-tions and experience. Applications will be accepteduntil position is filled. The position is available July 1,2000, or as soon as a suitable candidate is found. SendCV, reprints of representative publications, names ofthree referees and statement of research, teaching,and clinical interests to: Dr. Albert Cook, Dean, Facultyof Rehabilitation Medicine, 3-48 Corbett Hall, Univer-sity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G4.

Phone: 780-492-5991, Fax: 780-492-1626.

DIRECTORFACILITIES MANAGEMENT

The director, facilities management, is responsi-ble for the operation, maintenance, integration andupkeep of university buildings, vehicle pool, parkingstructures and grounds. This administrative profes-sional officer position is charged with directing de-partmental resources towards timely, efficient andcost-justified in-house solutions to general servicerequests. Principal functions and services providedthroughout the department are user demand driven,and generally require constant evaluation of, andflexible response to, rapidly shifting and often con-flicting business priorities. Salary range for this posi-tion is currently under review.MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures the cost-effective operation and main-tenance of the university’s buildings, parkadesand sports facilities.

• Ensures cost-effective provision of buildingtrades services for both capital projects and thecontinued maintenance of the physical plantinfrastructure.

• Ensures the cost-effective provision and mainte-nance of the university’s vehicle pool.

• Continuously reviews and recommends cost-effective and viable operating and materialsstandards and labour utilization to optimizefunctionality and cost effectiveness.

• Contributes to planning activities for developingnew facilities and ensuring implementation ofdesign guidelines and smooth transition of newfacility developments to maintenance/operationstage.

• Participates on committees relating to manage-ment of the physical facilities, transportation,and ancillary operations of the department onplanning, maintenance, operations, finances,safety, personnel, and work control.

BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:• Education equivalent to a bachelor’s degree

from an accredited college or university in engi-neering.

• Minimum of 10 years professional experience inprogressively more responsible roles in engi-neering, and/or facilities management opera-tions.

• Has private sector experience, and a backgroundor understanding of public sector operations.

• Shows evidence of initiative in professional de-velopment and continuous learning.

• Possesses effective interpersonal, written andverbal communication skills.

• Demonstrates ability to foster a healthy, effec-tive and efficient work environment.Apply by March 9, 2000 to: Rose Mary Holland,

Director, Executive Search, PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP, 10088 102 Avenue, Suite 1501, Edmonton, ABT5J 2Z1

Phone: (780) 441-6842Fax: (780) 441-6776E-mail: edm.execsearch@ca.pwcglobal.com

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORPARKLAND INSTITUTE’S GLOBALISM PROJECT

The Parkland Institute, an Alberta-wide researchnetwork on political economy and based in the Fac-ulty of Arts at the University of Alberta, is hiring aresearch administrator. The position is to administera large grant of the Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada (SSHRC). The researchproject, entitled “Neo-liberal globalism and its chal-lengers. Sustainability in the semi-periphery,” in-volves 19 researchers in Canada, Mexico, Australiaand Norway. The position, based in Edmonton, is fulltime (35 hours per week) starting April or May 2000and subject to the terms of the Non-Academic StaffAssociation (NASA) collective agreement. Monthlysalary is $2,700 - $3,400 plus benefits. The position isfor a possible five years and is subject to review aftersix months.DUTIES:

• organize and plan meetings, conferences andsymposia

• support networking, communicate with popularsector partners and correspond with researchers

• manage research budget and finances• prepare applications for and pursue comple-

mentary sources of funding• coordinate publications and editorial work• recruit post-doctoral fellows and graduate re-

search assistants• perform research work• manage web site and list serve• disseminate results of research

QUALIFICATIONS:• bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree in a

social science and/or considerable experiencepreferred

• strong computer skills including word process-ing and electronic mail

• experience with financial management• understanding of, and experience with, univer-

sity research and globalism issues• can work independently and under stress• desk top publishing and web page design skills

are an asset• willing to travel• fluency in Spanish an asset

Please submit résumé and three reference lettersby March 31, 2000 to: Gordon Laxer, Director, ParklandInstitute, 11044-90 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1.

Tel: (780) 492-8558Fax: (780) 492-8738email: Parkland@ualberta.ca

TEMPORARY STAFFSERVICES MANAGERHUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES

Human Resource Services has a unique and chal-lenging career opportunity for an individual who isinterested in becoming part of the employment teamwithin Employee Relations and Employment Services.As the temporary staff services (TSS) manager, you willbe accountable for ensuring the effective administra-tion and coordination of the TSS program—providinguniversity departments with competent, skilled tem-porary staff from junior clerical to senior administra-tive assistants, for leave replacements, special projects,and seasonal or increased workloads.

The manager provides placement assistance oncampus by recruiting and coordinating a temporarystaff complement of between 90 and 120 employees,ensuring that they have current marketable skillsthrough training and development, and administer-ing their pay and benefits program. The managerprovides leadership and motivational support to TSSstaff, designing useful strategies and implementingeffective actions to respond with excellence to clientneeds in a quickly changing environment. The man-ager liaises with campus administrators regardingtheir provisional needs and the best way of meetingthose needs within departmental budgets. To ensurethe program is competitive, the manager will keepabreast of new business technology through surveys,networking and professional development—and willmarket the TSS program knowledgeably and enthusi-astically to ensure the program maintains its cost-effectiveness. In addition, the manager will directlysupervise a TSS assistant.

Ideal candidates will be professionally compe-tent in areas related to recruitment and selection,will demonstrate excellent customer service, inter-personal and organizational skills and have the abil-ity to both contribute effectively and work within ateam environment.

We offer a comprehensive salary and benefitspackage in an environment that recognizes and re-wards excellence. The salary range for this administra-tive and professional officer (APO) position as of July 1,1999 is $37,128 to $55,692 per annum.

Candidates are asked to submit a résumé nolater than March 17, 2000 to: Cynthia Caskey, Employ-ment Unit, Employee Relations & Employment Serv-ices, 2-40 Assiniboia Hall, University of Alberta, Ed-monton, Alberta T6G 2E7

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Please send notices attention Folio 400 Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta, T6G 2E8 or e-mailpublic.affairs@ualberta.ca. Notices should be received by 3 p.m. one week prior to publication.

APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF GOVERNORSDr. Fordyce Pier, Chair of the Department of Mu-

sic at the University of Alberta, has been appointedto the Board of Governors effective January 24, 2000to 2003. Pier represents the Academic staff on theBoard of Governors and replaces Dr. Franco Pasutto.

Pier has been Professor of Trumpet and WindBand Conducting at the University of Alberta since1973. Since arriving in Alberta, he has continued hisprofessional activity, appearing frequently as soloistand chamber musician throughout Canada on CBCand in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan.He is past President of the Alberta Band Associationand a member of the International Trumpet Guild,the World Association of Symphonic Band Ensemblesand the College Directors National Band Association.He is the 1999 recipient of the Peterkin Award, givenby the honourary band fraternity Phi Mu Alpha foroutstanding service to the profession of wind bandconducting.

Pier has been Chair of the Department of Musicsince 1995. He has served on the Arts RepresentativeCouncil, the Arts Teaching Committee, the Arts Ma-triculation and Admissions Committee, the Arts Ten-ure Standards Sub-Committee of the FEC, the univer-sity’s Campaign Launch Committee, and the depart-ment’s curriculum, graduate, scholarship and librarycommittees.

ECHOES IN THE HALLS: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF THEUNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

This book is now available for examination andpurchase from the following sources:

(1) The Association of Professors Emeriti, Emeri-tus House, 11034 – 89 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G2G1, phone 492-2914. Price: $26.70 total, payable tothe Association of Professors Emeriti.

(2) The University of Alberta Press, Ring House 2,U of A campus, phone 492-3662. Price: $32.05 includ-ing GST.

(3) Duval House Publishing, 18120 – 102Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5S 1S7, phone 488-1390.Price: $32.05 including GST.

(4) The University of Alberta Students’ UnionBookstores – SUB, Extension, Health Sciences at1J1.01 WMC, and HUB. Price: $32.05 including GST.

For orders from any of the above sources, pleaseadd $5.00 for regular mail order destinations withinCanada. There is no charge for orders shipped withinthe campus mail system.

STANDARD FIRST AID/HEARTSAVER COURSESThe Office of Environmental Health & Safety has

arranged for Standard First Aid/Heartsaver courses tobe held on campus once again this year. The trainingis comprised of two full-day sessions (8:00 am to 4:00pm) with morning, lunch and afternoon breaks. Thecost is $80.00 per person. The first course will be heldin early April and the last at the end of October. Reg-istration is limited due to classroom size. For furtherinformation and registration forms, please call CindyFerris at 492-1810 or e-mail cindy.ferris@ualberta.ca

TROWELS, TRILOBITES AND TREASURESBecome a junior archeologist!! Discover more

about dinosaurs!! Explore the wonders of rocks andminerals!! Enjoy Science Sunday at the University ofAlberta Museums, Sunday, March 5, 1:00 – 4:00 pm,Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta.

Families are invited to participate in a specialafternoon of science-based activities and experi-ments – guaranteed to be fun for kids of all ages! Dis-cover how fossils are made or engage your super-sleuthing skills to become a dinosaur detective.

This program is free and open to the public. Allchildren must be accompanied by an adult. For furtherinformation, please call Museums and CollectionsServices at 492-5834.

CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMENEDMONTON

The CFUW Edmonton chapter is offering the2000 Margaret Brine Scholarship for Women, worth$1,000 to $2,000 in value. Applications are availablein Room 105, Administration Building, Faculty ofGraduate Studies and Research. Application deadlineis March 17, 2000.

CARTO 2000INTO THE MILLENNIUM: CARTOGRAPHY AND MAPCOLLECTIONS FOR A NEW CENTURY

The University of Alberta Libraries’ William C.Wonders Map Collection is hosting an internationalconference of cartographers and map librarians fromMay 31-June 4, 2000. This conference brings togetherfor the first time 300 associations including: the Asso-ciation of Canadian Map Libraries & Archives(ACMLA), the Canadian Cartographic Association(CCA) and the Western Association of Map Libraries(WAML). For CCA, this conference celebrates its 25thanniversary. Please view the conference Web site forfurther details: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/maps2000/

INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA WORKSHOPSponsored by the University of Alberta, Alberta

Cancer Board and the National Research Council, theeighth International Myeloma Workshop will be heldin Banff, Alberta, from May 4–8, 2001. This is a majorevent bringing together leading researchers in theoncology field to discuss their latest findings. Pleasecheck the Web site for details: www.nrc.ca/confserv/myeloma.

REUNION: GRADUATE PROGRAM—PSYCHOLOGYDEPARTMENT

A reunion is planned for May 26-27, 2000 foralumni and students, faculty and staff of the psychol-ogy department’s graduate program. For details andreservations contact: Perry Kinkaide, KPMG Consult-ing LP at pkinkaide@v-wave.com or 429-5860 or JanZielinski at annie@ualberta.ca or 492-0964 or TracySalmon at 492-0866.

The event coincides with the 40th anniversaryof the department’s graduate program. Festivities willcommence with a reception at the Faculty Club (7 p.m.)on May 26 and resume at Fort Edmonton Park on May27 concluding with entertainment and a barbecue. (Abrunch on the 28th is under consideration.)

OXFORD ENGLISH CHAIR TO VISIT THIS MONTHDr. Kate Flint, a reader in English language and

literature at the University of Oxford and chair ofOxford’s English department, will be visiting theUniversity of Alberta from March 8th to 19th. She haspublished extensively in the area of Victorian litera-ture and she has specialized in the study of wom-en’s writing of the period. Books she has writtenand edited include Elizabeth Gaskell (1995), TheWoman Reader, 1836 – 1914 (1993), The VictorianNovelist Social Problems and Social Change (1987),and Victorian Love Stories (1996). Dr. Flint willpresent a series of lectures entitled “The Old Worldand the New: the Place of the Americas in the Victo-rian Cultural Imagination.” The seminars start March10th and there will be a “Town and Gown” event onMarch 14th at the Provincial Museum. Info: 492-3258or english.department@ualberta.ca

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ENGINEERING PROFESSOR INDUCTEDINTO NATIONAL INSTITUTE

Dr. Witold A. Krzymien has been se-lected by the Engineering Institute ofCanada (EIC) to be designated a Fellow ofthe Institute. He will be recognized at anawards ceremony in Ottawa at the Na-tional Arts Centre, March 6, 2000. Only amaximum of 20 Fellows may be recog-nized each year amongst 35,000 membersof the Canadian engineering technicalsocieties associated with the EIC. Fellowsare identified for their excellence in engi-neering and their service to the professionand Canada. They are nominated by atleast three referees and their candidacy isreviewed by our honours and awardscommittee and by the board of directors ofthe EIC. Recognition of excellence in thismanner is a tradition of the EIC that hasendured for almost forty years.

FACULTY OF LAW TEAM FINISHES SECONDIN NATIONAL COMPETITION

The University of Alberta Faculty ofLaw team has finished second in the West-ern Canada Trial Moot Competition, heldin Victoria, BC this past weekend. This isthe second national or regional moot com-petition in a row in which the U of A hasfinished in second place. The team mem-bers, coached by Professor Ron Hopp, areGlenn Taylor and Lauren Zaychuk. Thetop two teams – UBC and U of A – willnow compete in Ottawa in the NationalSopinka Cup Competition against winning

teams from regional competitions held incentral Canada, Quebec and AtlanticCanada. The competition is a major na-tional competition sponsored by theAmerican College of Trial Lawyers.

LAW PROFESSOR WINS TEACHING AWARDDr. David R. Percy, QC, has received

the 1999 Honourable Tevie H. MillerTeaching Excellence Award. The awardwill be presented to Dr. Percy on March21, 2000, by the Honourable AllanWachowich, associate chief justice, at theLaw School. This award was instituted bythe Friends of the Faculty of Law to annu-ally recognize excellence in teaching by afull-time member of the Faculty of Law atthe University of Alberta. Previous recipi-ents have been Professor Richard Bauman(1997) and Professor Bruce Elman (1998).

2000 OLYMPIC GAMES VOLUNTEERANNOUNCED

Dr. Albert Cook, dean of the Faculty ofRehabilitation Medicine, would like tocongratulate Associate Professor SandyRennie for being selected to one of only afew volunteer positions at the 2000 Olym-pic Games, which are to be held in Syd-ney, Australia from September 2 to Octo-ber 2. Official notice was sent to Dr. Cookfrom Sue Hylland, Team Captain, Sydney2000, Canadian Olympic Association, ad-vising that “Sandy is among a very dis-tinct few selectees – a testament to thequalifications which he possesses.”

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$49,000 to $450,000. Please ask for Connie Kennedy,condo specialist/consultant, 25 years expertise.Re/Max, 482-6766, 488-4000.

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MILLCREEK – elegant period two storey, fullyfurnished. For rent until June 30, 2000. $1,300. JanetJenner-Fraser, Gordon W.R. King and Associates,441-6441.

LARGE BUNGALOW – 2-4 bedrooms, six appli-ances, two fireplaces. Double garage. No pets/smok-ers. Quiet, central, close to river valley/trails. Fur-nished/unfurnished. $1,000-$1,250. 487-6780.

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They tiptoed over British Columbiaglaciers, trekked through Mexican

deserts and combed through Alberta’sfarmland to find their spectacular treas-ures. And today the U of A’s earth andatmospheric sciences department boastsa meteorite collection second only to thenational one in Ottawa.

At its debut display at the CanadianSpace Agency’s annual meeting of theMeteorites and Impacts Advisory Committeein October, scientists were wowed by thesize and diversity of the university collec-tion. From a modest beginning in 1915,when geology professor Dr. W.F. Ferrierbought a piece of the Brenham, Kansaspallasite for 75 cents, the collectionnow contains 130 mete-orites representingmore than 1,000 rockspecimens. Dr. DorianSmith, who took overthe role of curator in1978 and still managesthe collection today,made it his mandate topreserve, conserve andadd pieces.

Dr. RobertFolinsbee, professoremeritus and formerchair of the geologydepartment, also played a large role inexpanding the collection. In the winter of1960, after a Bruderheim farmer reportedseeing a falling fireball and pieces of unusualrock on his land, Folinsbee combed forfragments to add to the university’s loneitem. He took other scientists, his childrenand his dog to scour the two-feet deepsnow covering the Alberta prairie.

“We went out every weekend to seewhat we could find, and when the snowmelted, farmers kept finding more piecesand asking what they should do withthem,” said Folinsbee. He told them theycould do whatever they wanted with therocks since they were on private land.

“So they kept picking up pieces andwe kept buying them at two dollars apound. My wife asked me to make her apair of earrings out of Bruderheim, andwhen I said no, she was miffed. But it wasa matter of scientific principle. The intentfor buying them was to take them to theuniversity.”

One pig farmer in the area wouldn’tsell his findings, and Folinsbee estimatesthat decision would net the farmer about$1,000 a pound today.

A few years later, Folinsbee andDr. Lou Bayrock next headed north after afall in Peace River. Using descriptionsfrom rural residents, and one farmer inparticular who watched the fireball out of

his small bedroom win-dow, the U of A teamwas able to plot a preciseline to find the meteor’sfragments. Later thatspring when a nearbyslough dried up, afarmer, angry to findrocks on his property,cursed the remains andthrew them over thefence. When he heardabout the falling me-teor, he collected thepieces and received

$200 for the lot.The next crucial discovery was the

Allende meteorite in Mexico, whereFolinsbee bought numerous specimens ofthe rare chondrite directly from the peasantsin whose fields they had fallen.

“They spent two months walking thislength of land, and we ended up with 150pounds of meteorite,” he said, adding theAllende collection at the U of A is the bestin the world. “We bought a Mexican blanketand wrapped the pieces in it and put it ina pack sack for when we were crossingthe border. If we hadn’t done it, all thefragments would have been sold [by thepeasants] as curials.”

The university displayed its meteorite collection for the first time last October. One hundred and thirtymeteorites are represented by over 1,000 specimens.

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The staff receives its share of“meteorwrongs.” The number was growingso much the department’s curator trainedthe front receptionist to recognize the realthing from the phony, much to the dismayof the people who think they’ve foundmore than a dirty old rock.

Recently, the department also cata-logued the entire collection in a

database on the Internetand is building a vault

to hold the items.If they canprovideenough secu-rity for thesevaluableitems, they’llsomedaycreate adisplay forthe public,said

Cavell.“We haven’t

made a big thing ofthis collection so far

because once people know it’s here itbecomes insecure,” said Cavell, addingpieces have ‘walked away’ from the”department before. “Only with effectivesecurity will we put it on display.”

In the meantime, visit the database onthe Internet athttp://129.128.116.48/meteorites/

Dr. Pat Cavell, Collections Coordinator for the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department.

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After seeing several of the department’sspecimens, a former student mentionedhis father might have two meteorites athis farm near Mayerthorpe. “Sure enough,he had this fairly rare type,” said Folinsbee.“And the father had been using it as adoorstop for the pigsty foryears.”

Good old-fashionedbarteringshouldalso begivenpartialcredit forbuildingup thecollectionover thelast severaldecades.

“Wemight say,‘I’ll give you a little bitof our Bruderheim if yougive me a slice of what you havethere,’” said Dr. Pat Cavell, collectionscoordinator for the earth and atmosphericsciences department. “These are so impor-tant because these are free samples ofextra-terrestrial materials, and they cantell us a lot about the origins of the earthwith the aim of being able to control ourenvironment and utilize everything wehave on earth.”

”Sure enough, he had this

fairly rare type. And the

father had been using it as

a doorstop for the pigsty for

years.”—

Dr. Robert Folinsbee

Tracking theDecades of digging produces second largest

Great Ball of Firemeteorite collection in Canada