The business of philosophyShould philosophy departments become

more consumer-oriented?

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U of A big winner in latest CFI competitionNew faculty receive most funding for highest number of projects in CanadaBy Geoff McMaster

New faculty at the University of Albertahave pulled in $1.4 million for nine projects

from the Canada Foundation for Innovation(CFI). It’s the most funding (and the highestnumber of projects to receive CFI awards)among the country’s post-secondary institu-tions in the latest competition.

“The University of Alberta did better thanany other university across the country andwe’re absolutely delighted,” said Vice-Presi-dent (Research) Roger Smith. “Start up supportfor top-flight academics and the infrastructureit requires these days cannot be overstated.”

U of A projects to be supported underCFI’s New Opportunities Fund include thedevelopment of microchips for surgical proce-dures, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) forthe assessment of stroke and other neurologi-cal diseases, and evolutionary methods in elec-trical and computer engineering.

Dr. Mark Boyce, who last year was ap-pointed Alberta Conservation AssociationChair in Fisheries and Wildlife in the Depart-ment of Biological Sciences, received the larg-est grant—$340,000 for his work in wildlifemanagement.

His team uses “biotelemetry,” a high-tech,satellite-based system which monitors themovements of animals such as grizzly bearsand elk. “It’s pretty expensive stuff, which iswhy our projects needed a shot in the arm onthe equipment side,” says Boyce. “This will bea terrific boost… it really will help a lot.”

He’s also designing “statistically rigorousprocedures” to monitor the effects of develop-ment—like road or pipeline construction—andcalculate consequences for specific animalpopulations. One big complaint of industry isthat the type of cumulative effects assessmentmost often used is “nebulous and arbitrary,”he says.

“No one can agree on the process for doingthis sort of thing. Now we’ve got a better wayto do it…We can actually calculate risk of ex-tinction as a consequence of development.”

Dr. Christian Beaulieu received about$200,000 from CFI to upgrade a 3.0T (tesla, ormeasurement of field strength) MRI scannerwhich will form part of a new state-of-the-artcentre for stroke research, called the Centre forMagnetic Resonance Evaluation of Human Func-tion and Disease.

CFI grant winner and Alberta Conservation Association Chair in Fisheries and Wildlife Dr. MarkBoyce with radio collar used for tracking grizzly bears.

Researchers funded by CFI’sNew Opportunities program:• Dr. Declan Ali—animal biology— $134,859

• Dr. Christopher Backhouse—electrical and electronicengineering—$132,068

• Dr. Christian Beaulieu—biomedical engineering—$198,663

• Dr. Mark Boyce—evolution and ecology—$339,425

• Dr. Kenneth Froese—analytical chemistry—$197,614

• Dr. Alkiviathes Meldrum—condensed matter physics—$184,778

• Dr. Petr Musilek—information technology—$91,241

• Dr. Donald Raboud—mechanical engineering—$53,855

• Dr. Felix Sperling—evolution and ecology—$84,000

“It’s fantastic news,” says Beaulieu, whojoined the Department of Biomedical Engineer-ing in March 1999. “We’re in a field wherewe’re critically dependent on our equipment,and MRI is one of those things that pushes thefrontiers of a lot of technological research.

“It’s one of the more expensive pieces ofequipment you can buy, but if you don’t keep upto date with it you really fall behind.” The CFIfunding for the project has been matched by theAlberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Re-search, says Beaulieu.

Last week CFI President Dr. David Strangwayannounced $6.5 million in awards to provide labequipment and facilities for new faculty at 52 Cana-dian universities. The University of British Columbiareceived $957,00 for seven projects, Laval Universitywas awarded $934,000 for two, and Queen’s Univer-sity received $494,000 for four.

Projects were selected on the basis of qualityof research and need for infrastructure, contri-butions to strengthening the capacity for inno-vation, and potential benefits of the research toCanada. A CFI grant covers 40 per cent of eligi-ble costs, the rest coming from the provincialgovernment and private sector.

Entrusted with a $2.4 billion capital invest-ment budget, CFI was created in 1997 to fundstate-of-the-art infrastructure in Canada’s researchcommunity. Strangway says the program is “criti-cal to helping our universities attract and retainthe best researchers in Canada.”

“These new researchers will have access tothe equipment and facilities needed to put theircreativity to work, and to contribute to strength-ening Canada’s global research leadership.” ■

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Former Alberta deputy treasurer new finance VPBy Ryan Smith

University of Alberta President RodFraser said he’s “delighted” Al O’Brien,

former Deputy Provincial Treasurer of Al-berta, has accepted the position of actingvice-president (finance and administration).

O’Brien, a U of A grad with a B.A. (’64)and M.A in economics (’69), has signed onfor an 18-month term, effective Nov. 1. Hecomes to the job after a 35-year career withthe provincial government, which in-cluded overseeing the major changes ofAlberta Treasury’s financial and reportingsystems. He was instrumental in a jointventure to manage the government’s pay-ment and accounting systems and wasinvolved in the successful implementationof the PeopleSoft information system, thesame program used at the U of A, for sys-tem-wide use by government.

“PeopleSoft is a big, complex softwaresystem, and what I have to do is under-stand what’s working and what isn’tworking in the U of A application,”O’Brien said. “With any system implemen-tation the problems tend to be ones oftraining and communication with users,that’s where the headaches come.

“My focus is to get results for peopleand be results driven, A key goal is towork with people from every one of thefaculties at the U of A and ensure they’regetting the information they need, whenand where they need it, and in the formatthey need it.”

Recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’sAward in 1998 for Exceptional Achieve-ment and Distinctive Leadership in PublicAdministration in Alberta, O’Brien said hesees some similarities between his formerjob and his new one.

“Obviously they’re both large, complexinstitutions, but I was involved in the re-structuring of the treasury department tomake it more client driven, and that’s thedirection I see us moving at the U ofA...The learning curve will be steep for me,but I think my experience will help a lot.”

O’Brien comes to the post as GlennHarris leaves it after nine years. Harris—who guided the portfolio through the diffi-cult period of funding cuts in the early-and mid-nineties to its current position ofunprecedented growth ($100 million incurrent construction projects) resigned thisweek to pursue a private consulting prac-tice. Commenting on Harris’s departure,president Fraser praised his high ethicalstandards and hard work ethic.

Fraser was also liberal in his praise forO’Brien, who is a director of the AlbertaTreasury Branches and a senior fellowwith the C.D. Howe Institute, among othertitles he holds from professional organiza-tions. “Al brings a wealth of financial man-agement expertise to the University ofAlberta and I am delighted that he will bejoining us,” said Fraser.

Schindler named Herzberg Medal finalistBiologist in the running for $1 million in research fundingBy Ryan Smith

Dr. David Schindler’s high school guid-ance counselor told him if he decided to

become a biologist, the only career he’dhave would be as a high school biologyteacher. Schindler, who wanted to be aresearcher, decided to study physics inuniversity instead of his beloved biology.

Today, over 40 years and masses ofpublished articles and awards later, thosewho care about our natural environmentshould be grateful Schindler changed hismind in his second year of university anddecided to study biology despite hiscounselor’s (mis)guidance.

“I had that one lousy counselor, butI’ve always loved science, and my highschool math and biology teachers reallyencouraged me...It’s turned out to be a funand very rewarding career,” saidSchindler, recently named one of threefinalists for the Gerhard Herzberg GoldMedal in Science and Engineering—com-monly regarded as Canada’s most prestig-ious award in those fields.

Schindler said he was “shocked” tolearn he is a Herzberg finalist because hethought “with so many top scholars doinghigh tech, information age research, whichis obviously a hot field right now,” histype of research mightnot be as conspicuous.

“But I’m familiar withthe other nominees,” hesaid, referring to Dr.David Regan, who studiesmodular brain processesat the University of To-ronto, and Dr. HowardAlper, a chemist from theUniversity of Ottawa whoholds over 30 chemicalpatents. “I know I’m inexcellent company, and Ifeel truly honoured and humbled.”

Being named a finalist generates morethan a warm feeling, though. Schindler isguaranteed a $50,000 research grant fromthe Natural Science and Engineering Re-search Council, and if he wins the Herzbergmedal, which is to be announced and pre-sented by the Governor General on Dec. 7at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, the grant will betopped up to $1 million over the next fiveyears.

Schindler is currently working on sev-eral projects with graduate students andcolleagues, including research on the ef-fects of ultraviolet light on lake and streamecosystems, the effects of sewage waste onriver systems, and the effect of stockingmountain lakes with alien fish species.

Just as his high school teachers encour-aged him, Schindler thinks it’s importantto encourage students today to becomebiologists. “About thirty years ago inCanada we were the world leaders onmany environmental issues—we drove

global policy on eutrophication and acidrain, believe it or not—and now we’re atthe point where there’s a lot of ‘sixtyish’researchers. With new development we’recreating new environmental problems, and

there’s going to be a bigneed for biology re-searchers.”

Ideally, to protect theenvironment “we oughtto do scientific assess-ments of the impact ofcommercial venturesbefore they are under-taken,” said Schindler.“For many years we’veassumed if somethingmakes money we shouldgo ahead with it, and if it

harms the environment we’ll fix thingsafter, but scientists know much of thedamage can’t be fixed after it’s beendone.”

Though Schindler is concerned for thenatural environment, he was “heartenedyesterday to hear the word ‘environment’used during the federal election campaign.It seems it’s been many years since it’s beenmentioned, but it gives me some reason tobe optimistic, and in this field it’s alwaysgood to find a reason to be optimistic.” ■

CORRECTION

Dr. Elena Kosmach is the RamsayTompkins Visiting Professor in boththe Departments of Modern Lan-guages and History and Classics, notjust in History and Classics as wasreported in the Oct. 20 issue of Folio.

For his part, O’Brien, who arrives athis new post after retiring from the pro-vincial treasury department in May 1999,said he won’t be able to spend as muchtime at his beloved family farm outsideBarrhead now, but “I’m certainly happyto join Dr. Fraser and become a part of theexciting things that are happening at theU of A.” ■

“I had that one lousy counselor,

but I’ve always loved science, and

my high school math and biology

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me...It’s turned out to be a fun and

very rewarding career.”

Al O’Brien: “A Key goal is to work with people from every one of the faculies at the U of A and ensure they’regetting the information they need.”

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The business of philosophy in today’s universityShould philosophy departments become more consumer-oriented?By Gilbert A. Bouchard

What could be a more appropriatevenue for a Thanksgiving holiday

weekend discussion of the “business ofphilosophy” than West Edmonton Mall’sFantasyland Hotel, western Canada’s larg-est monument to consumer-oriented capi-talism?

Or perhaps it’s too appropriate. Uni-versity of Alberta Professor Jeffry Pelletier,the moderator of the Western CanadianPhilosophical Association regional confer-ence panel discussion about the pressureto commercialize academia, noted themeeting room’s insipid and persistentbackground music couldn’t be turned off.The music—including an overly cheerytake on “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”—was bleeding in from the cavernous mawof the monster mall only a thin hotel wallaway.

So, like it or not, the ensuing discus-sion of the prevailing pressure on philoso-phy departments—if not all academics—across the country to adopt a consumer-oriented business model had its own per-sistent, commercial pop soundtrack forc-ing its way in from the mall.

By way of introduction, Pelletier notedhe didn’t think the adoption of a businessmetaphor is necessarily a bad thing forCanada’s universities, as long as it’s donein a thoughtful manner and carefully de-fines “what the customers and products ofthe university are.”

“There’s no flaw in the businessmodel—just potential flaws in implemen-tation,” he says. “There’s a prevailing viewthat universities have to produce what isrelevant to the business community…Iteach part time in the computer depart-ment and get feedback from the commu-nity that we should be producing studentswith relevant skills for contemporary com-puter businesses.

“It’s a very narrow view. At the mo-ment, computer networks are hot, so weshould teach more courses about runningnetworks, but that’s just tinkering, notscience. It would be like teaching a courseabout how to produce a spreadsheet.”

Rather, says Pelletier, academia needsto educate the broader community that thereal “product” of universities is their roleas a vast repository of broad-based knowl-edge for the benefit of all of society.

Professor Bernard Linsky, chair of theU of A philosophy department,agreed with Pelletier and addedthe business model was a partof life for the contemporaryuniversity and that aca-demics, including

philosophers, need to adapt and learn to“speak the language.”

“We have to be able to explain to thecommunity why we should be studyingphilosophy and assume that we’re goingto have to start that discussion fromscratch.”

Linsky believes philosophy depart-ments need to get out the message thatknowledge of philosophy is a core part ofa basic education. Students will be learn-ing their philosophy from someone, and it“may as well be from trained teachers.”

The job of conveying that message isn’tas daunting as it may seem, adds Linsky,noting the great success the U of A has hadwith its “Philosophers’ Cafés” and otheroutreach projects. “There is a tremendousdemand from the public for free philoso-phy, and giving the community ‘free sam-ples’ of our scholarship can’t be seen asselling out.”

Taking a more pessimistic viewpoint,the University of Toronto’s ProfessorJames Brown sees the creeping adoption ofthe business metaphor in university com-munities as “very pernicious stuff” that isrobbing academics of power.

In particular, Brown sees increasinglyfinancially dependent univer-sities potentially bow-ing to the demandsof private foun-dations andbusinesses inregards toresearch pri-orities andcurricula.

The danger of“banks and privatefoundations decidingwhat is good” is a dangerous trendgiven the historical short-sightedness ofbusiness, he says, and poses a particulardanger to philosophy. “We’re often seen asthe most useless people on campus.”

Professor John Woods, former presi-dent of the University of Lethbridge,noted the irony of a business modelbeing applied in universities by“people who aren’t very good atbusiness” and the danger ofrash deals with businessinterests.

“If you lie down with dogs, you’ll getfleas,” he explains. “In the months andyears ahead, as we discover that govern-ments are not going to be willing to payour bills, we’re going to have to makedeals, and if we can’t pick out the dogs,then we must be simpletons. As EmerilLagasse (a flamboyant American TV hostand chef) says, ‘It’s not rocket science’.”

In the end, Woods underlines the real-ity that academics will also have to standup for their rights if they don’t like whattheir political “masters” and business“partners” have in store for them. “Wehave to go beyond the plati- tudes—despite the fact theseplatitudes areoften true.”

Onesuch plati-tude is aconcernfor thehistoricalintegrity ofthe discipline,added Universityof Calgary ProfessorEmeritus Kai Nielsen.

Not only does Nielson seethe business model as

bad for education ingeneral; hebelieves the“greatdeadphi-loso-phers”

wouldbe dismayedto see philoso-

phy depart-ments run like

businesses.

Should philosopherslearn to speak thelanguage of business?

“We’re running the risk of confusingtraining and education,” he explained.“Business wants us to produce docileworkers who don’t think carefully andwon’t question the neo-liberal order. Thispush for more service courses is moving usaway from core offerings and is takingaway from the integrity of the discipline.”

The goal of universities, says Nielson,is to produce educated human beings and“not just trained specialists.”

Ironically enough, Neilson believes thebusiness community itself can be a power-ful ally in the lobby to return universitiesto a more classical model of education andaway from the limits of the business

model.“Capitalism needs an educated

workforce,” he concludes. “We canhold this need over the businessworld as leverage.” ■

Could adopting thebusiness metaphor ulti-mately rob academics ofpower?

Would the "great deadphilosophers" turn intheir graves to seetheir discipline run likea business?

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Dean of medicine awarded Alberta’s top honourBy Ryan Smith

Dr. Lorne Tyrrellhas added an-

other distinction tohis long list ofachievements. Hehas received theAlberta Order ofExcellence, theprovince’s highesthonour, as a tributeto his accomplish-ments in medical

teaching and research.Tyrrell, dean of the University of Al-

berta’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,led a team of researchers that developed,in 1993, a successful antiviral therapy totreat chronic hepatitis B, which affects 300- 350 million people. A professor at the Uof A since 1976, he won the RutherfordUndergraduate Teaching Award in 1990and the University Cup for excellence inteaching and research in 1999.

“Throughout his career, Dr. Tyrrell hasdevoted his life to teaching and research,”said Samuel Lieberman, chair of the Al-berta Order of Excellence nomination com-mittee. “And his work has benefited peo-ple not only provincially, but also nation-ally and, indeed, internationally.

“There is no obligation on our part toinduct anyone annually,” Liebermanadded. “We are very circumspect aboutwho we recommend to the LieutenantGovernor to induct into the Order.”

“I’ve had the fortune of meeting Dr.Tyrrell a few times,” said Lt.-Gov. LoisHole. “And every time I’ve met him heimpresses me more—he is so unassumingand modest for one who has accomplishedso much...He’s a true example and a greatrepresentative of what it means to be botha great Canadian and Albertan.”

Joining Tyrrell and the 41 previousinductees into the Order are Jenny Belzberg, aphilanthropist, and Dr. Chester Cunningham,a champion of First Nations causes. ■

Hyndman Awards: Promoting animal welfare in researchBy Gilbert A. Bouchard

A professor looking for ways to improvethe handling of alternative livestock

and a technician who takes care of hun-dreds of laboratory mice are winners ofthis year’s Louis D. Hyndman Sr. Awards.

Dr. Robert Hudson,professor of renewableresources, was recognizedfor his work developingcodes of handling for do-mestically raised wildlife.Elaine Moase, the techni-cian who manages theday-to-day research forDr. Theresa Allen’s labora-tory in the Department ofPharmacology, was alsohonoured.

Given the central rolethey play in the University of Alberta’sresearch success, it’s critical animals betreated with the highest standards of wel-fare, said Vice-President (Research) RogerSmith at the presentation of the awardsOct. 23.

“The Hyndman Award recognizesthese high standards of animal welfareand underlines the on-going role of educa-tion in the continuation of these stand-ards,” said Smith.

Established in 1994 by the AnimalPolicy and Welfare Committee, theHyndman Awards are presented annuallyto a primary researcher and a technicianfor significant contributions to the welfareof animals used in university research andteaching.

Hudson, also associate dean of aca-demic programs, said he’s watched the

alternative livestock industry—which do-mesticates bison, elk and deer—matureconsiderably since beginning his researchat the U of A in 1974. “It’s rewarding to seethe industry continually improve condi-

tions for animals co-oped into this world(domestication).”

Hudson’s key areaof research involvesdiscovering new meth-ods of accessing andranking stress in do-mesticated wildlifeand developing newhusbandry practices—such as less stressful,gradual weaning pro-cedures—to reduce it.

“In the past it was always assumed youhad to wean abruptly – this is the big dan-ger, that you assume too much and end upadopting (ineffective) practices before yourealize it.”

A veteran of eight years in Dr. Allen’slab, Moase is responsible for several hun-dred laboratory mice annually, used inseveral fields of medical research for thelarge, international research group (nine to15 scientists).

“It’s my job to make sure that everyoneworking with the animals has had adequatetraining, and I liaise closely with our animalservices people (Health Science LaboratoryAnimal Services),” explains Moase. “Be-cause we have so many researchers from allover the globe with a wide range of atti-tudes, it’s very important we have respect-ful animal welfare regulations.”

Sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President (Research), the Hyndman Awardsand annual lectures – named for the father ofChancellor Emeritus Louis Hyndman – com-memorate the senior Hyndman’s life-longconcern for animal welfare. The keynotespeaker for the 2000 Hyndman lectures wasDr. David B. Morton, a leading British re-searcher who’s served on numerous interna-tional committees involved in animal andhuman research.

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Dr. Robert Hudson and Elaine Moase, recipients of an award commemorating Louis D. Hyndman Sr.’s life-longconcern for animal welfare.

“The Hyndman Award recognizes

these high standards of animal

welfare and underlines the on-going

role of education in the continuation

of these standards.”—Vice-

President (Research) Roger Smith

Immune cell breakthrough built over many yearsBy Ryan Smith

University of Alberta medical researchersare celebrating again. This time it’s Dr.

Chris Bleakley and his research team, whohave found an answer to a mystery thatmay lead to more effective treatments forcancer and other diseases. The biochemistshave discovered how some diseased cellsavoid being killed even after our immunesystem’s destroyer cells act on them.

“We’re convinced this is the beginningof a wide range of research we hope willdevelop into drugs and concepts to killcancer cells, and treat organ transplanta-tion rejections,” said Dr. Bruce Motyka, aresearcher in Bleakley’s lab and the leadauthor of a paper published last October27 in Cell, a prestigious medical journal.

Amid a media whirlwind Wednesdaytouched off by a front-page article in theNational Post trumpeting his team’s re-search success, Bleakley said he was“shell-shocked” by the sudden attention.

“You work for a long time, manyyears, and then to have a success like thisand an article published in Cell—it’s likewinning a gold medal in the Olympics inworld-record time. It’s incredible. Wedidn’t set out with a specific goal in mind;

it started with a basic curiosity and wasbuilt from pure research,” Bleakley said.

Specifically, Bleakley’s team has builton the discovery made in his lab 10 yearsago of granzyme B, a molecule in immunesystem killer cells. The killer cells attach todiseased cells, injecting granzyme B intothem. The granzyme B then triggers thebad cell’s self destruction. Bleakley and histeam have discovered how certain cancertumour cells maintain fewer receptors forgranzyme B and therefore evade the mol-ecule’s deadly effects.

Bleakley said his team’s research suc-cess has come from collaboration withother U of A medical researchers spanningmany fields. He named, among many, Dr.Greg Korbutt, who is also a member of theaward-winning diabetes islet-cell treat-ment research team, and Dr. CharlesHolmes, whose novel enzyme research,“allowed us to get important clues to thenature of what our research really was,”said Bleakley.

“We started on this specific research inthe spring of 1999, but our hypothesis wasbuilt upon the work and research of manyPhD students and researchers who have

worked in this area over a number ofyears,” Motyka said.

“Usually you get a lot of failure beforeyou get success,” said Irene Shostak, a tech-

Irene Shostak with Drs. Bruce Motyka and Chris Bleackley: “shell-shocked” by the sudden attention.

nician who has worked at the U of A for 26years and with Bleakley for the last 12.“Many years of assaying and a lot of col-laboration have gone into this discovery.”■

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“Good animal health and welfare leadto better science, less animals beingneeded for research and much better eco-nomic value,” said Morton. ■

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Report urges changes tofinance and administrationPresident Fraser says he plans to act on recommendationsBy Andrew Leitch

The university’s finance and administration portfolio could undergo significant

change in the next 18 months following therelease of an advisory committee report,according to an Oct. 30 campus memoreleased by President Rod Fraser. The re-port, presented to Fraser earlier thismonth, contained four key recommenda-tions. They include:

1 Changes to structure and/orresourcing of the portfolio, includingmore logical grouping of departments/units to achieve a more integrated andeffective approach to planning, man-agement and delivery of related serv-ices. Specifically, it was felt considera-tion should be given to reinstating thefourth associate vice-president posi-tion, with responsibility solely for thePhysical Plant.

1 Improved communication within theportfolio—with a focus on listeningand responding to the concerns andcomments of clients and system users,including faculty, staff and students—and fostering of discussion within theportfolio so everyone is clear as towhat actions were taken.

2 Expanded and strengthened initiativesto move toward a “service culture.”

3 Any steps possible to boost the usabil-ity and speed of the PeopleSoft systemfor all users.The review was called for by Fraser in

the summer and invited input from all

staff. The committee comprised nine mem-bers representing administration, aca-demic and non-academic staff, as well asone member of the Board of Governors, amember of the external community andstudent representatives.

In his memo, Fraser said the committeereviewed input from 13 external suppliers,10 individuals with the finance and admin-istration portfolio and more than 100 lettersand e-mails from members of the universitycommunity including deans, chairs, non-academic staff, faculty and APOs.

Speaking from his office Oct. 30, Frasersaid he is pleased with the review. “What[the committee] did was provide an ex-traordinarily thorough review because ofthe input from the community. And eachmember did a lot of work looking at thepresent state of the portfolio and futureprospects,” he said.

Fraser says he intends, along withVice-President (Academic) and ProvostDoug Owram and Acting Vice-President(Finance and Administration) Al O’Brien,to follow through with recommendationsproduced by the review. O’Brien, whose18-month term began Nov. 1, was notavailable for comment this week, but hisexecutive assistant, Donna Herman, saidO’Brien had already scheduled meetingswith university deans.

“He knows their concerns, now hewant to find out what works for them andhow best to move forward,” she said. ■

Case of conjoined twins poses mirky ethical dilemmaDr. Glenn G. Griener, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre

In earlier times,medical curiosi-

ties, such as so-called Siamesetwins, were put ondisplay as publicentertainment.Today our atten-tion is drawn tomedical ethicalcuriosities. Butthere is a dangerwe use such cases merely as a form of en-tertainment. Such is the case of Mary andJodie, the conjoined twins born on theMediterranean island of Gozo whose fateis now being determined by judges anddoctors in Great Britain.

The facts of the case are simple. If anoperation to separate the twins is performed,Mary will die immediately and there isevery prospect Jodie will survive to enjoylife. If the operation is not performed, bothMary and Jodie will die within a matter ofmonths. Mary and Jodie’s parents refused toauthorize the surgery. This decision waschallenged in the courts. The Court of Ap-peals ruled that the surgery could proceeddespite the parents’ objections. (As I write,there is a possibility the judicial decision willbe appealed to the House of Lords.)

The ethical issues are awful. This is adispute which seems to turn on fundamen-tally opposed moral views.

The Court of Appeals takes aconsequentialist approach to reach its

judgement. To its credit, the court rejectedall pretense surgical separation would beinconsequential to Mary. It judged theoperation would clearly be contrary toMary’s interests. Equally clear is that thesurgery would be in Jodie’s best interests.How can such a tragic conflict of interestsbe resolved? In the court’s judgement, onlyby choosing the course of action whichproduces the better outcome: one deathnow rather than two deaths a few monthslater.

What parents ought to do, argues thecourt and what this couple has failed todo, is choose the course of action promis-ing the best outcome possible in this terri-ble situation. When forced by nature tochoose between saving Jodie’s life or al-lowing both Mary and Jodie to die, theparents must choose the former outcome.And they must so choose even if the onlymeans to this end is surgery which willcause Mary’s death.

One problem with making treatmentdecisions in the judicial system is that theprocess leaves little room for admitting theexistence of deep, perhaps intractable moraldifference. The process forces closure to thedebate. Those who reach an opposed con-clusion must be shown to be wrong. Thereal danger is that the closure will be pre-mature, brought about only by misrepre-senting others’ fundamental moral beliefs.

In the present case the parents, and byimplication anyone who supports theirdecision, must be shown to suffer some

form of moral blindness or to have com-mitted some error in their moral reason-ing. The Court of Appeals decision sug-gests a number of possible errors: the par-ents failed to recognize their duty to saveJodie, or failed to fully appreciate the con-sequences of their decision, or are incon-sistent in their respect for life.

But it is far from clear to me that Maryand Jodie’s parents and their supportersmust suffer such blindness or be guilty ofany inconsistency of moral view. It is en-tirely possible the parents fully accepttheir duty to strive to save Jodie’s life, butalso recognized a more stringent duty notto cause the death of Mary.Perhaps they believe thereare some actions—such ascausing the death of an-other human being—whichare morally unacceptableeven if they bring about thebest possible consequencesin the situation. Perhaps,that is, they simply refuseto accept the court’sconsequentialist approachto moral decision-making.

Most media accounts offer us littleadditional help in understanding the par-ents’ moral objection to the operation. Thetypical approach is to blandly describe

their decision as one based on their reli-gious beliefs. Little attempt is made evento explain those religiously based moralbeliefs. The message seems to be that it isfutile to try to understand an issue whenreligion is involved. Where the courts maymisrepresent the deep moral issues, thepress tends to ignore them altogether.

Are there alternative ways to resolvesuch difficult cases?

The first and most crucial step is toachieve a sympathetic and accurate under-standing of the parents’ moral views, of thejustification they can offer. In some in-stances this justification will be convincing.

In others (and I believethe case of Mary andJodie is one of these oth-ers) we will discover avery deep difference overhow to go about offeringa moral justification.When this happens, it isbetter simply to recog-nize the limits of ourability to find a reasonedconsensus. Rather than

imposing on our fellow citizens a moralapproach they find offensive, perhaps it is abetter social policy to allow those mostclosely involved to make decisions in keep-ing with their conscientious beliefs. ■

The first and most crucial step is

to achieve a sympathetic and

accurate understanding of the

parents’ moral views, of the

justification they can offer.

The ethical issues are

awful. This is a dispute

which seems to turn

on fundamentally

opposed moral views.

President Fraser appointed toOntario education task forceBy Lucianna Ciccocioppo

U of A’s president, Dr. Rod Fraser, hasbeen appointed to an Ontario task force

looking at ways to ensure students con-tinue to have “access to affordable, high-quality education in the 21st century.”

The Investing in Students Task Forcewill study college and university adminis-trative operations across the province,examine options for shared services andidentify best practices for administrativefunctions, such as information technology,procurement and data collection.

Task force director Barry Pervin saidMinister of Training, Colleges and Univer-sities Dianne Cunningham was looking for

a broad cross-section of administrators forthe task force. “The University of Albertahas a very strong reputation, and I’m surethat factored into the decision,” he said.

The four other task force members areJalynn H. Bennett, president of the consult-ing firm Jalynn H. Bennett and AssociatesLtd.; Jean Bédard of Sotos Associates Bar-risters and Solicitors in Toronto; RayIvany, president and chief executive officerof Nova Scotia Community College; andCourtney Pratt, president and chief execu-tive officer of Hydro One Networks Inc.

The task force plans to submit its re-port in Jan. 2001 after consulting with post-secondary stakeholders. ■

Joanne Forberg, accounting clerk, and Charon Sira, senior accountant, gift planning (with Margot Bell ofHousing and Food Services) take a break from a busy day in the Office of Development to stock up onpumpkins at the Halloween pumpkin sale in HUB Mall. The event was held Oct. 26 and 27 by the HUBCommunity Association and Housing and Food Services. Some two hundred pumpkins were sold, one hundredof them donated by Hole’s garden centre, raising more than $670 for the university’s United Way campaign.

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NOMINATIONS FOR ACADEMIC STAFFTO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Two academic staff representatives serve on theBoard of Governors on nomination by General Facul-ties Council. As of January 1, 2001, there will be a va-cancy on the Board of Governors for one academicstaff representative. This position is currently held byDr W Allegretto, Department of Mathematical Sci-ences. The other academic representative on theBoard is Dr Fordyce Pier, Chair, Department of Music.An election will now take place to fill the upcomingvacancy on the Board of Governors.

The procedures which govern this election arecontained in Section 22 of the GFC Policy Manual andare available from the University Secretariat, 2-5 Uni-versity Hall, and on the World Wide Web(www.ualberta.ca/~unisecr/). These regulations pro-vide that “the two academic staff members who serveon the Board of Governors must come from CategoryA1.0, at least one of whom shall be a member of Cat-egory A1.1 who does not hold one of the followingadministrative positions at the time of the initial nomi-nation: Vice-President, Associate or Assistant Vice-President, Dean, Director of Native Studies, Associateor Assistant Dean, or Department Chair.” CategoryA1.0 includes all staff who are continuing full-time andpart-time Faculty, APOs, FSOs, Librarians, and Soft-Tenure Faculty. Nominees must be employed in Cat-egory A1.0 throughout the term of appointment tothe Board and, in addition, must be willing and able toserve for the full term of appointment on a continuous

basis. A full term on the Board is normally three years.If there is a question about a candidate’s eligibility, theGFC Executive will decide.” Since Dr Fordyce Pierholds an administrative position, the vacancy to befilled is open to any member of Category A1.0 whodoes not hold an administrative position.

THE NOMINATION PROCEDURES ARE ASFOLLOWS:1. Nominations may be submitted in writing to EllenSchoeck, Secretary to GFC, 2-5 University Hall.2. Nominations must be RECEIVED in the UniversitySecretariat no later than 4:30pm on Tuesday, Novem-ber 28, 2000.3. Nominations must be supported by the signaturesof five full-time or part-time continu ing academicstaff (other than the nominee).4. Nominees must be willing to serve and normallyserve a three-year term on both the Board and Gen-eral Faculties Council.5. A biographical sketch of the nominee should ac-company the letter of nomination.

As the University Secretariat receives nomina-tions, the names will be posted on the University Sec-retariat website at www.ualberta.ca/~unisecr.

Any questions about these procedures should bedirected to Ellen Schoeck at 492-5430 or on

e-mail (ellen.schoeck@ualberta.ca).

U of A alumna’s art inaugurated on Parliament HillPrime minister, governor general and host of celebrities pay tribute to sculpture celebrating the “Famous Five”By Ryan Smith and Geoff McMaster

University of Alberta alumna BarbaraPaterson’s bronze statues of the “Fa-

mous Five” were inaugurated Oct. 18 intheir new official home on Parliament Hillin Ottawa.

Prime Minister JeanChretien, Heritage MinisterSheila Copps, Governor Gen-eral Adrienne Clarkson andChief Justice BeverlyMcLachlin were among thedignitaries on hand at theinauguration, which in-cluded performances byRaylene Rankin of theRankin Family and actorShirley Douglas (as NellieMcClung).

“It was so spectacularand there was a huge crowd. Everybodyand their dog was there,” said Paterson,who graduated twice from the U of A,once in 1957 with a diploma in arts, andagain in 1988 with a degree in fine arts.“The monument looks so good with somuch space around it. And what a reaction– people were just stunned by it. Theywere standing around teaching each otherabout the Famous Five.”

Paterson said she was the centre ofattention at no less than seven functionsduring the “Celebration of CanadianWomen as Nation Builders,” including oneat which she met Margaret Trudeau. “Shethrew her arms around me and practically

wrestled me to the ground… and told me,‘what a wonderful piece!.’ I thought shewas going to flip me over,” said Paterson.

Paterson’s larger-than-life statues com-memorate the fivewomen—Emily Murphy,Louise McKinney, NellieMcClung, Henrietta MuirEdwards and IreneParlby—who took theircase to the British PrivyCouncil, where they wonthe right for women to berecognized as “persons”and hold seats in the Sen-ate. The historic decisionmarked the right of allwomen in the Common-wealth to participate in all

areas of public life.Like her “Famous Five” forebears,

Paterson herself is something of an Albertaoriginal, as her sculptures are the first by awoman—and the first done of women(excepting royalty)—to appear on Parlia-ment Hill. She was commissioned to carvethe statues after winning a national com-petition for the job. A copy of her monu-ment was first unveiled in Oct., 1999 inCalgary. The figures depict the fivewomen celebrating news of their landmarktriumph over tea in 1929.

In a video celebrating her inductioninto the U of A Alumni Wall of Recogni-tion last month Paterson said she believes,

“the opportunity to do this work has mademe a better person. I can better appreciatethe struggles women have gone throughnow that I’ve done this.”

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Barbara Paterson with the “Famous Five” in Calgary.

“[Margaret Trudeau] threw

her arms around me and

practically wrestled me to the

ground… and told me, ‘what

a wonderful piece!.’ I thought

she was going to flip me

over.’”

Paterson was also recently selected byLeslie MacDonald of ITV Television as aWoman of Vision. A feature on the artistwill air on the station Nov. 13. ■

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Fifth University Cup goes to Orlando Project researcherHenry Marshall Tory Professor calls it a vote of confidence for “beleaguered” humanitiesBy Gilbert A. Bouchard

For Dr. Isobel Grundy, winning theUniversity Cup, the University of Alber-

ta’s highest honour for teaching and re-search excellence, is not only a deep per-sonal honour but a vote of confidence forscholarship in the humanities.

“I’m really delighted to win and thinkit’s a great honour,” says Grundy, the uni-versity’s Henry Marshall Tory Professorand one of three directors of the ResearchInstitute in Women’s Writing. “It’s a greatboost for our research, especially at thistime when the humanities are particularlybeleaguered.”

The University Cup, awarded toGrundy Sept. 6 at the annual Celebrationof Teaching and Learning, was created fiveyears ago to recognize a senior professorfor both outstanding teaching and re-search. A former faculty member of Lon-don University (UK), Princeton, Torontoand Oxford, Grundy joined the U of A in1990, bringing with her considerable ex-pertise about 18th-century literature andwomen’s literary history.

Currently Grundy is hard at work as aco-investigator on the ambitious OrlandoProject, a vast interdisciplinary projectbetween the U of A and the University ofGuelph. “Sometimes I think we’ve bittenoff more than we can chew,” she jokes,explaining that “the immensely complexproject” aims to create a massive hypertextresource of women writers from the mid-dle ages to the present. “We’re focusing onEnglish women writers, but we’re alsoincluding some male writers and womenfrom some other countries.”

Named after Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novelOrlando, a deeply literary historical fantasysprawling the reign of Elizabeth I to 1928,the Orlando Project uses SGML and XML(advanced versions of HTML, or hypertextmark-up languages) to allow researchers toenter searchable tags for “concepts, mean-ings and even characteristics of texts” in thedozens of individual literary works that willbe encompassed by the project.

The project represents quite a leap forthe scholars involved, but in many re-spects wasn’t the biggest leap of Grundy’scareer. For example, the popular instructorand author was past 50 when she movedacross the big pond to take on the HenryMarshall Tory Professorship in Edmonton,a decision she called “rejuvenating.”

“A move like that really shakes you upand makes sure you aren’t just doing stuffby heart,” Grundy explains. “I’d recom-mend it for anyone.”

Needless to say, the shift was a dra-matic one, as Grundy had been based inLondon, England for 19 years. But she saysEdmonton is a beautiful place to live, em-bodying “the virtues of both a big cityand a small town.”

In particular, Grundy loves cross-coun-try skiing, the city’s theatre and live musicscene and her Saturday morning forays toOld Strathcona’s Farmer’s Market.

An equine aficionado, Grundy alsotook riding lessons in her early days inEdmonton, a passion recently underlinedby her reading of Jane Smiley’s HorseHeaven, a “thoroughly enjoyable” novel setin and around an American racetrack.

The energetic academic is also lookingforward to the spring paperback release ofher most recent book: Lady Mary WortleyMontagu: Comet of the Enlightenment.

Montagu, an accomplished woman ofletters, is also famous for having intro-duced the first folk inoculation for small-pox to England—a revolutionary practicethat shook the English medical and theo-

logical communities to their foundations,says Grundy.

Not only did the book allow Grundy toexplore a fascinating 18th-century literaryfigure, it also allowed the eloquent authorto indulge in her love of history. “It’s al-ways such a wonderful effort to imagineliving in a different culture, especially onethat is an ancestor of our own culture.”■

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Submit talks and events to Cora Doucette by 9 a.m. one week prior to publication. Fax 492-2997 or e-mail atcora.doucette@ualberta.ca .

Display advertisements: Camera-ready artwork is required to size, complete with halftones if necessary.

Call 492-0444 for sizes, rates and other particulars.

AGRICULTURAL, FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCEAND DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

November 29, 11:00 am to 12:00 pmDr. Raylene Reimer, University of Calgary, “Nutri-

tional Regulation of GLP-1: A Candidate for the Treat-ment of Diabetes.” Classroom D (2F1.04) Walter Mac-kenzie Centre.

ALBERTA HERITAGE FOUNDATION FOR MEDICALRESEARCH

November 8, 11:00 am to 12:00 noonDr. Stephen Farrand, Department of Crop Sci-

ences and Microbiology, University of Illinois at Ur-ban-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, speaking on “Quo-rum Sensing in Agrobacterium: Regulation of Ti Plas-mid Transfer by Extrinsic and Intrinsic Signals.” RoomM-145 Biological Sciences Building.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESNovember 3, 1:50 pmVincenzo deLuca, “Plants as Biochemical Facto-

ries: Opportunities for Metabolic Engineering.” CMPB 2, Computing Building.

November 3, 12:00 noonTim Karels, “Distinguishing regulation from limi-

tation: experimental manipulations in arctic groundsquirrel populations.” Room M-145, Biological Sci-ences Building.

November 3, 3:30 pmVett Lloyd, “Genomic imprinting – from fat

sheep to flies.” Room M-149, Biological SciencesBuilding.

November 8, 12:00 noonZhixiang Wang, “The Regulation of Receptor Ty-

rosine Kinase Mediated Signal Transduction and En-docytosis.” Room G-116 Biological Sciences Building.

November 10, 12:00 noonJulius Cstonyi, “Positive effects of trampling on

cryptogamic soil crust in Jasper National Park?”Room M-145 Biological Sciences Building.

November 15, 12:00 noonTracy Ravio, “The CPX envelope stress response

of E. Coli.” Room G-116 Biological Sciences Building.November 17, 3:30 pmTin Tin Su, “Consequences of damaging DNA in a

developmental context.” Room M-149, BiologicalSciences Building.

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, VIDEOCONFERENCESEMINAR

November 15, 5:30 pmDr. Walter Herzog, Faculty of Kinesiology, Uni-

versity of Calgary, “History Dependent Properties ofSkeletal Muscle.” Room Civil Electrical Building 231.

CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERINGNovember 16, 3:30 pmRobert J. Farrauto, Engelhard Corporation, Iselin,

New Jersey, USA, on “Automobile Pollution Control:The State of the Art to the Engine of the Future”(Cross-Canada Lectureship). Room 343, Chemical andMaterials Engineering Building.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING SCIENCENovember 6, 3:30 pmAlan Robinson, on “Computational logic, formal

proof, and intuitive reasoning.” Room CSC B-2.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION, CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ONLITERACY

November 17, 3:00 pmJim McClay, “Illustration in the Writings of

Young Adolescents.” Room 651a Education South.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION, CENTRE FOR RESEARCH FORTEACHER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ANDDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES

November 9, 12:30 – 2:00 pmDr. Noeline Alcorn, School of Education, Univer-

sity of Waikato, New Zealand, on “Teacher Educationin New Zealand – Policy and Practice.” Room 633Education South.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION, SECONDARY EDUCATIONNovember 6, 12:00 – 1:30 pmSpeakers: Dr. David Blades, Dr. Ingrid Johnston

and Dr. Elaine Simmt, on “Perceptions ofEthnocultural Diversity and Secondary School Cur-riculum.” Room 122, Education South. All are wel-come. Refreshments will be provided.

ENVIRONMENTAL, RESEARCH AND STUDIES CENTRENovember 9, 4:30 pmDr. Suzanne Bayley, U of A and Mr. Archie

Landals, Planner, Parks and Protection, Alberta Envi-ronment. “Protected Areas Creation in the Foothills:The Spacial Places Process, Problems and Progress”.Alumni Room, Students’ Union Building.

November 16, 4:30 pmDr. Steve Herrero, University of Calgary, on

“Managing People: Maintaining Grizzly Bears.”Alumni Room, Students’ Union Building.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND CLASSICSNovember 3, 1:00 pmDaniel Woolf, Professor of History, McMaster

University, on “Ancestry, Honour and Authority inEarly Modern England.” Room 2-58 Tory Building.

November 16, 3:30 pmKen Sylvester, Notley Post-Doctoral Fellow, on

“Roots of the New Ethnicity: Rural Landownership inWestern Canada, 1901.” Room 2-58 Tory Building.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ECOLOGYNovember 7, 12:30 – 1:30 pmIrene Karsten, “The Complexity of White Glue:

Unraveling the Structure of Textile Artifacts Treatedwith Adhesives.” Room 104, Human Ecology Building.

JOHN DOSSETOR HEALTH ETHICS CENTRENovember 17, 12:00 noonDr. Glenn Griener, “Developing Conceptions

of Justice in Research.” Room 207, Heritage Medi-cal Research Centre.

MEDICAL GENETICS ROUNDSNovember 8, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pmDr. Terry Klassen, on “Cochrane Collaboration

and the Human Genome Project: What do theyhave in common?” Room 2-07, Heritage MedicalResearch Centre.

November 15, 12:00 noon – 1:00 pmDr. Linda Pilarski, on “Multiple myeloma: an

analysis of cancer heterogeneity.” Room 2-07, Her-itage Medical Research Centre.

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHYNovember 3, 3:30 pmCressida Heyes, speaking on “Feminist Soli-

darity After Queer Theory: The Case ofTransgender.” Room 4-29 Humanities Centre.

November 17, 3:30 pmRobert Wilson, speaking on “The Individual in

the Fragile Sciences.” Room 4-29 Humanities Centre.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCENovember 10, 3:00 pmHimani Bannerji, Department of Sociology, York

University, “Making India Hindu and Male: CulturalNationalism and the Emergence of the Ethnic Citizenin Contemporary India.” Lecture Room TBW 2.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCESNovember 9, 12:00 noonDr. Ben Muneta, on “Diabetes Epidemiology

among Native Americans in the US.” Classroom F,2J4.02 Walter Mackenzie Centre.

November 16, 12:00 noonDr. Stephen C. Newman, on “Poisson Regres-

sion.” Classroom F, 2J4.02 Walter Mackenzie Centre.

RENEWABLE RESOURCESNovember 9, 12:30 pmDr. Lee Foote, on “When Is Lost Habitat Really

Lost? Disturbance from Demure to Draconian.”Room 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

November 16, 12:30 pmMs. Fervone M. Holowenko, on

“Methanogensis and the Oil Sands Fine TailingsWaste.” Room 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL ECONOMYNovember 6, 3:15 pmKevin Chen, “Health Risk, Information, and the

Canadian Decision to Eat Healthy.” Room 550,General Services Building.

SCIENCENovember 16, 8:00 pmSix Canadian-born science Nobel Laureates

will tell their stories and answer questions—DavidHubel (1981, medicine), Henry Taube (1983, chem-istry), Sidney Altman (1989, chemistry), Richard E.Taylor (1990, physics), Rudolph Marcus (1992,chemistry), and Bertram Brockhouse (1994, phys-ics). ATA Science Council Conference 2000, Hall C,Shaw Conference Centre. Tickets ($12) throughTicket Master. For more information, call Dr. FrankJenkins, 492-7500, ext. 242.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING SERVICESNovember 3, 12:00 – 1:00 pmBente Roed and Margaret Wilson, “Learning

Circle.” Room 219, Central Academic Building.November 6, 4:15 – 6:15 pmKaty Campbell, “Instructional Writing for Web

Courses.” Technology Training Centre.November 7, 3:30 – 5:00 pmDorothy Tovell, “Teaching Science to Diverse

Populations.” Room 281, Central Academic Building.November 9, 4:15 – 6:15 pmGreg Cole, “From Course Notes to Slide

Show.” Technology Training Centre.November 15, 4:15 – 6:15 pmGreg Cole, “Managing Student Marks with MS

Excel.” Technology Training Centre.

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MCCALLA PROFESSORSHIPS: SMALL FACULTIES COMMITTEE

Applications are invited from continuing faculty from the Faculties of Extension, Law, Nursing, Phar-macy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Education and Recreation, Rehabilitation Medicine, FacultéSaint-Jean, School of Native Studies, Interdisciplinary Research Units.

These prestigious awards provide full-time teaching relief for the period September to April to en-able recipients to pursue a research project in Edmonton.

Application information is available from deans’ Offices.Applications must be received by the associate vice-president (academic) by December 1, 2000.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDIES INHIGHER EDUCATION

Dr. Edward Holdaway, professor emeritus in theDepartment of Policy Studies (administration andleadership), received the Distinguished MemberAward for 2000 from the Canadian Society for theStudy of Higher Education at its annual meeting inEdmonton. The award recognizes substantial contri-butions to the study of higher education over a longperiod of time as well as his influence on postsecondary education in Canada.

AVANTI AWARD IN LIPIDSDr. Ronald McElhaney of the Department of Bio-

chemistry has won the Biophysical Society’s 2001Avanti Award in Lipids. McElhaney has contributedgreatly to an understanding of the phase behaviourof lipids, including work on the behaviour of thosechemically synthesized. He is also a pioneer in thearea of lipids in biological membranes. The AvantiAward, established by Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc., ishanded out each year for seminal studies in lipid me-tabolism, lipid enzymology or lipids in membranes.

PRIZE-WINNING POSTERDr. Mustafa Alam, a research associate in the

Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Dennis Vance of bio-chemistry and Dr. Richard Lehner of the Departmentof Pediatrics have received first prize for a posterpresentation at the 41st International Conference onthe Biochemistry of Lipids in Halle (Saale), Germany,September 13-16, 2000. The poster, entitled Expres-sion and purification of human TGH in Baculovirusinfected Sf-9 cells: Identification of Ser221, Glu354and His468 as active components of the catalytictriad, was selected for scientific quality and contentfrom 155 submissions.

HONORARY DOCTORATEDr. John Shaw of the Department of Earth and At-

mospheric Sciences was awarded an honorary doctor-ate in science by his alma mater, the University of Read-ing, England. Shaw was recognized for his work in thefields of glacial geomorphology and sedimentology,including a reinterpretation of the prairie landscape interms of gigantic glacial foods. His research has implica-tions for climate and sea level changes.

EXHIBITION

BRUCE PEEL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARYOn view from September 15 to December 20, 2000Studious Youth and Imperial Adventure. The

George James Collection of Children’s Books. Formore information please contact Jeannine Green,Assistant Special Collections Librarian, 492-7928.

EXHIBITION

UNIVERSITY EXTENSION CENTRE GALLERYUntil December 15, 2000Mechanics of Vision – Drawing in Alberta. Draw-

ings from some of Alberta’s prominent artists and thecollection of Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Recep-tion: Thursday, November 16, 2000 at 5:00 pm. Galleryhours are from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Thurs-day, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Friday, and 9:00 am to 12:00noon Saturday. Second floor, University ExtensionCentre, 8303 – 112 Street. Information: 492-3034.

OBSERVATORYCampus Astronomical Observatory is open to

the campus community and the general public everyThursday evening (except exam and holiday periods)beginning at 8 pm. Entrance to the Physics Buildingis via the northeast door or via the V-wing. For infor-mation call 492-5286.

CAREER AND PLACEMENT SERVICES

ENCS & RENEWABLE RESOURCES.Tuesday, November 7 at 5:30 pm,Central Academic Building, room 265. Tickets

$4.00 at CaPS, $5.00 at the door.

NURSING CAREER FORUM,Wednesday, November 8 at 5:30 pm.Alumni Room, Main Floor, Students’ Union

Building. Tickets $3.00 at Department of Nursing.Pizza and Pop.

CENTRE FOR EXECUTIVE AND MANAGE-MENT DEVELOPMENT

CENTRE WILL BE HOSTING THE 5TH ANNUAL WORLDWIDE LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

on November 15th

at the Telus Centre. This live via satellite eventwill include presentations by Nelson Mandela,Stephen Covey, Tom Peters, Don Tapscott, MarthaRogers and Martha Stewart. Tickets are $295 plus tax.Please call (780) 492-3860 or visit HtmlResAnchorwww.bus.ualberta.ca/cemd for more information.

LUNCH AND LEARN PRESENTATIONS

THE HEALTH RECOVERY UNITis sponsoring a series of Lunch ‘n Learn presen-

tations for all Academic and Support Staff members.There is no charge for these sessions but we ask thatyou please register one week prior to each session bycontacting Sarah Treby by email: HtmlResAnchorsarah.treby@hrs.ualberta.ca or phone 492-0659. Ses-sion on November 7, “The Man in the Mirror” pre-sented by Murray Armstrong, Lousage Institute. Time12:00-1:00 pm, in Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall.Session on November 16, “Surviving in the SandwichGeneration.” Presenter: Marie Laing, Wilson Banwell.Time: 12:00-1:00 pm, in Heritage Lounge, AthabascaHall.

AWARDS NIGHT

FACULTY OF NURSING, 5TH ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT.November 21, 2000.Banquet Room, Lister Hall, Reception 6:00 pm,

Dinner 7:00 pm. For more information please contactTamara Johnson, 492-5617.

READINGS

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHNovember 7, 2:00 pmDon McKay and Jan Zwicky will present readings

in Room 4-29 Humanities Centre.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHNovember 16, 2:00 pmReading by W.P. Kinsella in Room L-3 Humani-

ties Centre.

MUSIC

DEPARTMENT OF MUSICNovember 6, 7:00 pmBachFest 2000 Concert. Faculty and Students

featuring Bach Violin and Cello Suites, Sonatas andPartitas. Convocation Hall.

November 8, 8:00 pmFaculty and Friends. Convocation Hall.November 17, 8:00 pmMusic at Convocation Hall. Martin Riseley, violin,

Janet Scott Hoyt, piano.November 19, 3:00 pmFaculty Recital. The Bohemian Cello. Tanya

Prochazka, cello with Milton Schlosser, piano. Convo-cation Hall.

To confirm concert information, please call 492-0601.

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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.

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR –COMMUNICATIONSOFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND STUDENTAWARDS

The University of Alberta seeks an energetic,service-oriented professional to manage the Com-munications Unit within the Office of the Registrarand Student Awards.

The Office of the Registrar and Student Awardsprovides student and academic support systems tothe university community. The assistant registrarcommunications reports to the associate registrarand director of admissions and manages a unit ofthree staff members.

This position provides leadership through thedevelopment of communication strategies for theOffice of the Registrar and Student Awards in the ar-eas of recruitment, enrolment, and retention of un-dergraduate students. The incumbent serves as aconsultant to all units of the office in enhancingcommunications, advertising and promotional effec-tiveness through the use of new and emerging tech-nology. Major areas of responsibility include the pub-lication of the University Calendar, the RegistrationProcedures Manual, Spring and Summer Guide andother undergraduate awards and recruitment mate-rial; national and international advertisements; theconvocation program and degree parchments; andshared responsibility for the design and accuratecontents of the registrar’s Web site.

The successful candidate will have a thoroughknowledge of all processes involving print, visual andelectronic communications, and expertise in writingand editing. She or he will have strong managerial,organizational and project management skills andthe ability to work collaboratively with people at alllevels of the university community and with internaland external suppliers. A working knowledge ofFrench would be an asset.

The closing date for the receipt of applications isNov. 15, 2000.

This is an Administrative Professional Officer po-sition with a salary range from $39,866 to $63,120. Aletter of application, résumé, and a list of three pro-fessional references should be sent to: Carole Byrne,Associate Registrar and Director of Admissions, Officeof the Registrar and Student Awards, University ofAlberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2M7.

STRATEGIC POLICY ADVISOROFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s larg-est and most advanced full-service, research inten-sive universities. Over 30,000 students are served bymore than 4,500 courses offered in 16 Faculties. TheUniversity of Alberta’s vision is to be indisputablyrecognized, nationally and internationally, as one ofCanada’s finest universities and amongst a handful ofthe world’s best. The university plays an integral rolein the educational, business and cultural life of Al-berta through the impact of its integrated mandateof teaching, research and community service.

Reporting to the president, the strategic policyadvisor is responsible for providing direct support tothe president on policy initiatives, research partner-ships, government relations, international initiatives,fund development, key donor/alumni relationshipsand general administrative/executive issues. The ad-visor will develop a thorough understanding of thepriorities of the president and will communicate pri-orities as appropriate to various stakeholders, bothinternal and external. The strategic policy advisor willsupport cooperative initiatives with key personnel inthe operating functions on campus focussed onachieving the comprehensive, integrated university

vision and strategy. The strategic policy advisor willserve as a support for and liaison to the president forthe four vice-presidents (academic, research, finance& administration, external relations) as well as for theother key portfolios including the Board of Gover-nors, Senate, governing committees and internal andexternal community representatives.

As the ideal candidate for this position, you willhave an undergraduate degree (masters degree or PhDdesirable) and a solid record of professional accom-plishment in positions involving a combination of re-sponsibilities including strategic policy initiatives, stra-tegic partnership development, government relations,and/or international initiatives. You will excel in ateam-oriented environment and will work with thestrong team assembled in the Office of the Presidenttoward ensuring the highest level of support for thepresident and his activities. Diplomacy, strong inter-personal and communication skills and the ability towork cooperatively with a broad range of individualsare essential assets for the strategic policy advisor.

To become a key member of the university’s sen-ior leadership team, send your résumé to Mr. K. Dar-win Park or Ms. Pam Sprague, Davies Park, 904 OxfordTower, 10235 – 101 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J3G1; Fax: (780) 426-2936; E-mail: HtmlResAnchorsearch@daviespark.ab.ca. Visit our Web site atHtmlResAnchor www.daviespark.ab.ca for a copy ofthe position profile.

PRESS DIRECTORUNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PRESS

The University of Alberta, one of Canada’s largestresearch-intensive universities with an enrollment ofmore than 30,000 students, seeks an accomplishedprofessional for the position of director of the Univer-sity of Alberta Press. The press’s vision is to establishitself as one of the top scholarly publishers in Canada.

The successful candidate will be responsible forproviding strategic leadership, motivation and overalldirection to the press and for the management of itsday-to-day activities. Important aspects of the posi-tion will include acquiring excellent scholarly titles;ensuring high standards of production; developingand executing dynamic marketing/sales strategies;and exploring joint publishing ventures, partnershipsand other innovative publishing projects that areconsistent with the mandate and vision of the press.

The ideal candidate will be first and foremost aneffective communicator and a solid business man-ager. Extensive experience in publishing, either tradeor scholarly, will be a definite asset. Additionally, ifyou are conversant with other aspects of the publish-ing business, including marketing and distribution ofproduct, this could prove to be a rewarding opportu-nity. From an academic perspective, you will need tobe sensitive to the needs of scholarship as well as tothe demands of the trade, and have the ability to at-tract and work with a variety of authors. Similarly,you will bring strong management capabilities cou-pled with your skills as an organized, financially ac-countable project manager with a proven history inbuilding effective teams around specific projects.

This is an administrative professional officer po-sition with a salary range of $50,876 - $80,556. TheUniversity of Alberta Press operates within the port-folio of the vice-president (academic) and provost.The University Press Committee, which is the guard-ian of the imprint, also guides the press.

Replies, which will be treated in strict confi-dence, should provide details of education, experi-ence and personal data, and be directed to Mr. Rick L.Harvey, CMC, quoting File #53051 at: Western Man-agement Consultants. Suite 1500, 10250 - 101 Street,Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3P4

Email: harvey@wmc.ca. The deadline for appli-cations is Friday, December 8, 2000.

“Research Works” launchedBy Ryan Smith

A host of government officials visited theUniversity of Alberta’s Faculty Club

Wednesday afternoon to congratulate the U ofA for its many recent research success stories.

The event launched the seventh annualedition of “Research Works,” a publicationthat highlights how the U of A has be-come, in the words of event speaker JimEdwards, “the most vital and valuablecorporation in Edmonton.”

Edwards, president and CEO of Eco-nomic Development Edmonton, said therewas a time not too long ago when the uni-versity and the local business community

“shared the North Saskatchewan River,but not much else.”

Now, however, U of A research is re-sponsible for the creation of more than11,200 direct and indirect jobs in the prov-ince, said Alberta Minister of Science andInnovation Lorne Taylor.

“We are absolutely a research power-house, or juggernaught, if you will, and wemust continue to work arm-in-arm with thegranting organizations and the powerfulprivate sector to become the leading researchinstitution in this country, as we all believewe can,” said President Rod Fraser. ■

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U of A student DanielleReaney spotting

Jean Morter.

Mary Wasylyk spinning onthe stationary bike.

By Phoebe Dey

For years, Dr. Sandra O’Brien Cousinshas studied elderly people and

exercise, yet at times her research stillsurprises her. In her latest paper, pub-lished in a recent issue of The Journal ofGerontology, the physical education pro-fessor found older women avoid exercisebecause of a strong belief it poses risksand may even kill them.

During her survey of more than 300women over the age of 70, she askedabout benefits and risks for six fitness activities: briskwalking, aquacize, cycling,stretching slowly to touch the toes, modified push-ups from a kneeling positionand supine curl-ups.

Respondents generallyrecognized broad health benefits to fitness activities,but beliefs about risks werestrong, anatomically specificand sometimes sensational indescription, said Cousins.

“My heart would hemorrhage,”“Muscle seizure,” and “I would be car-ried out on a stretcher,” were commentsfrom several participants. Other womensaid they stayed awayfrom aquacizebecause theywere

concerned they’d slip on the deck, getdizzy or lose their balance. Others feared“being seen in a bathing suit or in theshower room—I do not undress in public.”Many women avoided curl-ups becauseof back and neck injuries: “It would finish me,” “Heart attack and headache,”“Snapping my neck,”“Death.”

“The main message is that olderwomen feel vulnerable and are uncertainof the risks,” said O’Brien Cousins. “We

need to try to encouragethem to do things that are of interest to themand that they feel com-fortable participating in.”

O’Brien Cousins isone step ahead of herown recommendations.For the last few years she has been runningan Active Living Lab—also known as PEDS 384—

where her university studentsbecome instructors, and the seniorsbecome active. While most of theparticipants in the class have beenexercising for most of their lives,many can understand how others

are hesitant to get involved.“I came because I

wanted to keep

fit, mobile and able to keep going, but I know of a lot of people who stay awaybecause they are scared to exercise,” saidMary Pardee, 81, who has walked twomiles a day for the past 30 years.“Sometimes this class is a little hard to go to, but when you do go you are alwaysglad you did.”

As the oldest member of the class, 86-year-old Evelyn Landers says if peopletake the first step to exercising, the rest isfun andgames.

“I haveseen that fear from

people here but after they try something a few times, they realize they’re not going to get hurt,” said Landers, addingthe social component of the class makes it even more interesting: “It’s all trial and error.”

Seventy-eight year-old Elizabeth Blairjoined the class this year for more specificreasons. “I need to keep active because Ihave osteoporosis in my spine and hips,”said Blair, adding she has exercised her

entire life. “I used to be five foot eight and now I’m five foot four,

so my spine locks if I don’t keep moving. This class is

an excellent idea.”O’Brien Cousins said

it wasn’t always that way.Attendance has been low

in past years, but recentmedia coverage of herresearch prompted calls from several hundred seniors, a task the professor welcomed. “I think people are more accepting of exercising now, andthat’s a great thing.”

Photos by Bonnie Wilms

”I have seen that fear from

people here,but after they try

something a few times,they

realize they’re not going to

get hurt.”

—Eighty-six-year-old Evelyn Landers

A i vec tliving

Quelling fears of exercise among the elderly

Eleanor Hamilton working on her strength and flexibility.

Dr. Sandra O’Brien Cousins keepinga record of her research