UNIVERSITY V^P UELPH Cover: The University’s receipt of a bronze Canada Award for Business Excellence, earned for the development of the shipping fever vaccine, was celebrated recently on campus. Guelph MP Bill Winegard, mini- ster of state for science and technology, right, raises a flag with the award symbol on It, as Dean of Research Larry Milligan, left, Prof. Bruce Wilkie and Prof. Patricia Shewen, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, look on. Photo by David Thomas, External Relations university VG UELPH Valli named veterinary dean at Illinois university by Owen Roberts, Office of Research OVC stalwart Prof. Ted Valli has a unique New Year’s resolution — to make the Univer- sity of Illinois veterinary school the best in the world. Valli, a 30-year veteran of OVC, has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Champagne, Ill.-based univer- sity, starting this mon^. He closed his office door in the Department of Pathology Dec. 18 — two days before his 58lh birthday — shortly after taking part in the qualifying exam for his 20lh doctor^ student. “I’ve had a tremendous opportunity here to teach, diagnose, do research and be involved in graduate tinning, ” says Valli. “Interacting with people — in combination with an exciting discipline — has made this a very rewarding career.” And becoming a dean adds a new twist. Prof. Ted Valli with the three-volume The Pathology of Domestic Animals, which was written primarily at U of G. Photo by Owen Roberts, Office of Research The Illinois veterinary faculty enrols 80 students a year, has a faculty complement of 105 and holds $9 million worth of research contracts and grants. The campus also features colleges of agriculture and human medicine, which Valli anticipates will lead to significant interdisciplinary activity. His first goi is to increase funding for the veterinary teaching hospital there, then develop a critical mass of personnel and equip- ment to bolster the faculty’s areas of strength, such as oncology, imaging, biomaterials and continuing education. Valli credits a significant part of his success to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. In the mid-1960s, when he was an M.Sc. student at Guelph, the ministry accepted the training of veterinarians for all of Canada, he recalls. “I benefited tremendously from that staies- man-Iike approach, and as a result of that train- ing, I’ve b^n privileged with interesting jobs at many levels within the University that have given me the confidence and sense of direction to tackle the dcanship at Illinois.” In addition to being a professor in the Departmentof Pathology, Valli waschairof the department from 1979 to 1984 and has served as associate dean of OVC. He has taught a graduate course in hematology since 1970, has written 117 papers presented at professional meetings and h^ been the author or co-author of 134 refereed journal articles. He was in- strumental in laying the groundwork for OVC’s irradiation therapy unit. Valli says the most satisfying aspect of his college experience was “building the in- frastructure for a teaching and research depart- ment as chair, and overhauling the research commitment of OVC as associate dean.” He cites his relationship with OVC Dean Ole Nielsen as instrumental in achieving these landmarks. “We met twice a week at 7 a.m. for three years,” he says. “By the time everyone else arrived, we pretty well had things worked out”0 Cold stress affects men with high blood pressure Cold, windy days may be hazardous to men with high blood pressure. Prof. Terry Graham, Human Biology, and his former graduate student Janet McLean have discovered that mild cold stress causes a significant and immediate rise in blood pres- sure among men. The same stress has only a slight effect on the blood pressure of women. “For reasons we don’t understand, women don’t show the same response,” Graham says. Their research was sparked by documented evidence that the numberof heart attack deaths increases several days after a cold snap. For their study, Aey exposed groups of 10 men and 10 women to two separate cold stres- ses. Cold tur at 5 C was blown on their faces for four minutes (the rest of their bodies were warmly clad), and each subject submerged a hand in 5 C water for four minutes. The rise in blood pressure in the subjects (all healthy, young university students) was more dramatic when the hand was submerged in cold water. The men’s systolic blood pressure increased 10 millimetres of mercury more than llic women’s, and the face experiment resulted in a eight-millimetre difference in blood pres- sure. The rise in blood pressuic peaked in the first two minutes, then levelled off. “Mild stress to one part of the body can raise the blood pressure remaricably,” says Graham. In contrast, when the whole body is exposed to cold stress, there is little change in blood pressure. The effects of cold stress on heart rale and adrenalin — related physiological responses — were not significant and did not show any gender differences, says McLean. The hand and face were chosen for the cold stress study because they have no gender dif- ferences in fat content. The research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Re- search Institute. O FOSSIL COLLECTION COMES TO GUELPH Dr. Herbert Axelrod displays one of the fossils in the collection he donated to the University in December. He says he chose U of G as the recipient of the collection because it has one of the best ichthyology groups in North America. Photo by Herb Rauscher, Photographic Services Library to house materials from Stratford Festival The U of G Library and the Stratford Festival have signed an agreement to establish a dupli- cate set of some of the festival’s archival materials to be housed at the University. Under the agreement, library staff will microfilm selected documents from the fesdval’s early years — 1953 to 1960. The materials include scrapbooks, prompt scripts and newspaper clippings. Because most of the material is on newsprint, it is perishable, so microfilmed copies will be stored on campus and in Stratford to guarantee their permanence as research resources. The documents are ^ excellent tool for theatre research, says drama professor Leonard ConoUy, associate vice-president, academic. “Stratford is the only theatre company in the country that maintains its own archives to sup- port research by their designers, directors and other staff,” he says. “The materials are invalu- able.” Conolly says the documents will round out the University’s theatrical collection. “We have virtually every other major Ontario theatre company in die Guelph archives,” he says. “Stratford was the obvious gap. So this addition will make our collection even belter from a scholarly point of view.” Stratford officials are also enthusiastic about the agreement. “The University of Guelph’s theatrical archives collection is the most important of its kind in North America,” says Ellen Cole, the festival’s director of com- munications. “The S tralford Fesdval, as one of North America’s leading theatrical organiza- dons, is delighted to be associated with the University.” This addidon to the collccdon will benefit scholars across Canada, says Cole. “We con- sider it part of our mandate to keep our archival files accessible. Sharing our informadon with Guelph will bring our historical files to a wider audience.” Associate librarian Ellen Pearson says the agreement will mean closer co-operadon be- tween University and fesdval personnel. Although the fesdval documents will com- plement U of G’s exisdng theatre archives, Stratford will sdll have the original copies of many important and unique materials, she says. “By no means is this a replacement for Stratford’s archives.” O , ■ M Associate librarian Ellen Pearson, left, and agreement between the festival and the Ellen Cole, director of communications for University. the Stratford Festival, shake hands on an Thomas. External Relations AT GUELPH /Jan. 3, 1990 I Research news Funding opportunities New red meat program The Oniario Ministry of Agriculture and Food has announced its new program, Red Meal II. Funding under this program will total S6.5 million over the next five years. Of that amount, $1 million has been designated, in 1989. for the Food Quality and Safely Re- search Program. The remaining $5.5 million will be appor- tioned as $4 million for research needs related to beef, $1 million for sheep and $500,000 for meal goats. Both the Red Meal II and the Food Systems 2002 programs are accepting proposes, with a deadline date of Jan. 15. For more information, call Barbara Lcachman, Office of Research, Exl 8761. URIF support The purpose of the University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) is to encourage univer- sities and the private sector to enter into co- operative research ventures with each other. The program will match dollar for dollar eligible investments by the private sector in university-based contract research. Eligible projects include those covered by a formal research contract between a university and a private-sector enterprise, basic or applied research and preliminary or feasibility studies in areas of potential economic benefit to die province, and research projects of up to a max- imum of three years’ duration. URIF applications can be obtained from the Ofilce of Research. Deadline dales are Jan. 3 1 . May 3 1 and OcL 1 5 of each year. Spinal cord research The Rick Hansen Man in Motion Legacy Fund will allocate funding in co-operation with the Alberta Paraplegic Foundation and the Canadian Paraplegic Association through a common advisory panel. Research that will be assisted includes basic spinal cord injury research directed towards recovery and regeneration of the spinal cord; spinal cord injury rehabilitation research, directed towards rehabilitation from the lime of injury up to and including the return to the community; and spinal cord injury prevention research. Individual awards will have a ceiling of $60,000 a year. Fellowship and studentship awards will be $26,000 and $13,000 respec- tively. The deadline dale for receipt of applications to the Vancouver foundation is Feb. 1, 1990. For more information, call Annette Clarke, Office of Research, Ext 6927. Deadline dates Jan. 19 Calgary Institute for the Humanities Visiting research fellowships for scholars on sabbatical or release-lime leaves to provide the opportunity for a research visit to the in- stitute. Addiction Research Foundation Scholarships and fellowships in fields of addicton to alcohol and other drugs. Secretary of State — Canadian Ethnic Studies Visiting lectureships ^d grants in ethnic studies. Ministry of the Environment — Pesticides Advisory Committee Research propo^s should focus on deter- mining potential environmental hazards as- sociated with current pesticide use, or developing modified or alternative approaches to peslcontrol to reduce pesticide input into the environmenL Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Scholarships and fellowships for Ukrainian and Canadian-Ukrainian studies. Jan. 22 Environment Canada — Canadian Wildlife Service Funds awarded through contracts and university faculty supervising students whose thesis research is on wildlife species, com- munities or habitats. Department of National Defence — Postdoctoral Military and strategic studies. American Philosophical Society Grants-in-aid (up to $3,500) for basic re- search in all fields of learning. Hospital for Sick Children Foundation Cranls to support work that has relevance in promoting the physical, mental and social well-being of children. McLaughlin (R. Samuel) Foundation Interests include the aged, handicapped and special groups. Grants restricted to Ontario. National Cancer Institute Career appointments, training and study awards, studentships, fellowships, career awards and personnel support, Terry Fox Re- search Fellowships and cancer research scien- tists. Sigma Xi Small research grants to new faculty in all disciplines. — At Guelph is published by the University of Guelph for (he University community and its friends every Wednesday except during December, July and August, when a reduced schedule applies. At Guelph is guided by an editorial policy approved by the president of the University. A copy is available on request. Views and opinions contained herein do not necessarily refiect official University policy. At Guelph welcomes contributions from the University community — let- ters to the editor, opinion pieces for "Forum,” speeches, faculty, staff and student activities and other submis- sions. Deadline is seven days before date of issue unless otherwise specified. Submissions should be typed double- spaced and signed by the author. Articles for "Forum” and letters to the editor should nut be more than 500 words and should be submitted on disk whenever possible. 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Editorialadvisory board: Katherine Elliott, Counselling and Student Resource Centre; Fred Evers, Sociol- ogy and Anthropology; Martin Hodgson, Physical Resources; Walter Kehm, School of Landscape Architec- ture; Peter Kevan, Environmental Biology; Francois Par6, Languages and Literatures; Vic Reimer, Personnel; Marty Williams, Central Student Association; Frances Sharom, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Roselynn Stevenson, Microbiology; Barbara Stewart, Family Studies Lab Schools; Edward Livingstone, Graduate Students Association; IVish Walker, University Secretariat; and Sandra Webster and Mary Cocivera, Creative Services. Electronic mail — NETNORTH: DOISW at UoGuelph; CoSy:swebster ISSN 0836-4478 Member: International Association of Business Communicators, Public Affairs Council for Education and Council for the Advancement and Sup- port of Education. At Guelph is printed on recyclable paper. O Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation Granls-in-aid to promote medical, be- havioral and social research toward the prevention of alcohol misuse and alcoholism and to monitor the safely of alcoholic beverages. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Applications for renewal and new program grants for basic and applied research on all aspects of human disease. Jan. 31 Highway Safety Research Grants To encourage basic and applied research on the behavioral, economic and social aspects of highway safety from educational activities to theoretical problems of traffic accident analysis. Canadian-Scandinavian Foundation Applications for studies and research in Scandinavian countries. Feb.l Corporate-Higher Education Forum Awards to recognize and promote excel- lence in furthering corporate-university co- operation in research. The Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security To promote scholarship and expertise in the field of international peace and security by supporting Canadians who wish to pursue their studies at institutions abroad or in Canada. Feb. 3 SSHRC — Postdoctoral Fellowships — Renewals Health and Welfare Canada M.Sc. and PhD fellowships. The Canadian Paraplegic Association Operating and equipment grants are avail- able for projects that are directly related to spinal cord problems. O Obituary Retired OVC professor C.K. “Chuck" Roe died in Guelph Dec. 18, 1989, at the age of 66. A member of OVC faculty for 38 years, he retired from the Department of Population Medicine in 1988. A graduate of OVC and the University of Illinois, Dr. Roe was a specialist in swine diseases. He was also a council member of the Ontario Veterinary As- sociation and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. He was president of the CVMA in 1978, was instrumental in establishing its Pet Food Certification Program and was made a life member of the association in 1985. Dr. Roe is survived by his wife, Lillian, two daughters. Sherry and Laurie, two sons, Terry and Brian, a 1974 graduate of OVC, and four grandchildren. A memorial scholarship fund has been created in Dr. Roe’s name. Send donations to the Dr. C.K. Roe Memorial Scholar- ship, care of Willa Hopkinson, OVC dean’s office. O Letters to the editor Not just a ‘woman’s issue’ The recent tragic slaughter at the Univer- sity of Montreal occurred at least in part because men have been slow to publicly declare themselves as feminists. .This, in turn, has led to feminism being viewed not as a movement for social jus- tice, but as a “women’s movement," a kind of fanatical wing of the Women’s Missionary Society or the Sunday lea club. The issues raised by feminism are global in the sense that they belong to all of us, and must be addressed by all of us if they are to have any viable long-term solution. Freedom and justice are in- divisible. Universities, long male-dominated, have for too long managed to ghettoize “women’s issues" into separate courses and separate programs. The time for such fearful posturings are long past Public declarations, in classrooms, conversations and in the body language of everyday life, by the faculty and ad- ministrators on this campus in support of feminism — no, more than that declara- tions that by virtue of the fact that we seek social justice for all regardless of gender, we are feminists — would go some way to depolarize the social discussions of feminism. We need to make it clear that no one, gun or no gun, can separate out the feminists by separating the men from the women. We are in this together. David Waltner-Toews, Brenda Bonnett, John McDermott, Meg Thorburn and Paula Menzies, Department of Population Medicine, and Henry Staempfli, Clinical Studies. A 25th anniversary thank you The celebrations of the 25lh anniversary of the founding of the University have come and gone. We started the year with a gala opening ceremony and ended with a splendid Christmas dinner dance. I would like to thank all those people who, in one way or another, did something to make the anniversary celebrations en- joyable, memorable and worthy of the University. I also wish to thank President Brian Segal for his enthusiastic support of the celebrations. His participation in many of the major anniversary events added pres- tige and dignity to this historic year. Earl MacNaughton, Chair, 25th Anniversary Committee. IJNlVE^iTY ^QUELPH « /I A GIVING RESPONSE This photo illustrates much better than words the response of members of the University community to December’s Christmas drive, says Wayne Michalski, Administrative Services. "These dona- tions were turned over to the Salvation Army as part of its city-wide appeal,” he says. "We want to thank everyone for their support.” Photo by Alvin Ng, External Relations 2 AT GUELPH /Jan. 3. 1990 Briefly Theatre in the TVees The Artwretom’s dinner ihealrc, Theaue in the Trees, and Theatre Downstairs Productions present Romaniic Comedy by Bernard Slade, directed by John LiddJe. Performances are scheduled for Jan. 27. Feb. 2, 10, 17 and 24, March 3, 19. 23. 24 and 31, April 6. 7, 20, 21. 26, 27 and 28. Dinner is at 6:30 pjn.; the play begins at 8 p.m. Cost is $32.50. Tickets are available at the Univwsity Centre box office, Exl 3940. Power walking classes The Department of Athletics is offering a series of power walking classes for people who want to get into shape. Classes will consist of an aerobic segment and muscle endurance exer- cises. For more information, call Athletics at Exl 2216. Stress management classes The Stress Managementand High Performance Clinic is offering a number of classes this winter. Noon-hour and evening group classes will run for 12 sessions Mondays and Thursdays in Room 209, Human Biology building. Register at the first session Jan. 18. Cost is $20 for students, $90 for non-students. The noon classes meet from 12:10tolp.m.; the evening classes meet from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. A class at OVC, starling Jan. 25, will run for 12 sessions Mondays and TTiursdays at 5:15 p.m. in the Department of Population Medicine lounge. Register at McNabb House by Jan. 24; cost is $20 for students, $90 for non-students. A biofeedback and relaxation class will be of- fered Tuesday evenings starting Jan. 23. The classes are at 7:30 p.m. in Room 209, Human Biology. Cost is $245, and registration will take place at the first session. A four-session booster class for former class members will be held one Wednesday a month, beginning Jan. 24. Cost is $30. Private training is also available by appointment For more information, call Ext. 2662. What’s on at The Arboretum The Arboretum’s Tuesday evening tours and talks series resumes Jan. 9 on the topic ‘Trees: A Cure for the Greenhouse Effect” with Ron Kelly. The talk begins at 7 p.m. at The Ar- boretum Centre. On Jan. 13, a winter bird sur- vey for adults will be held at 8 am. at The Arboretum Nature Centre. The 1990 Sunday afuamoon walk series begins Jan. 14 on the theme “Snow” and continues Jan. 21 with “Voyage Beneath the Ice.” These guided walks for the whole family begin at 2 p.m. at the nature centre. HAFA restaurant opens The HAFA restaurant opens for the winter semester Jan. 31. It will be open Wednesday through Friday from 11:45 am. to 1 p.m. for both buffet and dining room service. For dining room reservations, call Ext 8116. Les Ballets Jazz The University Centre presents a performance byLesBalletsJazzdeMontr^alJan. 12at8p.m. in War Memorial Hall. Tickets range from $11.50 to $17 and are available at the Univer- sity Centre box office, Sam the Record Man, the Comer in Stone Road Mall and the Book- shelf Cafe. Systematics seminar The 1989/90 Interdepartmental Seminar Series in Evolution and Systematics resumes Jan. 12 when Prof. Peter Kevan, Environmental Biol- ogy, speaks on ‘Testing Disruptive Selection in Plants and Animals.” The seminar begins at 3:10 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science and Nutrition building. Mr. Dressup Popular children’s entertainer Mr. Dressup and his pals Casey and Finnegan will perform Jan. 28 at 1 and 3 p.m. in War Memorial Hall, Tickets are $8 and are available at the Univer- sity Centre box office. Master class in dance The Department of Athletics is presenting a master class in modem jazz dance with Kim Timbers, a member of Les Ballets Jazz de Montr6al, Jan. 13. The class will be held at 10:30a.m. in Studio210in the Athletics Centre. Cost is $6 for students, $8 general. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended. Athletics is also offering modem dance workshops with Terrill Maguire of Toronto, a weekly instructional dance program at begin- ning and advanced levels, and children’s Satur- day morning dance classes. Registration for weekly classes is Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. in the main gymnasium. For more information, call Cathy O’Brien at Ext. 2152 or 2216. Big Brothers reception The Big Brothers Association of Guelph and Wellington County will kick off its annual “Bowl for Millions” fund-raising campaign Jan. 8 with a reception at 5 p.m. at the ^ip- pletree restaurant. Level 5, University Centre. The association will hold its annual dinner Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Italian-Canadian Club, 135 Ferguson Sl The dinner is open to all big brothers, their spouses, little brothers, their mothers and interested members of the public who wish to leam more about the Big Brothers program. Cost is $5 at the door. Human biology symposium The 20th annual Human Kinedcs/Human Biol- ogy Symposium, put on by third-year students, will be held Jan. 20. TTiis year’s theme is “Limits of Human Endeavor.” Lectures will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a dinner and dance at 7 p.m. Tickets arc $10 for Uie lectures and lunch, or $20 for lectures, lunch, dinner and dance. They are available from human kineucs students or at the University Centre box office. Computing Services offers free seminars Computing Services is offering a series of free seminars on informadon technology topics this semwter. The seminars are presented in co-operadon with Teaching Support Services, Com- municadons Services and the library, and with ihecoIIaboraUon of Anthony Mackay.OAC dean’s office. Prof. Wayne Pfeiffer. Agricultural Economics and Business: and Prof. Gord Surgeoner Environmental Biology. To register, stop in at the Compudng Services Help Desk weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or c^ Exl. 3712, beginning Jan. 5. Space is limited, so early registradon is recommended. Waiung lists will be kept and addidonal seminars scheduled as required. The seminars are listed below. Unless otherwise specified, they will be held in Room 204, Compudng Services. Jan. 1 1 Intro to DOS and Hard Disks Jan. 12 Intro to CMS Jan. 15 Intro to DOS and Hard Disks Jan. 15 Inuo to SPSSX Jan. 16 Intro to CMS Jan. 17 **Intro to Computer Terminology, Part I Jan. 17 **SAS BASICS. Pan I Jan. 18 Intro to WP5.0 Jan. 18 SAS BASICS. Part II Jan. 19 Inuo to Computer Terminology, Part II Jan. 19 SASGRAPH Jan. 22 Intro to WP5.0 Jan. 23 Intro to TCoSy Jan. 26 SAS for the PC Jan. 29 Intro to Lotus I -2-3 Jan. 30 Advanced Hard Disk Management Feb. 1 **SAS BASICS. Pan I Feb. 2 SAS BASICS. Part II Feb. 5 SASGRAPH Feb. 6 Advanced WP5.0 Macros/Styles Feb. 7 **LinearRogramming, Parti Feb. 9 Linear Programming, Part II Feb. 12, 13, **The “C" Programming Language 14, 15, 16 Feb. 12,13, **Intro to FORTRAN 14, 15, 16 Feb. 13 Advanced WP5.0 Advanced Macros Feb. 14 Linear Programming, Part III Feb. 15 Intro to NeiNorth Feb. 16 Linear Programming, Part IV Feb. 19 Accessing Library and Off-Site Databases Feb. 20 Advanced WP5.0 Graphics/Columns Feb. 26 Freelance (Room 211, Blackwood Hall) Advanced WP5.0 Formal Harvard Graphics Intro to dBASE IV 10 a.m. to noon* 10 a.m. to noon 10 a.m. to noon* 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon 11 a.m. lonoon 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon* 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 11 a.m. lonoon 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 10 a.m. tonoon* 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 1:30 to 3:30p.m. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon* 10 a.m. tonoon 10 a.m. to noon* 8 to 10 am. 1 lo3 p.m. 10 a.m. lonoon* 10 a.m. to noon* 10 am. to noon* 10 a.m. to noon 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 10 am. to noon* 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 27 Advanced WP5.0 Formal 10a.m. tonoon* Feb. 27 Harvard Graphics 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 28 Intro to dBASE IV 10 a.m. tonoon * with hands-on muUi-parl setninat In addition. Computing Services is providing seminars in the evening during the week of Jan. 22. These will also be held in Room 204, Computing Services. Jan. 22 Intro to CMS 8 to 10 p.m. Jan. 23 Intro to DOS and Hard Disks 8 to 1 0 p.m. Jan. 24 Intro to WP5.0 8 to 10 p.m. Jan. 25 Intro to Lotus and Quattro 8 to 10 p.m. ‘Brown-bag’ seminars focus on computing Computing Services is once again offering a series of informal, lunchtime seminars to discuss a variety of popular computing topics. The seminars will run Wednesdays from Jan. 10 to March 28 at 12: 10 p.m. in Room 204, Computing Services. No registration is required, and everyone is welcome. The following topics arc scheduled: Jan. 10 Freeware — What is It and Where Do You Find It? Jan. 17 Hardware — Where are the Bargains Right Now? Jan. 24 Diagnosing Microcomputer ftoblems: What Can You Do? Jan. 31 The NeXT Computer — A Demonstration Feb. 7 Are You Thinking of Buying a Macintosh — Start-up Demo Feb. 14 Computer Generated Foils Feb. 2 1 Uploading and Downloading Files lo/from a Micro Feb. 28 Educational Software on the Mac and PC — Demos and Discussion March 7 News on Computers from Campus Junction March 14 Personal Accounting QUICKEN — A Demo March 21 Trade Day March 28 TBA Continuing education certificates offer keys to new directions A changing world calls for new directions. When new challenges arise, education can be the key to personal and professional satisfaction and success. To help meet those challenges, U of G offers certi ficate programs that keep in step with the limes. For people who wish to enter the profes- sional field of Gaining and development or upgrade their present qualifications, the Division of Continuing Education is introduc- ing two new courses, “Program Design and Evaluation” and “Interviewing and Counsell- ing.” Both can be applied toward the Certifi- caie in Human Resources Development that is awarded by the Ontario Society for Training and Development. This certificate is one of a number offered by the division to help people choose a new career path or advance within their present organization. These programs are also ap- propriate for suidents who want to develop skills beyond their cunent area of study. Certificate courses begin in late January or early February and address current needs in human resources managemenL personnel ad- ministration and communication, as well as training and devclopmenL Another in French as a second language helps participants im- prove — or acquire — facility in or^ French. Courses leading to the new National Cer- tificate in Voluntary and Non-Profit Sector Management will also begin in January. The new Certificate for Child Care Administrators will be launched in the new year. Although certain courses must be taken in a particular sequence, there are generally no admission requirements. Courses may be taken individu^ ly or as part of certi ficate pack- ages. A number of professional groups recognize Guelph’s certificate courses and consider them to be equivalent to courses in their own educa- tional programs. These include the Personnel Association of Ontario, the Association of Ad- ministrative Assistants, ilie Ontario Associa- tion of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists, the Trust Companies Institute, the Purchasing Management Association of Canada and the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. What’s available this winter The winter lineup of courses includes “Human Resources Adminisualion” (beginning Feb. 1). “Managing People at Work” (Jan. 27), ‘Train- ing and Development” (Jan. 29), “Labor MarkelEconomics” (Jan. 29), “Labor Manage- ment Relations” (Jan. 30) and “Finance and Accounting Concepts” (Jan. 31). These lead to Guelph’s certificates in Human Resources Management, Personnel Administration and Managing People at Work, as well as other certificates granted by the professional associations. Courses that may be applied to Guelph’s Certificate in Communication and other programs include “The Fundamentals of Human Communication” (Feb. 1), “Public Speaking and Presentation Skills” (Jan. 29), “Report and Proposal Writing” (Jan. 31), “Using Audio-Visual Media” 0^eb. 6), “Re- search Skills Workshop” (Feb. 17),and “Read- ing Skills Workshop” (March 3). For the Certificate in Human Resources Development, “Interviewing and Counsel- ling” starts Jan. 3 1 , and “Program Design and Evaluation” gets under way Feb. 1. The National Certificate in Voluntary and Non-Profit Sector Management program begins Jan. 29 with “Human Resource Management in the Non-Profit Sector.” Meanwhile, courses in French as a second language begin with French II and French III (Jan. 29), followed by French I and French IV (Feb. 1 ). Placement tests for the four levels will be held Jan. 10 and 17. For more information or to register, call Continuing Education at Ext 3956. 0 AT GUELPH /Jan. 3, 1990 3 Coming events FRIDAY, Jan. 5 Schedule of Dates - Registration and orientation for new students. SUNDAY, Jan. 7 Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. MONDAY, Jan. 8 Schedule of Dates - Classes begin. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m., UC 533. TUESDAY, Jan. 9 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m.,UC533. Arboretum * “Trees: A Cure for the Greenhouse Effect,” Ron Kelly, 7 p.m.. Arboretum Centre. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. Botany Seminar -“Mechanisms of Metal Tolerance in Plants,” Wilf Rauser, 3:30 p.m., Botany-Genetics-Zoology 117. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12:10 p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fellowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St., rides from UC. Personals For Sale: 1978 Chrysler Newport, AM/FM stereo, air conditioning, new tires and battery. Ext. 6192 or 763-1862. New FM wireless intercom, two-channel, three- station; men’s lined denim jacket; child’s cross-country and downhill skis and poles; car traction aids for ice or snow; livestock clippers; brass blowtorch; cross-cut saw; smjdl cross-country ski bools, 822-3129. Star NX 1000 mulli-fontprinler with cable, like new, new BMX bike, 16-inch rims, 822-2904 after 6 p.m. Found: Keys, with U of G key plus others, at the Palmerston curling club, coniaclU of G police on Trent Lane. For Rent: Two- and three-bedroom ac- commodation, Salem/Elora, 20 minutes from Guelph, available Jan. 1, $925 a month plus utilities, 846-0343. Available: Mandarin Chinese lessons, two-hour weekly sessions, to gain a woik- ing knowledge of everyday Chinese, fees negotiable. Ext. 8510 or 836-7452. THURSDAY, Jan. 11 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4:10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC 334. FRIDAY, Jan. 12 Schedule of Dates - Last day for late registration, submission of student peti- tions and clearance to graduate for winter convocation. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m.. UC 533; Womanspirit, 12:10 p.m., UC 334. Evolution and Systematics Seminar - “Testing Disruptive Selection in Plants and Animals,” Peter Kevan, 3:10 p.m.. Animal Science 141. Dance - Les Ballets Jazz de Monirdal, 8 p.m., War Memorial Hall, $11.50 to $17. SATURDAY, Jan. 13 Arboretum - Winter Bird Survey, 8 a.m., Arboretum Nature Centre. Dance - Master Class in Modem Jazz Dance, Kim Timbers, 10:30 a.m., Ath- letics Studio 210, $6 to $8. Third Age Learning Third Age Leaming-Guelph begins its fifth season Jan. 10 with two diverse and chal- lenging courses — “Religious and Social Issues of the 1890s” and “The 5,000 Days: the Future of the Earth’s Environment” In announcing the two new courses for retired persons, Ross Pauli, chair of Third Age Learning (TAL), also announced the return of the art appreciation course. Limited to 125 registrants, the course was offered in the fall and was immediately filled, with a waiting list of 67. In the course “Religious and Social Is- sues of the 1890s,” retired English profes- sor John Bligh will examine the issues that led to many contemporary developments such as concern for the poor and the growth of trade unions. The discussions will be based on two novels, Robert Elsmere and Marcella, by Mrs. Humphrey Ward, one of the most read and discussed writers of the period. “The 5,000 Days” was developed by Prof. Keith Ronald, director of The Ar- boretum, along with Kenneth Hammond of the TAL board and others. The course will discuss society’s rates of consumption of scarce maieri^s, and possible alternatives to uses of energy, minerals and current food SUNDAY, Jan. 14 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Ser- vice, 10:30 a.m., UC 533. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - “Snow,” Sunday Afternoon Walk, 2 p.m.. Arboretum Nature Centre. MONDAY, Jan. 15 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m., UC 533. Graduate news The final oral examination of David Cyr, Department of Botany, a candidate for doctor of philosophy degree, is Jan. 5. The seminar will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Room 117 of the Botany-Genetics-Zoology building; the defence is at 10:30 a.m. in Room 3 14. The thesis is “Seasonal Patterns of Storage Reserves in the Roots of Peren- nial Weeds,” Cyr’s supervisor is Prof. Derek Bewley. Interested members of the University community arc invited to at- tend. O looks at future production methods. The speakers will include Ronald, who will give the opening introduction and the closing perspectives, psychiatrist Dr. John Dougan, Prof. Fred Vaughan, Political Science; Prof. Larry Martin, Agricultural Economics and Business; Prof. Terry Gillespie, Land Resource Science; Prof Tom Settle, Philosophy; retired zoology professor John Sprague; and Prof Ernie McFarland, Physics. Third Age Learning-Guelph was founded in 1987 for retirees aged 55 and over who wish to stay in'touch with the world. Initiated by Prof Mark Waldron, director of the University School of Con- tinuing Education, TAL now has close to 450 members. “Religious and Social Issues of the 1890s” will run Wednesdays for eight weeks from 10 a.m, to noon in War Memorial Hall; cost is $16. “The 5,000 Days” will run Wednesdays for nine weeks from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at 'fhe Arboretum Centre; cost is $18. For more information, call 821-9447, 824-7679, or 824-3216, or register at the first lectures. O UNIVERSITY ^G UELPH At Gue lph Volume 34 Number 2 January 10, 1990 Cover: The President’s Advisory Committee on Chiid Care met recently to discuss the opening of the U of G Child-Care Centre, scheduled for Jan. 29. Seated from left to right are Barb Stuart, Judy Myhill, Jan Kaufman, Harold Chapman, Judy Murray and Marg McKim. Standing are Steven Struger, Denise Deen, Lois Bamsey, Diane Bell-Smith, Dudley Gibbs, Jennifer Conlon, President Brian Segal and Brian Sullivan, associate vice-president, student affairs. Photo by David Thomas, External Relations UNIVERSITY yUUELPH Ottawa supports neutrino observatory by David Thomas U of G scicnlists are playing a ceniral role in the Sudbury Neulrino Observatory (SNO), a project to study sub-atomic particles iiat received a major funding commitment last week from the federal government Prof. John Simpson, Physics, says the government funding totalling $35 million over five years, announced by Bill Winegard, min- ister of stale for science and technology, will ensure that the SNO facility is one of the best in the world. SNO “has had a lot of very strong scientific and technical reviews,” says Simpson. “We’ve been reviewed several times by international committees. They’ve always given this project extremely high ratings.” The project is supported by Industry, Science and Technology Canada, the National Research Council, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, as well as the provincial government and agencies from other countries. Inco provided the site, and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is providing 1,000 tonnes of heavy water. U of G scientists have been worldng with other groups on the design of the project for the last five years. SNO will give researchers a much better understanding of neutrinos, par- ticles emitted in vast numbers by the sun and other stars. “We’ve been involved primarily as the centre for controlling and measuring radioac- tivity levels.” says Simpson. Neutrinos are difficult to detect because Uiere’s so much background radiation on the surface of the planet. Even in a mine shaft almost two kilometres underground, where snow is located, the particles are hard to dctccL Simpson and his colleagues have been m^ing sure the design of the facility — using 1,000 tonnes of heavy water, special materials and thousands of tonnes of light water — properly masks the radiation. Simpson, Prof. Jimmy Law, ^d research associate Pillalamarr Jagam are involved in monitoring and controlling the development and construction of the facility, and are developing computer simulations of the opera- tion of the detector. Dean of Research Larry Milligan says this multifaceted collaboration of universities, in- dustry, government and international organiza- tions will yield first-rate science. “It speaks forcefully to the quality of their work that our researchers are such strong participants,” he says. Simpson says SNO will be at the forefront of neutrino research because it will have a higher counting rale than other detectors and can measure their energy. This will give scien- tists a much better understanding of energy processes in the centre of the sun. Even when funding wasn’t so secure, U of G was committed to the project, says Simpson. ‘The University has been very supportive. We were having funding difficulties back in the early days, Hying to keep this project alive. The University gave us a substantial grant to carry on research, so I’m very grateful to the Univer- sity.” O BULGARIAN DELEGATION VISITS A Bulgarian delegation visited campus recently as part of the Eastern Europe/Soviet Union (EESU) linkages program. From left to right are President Brian Segal; Christo Panayatov, Bul- garian trade commissioner in Toronto; Halina Ostrovski, EESU program assis- tant; llliana Panayatov, a Bulgarian jour- nalist; and Basil Somme, editor of a Canadian Bulgarian-language news- paper. PI'oto by David Thomas, Rxiprnnl Relations BGS must take lead in bolstering graduate studies: MacDonald The Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) must lake the lead in ensuring that U of G achieves its aspirations to have a growing and thriving graduate program, Academic Vice-President Jack MacDonald told the annual meeting of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. MacDonald noted five areas where discus- sion and leadership arc necessary if the desired success is to be attained. • The need for increased financial support for graduate student stipends must be ad- dressed. Historically, much of this support has been tied to undergraduate teaching. MacDonald said there must be central support and sug- gested that the formulation of policy on the cenual funding of perhaps all assistantships be the responsibility of BGS. • The allocation of faculty time should be reviewed. “In order to grow in graduate studies,” said MacDonald, “the University must in- crementally increase faculty complement and/or initiate some trade-offs. Should the University decrease undergraduate enrol- ment and increase graduate enrolment?” Obituary- Stanley Slinger Professor emeritus Stanley Slinger, former chair of the Department of Nutri- tional Sciences, died in Guelph Jan. 3. He was 75. Dr. Slinger had a long association with U of G, beginning as a student in the 1930s. He received a BSA in poultry science from Guelph in 1937 and an MSA in 1 941 , and worked in the Department of Poultry Husbandry from 1940 to 1964, first as a research assistant, then moving through the ranks to professor. He earned his PhD from Cornell University in 1950. Dr. Slinger served as chair of the Department of Nulridon (now Nutritional Sciences) from 1964 to 1974, and retired in 1979. He was named professor emeritus later that year. During his career, Dr. Slinger played an important role in the industrialization of pouluy production within Ontario and throughout the world. He was also a key participant in research efforts that led to the development of canola. His accomplishments have been recognized over the years by many honors and awards from poultry, feed and nulri- don organizadons. In 1977, he received a Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal from the Canadian government Dr. Slinger is survived by his wife, Mildred, his daughter, Anne Bachinski, of Guelph, his son Bill of Waterloo, his son John of Guelph and seven grandchildren. O Fall and winter undergraduate enrolment could be decreased and graduate enrolment increased with a marginal effect on faculty requirements if the spring semester under- graduate enrolment could be increased, he said. There are continuing concerns about space for increased numbers of graduate students. Last year, in anticipation of extra required space, the University allocated $650,000 for renovations to create about 100 new seating spaces for graduate students, said MacDonald. Space remains an issue be- cause of inequities in space quality and allocation. BGS should be dealing with the policies surrounding this issue, he said. • Much more effort should be devoted to graduate studies liaison. “We must actively and aggressively seek and inform quality graduate students,” said MacDonald. He noted that some programs at Guelph have actively sought ^duatc suidents and have paid for visits to the University by prospective students. “It is a competitive maricet,” he said, “and a University-wide effort must be made to recruit well-qualified students.” • Commitment is needed from all areas to make this enterprise flourish. Some departments may be under capacity, said MacDonald, and in the future, such shortfalls in full commitment, even with additional funding, would adversely affect the entfre University. “There must be a collective will to increase our effort in graduate studies to meet stu- dent demands and societal needs and to fully utilize our capabilities.” In renewing his challenge to BGS to take the lead in discussing these issues and for- mulating policy, the vice-president noted that the ratio of commiunent to graduate studies at Guelph is low compared willt similar research- intensive universities elsewhere. He said the image and reality of U of G as a research- intensive university require a corresponding commitment to graduate studies. O If NEW COMPUTER LAB OPENS OAC associate dean Bruce Stone cuts the ribbon on a new computer facility in the School of Landscape Architecture. The lab is equipped with a number of IRIS com- puter workstations provided by Silicon Graphics. SAS Institute (Canada) Inc. is leasing its $346,000 NeoVisuals software to the school for $1 a year. Photo by David Thomas. External Relations Senate structure, international activities on January agenda Two big items await Senate’s attention Jan. 16. The Committee on University Planning will be asking Senate to support a proposal to revise Senate’s committee structure. The Com- mittee on IniemalionaJ Activities will seek Senate approval for a policy on University involvement in international activities. Senate meets at 8 p.m. in Room 113 of the MacNaughlon building. O AT GUELPH /Jan. 10,1990 1 Research news Biotechnology institute set up This follows a 22 -page report dedicated lo ™ f j .• j t enhanced science and lechnologyco-operaiion The federal govemmenl has dedicated $1.1 ... million 10 help establish (he Canadian Insliluie of Biotechnology (CIB). Designed lo promote the diffusion and commercialization of biotechnology across a wide range of Canadian industry, CIB will provide both technology intelligence and op- portunities for networking. Harvic Andre, minister of industry, science and technology, says the federal government “has identified biotechnology as one of the strategic technologies which must be developed and exploited lo help Canadian in- dustry succeed in world markets.” Activities proposed for CIB include publishing an annual directory of Canadian Finns engaged in biotechnology, producing special studies on technology and market op- portunities, advertising opportunities for tech- nology transfer to potential recipients, providing access lo information related lo biotechnology subjects, hosting or co-hosting seminars, workshops, exhibitions and con- ferences, and establishing an efficient system for developing inicmalional links and sources of technology intelligence. Forestry research supported The Natural Sciences and Engineering Re- search Council and Forestry Canada have an- nounced a joint program through which they will each match cash contributions from in- dustry to support research of relevance to forestry in Canada. The maximum annual award under the pro- gram is $150,000 ($50,000 from each of NSERC, Forestry Canada and an eligible in- dustry}. Deadline for receipt of applications is Jan. 31. The main purpose of the program will be lo support graduate students and postdoctoral fel- lows working in disciplines and on projects consistent with the priority research needs of Canada’s forests. Forestry Canada’s strategic science and technology priorities arc focused on forest management systems, forest product develop- ment, biotechnology, improved pest manage- ment techniques and atmospheric change. For more information, call Wayne Marsh, Office of Research, Ext. 693 1 . Japanese links enhanced The trade publication Research Money says Ottawa is preparing lo shell out up to $25 million over the next five years to intensify research and development links with Japan. — At Guelph is published by the University of Guelph for the University community and its friends every Wednesday except during December, July and August, when a reduced schedule applies. At Guelph is guided by an editorial policy approved by the president of the University. A copy is available on request. Views and opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect official University policy. At Guelph welcomes contributions from the University community — let- ters to the editor, opinion pieces for “Forum,” speeches, faculty, staff and student activities and other submis- sions. Deadline is seven days before date of issue unless otherwise specified. Submissions should be typed double- spaced and signed by the author. Articles for “Forum” and letters to the editor should not be more than 500 words and should be submitted on disk whenever possible. The executive editor reserves the right to select, edit and position all copy. Stories may be reprinted with acknowledgment of source. Editorial office: Creative Services, External Relations, Level 4, University Centre, 519-824-4120, Ext 3864. Executive editor: Sandra Webster. Complementarity Study. It was written by the joint Canada-Japan Committee, consisting of representatives from the Science Council of Canada and the Japanese prime minister’s Science and Technology Council. Both the Canada-Japan report and the edi- tion of Research Money containing the story arc available from Annette Clarke, Office of Research, ExL 6927. Deadlines Feb. 3 SSHRC — Postdoctoral Fellowships — Renewals Health and Welfare Canada M.Sc. and PhD fellowships. The Canadian Paraplegic Association Operating and equipment grants are avail- able for projects that are directly related to spinal cord problems. Kidney Foundation of Canada — Student Summer Fellowship Research that may further current knowledge pertaining lo the urinary and kid- ney tract. Feb. 10 Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation Turfgrass research. Prior consultation with the director of the Guelph Turfgrass Institute is encouraged. Feb. 15 The Manning Awards Nominations lo recognize innovation in Canada by honoring people who have created and promoted in an outstanding way a new concept, process or product beneficial lo Canada and society. The Government of Canada, Fitness and Amateur Sport, Applied Sport Research Program To encourage applied research within the four program components found in the Sport Canada mandate and goal siaicmenls — sport excellence, domestic sport, sport infrastructure and sport policy. Feb. 17 Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Fellowships for research in Australia in nuclear science and engineering. Assistant editor: Barbara Chance. Contributing writers: David Thomas, Alvin Ng, Mary Dickieson, Margaret Boyd and Owen Roberts. Editorial advisory board: Katherine Elliott, Counselling and Student Resource Centre; Fred Evers, Sociol- ogy and Anthropology; Martin Hodgson, Physical Resources; Walter Kehm, School of Landscape Architec- ture; Peter Kevan, Environmental Biology; Francois Par^, Languages and Literatures; Vic Reimer, Personnel; Marty Williams, Central Student Association; Frances Sharom, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Roselynn Stevenson, Microbiology; Barbara Stewart, Family Studies Lab Schools; Edward Livingstone, Graduate Students Association; IVish Walker, University Secretariat; and Sandra Webster and Mary Cocivera, Creative Services. Electronic mail — NETNORTH: DOISW at UoGuelph; CoSy:swebster ISSN 0836-4478 Member: International Association of Business Communicators, Public Affairs Council for Education and Council for the Advancement and Sup- port of Education. At Guelph is printed on recyclable paper. O CPES microlab benefits from equipment fund support New computer equipment purchased with funds from the 1989/90 undergraduate equip- ment fund is easing the strain on overcrowded facilities in the College of Physical and En- gineering Science. Last summer, the college added a “pod” of 17 new IBM PS/2 model 30 computers with enhanced color graphics and a file server lo its existing facilities of 60 PCs. It was a major upgrade, costing more than $100,(XX), lo an educational facility that serves more than 5,000 undergraduates each year, says CPES Dean Iain Campbell. The new pod is intended lo provide an extension to the overcrowded facilities of the Depanmeni of Computing and Information Science and to create new iciiching oppor- tunities in biochemistry and other areas, says Campbell. Prof. Alan Mcliors, Chemistry and Biochemisuy, says the new equipment will allow the 500 students in his introductory biochemistry class to use computer simula- tions to better understand biochemical proces- ses. Although plants and animals can be seen by the eye and micro-organisms can be seen under a microscope, it’s difficult to “see” the driving force of biochemical processes, he says. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, then in biochemistry, a moving picture is worth a few chapters of the textbook.” O Prof. Alan Mellors, Chemistry and simulation for President Brian Segal in the Biochemistry, demonstrates a computer new CPES microcomputer pod. Pholo by David Thomas. H;aemal Relations BBC to feature U of G About 250.000 viewers of a BBC Scotland program called “Landward” will tune in to agricultural research at U of G in February. Arthur Anderson of BBC Aberdeen, Scot- land, recently spent a few days interviewing and filming Guelph researchers for the fortnightly agricultural program. Anderson, a senior agricultural producer, conducted interviews with animal science graduate student Linda Wykes on her studies of piglet response lo intravenous solutions as a model for premature babies; Prof. Keith Beileridge, Biomedical Sciences, on the sexing, preserving, transferring and cloning of embryos; Prof. Frank Humik, Animal and Poultry Science, on the testing of new housing systems for pigs and poultry; and Prof. Robert Etches, Animal and Poultry Science, on trans- genic poultry. Anderson’s visit lo Canada had a dual pur- pose. He was also working with TVOniario on a 55-minute documentary on farm families in Ontario. O OCUFA seeks nominations for teaching awards The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations is seeking nominations for its 1989 awards for distinguished teaching. Nominations are invited from students, faculty, faculty associations, alumni, univer- sity committees concerned with leaching, or other individuals or groups. Guidelines for submissions are available from the U of G Faculty Assodalionoffice, Level 5, University Centre. Nominations must include a covering form, a nominator’s brief and supporting documents, and must be submitted to the OCUFA Commit- tee on Teaching Awards, 27 Carlton Su, Suite 400, Toronto M5B lL2by March 31. For more information, call 416-979-2117. About 10 awards will be presented. OCUFA has given 189 awards since 1973. Recent winners at U of G include Profs. Ernie McFarland, Physics, and Wilf Rauscr, Botany, for 1988, and Plofs. Jim Atkinson, Animal and Poultry Science, and J J. Hubert, Mathematics and Statistics, for 1987. 0 OVC offers musical salute to life of Schofield The life of Francis Schofield — one of OVC’s most famous graduates — will be portrayed by singer-songwriter David Archibald in a musi- cal show Jan. 11,12 and 1 3 at the Inner Stage. Entitled “Schofield: The Sleepless Tiger,” the show explores the life of the man revered in Korea as a tireless humanitarian. Archibald will perform six original songs, ranging from ballads lo humorous renditions of Schofield’s scientific exploits, as well as a variety of char- acter vignettes. Schofield is considered a national hero in Korea because of his charitable work. He founded orphanages, championed the op- pressed and supported the Korean inde- pendence movement while working as a medical missionary instructor for the Pres- byterian Church of Canada from 1 9 1 6 to 1 9 1 9. He was recognized for his scientific ac- complishments as well. He laid the groundwork for the discovery of the anti- coagulant dicumarol, now used in human medicine, and was the first lo identify several animal diseases. It was while on faculty at OVC that Schofield conducted most of his research. Archibald, a Guelph native, was commis- sioned to do the show by OVC Dean Ole Nielsen to mark the 1989 centenary of Schofield’s birth. The show had its premiere on campus in October 1989 during the Schofield centennial celebrations. Archibald, who gathered material for his show by interviewing former students and col- leagues of Schofield, calls the late veterinarian “a remarkable man.” But people tend to hold divergent views on Schofield, he says. ‘To some, he was sainl-likc; some others have less cliariiablc views.” Tickets for the Inner Stage performance luc available at the University Cenue box office. Cost is $7.50 general, $4.50 for students and seniors. O 2 AT GUELPH / Jan. 10. 1990 Coming events Twenty employees who have worked on campus for 25 years were honored recent- ly. Seated left to righl are Helen Brubacher, Computing Services; James Middel, OVC associate dean’s office; Glen Ward, Central Utilities; Dan Diebel, Physical Resources; Jim Diebel, Central Utilities; and Helen Wilson, CBS dean’s office. Standing are Linda Marshall, English Language and Literature; Vivienne Rattray-Eaton, Pathology; Ron Downey, OVC extension and liaison office; The Department of Athletics is offering children’s Saturday dance classes beginning Jan. 20 for 10 weeks. They will be laught by choreographer Barbara Miller. Pre-modem dance, for children aged four to seven, is from 10 to 11:45 a.m.; cost is $40. Modem jazz I, eight to 10 years, is from 1 1 a.m. to noon; cost is $50. Modem jazz II, 10 to 12 years, is from noon to 1 p.m.; cost is $50. Regisuation is Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Athletics Cenue; main gym for this and all other Athletics programs of- fered in the winter semester. Late registration is Jan. 1 1 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., 1 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., or Jan. 12 during office hours at the cashier’s desk. For more information, call Ext. 2216 or 2152. What’s on at The Arboretum The 1 990 Sunday afternoon walk series begins Jan. 14 on the theme “Snow” and continues Jan. 21 with “Voyage Beneath the Ice.” These guided walks for the whole family begin at 2 p.m. at The Arboretum Nature Centre. The Tuesday evening lours and talks series con- tinues Jan. 23 with John Ambrose discussing ‘The Natural Landscape.” It begins at 7 p.m. at The Arboretum Centre. UAS training sessions Computing Services is offering four training sessions on the University Administradve Sys- tem (UAS) beginning Jan. 17. These one-hour sessions are intended for novice users of the system. UAS is a forms processing and local budgeting system used by several departments on campus. For more information, call Bill Hansen at Ext. 6355. Mac-FACS alumni gather The Mac-FACS Alumni Association is host- ing a cofiee party for in-course FACS students Jan. 18 from 9:45 to 11 a.m. in the FACS building student lounge. Alumni will be on hand to talk about die association. Women and the environment The Women and Environments Educational and Development Foundation is planning a conference for late spring that will focus on environmental issues of special concern to women in their various roles in society. It will emphasize the development of solutions to problems. For more information, contact Rosalind Cairncross, 26 Morrow Avc., Toronto M6R 2J2, 4 16-533-4076, or call Inter- national Education Services, Ext 6915. Ernie Frejer, Mathematics and Statistics; John Brown, Microbiology; Jerry Riekels, Horticultural Science; Kay MacLeod, of- fice of the vice-president, administration; and Stuart Crane, Biomedical Sciences. Absent are Ted Burnside and Leslie Young, Animal and Poultry Science; Joseph Foster, Biomedical Sciences; Edward Bailey, Zoology; Martin Nye, Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Russ Willoughby, Equine Research Centre. Photo by Herb Rauscher, Photographic Services Counselling available The Marriage and Family Therapy Centre in the Deparunent of Family Studies offers professional counselling on marital, family, sexual and relationship issues. For information or an appointment, call Ext. 6335. Pathology seminars The Department of Pathology’s winter 1990 seminar scries begins Jan. 11 when John Prescott discusses “Fraud in Science.” On Jan. 18, Primal Silva will speak on “Regulation of Immune Responses Against Haemophilus Somnus in Cattle.” The seminars are at 1 1 : 10 a.m. in Room 2152 (formerly 220), Pathology building. Theatre in the TVees The Arboretum’s dinner theatre. Theatre in the Trees, presents Bernard Slade’s Romantic Comedy, directed by John Liddle. The play runs from Jan. 27 to April 28. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; the play begins at 8 p.m. Cost is $32.50. Tickets are available at the University Centre box office, Exl 3940. Stress management classes The Stress Management and High Perfor- mance Clinic is offering a number of classes during the winter semester. Noon-hour and evening group classes will run for 12 sessions Mondays and Thursdays in Room 209, Human Biology building. Register at the first session Jan. 18. Cost is $20 for students, $90 general. The noon classes meet from 12:10 to 1 p.m.; the evening classes meet from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. A class at OVC, starting Jan. 25, will run for 12 sessions Mondays and Thursdays from 5: 1 5 to 6: 1 5 p.m. in the Department of Popula- tion Medicine lounge. Register at McNabb House before Jan. 24; cost is $20 for students, $90 general. A biofcedback and relaxation class will be offered Tuesday evenings starting Jan. 23. Registerattlie first session at7:30 p.m. in Room 209, Human Biology; cost is $245. A four-session booster class will be held once a month, beginning Jan. 24. Cost is $30. Private training is also available by appointment For more information, call Exl. 2^2. Improving productivity The Navigators of Canada is sponsoring a talk by lime management expert Harold Taylor Jan. 25 at the College Inn. An author and entrepreneur, Taylor will provide participants with practical strategies that will double productivity without working longer hours. For more information, call 836-9443. WEDNESDAY, Jan, 10 Worship - Liturgy of the Word. 8:10 a.m.. UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12: 10 p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship. 5 p.m., 287 Water St., rides from UC. Computing Seminar - “Freeware — What is It and Where Do You Find It?" 12: 10 p.m, Computing Services 204. Agricultural Alternatives - Meeting, 5 p.m., UC 334. THURSDAY, Jan. 11 Pathology Seminar - "Fraud in Science,” John Prescott, 11:10 a.m.. Pathology 2152 (formerly 220). Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4: 10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC 334. Theatre - “Schofield: The Sleepless Tiger,” 8 p.m.. Inner Stage, $7.50 general, $4.50 stu- dents/seniors, continues Jan. 12 and 13. FRIDAY, Jan. 12 Schedule of Dates - Last day for late registra- tion, submission of student petitions and clearance to graduate for winter convocation. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Womanspirit, 12:10 p.m., UC 334. Evolution and Systematics Seminar - “Testing Disruptive Selection in Plants and Animals,” Peter Kevan, 3:10 p.m., Animal Science 141. Dance - Les Ballets Jazz de Monirdal, 8 p.m, War Memorial Hall, $1 1.50 to $17. SATURDAY, Jan. 13 Arboretum - Winter Bird Survey, 8 a.m.. Arboretum Nature Centre. Dance Class - Master-Class in Modem Jazz Dance, Kim Timbers, 10:30 a.m., Athletics Studio 210, $6 to $8. SUNDAY, Jan. 14 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Service, 10:30 a.m.,UC 533. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - Sunday Afternoon Walk, “Snow,” 2 p.m.. Arboretum Nature Centre. MONDAY, Jan. 15 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m.,UC 533. TUESDAY, Jan. 16 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Worldviews, 5 to 6 p.m., UC 334. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. Senate - Meeting, 8 p.m., MacNaughlon 1 13. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17 Computing Seminar - “Hardware — Where are the Bargains Right Now?” 12:10 p.m.. Computing Services 204. Agricultural Alternatives - Lecture, Waller Kehm,5p.m.,UC 335. University of Gueiph Library hours Building hours Reference service Reference service available hours McLaughlin building Regular hours Jan. 10 to Feb. 25 Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to midnight full 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. fuU 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saiurday/Sunday 9 a.m. to midnight limited noon to 4:30 p.m. Pre-exam and exam period Feb. 26 to April 18 Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to midnight full 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to midnight full 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Satui^y/Sunday 9 a.m. to midnight limited noon to 4:30 p.m. April 14 and 15 9 a.m. to midnight limited 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Easter v^eekend April 13 to 15 9 a.m. to midnight none N/A Between semester hours April 19 to 27 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to midnight full 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 pjn. 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Saturday/Sunday noon to 10 p.m. none N/A Jan. 22 to March 18 Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. full 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. full 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Salur^y/Sunday noon to 10 p.m. none N/A Pre-exam and exam period March 19 to April 27 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to midnight full 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. March 24/25. 31/April 1 noon to midnight none N/A April 7/8, 14/15,21/22 9 a.m. to midnight none N/A April 28 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. none N/A Easter weekend April 13 to 15 9 a.m. to midnight none N/A Between semester hours April 29 to May 6 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to5p.m. full 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saiurday/Sunday noon to 5 p.m. none N/A Briefly-^ Children’s dance classes AT GUELPH /Jan. 10, 1990 3 Personnel report Appointments Joanne Schnurr has changed employmenl from cxcculive secretary in Administrative Services to assistant to the registrar in the Office of the Registrar. Lillian Wilson of Guelph has been ap- pointed manager of Payroll effective Jan. 29. Job opportunities Asof Guelph deadline Jan. 5. the follow- ing opportunities were available; Research Assistant, Department of Pathology; grant position. Salary com- mensurate with experience and qualifica- tions. Research Assistant, Department of Pathology; half-time grant position. Salary commensurate with training and experience. Secretary, Medical Services; temporary part-time to April 30, 1990. Rate: S10.60 per hour. Agricultural Assistant, OVC Associate Dean’s Office — Eramosa Research Sta- tion. Salary range: $496.72 start; $520.13 six-month rate; $543.47 one-year job rate. Building Mechanic I, Maintenance Department. Job rate: $13.32 per hour; probation rale; $0.20 per hour lower than job rate. Research Technician. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; grant posi- tion. Salary commensurate with ex- perience. Secretary U, Department of Pathology; grant position for approximately one year with possibility of renewal. Normal hiring range: $355.41 to $383.16 per week. Learning Disabilities Specialist, Coun- selling and Student Resource Centre; half-time, two-year contractually Umited position. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Library Assistant 1, Track 2, Circula- tion/Reserve, Library, Salary range: $321.65 minimum; $369.44 job rate (level 5); $494.80 maximum. The following positions were availabie to on-campus employees only: Clerk 1 (Mail/Inventory Clerk), Inde- pendent Study Division, University School of Continuing Education. Sal^y range: $321.66 minimum; $369.44 job rate (level 5); $438.92 maximum. Personals For Sale; 1987 Mazda 626, four-door, five-speed, PS , PB, till steering, 44,000 km, rust-proof^, 846-0655 or 1-579-4408 after 6 p.m. Commodore 64C with 1541 II disk drive, 250 games, word processor, modem, fast-load cartridge, joysticks, Gary, 822- 5260 after 6 p.m. Wanted: Accommodation for visiting professor and family, March 1 to July 10, Ext. 3339. Available; Mandarin Chinese lessons, two-hour weekly sessions, fees negoUable, Ext. 8510 or 836-7452, Our people Prof. Peter Kevan, Environmental Biol- ogy, participated in the Inukdtuk language workshop held in Ottawa in November. He served as the expert on insects, presenung the diversity of northern terrestrial inver- tebrates, their English common names and their habits and behavior. From his presen- ladon, the Inukdtuk names for the insects and other invertebrates were compiled by a committee of Inuit from across the Canadian Arcuc. The Whippictrec Restaurant would like to invite you to enjoy Lunch or Dinner in the most beautiful and relaxing room on campus! At lunch time this year use your "Frequeni Diners Club” card and receive double credits on Monday and Tuesday. Make a selection from our tantalizing dessert cart during lunch or dinner. Working late? Treat yourself to a special meal; we open at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Last year our Valentine’s Special was a resounding succe«! This year we will offer a special package for two once again. Keep an eye on your mailbox for farther details in late January. Special gift certificates available. As alwa)-s the Whippletree strives to offer you the best service and the best food on campus. Visit us soon! The Whippletree Restaurant Level 4, University Centre (via north elevator). 824-4120. Ext. 3500 Reserratiotis Recommended Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 1 1 :45 a.m.- 1 :30 p.m. Tuesday to Wednesday 5:00-9:00 p.m. Thursday to Saturday 5:00-10:00 p.m. Ucensed under the IXBO rSb 41 update ^ by Angie McLaughlin and Betty Wickett, Personnel The University has posted pay equity plans for the University of Guelph Food Services Association, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Union of Operating Engineers and the U of G Police Association. The U of G Staff Association has signed a letter of imem with the University to post a pay equity plan later in 1990, after a re-evaluaiion of all UGSA jobs using the U of G job evaluation plan. The pay equity plan for the non-union group will be posted no later than March 3 1 , 1990, on completion of a survey of eligible part-time staff and continuation of the evaluation of a sampling of non-union jobs. Discussions are continuing with the Ontario Nurses Association. Staff members will receive apay equity bulletin with specific details for their group. We look forward to ongoing dialogue with suiff on the pay equity process. Send your questions and com- ments to Belly Wickett, Personnel Deparunent, Level 5. University Centre. O UNIVERSITY yp UELPH At Guelph Volume 34 Number 3 January 17, 1990 university ^G UELPH New faculty recruitment policy strives to correct gender imbalances by Barbara Chance The University’s new faculty recruitment policy is a document whose time has come, says Prof. O.P. Dwivedi, retiring chair of the Department of Political Studies. In fact, he says, it should have come several years ago. If it had, his department might not be sitting today as one of the few political studies departments in Canada with no women on faculty. Although the recruitment policy (see pages 4 and 5) is aimed not just at women but at other minorities as well, it is the shortage of female faculty in universities that is most visible and most easily identified. Here at Guelph, there are five departments with no women on faculty — Political Studies, Food Science, Horticul- tural Science, Land Resource Science and Physics. Other departments have female faculty complements ranging from five to 64 percent Across the entire University, women make up 14 per cent of the faculty total. Dwivedi says the lack of female faculty in Political Studies, is largely due to the fact that the department hasn’t been able to hire anyone since 1980. “I feel very frustrated,” he says. “In a department that teaches the functioning of democracy and politics in a society where half the population is female, the absence of female faculty members is unjustified and clearly im- moral. If there is any department that ought to have a female faculty member on its staff, it’s Political Studies.” It’s important that Political Studies have female faculty because of the large number of female students in the department, he says. “If female students have a problem or want advice, they may find it difficult to go to a male professor. I listen and 1 try to empathize, but 1 think if they were talking to a female professor, the empathy would be much more visible.” Women on faculty would also add to the depth of the political studies program, he says. “If we had a female professor, we might have a course on women in politics. Or it might encourage more research in that area.” Morally obligated Dwivedi says the new hiring policy is an important step in redressing system-wide im- balances — a step the University is “morally obligated” to lake. Under the policy, departments arc required to develop a five-year recruitment plan, describing anticipated vacancies, what they’ll be looking for when hiring faculty and how they will redress any faculty imbalances. When recruiting, they must keep track of the number of female and male applicants, report on efforts to actively seek out female or minority candidates and forward documenta- tion on ^e leading candidates to the vice-presi- dent, academic. A recruitment summary is to be submitted to the Employment and ^uca- tional Equity Office for periodic review by a recruitment review panel. If a hiring decision comes down to two candidates, one male and one female, and neither is “demonstrably beuer” than the other, then the female candidate is to be hired. This docs not mean, however, that women “must” be hired whenever there is a vacancy. The policy recognizes that although there arc a largenumberof women qualified for academic positions, there may not be women available in some fields. Dwivedi says he doesn’t object to having these rules imposed on departmental hiring policy. “Departments have to be regulated in the matter of employment equity and pay equity,” he says. “Otherwise, they just go on their own. The time for folding hands and begging: ‘Please do that’ is gone. The time has come for holding hands and directing: ‘Do it’ If the administration is not going to do that then it’s not going to happen. The push has to come from the top.” Historical situation Prof. Henry Bayley, chair of the Depart- ment of Nutritional Sciences, agrees there’s a need for some form of equity policy on cam- pus, but wonders if such a high-profile policy was needed given the fact that more and more women are becoming available for faculty positions. “The frequency of women in faculty posi- tions is definitely lower than it should be, based on the frequency of women who are graduating from PhD programs,” says Bayley. “But the historical situation is that most faculty have been recruited over the past 30 years. What we should be looking at is the past five years. If the number of women being hired has gone up in the past five years, then maybe the problem is being seen as more serious than it actually is.” In Nuuitional Sciences, the last two faculty hired were both women. And that’s largely because there are more women available in the hiring pool today than there were five or 10 years ago, says Bayley. “If there are no women available, it doesn’t matter if there is a policy or nou” he says. “You can only work with the material that is avail- able. Apart from doing gender changes, there is nothing you can do.” Bayley says his concern about the policy is not so much what it contains but how it is being perceived by some members of the University community. “The policy is perceived as imposing pres- sures to compromise standards to hire women,” he says. “That may be only a percep- tion, but it’s damaging to women and men both. “We have to be careful about eroding con- fidence, both on the part of the students and the professors who are appointed. We must avoid a ’’women at any cost" approach and do our very best to ensure that qualified and com- petent women are hired. We don’t wantanyonc to think they were chosen just because they were women." Bayley believes the University should be putting less emphasis on regulating hiring decisions and more on increasing the pool of women available to hire. "We need to make women more enthused about graduate work and encourage them to make a commitment” He says creation of the Office for Employ- ment and Educational Equity and the appoint- ment of Prof. Janet Wood as equity co-ordinator will go a long way to encourage women on campus to pursue graduate work and eventually move into faculty positions. “But they could have accomplished this without implementing a policy,” he says. Prof. Connie Rooke, chair of the Depart- ment of English Language and Literature, agrees that the faculty imbalance will correct itself over time. “But we can’t simply leave it at that,” she says. “It’s appropriate that we create a policy that expresses some urgency.” It’s not easy to create a workable policy in the area of job equality, says Rooke. “But it’s very, very clear that we have to do something, particularly in fields where the majority of students are female. There is something dis- turbing about seeing a whole raft of male professors and a room full of female students.” At the University of Victoria, where Rooke was on faculty before coming to Guelph, “I fell extreme pressure from female students who wanted to study with a female or talk to a female. It was clear to me that it was important to them that they weren’t always talldng across that gender barrier.” As a student herself, she “gravitated to the few female professors who were around, and it irritated me that there weren’t more.” In Guelph’s English department, aboulone- third of the faculty are women. The last four faculty hired, which includes Rooke, have been female. These hirings reflect the high availability of women in the field of English today, says Rooke. Nationally, 58 per cent of PhD English students are female. Will make a dilTerence Rooke says there is nothing in the new recruitment policy that she wouldn’t already have done in her own hiring, “but there are a large number of hiring committees on campus for whom this will make a difference.” Most importantly, she says, the policy will gel people thinking about the gender issue at an early stage in the recruitment process. Faculty imbalances arc the result of systemic discrimination rather than deliberate dis- crimination, she says, and raising awareness Continued on page 2 A new executive of the U of G Staff As- sociation was elected in November. Front row, from left to right, are: Barbara Kinton, Independent Study, recording secretary; Debbie Wilson, Land Resource Science, member-at-large; Mary Ann Robinson, Creative Services, past presi- dent; Mark Evans, Land Resource Accord reached on Gordon Street The University is pleased with the results of wcHking with the city to find solutions to the traffic problems of Gordon Street, says Prof. Jack MacDcmald, academic vice-president City council passed a resolution last month calling for the city and the University to co- operate on a long-range pl^ to determine road a^ ttansit needs fix’ the next 20 to 30 years. Earlier this year, a consulting firm had recommended the widening of Gordon Street to four lanes. The University sent a letter to the city stating its opposition to the proposal. As a result of the discussions between U of G and city officials, the city will instead under- take measures to ease the congestion on Gordon Street near the University, improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, and have the Guelph Transit Commission review its service loUofG. The University will study possible changes to its hours of operation and the diversion of parking lot entrances away from Gordon Street. MacDonald, who was responsible for negotiations with the city, says he is pleased with the flexibility shown by municipal offi- cials such as city engineer Ray Funnell, plan- ning and development director Mario Vcndilli, councillor Ken Hammiil and Mayor John Counsell. “I am especially pleased with the co- operative ^irit in which the whole issue has b^ resolved," he says. O UGFA seeks nominees for teaching awards The U of G Faculty Association is calling for nominations fex its 1989/90 teaching awards. The purpose of the awards is to recognize excellent leaching in its broadest sense. Seven distinguished professor awards, one for each college, and up to two special merit awards will be presented. The closing date for nominations is Feb. 16. Supporting material must be submitted by Feb. 28. For more information, call Ext 2126. 0 Science, grievance officer; and Henry Kock, Arboretum, member-at-large. Back row: Diane Boyd, U of G Library, first vice-president; Alan Miller, School of En- gineering, president; Sheila Trainer, Zool- ogy, second vice-president; and Eunice Cummings, Biomedical Sciences, secretary-treasurer. Ph.xo by Heib Rauscher, Hiotogiiphic Sen/ice* ATGUELPH/Jan. 17, 1990 1 STAFF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE Recruitment Continuedfrompage 1 will help alleviate that Before reading the policy, Rookc was con- cerned it would be burdensome and would slow down the hiring process, reducing Guelph’s competitive edge. “But it doesn’t It ^ i is not a terribly burdensome policy.” i Like Rookc, PhD student Kim Bolton i agrees the imbalance in the number of male ! and female faculty would evcnuially ease up I by itself. But she, too, is unwilling to sit around j and wait “There are always people who will say: j 'Things arc changing, give it time and things will change,’” says Bolton. “But I don’t have lime to wait for society to change.” In the eight years since she arrived at I Guelph as an undergraduate student, Bolton has never had a course in her majew — land ! resource science — taught by a female profes- } sor. ‘ “I never thought consciously about the fact that there were no women,” she says, “but subconsciously, it does affect you. The classes themselves are 50 per cent women and 50 per cent men, but every professcM- is a male. That’s a strange thing.” Although the lack of women in the Depan- • meni of Land Resource Science has never discouraged Bolton from pursuing an academic career, she thinks the presence of women on faculty would have provided an extra boost “I’ve never thought ‘Oh, there arc no i women here, I can’t do it’ But I do know how ! good it makes me feel when I go to a class and there’s a woman teaching it To have someone I like Janet Wood in this department would have been really neat” Bolton is one of only two female PhD stu- ! dents out of the 20 in Land Resource Science : — a situation that isn’t unusual, especially in ; the sciences. Why aren’t there more women ' doing PhDs? “Because women have to make the big decision — whether to go on for a master’s or j PhD, or have a family,” she says. “Men don’t 1 have the same decisions because women arc ' still the main child-care givers. Men can have • it all.” I Bolton thinks the new recruitment policy i will eliminate some of the systemic dis- • crimination that holds women back — both I from pursuing a PhD and obtaining a faculty I position once they have it I In the past, “if a man wanted to hire a man, j he could always find a way to do it," she says. 1 “The ‘best candidate’ is a value-laden thing. 1 You can always show by skewing a discussion that one candidate is better than another. I “But this recruitment policy says thwe have to be minimum position qualifications. There j are strict guidelines on what you’re looking for 1 in a candidate, such as the number of publica- tions and experience. Now, if someone says they don’t like a particular candidate, you can ask why.” Bolton is adamant that no woman should be hired unless she’s qualified for the job, but she doesn’t believe the issue will arise. “Univer- sities can’t afford to hire someone who’s in- competent just because she’s a woman.” If it did occur, howevCT. it would hurt all women, she says. “When you hire an incompetent man, it doesn’t reflect on all men, but one incompetent female does a disservice to us all.” Bolton would never want to be hired solely because of her sex. but she sees nothing unfair in the policy’s ruling that femalecandidales are to have preference over males when their qualifications are equal. Do male graduate stu- dents feel the same? Or do they consider it a form of reverse discrimination? Ted Livingstone, a master’s student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has no problem with the ruling. “If a woman and I were up for the same job and we were considered equal, but she were hired because she was a woman, I wouldn’t see it as reverse discrimination,” he says. “I would be upset because I didn’t gel the job, of course, but to gel the job, I should have been demonstrably belter.” Like Bolton, Livingstone is in a field taught by only a handful of female faculty, a situation he, loo, finds strange when so many of his classmates are women. He can see how some female students would be discouraged from pursuing an academic career. “If you’re sur- rounded by men, then you start to think that’s only a job for men,” he says. “When you think of nurses, you think of women, just because there are so many.” Livingstone, who has been taught by only one female professor in his entire university career, and never in a chemistry course, believes he would have benefited from the different viewpoints female faculty could have provided. “It’s good that the University is trying to lake some action in this area,” he says. “Universities have lagged behind. It’s about lime they changed.” Livingstone rejects suggestions that the policy could lower the University’s hiring stand^s. “I don’t think it’s anybody’s wish that you water down the academic excellence simply to hire somebody,” he says. “I think that has to be watched, but I think there arc safeguards. It’s up to the department to make sure that the women they hire are qualified. If you’re hiring good people, there shouldn’t be a problem.” Dwivedi agrees. “Each department is responsible for its own quality control,” he says. “We don’t ever want to see any com- promise of quality, but if the quality is equal, why not go for equity?” O — At Guelph is published by the University of Guelph for the University community and its friends every Wednesday except during December, July and August, when a reduced schedule applies. At Guelph is guided by an editorial policy approved by the president of the University. A copy is available on request Views and opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect official University policy. At Guelph welcomes contributions from the University community — let- ters to the editor, opinion pieces for ‘Torum,’* speeches, faculty, staff and student activities and other submis- sions. Deadline is seven days before date of issue unless otherwise specified. Submissions should be typed double- spaced and signed by the author. 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O Focus Keeping the customers satisfied by David Thomas The University Centre is the focal point of the campus. And Bill McNaughlon, die centre’s new director, wants to keep it that way. “I want to make sure that the University Centre continues to offer the special things it does, so that our customers are satisfied,” he says. Just about everyone on campus uses the UC and its diverse range of operations, so McNaughton believes it’s important to main- tain a high level and quality of service. The UC’s services include the Brass Taps, BOO Sports Bar, games room, information desk, box office, meeting space, word process- ing equipment rental and entertainment programming. The philosophy is “to provide those ser- vices that aren’t being offered elsewhere on campus,” says McNaughton. The UC has a board of directors made up of representatives from students, staff, faculty and alumni organizations. The board reports to the Board of Governors. McNaughlon, who began his new job in November, sees a number of challenges ahead of him. The first is making sure the UC direc- torate remains a viable operation. Business is down at the Brass Taps, which is the main source of UC revenue, and McNaughlon ad- mits it is partly because of the University’s lightened ^cohol policy. Builhe alcohol policy is good management, he says. The University has to protect its liability, and it has a social duly as well. “I think we have to show responsibility in the handling and the management of alcohol facilities. That comes first We can’t have an attitude where we’re trying to go out and get people intentionally drunk. The intent of the policy is not to treat students like children — it’s to promote self-responsibility.” McNaughlon attributes the drop in business to an initially negative reaction ^m students to the new policy. But business should pick up again in the next few months, he says. Another important challenge the centre faces is the lack of space for services, especial- ly rooms for student agencies and organiza- tions. “We’re aware of the students’ concerns about their contributions to the University and getting value out of their money,” he says. “I think it’s incumbent on me to make sure that things are running so that they gel the most they can for their dollars. But in the short term. Bill McNaughton. Phoio by David Thomas, External Relations we’re sort of stuck with what we’ve goL The building is probably being used at about 115- per-cent capacity.” Any expansions or renovations must be done over the long term, he says. For now, the directorate will have to manage its existing facilities as efficiently as possible. McNaughton brings years of experience to the job. A graduate of U of G’s BA program and the industrial management program of Mohawk College, he has worked on campus since 1974. After holding positions as a programmer, payroll manager and financial systems analyst, he was the business manager in Food Services for 11 years. He is now a finalist in a certified general accountant pro- gram. It’s loo early for McNaughlon to know what changes he might make in the organization or services offered, but he’s sure there are many possibilities. “There are a number of opportunities. (The University) is sort of a city widiin acily, so I’m sure there are a lot of services that could be offered that would generate revenue.” O Awards Prof. Stephen Marshall, Department of En- vironmental Biology, is the 1989 recipient of the Entomological Society of Canada’s C. Gordon Hewitt Award for outstanding achievement in entomology. A member of the department since 1982, Marshall does research on the biosystematics of Diptera with special reference to the family Sphaeroceridae. O Obituary Aaron Mafaje, a general studies student at U of G, died Jan. 12 at Guelph General Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Thoko, and two daughters, Losindiwe and Pindile. O SWIMMING SUCCESS Varsity sw:m team members Debbie Parsons, DVM ’93, second from left, and Susan Crump, DVM ’91, are winners of the Bill Taylor Memorial Scholarship for 1989. Presenting the awards are athletics director David Copp, left, and varsity swimming coach Alan Fairweather. Win- ners of the scholarship must have achieved a minimum cumulative average of 80 per cent and must have demonstrated leader- ship qualities in athletics. Photo by Herb Rauscher, Photographic Services 2 AT GUELPH/ Jan. 17.1990 Courses Learning how to trade in commodity futures Free trade, international price wars, the changing face of agriculture at home and abroad — they all mean that people who produce, use and trade agricultui^ com- modities need the latest information. ‘Trading in Commodity Futures,” a four- day course to be offered by the University Jan. 23 to 26, is specifically designed to provide a knowledge of the most up-to-date methods and strategies for understanding and participating in agricultural and exchange rate futures markets. The course has been offered annually since 1981. Seminar leaders are internationally recognized specialists in the field of agricul- tural economics — Profs. Larry Martin and Francesco Braga, Agricultural Economics and Business, and ftof. Wayne Purcell of Virginia Tech University. Martin is an agricultural marketing consult- ant to agribusiness companies and organiza- tions in Canada, the United Slates and Europe. A former member of the board of governors of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, he chairs the A^cultural Institute of Caitada’s Task Force on Free Trade and is an expert on international trade disputes concerning agricultural commodities. Of value to anyone who deals with the development of pricing and risk management strategies and who needs current information, ‘Trading in Commodity Fuhirw” will be of particular benefit to producers, ^n elevator and feed mill operators and managers, meat packers and food processors as well as agricul- tural financing managers in banks, trust com- panies and similar institutions. It will provide participants with a belter knowledge of the terminology of futures markets, assistance in the development of a marketing plan, and an understanding of the essential principals of futures and options trading. For information or to register, call Ext 3956. Guelph launches certificate program in voluntary, non-profit-sector management Lewis to give Ritchie Lecture With its mix of paid and volunteer staff, the non-profit sector presents a special manage- ment challenge. For that reason. Continuing Education is launching a national certificate program in voluntary and non-profit-sector management with courses in strategic and operational plan- ning and human resources managemenL “Human Resources Management in the Non-Profit Sector” begins Jan. 29, and “Strategic and Operational Planning in the Non-Profit Secto^ gets under way Feb. 5. Both courses will run 13 weeks. In “Human Resources Management,” par- ticipants will learn about human resource policies and practices and examine how they apply to the non-profit organization. Topics include how to recruit, select and develop the best people, how to conduct an organizational analysis, and how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of current human resource prac- tices while developing effective human resource plans for the future. “Strategic and Operational Planning” will examine strategic planning as a form of or- ganizational development Participants will learn how to design a plaiming process that complements their particular organization. They will acquire a thorough understanding of e^h phase of plarming, from a theoretical and a practical perspective. As one of 17 posisecondary institutions of- fering the program, U of G is participating in a national initiative developed by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy and Ryerson Polylechnical Institute, wiA support from the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. Advice and assistance have been provided by both a national certificate board and a Guelph advisory committee established to en- sure that the program meets the needs of area personnel. “We are working with many people in the region and from a number of organizations in order to make our program responsive to the current needs of groups and in^viduals from London to Mississauga,” says continuing education program manager Karen Maid. "We know the need is there. We are begin- ning with two very different courses in order to provide maximum benefit to all who wish to participate.” The program and its individual courses are recommended for individuals with a minimum of two years of paid staff or volunteer managerial experience in the voluntary and non-profit sector. It will be particularly relevant for in- dividuals and groups in the area between London and Mississauga and north to Georgian Bay. For more information or to register, call Maid at Ext 3956. Countdown to the future Evening lecture series focuses on philosophy Philosophy has never been more relevant. Today’s issues — from business and en- vironmental ethics to animal rights — raise many urgent questions. They demand attention from philosophers and others in the com- munity who recognize the importance of ex- ploring and redefining our values and their relation to society. “Philosophy Today” is a timely series of eight lectures sponsored by the University School of Continuing Education. On Thursday evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., begin- ning Jan. 25, Guelph philosophers will intro- duce issues of special interest to them. They will ask questions. In particular, they will ask why their questions are "philosophi- cal” and stimulate discussion by inviting fur- ther questions and comments from participants. A forum for discussion, “Philosophy Today” will allow concerned individuals to position themselves to act as informed citizens in a complex and changing society. Participants may take in the whole series or choose individual lectures of particular inter- Scheduled topics are “Business Ethics” Jan. 25, “Animal Rights" Feb. 1, "Feminist Philosophy” Feb. 8, “Philosophy and Litera- ture” Feb. 15, “Socrates and Civil Dis- obedience” Feb. 22, “Understanding War” March l,“EnvironmenialEthics”March8and “Metaphor, Self and Society" March 15. For information or to register, call Continu- ing Education at ExL 3956. There are now fewer than 5,000 days to the year 2001. What will happen to our planet in those days? With the arrival of the 1990s, that question becomes more urgent The U of G course “5,000 Days: Environ- mental Perspectives and Human Choices,” which explores the future of life on this planet is being offered as a continuing education course for the first time. Tracing our biological and social develop- ment “5.000 Days" provides a fresh perspec- tive on our relationship to the environment and offers a new vision for the future. Although created by a biologist “5,000 Days” is an interdisciplinary learning ex- perience that provides a context for the difficult issues of our time. It will benefit anyone who wants to do something to make a difference now. Course creator Pr f. Keith Ronald, director of The Arboretum, has been disturbed by ques- tions about the future of the planet for some ume. “Perhaps never before has there been such a pressing need for interaction between stu- dents and teachers in order to offer an educa- tion that is relevant to the present,” says Ronald. “We must work together to ensure that we are ready for the future. We must make sure that people realize the disastrous and no-longer hypothetical state of global affairs.” At Guelph, Ronald is not alone with his concerns. With the collaboration of others, in- The 1989/90 Ritchie Lecture will be delivered by Stephen Lewis, former leader of the Ontario NDP and Canadian ambassador to the United Nations. Lewis, who is currently the Barker F^ley distinguished visitor in Canadian culture at the University of Toronto, will discuss “Canada and the Developing World: How do You Build Bridges by Burning Them?" Jan. 23 at 5 pjn in Room 105, MacNaughton building. A graduate of the univ^ities of Toronto and British Columbia, Lewis was leader of the Ontario NDP from 1970 to 1977. He also holds a dozen horuxary degrees from universities across Canada. His awards include the Gordon Sinclair ACTRA Award (or outspoken opiniwi and in- tegrity in iMDadcasting, a human rights award for his radio documentaries on the Holocaust theme in literature and a human relations award from the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews. Until his nominadon as ambassadtx to the UN in 1984, Lewis was a noted radio and television commentatix on issues of public concern and a prominent labor relations arbitrator. During his term as ambassador, he chaired the committee that drafted a five-year {Hogram on African economic recovery and was appointed special adviser to the secretary- general of the UN. In 1988, he chaired the first international conference on the changing atmosphere. Lewis is cunenily writing a book about his exp^ences in the UN. The Ritchie Lecture is named for former Board of Governor’s chair Ronald Ritchie. Arranged by the College of Social Science, the lecture is free and open to the public. O Graduate news eluding co-author Jane Dougan, businessman Ken Hammond, research assistant Pam Healey and Mark Waldron, director of the University School of Continuing Education, he developed a distance education course to provide students enrolled at the University with an opportunity to discover the reality of the current situation examiitation of Bruce McNab, and consider alternatives for our common fu- population Medicine, a candidate fw the doc- ture. tor of philosophy degree, is Jan. 29 at 9 a.m. in The resulting course has been a great sue- Room 1642, Biomedical Sciences. The thesis cess, says Waldron. Because of its popularity is “An Epidemiological Study of Paratuber- and the urgency of its subject, the course is now culosis in Ontario Dairy Cattle.” being offered to a wider public as a continuing educalitm program. There are no entrance re- quirements, and the registration deadline is flexible. Although there are no required assign- ments, participants may choose to submit two McNab’s supervisor is Prof. Alan Meek. The final oral examination of John McDermott, Population Medicine, a candidate for the doctor of philosophy degree, is Feb. 2 at 2 pjn. in Room 164, Biomedical Sciences. The thesis is “Health and Productivity of Beef essays. Those who elect to do so in the winter Breeding Herds in Ontario.” McDermott’s 1990 semester must register in lime to com- supervisor is Prof. Wajme Martin. plete their essays by March 12 and i^Jnl 9. "We wanted to make this course accessible to as many people as possible,” says Waldron. ‘Tot that reason, we have decided to make it available to the community and to extend that community by offering it by distance educa- tion.” All registrants will receive a comprehen- The final oral examiitation of Ruth Bartlett, Botany, a candidate for the doctor of philo- sophy degree, is Feb. 8 at 2 pjn. in Room 117, Boiany-Genctics-Zoology building. The thesis is “A Comprehensive Analysis of Contrasting Distributions: Two Forest Tree Species in a Cliff-Edge Environment." Banleu’s super- visors arc Profs. Doug Larson and Richard sive course manual that includes suggestions Reader. , , , , . for further reading as well as questions for Interested members of the University corn- contemplation, reflection and discussion. To munity are invited to attend. O register or for more information, call Exl 3956.0 Our people Chris Nash, co-ordinalor of graduate students’ teacher training, presented a paper entided “A Two-in-One Model for Preparing Graduate Students for a Role as University Teachers" at the AAHE and University of Washington’s second annual conference on ’The Training of TAs: Preparing the Profes- soriate of Tomorrow" in Seattle. Prof. Donna Woolcott, Family Studies, was a guest speaker at the recent Consumer- Line Conference sponsored in Toronto by the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada. Woolcott rliscussed consumer health. Joan Dorsch-Rafter, Department of Residences, has joined the Golden Triangle Professional Businesswomen’s Association. Membership in the group is limited to those applicants who successfully complete four written exams on business law, work ethics and Grapevine Jane Anneveld, who retired recenUy from the OAC Shop in Johnston Hall, would like to . . t thank all her friends and customers for her practices, commumcauon and organrzauon of j„,™,yirement party and the gifts of a plant the workplace. Thrs year 361 women appM, of Johnston Hall, and only 160 succeeded. Dorsch-Rafter achieved the top score — 92 per cent Graduate students Karsten Liber. Jeff Parsons and John Warner, Environmental Biology, were honored for excellence in plat- form presentations at the Society of Environ- mental Toxicology and Chemistry annual meeting in November. Liber, a PhD student, was selected as overall winner for his paper on experimental designs for assessment of the impact of chlorophenols in aquatic ecosys- tems. Parsons presented a paper on the effects of pulse dosing on the toxicity of insecticides to mosquito larvae, and Warner presented a paper on the toxicity and interactions between copper, chromium and arsenic in aquatic crus- taceans. O Publications back By popular request At Guelph is reintroducing the publications section. Any faculty or staff member who has material published is asked to submit information after publication to “Pub- lications,” At Guelph, Creative Ser- vices, Level 4, University Centre. Please submit your information typed and double spaced. If you have any ques- tions, call Ext 3864. 0 ATGUELPH/Jan. 17, 1990 3 Interim faculty recruitment policy U of G is committed to eliminating (he employ- ment inequities identified in the \9^ Report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Equd Rights for Women and Men. That commitment was expressed by Senate in its endorsement of the University’s strategic planning discussion paper in the fall of 1988. The Federal Contractors Program, which the University is committed to comply with, sug- gests mechanisms for the formulation of employment equity goals and procedures for their atiainmenL Recruitment projections The establishment of recruitment goals re- quires integration of the University’s employ- ment equity objectives with other scholarly priorities and with information on anticipated opportunities for rccrmimenu To aid the University planning process, each department will develop five-year recruitment projections beginning with the period 1990-1994 inclusive. Each projection will specify, as far as pos- sible, anticipated faculty vacancies, charac- teristics of the individual to be sought in filling each vacancy and the characteristics of the faculty complement anticipated at (he end of the period, in relation to the department’s major areas of teaching and research focus. It is recognized that such projections can only be approximate, given the effect of im- foreseen circumstances, including new University or government staffing initiatives and opportunities that arise as a result of chan- ges in the University budget Recruitment projections will be submitted to the vice-president, academic, in early January 1990. Interim procedures for faculty appointments The interim measures included in the section “Procedures for Faculty Appointments” incor- porate the principles of the Federal Contractors ftogram. Those measures will supplement our cur- rent procedures for the appointment of tenured or probationary faculty. They will also provide a recruitment record for future use in policy developmenL The procedures are based on the premise that the sex distribution of our faculty should match that of the source populations from Procedures for faculty appointments Recruitment resources The following faculty appointment procedures require recruitment strategies designed to meet the employment equity objectives of U of G. Provision of the statistical data on which recruitment strategies are based is the respon- sibility of the Educational and Employment Equity Office. Sample data are provided below. More recent data, when available, can be obtained from the equity office. The educational and employment equity administrator and co-ordinator arc also avail- able to consult with departments on the for- mulation of recruitment plans. U of G faculty rccniilmeni practices will be reviewed semi-annually by a recruitment review panel appointed by the president The panel will monitor the effectiveness of the following procedures in redressing employ- ment inequities and will recommend revis^ recruitment procedures as required. Tenured or probationary appointments or full-time contractually limited appointments of one year or more 1. Initiation of hiring procedures and permission to advertise The dean, on behalf of the department con- cerned, will submit to the vice-president, academic, a memorandum giving the follow- ing information: • Position number and rank of the vacant position, as well as the budgeted salary figure. * A statement of the source or sources of funding, giving specific dollar figures within the context of the current year’s budget When the vacancy to be filled is the result of a retirement or resignation, a limit, to be determined annually, is placed on the funds that may be retained in the college for the position. Where a faculty position includes an OMAF component, the department chair/direclor may choose to consult with the director of the OMAF Program before requesting approval through the dean for permission to adver- tise. In any event, for such a position, the college dean in requesting approval must indicate that such consultation with the director of the OMAF Program has taken place. • A statement of the duties of the position, the relevance of the position to the department’s programs and the recruit- ment strategy to be used in filling the position. ♦ Where the wish is tohire at any rank above assistant professor, some substantial argu- ments justifying such a proposal must be provided. Only in exceptional cases will pennission be given to hire at any rank above assistant professor. One such cir- cumstance would be the recruiunenl of a senior female candidate. The vice-president, academic, will consult with the educational and employment equity co-ordinator in evaluating the submitted recruitment plan. Approval by the vice-president, academic. ‘^Where one sex is under-represented, a candidate of the under-represented sex will he appointed unless another candidate is demonstrably better qualified. ” which our faculty candidates are drawn. Where one sex is under-represented, a can- didate of the under-represented sex will be appointed unless another candidate is demonstrably better qualified. For this pur- pose, qualification will be defined with refer- ence to clearly delineated recruitment criteria. Faculty representation will be assessed by comparing the gender distribution of faculty within each department (faculty census data) with (hat of C^dian doctoral candidates in the corresponding discipline (appointment to the rank of assistant professor) or with that of Canadian university faculty in the correspond- ing discipline (appointment to the rank of as- sociate professor or professor) (availability daUi for faculty candidates). Census and availability data derived from our current personnel records and Statistics Canada reports, respectively, are provided in the tables below. These data will be routinely updated. As the relevant data become available, this policy will be extended to include such groups as aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities. The recruitment procedures incorporate the following measures designed to enable the at- consiiUitcs permission to advertise, to recruit candidates according to the approved recruit- ment plan and to initiate hiring procedures, but not to commit the University. It also constitutes permission, but only in accordance with the procedures outlined below, to ultimately fill the position up to the salary level indicated. If later during the ap- pointment procedure it becomes necessary to exceed this authorized funded level for the position, there should be further discussion with the vice-president, academic. 2. Advertising, candidate selection and interviews Vacant positions must be advertised, unless specific exemption is received from the vice- president, academic. The liming requirements for the Associa- tion of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC) and the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) are substantial, and it is important that enough time be allowed for advertisements to appear in these publica- tions. The department appointment committee will include members of both sexes. Depart- ments with few faculty of one sex will recruit colleagues from other academic departments or from the University library as necessary to meet these requirements. For each candidate interviewed, the depart- ment chair will provide the University’s facul- ty salary policy and discuss the implications of that poUcy in relation to that candidate’s rank and experience. It must also be made clear that every can- didate who is offered a position has the right to discuss salary arrangements with the dean of the recruiting college and the vice-president, academic. 3. Approval to negotiate The chair or director, after considering the advice of the department appoinunent com- mittee, will submit to the dean a recruitment report (in the case of tenured or probationary appoinunents) or a recommendation for a con- tractually limited ^ipointment (in the case of a contractually limib^ appointment), along with Information on budget salary provisions and anticipated relocation costs. At this lime, the chair or director will dis- cuss with the dean the appropriate salary range. The dean will then forward to the vice- president, academic, the recruitment report or recommendation and will recommend a salary level w range at which negotiations might be carried on with the prospecUve faculty mem- ber. Explanations must be provided at this point tainment of employment equity: • Permissiwi to recruit will be granted only on approval of a recruitment plan consis- tent with the University’s employment equity objectives. Consultation on the development of recruitment plans is avail- able from the Educational and Employ- ment Equity Office, Level 4, University Centre, Ext. 3474/2138. • Applicants for faculty positions will be asked to provide information for employ- ment equity purposes. After collection and compilation, this information will be provided to department chairs for use in the preparation of recruitment reports and to a recruitment review pane! appointed by the president. • Permission to negotiate with a selected candidate will be granted only on approval of a recruitment report documenting ad- herence to the approved recruitment plan. Copies of recruitment plans and recruit- ment reports will be retained by the Education- al and Employment Equity O^ice for periodic examination by the recruitment review panel. for deviations firom the previously approved recruitment plan. With the vice-president’s ap- proval, the salary negotiations may proceed. Any deviations from the agreed-on terms of reference must receive approval from the vice- president When the prospective faculty member is a non-Canadian, the chair or director should em- phasize that after accepting a probationary ap- pointment the candidate must apply for and receive permanent residence status before being allowed to undertake the duties of the position. 4. Approval of appointment Tenured or probationary appointments When negotiations with the candidate are finalized, the complete submission, stating the salary agreeable to the candidate and the chair, is resubmiued through the dean’s office to the vice-president, academic. If in agreement, the vice-president recom- mends the appointment to the president for approval. If approval is received, the vice- president immediately notifies the dean, and the president writes to welcome the new proba- tionary or tenured appointee to the University. The president also informs the Board of Governors at the earliest opportunity. The submission and all supporting docu- ments are returned by the president’s office to the dean’s office. A copy of the recruitment report is submitted to the Employment and Educational Equity Office for periodic review by the recruitment review panel. The dean notifies the chair concerned and writes a letter to the new appointee outlining the terms of the appoinimenL An employee data form is then submitted to Personnel about one month before the start dale if possible. Contractually limited appointments of one year or more When negotiations with the candidate are finalized, the chair or director sends the com- plete submission to the dean with supporting documentation, including the vice-president’s approval of the negotiated salary. A search summary is submitted to the Employment and Educational Equity Office for periodic review by the recruitment review panel. The dean then writes a letter to the new appointee outlining the terms of the appoint- menu An employee data form is then sub- mitted by the department through the dean’s office to Personnel about one month before the start date if possible. 4 ATGUELPH/Jan. 17, 1990 Census and availability data Table 1: University of Guelph Faculty, Aug. 21, 1989 Table 2; Canadian Doctoral Enrolment, 1987-1988 The data presented here include department chaiis, but exclude other members of the Univo:sity Canada, Universities: Enrolmeni and Degrees, 1987 administration with academic rank. Calculations by the Educational and Employment Equity Office. Deparimeni Agricultural Economics and Business Animal and Pouluy Science Biomedical Sciences Botany Chemistry and Biochemisuy Clinical Studies Computing and Information Science Consumer Studies Crop Science Drama Economics Engineering English Language and Literature Environmental Biology Family Studies Fine Art Food Seienee Geography History Horticultural Science Hotel and Food Administration Human Biology Land Resource Science Landscape Architecture Languages and Literatures Mathematics and Statistics Microbiology Molecular Biology and Genetics Music Nutritional Sciences Pathology Philosophy Physics Political Studies Population Medicine Psychology Rural Extension Studies Rural Planning and Development Sociology and Anthropology Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology Zoology Total Field of study Number of candidates % female Probationary Tenured Total Arts/science, general 139 41 No. % female No. % female No. % female Education 2,142 55 Fin^applied arts 165 48 7 14 13 8 20 10 Humanities 3217 46 5 20 23 4 28 7 English 656 57 0 21 French 333 56 4 14 25 12 History 551 37 2 50 11 9 13 15 Journalism — 14 24 8 31 10 Library Science 24 75 Other modem languages 416 59 2 50 19 26 21 29 Philosophy 445 25 2 50 10 20 12 25 Religion/theology Other 458 334 31 54 0 - 13 23 13 23 Social Sciences 4,385 45 6 17 13 0 19 5 Anthropology 246 57 100 5 0 6 17 Area studies Business, commerce, etc. 55 400 55 33 4 0 17 6 21 5 Economics 476 18 2 50 13 0 15 7 Environmental studies 92 23 Geography 323 24 2 100 20 25 22 32 Law 82 29 7 14 21 5 28 7 Political science 518 25 75 18 61 22 64 Psychology 1,499 64 4 Secretarial science 2 100 10 0 12 17 Social Work 60 53 3 0 9 0 12 0 Sociology Other 560 74 51 47 3 33 13 8 16 13 Agriculture/biological science 1,867 31 2 100 14 15 16 25 Agriculture 452 27 0 11 0 15 Biochemistry 215 32 4 0 Biology 690 33 5 40 5 0 10 20 Botany 84 38 14 11 Household sciences 92 57 Veterinary medicine 83 30 0 20 0 21 0 Zoology 228 22 3 33 7 0 10 10 Other 23 9 2 100 17 35 19 42 Engineeiing/applied sciences Architecture 2^93 35 9 26 3 33 26 4 29 7 Engineering 2,138 8 0 12 8 13 8 Chemical 308 11 CivU 369 7 2 0 5 20 7 14 Electrical 570 5 2 50 2 0 4 25 Mechanical 340 7 Other 551 11 100 7 14 8 25 Forestry 120 18 0 18 17 19 16 Landscape Architecture — — 0 - 19 5 19 5 Health Professions Dentistry 1,497 26 40 35 0 24 0 25 0 Medicine 1238 39 0 13 0 13 0 Nursing 2 100 12 8 18 11 Pharmacy 91 29 6 17 Rehabilitation 8 100 100 30 13 31 16 Other 132 58 2 50 3 0 5 20 Maihematical/Physical Sciences 2,895 17 17 8 13 Chemistry 928 24 2 0 6 Computer Science 373 14 2 0 18 17 20 15 Geology 390 18 Mathematics 441 17 3 100 8 13 11 36 Physics Other 629 134 9 18 4 50 26 8 30 13 Not reported 25 40 115 30 583 11 698 14 Total 18.625 36 Table 3: Canadian full-time university teachers, 1985-1986 Source: Statistics Canada. Teachers in Universities, 1985-1986. Calculations by the Educational and Employm^l Equity Office. Field Professor # %F Education 842 13 Fine and applied arts 314 11 Humanities and related 1,937 9 Social sciences and related 2,770 6 Agricultural and biological sciences 1,075 7 Engineering and ^plied sciences 1,336 Health professions and occupations 1,853 7 Mathematics and physical sciences 2,173 2 Not reported 82 4 Total 12,382 6 Associate Professor Assistant Professor Total U %F U %F U %F 1,387 23 601 41 2,830 24 627 21 352 35 1,293 22 2,504 19 991 34 5,432 18 3,387 14 1,901 27 8,058 14 748 17 420 27 2,243 14 776 2 407 6 2,519 2 1,987 2 11,562 37 5.402 21 1,461 4 754 11 4,388 4 63 24 78 29 223 18 12.940 16 7,066 29 32.388 15 AT GUELPH /Jan. 17. 1990 5 Briefly- Musical interlude The Dcparuncnlof Music’s noon-hour concert series resumes Jan. 18 when cellist Desmonde Hoebig and pianist Andrew Tunis perform at 12:10 and 1:10 p.m. in Room 107 of the MacKinnon building. The concerts will include works by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Handel and Beethoven. Admission is free. The Jan. 25 con- cert features Marina Piccinini on flute and Robert Kortgaard on piano. For people interested in performing them- selves, there are a variety of musical venues available on campus. The University of Guelph Choir, under the direction of Prof. Gerald Neufeld, is always looking for singers. Rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Room 203 of the MacKinnon building. The U of G Jazz Ensemble, directed by Prof. Howard Spring, meets Thursdays at 7 pm. in Room 203. Students wishing to audition for the Guelph Youth Orchestra should call Larry Sugden at 846-0708 or Prof. Jamie Snell, His- tory, at Ext 3205. For information about en- semble groups, call Prof. Mary Woodsidc, ExL 3783. Alumni events There will be a reception for students graduat- ing from the College of Social Science Jan. 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Room 429 of the Univer- sity Centre. All in-course students in semesters 5, 6, 7 and 8 are welcome. The Ottawa Alumni Chapter is holding a curling bonspiel Jan. 27. For more information, call Betsy Allan, Alumni Affairs, at Ext 6533. Waste remediation The School of Engineering and the Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRQ are presenting a seminar Jan. 24 on “Developing Strategies for Large-Scale Waste Remediation: The Oil City/Onondaga Lake Experience.” Richard Smardon, co-director of CLRC. will discuss plans for a mulli-million-dollar commercial, residential and recreational park at the Onon- daga Lake waterfront in Syracuse, New York. He will describe research on ways to deal with the site, which is dotted with petroleum storage tanks, and the environmental issues concerned. The seminar begins at 3 pm. in Room 1 10, Thombrough building. Physics lectures The Department of Physics’ winter seminar scries begins Jan. 23 with physicist Janice Button-Shafer of the University of Massachusetts discussing “Is There a Fifth Force?” CPES Dean Iain Campbell will sp^ Jan. 31 on the “Development and Application of the Guelph Proton Microprobc.” The lectures are at 4 p.m. in Room 113 of the MacNaughion building. Theatre in the IVees The Arboretum ’s dinner theatre. Theatre in the Trees, presents Bernard Slade’s Romantic Comedy, directed by John Liddle. The play runs from Jan. 27 to April 28. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; the play begins at 8 pm. Cost is $32.50. Tickets are avaibble at the University Centre box of- fice, Exl 3940. HIV-positive support group The support program of the AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County is selling up the Body Positive Discussion Support Group for individuals who want to learn to cope more efTcclively with testing positive. The group ses- sions will run weekly for eight weeks. Atten- dance is limited to 10 people. For more information, call support co-ordinator Deborah Azim at 763-2255. All calls arc strictly con- fidential. Music from England The Guelph Chamber Music Society presents “Music from England” with the Kitchener- Walcrloo Symphony and the Guelph Chamber Choir Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. at Chalmers Church. The program will feature works by Purcell, Bach and Adson. Tickets are $10 general, $2 for children under 12, and are available at the door. WUSC concert The Guelph local committee of World Univer- sity Service of Canada (WUSQ and the men’s clubof Chalmers United Church are sponsoring a concert Jan. 25 by the Monticello Trio, per- forming on violin, cello and piano. It begins at 8 p.m. at Chalmers United Church; tickets are $7. Proceeds will support WUSC activities. For more information, call Dudley Gibbs, Exl 299 1 . or Don Bamum, ExL 4763. Coming Events WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17 views into Canoons,” Brian Fray, UC 103, Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12: 10 p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St. rides from UC. Computing Seminar - “Hardware — Where arc the Bargains Right Now?” 12:10 p.m.. Computing Services 204. Agricultural Alternatives • Lecture, Walter Kehm.5p.m..UC 335. THURSDAY, Jan. 18 Pathology Seminar - “Regulation of Im- mune Responses Against Haemophilus Som- nus in Cattle,” Primal Silva, 11:10 a.m.. Pathology 2152. Concert - Desmond Hoebig and Andrew Tunis, cello and piano, 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4:10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC334. SUNDAY, Jan. 21 Worship • Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Service, 10:30 a.m.,UC 533. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - “Voyage Beneath the Ice,” Sunday Afternoon Walk, 2 p.m.. Arboretum Nature Centre. MONDAY, Jan. 22 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m., UC 533. Lecture - “Wives of Institutionalized Elderly Men: The Transition to Quasi-Widowhood,” Carolyn Rosenthal, 2 p.m., FACS 106. Seminar - “Developing Strategies for Large- Scale Waste Remediation: The Oil Cily/Onondaga Lake Experience,” Richard Smardon, 3 p.m., Thombrough 1 10. Surplus sales The Surplus Sales Department has the follow- ing items for departmental purchase: SD#877 — blue drying oven; SI^884 — New Haven Manufacturing Co. lathe, old model. 64 inches centre to centre, 26-inch-diameier swing, $150 reserve bid, removal by purchaser; SEW900 — Roneo file cabinets, metal drawers, with bench top and index card file drawers. For more infor- mation, call ExL 8 1 39. What’s on at The Arboretum The 1990 Sunday afternoon walk series con- tinues Jan. 21 on the theme “Voyage Beneath the Ice” and Jan. 28 with “Fun With Fungi.” These guided walks for the whole family begin at 2 pjn. at The Arboretum Nature Centre. The Tue^y evening tours and talks series con- tinues Jan. 23 with John Ambrose discussing “The Natural Landscape.” It begins at 7 p.m. at The Arboretum Centre. EES workshops International Education Services, formerly Development Education Programs, is present- ing a series of workshops this winter for com- munity members who want to improve their communication skills and increase their aware- ness of global issues. Cartoonist Brian Fray will discuss “Putting Your Views into Cartoons” Jan. 20. The session will be held fiom 10 ajn. lo4pjn.inRoom 103 ofthe University Centre. On Jan. 31, ‘T\itling Your Views into Action,” a woikshop on advocacy and letter writing skills, with emphasis on international issues, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 334, University Centre. For more information or to register, ^1 Ext 6918. Fete Romantique Tickets are still available for the Guelph Arts Council’s Fete Romantique draw Jan. 2 1 . The grand prize is a six-course gourmet dinner for six at a heritage home in Guelph. Other prizes include theatre tickets, restaurant vouchers, limited-edition prints and gift certificates. Tick- ets are $10 and are available from the GAC office at lOB Carden Sl or the Framing Ex- perience at Campus Estates Mall. Proceeds from the draw will be used to support the GAC’s efforts on behalf of the arts. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12:10p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water Sl, rides from UC. Computing Seminar - “Diagnosing Microcomputer Problems: What Can You Do?” 12:10p.m., Computing Services 204. THURSDAY, Jan. 25 Concert - Marina Piccinini and Robert Kortgaard, flute and piano, 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4: 10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC 334. Concert - Monticello Trio, violin, cello and piano, Chalmers United Church, $7. FRroAY, Jan. 19 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Womanspiril, 12: 10 p.m.. UC 334. SATURDAY, Jan. 20 Human Biology/Kinetics Symposium - “Limits of Human Endeavor”: L^turcs, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Dinner and Dance, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.. Arboretum Centre, $20 ($ 1 0 for lectures and lunch only). Skills Training Workshop - “Putting Your 6 AT GUELPH /Jan. 17,1990 TUESDAY, Jan. 23 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533. Botany Seminar - “Research on Aquatic Macrophytes: Problems and Solutions,” Jacob Kalff, 3:15 p.m., Bolany-Genclics- Zoology 117. Physics Seminar - “Is There a Fifth Force?” Janice Bullon-Shafer,4 p.m., MacNaughton 113. Arboretum -‘TheNatural Landscape,” John Ambrose, 7 p.m.. Arboretum Centre. FRIDAY, Jan. 26 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533: Womanspiril, 12:10p.m., UC 334. Evolution and Systematics Seminar - “Phylogeny and Evolution of the Asicraceae,” Robert Jansen, 3:10 p.m, Animal Science 141. SATURDAY, Jan. 27 Theatre in the Trees ♦ Romantic Comedy, 6:30 p.m.. Arboretum Centre, $32.50. Guelph Collectables Fair The seventh biannual Guelph Collectables Fair will be held Feb. 4 in the University Centre. There will be displays of records, sports memorabilia, posters and comic books. Sports celebrities Dzuryl Sittler, Dick Bcddocs and Johnny Bower will be on hand to sign autographs, as will comic-book artist Grant Miehm. The fair runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission is $3 general, $2 for students. Satellite videoconference Continuing Education is oflering “The Third Annual Update on Interactive Learning: the Convergence of Computer and Television Technology” Jan. 30 on campus from 1:30 to4 p.m. This international, interactive, live-by- saiellite conference will present leaders in the fields of teleconferencing, business television, distance learning and multimedia. Topics in- clude the merger of videos and computers, desktop video production, multimedia and HyperMedia, and the satellite transponder crisis. For more information, call Continuing Education at ExL 3064. Health and muIticuUuralism The Guelph and District Multicultural Health Committee is presenting a woikshop Jan. 31 on the multiculluial aspects of health. It runs from 8 ajn to 4:30 p.m. in the University Centre. For more information or to register, call 836-2222. Alzheimer care The Guelph and district chapter of the Alzheimer Society is holding its annual meet- ing Jan. 31. Guest speaker is Dr. Willi MoUoy of Henderson General Hospital in Hamilton, who will discuss decision making about per- sonal health care for the cognitively impaired For more information, call 836-7672. Gerontology seminar The Gerontology Research Centre and the Department of Family Studies present a semi- nar Jan. 22 with C^lyn Rosenthal of the University of Toronto. She will discuss “Wives of Institutionalized Elderly Men: The Transi- tion to Quasi-Widowhood” at 2 p.m. in Room 106 of the FACS building. SUNDAY, Jan. 28 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Service, 10:30 a.m., UC 533. Children's Performance - Mr. Dressup, 1 and 3 p.m.. War Memorial Hall, $8. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - Sunday Afternoon Walk, “Fun With Fungi,” 2 p.m.. Arboretum Nature Centre. MONDAY, Jan. 29 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m., UC 533. TUESDAY, Jan. 30 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Worldviews, 5 to 6 p.m., UC 334. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. CUSO - Infoimation Meeting, 7:30 p.m., UC 441. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12:10p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St., rides from UC. Computing Seminar - The NeXT Computer — A Demonstration, 12:10 p.m. Computing Services 204. Skills Training Workshop - “Pulling Your Views into Action,” 7 p.m., UC 334. Research news Funding opportunities Transportation ministry funds research TheOntano Ministry of Transportation is invit- ing proposals in the form of 18 requests; • Visco-clastic asphalt concrete parameters and rutting; • Priority analysis of passing/climbing lane solutions on iwo-Iane rural roads; • Snow drift model calibration study; • Integrated weed management; • Mapping salt contamination in groundwater; • Understanding changes in commuting patterns; • Safety expenditure and achievable safety benefits; • Directions in concrete research; • Effectiveness of erosion control products; • Effectiveness of erosion control in ditches; • Erodibility of reconsolidated subsoil; • Development and support of user version of INTEGRATION; • Research into real-time control features of INTEGRATION; • Application of INTEGRATION to evacuation plan; • Technology transfer-review of programs and experience; • Cumulative effect ofextreme permit loads on steel bridges; • Cumulativeeffectofextremepcrmitloads on concrete bridges; and • Grass maintenance factors. Proposals are due in the Office of Research by Feb. 8. Social service research The G. Allan Roeher Institute is a research and policy development organization that sup- ports families, self-advocates, community groups, service providers, professionals and governments to develop strategies for com- munity living for people with mental hand- icaps. On behalf of the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada, the institute ad- ministers the following research grants: • Grants up to $8,000 to aid research relat- ing to human services and mental hand- icap. Areas constituting research priorities are issues affecting people with severe mental handicaps and multiple handicaps; integration of people who have mental handicaps, where they live, leam and work; prevention and strategies for social change that improve the quality of life of people with mental handicaps, including the impact of policy on individuals. • Grants up to $35,000 to aid research where the study itself has implications for the field of mental handicaps, including Alzheimer’s Disease. Applicants are re- quired to hold a postgraduate degree in a field related to the proposed research. Awards are made for the undertaking of basic research projects in eithcrabiomedi- cal or biosocial field of study. The institute’s deadline for applications is April 30. Blindness studies funded Fight for Sight, Inc., the research division of the National Society to Prevent Blindness, invites application for granls-in-aid to fund studies of priority interest and pilot projects of investigators who have limits or no research funding. Support is used to help defray costs of per- sonnel, equipment and consumable supplies needed for a ^>ecinc research investigation. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $12,000 are awarded for a one-year period. Applicants are generally not considered from residents and postdoctoral fellows, or from senior investigators with significant re- search support Postdoctoral research fellowships suppewt individuals with doctorates who are interested in academic careers involving basic (X* clinical research in ophthalmology, vision or related sciences. Stipends range from $5,000 to $14,000 per year. Postdoctoral fellowships are not awarded to residents or anyone who is receiving other fellowships. Applications usually will not be considered from individuals with two or more years of postdoctoral training. Student fellowships are available to under- graduates, medical students and graduate stu- dents interested in eye-related research experience in clinical or basic sciences. Awards of up to $500 a month may be given for 60 to 90 days of full-time extracurricular research, usually during the summer months. Advanced graduate students or others with additional stipend support are not eligible. The deadline for applications is March 1. Horticultural research The Horticultural Research Institute, Inc., and its endowment fund invite applications in support of research that will make the landscape and nursery trade more efficient and more profitable, and will advance trade knowledge and process. The deadline date for applications is May 1 . Applications received after this date will be held for the 1991 program. Support for biomedical studies The Whitaker Foundation invites applica- tions for research support from biomedical investigators who are relatively early in their research careers and whose medical research projects substantially involve the innovative use of engineering techniques or principals. Each application should have one in- dividual who is a member of the faculty or research staff at the applicant institution as principal investigator. The principal inves- tigator must have received a doctoral degree less than eight years before submitting a preliminary proposal or have completed all residencies less than seven years before its submission. Exceptions may be granted if the investigator is just beginning an academic re- search career. Deadline date for preliminary proposals is May 1, with full grant applications due June 15. The funding becomes available Nov. 1. The Bedding Plants Foundation, Inc., in- vites hcMticulturists and researchers in related sciences to submit proposals for funding. Emphasis is to be placed on work in the areas of insect and disease control, variety improvement, cultural techniques and ship- ping and handling. Research must be on pot plants, flowering annuals or new plant types. Top areas of concern are: • Insect control — biotechnology, biocontrol, natural and chemical controls; management practices; • Developing disease- and insect-resistant varieties; • Disease control — biotechnology, biocontrol natural controls and manage- ment practices; • Improved garden performance; • Water — run-off prevention techniques, containment and disease control, water quality and nutrition; • New (unique and unusual) varieties; • Improved shipping ability of crops; • Increasing shelf life; • Shortening seed to flower growing time; • Media with nutrition to finish crop; and • Temperature management. The foundation’s deadline date for proposals is May 1. Women and social change The Therese F.-Casgrain Fellowship, a SSHRC special research fellowship for re- search on women and social change in Canada, is offered every second year by the Therese F.-Casgrain Foundation. This fellowship was created to continue work in promoting social justice, individual rights, arid economic and social interests of Canadian women. The foundation is par- ticularly interested in supporting research that explores public policy options arul irrcludcs reconunendations for change. Applicants must be Canadian citizens and must have obtained a doctorate or the equivalent advanced professional degree before accepting the award. The value of the scholarship is $40,000, of which an accountable amount of up to $ 1 0,000 may be used for research and travel costs. Deadline for applications is June 15. For more information on any competitions, call Annette Clarke, Office of Research. Ext 6927. Bourses postdoctorales L’institut national de la recherche scientifi- que accorde une attention toute particulibrc k I’accueil de stagiaires postdoctoraux pour I’enrichissement de ses ^uipcs de recherche. L’INRS offre annuellement plusieurs bourses postdoctorales k des chercheurs d6sidereux de se joindre aux ^uipes de recherche de ses centres — Saime-Foy, Varennes, Rimouski, Poinie-Claire, Verdun ei Montreal. Le boursier postdoctoral re^oit un revenu de base se situani aux environ de $23,000 pour une ann6e k temps complet La date limite pour soumettre une candidature a i\& fix6e au six avril, 1990. Pour obtenir le formulaire, la documentation pertinenie ou toute autre infor- mation concernanl le concours, prifere de s’adresser k: Denis Rhdaume, adjoint au direc- tcur du service des dtudes avanc^cs et de la recherche, Institul national de la recherche scieniifique. Place de la Cit6, 2635 boulevard Hochelaga, Suite 640, Case postale 7500, Sainie-Foy, Qudbcc G 1 V 4C7, 4 1 8-654-25 1 7. Awards The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada has provided strategic grant funding for the following projects: .♦ “TheDomesticManufacturcofTextilesin 19th-Century English Canada,” Prof. Kris Inwood, Department of Economics, $55,624; • “Androgyny, Self-Monitoring and Managerial Effectiveness.” Prof. Karen Korabik, Psychology, $21,270; • “Student Characteristics, Institutional Structures and Educational Outcomes,” F^of. Sid Gilbert, Sociology & Anthropol- ogy, $44,560; • “Marketing and Planning in the Canadian Apparel Industry,” Prof. Marjorie Wall, Consumer Studies, $66,374; and • “Making the Match Between University Graduates and Corporate Employers in Canada: Phase II,” Prof. Fred Evers, Sociology & Anthropology, and Prof. James Rush, University of Western On- tario, $38,599. This project also received $20,000 from U of G 's research enhance- ment fund. The Canadian Association of Animal Breeders has approved funding for the follow- ing projects: • “Identification of the Time Interval in Bovine Concepluses Appropriate for Derivation of Bovine Embryonic Stem Cell Line,” Prof. Anne Croy. Biomedical Sciences, $3,000; and • “Exploration of Sex-Predominant An- tigens for Their Potential Use in Embryo Sexing,” Prof. Stan Blechcr, Human Biol- ogy, $19,500 for the second year. The Ministry of the Environment has ap- proved funding for the following projects: • “PCB Dynamics in Pottersburg Creek,” Prof. Narindcr Kaushik, Environmental Biology, $13,500; • “Recycling of Textile Dyehaih Effluent,” Prof. Anne Wilcock, Consumer Studies, $17,650; and • "Weed Population Mapping Used to Con- trol Herbicide Application Rate in Fields of Conservation-Tillage Corn,” Prof. Ralph Brown, Engineering, and Prof. Glen Anderson, Crop Science. $8,000. The Ministry of Nauiral Resources has ap- proved funding for the following projects: • “Adaptive Significance and Maintenance of Genetic Variation,” Prof. Moira Fer- guson, Zoology. $12,667; • “Stability and Productivity of Beaver Colonies in Relation to Food Abundance,” Prof. John Fryxell, Zoology, $10,267; • “Forest Clcarcut Microclimates and Tree Seedling Physiological Response,” Prof. Ken King. Land Resource Science, $33,050; • “Effects of Free Carbonates in the Soil on Red Pine Growth,” Prof. Ray McBride, Land Resource Science; and Prof. Andrew Gordon, Environmental Biology $12,260; • “Biological Control of Chestnut Blight by Hypovirulcnce,” Prof. John Ambrose and Colin McKecn, The Arboretum, $4,484; and • “Genetics of Spawning Time in Rainbow Trout and the Interaction with Early Growth,” Prof. Ian McMillan, Animal and Poultry Science. $20,874. In new faculty grants for fall 1 989, competi- tion was approved on behalf of the Rese^h Board as follows: • “Miranda’s Canadian Metamorphoses: A Study in Post-Colonial Ambivalence,” Prof. Diana Brydon, English Language and Literature, $4,500; • “A Project to Develop a Transformation System in Alfalfa.” Prof. Larry Erickson, Crop Science, $8,000; • ‘The Development ofMedieval Aberdeen Circa 1150-1550,” Prof. Elizabeth Ewan, History, $2,800; • “Molecular Genetics of Clavibacter Michiganensis Ssp. Michiganesis,” Prof. Paul Goodwin, Environmental Biology, $ 12 , 100 ; • “Structure of Processes and Applica- tions,” Prof. Peter Kim, Mathematics and Statistics. $7,000; • “Risk Assessmeniand Nuclear Water Dis- posal in Ontario,” Prof. Richard Kuhn, Geography, $2,800; » "Relationship Between Impact Loading and Impact Shock During Locomotion," Prof. Mario Lafortune, Human Biology, $4,500; • “Adaptive Strategies Among Small-Scale Ecuadorian Agriculturalists,” Prof. William Leonard, Human Biology, $7,500; • “Cartographic Display Capabilities of Commercial Geographic Information Systems,” Prof. Janet Mersey, Geog- raphy, $4,200; ’ “Regulation of Hepalocyte Adenosine Transport and Metabolism by Rlhanol,” Prof. Laura Nagy, Nutrition^ Sciences, $8,000; ' “Central Bank Secrecy and the Value of Disclosure,” Prof. Venk Sadanand, Economics, $3,0(X); “Creation of Genetic Variability in Com- mon Bean by Nuclei Transfer,” Prof, Praveen Saxena, Horticultural Science. $ 10 , 200 ; “Linear Model Approach to the Analysis of Family Resemblance,” Prof. Mohamed Shoukri, Population Medicine, $7,300; “Evolution of the Mating System and Reproductive Characteristics of Im- patiens,” Prof. Steven Stewart. Botany, $ 6 , 000 ; “Post-Transcriptional Determinants of the Level of Gene Expression," Prof. Judy Strommer, Horticultural Science, $8,400; “Economic Review of Sustainable Agricultural Systems,” Prof. Alfons Weersink. Agricultural Economics & Business, $8,200; and "Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expres- sion,” Prof. Peter Zahradka, Chemistry & Biochemistry, $5,000. The Ontario Pork Producers’ Marketing Board has approved funding for the following project: • “Development of a Life-Attenuated Vac- cine Against Actinobacillus Pleurop- neumoniae. Prof. Janet Maclnnes, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunol- ogy, $15,000. AT GUELPH /Jan. 17. 1990 7 Pay equity Personnel report update by Angie McLaughlin and Betty Wickett, Department of Personnel By now, you will have received a “Pay Equity Bulletin” concerning either the posting of your plan or a proposed dale for delayed posting. If you have any questions, caU Ext 3053. The commission has been advised of ouragrced intention to delay posting for the University of Guelph Staff Association and the non-union group. A joint committee combining members from the UGSA and the non-union job evaluation committees has been estab- lished to audit the original benchmark jobs. This committee will meet every Tues- day and TTiursday until the audit has been completed. Expected time of completion is the end of February. Effective immediately, the pay etjuity update will be seen in At Guelph on a bimonthly basis. We welcome your questions. Send them to Betty Wicketl, Personnel Department, Level 5, University Centre. O Appointments Prof. Carole Stewart has been reappointed chair of the Department of Philosophy for a second five-year term, beginning SepL 1 , 1991. Prof. George Brinkman has been ap- pointed acting chair of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business from Feb. 1 to April 30. while Prof. Larry Martin is on administrative leave. Trudi Sorbara-Osller, formerly admini- strative secretary in University/OMAF Programs, is now executive secretary 1 in the OAC associate dean’s office. Sheena Bamsey will change employ- ment from senior analyst in Computing Services to department manager in the OVC contputer group Jan. 29. Dennis Little lias changed employment from agricultural assistant to lead hand agricultural assistant in the OVC associate dean’s office. Lynn Barrington is changing employ- ment from executive secretary in the Department of Food Science to executive secretary in the University Centre Direc- torate, effective Feb. 1 . Rosanna DiLoreio of Guelph has been appointed financial clerk in Research Sta- tion Services. Diane Ferris of Guelph has been ap- pointed clerk in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science. Susan Kilpatrick of Guelph has been appointed supervisor of the infant/ioddler program in Child-Care Services. David McGee of Guelph has been ap- pointed clerk in the FACS dean’s office. Margaret Timmins of Cambridge has been appointed secretary in the School of Landscape Architecture. Nancy Schmidt of Guelph has been ap- pointed learning resource services super- visor in the Counselling and Student Resource Centre. Andrya Schulte has changed employ- ment from secretary to program officer in the Office of the SccrciariaL Job opportunities As of At Guelph deadline Jan. 12, the fol- lowing opportunities were available: Agricultural Assistant, OVC Associate Dean’s Office, Ponsonby Research Sta- tion; reposted from Jan. 5/90. Salary range: $496.72 start; $520.13 six-month rale; $543.57 one-year job rate. Executive Secretary I, Department of Food Services. Salary range: $387.91 minimum; $444.22 job rate (level 5); 546.16 maximum. The following positions were avaitable to on-campus employees only: Nursery/Landscape Technician, Department of Horticultural Science. Salary range: $544.50 minimum; $626.05 job rate (level 5); $770.51 maximum. Clerk II, Communications Services. Salary range: $350.61 minimum; $401.70 job rate (level 5); $494.80 maximum. Library Assistant I, Track I, Collection Maintenance, U of G Library. Salary range: $321.66 minimum; $369.44 job rale (level 5); 438.92 maximum. Personals For Sale: 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity, well maintained, 46, (XX) miles, air, cruise con- trol, stereo, certified, 821-9094. 1983 Nis- san Sentra, five-speed, new clutch and brakes, AM/FM radio, certified, 821-2696. New Roland composite color monitor, CB 141, 763-0649. Texas Instruments Profes- sional Computer, 768Kb, two 5 1/4-inch floppy drives, three-plane graphics card, seri^ and parallel ports, extended key- board, ExL 3365. Single bed, box spring and mattress, Robert, Ext. 8260. Two sets of bunk bedii, new, no mattresses; Sharp IQ-7000, 7634695 or 836-8258. Front screen door with hardware, white. Art, Ext. 2749 or 894-5348. Wanted: Bulletin board, four feet by five feet, Ext 3677. Two- or three-drawer filing cabinet in good condition; wooden chair, dining room style, ExL 2965. Driver/rider for commuting from Kitchener (near Ot- tawa and River) to Guelph, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Art, ExL 2749. university ^GUELPH G^ lph Volume 34 Number 4 January 24, 1990 Cover "Smile? What for?" One of the grey seals on campus takes a curious look at visitors during last week’s unusually warm temperatures. The seals, housed in a com- pound in The Arboretum, are part of a long-term research project run by the Department of Zoology. Photo by Alvin Ng, External Relations Inside Convocation honors to three Funding levels rapped . . . Feeding fussy horses .... Taking care of business . . Reaching out to the world . Universities ‘less than pleased’ with provincial funding Postsecondary institutions in Ontario are all “less than pleased” with the level of funding the provincial government has allotted, Presi- dent Brian Segal told Senate Jan. 16. Segal said the eight-per-cent increase for the current fiscal year amounts to a real in- crease of less than two per cent, once allowan- ces for increases in enrolment and increased costs are taken into account TTiese higher costs reflect the introduction of the new employer health levy, increases in UlC and Canada Pen- sion Plan contributions, and costs related to the implementation of pay equity. Although the government is sympathetic. he said, “it doesn’t appear to feel the sense of urgency and the intensity of the problem that we do.” With the provincial budget expected soon, Segal said he remains “somewhat pes- simistic about the government’s intentions for 1990/91. We have certainly received no posi- tive signs from the minister or the treasurer or the government” He said the University wasn’t far enough along in its budgeting to make any statements about operating deflcits, other than to say that deficits “ultimately have to be paid off, and one begins to get into a vicious cycle that becomes more and more difficult, on a regular basis, to deal with.” Segal told Senate that the executive com- mittee of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) is establishing a broad-based advocacy campaign. This coalition, the “Friends of On- tario Universities,” will involve labor, busi- ness, industry and home and school associations. It will work to raise public con- sciousness about where Ontario universities should be by the end of the decade. The coalition will also have as one of its objectives raising awareness of underfunding of educational institutions with a view to forc- ing all political parties to recognize it as an issue in the next provincial election, “'fhe situation with the universities is quite critical,” said Segal. COU will work to increase base funding and full funding to cover increased student enrolment, and to petition for funds to cover the employer health tax and targeted excel- lence funds. Senate committees restructure A number of changes to Senate committee structure were approved at the meeting. Three committees and a board of studies are to be Continued on page 2 UNIVERSITY ^GUELPH Scientist, poet to be honored at convocation lions of them have played a major role in A Canadian poet and a South African geneticist will receive honorary degrees at winter convocation ceremonies Feb. 2. In ad- dition, the University will bestow professor emeritus status on Prof. Harold Draper, retired chair of the Department of Nutritional Scien- ces. About 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas will be presented at the morning and afternoon ceremonies. At 10 a.m., poet and artist P.K. Page will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree and address graduates receiving bachelor of arts degrees. Also at this ceremony, Draper will be named professor emeritus. At 2:30 p.m.. South African scientist and activistPhillip Valentine Tobias will receivean honorary doctor of science degree. He will address graduates receiving the bachelor of science, bachelor of commerce, bachelor of science in human kinetics, bachelor of science in agriculture, bachelor of landscape architecture, master of arts, as- sociate diploma in agriculture, master of agriculture, master of science in engineering, master of science and doctor of veterinary science. Page is an officer of the Order of Canada who has distinguished herself as a poet, short- story writer, anthologist, essayist and artist. Her 1954 book of poetry. The Metal and the Flower, won the prestigious Governor- General’s Award for poetry. Tobias, a native of Durban, Natal, studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. A strong secondary interest in anthropology led him to become an eclectic master of the neo-Darwinian synthesis, with an ability to correlate and co-ordinate concepts at all levels of organization. He opened the first genetic counselling clinic in South Africa, has written several books and undertook scientific descriptions of the Zinjanthropus boisei and Homo habilis skeletal materials. His dialyses and interpreia- Blood donor clinic Give the gift of life! The Guelph Red Cross Blood Donor Program is holding a blood donor clinic Jan. 29 from 10a.m. to 3: 15 p.m. in Peter Clark Hall. O formulating the current understanding of human evolution. Tobias has also been an outspoken op- ponent of racism at all levels in society throughout his career. Draper joined U of G in 1975 to chair the Phillip Valentine Tobias tiien Department of Nutrition. Under his direc- tion, the University became the Canadian centre for education at the graduate level in experimental nutrition. He served on tiie editorial boards of eight international journals, founded the annual series “Advances in Nutritional Research,” which now serves as an authoritative source of current information for graduate teaching and research, and has served as a consultant to universities and governments in Canada. He has been an invited speaker at symposia throughout the world dealing with lipid oxida- tion. calcium, aging and cancer. He has received numerous awards and continues to receive support for his research despite his formal retirement from the University. Following each ceremony, a reception for the graduates and their guests will be held in Peter Clark Hall. O Harold Draper OAC grad space bound Astronaut Roberta Bondar, a 1968 graduate of OAC, heads for outer space next December in the space shuttle. As Canada’s second astronaut to travel beyond the atmosphere, she’ll be participating in the international microgravity laboratory program, a collaborative project involving work by more than 200 scientists in 13 countries. Bondar will be conducting experiments to test responses of the human body to the weight- less environment of space, especially balance and the proprioceptive system (which is what allows a person to sense body position, even with eyes closed.) Bondar graduated from OAC with a B.Sc, in zoology. She went on to earn her M.Sc. at the University of Western Ontario, a PhD from tlie University of Toronto and a doctor of medicine from McMastcr University. O Monsanto pledges $100,000 for new labs Monsanto Canada Inc. has pledged $100,000 to laboratory facilities in the new environmen- tal biology/horlicultural science complex. Tlie first instalment of the gift was presented to the University Jan. 18. (See photo, page 3.) The $27.5-million complex, scheduled for completion in 1991, will house the Department of Environmental Biology and tlie Horticul- tural Science greenhouses. Monsanto’s gift will provide facilities that allow the teaching programs of the depart- ments to be responsive to changes in student needs, scientific and technological develop- ments, and the needs of the industries served, says OAC Dean Freeman McEwen. New lab facilities will allow for focus on education related to a greater awareness of the interdependence of agricultural and environ- mental issues, and will also enable more effi- cient teaching methods, he says. The gift from Monsanto “is much more than just a monetary contribution to the success of the University’s building campaign," says McEwen. “It also represents an ongoing com- mitment from the industry to woik with us in solving the practical problems faced by feumers in crop production and those as- sociated with the ever-increasing concern for environmental integrity.” In recognition of the gift, two under- graduate teaching labs in the new complex will be named after Monsanto. As a major donor to the University, Mon- santo has focused on ties that arc both multi- faceted and long-standing. The company employs many Guelph graduates and supports a wide range of research on campus related to row crops, lurfgrass and quackgrass. In addition. Monsanto provides an annual scholarship to a student in the bachelor of science in agriculture program, sponsors the OAC weed team and donates to tlie University through its employee matching gift program. Monsanto is a world leader in the agribusi- ness community. Its herbicide products — Roundup,Fonress,Rustlerand Avadex BW — are household names with farmers across Canada. Monsanto Agricultural Co. and the Monsanto Group of Companies — Monsanto Chemical Co., Fisher Controls Co. of Canada, Scarle Canada Inc. and the NutraSweetCo. — employ more than 1 .200 Canadians. O ATGUELPH/Jan.24,1990 1 F olicy on University involvement in international activities In ernational activities ur lertaken by or on behalf of the University 1. Criteria Any international activity that is under- taken on the basis of a contract, contribution agreement or letter of agreement signed by U of G and that is to be conducted in whole, or in part, in another country must accord with the following conditions: • The activities conform to the University’s aims and objectives as outlined in the University of Guelph Act, 1965, and Toward 2000: Aims of the University of Guelph, and to existing University policies and labor relations agreements, including research policies, faculty policies and the Special Plan Agreement. • The activities do not directly or indirectly violate, or assist in the violation of, any international law, covenant, convention or declaration. • Where applicable, the activities embody practices that advance the fulfilment of basic needs, equality and partnership with the people affected by the project, in both its planning and implementation phases. And risk of harmful consequences to local participants and the environment is mini- mal. • Decisions relating to the University’s engagement in international activities are guided by the principle of proportionality enunciated in the rationale supporting this policy. • The activities conform to the University’s existing policies on academic freedom and research, and undergraduate and graduate studies. • The rights and safety of University per- sonnel are protected, • The right of the University to select its own personnel is guaranteed. 2. Procedures The Senate Committee on International Ac- tivities is responsible for monitoring the ap- plication of the “Policy on University Involvement in Iniematioiial Activities” and for making recommendations concerning im- plementation of, or changes to, the policy. The following procedures will govern the pursuit of international activities: • Each proposal for University involvement in an international activity is to be accom- panied by a statement of aims, a projected budget and an outline of the proposed activities and methods to be us^, which disclose the precise nature of those ac- tivities and their relation to the aims. • All parties to the agreement must be given a copy of the Senate’s “Policy on Univer- sity Involvement in International Ac- tivities.” • International activities must be approved by the head of the relevant administrative unit/department/school/college, who must ensure that the Senate policies are fully accommodated. • The advisory committee of the Centre for International Programs will review each proposal using the Senate’s criteria, and will approve, reject or refer proposals back to either the proposers for modifica- tion or to the Senate Committee on Inter- national Activities for advice. The advisory committee will report to the Senate committee on actions taken. • An appeal against the advisory committee’s decision under the preceding section may be made to the Senate Com- mittee on International Activities. In cases where the Senate committee detennines that a proposal or the University’s conduct under an agreement or contract does not comply with University policy, it will make a recommendation to Senate to modify or discontinue the proposal, agree- ment or contract. • Provision shall be made in each proposal and contract or agreement for annual review of the activity with reference to the Senate’s criteria. These reviews are to be monitored by the Centre for International Programs. All proposals for international activities to be undertaken by or on behalf of the University are to be deposited with the Senate Committee on International Activities with notification to its mem- bers. The Senate Committee on Intema- fional Activities shall from time to time, and at its discretion, review selected projects, both proposed and approved, to ensure compliance with the University policy. These reviews will include, if ap- propriate, the hearing of representations from the University community. • Provision shall be made in each proposal and contract or agreement ensuring the University’s right to withdraw from ac- tivities if its conditions as specified by this policy are not meL • Copies of contracts or other agreements and international activity proposals and — At Guelph is published by the University of Guelph for the University community and its friends every Wednesday except during December, July and August, when a reduced schedule applies. At Guelph is guided by an editorial policy approved by the president of the University. A copy is available on request Views and opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect official University policy. 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O 2 ATGUELPH/Jan.24.1990 budgets will be kept on file in the Centre for International Programs. Except for individuals’ specific salaries, they will be open for inspection by members of the University community. International activities undertaken by administrative and academic units within the University International agreements undertaken by ad- ministialive units, centres, schools, depart- ments or divisions not requiring the signature of the president shall be reported to the Senate committee by the director of the Centre for International Programs in a standard format stating the nature of and parties to the agree- ment, and die overall value or hours of service involved. The head of the administrative or academic unit must ensure that the activities conform to the Senate’s “Policy on University Involve- ment in International Activities” and the above procedures, and will report the activities to the director of the Centre for International Programs. All parties to an agreement must be given a copy of Senate’s “Policy on University Involvement in International Activities.” Where there is concern on the part of the Senate committee arising from its own deliberations or fixim representations from the University community regarding compliance of any such agreement with the Senate policy, the committee will be entitled to receive more information on the international activity in question. The committee will, where appropriate, ad- vise the relevant officers of possible violations of this policy and, if necessary, report to Senate its recommendations for policy implementa- tion. Senate Continued from page 2 dissolved and one new committee created, ef- fective SepL 1. These changes were among the 16 motions brought forward to Senate by the Committee on University Planning. They are part of a CUP proposal to streamline Senate committees and promote more efficient functioning by reduc- ing their size. In addition, the creation of new subcommit- tees will leave “the full committees more time to concentrate their efforts on policy develop- ment and regular reporting to Senate,” CUP says. Under the new structure, “participation of deans and faculty members is reduced without diminishing the relative importance of the elected faculty component on Senate boards and committees,” reads the CUP report “All committees except the Senate executive have elected senators, faculty members and depart- ment chairs in the majority.” The restructuring looks like this: • The Committee on Graduation and Ceremonials is to be dissolved and its functions combined with those of the Ex- ecutive Committee. • The membership of the Committee on University Planning will change, remov- ing the vice-president, administration, and one student and adding the director of Institutional Analysis and Planning as an ex officio non-voting member. • The Striking Committee and the Commit- iw on Bylaws and Membership will com- bine into a single committee, which the president will chair. An executive vice- chair will be designated to conduct much of thecommittee’s business and present its reports to Senate. • The Research Board adds a second student to ite membership and omits the vice- president, academic. The board will make recommendations to Senate on research priorities and organization for research. • The Board of Studies for the Associate International activities undertaken by individual students, staff or faculty members Although individual faculty, staff and stu- dents engaging in intemationaJ activities (i.e., those in which the University is not regarded as a sponsor of the activity) are exempt from the procedural requirements of the policy above, they ^ not exempt fiom the moral and academic requirements of the policy, nor from the responsibility of examining the criteria and taking them into account when undertaking such activities. They are expected to adhere to Senate’s policies and criteria and to take reasonable steps to ensure that the public realizes that their activities are not sponsored by the University but have been undertaken on their own initia- tive. (Use of time. University facilities and externally awarded funds does not constitute sponsorship.) To that end, people engaging in individual projects are expected to follow these guidelines: • Faculty, staff and students will make no unwarranted use of University facilities and resources associated with the interna- tional activities. ♦ Faculty, staff and students will neither use the name “University of Guelph” nor iden- tify themselves as representatives of the University in such activities. • Faculty, staffand students agree to indem- nify and save harmless the University with respect to all actions, suits, claims and demands of any kind arising out of, or in any way connected with, the international activities. ♦ Faculty members will report on remunera- tive activities in accordance with the “Faculty Policy on Employment in Remunerative External Activities.” O Diploma Program in Agriculture will be dissolved and become a program commit- tee of theBoard of Undergraduate Studies. • The Board of Undergraduate Studies will become responsible for diploma programs and continuing education. • The Committee on Educational Planning will be dissolved and replaced with a Committee on Student Development. Membership will be roughly equivalent to that of the current Committee on Educa- tional Development, except that the academic vice-president will no longer be a member and the number of students will drop from seven to five. • The associate vice-president, academic, will be removed from membership of the University Board of Graduate Studies. Other business In other business. Senate approved the “Policy on University Involvement in Interna- tional Activities” from the Committee on In- ternational Activities (policy is printed above) and accepted for information the 1988/89 an- nual report of the Centre for International Programs. Senate also approved the list of graduands for winter convocation from the Boards of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies and the Board of Studies for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture. From the Board of Graduate Studies, the following additions to graduate and associated graduate faculty were received for informa- tion: Special graduate faculty — N. Heap; Associated graduate faculty without term — C. Buteau and Anthony Hopkin; Associated graduate faculty with term — R.I. McKay and PJ. Meyers; Provisional graduate faculty — L. Mutharia; and Temporary graduate faculty — P.K. Kuruvilla. O Research report — Wasp potential weapon against spruce budworm by Margaret Boyd A tiny parasitic wasp’s ability to combat destructive forest insects — especially spruce budwonn — will be developed with the aid of a$2.2-milliongrantfrom the Premier’s Council Technology Fund. Prof. John Laing, Environmental Biology, will conduct the five-year research project with the University of Toronto and the C^tario Min- istry of Natural Resources. The provincial grant will be matched by Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd. of Mississauga and other sources, for a total of $3.96 million. The grant was announced recently by Monte Kwinter, Ontario minister of industry, trade and technology. The Trichogramma egg parasite — a m icro- scopic wasp native to Canada — effectively reduces the destruction caused by spruce bud- worm larvae, says Laing. But it is not yet economically feasible to use the wasp as a biocontrol agent The spruce budworm is the most destruc- tive forest pest in Canada — destroying more than twice theamountof timberharvestedeach year. Laing and his colleagues will study com- mercial mass rearing of Trichogramma and its other potential uses for pest control. The long-term aim of the project is to even- tually replace chemicals now used to fight the spruce budworm, says Kwinter. Trichogramma is also expected to reduce damage caused by other tree pests, both domestic and foreign. And there is potential for use in agriculture, says Laing. “The spruce budworm is just one of the targets. We will also be looking for other pest insects.” Studies by Sandy Smith, a forestry profes- sor at the University of Toronto, show that the releaseofl2miUionfemaleTrichogrammaper hectare results in an 80-per-cent reduction in damage by the spruce budworm larvae. Tbis level is equal to that obtained with traditional forest chemicals. Laing recently returned from China, where he has been involved in a four-year Interna- tional Development Research Centre project involving Trichogramma. The Chinese are in- terested in developing artificial diets for mass rearing of native species of Trichogramma. Laing’s expertise was sought because of his knowledge of small egg hosts for rearing the wasp. Currently, Chinese scientists can rear only two of the 20 native Trichogramma species using the large egg hosts of £ri and Oak silkworms. China is interested in rearing more species by mass producing the small egg host of the rice moth. Laing says the Chinese are ahead of Canada in research in terms of human resources and the development of artificial diets for the parasite, but Canada leads in technical knowledge. Ciba-Geigy, a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals and agricultural and in- dustrial chemicals, will manage the Canadian project O Flavored feed for fussy horses by Owen Roberts, Office of Research Horses rate among the animal kingdom’s most finicky eaters. But U of G researchers have found that a dash of apple flavor or pinch of peppermint can generate some interest in equine cuisine. In two separate trials, Prof. John Burton and graduate student Gayla Pollack, Animal and Poultry Science, offered a study group of 10 horses feed spiced up with an assortment of commercially available artificial flavors, in- cluding apple, peppermint, orange, carrot and caramel. Clear favorites emerged. “When an unpalatable ingredient was added, there was a dramatic decrease in con- sumption,” says Burton. “These animals know what they like.” Stress is thebiggestreason horses snub their feed, shown by their refusal to eat — some- times for days — after a particularly tense show or race. They also ignore food that has been sprinkled wi^ medicine or stored for a long time. No one knows exactly what makes a feed attractive to a horse — aroma, physical com- position, concentration of feed additives or freshness — but during storage, all elements deteriorate. “Continually providing fresh food is impos- sible,” says Burton, “so increasing the palatability of stored rations is important to the industry.” To this end, he and Pollack carried out the first trial by treating a standard horse diet (hay, com, oats, barley, bran, soybean meal, a minute amount of molakes and mineral mix) with dry powder flavors they believed would entice horses. Their reasonings varied. “When you walk into a bam with an orange, for example, the aroma arouses the horse's interest,” says Pollack. “The same goes for peppermint Peppermints are used as rewards in the horse ring for animals that do well.” Apples are also perennial favorites with horses, so the researchers muted powdered versions of those flavors — as well as carrot and wheat syrup — with the horses’ feed, anticipating a certain level of enthusiasm. But the reception was muted. Orange was appealing, but more so in small quantities. Apple was acceptable; its popularity grew over time. The animals were ambivalent towards carrot, fancied just a smattering of peppermint and showed total disinterest in wheat syrup. The researchers concluded that the order of preference was orange, apple, carrot, pepper- mint and wheat syrup. They said that in certain cases — after strenuous competition or when horses are “off feed” due to health problems — flavors could be used to stimulate consump- tion. The biggest hit with the horses, though, was the control feed, a molasses-enhanced mix that they’re accustomed to and apparently enjoy. Horses ate at least six per cent more control feed than any flavored feed. In the second trial , which B urton conducted himself, he investigated the use of flavor as a masking agent to disguise the presence of medicine in feed. This is crucial because horses — further to their discerning nature and keen senses — are also reluctant to consume medicinal pills, capsules or liquids, even when hidden in their normal food supply. So in separate rations. Burton offered alfalfa leaf meal, appleade (like lemonade), dry caramel and dry anise-molasses (a licorice/ molasses taste combination), all treated with levamisol hydrochloride, a popular anthelmin- tic drug that kills internal parasites like pin- worms and roundworms. None of the flavors totally masked the medicine. But again, the horses showed clear preferences for certain flavors. They devoured 98 grams a minute of alfalfa leaf meal, com- pared to a low of 37 grams a minute for anise- molasses. The others fell somewhere in between. “We weren’t convinced any were effective as masking agents,” says Burton, “but you’d have a belter chance getting some medication into a horse if the feed was enhanced with alfalfa leaf meal.” These research projects were sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Univer- sities, Gilbertson & Page Canada Inc. and Feed Ingredients Ltd. On Jan. 25, TSN will offer a feauire story on flavored fe^ at 7 p.m. O A GIFT FROM MONSANTO OAC Dean Freeman McEwen, left, right. With them are Monsanto sales receives the frist instalment of a $100,000 manager Carman Read, second from left, pledge from Monsanto Canada Inc. sales and product development representative representative Mark Lawton, second from Brian Legassicke. Photo by Alvin Ng. External Reialioiu Equipment fund supports classroom upgrades Teaching Support Services CTSS) is using $100,000 it received from the Undergraduate and Classroom Equipment Fund to upgrade teaching equipment in a number of classrooms on campus. The funding is necessary because there are a lot of improvements that need to be made, says Don McIntosh, acting director of TSS. “It’s my belief that if we’re going to convince the faculty that the University is serious about teaching, then we have to demonstrate that it’s possible to have good classroom facilities,” he says. TSS originally submitted a proposal for more than $8(X),0(X) to upgrade the 1 17 class- rooms that are Iwoked by the Registrar’s Of- fice. TSS looks after such classroom needs as seating redesigns, chalkboards, projection screens and blackout curtains. The University recognizes the need for new equipment and upgrading of facilities, says Prof. Leonard Conolly, associate vice- president, academic. “We realize that not all the needs can be met, but we believe that a commitment of $100,0(X) for this fiscal year is a good step in addressing the problems,” he says. “Certainly, this isn’t the end of the University’s support (for TSS initiatives). We anticipate many more projects in the future.” TSS has a number of goals it wants to reach, says McIntosh. These include having an over- head projector in every classroom seating 20 or more people, a slide projector in every class- room seating 40 or more and a video projector unit in every room for 100 or more people. In consultation with departments and col- leges, TSS has undertakenanumberof projects to be completed by the end of the fiscal year. TSS welcomes further suggestions from facul- ty and staff to make the best use of the resour- ces available, McIntosh says. Some of the changes are: • a new video/computer graphic projector in Room 205, School of Landscape Ar- chitecture; • an additional video/computer graphic projector for loan out (there are currently three); • eight new overhead projectors to replace obsolete models in classrooms; • replacement blackout curtains to improve lighting and projection facilities in 16 classrooms on the second floor of the MacKinnon building; • 25 standard overhead projectors for re- placement and Installation of new units in larger classrooms; • 30 35-mm slide projectors; • six 16-mm projectors; • four VHS video playback units for loan out (there are now 10 VHS, five 3/4-inch and four Beta units); • three portable VHS camcorders for loan out (there are now nine units); • permanent installation of a VHS playback unit and two large monitors in FACS 300; • a wireless microphone system for class- room loan; • a portable computer for loan out (there are two units available now); • a computer projection panel for loan out to supplement the four units on campus now; • 10 projection screens for the second and third floors of the MacKinnon building; • replacement chairs, tables and screens for Crop Science 307 and 403; and • upgrading of the sound system in MacNaughton 105. From its own budget. Teaching Support Services has installed new blackboards in Botany-Genetics-Zoology 100 and 200, Chemistry and Microbiology 260 and 261 , and Richards 124, at a cost of $14^00. New light- ing, controls, a sound system and a projection screen have been installed in Chemistry and Microbiology 200. About $60,000 was spent to upgrade stffety and teaching facilities in War Memorial Hall. Major renovations must be done by Physi- cal Resources. Money is allocated ^ter the "PR-1" application process for various projects on campus. TSS has made several PR-1 requests to Physical Resources for 1990, including: • replacement of benches, lighting, tables and chairs in Crop Science 116, 117 and 121 ; • renovation of the language resource centre in the MacKinnon building. Fifty per cent of the funding has been obtained from the Minisuy of Colleges and Universities; • conversion of 10 per cent of the seats of first-floor MacKinnon building class- rooms to left-hand tablets; • improvement of ventilation and acoustics in Botany-Genetics-Zoology 100 and 200; • modification of lighting controls and audio-visual controls in MacNaughton 113; • relocation of sealing, blackboards, screens and video monitors, and lighting revision and acoustic treaunent in MacNaughton 121 . • acoustic and lighting upgrades to OVC 1434 and 1438. McIntosh says it’s unlikely that all these requests can be funded, but he hopes to see progress on some of them in the coming year. O AT GUELPH /Jan. 24, 1990 3 Keith Taylor, co-ordinator of the Big Brothers Association’s 15th annual Bowl for Millions Campaign, left, and honorary chair Bob Woods, manager of the Brass Taps, kick off the campaign at a reception at the Whippletree restaurant. Phoio by David Thomas, External Relations Bowling challenge to raise money for Big Brothers Association Bob Woods is hoping his “biggest baby” will gel even bigger lids year. Woods, manager of ihe Brass Taps, came up with ihe idea for a waiier/waitress challenge to support the Big Brothers Association of Guelph and Wellington County five years ago, and he has organized and run it ever since. The challenge has become an important event in the Big Brothers Annual Bowl for Millions Campaign. Last year, it raised more than SlO.OCX) — more ih^ one fifth of the association’s total budget fot the year, "It v\'as so unbelievably successful that it shocked us all,” says Woods. The waiter/waitress challenge pits staff from various University and local bars against each other in a city-wide bowling competition. More than 300 bar staff turned out at last year’s event for a night of bowling, music and pizza donated by local businesses. The evening was "really nice,” says Woods, who is honorary chair for ihe 1990 campaign. “Ii’s community involvement at its best, and gives the bars a little advertisement and a little civic pride as well. I’m really proud of that one.” This year, he hopes to equal or better the $10,000 mark, although he admits it won’t be easy. Woods, who has been involved in the cam- paign for the last 11 years, says the University has always played an important role in the campaign’s success. “It’s nice to let people see how much we do as far as the community is involved,” he says. “There’s a lot of good spirit out there.” The Big Brothers Association kicked off its 15th annual campaign earlier this month at the Whippletree restaurant. Co-ordinated by Keith Taylor, the campaign aims to raise $45,000 to support the association’s efforts to match boys with volunteer men from the community. Bowling begins Feb. 3 at the Towne and Country Bowling Lanes on Victoria Road and continues until Feb. 17. The waiier/waitress challenge is Feb. 11. O EEAC briefing For Marilyn Robinson, director of development, becoming president of the Guelph Chamber of Commerce is a natural step in her career. It comes after 25 years of working in her own business and three years helping to run U of G’s suc- cessfid fund-raising campaign. Robinson, who took over presidency of the 488-member Chamber of Com- merce in November, became U of G’s director of development in October, after working as a development officer for The Campaign since 1986. Before joining the University, she ran a small film production company in Guelph with her husband, Doug. Summit Communicators, which specialized in producing promotional and educational films and slide presentations on agricul- tural and natural resource topics, counted among its clients Ciba-Geigy, Internation- al Harvester, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Grand River Conserva- tion Authority. The company, which was incorporated in 1961, is currently “in mothballs” be- cause of Doug Robinson’s recent appoint- ment as manager of the new soil and water conservation information bureau on cam- pus. As vice-president of Summit, Marilyn Robinson was a member of the Chamber of Commerce for many years, and was already on its board of directors when she joined U of G. Soon after, she was asked to be one of the University representatives on the chamber. Representing the business interests of the Guelph community, the chamber is open to all people in the business world in this region, a world in which the Univer- sity has a major role to play, says Robm- son. “The University is involved (in the chamber) because we’re a significant part of the commerce of our city. While we’re an educational insdtulion, we’re also a big business and a very important part of the community.” She says her involvement in the chamber sends out a strong message to the business community that the University wants to strengthen town and gown relations. Robinson credits much of her success in University fund raising to the market- ing skills she acquired at Summit and to Marilyn Robinson Phoio by Alvin Ng, External Relations her many connections in the Guelph busi- ness community. This enabled her to net- work with many regional companies to make an appeal for University support, she says. Her long-time association with the University was also a help. A 1955 graduate of Macdonald Institute, she had also served on Senate, Board of Gover- nors and the editorial board of the Guelph Alumnus, in addition to doing volunteer work on several previous fund-raising projects. She says those experiences gave her “a strong appreciation for and interest in what was going on in the University,” and also familiarized her with U of G’s programs and needs. Robinson says that pan of her respon- sibility as director of development lies in communicating about the University to the community at large. “There’s a much broader implication to development than fund raising,” she says. “It’s more of a facilitating role, bringing people and projects together.” Her plans include keeping regular con- tacts with current donors, updating them on projects they are supporting and developing new friends and supporters by building on awareness of the University, its future plans and its academic programs. During her one-year term as president of the Chamber of Commerce, Robinson intends to look into areas where member- ship could be increased, targeting specific areas and actively promoting the ad- vantages of membership. Robinson is also on the board of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. O Focus Taking care of business The following is a summary of the Nov. 22 meeting of Uie Educational Equity Advisory Committee. The results of the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory lest were explained to committee members. Subsequent discussion provided in- sight into the varied learning, decision-making and communication styles preferred by dif- ferent individuals. 'The committee continued to discuss the provision of scholarships and teaching and research assistaniships to graduate students. The committee reviewed submissions in- dicating that the limited compensation provided to graduate leaching assistants, and restrictions as to the amount of other paid work allowed, impose serious barriers to graduate study for those with primary child-carc respon- sibilities. Another submission noted that external scholarships that are provided only to those able to study full lime or continually fail to support those students — particularly women and older students — who must study pan time or irregularly because of family respon- sibilities. A review of graduate student data provided by the Faculty of Graduate Studies revealed dial external funding of research through re- search grams is most substantial for disciplines in which women arc under-represented. The committee decided ihaia more detailed review of graduate student data would be re- quued to determine whether differences in 4 AT GUELPH / Jan. 24. 1990 resource allocation by discipline adversely af- fect the levels of support available to female graduate students. Nora Cebotarev agreed to work with the Educational and Employment Equity Office to explore mechanisms by which additional data on financial supportand gender distribution for graduate students by discipline can be obtained and analysed. The lack of accommodation for parenthood among students, the lack of financial support for maternity and parental leave, and the limited support for part-time study at the University were discussed. The committee agreed to refer the provision of day care for children of students to the President’s Advisory Committee on Child Care, which advises on matters relating to day care on campus. The lack of municipal and provincial day-care funding programs for graduate students was also noted. The fact that not all gender issues in academia are related to parenthood was raised. For example, women who are not parents are particularly under-rcprcscnled in certain academic disciplines. The comntiiiee discussed the concept of targeted scholarships. Some committee mem- bers fell the removal of barriers to graduate study, such as recognition of family respon- sibilities and the provision of day care, would be more effective in encouraging women to pursue graduate studies than would the provision of scholarships. Others said larpted scholarships constitute a valid and effective mechanism for attracting female students to non-tradilional areas of study. The committee will give serious con- sideration to the development of targeted scholarships at future meetings. As an initial step toward addressing the multitude of issues raised, a subgroup agreed to examine academic scholarships and U of G policies with respect to funding for graduate study. That group will determine whether funding regulations have discriminatory ef- fects on particular groups and propose mechanisms for eliminating those inequities at the next meeting of the committee. The following is a summary of the Dec. 1 1 meeting of the Employment Equity Advisory Committee. The committee continued to review the University’s policies with respect to preg- nancy, parenthood and family responsibilities of employees. The University administration has responded to a committee recommendation by eliminating the waiting period for maierriity leave eligibility for faculty. Janet Wood reported that the equity office pljuis to co-ordinate a study on part-time and temporary employment at the University within the next few months. Committee mem- bers agreed to defer consideration of policies with respect to pan-iime and temporary employees until such data are available to form llie basis for policy recommendations. Information on the numbers of paid and unpaid maternity leaves granted by the Univer- sity to full-time permanent and contract employees was reviewed. The cost to the University of maternity leave benefits during the 1989 calendar year was $169,812.52. The committee carefully considered a wide viuiety of resources, including the maiemiiy and parental leave policies of a number of universities and community colleges, before drafting its own policy recommendations. Fur- ther information on the maternity leave benefits offered to faculty by York and Trent universities was requested. The committee continued its review of recommendations provided by the subgroup on policies relevant to childbi^ and the post- delivery period. Inclusion of a requirement for return to work after acceptance of maternity leave benefits and use of the term parental leave to encompass benefits associated with childbirth for both male and female parents were discussed. Recommendations reformulated in accord with committee conclusions will be presented at the next meeting for final committee ap- proval and forwarding to the President’s Ad- visory Council. The activities of the subgroups on child- care/family responsibilities and on employ- ment provisions during pregnancy, and the format of published committee meeting sum- maries, were reviewed. O Getting older is getting better “It’sabout lime that people listened to the HREs — happily retired elders. There are thousands of us.” These are the words of an 85-year-old woman who wrote to psychology professor Richard Lonetto to tell him some of the good things about getting older. Lonetto and Joanne Duncan-Robinson have compiled thousands of similar letters into a new book, Age Is Just a Number, which is admittedly a biased look at the positive side of aging. “We hope everyone who reads the book will feel good about themselves,” says Lonetto. Age Is Just a Number grew from Lonetto ’s desire to learn how most older people really cope with the natural process of aging. "Less than 10 per cent of men and women over 65 are in institutions, yet these people have been studied and written about much more so than the 90 per cent who are active and living on their own,” he says. In 1987, Lonetto and Duncan-Robinson made an appeal through Canadian Press writer Judy Creighton for letters from people who were willing to share their experiences, thoughts and advice. In less than two weeks, they were receiving 50 to 60 letters a day. They came from men and women across Canada, the United Stales, South America, Europe and AusU'alia. The correspondents told how they looked forward to the freedom of retirement, how their hobbies became their business and how they turned around depression and unhappiness, says Lonetto. ‘Time and lime again, the letters revealed wisdom, insight and humanity that told us ‘this is what really happens, this is how people cope.’” The more than 7,000 letters received were compiled according to theme. The book con- tains 54 chapters, moving alphabetically from aging to friends to health to love to sexuality and wisdom. No introductory psychology textbook has ever hada chapter devoted to being happy, says Lonetto, but this book describes it. “Happiness is the art of not getting annoyed that the rosebush bears thorns, but to be glad that the thorn bush bears roses,” says a 72-year-old woman. On the subject of retirement, most people talk about the freedom it has brought them. A 68-year-old man writes; “I set my own schedule. No one else does it for me.” And a 76-year-old woman says: “Retirement makes me feel 10 years younger.” About sexuality, a 65-year-old man says: “You may wonder about sex over 60 . . . well, people over 60 wonder about it, loo.” A woman observes that “growing older is the best form of contraception.” Each comment included in the book repre- sents a feeling or an idea that was commonly expressed in the letters, says Lonetto. “We wanted the voice of the men and women who wrote to us to come through.” Published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., Age Is Just a Number is available in hardcover in local bookstores for $22.95. 0 Briefly Humanities Association lecture TTie Guelph chapter of the Humanities Associa- tion of Canada presents a lecture Feb. 2 on “Christianity, Confucianism and Buddhism: Some Points of Comparison” by retired English professor John BUgh. It begins at 8 p.m. in Room 1 07 of the MacKinnon building. Admis- sion is free for students and members, $5 for non-members. OVC seminars OVC’s winter seminar series begins Jan. 24 when Ed Kroeger of the University of Manitoba’s faculty of medicine speaks on “Animal Rights — The Agenda, the issues and the Impact on Animal Research.” On Jan. 31, Prof. Nigel Bunce, Chemistry and Biochemistry, will discuss “Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Dioxins.” The seminars are at 12:10 p.m. in Room 1438, Clinical Studies. Eating disorders session The Counselling and Student Resource Centre is offering an information session on eating disorders Jan. 29 at noon in Room 318 of the University Centre. For more information, call Ext 3244. Study in France The University canadienne en France, Canada’s first European university campus, at- tracts students from across Canada who want to spend a year of their regular university program studying in the south of France. There will be a seminar on UCF Feb. 1 at 1 1 a. m. in Room 442 of the University Centre. Find out how you can continue to work towards your degree while experiencing a different culture and lifestyle. Learn Japanese The Hokkaido Inicmaiional Foundation Ex- change-Japan is offering a nine-week program for English-speaking students who want to pur- sue intensive study of the Japanese language. Courses are available for those just beginning as well as those with previous study. Homeslays are available, giving students the opportunity to slay with a Japanese family and experience their daily lifestyle. For more information, call International Education Services at Ext 6915. Musically speaking The Department of Music’s noon-hour concert series continues Jan. 25 with Marina Piccinini on flute and Robert Koitgaard on piano. The first performance at I2;10 p.m. in Room 107 of the MacKinnon building will feature Telemann’s “Sonata in F minor” and Reinecke’s “Sonata Op. 167 (Undine).” At 1 : 10 p.m., the program will include “La Puerla de Vino” and “Syrinx” by DSbussy, “Fantasy” by Faur6, “Sonnet for Laura” by Kaprowski and “Sonatina for Flute and Piano” by Burton. Ad- mission is free. The guest performer Feb. 1 is pianist Peter Vinograde. Gender and development The third Summer Institute on Gender and Development will be held May 23 to June 20 at Saint Mary’s University in H^ax. The focus of the one-month course is the development of theoretical and methodological skills relevant to the study of gender and development. Registration is limited to 25 participants. Ap- plicants must have a relevant undergraduate degree or be in the last year of an honors program, and must have an interest in iniema- lional development studies and developing re- search skills. The deadline for application is Feb. 1. For more information, call International Education Services at Ext. 69 1 5. Surplus sales The Surplus Sales Department has the follow- ing items for departmental purchase: SD#886 — black organizer board, Genicom printer, Wyse terminals; SD#891 — metal rack for computer printouts; SEW895 — glass still fis- sons 8L/H; SD#899 — Wyse terminal and keyboard, Olivetti PR340 printer, SD#902 — Philips Code-A-Phone, model 370, Com- modore Vic-20. The following items are avail- able for public purchase: SD#883 — teletype; SD#893 — Visi fiUing tub; SD#896 — purple three-seat couch with wooden arms. For more information, call ExL 8139. Summer job fair The annual summer job fair forsurdents, spon- sored by Career Services, will run Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the University Centre courtyard. More than 60 employers will be on hafid to discuss summer job opponuniiiesavail- able for students in all academic fields. For more information, call Ext. 2213. COMPUTER LAB OPENS College of Arts Dean David Murray, left, watches as Prof. Leonard Conolly, as- sociate vice-president academic, cuts the ribbon for the opening of the new Humanities Microcomputer Laboratory in Room 134 of the MacKinnon building. The lab houses a mixture of Macintosh and IBM microcomputers and is open week- days from 7 a.m . to 1 1 p.m., weekends from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Photo by Herb Rauscher, Photographic Services Wanted: singers The U of G Choir, conducted by Gerald Neufeld, is looking for new members. Rehears- als are Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Room 203, MacKinnon building. The choir will give its winter concert March 18, performing works by Brahms, Stravinsky, Nancy Telfer and Randall Thompson. For more information, call Exl 3142. Literacy Year 1990 is International Literacy Year. A number of events around the world will be held to commemorate the year. For more information, call International Education Services at Ext, 6915. Theatre in the TVees The Arboretum’s dinner theatre, Theatre in the Trees, presents Bernard Slade’s Romantic Comedy, directed by John Liddle, from Jan. 27 to April 28. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; the play begins at 8 pm. Cost is $32.50. Tickets are available at the University Centre box office, Exl 3940. What’s on at The Arboretum The 1990 Sunday afternoon walk series con- tinues Jan. 28 on the theme “Fun With Fungi." This guided walk for the whole family begins at 2 p.m. at The Arboretum Nature Centre. The Arboretum Day February Frolic is Feb. 4. There will be guided tours from the nature centre at 1 :30 and 3:30 pm., and the Speed River Spasm Band will perform dixieland and blues at The Arboretum Centre at 2:30 pm. The Tuesday evening tours and talks scries continues Feb. 6 with Steven Aboud discussing “The Native Oaks of Ontario.” It begins at 7 pm. at The Arboretum Centre. Muscle fatigue symposium The School of Human Biology is presenting a symposium on muscle fatigue Jan. 26 and 27. '^eme of the conference is “Cellular Aspects of Skeletal Muscle Fatigue.”Topics include the role of potassium, fatigue resistance and oxygen extraction. Sessions run from 7 p.m. Jan. 26 and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27 in Room 105 of the MacNaughlon building. Cost is $15 for students, $20 general. For more information, call Prof. Terry Graham at Exl 3768. Sustainable agriculture Guelph Agricultural Alternatives and REAP- Canada present a conference and trade show Feb. 3 on “Priorities in Sustainable Agricul- ture. ” Topics will include participatory on-farm research, cropping systems, livestock manage- ment, soil fertility and tillage, and weedconuol. Cost is $25. For more information, call 837- 3294. Honey of a contest The Apiculture Club will hold its annual contest for honey presentation and baking with honey at College Royal ’90. All students, staff, faculty and their spouses are encouraged to participate. A grand prize will be awarded to the entrant with the highest total score. Entries are due March 9. For more information, call Torrie at Exl 76341 or Mary Anne at 763-2629. Week to focus on biology The CBS student council presents “Check Out Our Biology” Week Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, offering a series of events to heighten awaraiess of opportunities in biological science. Featured speaker for the week is world- renowned tropical fish expert Dr. Herbert Axelrod, who recently donated a $24-million fossil collection to the University. He will speak on ‘The Role of a Biologist in the Tropi- cal Fish Hobby Business” Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Peter Clark H^l. The week kicks off Jan. 29 with a careers night at 6 p.m. in Peter Clark Hall. On Jan. 30, the film “Atonement” will be shown atnoon in Room 103 of the University Centre. In lieu of admission, viewers are asked to make a 50- cent donation to the World Wildlife Fund. On Jan. 31, there will be a seminar on “Everything You Have Ever Wanted to Know About Grad Work and Opportunities in CBS but Were Afraid to Ask” at 6 p.m. in War Memorial Hall. On Feb. 1, films will be presented at noon in Room 103, Uruversity Centre, and there will be an after-hours dance from midnight to 3 a.m. at Crcelman Hall. Admission is $1; tickets are available at Biol- ogy House. There will be a night skiing trip to Blue Mountain Feb. 2. Cost is $25 with rental skis, $20 without. The bus leaves Biology House at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 824- 6270. O AT GUELPH / Jan. 24. 1990 5 The world at Guelph Global exposure benefits University community Editor's note: “The World at Guelph” is a new series of articles profiling international students and the issues affecting them. by David Thomas The world really is at Guelph. International students come to U of G bom about 80 countries around the world. From Antigua to Zimbabwe, about 500 graduate and undergraduate scholars have chosen Guelph for their university education. Ever since the first foreign students came to OAC more than 100 years ago, the campus has had an international flavor. Since the formation of the University, there’s been a deliberate effort to make U of G a leader m international work in two ways — by welcoming students from other countries to study on campus and by working on collaborative projects in the field with other countries. Those two aims go hand in hand, says Prof. Archie MacKinnon, director of the Centre for International Programs (CIP). A university “is a primary setting in which persons learn from each other and aid each other in their learning,” he says. “By having persons here from other countries, it provides the kind of opportunity for comparing similarities and differences, and for learning in both directions.” International student adviser Don Amichand says the entire University com* muruty benefits from this global exposure. “International students have been and con- tinue to be a very vital part of our campus,” he says. “They enrich our lives culluraiJy, they broaden our perspectives politically and so- cially, they enhance our experience academi- cally, they increase our sensitivity to our common humanity, and they help us to achieve a greater understanding and appreciation for the global context in which we live.” Who comes to Guelph? As the accompany- ing table shows, U of G’s student body draws on just about every comer of the planet. Some students come from the United States and the industrialized countries of Europe, but mostly they come from the Third World. As of Nov. 1 , 1989, there were 90 students on cam- pus from the Caribbean and Latin America, more than 100 from Africa and 70 from the People’s Republic of China. There have been more international stu- dents at Guelph in the past. In 1982 and 1983, there were about 1,100 undergraduates with visas, making up 10 per cent of the total enrol- ment Since the major increases in the provin- cial government’s differential fees in 1983, there has been a steady decline in the number of undergraduates from other countries. The situation is different for graduate stu- dents. Total graduate enrolment has been growing steadily, and the number of visa stu- dents has been rising as well. In 1982, 195 graduate students (out of a total of 968) were from other countries. In 1989, 264 of 1,400 were international students. International graduate students have much more access to funding such as external scholarships and agency sponsorships and as- sisiantships than do undergraduates, says Adrian Delyzer, assistant to the dean of Graduate Studies. (The high cost of a Canadian education for international students will be the subject of the next article in this series.) Although the University has no power to remove or decrease differential fees, it has been active in pursuing institutional links with other countries and expanding its international perspective for more than 20 years. CIP was formed in 1967 to assist departments and col- leges in their projects. ‘The main feature of the Centre for Interna- tional Programs is not to have all international activities cenued here, but rather to have inter- national activities centred in every part of the University,” says MacKinnon. “The ^ount of activity that actually occurs in this building is very small, and it is in the individual departments (and) the administra- tive units of the University that you v/ill find international activities occurring.” Working with organizations like the Canadian International Development Agency, the University has participated in projects in- volving just about every disciplineon campus. One of the most successful has been the Ghana-Guelph Project (See accompanying story.) Over the past 10 years, there have been more than 100 projects undertaken in 32 dif- ferent countries. And all of those projects have involved international students coming to Guelph for varying periods of time, says MacKirmon. Most of the projects have been concerned with agricultural or veterinary issues in Third World countries — areas where Guelph has long-standing expertise, he says. And b^ause much of the planet’s population lives in the Third World, that’s where some of the biggest challenges are. But the tide of reform that’s been sweeping Eastern Europe also brings new challenges and opportunities. The University’s Eastern European/Soviet Union linkages program will generate many new programs, he says. The increasingly global nature of world events means abroad international perspective is more essential than ever, says MacKinnon. “Universities should be ‘universal.’ It should be possible to have that international perspecUve in all parts of the University, so that, literally, the campus at the University of Guelph could bejust as appropriate in Dar-es- Salaam or Colombia as it is in the city of Guelph. Now, that’s a long way off. But I think it’s something we need to work towards.” He would like to see more opportunities for international students to have their education attuned to the context of their homelands — and for Canadian students to go abroad, whether it’s the London or Paris semester, or working on a development project “Thai’s why we’re trying to say, increasing- ly, that students do not have an appropriate education at the University of Guelph unless they have had some time internationally,” he says. “We want to increase the number (of projects) to the point where it could be possible for all students at the University, before graduation, to have the opportunity of spend- ing some time in an international context.” MacKinnon sees internationalism, boUi the presence of international students here and Canadians going abroad, as important to future global survival. “(Countries) are beginning, at long last, to recognize that if we’re going to have a planet that manages to survive, we have to have the peripatetic student — going from place to place — in order to develop our human capacities to solve planetary problems. It’s starting to come.” An international success story The Ghana-Guelph Project was considered a success by people from both countries. The CIDA-sponsored project, started in 1970, linked Guelph with the University of Ghana at Legon. U of G agreed to send faculty members to support work in the departments of animal science, crop science, nutrition and food science, home science and the extension division at Legon. Italso provided equipment, books, journals, scholarships for Ghanaian graduate students to study at Guelph and research fellowships for Ghanaian faculty. In addition, the University worked with the veterinary services department of the Ghana ministry of a^culiure and trained personnel from the extension departmenL A number of Canadian graduate students worked as re- search assistants in Legon. Personnel from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the University of Saskatchewan were also involved. The collaboration was a two-way partner- ship, says Prof. Doug Pletsch, Rural Extension Studies, who was team leader in Legon from 1971 to 1974. The major contribution of Guelph personnel was “injecting new ideas and opportunities for students to broaden their horizons,” he says. During the project, 13 people went to Ghaita from Guelph. Eleven departments in four colleges (OAC, FACS, OVC and CBS) 6 AT GUELPH / Jan. 24. 1990 participated by sending personnel to Legon or supervising Ghanaian graduate students and research fellows. The $3-million projectresulted in 31 theses and about 1 50 other publications. More than 1,800 Ghanaian civil servants received train- ing through the project’s extension courses. The University of Ghana called the venture “highly satisfactory and mutually beneficial.” Project director Prof. Jim Shute, Rural Ex- tension Studies, called the project “a success story in international development” in its final report in 1979. ‘Two quite different insdtu- lions were able to collaborate across consider- able cultural and geographical distances on the basis of fraternity and trust “(The report) records the achievements of 43 Ghanaians and 31 Canadians. It records an impressive array of teaching, research and ex- tension activities.” The project had tangible and intangible benefits, says Pletsch. “It provided Guelph faculty with an opportunity to learn about in- ternational development first hand — skills that have been used in other projects.” Many Ghanaian students have come to Guelph independently of the project, and they may have decided to come here because of the success of the program. “The University of Guelph is quite well known in Ghana,” Pletsch says. O Home countries of Guelph visa students Antigua and Barbuda 2 Mauritius 1 Argentina 6 Mexico 4 Australia 5 Netherlands 6 Bahamas 6 New Zealand 3 Bangladesh 4 Nicaragua 1 Barbados 1 1 Nigeria 4 Bermuda 4 Norway 2 Botswana 2 Pakistan 1 Brazil 6 Papua New Guinea 4 Cameroon 1 Paraguay 2 Chile 2 Peru 2 China 74 Philippines 4 Colombia 4 Poland 1 Costa Rica 3 Portugal 4 Cyprus 1 Rwanda 1 Denmark 1 St. Kitts-Nevis 1 Egypt 4 Saudi Arabia 1 Ethiopia 4 Singapore 13 Finland 1 Somalia 3 France 6 South Africa 2 Germany (West) 6 Spain 3 Ghana 27 Sri Lanka 5 Grenada 1 Stateless 1 Guyana 2 Swaziland 1 Hong Kong 62 Switzerland 2 Iceland 1 Taiwan 5 India 23 Tanzania 9 Indonesia 9 Thailand 4 Iran 3 Trinidad and Tobago 26 Iraq 1 Tunisia 1 Israel 5 Turkey 2 Italy 3 Uganda 2 Jamaica 3 United Kingdom 30 Japan 1 United Stales 40 Kenya 30 Venezuela 2 Korea (South) 6 Western Samoa 2 Libya 2 Yugoslavia 3 Macao 1 Zambia 9 Malaysia 18 Zimbabwe 6 BOOKS PRESENTED The U of G Library has received a number of publications written or edited by faculty and staff in recent months. The presenta* tions have been made to chief librarian John Black and associate librarian Ellen Pearson. Clockwise from top left: profes- sor emeritus John Melby, Political Studies, presents associate librarian Ellen Pearson with a copy of Letters of a Russian Diplomat to an American Friend, 1906-22, which was edited by Melby and retired history professor Stefan Straka; Pearson accepts a copy of Calculus: A Search for Meaning, from Prof. Jack Weiner, Department of Coming events WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12: 10p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St., rides from UC. Guelph Agricultural Alternatives - ‘The Environmental, Agricultural and Social Im- plications of 50-Per-Cent Pesticide Reduc- tion in the United States,” David Pimmental, 11 a.m.,UC 442. Computing Seminar - ‘‘Diagnosing Microcomputer Problems: What Can You Do?” 12: 10 p.m.. Computing Services 204. OVC Seminar - ‘‘Animal Rights — the Agenda, the Issues and the Impact of Animal Research,” Ed Kroeger, 12:10 p.m., Clinical Studies 1438. Apiculture Club - ‘The Making of Mead,” Geoff Hunter, 5:10 p.m., Graham Hall 200. Conference - ‘‘La folie narrative chez Anne Hebert,” Jaap Lintvelt, 20h, MacKinnon 317. THURSDAY, Jan. 25 Concert - Marina Piccinini and Robert Kortgaard, flute and piano, 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4: 10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC 334. Concert - Monlicello Trio, violin, cello and piano, 8 p.m., Chalmers United Church, $7. OPIRG Lecture - ‘‘Nicaragua’s Elections and the Prospects for Peace," Father Auguslino Sambola, 7:30 p.m., Norfolk United Church. FRIDAY, Jan. 26 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8: 10 a.m., UC 533; Womanspirii, 12:10 p.m., UC 334. Seminar - ‘‘Phylogeny and Evolution of the Asicraceae,” Robert Jansen, 3:10 p.m. Animal Science 141. Symposium - ‘‘Cellular Aspects of Skeletal Muscle Fatigue,” 7 p.m., MacNaughton 105, $20 general, $15 students. SATURDAY, Jan. 27 Symposium - ‘‘Cellular Aspects of Skeletal Muscle Fatigue,” 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., MacNaughton 105, $20 and $15. Theatre in the Trees - Romantic Comedy, 6:30 p.m.. Arboretum Centre, $32.50. SUNDAY, Jan. 28 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Service. 10:30 a.m., UC 533. Children’s Concert - Mr. Dressup, 1 and 3 p.m.. War Memorial Hall, $8. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons. 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - Sunday Afternoon Walk, ‘‘Fun With Fungi,” 2 p.m.. Arboretum Nature Centre. MONDAY, Jan. 29 Blood Donor Clinic - 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Peter Clark Hall. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m.,UC 533. “Check Out Our Biology” Week - Careers Night, 6 p.m., Peter Clark Hall. TUESDAY, Jan. 30 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Worldviews, 5 to 6 p.m., UC 334. Physics Seminar - "Development and Ap- plication of the Guelph Proton Microprobe,” Iain Campbell, 4 p.m., MacNaughton 113. “Check Out Our Biology” Week - "Atone- ment,” noon, UC 103; “The Role of a Biologist in the Tropical Fish Hobby Busi- ness,” Herbert Axelrod, 7 p.m., Peter Clark Hall. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. CUSO - Information Meeting, 7:30 p.m., UC 441. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12:l0p.m.,UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- Mathematics and Statistics, left, as Prof. Bill Smith, chair of the department, looks on; Elizabeth BloomHeld, co-ordinator of the Guelph Regional Project Research Unit, presents Black with a copy of GRP’s Inventory of Primary and ArchivalSources: Guelph and Wellington County to 1940; and professor emeritus Rex Barrell, centre, Languages and Literature, presentsa copy of his booV. Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shtiftesbury (1671-1731) and ‘Le refuge Francois* — Correspon- dence to Black and Lome Bruce of the library. Photos by HeibRauscher, Photographic Services lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St., rides from UC. Biochemistry Seminar - "In Vivo Studies of the Effects of Ethanol Administration on Rat Liver Metabolism — Application of Mag- netic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging Techniques," Ming-Fu Ling, 12:10 p.m., MacNaughton 222. Computing Seminar - The NeXT Computer — A Demonstration, 12:10 p.m. Computing Services 204. OVC Seminar - "Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Dioxins,” Nigel Bunce, 12:10 p.m., Clinical Studies 1438. Apiculture Club - "Beelab — Dipped Candles and Bottling Honey,” 5:10 p.m., Graham Hall 200. “Check Out Our Biology” Week - “Every- thing You Have Ever Wanted to Know About Grad Work and Specializations in CBS but Were Afraid to Ask,” 6 p.m.. War Memorial Hall. Skills Training Workshop - “Putting Your Views into Action,” 7 p.m., UC 334. THURSDAY, Feb. 1 Apiculture Club - Honey and Candle Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., UC courtyard. Seminar - “Study in France,” 1 1 a.m., UC 442. Pathology Seminar - “Malignant Hyperther- mia in Dogs,” Barb Kalow, 11:10 a.m., Pathology 2152. “Check Out Our Biology” Week - Films, noon, UC 103; Dance, midnight to 3 a.m.. Creelman Hall, $1. Concert - Peter Vinogradc, piano, 1 2: 10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4:10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC 334. OPIRG - Annual General Meeting, 5 p.m., UC 441. FRIDAY, Feb. 2 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass. 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Womanspirit, 12:10 p.m., UC 334. Convocation - PhD, D.V.Sc., M.Agr., MA, BA, 10a.m.; B.A.Sc., B.Comm, B.Sc.(H.K.), B.Sc., B.Sc.(Agr.). B.Sc.(Eng.), Associate Diploma, 2:30 p.m.. War Memorial Hall. Theatre in the Trees - Romantic Comedy, 6:30 p.m.. Arboretum Centre, $32.50. Humanities Association Lecture - “Chris- tianity, Confucianism and Buddhism: Some Points of Comparison,” John Bligh, 8 p.m., MacKinnon 107, $5, free for members. “Check Out Our Biology” Week - Night Skiing at Blue Mountain, 3:30 p.m., bus leaves from Biology House, $25 with rentals, $20 without. SUNDAY, Feb. 4 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Service, 10:30 a.m., UC533. Guelph Collectables Fair - 1 1 a.m. to 5 p.m., UC courtyard. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC444. Arboretum - Arboretum Day — February Frolic, guided tours, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., Ar- boretum Nature Centre; Speed River Spasm Band, 2:30 p.m.. Arboretum Centre. MONDAY, Feb. 5 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m., UC 533. TUESDAY, Feb. 6 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC533. Physics Seminar - “Dynamics of First-Order Phase Transitions in Block Copolymer Sys- tems,” Marsha Singh, 4 p.m., MacNaughton 113. Arboretum - ‘The Native Oaks of Ontario,” Steven Aboud, 7 p.m.. Arboretum Centre. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 Worship - Liturgy of the Word. 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12: 10p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St., rides from UC. ComputingSeminar - “Are you Thinking of Buying a Macintosh? — Start-up Demo,” 12:10 p.m.. Computing Services 204. Apiculture Club - "Pollination of Crops,” Cynthia Scott-Dupree, 5:10 p.m., Graham Hall 200. AT GUELPH /Jan. 24, 1990 7 Personnel report Appointments Kim John Zinken of Kitchener has been appointed business manager in the Depart- ment of Food Services. Retirements Gus Bryant retired Nov. 23, 1989, from the Department of Land Resource Science. Ron Ecott retired Dec. 11, 1989, from Maintenance. Elvin McNally retired Nov. 30, 1989, from Personnel. Douglas Metcalf retired Dec. 8, 1989, from Housekeeping. Job opportunities As of Ai Guelph deadline Jan. 19, the fol- lowing opportunities were available: Nursery/Landscape Technician, Department of Horticultural Science. Salary range: $544.50 minimum; $626.05 job rate (level 5); $770.51 maximum. Clerk II, Communications Services. Salary range: $350.61 minimum; 401.70 job rate (level 5); $494.80 maximum. Library Assistant I, Track I, Collection Maintenance, U of G Library. Salary range: $321.66 minimum; 369.44 job rate (level 5); 438.92 maximum. The following opportunities were avail- able to on-campus employees only: Research Associate, Institutional Analysis and Planning, Office of the President. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Custodian 2, Housekeeping Department; seven positions. Job rate: $1 1 .59 per hour; probation rate: $0.20 per hour lower than job rate. Custodian 3, Housekeeping Dcpaitment. Job rate: $12.12 per hour; probation rate; The provincial Smoking in the Workplace ActcameintoeffectJan. 1. The act restricts on-the-job smoking in about 233,000 workplaces in Ontario. The University’s policy on smoking, in- troduced in 1988, effectively places the University in compliance with the general thrust of the legislation, says John Campbell, head of Environmental Health and Safely. _ The act prohibits smoking in enclosed workplaces, except in designated smoking areas and those areas used primarily by the public, such as shopping malls or retail areas. Many municipalities have bylaws that restrict smoking in these places as well. $0.20 per hour lower than job rate. Building Technician (MOS III), U of G Library. Salary range: $411 .42 minimum; $470.65 job rate (level 5); $ 577.05 max- imum. Library Assistant I, Track I, Data Main- tenance, U of G Library. Salary range: $321.66 minimum; $369.44 job rale (level 5); $494.80 maximum. Analyst I, Computing Services. Salary range: $26,508 minimum; $33,135 mid- point; $39,762 maximum. Normal hiring range: $26,508 to $31,147. Custodian 3, Housekeeping Department. Job rate: $12.12 per hour; probation rate: $0.20 per hour lower than job rate. Administrative Secretary, Department of Drama. Salary range: $387.91 mini- mum; 444.22 job rate (level 5); $546.16 maximum. Storeskeeper, Administrative Depart- ment, Physical Resources. Job rate: $12. 12 per hour; probation rate: $0.20 per hour lower than job rate. It is the University’s policy to give prior consideration to on-campus ap- plicants. To determine the availability of University employment opportunities, contact Employment Services and Training, Level 5, University Centre, or telephone 836-4900. * Start ’90 Senior Leader, part-time March to August, and Group Leaders, part-time June to August, Counselling and Student Resource Centre. Must be avail- able for training June 1 to 3 and for Start sessions July 9, 10, 21, 22, 26 and 27. Send letter and r6sum6 to Roberta Mason, CSRC, Level 3, University Centre, by Feb. 2 for senior leader, Feb. 23 for group leaders. Under the new act, designated smoking areas may not exceed 25 per cent of workplace floor space. The University will not designate any additional smoking areas other than those already provided, Campbell says. O Report available Copies of the University’s biennial report. The Momentum of Change, covering the period May 1, 1987, to April 30, 1989, are available from Creative Services, Ext 6582. 0 Obituary Allan Blanthorn Allan Blanthorn, head of the Planning Department, died Jan. 19 at liis home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Blanthorn joined Planning in 1972, and was appointed department head in 1976. He was involved in the planning of many projects on campus, particularly the expansion of OVC and the new environmental biology/hor- ticullural science complex. He is survived by his wife, Mar- jorie, and two children, Lesley and Jon. 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Smoking restrictions in effect UNIVERSITY VG UELPH At Gue lph Volume 34 Numbers January 31,1990 Inside: Funding won’t cover costs 1 TUrfgrass campaign under way ... 1 Enrolment at record level 1 Profnamed VetoftheYear 3 Research base to narrow 5 Cover: Twenty-one*month‘Old Nicholas and his mom, Keirsten Eales, are the first arrivals at the opening day of the U of G Child- Care Centre Jan. 29. See story, page 1. Photo by David Thomas, External Relations UNIVERSITY ^G UELPH Legislation to cost an extra $2.6 million Changes lo employment legislation will cost the University an extra $2.6 million in 1990/91, President Brian Segal told Board of Governors Jan. 25. The employer health levy, pay equity, un- employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan inereases mean the University “is starting essentially with the $2.6-million additional charge on the operating budget that did not exist last year,” Segal said. But extra funding has not b^n provided to meet these explicit costs. (See excerpts from COU report on fund- ing, page 2.) In addition, funding that was promised to support an intake of an extra 30,000 students in Ontario universities over the last three years has been removed from base funding, said Segal. As a result, “many of the problems that this University and others siq confronting result from overcrowding and a significant resource problem,” he said. In other discussions on funding, B of G vice-chair Solette Gelberg outlined to the board the report of a Jan. 16 meeting between Ontario university board chairs and Sean Con- way, minister of colleges and universities. Gelberg said the chairs indicated their con- cerns about inadequate funding to the minister, and told him that “the various statements about The U of G Child-Care Centre — the first in Ontario lo be owned and operated by a univer- sity — opened its doors Monday at 7:30 a.m. “It’s tremendously exhilarating,” says Judy Myhill, director of child-care services, who was involved for months in preparations for opening day. “It’s fun to see the excitement people are feeling about coming to a new program. The staff are totally energized.” The centre has space for 104 children, in- cluding 10 infants (three lo 18 months), 30 toddlers (19 to 30 months) and 64 pre- schoolers. Seventy-five per cent of the spaces arc designated for children of U of G students, staff and faculty, and the other 25 per cent for the Guelph community. The cenU'e, located at the comer of East Ring and Arboretum roads, cost $1.4 million lo build and came about after years of planning. The Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices provided 80 per cent of capital costs; the rest came from the University. The ministry is also providing funds for subsidized spaces. Myhill is proud of the centre’s design, programs and staff. The staff come from a variety of backgrounds and bring a range of experience to the centre, which will “allow for a lot of flexibility to meet the families’ needs,” she says. Nishi Andani, a child studies co-op student on placement with the centre, says flexibility will prove to be one of the centre’s strong points. “Students, especially, can have very irregular schedules,” she says. “It’s notas rigid here. We’re trying to be as flexible as we can to meet people’s needs. That’s the important thing — to try to meet die individual needs of the child, and lo develop the program to meet those requirements.” For Keirslcn and Stephen Ealcs and their 21-month-old son, Nicholas, the centre is a great convenience. “It’s going to be wonder- the importance of posisecondary education, about the importance of the development of research and technology, were very nice and obviously well-meaning, but totally inconsis- tent with (the government’s) behavior.” Tlie government increased funding by eight per cent for 1990/91 , but this increase does not reflect the added costs of the increase in enrol- ment or the additional costs required by legis- lation, Gelberg said. So the increase actually works out to about two per cent — well below inflation. “I don’t think he (Conway) has a real un- derstanding of the serious pressure on our operating budgets,” she said. In other business, the board approved the design for new family housing (see story, page 2) and passed a resolution that further ad hoc adjusunenis be made to the pension plan to give recipients the eqivalent of the consumer price index minus three per cent for all years of retirement up lo 1983, or the increase that the board approved at its September 1989 meeting, whichever is greater. The cost of this is estimated at $7(X),0()0. The board also passed a motion to approve changes to the professional pension plan, retirement plan and non-professional pension plan, retroactive to Sept 1, 1989. 0 ful,” says Keirsten, a mature student who at- tends classes in the morning. Until now, Stephen looked after Nicholas in the morning before going to work at the University of Toronto in the afternoon and evening. “That meant a pretty long day,” Keirsten says. Now that the child-care centre is open, Nicholas attends the toddler program while mom is in class, and dad can start to work earlier. The cenU’e is open from 7:30 a.m. lo 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. It comes under the umbrella of the Office of Student Affairs, which reports to Brian Sullivan, associate vice- committee made up of parent users, non-users and a variety of child-care experts. The cenUe is the newest addition to an on-campus child-care system. Campus day care has been provided since 1975 by the Cam- pus Child-Care Co-operative of Guelph, which has 35 child-care spaces. In addition, the Fami- ly Studies Laboratory Schools run five nursery school programs for about 100 children. Surveys of child-care needs on campus were done in I982by thcChild-CarcConcems Group, in 1985 by the Joint Committee on the StudyofDay-Cai« Services and in 1986 by the provost’s Ad Hoc Day-Care Review Commit- tee. A recommendation to build a 100-space, on-site child-care centre was approv^ in 1986. Getting the centre ready has truly been a co-operative effort, says Myhill. “Student Affairs ran an orientation program for the staff. The Purchasing Department co- ordinated buying all the equipment and toys. Food Services is doing the catering until Ae centre’s kitchen opens in four to six weeks. And Physical Resources staff, especially Helen Murphy, Bill Reiding. Barney Jones and A1 Brown, have been very resourceful.” O The Guelph Turfgrass Institute’s fund- raising campaign got under way last week. At the launch were, from left, Prof. Chris Hall, director of the institute; Billingratta, The $1 .5-million fund-raising campaign for the Guelph Turfgrass Institute got off to a flying start in Toronto last week, with a donation of $5(X),(XX) from Mac and Beth Frost, who have owned and operated golf courses in the Toronto area since 1946. “Money that is raised by the campaign wUl provide the institute with a research and infor- mation centre that will serve as a focal point for the Canadian turf industry and die public,” said Ron Craig, president of the Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation. ‘The new centre will provide services lo alleviate some of the pressures caused in recent years by the housing boom, increased demand for open park space and more outdoor leisure activities,” he said. Mac Frost said the donation “is the result of a long-term involvement in turf and greens maintenance and an appreciation of the impor- tance of ecologically sound turf research and practices.” Over the years, with the help of partners and his wife, Beth, Frost developed Brookwood Golf Course, Parkview Golf Club and Spring Lakes Golf Course. Established in 1987, the Guelph Turfgrass Institute conducts research and extension ac- tivities, and supplies information on turfgrass production and management lo all sectors of the indusuy. The cenue will house world-class facilities for research and education, policy develop- ment and conferences, and for public access to publications and computer-reference material. A computer will link the facility with turfgrass centres around the world. “Most people lake healthy lawns, sports greens and city parks for granted,” said Chris Hall, director of the institute. “But environmental concerns about lawn- care chemicals, frequent watering restrictions and increased use of public playground areas demonstrate the need for continued research into new varieties of turfgrass, as well as new production and management techniques,” he said. The institute is a joint project of the Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation, the Ontario Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food; President Brian Segal; and Clay Switzer of the institute’s finance commit- tee. Phoio by Alvin Ng, External Relations Ministry of Agriculture and Food and U of G. Noting Guelph’s expertise in the natural scien- ces and agricultural research. President Brian Segal expressed satisfaction in “working co- operatively to enhance the turfgrass industry dial is so important to our province and our country.” Bill Ingraua, OMAF’s program manager for horticulture, said his ministry is pleased with the institute. “We believe we are building a centre of excellence in Canadian turfgrass education and extension,” he said. Recent research carried out by the institute focuses on turfgrass management and renova- tion, weed control and growth regulation, pes- ticide residues, soil and nutrition and turfgrass seed production. O Enrolment hits record Student {mrolm^t at U of G has hit record levels this semester. Total enrolment of full- and part-time students for the winter semester is 12,369 — up six per cent from 1 1 ,668 in 1 989. This increase follows an all-time enrol- ment high of 12,723 full- and part-time students in the fall semester. As a result, “there’s continuing pressure on nearly all our programs,” says Prof. Leonard Conolly, associate vice-president, academic. Two areas in particular are showing large increases. Enrolment in the BA pro- gram is up almost eight per cent from last winter lo 3,636 full-time students, and enrolment in the B.Comm. program is up nearly 39 per cent, to 598 full-time stu- dents. Conolly auributes the increases in the B.Comm program lo several new majors introduced last year. Continued on page 2 Child-care centre opens Donation kicks off campaign for turfgrass institute ATGUELPH/Jan.31, 1990 1 COU predicts a bleak year for Ontario universities Ontario universities face their bleakest finan- cial year in recent memory, according to a report released by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). The rqwrt, “University Financial Prospects for 1990/9 1 , a Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs,” was released Jan. 23. When deductions for costs relating to ac- cessibility and other government initiatives and contractual obligations are taken into ac- count, says the report, the eight-per-cent in- crease in funding allotted by the provincial government is reduced to a 1.8-per-cent real increase. Examples of these financial obligations, which universities must cover, include fulfil- ling pay equity and paying for the new employer hedth tax, increases in UIC and CPP contributions, and contractual career process payments. The report notes that inflation, with the introduction of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) part way through the financial year, is expected to be nearly six per cent In addi- tion, the financial resources needed by univer- sities to ensure accessibility have exceeded government funding increases. “Universities must conclude that their worst expectations have materialized,” says the report “The gap between their minimum financial requirements and the level of funding announced (3.7 percent) exceeds the provision for accessibility (3.1 per cent). Universities have effectively been afforded no increase at all for enrolment growth.” The report calls on the government to fully compensate universities for costs of tlie health lax that exceed previous OHIP payments, and to lake action to provide special funds for priority areas. COU notes that university revenues are almost totally regulated by the government, which gives universities no flexibility in responding to unanticipated cost increases. “When government virtually controls total revenue, government must be addressed to adjust revenue when costs increase,” says COU. Priority areas identified by the report in- clude faculty renewal, equipment and library acquisitions. In addition, the report suggests adjusting enrolment funding, particularly in the areas of teacher training and graduate studies, and boosting graduate enrolment through increases in the aze and number of graduate fellowships. Pointing to the $50-million University Ex- cellence Fund announced in 1985, the report recommends that an initiative in excellence funding be introduced for the new year. A ~At Guelph is published by the University of Guelph for the University community and its friends every Wednesday except during December, July and August, when a reduced schedule applies. 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Con- 2 ATGUELPH/Jan.31,1990 major review of tuition fee policy is also called for by COU, which says “increased tuition fees cannot substitute for basic government sup- port” The largest proportion of the increases for statutory and contractual compensation costs arises from the introduction of the new employer health lax, which replaces employer OHIP contributions. It is expected to account for 1.3 per cent of university budgets for gross payroll expenditures in the coming financial year. “Gross costs on an annualized basis are put at $37.5 million,” says the report. “Estimated recoveries from cessation of payment of employer-paid OHIP premiums are put at $ 1 3.2 million.” The net cost to Ontario univer- sities will be $24.3 million in current dollars, the report concludes. At Guelph, it’s estimated that the net cost of the employer health tax will be $1.5 million. TTiis figure ranks Guelph eighth in financial impact, behind larger institutions such as the University of Toronto, Western and York. The gross costs of the tax are expected to be $2.56 million, with $1.06 million being recovered in OHIP contributions that the University won’t have to make. Universities in general face higher costs with the health tax for a variety of reasons. A payroll tax has greater impact on employers with higher average salaries, and the number of professionals at universities means that average salaries are high. In 1987/88, the average wage of a full-time university employee was estimated at slightly more ihrm $40,000, whereas the average in- dustrial wage in Ontario for the same period was $24,000. In addition, because universities have been offering lower benefits in the last few years, they have been covering a smaller portion of OHIP costs, making the costs of Uie new health tax disproportionately higher. The report says a lax reform paper pub- lished by the Treasury Department in 1982 showed that with respect to payroll taxes, “no employer group (with the exception of the federal government) was liable for greater net costs as a percentage of payroll than were universities.” COU does not oppose replacing OHIP con- tributions with the employer health tax, but wants the government to recognize the conse- quences it will have for Ontario universities. Meades suggested by COU to alleviate the funding problem include exemption from the tax, a provision for transfer payments and a rebate program. New and increased costs for the 1990/91 fiscal year include one per cent in additional salary requirements for costs related to the tributing writers: David Thomas, Alvin Ng, Mary Dickieson, Margaret Boyd and Owen Roberts. ^itorial advisory board: Katherine Elliott, Counselling and Student Resource Centre; Fred Evers, Sociology and Anthropology; Martin Hodgson, Physical Resources; Walter Kehm, School of Landscape Architecture; Peter Kevan, Environmental Biology; Francois Par6, Languages and Litera- tures; Vic Reimer, Personnel; Marty Williams, Central Student Association; Frances Sharom, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Roselynn Stevenson, Microbiology; Barbara Stuart, Family Studies Lab Schools; Edward Livingstone, Graduate Students As- sociation; Trish Walker, University Secretariat; and Sandra Webster and Mary Cocivera, Creative Services. Electronic mail — NETNORTH: DOISW at UoGuelph; CoSy:swebster ISSN 0836-4478 Member: International Association of Business Communicators, Public Affairs Council for Education and Council for the Advancement and Sup- port of Education. At Guelph Ls printed on recyclable paper. O implementation of pay equity at the beginning of this year and $5.4 million in increased un- employment insurance costs. Costs related to other government initia- tives, such as employment equity, occupation- al health and safety, and environmental issues are difficult to quantify but are expected to be substantial, as are costs incurred as a result of the GST. The report says that in view of the impact of the proposed health tax, universities have no alternative but to urge that they be protected from the levy, either through a straight exemp- tion or through a program of rebates similar to the current one that covers municipal taxation. COU notes that because government trans- fer payments include many factors that con- tribute to universities’ financial needs, it is important that “any relief from the employer hedth tax be explicitly identified when transfer payments are announced.” The report also outlines the need for hiring funds to cover increases in enrolment and to replace retiring faculty. This problem, already serious, is expected to become even more severe in the late 1990s and the early part of the next century. The reduction in the number of library ac- quisitions is another source of concern. COU notes that the value of library acquisitions per student fell more than 30 per cent in the 1 0-year period from 1977/78 to 1987/88. The council says a new injection of funding is needed to reinforce the excellence funds provided in 1986/87, which helped to tem- porarily slop the decline in acquisitions. Equipment renewal was also discussed in the COU report, which says universities should be spending $100 million a year to replace equipment, based on a 15-year replacement cycle. Because the government is spending only $60 million, “clearly, a significant gap remains which needs to be addressed,” says the report. Similar figures come from the Ontario Council on University Affairs, which has been monitoring expenditures on university physi- cal plants. With the expected life cycle of university physical plant systems conserva- tively estimated at 100 years, universities should be spending $40 million a year on building renovation, alteration and repair, ac- cording to measures adopted by the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUA), but have actually been spending about half that. COU recommends that in 1990/91, $42 million be allotted for building renewal. Tbis cumulative shortfall in funds for building renewal is currently $287 million in 1989 dol- lars, more than seven per cent of current build- ing value. COU strongly supports the OCUA recom- mendation that the government address this shortfall over a 10-year period, starting in 1990/91 withanallocationof$28.7 million. O Design approved for housing Board of Governors approved a design for the University’s new family housing project at its Jan. 25 meeting. The $14.2-million complex, to be located on a seven-acre site south of College Avenue east of Dairy Bush Hill, will be a model for low-cost, energy-saving university housing in Ontario, architect Charles Simon told the board. “The University of Guelph really will be pioneering a way, showing the way to other universities,” said Simon. “And I’m quite con- vinced that we’ll be showing the way to affordable housing.” Central gas boilers will provide the heat for the complex, which should save on energy costs, he said. Mechanical ventilation and heat exchangers will recover about 70 per cent of the warm air that is expelled, and will use the energy from it to heat the cold incoming air. This will be economical and will provide better Photo by Herb Rauscher, Photographic Services air quality for the occupants, he said. The complex will have 80 two-bedroom and one-bedroom units in a ring around a series of green spaces, said Simon. The two- bedroom units, designed for families with children, will be located farthest away from traffic. Four units are designated for the hand- icapped, and a community building will house a meeting room, laundry facilities and other services. Exterior walkways will encourage sociability and also decrease the likelihood of vandalism and other crimes, Simon said. Architects are now in the working drawing stage of the project. Construction could start in May and be completed 16 to 18 months later, he said. “I think that what you’ve done is very ex- citing,” said B of G vice-chair Soletie Gelberg. “I look forward to seeing what it’s going to look like.” O Enrolment Continued from page 1 Behind the growing numbers of ap- plicants and the subsequent increased enrol- ment at Guelph is a growing awareness of the reputation of Guelph’s programs, says Conolly. He credits the efforts of the University’s liaison staff in raising the University’s profile and image, “in being aggressive and taking the message to high schools that Guelph has a wide range of quality programs.” And not only has the quantity of students at U of G been increasing, so has the quality, says Conolly. Both Uie number of Ontario Scholars alGuelph and the cut-off grades for admission are up. “There’s no doubt,” he says, “that the quality of applicants and die quality of the students we register is constantly increasing in virtually all of the programs.” He says this will “enhance the general academic reputation of the University and make it a more rewarding experience for all the students who are here." O 1 OVC professor named Veterinarian of the Year Donal McKeo^vn. Phoio by Owen Roberts, Office of Researdi by Owen Roberts, OtTice of Research / Prof. Donal McKeown, Population Medicine, whose clients have included former U.S. presi- dents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, has been named Ontario Veterinarian of the Year by the Society of Ontario Veterinarians. The award was presented in Hamilton Jan. 24 at the annual meeting of the 1 ,300-member society. McKeown is only the fourth recipient in the organization’s nine-year history. “This award is not given automatically every ye^,” says society executive director Marty Smart. “Rather, it is awarded only when a candidate who has exhibited outstanding contributions to the profession — like Dr. Mc- Keown — is brought to the attention of the board.” Bom and raised on a muted farm near Mid- land, McKeown graduated from OVC in 1958 and joined fellow OVC graduates William Ready and Harvey Cowan as a partner in their Friendship Animal Hospital in Washington, D.C. There, he met a cadre of American political leaders and treated such celebrity animals as then-vice president Nixon’s tabby, “Nixie, and ’’Johnson’s beagles, “Him” and “Her.” One client, a U.S. senator, was so apprecia- tive of McKeown’s efforts that he secured the American flag that flew on Capitol Hill on the day of the Bay of Pigs invasion . . .just because McKeown a^ed for iL Aldiough firmly entrenched professionally in the United States — to the point of serving as president of the Washington, D.C., Academy of Veterinary Medicine — McKeown ultimately turned away from the glitter and hectic pace of Capitol Hill. Seeking a belter quality of life in Canada, he settled near Fergus in 1974 and returned to OVC as a professor of small animal surgery. In 1984, he joined the board of directors of the Society of Ontario Veterinarians and went on to become its eighth president four years later. “Because of Dr. McKeown’s vision, the society made some major philosophical chan- ges that gave us a firm financial standing and raised our profile in the minds of professionals in Canada and throughout North America,” says Smart McKeown is now a professor of ethology (animal behavior) at OVC, one of less than a dozen such appointments in North America. Hecredils the college with having the foresight to anticipate society’sneedfor animal behavior specialists and concern for animal welfare, at a time when the discipline was just gelling started. “Animal husbandry specialists had made progress in the discipline,” he says, “but veteri- nary colleges didn’t catch on as quickly.” Heads turned, however, when statistics started showing the severity of animal be- havior problems in the pel population. McKeown says a recent survey of pel owners found that 40 per cent have considered getting rid of their animals because of behavior problems. Other studies show that one-quarter of all dogs and cats are killed or abandoned within a year after they are acquired because of such problems. “Thai’s an enormous loss,” he says. “If there was a disease that was killing 25 per cent of an animal population, we’d certainly con- sider it important to address.” Indeed, animal behavior has become a vital concern at OVC. McKeown and Prof. Andrew Luescher handle a collective caseload of 1 ,0(X) behavioral patients a year, all referrals from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. McKeown is particularly interested in the similarities between compulsive, destructive behavior in animals and obsessive-compulsive disorder in humans. Some 15 percentofall horses, for example, show signs of stress due to conflict with management and environment, resulting in stall kicking, biting, etc. The incidence is at least as high in cats, and appreciably greater in caged animals such as exotic birds. Among humans, as many as four per cent may be suffering from varying degrees of ob- sessive-compulsive disorder. It expresses itself in the form of compulsive, ritualistic and repetitive thoughts and behaviors, often as- sociated with cleanliness. The main focus of McKeown’s research is on drug regimens to control this kind of be- havior in animals. He is working in collabora- tion with researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Health. O Convocation ceremonies Feb. 2 About 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas will be presented at con- vocation Feb. 2 in War Memorial Hall. At the 10 a.m. ceremony, Canadian poet P.K. Page will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree and address graduates receiving Uie bachelor of arts, master of arts, master of science, master of agriculture, doctor of veteri- nary science and doctor of philosophy. Also at this ceremony. Prof. Harold Draper, retired chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, will be namc^ professor emeritus. At the 2:30 p.m. ceremony, Soulh African geneticistPhillip Vallentinc Tobias will receive an honorary doctor of science degree and ad- dress, graduates receiving the bachelor of science, bachelor of commerce, bachelor of science in human kinetics, bachelorof science in agriculture, associate diploma in agriculture, bachelor of science in engineering and bachelor of applied science. Following each ceremony, a reception for die graduates and their guests will be held in Peter Clark Hall. O Committee assesses impact of GST The University has appointed a steering com- departments to provide assistance and infor- miltce to assess the impact of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST). The committee consists of chair Frank Groshaw, Customs, Tax and Surplus; Kathy Mcllwham, Financial Services; and Andr€ Paquette, Printing Services. The mandate of the steering committee is to assess the impact of the GST on the University, develop a program to educate the University community on the GST legislation, help in implementing the tax, act as a resource group for departments affected by the legislation and monitor implementation procedures. The committee’s activities to dale have in- cluded providing educational sessions with chartered accountants Ernst & Young and sup- plying information to help the Canadian As- sociation of University Business Offices in their negotiations with the federal govemmenu In addition, the committee has initiated a program to assess the effect of the GST on individual departments. The fust step in this program was a ques- tionnaire mailed to all campus departments, requesting information on their activities, says Mcllwham. Many of these questionnaires have been returned, and the committee is reviewing them to assess die possible GST implications, she says. Once assessments are done, the committee will meet with representatives from individual mation to minimize any inconvenience created by the lax, she says. This process has, however, been icmpor^- ly delayed, says Mcllwham. Although the cur- rent legislation for universities is fairly complete, new involvement by the provincial governments in negotiations with the federal government has made it unclear as to what type of taxable siauis university activities will have. “It’s anticipated that the outcome of these negotiations greatly impact on how GST affects the University,” she says. Mcllwham says the steering committee will provide more information to the University community as soon as it is available. In the meantime, all inquiries about die GST should be directed to a member of the committee. O Internal review set The Dqartment of Pathology is undergo- ing the internal review {xocess, which will include a threc-day visit by external evaluators Feb. 19 to 21. Anyone wishing to meet with the review corruniuee should call Prof. Dave Stanley, Food Science, at Exu 2695 or 3846.0 A GIFT FROM BELl BellCanadaisdonating$75,000tosupport left, accepts a cheque for the third instal- the faculty/graduate reading room in the ment of the gift from Gerry Horsfall, area new evironmental biology/horticultural manager of Bell Canada, complex. OAC Dean Freeman McEwen, phoiobyDan Vauiour.OMAF Positions elsewhere Concordia College, a Lutheran college affiliated with the University of Alberta in Edmonton, is seeking a vice-president for academic services and a dean of academic affairs. Both positions are available as of July 1. Send applications, including curriculum vitae and three letters of reference, by March 15 to Dr. Orville Waltz, President, Concordia College, 7128 Ada Boulevard, Edmonton, Alberta, T5B 4E4. Laurentian University in Sudbury is seek- ing a bilingual president to take office on July 1 . Send applications or nominations, with cur- riculum vitae and names of referees, to Alan Quemey, Chair, Search Committee for the President, Office of the Board of Governors, Laurentian University, Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6. Memorial University of Newfoundland is seeking a president Send applications or nominations to Dr. A. H. Roberts, Secretary, Presidential Search Committee, Memori^ University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Nfld. A1C5S7. California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo is looking fora vice-president for academic affairs and senior vice-president. Applications, including rdsum6, statement of philosophy and names of at least three profes- sional references should be submitted by Feb. 22. Preferred starling date of the position is Aug. 1. Applications, nominations and in- quiries should be addressed to tlie Office of the President, California Polytechnic Slate University. San Luis Obispo, California 93407. The University of Winnipeg is seeking a new dean or director of continuing education. Nominations and applications, including a cur- riculum vitae and names and addresses of three references, should be submitted by Feb. 28 to Ms B. Archibald, Executive Assistant to the President, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9.0 Our people — The professional development committee of tlie Canadian Association for Co-operative Education presented its annual workshop, “The Co-op Professional as Educator” in C uelph Jan. 29 to 3 1 . U of G personnel attend- ing were John Joyner, Steve Beierl and Jane Morley of the Counselling and Student Resource Centre, Prof. Jim Atkinson, Animal and Poultry Science, and Prof. Elaine McCreary, Rural Extension Studies. The workshop examined tools and techniques used to assist students with personal and profes- sional development; reviewed strategies to in- tegrate these efforts into student experience before, during and after work terms; and ex- plored curriculum development O ATGUELPH/Jan.31.1990 3 At your service Innovations pay off for Physical Resources staff by David Thomas If ihere is a way lo build a belter mousetrap, it may be someone in Physical Resources who comes up with it. About 440 people work in the directorate, and many of them have suggestions on how to make improvements in operations. And now Physical Resources is recognizing those people by presenting awards for the best sug- gestions that improve safely, increase effi- ciency or save money. Presenting the awards “will help bring out some ideas that employees may have been mulling around over the years,” says Dave Bums, Engineering Department, who chairs die committee that studies the ideas when they come in. It will also be good for morale in the direc- torate, he says. “I think it will help improve employee relations between staff and super- visors, and it will also give (stafO a chance lo have some input into the operations of Physical Resources.” The awards program is on a sw-monlh trial, and 10 awards have already been presented. All employees of Physical Resources, except supervisors and members of the awards com- mittee, are eligible to send in suggestions. When a suggestion comes in, the committee, which has representation from across the direc- torate, assigns an investigator to study the feasibility of it. If Ute idea is accepted, the committee decides on the amount of the awa‘ d ($25 to $250) to be presented. Suggestions don’t have to be revolutionary, says committee member Roger Jenkins, assistant director, auxiliary operations. Any idea that is useful will be considered. Laura Mann, Environmental Health and Safely, won $25 for her suggestion of an orien- tation pro^jm for new employees. Staff in her department have lo deal with a lot of other individuals and departments, so Mann thought it would be a good idea for new employees to be introduced lo some of the people they would be interacting with. "I thought it would be somelliing lo make our departmcnl a belter place to work in,” she says. The committee agreed, and the directorate is implementing her idea. “I didn’t realize that such a simple suggestion would be appreciated this much,” Mann says. David Hellewell, Grounds, earned an award when Physical Resources obtained a new dump truck and made plans to purchase and install a two-way radio. Hellewell knew of a radio in another vehicle that wasn’t being used very often, and he suggested that it be installed in the dump truck. His suggestion saved the cost of a new radio and earned him $ 100 . “I think there are a lot of suggestions out there,” he says. “With these awards, people can send them in officially and get some recogni- tion for their effort” The other winning ideas are: • When Housekeeping staff are on their rounds, they report any repair needs to their foreperson, who phones the Main- tenance Department. Nancy Swinehari, Housekeeping, developed a better way to do the reporting. A form has been designed for Housekeeping staff lo fill out when they spot something that needs fixed. This reporting method will save time and money, and Swinehari received $25 for the suggestion. • Sandra Hellewell, Planning, noticed that ihere’sa lot of duplication in campus mail- ings. Notices are sent to each employee in a department, which means a lot of extra paper is being used (and garbage being produced). She suggested that just one copy be sent lo each office lo be posted or passed around lo every person. Physical Resources has implemented this sugges- tion in its operations, and is trying lo make it standard procedure across campus. Hel- IcweU won $25 for her idea. • Gertrude Wyllie, Housekeeping, received $50 for her two suggestions. She had to work with a number of garbage containers that were heavy and cumbersome; she suggested they be replaced with lighter, safer ones. Those containers have been ordered. She also thought of a better way Award winners and members of the sug- gestion awards committee meet to recog- nize innovation in Physical Resources. Seated, left to right, are Nancy Swinehart, Sandy Hellewell, Laura Mann, Gertrude Wyllie, Cheryl Rosenow and Tim Gaw. lo move heavy operating tables in OVC. A desk-lifting machine has now been con- verted lo use on the tables. • David Falconer and George Amos, Housekeeping, improved on the table lifter idea. They proposed installing safety casters on the device so that it won’t ac- cidentally roll when in use. Falconer and Amos are sharing a $25 award for their idea. • Ken Kudo, Engineering, devised a plan that will improve response lime lo clients on campus. When Physical Resources staff were retrofitting fluorescent light fix- tures and ballasts, some of the smaller units were delayed coming from the sup- plier. Kudo recommended keeping a sup- ply of them in slock, and earned $25 from the awards committee. • Harry Martin, Grounds, a $25 winner, thought safely could be improved by in- stalling more lights in the snow removal Standing are Del Trone, Ken Kudo, Roger Jenkins, George Amos, Al Brown, Dave Burns, Bob Davis, Peter Slotboom, David Hellewell, Harry Martin and Dave Falconer. Photo by David Thomas, External Relations equipment storagearea. It was almokdark when the night-shift workers were on duty. The lights have since been installed. • There is a compound just off Powerhouse Lane where pickled sand (sand with salt mixed in) is stored, but tlie sand would sometimes spill out on to the adjacent parking lot. Peter Slotboom, Grounds, suggested that plywood sides be put on the compound to contain the sand. The com- mittee awarded him $25. • Physical Resources was going to build a storage building near the East Residences for gardening tools. Bu' Tim Gaw, Grounds, found a maintenance room in the residence that wasn’t in use, and he proposed that it be used to store the equip- ment. The use of the room has now been transferred lo Grounds. Gaw ’s plan, which made construction of a new facility un- necessary, eamedhim $100 from ihecom- miitee. (D Physics student wins CFUW award Books Rural garbage concerns grow A third-year physics student is this year’s recipient of the Canadian Federation of Women Scholarship, given annually to a woman in a non-tradiiional field. Nancy Tamblyn was presented with the award — the equivalent of tuition for one semester — by ihe president of the Guelph chapter of CFUW Jan. 12. Tamblyn has been interested in physics since high school, and she says the relative scarcity of women in the field did not deter her from pursuing her interest. She plans lo go on lo graduate work after completing her B.Sc. Third-year physics student Nancy Tamblyn, centre, receives the Canadian Federation of Women Scholarship from Anne Godfrey, president of the CFUW 4 ATGUELPH/Jan.31.1990 CFUW is a national organization of female university graduates. Anne Godfrey, president of the Guelph chapter, says the organization seeks to "arouse and sustain among members an intelligent interest in all aspects of public afiairs. to encourage an active participation in such affairs by qualified women, and lo pro- vide an opportunity for effective, concerted action.” The Guelph chapter has about 185 mem- bers. Anyone interested in joining should call Godfrey at 822-3623.0 Guelph chapter, right. Looking on is Betty-Anne Stammers, chair of the chapter's scholarship committee. Photo by David 'Hiomas, External Relations by Margaret Boyd Growing concern about garbage problems in rural communiUes was the impetus behind Waste Management for Rural Communities, a handbook prepared by Prof. Stephen Rodd and graduate students Helma Geerts and Ruth Coursey, University School of Rural Planning and Development Printed last summer, the handbook was commissioned by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture to help rural communities deal with their waste problems. The book outlines sources of waste and the main technologies for dealing with waste, as well as aspects of reduction and recycling. The last section of the book deals with community involvement in the waste management plan- ning process. Rodd says all rural communities have their own waste problems, and some are faced with proposals from big cities for waste disposal sites. Knowing how to deal with these issues is important because public input is now re- quired, he says. Waste issues in rural communities generate a combination of fear and nuisance, says Rodd. The NIMBY (not in my backyard) syndrome exists because “local people arc fearful of things they suspect will not be done for their benefit.” Although past experience has shown that fears about environmental harm from dumps were valid, current regulations and the landfill site selection process are much belter now, he says. A primary purpose of the handbook is to educate rural people about waste issues and help them get involved, says Rodd. “There is an enormous waste education pro- gram surrounding us in Ontario. One of the values of the landfill crisis is that it is increas- ing our awareness.” The book has proved so popular that the first printing is already sold out and prepara- Uons are under way for a second. Rodd is concerned that municipal waste is viewed too much in lenns of municipal cost, not in terms of environmental degradation and conservation values. “We look at it as a short-term crisis rather than a long-term issue of resources use,” he says. “The amount of waste wc generate is important because of the environmental harm caused when we extract resources and manufacture products.” Recycling efforts such as the “blue box” program arc good, he says, but they deal with only one end of the waste crisis. Provincial and federal governments must provide direction to ensure that the price of products includes social costs to the environ- ment, says Rodd. “The rules of the marketplace have to be changed. Higher tax should be placed on products whose production, use or disposal harms the environment.” O Research report — University research base to narrow in the 1990s Fighting fungi with fungi White mould meets its match by Owen Roberts, Office of Research Fewer than half of the more than 50 univer- sities in Canada will be intensively involved in research by the end of the 1990s, predicts Dean of Research Lany Milligan. Milligan says increasing pressure on university and government resources means research efforts will be concentrated at fewer institutions. “The national input into research infrastruc- ture isn’t adequate to support substantial re- search at all of our universities,” says Milligan. In fact, Canada’s commitment to research fell one-tenth of one per cent in 1989, to 1.3 per cent of the gross domestic producL That means institutions intending to be seriously involved in research will have to make wrenching demands of themselves, says Milligan. Research is now conducted at all Canadian universities, and he expects most will maintain a presence. “But at most, it may not occur across the institution in every field nor at a world-leadership level,” he says. The commitment to research at U of G stands at $54.5 million, making it the third most research-intensive university in Canada. Milligan believes the University will stay strong in agriculture and veterinary medicine, as well as aspects of environmental science, biological science, physics, geography and gerontology. He predicts that leading research institu- tions in the 1990s will: • maintain a large proportion of graduate students; • require research success by faculty: • possess and maintain advanced scientific equipment and facilities; • publicly proclaim their intentions as a re- search institution; • place a high value on the full spectrum of research, from basic, fundamental science to novel, applied research, in everything from the humanities through to the scien- ces; and • have meaningful connections with private industry. “Institutions will have to be very rigorous and clear in identifying what they believe is successful research, in t^ms of qualiQ' and quantity,” says Milligan. “Very high standards and goals will have to be adhered to — the instiuitions’ research community won’tbeable to accept anything less.” Research-intensive universities will adopt stringent hiring and admission practices to ful- fil their mandate, says Milligan. And they will need to make efficient use of all resources, including faculty time, laboratory and office space, employment incentives and provisions to help new faculty launch their research programs. O Consumer specialists make a fashion statement Free trade and an influx of imports may spell trouble for the Canadian clothing and textile industry. But a trio of U of G researchers hope to determine strategies and policy recommen- dations to help keep the sometimes unpre- dictable fashion business vibranL Consumer studies professors Marjorie Wall, Monty Sommers and Anne Wilcock have received a two-year $67,000 grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to address the marketing practices and planning strategies for clothing production and distribution in Canada. “The fashion mystique — constantly changing styles, colors and consumer preferences — makes the adoption of exact marketing plans very difficult and challeng- ing,” says Wall. “But superior marketing skills will be essential in the decade ^ead.” Fashion sales in Canada have fluctuated throughout the 1980s. Despite the ups and downs, however, the net market share (measured in both dollars and units) held by Canadian manufacturers during the decade fell by more than 10 per cent. Imports gained the balance. Wall says the Canadian textile and apparel industry appears to be a “laggard” in im- plementing the kind of marketing plans that could stem this tide. One reason for the foot dragging is that the industry is highly frag- mented, made up of more than 3,000 manufac- turers, of which 80 per cent are small, with fewer than 100 employees. Adding to the problem, she says, has been the bombardment of imports from “low-cost countries” Idee South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Almost 50 per cent of all garments purchased in Canada - duce a gender- and equity-sensitive curriculum into the University School of Rural Planning and Development. She proposed a useful model for examining the academic curriculum derived from her experience. The committee briefly discussed implica- tions to U of G of the killing of 14 female students at the Ecolc Polylechnique in Monueal. Practical action that the University might lake in response to sexism and violence on this campus was considered. It was noted that the Campus Safely and Awareness Committee will conduct a campus walkabout early this year to review the security of the University’s physical environment. The committee agreed to make the follow- ing recommendations to the Board of Graduate Studies. These recommendations are designed to increase the accessibility of the University’s graduate programs to women and men who wish to integrate child-bearing and family responsibilities with graduate study. • The committee recommends that the Board of Graduate Studies investigate the feasibility of making internally ad- ministered graduate fellowships and scholarships tenable at U of G available to both full- and part-time students. • The committee recommends that section 3.4.2 (page 1 8) of the Graduate Calendar statement on continuity of registration be amended as follows. In lieu of the current sialemeni: “Maternity leave will be ac- commodated under this regulation," the calendar should state that: “Parental leave will be accommodated under this regula- 6 ATGUELPH/Jan.31, 1990 lion.” • The committee recommends that the fol- lowing siaiementbe added to the preamble “Notice,” which currently precedes the listings of fellowships and scholarships in the section on graduate student financial assistance on page 181 of the Graduate Calendar. “Students granted leave of ab- sence (see Calendar section 3.4.2, page 18) may defer acceptance of internally administered scholarships and fellow- ships until after the approved period of leave.” The committee requested that further infor- mation be obtained from external granting agencies to determine whether parenthood can be integrated with acceptance of graduate scholarships or with the payment of student stipends from research operating grants and contracts. Meat safety focus Health and agriculture professionals will have a unique opportunity to hear and see the facts about the (Canadian meat supply at a sym- posium on campus Feb. 15. A co-operative venture of U of G and the Ontario Committee for Canadian Meat Month, the symposium will feature lours of the University’s meal research facilities and mini- processing plant, as well as lectures by Guelph faculty. “Participants will gain an understanding of the handling and movement of meat through the food chain — from production toconsump- lion — and how it affects meat safety,” says Mary Ann Yaromich, chair of the symposium planning committee. In addition, information will be requested on the provision of day-care subsidies to stu- dent parents. To help the committee determine whether the University’s current policies limit the ability of students who are parents to undertake or continue graduate study, information on financial support for graduate students will be requested from the dean of graduate studies. The calendar statement on reasonable ac- commodation for pregnancy and family responsibilities will be submitted to the Senate Committee on Educational Development (SCED). Specific policies and guidelines for im- plementing that statement of intent will be developed by SCED and then forwarded to the Board of Undergraduate Studies for ap- proval. O of symposium “The University’s involvement with the symposium is a logical one,” says Dean of Research Larry Milligan. "Faculty at the University are among the leading researchers in meat production, inspection and processing and can present the facts on both the current and future technology being employed in the red meat industry." Lecturers at the symposium will include Prof. Ron Ball, Department of Animal and Pouluy Science; Prof. Wayne Martin, chair of the Department of Population Medicine; Prof. Scott McEwen, Population Medicine; Prof. David Collins-Thompson, Environmental Biology; and Prof. Howard Swailand, Animal and Poultry Science. Awards At the recent annual awards ceremony of the southwestern Ontario chapter of the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association, Ginty Jocius & Associates of Guelph received the award for best poinl-of-purch^e material for the OAC brochure “An Emerging Future.” Aimed at en- couraging secondary school students to enter agricultural studies at U of G, the brochure is being distributed to science classrooms in On- tario, as well as some careercentresandOMAF offices. OAC liaison officer Nancy Plato ac- cepted the award on behalf of Ginty Jocius. O Personals For Sale: Antique dining room set, solid wal- nut; king-sized waierbed, solid wood with bookcase headboard, 822-2904 after 6 p.m. Tandy DMP132 NLQ printer, 100-per-cent IBM compatible, Ext 6915. 1976 Chevrolet Impala, 836-3033 after 6 p.m. Gold carpet, 13 X 22 feel; gold semi-sheer drapes, ftill-length (102 inches), pinch-pleated; dark wood panell- ing, four sheets, four by eight feet, Carolyn, Ext 2 144 or 767- 1 684 after 5 p.m . Copperlone stove in good working condition, collector plates, 837-2591 . New Atari video game console, with two games and joystick, Melody, Ext 8909. Purebred Brittany spaniels, orange and liver, fully registered with first shots and lattoed, ready in February, 824-6024. Wanted: Accommodation for visiting scientist and spouse from France, early Septwnber 1990 to end of August 1991, Ext 2719 or 836-6108. Available: Writing consultants, for help with writing problems — editing, proofreading, grammar, punctuation, essay planning and or- ganization, essays, theses, manuscripts, ExL 2446 or 763-1864. “Personals” is a free service offered by At Gue/p/i for staff, faculty, students and alum- ni of the university. All items must be typed doubled spaced and submitted toAtGuelph one week before pulication. Direct any in- quiries to Ext. 6579. Graduate Studies names liaison co-ordinator Sandra Cairns. The Board of Graduate Studies’ ad hoc Com- mittee on Liaison has appointed Sandra Caims temporary liaison officer for sue months. She will help the committee gather infor- mation on departmental recruiting procedures at the graduate level and establish a long-term cycle of liaison and recruitment objectives and procedures. In January and February, Caims will meet with the chairs and graduate co-ordinators of all academic programs on campus. Progress reports to the Committee on Liaison will pro- vide the basis for a report from the committee to the Board of Graduate Studies at the end of May, says Graduate Studies Dean Doug Ormrod. Caims joins Graduate Studies after 2 1/2 years as program co-ordinator in the Interna- tional Training Division. She was active in the Guelph-Yaounde Project and has taught English as a second language for the Counsell- ing and Student Resource CenUe. Her back- ground includes French immersion leaching and studies at Lakehcad, Wilfrid Lauricr and Carleton universities. The committee welcomes suggestions and comments at Ext. 6716. 0 Briefly Humanities Association lecture TheGuelph chapter of the Humanities Associa- tion of Canada presents a lecture Feb. 2 on “Christianity, Confucianism and Buddhism: Some Points of Comparison” with retired English professor John Bligh. The lecture begins alSp.m. inRoom 107 of the MacKinnon building. Admission is free for students and members, $5 for non-members. Human biology seminar The School of Human Biology presents Prof. Brian McBride, Animal and Poultry Science, speaking on “TTie Sodium Pump and Other Mechanisms of Thermogenesis in Mammals” Feb. 8 at 11:10 a.m. in Room 108, Human Biology building. Modern dance workshop The Department of Athletics is offering a two- part modem dance workshop with choreog- rapher Terrill Maguire Feb. 10. Tlie sessions run from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Studio 210, Athletics Centre. Cost per ses- sion is $6 for students, $8 general. Maguire has taught dance at York University and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. Her work has been commissioned by the Canada Dance Festival and the Canada Pavilion at Expo ’86. For more information, call Ext 2152 or 2216. Lighten up The Maintenance Department isasking for help in reporting streetlights that are burnt out Lighting helps improve security and safety on campus, but when the lights are turned off in the daytime. Maintenance personnel can’ t tell if the bulbs need replacemenL If you notice a street- light that is burnt out, note the location and call Maintenance at Exl 3854. OVC seminars The OVC seminar series continues Jan. 31 when Prof. Nigel Bunce, Chemistry and Biochemistry, discusses “Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Dioxins.” On Feb. 14, Prof. David Waltner-Toews, Popula- tion Medicine, will give a Valentine’s Day poetry reading titled “Love, Mennoniies and Animals.” The seminars are at 12:10 p.m. in Room 1438. Clinical Studies. Pathology seminar The Department of Pathology presents a semi- nar Feb. 2 on “Laboratory Animals as Models for the Study of Infectious Diseases” by Merle Olson, director of animal care services at the University of Calgary. It begins at 1 1 : 10 a.m. in Room 2152, Pathology. Awards delayed Theannouncementofthe 1990y91 International Rural Development Awards competition, usually made at this time of year, has been delay^. For more information, call Prof. David Douglas, director of the University School of Rural Planning and Development, atExL 3 154. Honey of a contest The Apiculture Club will hold its annual contest for honey presentation and baking with honey at College Royal ’90. AH students, staff, faculty and their spouses are encouraged to participate. A grand prize will be awarded to the entrant with the highest total score. Entries are due March 9. For more information, call Torric at Exl 76341 or Mary Anne at 763-2629. Noon-hour concerts The Department of Music’s noon-hour concert series continues Feb. 1 with pianist Peter Vinograde, a member of the piano faculty at the Manhattan School of Music. Vinograde won first prize in the 1971 Bach International Com- petition and has performed throughout North and South America, Europe and the Far East. At 12:10 p.m. in Room 107 of the MacKinnon building, Vinograde will perform “English Suite #3 in G minor” by Bach and “Sonata #1 in F minor” by Beethoven. At 1:10 p.m., the program will feature “Rondo Brillante” by Johann Hummel, “Six Fantasy Pieces” by Alfred Fisher and “Euides-Tableaux” by Rach- maninoff. Guest performers Feb. 8 are the Sym- phony Players on violin, cello, clarinet, llute and piano. Admission is free. EAP calendars Employee Assistance Program calendars have been distributed to all departments. Any extra calendars should be returned to Employee Relations, Level 5, University Centre. Anyone needing extra calendars should call Ext 6700. Computer demonstrations The lunch-lime seminar series sponsored by Computing Services continues Jan. 31 with “The NeXT Computer — A Demonstration” and Feb. 7 with “Are You Thinking of Buying a Macintosh ? — A Slart-Up Demo.” The semi- nars are at 12:10 p.m. in Room 204, Computing Services. Theatre in the TVees The Arboretum’s dinner theatre. Theatre in the Trees, presents Bernard Slade’s Romantic Comedy, directed by John Liddle. Performan- ces are scheduled for Feb. 2, 10, 17 and 24, March 3, 10, 23, 24 and 31, April 6, 7, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; the play begins at 8 p.m. Cost is $32.50. Tickets are available at the University Centre box office, Exl 3940. Conference on the future The Canadian International Development Agency and the Aga Khan Foundation ^e sup- porting a student conference on “Discovering the Future” May 12 to June 2 at Trent Univer- sity. It will focus on culuire, the environmenL women and social change. Any students iniCT- esied in attending should write by March 2 to Trent International Program, Trent University, Peterborough, Ont. K9J 7B8, or call Interna- tional Education Services at Exl 6915. What’s on at Tlie Arboretum Feb. 4 is Arborcuim Day. The day will feature guided walking tours from The Arboretum Na- ture Centre at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. and a perfor- mance of the Speed River Spasm Band at The Arboretum Centre at 2:30 p.m. The Tuesday evening tours and talks scries continues Feb. 6 with Steven Aboud discussing "The Native Oaks of Ontario.” It begins at 7 p.m. at The Arboretum Centre. A “Night Stalker’s Owl Prowl” for adults and children over nine will be held Feb. 10 at? p.m. at the nature centre. Learn about the behavior and ecology of winter owls. Call Exl 3932 to register. On Feb. 11, the Sunday afternoon walk series continues on the theme “Insects in Winter.” This guided walk for the whole family begins at 2 p.m. at the nature centre. Guelph Field Naturalists The Guelph Field Naturalists presents a lecture Feb. 8 on “Pesticides, Food Safety and the EnvironmenL” Richard Frank, director of the OMAF Pesticide Lab and president of GFN, will discuss the use of pesticides, what is safe to eat and how food can be grown safely. The lecture begins at 7:45 p.m. at The Arboretum Centre. GFN will also hostcross-countiy skiing Feb. 10. Meet at the OVC parking lot at 9 a.m. The destination will depend on snow condi- tions. For more information, call Dan Schneider at 821-9268. Surplus sales The Surplus Sales Department has the follow- ing items for departmental purchase: SD#907 — brown executive chairs; SE^901 — metal desk with oak extension; SD/1903 — Uher reel- to-reel tape recorders and Panasonic tape re- corder; SCWf905 — scale, capacity 21 pounds, and Toledo scale, capacity 1,869 grams. The following item is available for public purchase: SD#802 — coat/display rack units, 61" x 25" x 55" , on casters. For more information, call ExL 8139. Charity garage sale Retail Operations is hosting a charily garage sale Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Univer- sity Centre courtyard. All proceeds will be used to support four worthy causes — Child Find, the AIDS Foundation, Guelph homeless and Greenpeace. Bring any items you would like to sell to Campus Junction starting Feb. I . Sustainable agriculture OAC and Guelph Agricultural Alternatives are sponsoring a seminar Feb. 2 on ‘Education and Research Priorities for Sustainable Agricul- ture.” GuesispeakerCharlesFrancisisaprofes- sor of agronomy and an extension crop specialist at the University of Nebraska. The seminar begins at 2 p.m. in Room 442 of the University Centre. Direct any inquiries about “Drienies” to Ext. 2592. Personnel report Staff development courses offered Employment Services and Training in the Per- sonnel Department has increased the number of offerings in its staff development program this winter. Cal S wegles, manager of Employment Ser- vices and Training, says the program has al- most doubled in size because of a one-time increase in funding by President Brian Segal. A needs assessment study done by Personnel was also a factor in the addition of a variety of new programs, Swegles says. Employees who receive approval to par- ticipate in these activities will not experience any loss of pay or benefits. Call Exl. 3059 or 6598 to register on or after Feb. 1. The courses begin Feb. 14 with "Introduc- tion to Human Rcsoiuces Management” for employees wishing to develop their potential for promotion to supervisory positions. The all-day program will be repealed Feb. 15. On Feb. 20, the half-day program “Helping Students Help Themselves” is aimed at assist- ing secretarial and clerical staff in responding more effectively to student needs. An all-day seminar on “Financial Planning for Retirement” Feb. 21 will be of particular interest to employees who arc within 10 to 15 years of retiremcnL The seminar will address such topics as cash and personal debt manage- ment, income tax, investments, retirement planning and estate planning. “Creative Conflict Resolution” is an inten- sive two-day seminar designed for academic and adminisuaiivc leaders who want to im- prove their skills in conflict managemenL The sessions run from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Feb. 22 and 23. An employee orientation program will run Feb. 26 from 8:45 a.m. to noon. This session gives newly hired full-time employees general information on such topics as the history and organizational structure of the University, pen- sions and benefit coverage, and safety mid security in the workplace. “Career Planning/Goal Setting for Women” Feb. 27 will give participants an introduction to career-plaiuiing concepts, help them assess their own interests and goals, explore available career options and identify useful resources. March courses include “Training Employees Effectively,” a two-day session March 5 and 6 for employees responsible for providing on-the-job uaining to others, and “The Management of Change,” a two-day ses- sion March 13 and 14 for academic and ad- ministrative leaders seeking to improve Uicir abilities to manage change. Also scheduled are two-day courses March 19 and 20 on “Every Employee a Manager,” for supervisors who want to improve the motivation and develop- ment of their staff, and “Care and Use of Animals in Research/Training” March 20 and 27. On March 21, “Leadership Skills for Women” will focus on the role of a leader, examine different leadership styles, explore ways leaders can create an environment in which people do their best, and examine the unique challenges faced by women in leader- ship positions. A session on “Practical Labor Relations” is being offered March 22, and a session on “University Personnel Policies/Procedurcs” March 29. A two-day workshop April 4 and 5 will focus on “Managing Projects Successfully.” Sessions will explore the factors that influence project success and provide specific guidelines and actions that can be taken to maximize the chances of successful project completion. “Building Effective Work Teams” runs all day April 10, giving academic administrators, managers and supervisors a look at the “how- to’s” of team building. For employees involved in hazardous waste management and disposal, the "Hazardous Materials Management Seminar” April 12 will help them learn more about the relevant legis- lation, as well as efficient product ordering and key features of effective waste management programs. Other April programs include "Under- standing the Ontario Human Rights Code” April 12. “Laboratory Animal Methodology Workshops” April 18 and 24, “Employment Interviewing Skills” April 19 and "Managing Underperformance” April 26. Half-day courses on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are being offered April 23 to 27. Participants who complete this course will receive certification from the Ontario Heart Foundation at the heart saver level. En- rolment is limited to eight per session. O Job opportunities As of A/ Guelph deadline Jan. 26, the following opportunities were available: Building Technician (MOS III), U of G Library. Salary range: $411.42 minimum; $470.65 job rate (level 5); $577.05 maxi- mum. Research Technician, Pathology Depart- menL Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. The following positions were available to on-campus employees only: Job Analyst, Pay Equity Study. Salary Ad- ministration Section, Personnel Department; conU’aclually limited position for about four months. Salary commensurate with ex- perience and qualifications. Agricultural Assistant, Veterinary Teach- ing Hospital. Salary range: $465.66 mini- mum; $487.69 six-month job rale; $509.64 one-year job rate. Technician. Department of Microbiology. Salary range; $4(>4.45 minimum; $463.77 job rate (level 5): $570.43 maximum. Secretary II, Dean’s Office, Family and Consumer Studies. Salary range: $355.41 minimum; $407.25 job rate (level 5); $507.71 maximum. It is the University’s policy to give prior consideration to on-campus applicants. To determine the availability of University employment opportunities, contact Employment Services and IVaining, Level 5, University Centre, or telephone 836-4900. ATGUELPH/Jan.31, 1990 7 Lewis raps Canadian foreign policy Canada is failing ihe developing world by cutting back its foreign aid and by support- ing rigid austerity programs impost on debt-ridden nations, says Stephen Lewis, former ambassador to ^e United Nations and leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Lewis gave the 1989/90 Ritchie Lecture on campus Jan. 23. In his speech, “Canada and the Developing World: How Do You Build Bridges by Burning Them?” he took a critical look at Canada’s foreign policy towards developing counuies. Canada has reduced its level of aid to developing countries at a time when it is crucially needed, he said. No other member country of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development except the Unit^ States is cutting back its foreign aid commiunents. Because of the sweeping reforms in Eastern Europe, much of world attention is going to that pan of the world, said Lewis, and Western countries will send aid to those countries at the expense of the Third World. “There is no North/South dialogue cur- rently taking place that is worthy of the name,” he said. “There are no global negotiations that give expression or hope to the developing world. It would be one of the great ironies of the emergence of East- ern Europe into a process of democratiza- tion that, as a consequence, the developing world was yet further abandoned.” The growing disparities between North and South are one of the most pressing issues for humanity, he said. Lewis, who chaired a committee on African economic problems, used that continent as an ex- ample of how economic conditions in the developing world generally have deteriorated. After the Ethiopian famine of 1984, the West did become concerned about the developing world, he said. Aspecial session of the UN was held in 1986 on African economic problems, and a five-year pro- gram (drafted by the committee Lewis chaired) was set up to try to address those problems. But the program has achieved little be- cause, although the African counuies have by and large “bent over backwards” to reform their economies, the developed countries have not spent enough money, he said. And the debt load of African countries has become “nighunarish," said Lewis. In 1984, they owed $144 billion (U.S.). In 1990, their indebtedness will reach $234 billion, and the countries will have to spend S30 billion that they can ill afford to service the debt, he said. More money flows out of the continent than into it. “As we look back on the decade of the 1980s, it is heartbreaking to recognize that for Afiica it is a lost decade, just as it has been for most of the developing world,” said Lewis. “Indeed, if it continues into the 1990s, it will be a lost generation, which is not only morally indefensible but political- ly intolerable as well." As the only country that is a member of the Commonwealth, la Francophonie and the G7 group of industrial countries, Canada could play a leading role in trying to reverse this trend, he said. The govern- ment argues that the countty shouldn’t overestimate its influence, but “in Uuth, Canada has the capacity to make a con- uibution that is respected and well regarded everywhere.” The election of Canada to the UN Security Council for 1989 and 1990 is evidence of the country’s good reputation, said Lewis. Canada received more than 80 per cent of the votes on the first ballot for two Western seats on the council. (Finland and Greece were also seeking election to the seats.) Butculs in foreign aid, the government’s backing of the U.S . invasion of Panama and the fact that “Canada has become one of the great apologists” of su-uctural adjustments — the austerity programs imposed on countries by the hitemational Monetary Fund — have tarnished that reputation, he told the audience. “We are fast relinquishing any credibility we might otherwise have had. It’s a tragedy that we are repudiating that leadership role. It is unconscionable that we are burning the bridges that we, almost alone, could fashion. And it makes utterly no sense that we do so almost impervious to the misery and wretchedness that are escalating throughout the international developing community.” The Ritchie Lecture is named for former Board of Governors chair Ronald Ritchie. Arranged by the College of Social Science, the lecture deals with issues of public policy. O CSS Dean John Vanderkamp, left, and former UN ambassador Stephen Lewis meet before the 1989/90 Ritchie Lec- ture on public policy. Photo by David Thomas, External ReUlions university ^G UELPH Volume 34 Numbers February?, 1990 Cover: Inside: Customers at Campus Junction find a University builds case 1 wider selection of products and lower Bookstore to cut costs 3 prices since operation of the store was Educate to fight prejudice 4 taken over by the University. See story, Cunsoio named to TSS 5 ppge3. Don’t pan oat bran 7 UNIVERSITY ^G UELPH University builds case against co-op lawsuit University administrators are meeting with lawyers to develop a defence against a $5.5- million damage claim filed in the Supreme Court of Ontario by the Guelph Campus Co- operative. The co-op has launched legal proceedings because it claims the University breached its current bookstore lease with the co-op regard- ing its former operations in the University Cenu-e — the Campus Co-op Shop, now the home of Campus Junction, and the Co-op Pharmacy, which is now occupied by the University Centre Pharmacy. The co-op is also suing because the Univer- sity has terminated the lease on the Campus Co-op Bookstore in the MacNaughton build- ing, says Peter Meisenheimer, president of the co-op’s board of directors. A graduate student in the Department of Zoology, Meisenheimer became president of the Central Student Association (CSA) in 1976/77,just after the eSAsued theUniversily for breach of trust on the control of University Centre space. The Univereily and the CSA reached an out-of-court settlement and the case was dropped by the CSA. Meisenheimer says it is his understanding A non-racial, democratic society in South Africa is inevitable, but there are still many obstacles to be overcome, South African geneticist Phillip Vallentine Tobias told graduates at afternoon convocation Feb. 2. Tobias, who received an honorary doctor of science degree, applauded South African President F. W. dc Klerk’s lifting of the ban on the African National Congress and an- nouncement of the imminent release of ANC leader Nelson Mandela. But he said apartheid is still firmly entrenched. Laws such as jthe Separate Amenities and Group Areas acts are still on the books, he said. “These odious parliamentary enactments have still to be swept away before a non-racial society may be established.” See page 4 for the full text of his speech. At morning convocation, poet P.K. Page told graduates that people have the ability to change their view of the world and save it from an environmental catastrophe. Page, who received a honorary doctor of letters degree, spoke cf the clean water and that there is nothing in writing that documents the settlement between the University and the CSA because the University refused to sign anything. Charles Ferguson, vice-president, ad- ministration, says the University has signed copies of letters concluding the matter, which were exchanged in 1978. As per the terms of the lease, the University notified the co-op that it would not renew the lease for the pharmacy and the co-op sliop when it expired in September 1989, says Fer- guson. Subsequently, both parties mutually agreed that the University could take over both shops June 1 , 1989 (see story, page 3). Then in June 1989, the University’s Board of Govemoi's voted to terminate the lease ar- rangements witli the co-op for the bookstore in the MacNaughlon building. The University intends to take over the operation in July (see story, page 3). The co-op’s statement of claim was served on behalf of the co-op by CSA president and co-op director Marty Williams to President Brian Segal as Board of Governors went into closed session at its Jan. 25 meeting. According to the statement, the co-op is fresh air she knew as a child in Alberta, and said that such problems as the rapid growth of world population, the destruction of rain forests and industrial pollution threaten all human existence. “I would not have chosen so dark a subject for a convocation address, had I no hope,” she said. “Yet paradoxically, oui' hope lies in a measure of hopelessness. Too much hope could make us complacent. It is only remem- bering the gravity of our situation that we will have the urgency to act. “And we are not as powerless as you think. Society is made up of millions — billions — of you’s and mc’s. We have only to look at Eastern Europe to see theextentof our power.” Page, winner of the 1954 Governor- General’s Award for poetry for her collection The Meial and Flower, is a noted artist, short- story writer, essayist and librcllisL At the same ceremony, Harold Draper, retired chair of the Department Nutritional Sciences, was named professor emeritus. Sec page 2 for other convocation photos. O seeking the following: • A declaration and order that iheUniversity is obliged by law to provide the co-op with 14,000 square feet in a building on campus to conduct a bookstore operation and for co-op offices, free of charge, until Dec. 3 1 , 2031, and that the co-op has the exclusive right to conduct a bookstore operation on campus; • A mandatory injunction against the University, compelling it to provide the co-op with the space and to grant the co-op exclusive rights to cany on the bookstore operation; • An injunction to prohibit the University from terminating the current 1985 bookstore lease the co-op has with the University without first providing the co- op with alternative campus space; • A declaration that the University is in breach of its 1985 lease with the co-op because the University failed to honor its covenant to permit no other bookstore or similar operation in a building on its cam- pus until at least June 30, 1990, and an injunction prohibiting the University from carrying on, or permitting the carrying on, of a bookstore or similar operation in a building on campus; and • Damages amounting to $5 million for breach of Uie agreement to provide space until Dec. 31, 2031, an additional $500,000 for breach of the current lease, and cost?: and interests. The University’s predecessor, OAC, entered into a binding agreement with the co- op’s predecessor, the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege Student’s Association (OACSA), back in 1932, says Meisenheimer. OAC provided retail store space for the OACSA free of charge, as well as the exclusive right to sell student supplies and textbooks on campus for the life of the oiganization. In return, a tract of land owned by the OACSA was sold to the college for the token amount of $ 1 . (The land is now a portion of the parking lot beside the College Pharmacy at the comer of Gordon Street and College Avenue.) No evidence The University says it has no evidence there was any agreement between OAC and the OACSA. “We have, on a number of occasions, asked the co-op if they have tlic evidence to support their position, to save both of us a lot of time and effort, and to share it,” says John Mason, director of Administrative Services. ‘To date, they have not provided any. In fact, they have admitted publicly that they do not have any documentation to corroborate their claim. It appears there may be more hope than sub- stance to this claim." Meisenheimer says today’s University ad- ministnitoi's have no understanding of the co- op’s 75-year history and culture on campus, and do not recognize tliat the co-op’s relation- ship with the University is deeply rooted in collcgiality. ‘There is correspondence, and there were handshake agreements,” he says. “And hand- shake agreements are legally binding.” The University does understand the philosophy of a co-op, says Mason. And if the co-op believes signing up new members is going to be a problem, the University has already indicated that it is prepared to look at providing opportunities for the co-op to promote membership on campus, he says. Some 10,000 people arc currently co-op members. Membership is open to faculty, staff and private citizens, says Meisenheimer, but more than 97 per cent of the members are students. The membership fee, $2 this year, entitles members to part ownership in the co-op and a two-per-cent rebate in the form of coupons that can be applied to future purchases. The co-op is run by a 1 2-person board of directors elected annually by the membership. The current board consists of eight students, three alumni and one business representative. Quality bookstore There is no evidence of a written or hand- shake agreement granting the exclusive rights to conduct a bookstore operation on campus, says Mason. The University has decided that it will exercise its option to operate the bookstore as an in-house operation — a decision made by Board of Governors last June. The co-op has enjoyed a privileged position on campus, says M^on. The co-op bookstore pays rent of a’oout $9 a square foot, which includes utilities, store fixtures and associated services. This return on rent barely contributes to the University ’s cost to provide the services and amenities, and provides no return on in- vestment in terms of the building and fixtures, he says. The University has long subsidized the co- op bookstore operation so the co-op could provide students with rock-bottom prices on dteir textbooks and supplies, says Mason. Despite this support, however, the bookstore is still criticized for its high prices and inadequate services, he says. Mason contrasts this with commercial operations in the local Eaton Centre and Stone Road Mall, where the co-op operates two busi- nesses. There, most retailers pay more than $35 a square foot, plus fixtures, leasehold improve- ments, utilities and other service charges. “It is clear from a comparison of these figures that it is the University that has ex- tended itself and demonstrated genuine con- cern about the welfare of its students,” says Mason. The University wants to end the ongoing subsidy, which appears to have supported the growth and expansion of the co-op’s assets, and redircctitbacktosupportstudenisdirecily with lower prices for textbooks and supplies, as well as improved facilities and equipment, he says. “There is a general feeling on campus that the quality of a university bookstore should reflect the quality of the university it serves,” says Mason. Although the University has evolved and changed over 25 years, the bookstore is perceived as not having kept pace with the changes, he says. Economics professor Bob Ankli is a faculty member who has experienced difficulties with the bookstore. In the winter semester of 1988, books required for his new course in Canadian business history were not on the bookstore’s shelves until two weeks after the course began. Ankli says that when he saw the books weren’t there, he phoned the bookstore. The staff told him the books had been ordered, but they had no idea what was happening. Ankli then called the publishers, who said the books would not be delivered until overdue accounts were settled. He then phoned the bookstore manager. Continued on page 2 ATGUELPH/Feb.7. 1990 1 Democracy inevitable in S. Africa, but won’t come easily, graduates told Convocation At left, Canadian poet P.K. Page acceps an honorary degree from Registrar Arnold Holmes. Below, professor emeritus Harold Draper, left, is congratu- lated by Chancellor Edmund Bovey. Phoios by I lerb Rauscher, Photographic Services Students prepare for College Royal More tlian 1,000 sludcnis are involved in preparations for this year’s College Royal. The annual event, to be held the second weekend in March, attracts more than 30,000 visitors. Open house weekend starts with the dog show in the new arena March 9 and continues with the popular campus-wide open house March 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 1 1 from 1 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. All the popular highlights of past shows will be back — the magic show, the fashion show, the cat show, flower arranging and square dancing, the livestock show and judging competition. A new event this year is the earthworm farm display in the new Soil and Water Conservation Bureau in the Land Resource Science building. Bookworms can pick up free bookmarks featuring Ellon the Earthworm. One of the highlights of the open house will be a display of 1 10-million-year-old fish fossils from die $24-million Herbert R. Axelrod fossil collection, given to the University in 1989 by AmericanichlhyologistandpublisherHerberiAxelrod. The fossils have notyel been catalogued, but a few of them will be on display in the Boiany-Genetics-Zoology building. The theme of this year’s College Royal is “Caring for Our World,” and the exhibits and events will refiecl the fragile relationship between people and the environment Zoology professor Vernon Thomas will be guest speaker at the opening ceremonies March 10 at 3 p.m. in the Athletics Centre gymnasium. Thomas will speak on the need to integrate ecology and the environment. Nearly every building on campus will be open and filled with sludentdisplays and demonstra- tions. A free shuttle bus will make regular circuits of the campus taking in OVC, the main campus, the HAFA restaurant and The Arboretum Nature Centre both days. College Royal open house is the culmination of a week-long event that includes the annual musical review Curtain Call, the College Royal Ball ^d a number of other student events such as a car rally and talentfesL This year’s Curtain Cal! at War Memorial Hall March 8, 9 and 10 is called “The Aggie Horror Show.” Tickets are available from the University Centre Box Office. 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O Lawsuit Continuedfrom page 1 who was on vacation, and the manager said it was an accounting problem, but that he would get back to Ankli in one hour. And he did, says Ankli. The bookstore printed a public apology in the siudentnewspaper, and Ankli says he has had no problems since. ‘The good, old days of the co-op are long gone,” he says. “They arc not doing a good job of managing.” The University has no plans to provide the co-op with alternative space on campus, says Mason. “They are talldng 14,000 additional square feet of space at a time when everyone knows that space is the most premium commodity we have. It would be strange to think that the University would duplicate space to provide a service that the University will already be providing.” The University denies that it is trying to squeeze out the competition. “This is a co-op with a lot of other commer- cial ventures and a lot of money,” says Mason. The University has no dollar figure on the co-op’s fixed assets, but it does have a record of the co-op’s owned and leased properties: Owned properties • 7, 13, 15 and 17 College Ave. W., 351 Gordon St., 3 Hales Cres., 14 Moore Ave., all residential properties near campus that arc leased to students on a semester basis. • 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 Forest Hill Dr., a group of three-storey apartments on a crescent and within walking distance of the campus, surrounded by a parking lot. • A plaza at 21 College Ave. W. that is occupied by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and profession^ offices. • Notes and Quotes at Stone Road Mall. • The Bookseller in the Eaton Centre, in downtown Guelph. • Notes and Novels in Cambridge. • A 4,500-square-fooi warehouse and storage space at 503 Imperial Rd. N. Leased premises • On campus, the co-op still leases premises in the Coffee Shop in the basement of Massey Hall and the retail store on the ground floor of East Residence. Space for the luck shops in the basements of OVC and Johnston Hall is provided free. Mcisenheimer estimates the co-op’s fixed assets at about $5 million, mostly in student housing, although the co-op has never con- ducted a detailed assessment of the value of its real estate, he says. Tlie co-op’s land holdings are mainly in student housing because, in the beginning, the University asked the organization to help in dial area, says Mcisenheimer. He adds that the co-op plans to develop further student housing when more land is found. O Forestry institute aims to build a better tree by Margaret Boyd Developing superior forests Uirough cloning is the goal of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Ontario Forest Research Institute on campus. It is painstakingly slow work, says Rong Ho, a research scientist with the institute. Trees are a long-term crop, and finding ways to rejuvenate superior genotypes of mature trees is “a big struggle,” he says. His research projects involve the lumber species of black spruce, while spruce, jack pine and eastern while pine. Forestry generates a $9. 3-billion industry in Ontario through pulp and paper and lumber. Finding ways to develop a superior forest will benefit all of Canada, not just Ontario, Ho says. Two projects under way Two research projects are now under way — rejuvenation of the black spruce and jack pine, and somatic embryogenesis of con- iferous species. Both have important applica- tions for the forestry industry, he says. For the past four years. Ho has been trying to clone the black spruce through rejuvenation of mature trees. Scientists can determine if a black spruce has a superior genetic makeup when it matures at the rotation age. This occurs at about 40 years, or at one-third of its rouilional age of 1 20 years. Natural pollination of the superior tree does not ensure that its offspring will be superior because it will contain only half of the parent’s genetic makeup, says Ho. Cloning is a more accurate method of ensuring superiority, al- though it is not foolproof, he says. Turning back the clock By taking cuttings from the mature tree and using cell tissue and organ culture, Ho is trying to “find ways of turning the clock back.” He has been able to produce planilels from 17-and 30-year-old black spruce trees, but this is only the first step. The next step is to prove that the planilels are behaving like juvenile uecs, by comparing them with seedlings. Not enough planilels are available for testing yet, but if tests reveal they do not have juvenile characierisiics, a serii subculture technique will be used. This will involve the creation of pUinileis from the planilets. Ho is also trying to improve the method of producing somatic embryos from a mature zygotic (fertilized) embryo. It is possible to produce somatic embryos from an immature zygotic embryo, but this must be done three weeks after fertilization. A mature zygotic embryo can be used at any time if a successful method for producing somatic embryos can be found. “It will be a step ahead,” Ho says. If a mature embryo can be cultured, many embryos can be produced. After one year, Ho has produced only cmbryogcnic calluses from mature embryos. Go back to the mature tree If a successful method is found, the next step would be to go back to the mature tree, culture the tissue and clone it through somatic embryogenesis. The institute’s biotechnology group, which consists of Ho and colleague Yesoda Raj, moved to U of G in September 1988 from Maple. The University was chosen because of its biotechnology research in crop and hor- ticultural species. The rest of the institute is moving to SauU Ste. Marie. O 2 ATGUELPH/Jan.31.1990 Bookstore aims to cut costs The July opening of Campus Junction and the University Centre Pharmacy were the first two steps in a University plan to consolidate retail operations on campus. “Because these ventures are already show- ing signs of success,” says John Mason, direc- tor of Admiinistralive Services, “we’re enthusiastic about the next step in the process — the operation of a bookstore.” Extensive remodelling of the facility now occupied by the Campus Co-Operative Bookstore will take place this summer. The University’s venture into the book business is unusual only in the fact that Guelph is probably the last university in Canada to do it, says Mason. “I don’t know of many other universities that don’t own and operate their own bookstores.” The new store will join the family of University retail operations that offer a number of services, including computer sales, a phar- macy, art supplies, athletic equipment, as well as textbooks, says Mason. “Many of these services were previously provided by academic or semi-academic departments, and it was recommended by the University auditors that these retail oudets should be co-ordinated under a single retail division,” he says. By doing this, the University has lightened die load of several academic departments and can now offer better products and service be- cause of volume buying and improved mer- chandising techniques, says Mason. “Why not combine the University’s pur- chases of stationery products for academic and administrative use with those of the pharmacy and bookstore to negotiate a better price and service for everyone?” The plan to consolidate retail operations is supported by the Board of Governors for both service and financial reasons, says Mason. “In the case of the bookstore, the administration has made a commiunent to the board to provide a wide range of literary offerings that will appropriately reflect the image of the institu- tion. That commiunent includes a non-profit pricing policy on textbooks and a large offering of used bool^ to further reduce costs.” Retail Operations director Bob Kay is equally enthusiastic about what can be ac- complished. “We need to provide a whole host of utles,” he says. “People shouldn’t have to go to Hamil- ton or Toronto to get books that should be available in Guelph. As the University bookstore in town, we should be the best bookstore in town, all around.” Kay plans to increase the percentage of used texts to 30 per cent of all textbook sales over two years. He hopes the bookstore’s ser- vice will complement the Central Student Association’s used book program. “I see it as a mandate for us to put as many used books as we can into circulation, thereby lowering the overall cost of textbooks.” The department will hold buy-backs once a week for students to sell unwanted textbooks. It will also buy from major wholesalers. In addition, Kay Wants to promote the use of printed note packages, instead of expensive texts, through its affiliation with Printing Ser- vices. The University-operated bookstore will not make money on textbooks, says Mason. “But we believe it will show a reasonable profit On a shopping trip to the University Bookstore, A/ reporters find a sig- Centre Pharmacy and the Campus Co-op nificant difference In prices. Comparison shopping finds difference Before interviewing Bob Kay and John Mason about the University’s retail operations, our Ai Guelph reporters decided to do some shopping of their own to see if the University’s venture is, indeed, providing better prices and better service to students. Our reporters made up a shopping list of 1 3 items available at both the University pliarmacy and the Guelph Campus Co-Operative Bookstore. They spent $25.84 at the pharmacy and $30.87 at the bookstore. The purchases cost $5.03 (almost 20 per cent) more at the bookstore. The items purchased were identical in size and brand name, with the exception of the two 400-sheet packages of ruled paper,whichweredifferentbrands. An added bonus was the fact that nine of the 13 items purchased at the pharmacy were individually priced — the exception being pens, marker and envelope — whereas only one item purchased at the bookstore had a price sucker on it. The shopping list is itemized below. Pharmacy Bookstore Mr. Sketch marker $.98 $1.19 400 sheets ruled paper 3.49 4.99 Newsprint pad .69 .89 Two-inch plain binder 4.95 5.49 UHU glue stick 1.19 1.39 Liquid paper for copies 1.19 1.79 Liquid paper thinner 1.19 1.49 Bic stick pen, medium .29 .45 Papermate stick pen .29 .39 Duracell nine-volt battery 4.98 5.15 Typeraser 2.59 2.99 Prestonia index cards 1.98 2.25 Kraft envelope .12 .12 Sales tax 1.91 2.29 Total cost $25.84 $30.87 Retail Operations director Bob Kay and Steinlin look over some of the clothing dis- Campus Junction manager Barbara played at the store. because of improved merchandising techni- ques in the sale of trade books, magazines, stationery and other goods.” Remodelling plans for the facility include new store fixtures and signs and a color direc- tory to make it easy for customers to find the books they need. Used books, textbooks and reference materials for a certain subject will all be in the same location, says Kay. The introduction of a trade book club will offer a discount to students who want to buy reference books in their program area. Retail Operations will also introduce several steps to make customer service faster and more efficient, he says. Installing extra cash registers during rush periods and accept- ing major credit cards will eliminate long queues. And using internal sales forms will make departmental purchases easier. Kay wants to reactivate the bookstore ad- visory committee, with broad representation. to get input and feedback on new ideas about products or services. There will also be contact people in departments so the bookstore can have a better understanding of campus needs. In addition, the bookstore will provide a wide variety of general-interest boote. “On the ground floor of the store, we will have a great deal of general-interest books that are available to everybody in the community,” says Kay. Meeting the University’s commit- ment to the Board of Governors, “we plan to promote reading as part of tlic operation.” With belter selection and improved mer- chandising techniques, the bookstore will generate revenue in support of teaching and educational programs, while still maintaining low prices for textbooks, says Mason. As in all ancillary operaions on campus, excess revenues from the retail division will go to a special fund to improve and upgrade academic facilities and programs. O Quality, variety, lower prices Better selection, lower prices and improved service have been the goals — and the results — of Campus Junction and the University Centre Pharmacy since Retail Operations took over their management in 1989. Director Bob Kay points out a number of improvements that have been made since the July 1 change in management from the Guelph Campus Co-operative to Retail Operadons, a move design^ to allow the University to upgrade the business and channel store profits into academic projects on campus. One of the most visible improvements, he says, is the complete remodelling of the two stores — “to modernize their appearance, to present the products in a better way, to mer- chandise the products so that they’re really accessible to consumers.” In the pharmacy store, the department has expanded selecdon in greeting cards, health and beauty products, gifts, plush animals and confccdons. Prices have been cut in a variety of areas, including an average 20-per-cenl reduedon in the price of health and beauty products, Kay says. Pharmacists Nevinc and Salim Surani operate the dispensary in the store. (By law, a pharmacy must be owned by a pharmacist) Salim Surani says the lower prices have come from more efficient buying. “We look at dif- ferent sources before we buy one item.” “What you should be doing is checking every (opdon) that’s available, and finding out where your best buy is. That way, you’re giving your consumer a better price and at the same dme you’re sdll making a profit” In addldon to prescripdon products, Surani buys health and beauty products, and tries to get discounted prices whenever possible. Customers interviewed by At Guelph last week noted the wide variety of items available in the pharmacy store. “I haven’t really nodeed a change in prices, but they have a lot more products,” says fourth- year geography student Robert Tiffin. Suzy Thomas, a part-time landscape ar- chitecture student, said she was impressed with the items available. “The selection seems to be pretty amazing,” she says. “I didn’t expect such a good selecdon.” In Campus Junction, customers can now pay for their purchases with Visa or Master- Card. and there is a layaway plan for expensive items. The store has introduced a line of com- puters and electronic equipment, as well as software and computing supplies. Carolyn Montgomery, a co-op agricultural economics student, found software prices to be quite low. “I bought three programs here for what I would pay for one elsewhere, and the selecdon covers every program I’d ever be interested in,” she says. “I couldn’t afford to buy software elsewhere.” The computer purchase plan used to be part of Computing Services, but since moving to Retail (Dperations, it has grown significantly, says computer sales manager Nick Taylor. The store carries equipment, software and supplies from more than 25 dealers. The University recently introduced a com- puter-purchase loan program that allows stu- dents, faculty and staff to get a University-backed loan at prime rate to pur- chase a system. Zoology PhD student Jethro Odanga bought an IBM computer for his work here and for research he will be doing when he returns to Kenya. Without the loan program, he says, he wouldn’t be able to afford one. “Most students live from hand to mouth,” he says. “The best you can do is save maybe a few hundred dollars. How long arc you going to have to save to be able to buy one?” Store manager Barbara Steinlin, who was also manager under the co-op, says the selec- tion is now much better. “Tie quality of the clothing is better; there’s a wider variety of products. Basically, we’re just trying to think of every way we possibly can to meet the students’ needs.” The store is able to offer lower prices than before, she says. For example, sweatshirts that sold for $27.25 now sell for $25. The store also features more sales and special promotions, such as the “Great Chrisunas Sidewalk Sale.” All these measures have been taken to im- prove customer service, says Kay. Retail Operations has created “a re^ customer ser- vice mentality in the stores,” he says. “We have provided extensive training seminars on cus- tomer service. We have tried to establish with the staff the philosophy that customers come first and that they should be looked after. The customers are on the top of our organizational chart, which is posted at the entrance of our stores. We’ve had v«y few complaints about service during the year.”0 AT GUELPH /Feb. 7, 1990 3 Speeches ■ Education against racial prejudice needed in South Africa Editor’s note: I'he following speech was delivered by honorary degree recipient Phil- lip Vallentine Tobias at convocation Feb. 2. My heartfelt thanks go to the University of Guelph for die honor it has bestowed on me. I’m very conscious that I owe whatever I have achieved to the support I have received from my colleagues, assistants and students. So the accolade of this fine university is a tribute also to my team, and with deep ap- preciation I accept tlie honor on their l>chalf, as well as my own. My second important and delightful duty is to congratulate all of you who arc graduating today. I see you, the graduating class, not as a collection of mildly fossilized specimens, teetering on the brink of extinction after the labors that lie behind you. but as a pool of mutants, pregnant with expectation, hovering on the verge of a dramatic, new phase of life, about to sucich your freshly unfolded wings as you embark on the most significant journey you have yet confronted. In dial flight, you will be guided by the education received at tlic University. Butevery bit as important, I pray that your voyage of destiny will be informed by high principles, tolerance, fair-mindedness, integrity and boundless cntiiusiasm. No university runs courses in these things. Some yciirs ago, a graduate of Columbia University in New York City took his univer- sity to court for having failed to teach him honesty, leadership, sensitivity, liberal senti- ments and a progressive outlook. The university’s answering case was that none of these items was in the curriculum and that it had never undertaken to leach Uiem to its stu- dents. The student’s case against the university was ilirown out by the court. So llicse arc tilings you have had to leant for yourself. Some of llicse qualities will have rubbed off on you from your teachers, even if high ethical standards weren’t in the syllabus. For lliis, as well as for tlic formal training you have received — whether in pure, applied or human kinetic science, agriculture, architec- ture or engineering — you owe a great deal to those who devote their lives to your education. A special word of gratitude is due to Uicrn, Justifiably proud of your accomplishments arc your long-suffering mothers and fathers, who have borne die costs, financial and emo- tional. of these last years — for the most part uncomplainingly. Many of them have sacrificed much to enable you to receive a university education. From far-off. hot and teeming Africa. I bring you a message. 1 come from a p:\rt of the world llialfor40 yct(rspasihas been grievously beset willi policies ba^ on racial discrimina- tion. Epitomized as “apartheid,” this policy Graduate news The final oral examination of Abdul-Samad A. Hamced Abdul, Biomedical Sciences, a can- didate for the doctor of philosophy degree, is March 1 at 2 p.m. in Room 1642, OVC build- ing. The thesis is “Lipids and Phospholipid Metabolism in Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei. Abdul’s supervisors arc Profs. Alan Mcllors and P.K. Basrur. Interested members of the University com- munity arc invited to attend. The following students have successfully completed requirements for die D.V.Sc. pro- gram imd graduated at winter convocation: • Marc Desjardins, Clinical Studies, whose major paper is tilled “Heierolopic Transfer of Fresh and Cryopreserved Osteochon- dral Aulognifts in the Horse”; • John Field, Clinical Studies, “Measure- ment of die Interactive Forces Between Hoof and Ground in the Horse”; • Ann Godkin, Population Medicine, ‘The Relationship Between Bulk Tank Milk Culture Results, Management Factors Used in Mastitis Control and the Herd Prevalence of Mastitis”; and based every facet of life on differential treat- ment of different sections of its population. Righdy or wrongly, these different groups were spoken of as “races.” Racial stereotypes were inculcated by the segregated educational system. There were different educational ob- jeeUves for different population groups. The idea of race gained a tenacious grip on the minds of South Africans. For more than 20 years. I was each year confronted with classes of students, virtually every member of which had been bom under this system, had grown up and been educated under iL Against this chilling background, onecould not but marvel tiial so many of one’s students and their teachers, and some universities, kept alive ideals that might have been expected, like neglected plants, to wither away. In the teeth of repression, courageous stu- dent leaders show^ themselves willing to fight the system, often at great personal cost. Their struggle wrote a new chapter in the quest for human and academic freedom. Having been steeped in this campaign for over four decades, I am able to report that, at last, the tide has begun to turn. Since 1986, our universities have regained the freedom to admit students irrespective of race. In my own faculty — the medical faculty — the numbers of students of color in the medical course have risen steeply since Uie lifting of the restrictions, so that today they make up close to 50 per cent of all new stu- dents. The percentage is rising each year. Other signs of the new mood are the open- ing of theatres, cinemas, hotels, restaurants, public transport, beaches and bathing pools, the halving of compulsory military service, the culling of arms spending, the release of prominent political detainees, and a desire to enter into negotiations with leaders of all groups. The release of Nelson Mandela in im- minent The Mixed Marriages Act and the Immorality Act, which had prohibited mar- riage and sexual relations across the color line, have been rescinded. And job reservations are no more. And we have today’s splendid news of the lifting of restrictions of the African National Congress and other banned or restricted bodies, and a partial lifting of the stale of emergency. But it would be wrong for me to paint too rosy a picture. The Separate Amenities and Group Areas acts still siandon the statute book, as do two other fundamental pillars of apmt- • Helen Sylvia Johnson Wojcinski, Clinical Studies, “A Mortality Study of Heavy Tom Turkey Flocks in Ontario.” The following students have successfully completed requirements for the PhD program and graduated at winter convocation: • Clinton Charles Spencer Chappie, Chemistry and Biochemistry, whose thesis is tilled “Enzymology of Glucosino- lale Biosynthesis in Brassica”; • James Greenwood Daly, Microbiology, “Growth and Cell Surface Studies of Renibaclerium Salmoninarum"\ • Karen Jean Farbridge, Zoology, “Growth Hormone Physiology in Rainbow Trout: Development of an Enzyme-Linked Im- munosorbent Assay Using Monoclonal Antibodies”; • Joseph Barry Jewell, Environmental Biol- ogy, “Characterization of a Chloram- phenicol-Rcsisianl Strain otLaciobacillus Planiarum"; • Christian Richard Lacroix, Botany, heid — the Race Classification and Population Registration acts. These represent the very kernel of the sys- tem. Before government could prescribe the fate of members of Uiis or that racial group, it was deemed necessary to classify every in- dividual. As an anthropologist, one tried to expose how fatuous and invalid this was. It helped but little. These odious parliamentary enactments have still to be swept away before a non-racial society may be esuiblislied. This brings me to a cardinal point. These evils can and must be done away with by new legislation and a new constitution. But can one legislate away deeply ingrained prejudice and racism from people’s minds? To look at this question a little more closely, let me mention that our research in South and East Africa has revealed that continent as the cradle of humankind. These early members of the family of man were the forerunners, not only of Africans, but of all humankind. All later human beings — black, brown, yellow or while — share this common African heritage. It follows that all populations of living humankind arc close kin. We share far more genes in common than those that dilferendalc one group from another. Moreover, for many features, the amount of variation within a group is greater than the variability between groups. Despite this, racial prejudice is tragically widespread. It is painfully easy for such prejudice to be expressed as discrimination. When such ideas are adopted by governments, they take the form of ethnic ideologies such as Nazism and apartheid. Sadly, these popular prejudices found sup- port in the writings of certain physical anthropologists in the former Nazi Germany and, more recently, from the claims of some such as Jensen. Eysenck and Rushton, whose interest in suppos^ ethnic differences clearly outruns their knowledge of human genetics. Since Arthur Jensen in 1969pulforwardhis hypothesis that American blacks are genetical- ly inferior in intelligence to whiles, an im- mense body of publications has revealed numerous flaws in the reasoning behind that hypothesis. Some studies have concluded that currently available data are inadequate to resolve the question. Others have stressed the environments, including socio-political and nutritional factors. Racially prejudiced persons, as well as ra- cially discriminatory practices, make certain assumptions about race. They assume, for ex- "Aspecis of Leaf Development in the Vilaceae”; Steffen Preusser, Chemistry and Biochemistry, “The Elecirodeposition and Characterization of Thin Film Cad- mium Sulfide”; Frederick Charles Shanes, Physics, “Cal- culation of the Radius of Gyration for a Linear Flexible Polymer Chain with Ex- cluded Volume Interaction;” Rheal Antoine Towner, Chemistry and Biochemistry, “Use of Magnetic Resonance Techniques to Study Halocar- bon-Induced Hepatic Damage in Rats In Vitro and In Vivo"', Maihilakalh Madaihil Vijayan, Zoology, "Role of Cortisol in Slocking Density- Induced Changes in Growth and Metabo- lism of Brook Charr {Salvelinus Fontinalis)"', and Robert Williams, Chemistry and Biochemistry, “Aklaloids from Normal and Rl-Transformed Tissues of Papaver Sominferum” O ample, that all members of a race think and act alike. This assumption is based on the idea that how one behaves depends entirely or mainly on one’s genes. They often state or imply that some races are belter than olliers. The study of human populations has provided no evidence to validate eiilier assumption. Human biological analysis has failed to confirm thaisomc races are superiorand others inferior. Color, language and outlook are not inseparably bound up with particular racial features. Tlie mylli of the pure race has been thoroughly disproved. And as far as the fossil record goes, there never have been pure human races. Popular beliefs about the supposed results of race crossing do not bear scientific scrutiny. In a word, human biological research powerfully repudiates racism. Yet the f^lacies linger on. All over the world, racism remains a threat to the peaceful co-existence of the populations of humankind. The fallacies and prejudices, in turn, generate fear and hatred. Not undl these prejudices and fears are dispelled will there be a fair chance of a peaceful, non-racial society succeeding. The political system must be changed. Equality of opportunity for ail South Africans must be enshrined in a new constitution and a bill of rights. Anon-racial society is inevitable. But with deep conviction, I believe that such changes will not be enough without a massive program of re-education and, above all, education against racial prejudice. When a people has been indoctrinated so as to believe in separatism or apartheid and the racism that underpins it, such mental con- ditioning cannot be undone overnight, but un- done it must be. An enormous amount of energy, propagan- da and financial outlay went into the entrench- ment of the apartheid system in the minds and structures of society. At least the same amount of effort and resources must now be devoted to the elimination of racial prejudgments. A generation must be raised whose minds may be as free from racism as it is possible to become. Such a crash program is essential if the post-apartheid society and die non-racist con- stitution are to have a chance of working. Reorientation on the meaning of race must be an ineluctable component of such a re- education program. Education, I submit, Mr. Chancellor, is a major key to the future, and it must be educa- uon for change. What is change? Over two thousand years ago, in De Rerum Naturae, Lucretius said: “Change is the death of that which was before.” As products of the University of Guelph, which I am now proud to call our university, I hope that you will face up to these challenges. Some of you may be moved to help solve these lowering problems. May you find the spirit and strength to do so, and may you travel hope- fuUy. O Wardlaw honored by Penn State Prof. Janet Wardlaw, retired associate vice- president, academic, and former dean of FACS, is to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award from Penn State. It is the highest award bestowed on an individual by the American university. It was established in 1951 to honorPenn Slate alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions and community service. Wardlaw earned a PhD in nutrition from Penn Stale in 1963 after receiving a BA from the University of Toronto and an M.Sc. from the University of Tennessee. She was dean of FACS for 13 years and became associate vice-president, academic, in 1983. She retired in 1987. In her current work as chair of the bo^ of governors of the International Development Research Centre, Wardlaw uavcls throughout the world to evaluate first hand the effective- ness of IDRC programs in Third World countries. O “Human biological analysis has failed to confirm that some races are superior and others inferior. ” 4 AT GUELPH /Feb. 7, 1990 Caring is key to good teaching ♦ Course enhances first-year experience for students Jue Cunsolo. by David Thomas Good leaching is about caring. And Prof. Joe Cunsolo cares about good leaching. Cunsolo, an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is now doing more to promote good teaching. He’s been appointed inslruclional develop- ment co-ordinator in Teaching Support Ser- vices (TSS). “The cornerstone to good teaching is caring,” he says. “If the students know you care, you set up a perfect environment for leaching. It’s a simple philosophy — I try to treat students in a way I’d want other profes- sors to treat my kids." In liis Uircc-year, 40-per-cent secondment to TSS, Cunsolo sees an opportunity to expand on his philosophy and to help other faculty members in their teaching activities. Don McIntosh, acting director of TSS, is pleased about his new colleague’s eniliusiasm. “We were really glad to get Joe,” he says. “He fits the qualifications exactly. He’s got a repuUUion as a good teacher, and he wants to do something about leaching at an institutional level.” Cunsolo says teaching has remained excit- ing for him over the years because it is a dynamic process. ‘There are innovations and new ideas. You may teach or repeal the same course year after year, but you can still main- tain the high degree of excitement in the course because . . . you are actively searching out new ideas and refinements. That is the essence of keeping the excitement alive.” But the pressures on a faculty member’s lime — teaching, research and administration — leave little flexibility. And professors may not have the pedagogical foundation they would like to have. Thai’s where TSS can help, Cunsolo says. “Faculty members have been trained within their own discipline. They are aware of the journals and lliey’re aware of what are valid academic results within their own discipline. When they come to a university, besides their reseaich, teaching becomes an importiint com- ponent of tlicir responsibilities in an academic career. But tlicy may not be familiar with material on leaching methods. ‘TSS and the instructional development co- ordinator can fill that void by making faculty members aware of leaching innovations and facilitating the implementation of new leach- ing methods.” To help do that, Cunsolo wants to set up a database to collect information about leaching methods and innovations. It could lake in the experiences of colleagues across the province, the counUy or the continent, he says. It would provide a forum for professors loeleclronically publish their llioughls and accomplishments. Cunsolo doesn’t see the diversity of dis- ciplines on campus as a problem for TSS. “The interesting thing is that leaching is a universal language that does not have discipline barriers. We provide an important service for all dis- ciplines in all colleges. We can speak that common language. I think that is an advantage for us, and I think it really makes the office play an integral part in the continual development of teaching." Cunsolo says his term as co-ordinator will be an active one. He plans to meet with deans, chairs and individual faculty to get their input. And he’s working with the Academic Consult- ing Team, a group of faculty iliat studies teach- ing concerns on campus. He says he’s impressed with the expertise and enthusiasm he’s found in his colleagues in TSS. At U of G since 1969, Cunsolo has spent a lot of lime helping to improve teaching. He has produced materials for computer labs, written a textbook for a distance education course and given seminars on leaching methods. He is currently working on a set of scripts for an animated TV series about math for TVOniario. He says the University has a leaching record it can be proud of. M^y of its faculty are winners of prestigious teaching awards, in- cluding those from 3M and the Ontario Con- federation of University Faculty Associations. But there’s always room for improvement, he says. “I think one of the most important things is that the University has established and supports this office. It’s the University’s in- dication of its commitment to the continual improvement of leaching.” O A course designed to enhance the first-year experience of students by giving them insights into the nature of knowledge and the role of universities in society will debut next fall. “Inlroduciion to Higher Learning” will be designed and taught by an interdisciplinary team of faculty led by Prof. Elaine McCreary, Department of Rural Extension Studies. Developed through the office of the as- sociate vice-president, academic, the course falls under die umbrella of the University Col- lege Project, which is aimed at making the first-year experience more enjoyable and more successful for students, one of the University’s goals as ouUincd in Toward 2000. McCreary says the course will focus on a variety of theoretical and practical issues, in- cluding the university, the learner, studentship, disciplinary modes of inquiry and ethical responsibility. She says the overall objectives of the course are to enhance the U’ansiiion to university, to give students an appreciation for what a university is and to make them aware of their strengths and weaknesses as learners. In addi- tion, they will gain an understanding of the different perspectives of knowledge held by researchers in different fields, and learn about the moral obligations that come with the pos- session of knowledge. The course grew out of the University’s 1987 decision to admit students directly into co-operative education from Grade 13. says Jiuie Morley, project manager of the course. A co-op working group decided a special enrich- ment course was needed to help students make lire transition from secondary school to the co-op experience. After a committee of co-op faculty advisers and student services professionals developed Faculty and staff from across campus have been involved in developing the new first- year course “Introduction to Higher Learning.” Seated, left to right: project manager Jane Morley; Prof. Leonard Conolly associate vice-president, academic; course chair Prof. Elaine McCreary, Rural Extension Studies; and Brian Sullivan, associate vice-president, student affairs. Standing: Prof. Jim proposals for the course, it was decided the course would be valuable for all students, not just co-op students, says Morley. As a result, the one-scmesicr course will initially be of- fered to 90 students representing a variety of academic programs. The co-op committee iJiat developed the course proposal will serve as advisers to Mc- Creary and the teaching team, as will CSS Dean John Vanderkamp, director of AKADEMIA. The course is one of several initiatives the University is taking in response to the transi- tional difficulties encountered by first-year students, says Prof. Leonard Conolly, associate vice-president, academic. “Transitional dif- ficulties loo often result in ku-gc numbers of students leaving the University during or after their first semester or two,” he says. In 1988, Senate identified attrition as a major issue to be addressed by the University, says Conolly, and many of liic ideas generated by that directive are now coming to fruition. Prof. Terry Gillespie, Land Resource Science, one of the two directors of UCP, says where courses like “Introduction to Higher Learning” have been tried at other universities, “students have expressed an easier transition to university, a more satisfying first year and a higher retention rate.” To determine whether the course has the same results at Guelph, the UCP directors will be examining various aspects of the lives of the students enrolled in the course to sec how they fare at university. Gillespie says they won’ijusl be looking at hard statistical data, such as retention rales and grades, but will be asking students what impact the course has had on their adjustment to university life. O Atkinson, Animal and Poultry Science; Nancy Clendenning, office of the associate vice-president, academic; CSS Dean John Vanderkamp; Bob Winkel, CPES dean's o/Tice; Peggy Patterson, office of the as- sociate vice-president, studentaffairs; and Shelly Birnie-Lefcovitcli, CSRC. Absent is Prof. Terry Gillespie, Land Resource Science. Photo by David Thorrns, nxtcmal Rclalions Raising enrolment could ease veterinarian shortage: Nielsen A shortage of veterinarians across Canada could be cased by raising enrolment in veteri- nary colleges, says OVC Dean Ole Nielsen. The supply of veterinary graduates has never quite kept up to demand and is now falling behind, says Nielsen. OVC’s employ- ment file for 1988/89 lists 605 job oppor- tunities for graduates, but Canada’s four veterinary colleges combined graduate only 290 veterinarians each year. The shortage of food animal practitioners is of special concern, says Nielsen. This shortage is linked to the depressed economy of the livestock industry and to the fact that veteri- nary graduates prefer practices that allow a belter lifestyle, he says. Small animtU practices arc more attractive to graduates because Uiey offer better pay and hours. In addition, female veterinarians, who now account for about 60 per cent of veterinary college graduates, lend to choose urban prac- tices for reasons of quality of life, he says. Low wages contribute to the difficulty of recruiting food animal practitioners, says Prof. Ron Downey, assistant dean of OVC. The average annual starting wage for veterinarians is $33,000, but for food animal practitioners, it is well under $30,000. Downey says a recommendation has been made to the OVC admissions committee to look at admitting students with a “bona fide” rural background, to encourage more food animal practidoners. Most veterinary practices are mixed — handling both food and companion animals — and it’s generally a^ced that companion animal work subsidizes the food anim^ com- ponent, says Prof. David Sandals, Populauon Medicine, president of the Ontario Veterin;iry Associadon. Some provinces use subsidy programs to attract graduates. When Quebec started a sub- sidized veterinary healili scheme 10 years ago, there were fewer than 100 food animal prac- ddoners; today, there arc more than 400. Sandals says subsidizadon or other types of support should be considered to help increase the supply of food animal praeddoners in cer- tain regions. Shortages exist in all veterinary fields, in- cluding resetirch, says Nielsen. Veterinary academics arc difficult to recruit, and reladvely few veterinary students go on to graduate work, he says. In 1986, for example, only three OVC graduatesoui of 1 20 chose to do graduate woik. The lack of sdpends for students is a con- Iribudng factor, says Nielsen, who would like to sec a push to find the means to give more students advanced training. Canada’s four veterinary colleges — OVC, Ihc Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Montreal, the Atlandc Veterinary College at the University of P£.I. and the Western College of Vcicrin:iry Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan — have in- creased enrolment within die past 1 5 years, but have not met the demand for veterinarians. This is parUy due to expectadons of more sophisdeated health care for animals, espe- cially for family pets, says Nielsen. Studies have shown that the four colleges could graduate another 50 veterinarians each year, he says. Currently, they receive an average of 4.8 applicadons for each student they accept Any enrolment increase would, however, have to be accompanied by added resources for veterinary colleges, says Nielsen. In the mid-1970s, OVC increased enrolment from 80 to 120 students, but the promised resources to cope with it were not provided, he says. In 1985, OVC dropped its enrolment to 100 students. O AT GUELPH /Feb. 7, 1990 5 Briefly OVC seminars The OVC scmintir series continues Feb. 14 when Prof. David Waluicr-Toews, Populauon Medicine, gives a Valentine’s Day poetry read- ing tilled “Love, Mennonites and Animals.” On Feb. 16, R.R. Tinlinc of Queen’s University’s geography deparunenl will discuss “Chicken Soup, Foxes and Rabies Control in Ontario.” The seminars arc at 12:I0p.m. in Room 1438, Clinical Studies. A musical interlude Featured performers in the Deparunenl of Music ’s noon-hour concert scries Feb. 8 arc the Symphony Players on violin, cello, clarinet, flute and piano, Tlic concerts are at 12:10 and 1:10 p.m. in Room 107, MacKinnon building. On Feb. 15, the guests arc baritone Brian Raynor Cook and pianist Stephen Ralls. Ad- mission is free. Youth concert The Guelph Youth Orchestra, conducted by Victor Sawa,prescnlsits winter concen Feb. 1 1 at 3 p.m. at The Arboretum CenU’e. Tickets arc S5 general, $4 for students and seniors, and arc available at the door. For more information, call 836-4392. Surplus sales The Surplus Sales Department has the follow- ing items for departmental purchase: SDl/802 — wooden art storage/work table, 36" x 48" x 40"; SD#896 — Qume Sprint printer, SEW908 — Volker Craig 4 1 5 APL terminal; S D#909 — reverse osmosis desalination unit; SD#913 — room divider; SDfl917 — physiotherapy unit; SD#918 — Iloh 24LQ printer; SD#919 — let- ter-size five-drawer file cabinet, desk exten- sions, floor mat. For more information, call Ext. 8139. What’s on at The Arboretum The Arboretum ’s Sunday afternoon walk scries continues Feb. 11 on the theme "Insects in Winter” and Feb. 18 with “Porcupines in The Arboretum.” These guided walks for the whole family begin at 2 p.m. at The Arboretum Nature Centre. A "Night Stalker’s Owl Prowl” for adults and children over nine will be held Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at the nature centre. Learn about the behavior and ecology of winter owls. Call ExL 3932 to register. TheTuesday evening tours and talks series continues Feb. 20 with Hwiry Kock discussing "Pesticide-Free Gardening.” It begins at 7 pjn. at The Arboretum Centre. Dinner winner The Guelph Arts Council held its Fete Roman- tique draw Jan. 21. The grand-prize winner of a six-course gourmet meal is Velma Thiel of Guelph. Several members of the University community were among the winners of other prizes. Physics symposium The Guelph-Watcrloo Program for Graduate Work in Physics is holding its annual sym- posium Feb. 15 at the University of Waterloo. Neil Aschrofi of Waterloo’s Laboratory of Atomic and Solid-State Physics will speak on "Closing in on the Metal-Insulator Transition in Dense Hydrogen” at 3:30 p.m. in Room 145 of llic physics building. Make yourself understood International Education Services is hosting a workshop Feb. 17 for people who write newsletters and materials such as brochures and pamphlets, to help them improve the clarity of their writing. "Writing Print Materials Everyone Can Read” rtuis from 10 am. to 4 p.m. in Room 103 of the University Centre. Cost is $15, and registration is limited to 20. For more information or to register, call Exl 3778. Coming Events WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12:I0p.m.,UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water Sl, rides from UC. Computing Seminar - "Are you Thinking of Buying a Macintosh? — Slari-up Demo,” 12:10 p.m., Computing Services 204. Apiculture Club - “PoJJinauon of Crops,” Cynthia Scou-Dupree, 5:10 p.m., Graham HaU 200. p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - Sunday Afternoon Walk, “In- sects in Winter,” 2 p.m., Arboretum Nature Centre. Concert - Guelph Youth Orchestra, 3 p.m.. Arboretum Cenuc, $5 general, $4 students and seniors. MONDAY, Feb. 12 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12.-I0 p.m., UC 533. UC 533; Womanspiril, 12:10 p.m., UC 334. OVC Seminar - “Chicken Soup, Foxes and Rabies Control in Ontario,” R.R, Tinlinc, 12:10 p.m.. Clinical Studies 1438. SATURDAY, Feb. 17 Workshop - “Writing Print Materials that Everyone Can Read,” Mary Breen, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., $15, register at Exl. 3778. T’heatre in the Trees - Romantic Comedy, 6:30 p.m.. Arboretum Centre, $32.50. California dining The HAFA restaurant and buffet is offering culinary delights from the Pacific Coast at Club California Feb. 8. For reservations, call Ext. 8116. Theatre in the TVees The Arboretum’s dinner thetUre, Tlieatrc in the Trees, presents Bernard Slade’s Romantic Comedy, directed by John Liddle. Performan- ces arc scheduled for Feb. 10, 17and 24, March 3, 10, 23. 24 and 31. April 6, 7, 20, 21, 26. 27 and 28. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; the play begins at 8 p.m. Cost is $32.50. Tickets are available at the University Centre box office. Ext. 3940. Art at the Faculty Club The Faculty Club is presenting an exhibition of recent watercolors by Michcal Zarowsky. The artist will be at the opening Feb. 1 1 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. The exhibition runs until March 3. Direct any inquiries about “Briefly” to Ext. 2592. Pay • • equity update -■ ^ The following is a synopsis of pay equity ad- justments as posted to dale: Canadian Union of Public Employees Predominant female job classes are cus- todian II, custodian III and custodian I. Using the CUPE job evaluation system, a joint committee agre^ that: • Custodian II is of comparable value to the position of porter and requires an increase of 27 cents an hour. THURSDAY, Feb. 8 Charity Garage Sale - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., UC courtyard. Human Biology Seminar - “The Sodium Pump and Other Mechanisms of Thcr- mogcncsis in Mammals,” Brian McBride, 1 1:10 a.m., Human Biology 109. Pathology Seminar - “Cytokine Scavening Systems: Plasma Proteins Involved in Hepatic Clearance of Growth Factors and Interleukins,” Jon LaMarre, 11:10 a.m., Pathology 2152. Concert - The Symphony Players, 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass. 4: 1 0 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC334. Guelph Field Naturalists - "Pesticides, Food Safely and the Environment,” Richard Frank. 7:45 p.m., Arboretum Centre. FRIDAY, Feb. 9 Worship - Roman Cailiolic Mass. 8: 10 a.m., UC 533; Womanspiril, 12: 10 p.m., UC 334. Evolution and Systematics Seminar - "Evolution of Diversity in Arctic Charrs {Pis- ces: Salmonidae)," Skuli Skulason, 3:10 p.m.. Animal Science 141. SATURDAY, Feb. 10 Athletics - Modern Dance Workshops, Terrill Maguire, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m,. Ath- letics 210, $6 to $8 per class. Theatre in the Trees - Romanlic Comedy, 6:30 p.m.. Arboretum Cenu-c, $32.50, Arboretum - “Night Stalker's Owl Prowl." 7 p.m.. Arboretum Nature Centre, register at Exl. 3932. SUNDAY, Feb. 11 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Claik Hall; Ecumenical Service 10:30 a.m..UC 533. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 6 AT GUELPH /Feb. 7 1990 TUESDAY, Feb. 13 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Worldviews, 5 p.m., UC 334. Botany Seminar - “Pollinator-Mediated Selection of Morphomehic Floral Trails,” Candace Galen, 3: 15 p.m., Boiany-Gcnclics- Zoology 117. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12:10 p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St., rides from UC. Biochemistry Seminar - “What is the Patch Clamp?” George Renninger, 12:10 p.m., MacNaughion 222. Computing Seminar - "Computer- Generated Foils,” 12:10 p.m.. Computing Services 204. OVC Seminar - "Love, Mennonites and Animals (A Poetry Reading for Valentine’s Day),” David Waltner-Toews, 12:10 p.m.. Clinical Studies 1438. Apiculture Club - “The Africanized Honey Bee.”GardOUs. 5:10p.m. .Graham Hall 200. THURSDAY, Feb. 15 Pathology Seminar - “Sialodacryo- adenilitis: Immunization Trials Using an SDAV-Iscom Vaccine,” Michael Barker, 11:10 a.m.. Pathology 21 52. Concert - Brian Rayner Cook and Stephen Ralls, barilonc and piano. 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4: 10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC334. FRroAY, Feb. 16 Schedule of Dates - Last day for submission of student petitions, second meeting. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m.. SUNDAY, Feb. 18 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Service 10:30 a.m., UC533. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - Sunday Afternoon Walk, “Por- cupines in The Arboretum," 2 p.m., Ar- boretum Nature Centre. MONDAY, Feb. 19 Schedule of Dates - Mid-semcsicr break; no classes scheduled. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m.. UC 533. TUESDAY, Feb. 20 Schedule of Dates - Mid-semester break; no classes scheduled. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 am UC 533. Botany Seminar - “Dendrochronological Studies in the Canadian Rockies,” Brian Luckman, 3:15 p.m., Botany-Genetics- Zoology 117. Arboretum - “Pesticide-Free Gardening.” Henry Kock, 7 p.m., Arboretum Centre. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. McLean Memorial Lecture - “European Agriculture in the 1990s: Internal Reform, 1992 and External Pressures,” Stefan Tangcrmann, 8 p.m., MacLachlan 102. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12: 10 p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water St, rides from UC. Computing Seminar - "Uploading and Downloading Files lo/from a Micro,” 12:10 p.m., Computing Services 204. Direct any inquiries about “Coming Events” to Ext. 2592. • Laundercr I is of comparable value to a porter and requires an increase of 79 cents an hour. • Custodian III is of comparable value to senior sloreskecper, and there is no pay difference. Total estimated pay equity cost is $37,939. U of G Food Service Employee Association Predominant female job classes are baker’s helper, general cafeteria hcliwr, head cafeteria helper and kitchen helper. Using the U of G job evaluaUon plan, a joiht committee agreed that: • Head cafeteria helper is of comparable value to the head commissary handler and requires an hourly increase of 80 cents. • Kitchen helper and baker’s helper are of comparable value to porter and require an increase of $2.39 an hour. • General cafeteria helper is of comparable value to porter and requires an increase of 32 cents an hour. Total estimated pay equity cost is $73,294, which will be phased in over several years. Because the Pay Equity Act of 1987 states that the female job classes with the lowest job rale shall receive increases in compensation that are greater than the increases under the pay equity plan for other female job classes, the following adjusunenis were made for 1990: • Head cafeteria helper, 30 cents an hour, • General cafeteria helper, 10 cents an hour, and • Kitchen/baker helper, $1.10 an hour. Total estimated pay equity cost for 1990 is $28,600. No salary adjustments resulted from post- ing a plan for the Canadian Union of Operating Engineers and General Workers, Local 101 , or the University Police Association because there are no female-predominant job classes in these groups. Complete pay equity plans are posted at relevant job sites across campus. We welcome your questions. Send them to Betty Wickett, Personnel Department, Level 5, University Centre. O Research news No consensus on sustainable agriculture by Owen Roberts, Oftice of Research EnvironmenuU sustainability is identified as a pillar of Canadian farming in Agriculture Canada’s Growing Together: A Vision of Canada's Agrifood Industry policy document. But a new U of G study shows Uicre is no consensus about the profitabiliiv of “alterna- tive” agriculture. An interim report on the comparative economics of alternative agriculture systems, prepared by researchers in the Department of Agriculiurdl Economics and Business and the George Morris Centre, says tlicre are conflict- ing views about how competitive food producers will be under more stringent en- vironmental regulations and farming practices. “The agricultural policy agenda in Canada, the United Stales and Western Europe is being incretisingly influenced by concerns for sus- tainable agricultural systems,” the report says. “Unfortunately, many policy actions are animated by high levels of political concern and supported by inadequate economic by Margaret Boyd Fierce competition among pharmaceutical companies is forcing them to be more creative in research and development — and to spend more money. The most successful companies now do research with small laboratories and univer- sities instead of in large labs attached to com- pany headquarters, says Prof. Francis Tapon, Economics. This new trend is known as “ver- tical disintegration” or decen&alization. “The consensus is that labs arc too large and loo bureaucratic,” he says. In collaboration with Profs. Bram Cadsby, Economics, and Ken Woodside, Political Studies, Tapon is studying successful American companies to find applicable re- search methods for Canadian companies. Another trend, he says, is to spend an in- creasing amount of time and money on phar- maceutical research, because modem disease is more complicated. It is much harder to develop drugs for today’s diseases such as AIDS, which tu-e viral in origin and exist inside cells, than for yesterday’s bacterial diseases, which live out- side of cells. Between now and 1997, Canadian com- panies will be raising research and develop- analysis.” Based on their findings, the researchers suggest the comparative profitability of dif- ferent production methods be rigorously as- sessed. This, they say, should include an evaluation of income risk to farmers — plus expected profit levels — because “farmers, like others, may be willing to trade expected income for lower levels of uncertainty.” Although the literature review is still in progress, the researchers see four clear themes emerging. First, they say, there is much more known about the cost of restricting certain farm production practices than about their environ- mental and human health value. “This imbalance seriously impedes the development of sound policy,” they say. “It suggests an urgent need for research on the benefits of environmental protection.” As well . the researchers recognize that there arc trade-offs between competing environ- mental and human health objectives, the economic viability of farms and consumers’ standard of living. “Right now, uade-offs are ment spending to international standards. The federal government’s Bill C-22 required that research-based companies increase research and development spending. By 1992, they will spend 10 per cent of sales on R&D. Tapon says Canadian pharmaceutical com- panies and governments have valid lessons to leam from successful research companies. He is in favor of companies carrying out research in conjunction with universities. As long as firms don’ t interfere or dictate projects, the joint ventures can only be beneficii, he says. Pharmaceutical research is increasingly dependent on basic research, which is the strength of universities. Governments should allow research ven- tures between large firms and small firms or universities to occur without interruption, says Tapon. In Canada, the government could push generic drug companies to become full- fledged research companies by encouraging university links. “Incentives for research are good in Canada,” he says. Tapon’s research is supported by the On- tario Centre for Intemation^ Business and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. O not well understood, documented nor recog- nized in many policy actions.” The researchers have also sensed that the financial performance of alternative produc- tion systems (relative to “environmentally un- friendly” practices) depends on several sile- and farm-manager-spccific practices, as well as the prices of commodities. Finally, the researchers say erosion studies have focused on long-term pr^uctivity clTecis rather than environmental consequences. As a result, the nmge of control strategies and policies considered to address the problem has been too narrow. “The value of environmental benefits downstream has almost always been found to be larger than the cosLs of conservation to farmers.” says report leader Prof. Glenn Fox. “It’s much more meaningful to think about the costs and benefits of soil conservation measured for all stakeholders.” Other participants in this study are Prof. A1 Weersink; Ghulam Sarwar, a postdoctoral fel- low in the George Morris Centre; and research associate Scott Duff. This review is being supported by Ciba- Geigy, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and AgCare, a coalition of environmen- tally concerned farm groups. O Caffeine perks you up, but won’t keep you warm A cup of hot coffee may help you get moving in the morning, but it won’t help you stay warm. A study by researchers in the Department of Human Biology has found that although caf- feine triggers metabolic functions in the body, it’s not effective in increasing body warmth. Subjects given caffeine equivalent to three to four cups of coffee showed elevated adrenalin levels in blood and increased free fatly acids (the major way fat is c^ed in the blood), but no increase in metabolism. “Caffeine starts to Uigger events, but the body doesn’t listen,” says Prof. Terry Graham. He and graduate student Ken MacNaughton gave six subjects caffeine and had them sit for two hours in a temperature of 5 C dressed in shorts and T-shirts. Hie same people were then given a placebo and measured under the same conditions on another day. All sbe subjects were non-caffeine users. “We wanted to see if you could turn up the furnace by turning on metabolic responses,” Graham says. But the bodies of the subjects continued to use predominantly carbohydrate stores, even though caffeine made fat more available, and the metabolic (heat-producing) rate was unaf- fected. O Pharmaceutical firms spending more on research Don’t pan oat bran: nutritionist by John Bastin, Office of Research A recent U.S. study says oat bran isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, but a U of G nutritionist wants consumers to give it another chance. A team of Boston researchers made head- lines by declaring that high-fibre oat bran diets were no more effective at reducing blood cholesterol levels than low-fibre ones. Butlheir findings conflicted with the results of some 60 previous studies. And Prof. Bruce Holub of the Deparunent of Nutritional Sci- ences, a specialist in the related effects of diet, cholesterol and heart disease, is not convinced the U.S. researchers arc right. “They only used 20 people in their study,” he says. “Because of individual variability, the use of a relatively small number of subjects in such trials often makes it difficult to monitor significant dietary effects.” Holub says cholesterol levels within target groups may also influence Uie results. In die Boston study, the participtims had normal levels. But, he says, if candidates had been chosen with elevated blood cholesterol read- ings, the results could have been “markedly different.” Another variable the Boston study failed to consider is dietary controls, says Holub. “Not only can each individual respond dif- ferently to the same level of soluble fibre in- gested, but one must also consider the caloric density and energy content of the foods being substituted,” he says. “In tire Boston study, these considerations, among others, were not slricdy adhered to.” Oat bran is popuiurly recognized by many nutrifionists and the health-conscious for its soluble fibre content This fibre, known as beia-glucan, increases the fecal excretion of cholesterol from the body in the form of a cholesterol derivative known as bile acid. Most of the bile add reaching the gut is usually absorbed back into tlic body, but beta- glucan creates an insoluble complex with bile acid that cannot be reabsorbed. As a result, it is expelled, thereby decreasing blood cholesterol. Holub is concerned that people will pan oat bran, based on the claims of the Boston study. “I would urge Canadians not to dismiss oat bran,” he says. “Rather, they should include it in their diets, along with a variety of foods rich in soluble fibre, such as beans, broccoli and grapefruit.” O Focus He knows the score by David Thomas Bill Devorsld doesn’t know for sure how many hockey games he’s refereed. But he figures it’s somewhere between 3,500 and 4,0(X). Devorski, a building mechanic in Physical Resources, officiated at amateur hockey games for more than 30 years. He doesn’t referee anymore — he gave it up about six years ago — but he stills goes to about three games a week to evaluate referees and line officials for Uie Ontario Hockey Associadon (OHA). His thousands of hours of volunteer work were recognized last year when he was inducted into the OHA’s referee’s honor roll. Hockey has been an important part of Devorski’s life since he played as a youngster on school teams. There was no such thing as minor hockey then, he recalls. He wanted to follow the footsteps of his hero, Gordie Howe, and go into the NHL, but he “wasn’t good enough for the pros.” So at 19, he carried on with hockey by officiadng at games of the new Guelph minor hockey organizadon. He was also elected first president of the Guelph referees associadon. His love for soccer also got him involve d in refereeing soccer matches for more than 30 years. Over the years, refereeing has become a family tradidon. T\vo of Devorski’s sons now call the plays at hockey games — one with the OHA and the other with the NHL. Devorski has developed a philosophy — and reputation — of straighl-forwiu’d officiadng. “I would let them know right from the start that I’d tolerate no nonsense,” he says. “If they didn’t get Uie message in Uie first 10 minutes, well, Uiey were the losers, not me. “Once you let a game go in the first period, it gets worse in Uie second. And by Uie time Uie Uiird comes, here’s no way you ’re going to get it back. I keep preaching to junior referees: ‘You must do your homework in Uic first period; do it well; get Uie respect from Uie players early.’ Thai’s Uie philosophy I worked on. “Once you get around Uie league a number of times, Uiey know. 1 used to go into a playoff rink, maybe a sevenUi game. The place is packed to Uie rafters, Uircc or four Uiousand people, Uie coaches arc standing and waiting for you to come in to sec who’s refereeing. “I used to hear (a coach saying): ‘OK, boys, Uie old man’s in tonight There’ll be no . . . monkey business going on tonight’ He’d go into the dressing room and let Uie guys know Uiat” To show Uieir appreciation of Uieir co-worker, Uic members of Uic managcmeni/union committee of Physical Resources recently presented Devorski wiUi a framed Guelph Mercury photo of him holding his honor roll plaque. Devorski enjoys his current involvement wiUi Uic game, acting as a supervisor for Uie OHA. He has no plans to retire yet and says he’s just “putting someUiing back” for aU the enjoyment he’s had from Uie sport over Uic years. O Bill Devorksi with the honor roll pla- que and the framed photo presented to him by colleagues in Physical Resources. Photo by David Thomas, Cxlemat Relalions AT GUELPH /Feb. 7, 1990 7 Director sought for food security The University is seeking internal nominations and applications for the position of director of the Centre for Food Security. Initialed with a granlfrom the Don- ner Canadian Foundation and en- dorsed by Senate in April 1988, the centre focuses on food security policy and strategy. The centre involves 75 Guelph faculty, faculty from four other Canadian universities and a number of international organizations. During the first stage of its development, it concentrated on Third World issues. Now, it will broaden its scope to deal with food security globally. The position of director will be for a minimum of half lime, renewable annually. The incumbent will have an established academic record in the so- cial sciences or allied fields, demonstrated leadership in multidis- ciplinary research and team projects, and an ability to bring together people and institutions to Join the Canadian network and to work with external agencies in program development. Send nominations and applications to Dean of Research Larry Milligan by Feb. 23. O Personals For Sale: 1984 Toyota Corolla Wagon, four-cyclinder, manual transmission, in Australia, write Prof. Jim Shute, School of Agriculture & Forestry, University of Mel- bourne, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia. Contents of one-bedroom apartment. 837- 1109, leave name and number. 1987 Honda Accord, five-speed, 72,000 km, 822-5616. 1982 Ford Escort, well-kept, 837-2205 after 5 p.m. Convection oven; cabinet with slid- ing front, walnut veneer finish; 72-inch, off- white scalloped blind, Pat, 763-3131. Two-person crosscut saw, lined drapes and glass curtains, new electric grill, men’slarge Harris tweed topcoat, floor diffusers, 822- 3129. German alphabet typewriter, bass saxophone, music books. 821-6183 before noon or after 5 p.m. Car battery, two years old; two all-season tires on 12-inch rims, one-year old; cross-country skis and poles; clarinet, Ken, Ext. 2652. Upright piano, refinished, 8364288 after 5 p.m. 1984 Nis- san Sentra, four-door, five-speed, AIvVFM stereo, certified, 821-2912. 225-gallon aquariums, plus assorted aquarium equip- ment — stands, heaters, pumps, plants, new and used; tropical fish — Johanni, Fronlosa, zebras, African cichlids and more; dyed and preserved salmon roe for fishing, sacked or loose, Pal or Cal, 763-3131 . Three-bedroom lownhouse on Country Club Drive, 846- 0238. Three-bedroom bungalow, Univer- sity Village area, 1,100 square feel, attached garage, European kitchen, central air, finished recreation room with fireplace, 821-8680. Stainless steel double kitchen sink with swivel faucet, Robert, Ext 8620. Commodore 64 personal computer; Com- modore video monitor and disk drive; Panasonic P108 dot malrbt printer, stand; 1968 Gibson SG electric guitar. Vox amplifier, 837-1753. Wanted: Any extra inierdepailmental en- velopes and elastic bands, send to Mail Ser- vices Department, Room 020, University Centre. Women over 35 for new slo-pilch league, registration Willow West Mall Feb. 10, 824-0288 or 821-3296. Summer place- ment in Jamaica for a third-year mature student in nutrition, will consider research or volunteer position in any discipline; r6sum6, transcript and references available, Joy, 2534 or 824-6659. House or flat to rent to visiting Australian professor with spouse and two children, ne^cd March 9 to July 10, 1990, Ext. 3339. Exercise bicycle in good condition, Ruth, Ext 6426. Accom- modation for visiting scientist and spouse from France, early September 1990 to end of August 1991, Ext. 27 1 9 or 836-6 1 08. Lost: Black Labrador, male, neutered, mixed breed, tall and slender, between Rockwood and east Guelph, reward offered, 856-9105. For Rent: Two-bedroom cottage and guest cabin on Sauble Beach, three-minute walk to beach, weekends, weekly or monthly, available May to October, 821-5962. Three- bedroom modem cottage at Southampton, near beach and tennis courts, available im- mediately, 1-741-3377 or 1-742-1822. Available: Accounting services for small businesses, 654-2064 after 6 p.m. Direct any inquiries about “Personals” to Ext. 6579. Personnel report — Appointments Prof. OleNielsen has been reappointed dean of OVC for a five-year term effective Jan. 1,1990. Job opportunities As of At Guelph deadline Feb. 2, the follow- ing opportunities were available: Job Analyst, Pay Equity Study, Salary Administration and Records, Personnel; contractually limited position for about four months. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Agricultural Assistant. Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Salary range: $465.66 minimum; $487.69 six-month job rate; $509.64 one-year job rate. Technician, Department of Microbiol- ogy. Salary range: $404.45 minimum; $463.77 job rate (level 5); $570.43 maxi- mum. Secretary II, FACS Dean’s Office. Salary range: $355.41 minimum; $407.25 job rale (level 5); $507.71 maximum. Bookstore Manager, Retail Operations. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Research Technician, Department of Animal and Poultry Science. Normal hiring range: $470.22 to $508.25 per week. The following posiiions were available to on-campus employees only: Secretary U, Salary Administration and Records, Personnel. Salary range; $355.41 minimum: $407.25 job rate (level 5); $501.71 maximum. Custodian 3, Housekeeping Department. Job rale: $12.12 per hour; probation rate: $.20 per hour lower than job rate. Administrative Assistant II, Registrar’s Office. Salary range: $485.71 minimum; $560.09 job rate (level 5); $690.64 maxi- mum. It is the University’s policy to give prior consideration to on-campus applicants. To determine the availability of Univer- sity employment opportunities, contact Employment Services and Training, Level 5, University Centre, or telephone 836-4900. UNIVERSITY ^G UELPH At Gue lph Volume 34 Number 7 February 14, 1990 Cover: With the mild weather we’ve been having lately, the only nice ice to skate on is in* doors.Above, noon-hour skaters take ad- vantage of the University’s new arena. UNIVERSITY yp UELPH Do you like your job? Working group looks at employee morale by Alvin Ng How do you feel about woridng at U of G? Do you like your job? What kind of things would you like to change about it? Are you proud of the University and your place within it? These are some of the questions the Work- ing Group on Employee Morale will be look- ing at in the next few weeks. Established late last year by the President’s Advisory Council, the working group will be tackling issues that relate to employee morale, such as com- munication and trust between employees and their supervisors, and equitable treatment Under its terms of reference, the working group will investigate approaches to measur- ing and improving morde within the Univer- sity. The group’s goals are to determine the variables that contribute to morale, to seek ways of empirically measuring morale and ensure that an appropriate instrument is developed for this purpose, and to recommend actions that should be taken to improve morale in the Uruversity. President Brian Segal says the issue of employee morale will become more and more important in the future. “The University will become increasingly competitive in the bid for top students, research funding and other resources," he says. “Faculty and staff with a high level of commitment and good morale will be crucial in this more ag- gressive, competitive stance.” Segal says it’s vital for the University to understand what contributes to employee morale, to develop ways to measure it and to take action to improve it Psychology professor Brian Earn, chair of the working group, says the group has started out by trying to define morale and the factors that influence it. “Morale is a negative or a positive feeling you have about your work,” says Earn. “This includes not only your work in its narrowest form, but also your feelings about the institu- tion you work in. It’s a feeling, an attitude we have.” He says morale at the University can be thought of as the “mental health” of the institu- tion. Before the working group is ready to recommend ways to improve morale on cam- pus, says Earn, it must first determine the present state of employee morale. What is real- ly needed, he says, is a set of norms that can be compared from year to year. Taken on its own, data from one year may not say a great deal about where the University’s efforts to unprove morale should be directed, but over a period of several years, a picture of employee morale at the University will emerge, he says. This would suggest areas in which to change behavior, for example, or identify cer- tain aspects of the institution to alter by high- lighting areas that are deteriorating. The group will also examine the assessment instruments other institutions are using. Al- though few universities have used such instru- ments, they are not uncommon in business. One of the tools they will study is a survey that IBM has given its employees annually for the last three decades. It won’t be completely applicable to the university setting, says Earn, but he expects it will provide ideas to the group about how others have come to terms with the concept of morale. First off, however, he wants to make sure that what IBM calls morale is the same thing the working group means by morale. “There are aspects of the IBM employee survey that are quite fine,” he says, “but the goals of their corporation and our institution are far different To the extent that part of A CELEBRATION OF SERVICE During the 25th anniversary celebrations, seven library staff members receive^ “long-service” pins (15 years) or bars (20 years). Shown above with chief librarian John Black, right, are Bernard Katz, who received a bar; Darlene Wiltsie, who received a pin; Ellen Pearson, bar; Daniela Zadro, pin; Sandra Rushton, bar; and Linda DaMaren, pin. Absent: Prank Stewart, bar. Phoio by Herb Rauscher, Photographic Services morale is feeling comfortable with the goals of your institution, clearly we can’t use their in- strument to measure that.” Once a satisfactory definition of morale and its contributing factors has been reached, the group will devise a survey to assess the current state of employee morale in the general University community. Earn says the group will have to determine whether there are enough resources at Guelph to develop the questionnaire. If not, the group will hire outside consultants to carry out the design. Although the group is scheduled to report to the President’s Advisory Council at the end of March, and its future after that isn’t known. Earn sees its work as an ongoing process. “The purpose of developing an instrument is to be able to look at trends,” he says. In addition, such long-term surveys would give the group feedback about the effectiveness of its policies. “That’s really the thing that we’re missing now. We have really no objective way ofknow- ing whether we’ve made things better or worse.” Earn is optimistic that the work of the group will eventu^Iy allow employees to feel more a part of the University. “Supervisors, for ex- ample, would become more accountable to their employees, because for the first time, rather than simply having supervisors rating the employees, the employees will have the chance to give their ev^uation of their super- visor and their relations with their supervisor.” That, he says, is certainly pan of morale — the question of “How you feel about the people who are telling you what to do?” Earn says the group is also aware of the care and sensitivity needed to approach the issue of employee morale. “The survey, in whatever form it lakes, will be confidently, so that individuals could not be identified. That almost goes without saying. You’d never want to devise a survey where someone could be singled ouL” But, he adds, “we shouldn’t see tJiis as something to worry about. It’s a thing that should improve our feelings about our job and our ability to do it. We sec it as a really positive thing for the University.” The group hasn’t yet examined the issue of exactly what information will be given out to the University and how it will be broken down. Earn says those are both issues of concern to the group, and it plans to meet with repre- sentatives of different areas in the University to ask their opinion. In addition, he says, the group plans to talk about concerns such as “how to present the survey, how to ensure confidentiality and also how to protect people from some kind of abuse that could occur as a result of the findings of the survey.” He says the group’s broad-based makeup, which includes members from all pans of the University, will help ensure that the survey is fair, accurate and applicable across campus. “It’s important to make sure that not only do we devise a good instrument, but also that it’s used properly.” The group hopes the results of the survey wilt lead to increased communication ^d bet- ter relations. “If the survey is well done, and people have faith that it will be used properly, then the information gathered can be used to improve the relations between employees and their supervisors,” says Earn. “We want to do things that will help every person employed at the University to do their job belter and to be happier when they’re doing iL” The group has been meeting regularly since the beginning of the semester and will be giving its report to PAC at the end of March. Interested members of the University com- munity are invited to contact the working group directly. In addition to Earn, who can be reached at Ext. 2167, the other members of the woiking group are Don Blackburn, OAC dean’s office. Ext. 3010; David Boeckner, Food Services, Ext. 2818; David Brown, Personnel, Exu 6599; Mary Cocivera, Creative Services, Ext 6547; Jim Cooper. Financial Services, Exu 3452; Ron Elmslie, Computing Services, Ext 3466; Virginia Gray, Continuing Education, Ext. 3129; Derek Jamieson, AnalysisandPIan- ning, Ext, 3456; and Brian Pettigrew, Student- Environment Study Group, Ext 3195. 0 Companies honored for donations Three companies that donated funds towards renovations to the Food Science building were honored at a press conference on campus Feb. 12 . President Brian Segal presented repre- sentatives from Canada Packers Inc., Campbell Soup Canada Ltd. and Crown Cork and Seal Canada Inc. (formerly Continental Can Canada Inc.) with certificates in recogni- tion of their donations, and a plaque was un- veiled in the front lobby of the building. The three companies donated a total of $385,0(X), which was used to renovate several laboratories and install a new ventilation sys- tem. At the press conference were repre- sentatives of the donor companies, the Ontario Dairy Council, the Ontario Milk Marketing Board and the University. The OMMB and ODC are funding two dairy chairs at U of G that will be located in the renovated areas. Before the plaque unveiling. Prof. Marc LeMagucr, chair of tlic Department of Food Science, led a lour of the renovated facilities. Canada Packers was represented by Roger Porcui, president and chief executive ofTiccn Anton Donkers, vice-president of food service; and Murray Stewart, public relations manager. Crown Cork and Seal was represented by David Shum, senior marketing manager, and Campbell Soup by Ernie Carter, director of quality assurance. Attending from the OMMB were board member Bruce Saunders and general manager Lome Hurd. The ODC was represented by chair Robert Sinclair and Wayne Glover, direc- tor of administration. O AT GUELPH /Feb. 14, 1990 1 Milk Hall deemed best choice forAKADEMIA program 1 by Alvin Ng i , The controversial decision to use Mills Hall to house students in ihe AKADEMIA program I next September was not made lightly, says Blair Capes, an assistant director in the Department ' of Residences. \ The decision was made after considerable 1 study of campus facilities, he says, “and was ' taken very seriously by all the people con- i cemed.” ■ Since learning of the decision, students in \ Mills Hall have expressed anger at not being ■ consulted by the od hoc working group ap- : pointed to choose a residence for ; AKADEMIA. Although “it would have been preferable to have involved suidents in the decision,” says Capes, it’s unlikely that the outcome would have been any differenL The physical characteristics of Mills Hall that make it the most desirable for the AKADEMIA program are “the same kind of things that make it so desirable for some of our , students,” he says. The two main considerations were the size of Mills Hall and the sense of community it fosters among its residents — both important factors for the AKADEMIA program, says Capes. Residences such as Lambton and Len- nox-Addington halls were deemed too large, and others such as Watson and Macdonald halls too small, to accommodate the 150 to 200 students eventually expected to enrol in AKADEMIA. Capes says that having the AKADEMIA students form only a portion of a residence building might have weakened the develop- ment of the community. "If you look at Mills Hall,” he says, “the physici nature of the building is conducive to developing a strong sense of community in a relatively short period of time.” Traditional dormitory rooms with com- munal washrooms, a large lounge on the main floor and smaller lounges on the other floors all promote a high level of interaction among students. Capes says that on talking with residents of Mills Hall, “you can’t doubt the tradition, the sense of belonging, the sense of ownership to the building.” These qualities would benefit the AKADEMIA program, he says, but make “taking people out of that environment all the Geographer aims to save savanna Finding ways to restore a rare southwestern Ontario oak savanna endangered by park ;| reforestation is the goal ofaU of G geographer and the Minisuy of Natural Resources. Prof. Kiyoko Miyanishi is collecting infor- mation to help determine the best way to re- store the savanna, which is located in the ' Pinery Provincial P^k ncarGrand Bend, about ; 50 miles northwest of London. ' “What they had there was really unique,” i says Miyanishi. "Restoration of the savanna is ■| imponanlbecause it is such a rare environment , in Ontario, but there’s no point in doing it at all j if we can’t meet our objectives,” A five-year bum plan is already in place for ' about 50 per cent of the park. Miyanishi hopes i her research will help the ministry accurately determine when it must bum again to save or j enhance the perpetuity of these plants. I A savanna is a grassland with scattered I plants and bushes, identified by the dominant I tree species within. Although once abundant in a corridor running through central North I America, oak savannas were lost mostly to I agriculture. i Nowadays. North American savannas are I rare. Indeed, the workers who happened on the i 1 ,200-heclare Pinery savanna when the park I was being established in the late 1950s I believed they’d found a logged-out forest, not a rare grassland habitaL So they did what they thought was best for the budding provincial park and embarked on a dense reforestation program. In doing so, they unwillingly threatened the savanna. In time, it became clear that this was a mistake, and now a restoration program is being launched. Genual to the plan is a series of “prescribed burnings” — intentional, con- trolled burnings to rejuvenate vegetation. (Fire stimulates growth of most species.) Savannas are maintained in the wild by sporadic fires. Prescribed burning is designed to emulate a oaiural forest fire and reduce pine plantations. Miyanishi is helping establish the framewoik for this prescribed burning. Infor- mation she’s collecting is being used to create a computer model that will simulate the burning’s effects. Her considerations include seedling establishment, growth, vegetative sprouting (new trees springing firom the root system of a parent uee) and mortality. "It’s essential to know this information in order to determine when and how often areas of the former savarma should be burned,” she says. Miyanishi hopes her model will also be useful elsewhere, in other efforts to save or restore savannas. O At Guelph is published by the University of G uelph for the University community and its friends every Wednesday except during December, July and August, when a reduced schedule applies. At Guelph is guided by an editorial policy approved by the president of the University. A copy is available on request. Views and opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect official University policy. At Guelph welcomes contributions from the University community — let- ters to the editor, opinion pieces for “Forum,” speeches, faculty, staff and student activities and other submis- sions. 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O more difficulL” Residents in Mills Hall have also protested the fact that the all-male residence will be going co-ed with the arrival of AKADEMIA students. But increasing enrolment and the greater proportion of females in entering clas- ses make it unlikely that Mills Hall would have remained a male residence for much longer, says Capes. Women used to make up about half of enter- ing classes, but last year accounted for almost 62 per cent In addition, increasing enrolment at U of G has cut down the number of returning students who can be admitted to residence, he says. Even if AKADEMIA weren’t being intro- duced, only about 40 per cent of the students in Mills H^ now would be back next fall. Still, says Capes, "Mills is probably my favorite budding, and if I were in (a resident’s) shoes. I’d certainly be upset at being deprived of the opportunity to go back.” The decision about which residence to use for AKADEMIA came down to a short list between part of Lambton Hall and Mills Hall, says Capes. Lambton Hall would have been an easier choice, he says, because it is open to first-year students only. Bulthedecidingfactor in favor of Mills was "the opportunity to house the AKADEMIA students in a discrete com- munity.” M^y other buildings and criteria were con- sidered in choosing a suitable residence for the program. South Residence, the largest such univer- sity residence complex in Canada, was con- sidered loo large; Maids, Watson, Lennox-C, Macdonald and International House were too small. Floors in Lennox-Addison are too small, and their zigzag configuration tends to make interaction difficult. Because Residences has to cover its own costs, there isn’t enough money to build new residence units, so constructing a separate structure exclusively for the AKADEMIA pro- gram was never considered, says Capes. After every other building had been examined and dismissed, the working group decided on Mills Hall in January, and students living there were notified almost immediately. Capes says he’s impressed with the altitude of the students who are protesting the realloca- tion of Mills Hall, and the work that they’ve done. “The students are taking it seriously and are putting a considerable amount of effort into getting as much factual information as they can and in putting forward as rational and. well- considered a response as possible. I really think that’s commendable.” He says this approach is likely to be taken far more seriously than “people just getting hot under the collar and screaming and ranting and raving and destroying things. I sincerely hope it doesn’t come to that, because if that’s the case, then that would overshadow everything positive about the Mills tradition that we’ve seen.” O Student nominations sought for Senate and B of G Nomination forms are now available for students interested in running for student seals on Board of Govanors and Senate. There are two positions on B of G for the term July 1 to June 30, 1991, and 24 undergraduate and eight graduate seats on Senate to serve from September to June 1991. The forms are available at the office of the University Secretariat, Level 4, University Centre, and must be submitted by Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. Voting will lake place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8, 9 and 12 at the Secretariat’s office and March 13 in the UC courtyard. For more information, call Ext. 2114. 0 Agriculture conference to give update on GATT negotiations A one-day conference on agriculture in the final stages of the Uruguay round of GATT negotia- ; lions will be held on campus Feb. 20. The conference is sponsored by the George Morris Centre, the University and the economics and policy co-ordination branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Gue^t speakers include Michael Gifford, senior co-ordinator of agriculture in the office for multilateral uade negotiations — who will provide a status report on the proposals — and Stefan Tangermann, vice-president of the Universitat Gottingen in Germany, who will outline a possible agreement Tangermann will also give the 1990 J.S. McLean Memorial Lecture. (See accompany- ing story.) Also speaking are David Ramsay, minister of agriculture for Ontario, and Germain Denis, assistant deputy minister in the office for mul- tilateral trade negotiations. Denis will put the agricultural negotiations in the context of the overall objectives of the Uruguay round. Bob Seguin, director of economics and policy co-ordination for OMAF, will make opening comments, and Brigid Pyke, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, will lead a moderated open discussion. Speakers from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business include Profs. Larry Martin, Karl Mcilke and Sandy Warley. The objectives of the conference arc to provide leaders of Ontario’s agrifood sector with up-to-date information on the current status and likely future course of the negotia- tions, and to provide a non-confrontational environment for an in-depth examination of the implications of the negotiations. GATT talks this spring and summer arc aimed at developing a global accord on nation- al agricultural policies and international trade in farm and food products. The negotiations may result in international constraints being placed on national agricultural policies and disciplines on agricultural trade practices. Tbe conference will run from 9 a.m. to 4; 1 5 p.m. at The Arboretum Centre. O Lecture to focus on European agriculture The 1990 McLean Memorial Lecture will be presented Feb. 20 in conjunction with the con- ference on the Uruguay round of GATT negotiations. Stefan Tangermann, vice-president of the Universitat Gottingen and director of the In- stitut Fur Agrarokonomie in West Germany, will speak on “European Agriculture in the 1990s: Internal Reform. 1992 and External Pressures.” Tangermann serves on the scientific ad- visory council of the German federal ministry of agriculture. He is also a member of severd international organizations, including the steering committee of the Centre for European Agricultural Studies, the International Policy Council on Agriculture and Trade, and the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium. Tlie lecture begins at 8 p.m. in Room 102 of the MacLachlan building. Admission is free. TTie McLean Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business and Canada Packers Inc., is named in honor of Canada Packers’ first presi- dent O ' 2 AT GUELPH / Feb. 14, 1990 The world at Guelph High costs a barrier to international students by David Thomas It’s a lot more expensive for iniemational stu- dents to attend an Ontario university than it is for Canadians. As the accompanying table shows, it can cost 3.5 to 5.5 times more for foreigners than for Canadians to attend U of G. Differential fees are probably the -biggest hardship that people from other countries face when they want to come to Canada for their postsecondary education, says international student adviser Don Amichand. The fees were introduced in this province in 1976, ostensibly to alleviate the burden on Ontario taxpayers, says Amichand. In 1983, the fees increased about 40 per cent, contribut- ing to a steady decline in international enrol- ment, he says. (See accompanying table.) Undergraduate enrolment of non-Canadian students has dropped by about 900 since 1983. The number of foreign graduate students has increased by about 80 students, but as a per- centage of total graduate enrolment, there has actually been a slight decline. Overall, there are about 800 fewer international students at U of G now than in 1983. High education costs make it harder for developing countries to send students abroad, particularly when the countries have high foreign debt payments and unfavorable ex- change rates, says Amichand. He cites Trinidad and Tobago as an ex- ample. The TT dollar exchanges at a rate of about three to one Canadian dollar. It costs $16,000 Id $18,000 Canadian per year for a non-Canadian student to live and study in Guelph. For a Trinidadian, that’s about $50,000 TT per year — or $ 150.000 over three years. But a good income in Trinidad is about $25,000 TT a year. “So you’re looking at about six years’ salary,” he says. “Not very many people can afford that.” Amichand says the negative effect of all this is that developing countries make less invest- ment in human resources. “And we all know that if the developing countries are to help themselves, then they have to have the human resources to do so.” But differential fees aren’t about to be dropped. Nor are they unique to Ontario. They exist in other provinces and in countries all over the world, says Prof. Archie MacKinnon, director of the Centre for International Programs (CIP). He says differential fees are imposed “to make a political statement that the educational institutions, which are financed out of govern- ment funds, are being provided for the students who are from that area.” For the individual students and their families, the economic hardship can be eased by scholarships or other forms of financing. At the undergraduate level, however, there are virtually no awards that are specifically desig- nated for international students, says Amichand. They are eligible for the same academic excellence awards as Canadians, but these awards don’t cover the high price the visa students have to pay, he says. The situation is much different at the graduate level. Of the 264 visa students doing graduate work atU of G, only about 70 are not covered by some form of financial assistance, says Adrian Delyzer, assistant to the dean of graduate studies. Foreign graduate students are eligible to take graduate teaching assislantships or graduate service assistanlships, just as Canadians are. These assistantships pay up to $2,807 a semester, based on 140 hours’ work. There are also graduate research assis- tantships, under which students receive money from a professor’s research grant to do work that is complementary to their own thesis re- search. In addition, agencies such as the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC), the International Develop- ment Research Centre (IDRC) and World University Service of Canada (WUSC) spon- sor international students doing graduate work in Canada. These students are exempt from differential fees. Currently, 1 10 students at U of G are spon- sored by these organizations — 58 by CIDA, 37 by AUCC, nine by IDRC and six by WUSC and other agencies. The spouses of agency-sponsored students are usually exempt from differential fees as well, Delyzer says. In addition, the Ontario government waives the differential fee for another 57 students, and the University gives visa scholarships equal to the amount of the differential to about 20 scholars. Deparunent chairs and school directors nominate students with “A” averages for both the Ontario waivers and the visa scholarships. The University selects the students who will receive the awards. Support is much more readily available for graduate students than for undergraduates for several reasons, says Amichand. Many Third World counuies now have well-established undergraduate programs of their own, but they still have to send students abroad for many graduate degrees. In addition, development agencies, govern- ments and the University itself are more likely to fund master’s and PhD students because graduate work by its very nature is intercon- nected with research, which is a high priority in developing countries. The University doesn’t have the power to eliminate differential fees. But there are other ways the University could help international students, Amichand says. Changes to immigration law mean that visa students may now work on campus or other University-owned and operated facilities. Amichand is a member of a committee that’s looking at creating job opportunities for under- graduates. “If the University is able to provide more opportunities, then it would lessen the financial burden placed upon the students,” he says. “And perhaps equally important, it would pro- vide the international students with a very use- ful work experience within a Canadian context, the benefits of which could be frans- ferred to their own home situation.” CIP is also expanding international links with other institutions to provide programs in which students would register at a university in their homeland and then study abroad for pan of their education. This would also benefit Canadian students, who could undertake studies abroad while still registered at U of G, says MacKinnon. Amichand says the University’s interna- tional students make a valuable contribution to the campus, despite the economic barriers they have to overcome. “The students we get are good, the quality of their research is very good, their programs have great relevance to the needs of the developing counuies, apd the rapport that is built up between the University and those stu- dents is vciy suong and long term. All those good things are still happening. I believe that if we had more international students, more good things would happen.” Next: “The World at Guelph” looks at international students on stage. O 1989/90 tuition at U of G Status Canadian Visa Graduate (residency) $557 $3,038 (Post-residency) $371 $2,122 (plus $88.83, other fees) Undergraduate BA. B.Sc. $759 $2,605 BLA, B.Sc.(Eng.) $823 $4,245 (plus other fees, about $120) Year 1979 1980 1981 Undergraduates 9,684 9,999 10,324 Visa students 361 672 829 % visa 3.7 6.7 8.0 Graduates 775 814 861 Visa students 133 158 183 % visa 17.2 19.4 21.3 Total students 10,459 10,813 11,185 Total visa students 494 830 1,012 % visa 4.7 7.7 9.0 Note: Figures used are as of Nov. 1 annually. International student enrolment at U of G 1982 1983 1984 1985 10,967 11,438 11,553 11538 1,101 1,119 927 620 10.0 9.8 8.0 5.4 968 1,039 1,064 1,117 195 180 170 162 20.1 17.3 16.0 14.5 11,935 12,477 12,617 12,655 1,296 1,299 1,097 782 10.9 10.4 8.7 6.2 1986 1987 11,440 11,639 394 226 3.4 1.9 1,183 1,257 175 224 14.8 17.8 12,623 12,896 569 450 4.5 3.5 1988 1989 11,919 12,516 215 219 1.8 1.7 1,397 1,400 258 264 18.5 18.9 13,316 13,916 473 483 3.6 3.5 When physics professor Jim Hunt decided to write a history of physics at OAC, he thought the University’s 25th anniversary year was a good lime to do it. Published late last year. Wisdom from the Fast covers the beginning and development of physics instruction and research at OAC from the college’s inception in 1 874 to the formation of the University in 1964. Guciph-bom Hunt knew OAC as a child during some of the period covered in the book. “When we were ki^,” he says, “we used to go into the (OAC) buildings to sec what was going on.” He’s always been interested in history, he says, and had been collecting photographs and other “tidbits” long before he started on the book. He began researching material for the book in 1987 and worked parttime for three months writing it More than just a simplerordering of events of the era. Wisdom from the Past is a colorful narrative, chronicling the personal aspects of many of the people responsible for the emer- gence of physics as a respected subjectat OAC. The tenures of J.B. Reynolds, W.H. Day, W.C. Blackwood and their successors are covered in a chronological order that piuallels the growing importance of the natural sciences to agriculture as a theoretical endeavor, not merely a practical pursuit. “We teach agriculture — not languages, nor military tactics, nor even higher mathematics or mechanics,” declared William Brown in the late 1800s. He was then professor of agricul- ture and farm manager of O AC, one of tlte most powerful people in the college, and his words characterize the general intellectual atmos- phere of the lime— one that wasn’t necessarily receptive to the study of the natural sciences. Although researching and writing the book was a lot of work for Hunt, it was “a labor of love.” he says. “Nobody’s making any money from it — I just did it because I want^ to.” The 65-page soflbound book, with photographs and a complete list of physics faculty, costs $5 and is available from the Deparunent of Physics. O Prof. Jim Hunt, Physics, left, and chief librarian John Black, centre, look over a copy of Hunt’s book, Wisdom from the Past. At right is Don Blackburn, director of the diploma in agriculture program. Photo by Herb Rauschcr, Photographic Services AT GUELPH /Feb. 14, 1990 3 I 1 Is something An inside look at computer viruses D espite a computer virus outbreak at Guelph last year, there is still no formal policy on security and notification procedures on campus. One of the first viruses ever discovered, the Pakistani Brain, was found last November on many diskettes in the Department of Comput- ing and Information Science computer labs. The vims is relatively easy to detect. The volume label of the infected disk usually reads “BRAIN” and damages the BOOT sector of the disk. Tlie damage is minor, no data files or programs arc harmed, and the virus is easily removed with commercially available utilities. But it spreads quickly. It is memory-resident and remains until the computer is switched off. And for a while, it was giving headaches to computer users on campus. Tony Van Roon, a senior engineer in CIS, found the virus on 160 of 1 80 disks he scanned. “It was a real epidemic,” he says. A few weeks ago he removed the last 1 1 vimses from the disks, “but I bet it’s still here. If you have one infected disk, it could spread again.” People’s lack of awareness of the nature of viruses is a major reason for their rapid spread, says Van Roon. “One person was carrying around 14 disks, and he said, ‘No, I don’t want them scanned, I don’t have the virus.’ I asked how he knew his disks were uninfected and got the reply: ‘Well, they’re working fine.’ After I scanned his dis- kettes, (I found that) out of 14, 11 had the virus.” Van Roon says CIS is planning to scan every disk that comes into the department, but so far no formal procedures have been estab- lished. CIS chair Ted Swart says vimses are likely to become commonplace on university campuses and that a policy to deal with them isn^ed. “There should be a known mechanism for alerting users on campus to the presence of vimses,” says Swart. “The earlier we can detect a vims, the easier it will be to contain.” At the moment, various stop-gap measures are being used. “We ask students to have all their diskettes scaimed,” says Van Roon. “They can make a copy of this virus-scanning pro- gram because it’s shareware, and they can take it and check their systems at home.” A vims-scanner program works by compar- ing the size of the files on a disk with a known reference of what size the file should be. Be- cause vimses range in size from 15 bytes to several hundred, they change the size of any files they infect From this change, the seiner can usually determine which particular vims has invaded a system. Once vimses get into a system, however, many shrink themselves, then replicate at the new size. They do this in a matter of mil- 4 AT GUELPH / Feb. 14. 1990 liseconds, putting themselves anywhere on the surface of a hard disk. Ensconced in the sys- tem, they are free to spread themselves to healthy diskettes. Catching vimses before they spread — either at home or here on campus — will become more and more important as new and more dangerous ones emerge. Computer vimses fall into two categories — benign and dangerous. Of the 61 vimses Van Roon knows of, “only four or five are really damaging,” he says. Among the most insidious arc the Black Hole, which was devised by a mathematician at a Polish univer- sity, and Dark Adventure. Dark Adventure is a vims that slays in the memory of your computer. As soon as you try to do anything, says Van Roon, the vims starts to “eat up your files, unless you quickly switch off your machine.” When the Black Hole gets on your com- puter. it shrinks itself and hides on your hard disk. It makes itself so small that it’s undetec- table by the read/write head. Then it swallows any data you have and any commands you give it, even the DIR command. No one is sure exactly what happens to the data or where it goes, but one thing is certain — you can’t get it back. Van Roon says the only thing you can do if you contract the Black Hole virus is to bring your hard disk back to the manufacturer to have it rccoated. No computer virus is completely harmless, but some just print a message on your screen, such as a Christmas greeting or an admonish- ment not to use pirated software. Then there are the nuisance vimses that fall somewhere in between, such as the “Sunday Vims,” so named because it affects your COM and executable files only if you try to work on your computer on Sundays. Presumably, this virus was created by someone who objects to people working on the Lord’s Day. Van Roon says that although a non-damag- ing vims can usually be removed with com- mon utility programs, damaging vimses are normally permanent and cause permanent damage. He says he hasn’t heard of any viruses, other than the Black Hole, that cause actual physical damage to computer systems. The speed by which vimses can spread on campus is slowed somewhat by the fact that personal computers here aren’t imly intercon- nected. To transmit a vims, you have to physi- cally bring it on a disk from one machine to another. But viruses aren’t confined to personal computers and their relatives. Even mainframes have been affected by them. Last year, a vims called the CHRISTMA.EXEC found its way onto the IBM 3081 (VM/CMS) mainframe network at Guelph. This vims sent a copy of itself to everyone who had ever sent or received mail, says Peter McMullen, assistant director of Computing Services. "After a few days, the international net- works connecting the various universities be- came clogged with tens of thousands of copies of this thing running back and forth. This even shut down the entire IBM corporate network around the world.” McMullen says Computing Services scanned U of G’s system and removed every copy of the vims from the readers and mini- disli of all users. “I think we caught it pretty well in lime last year.” This year, a similar vims appeared, but IBM had supplied a gatekeeper program that watches for the vims and niakes sure it doesn’t gain entry to the system, he says. Mainframes are generally less vulnerable to attacks from vimses because many systems already have sophisticated security devices built into their operating systems, says McMullen. “Certainly, it (a vims) spreads much more rapidly because of high-speed interconnec- tions between the mainframes, but with the inherent security present, (vimses) tend not to be as desimctive. They may clog up the net- work or shut it down, but the days of a thing taking over your machine are largely over.” On the NOVELL network at CIS , access to certain functions on the main computer is restricted. General users “can retrieve everything and write it to their own datadisks.” says Van Roon, “but they can’t write to our disk unless they have the password.” Elaborate mechanisms also exist to help system operators detect and trace unauthorized tampering. The identity of any user who tries to link to something important — such as Batch files, other users’ data, or the various software programs — is automatically recorded in a special audit log that is examined daily. “We first lock out their account so they can’t sign on anymore, then we find out who they are and have a chat with them/’ says McMullen. “Quite often, it’s just naiW ex- perimentation and isn’t really malicious.” The system of checks is so vigilant, if a user types in a password incorrectly even once, this is noted in a second audit trail, and staff can take whatever action is necessary. So far, neither Van Roon nor McMullen has seen any evidence of anyone tampering with systems or creating a vims on campus. But both agree that, at least for the foresee- able future, vimses are here to slay, and that awareness among computer users will play an increasing role in curbing their spread. “Right now, everybody’s in a naive zeal to get whatever software they can from anywhere,” says McMullen . “I think it’s a mat- ter of education — and pulling in a few more checks and balances in the system.” He predicts manufacturers will have to build some kind of vims detection device into their hardware that will monitor files for unex- pected size changes and protect certain areas in memory from unauthorized modification. Until that happens, however, the best protection against contracting a computer virus is still caution and common sense. “The vims checker disks arc available,” says McMullen. “Just take a little extra time and effort to check new software when you gel it. Basically, the onus is totally on you to just be careful.” O bugging you? Computer ailments parallel human disease C omputers are becoming more and more like people every day — right down to the diseases they catch. In fact, the term “computer virus” seems to have worked its way into popular use largely because it is analogous to the diseases that afflict humans, says Prof. Ted Swart, chair of the Department of Computing and Information Science. “It’s not a forced terminology,” he says. “It’s a very natural mapping from the diseases of the body to the computer. The analogy be- tween a virus in the body and a virus in the computer is quite close.” Because of this, it’s appropriate to use other medical terms when talking about computer viruses, says Swart. Thus, you hear computing scientists describing how computer viruses are “transmitted” from machine to machine, how computers become “infected” by viruses, how some viruses have an “incubation period” before Urey act and how programmers are trying to develop “vaccines.” Computer viruses are actually bits of com- puter code — liny, self-contained programs — that spread from computer to computer eillier physically, by diskette, or over telephone lines. Before personal computers and floppy disks became popular, viruses were rare, says Swart. There weren’t many people making them, and there weren’t all that many com- puters to infecL “Now, it’s too easy to become contaminated,” he says. Unlike other programs you have on your computer, however, viruses can copy and run themselves without your knowledge or con- sent, and once they get inside your computer, they cause problems. Generally, they do this by making the computer malfunction in various ways. Some viruses are merely annoying, like those that print a one-line message on your screen, but others are harmful. They’ve been known to destroy data and cause hanl disks to crash permanently. When this happens, all data stored on the disk is lost Viruses can also corrupt the files of the operating system, knocking them out of com- mission so the computer just goes dead. Or they can disable parts of the computer so that printing, for example, is impossible. Swart says this, too, can be compared to diseases in the human body. Different diseases attack different parts of the body, such as the heart, the kidneys or the lungs. Likewise, com- puter viral infections can attack different parts or functions in the computer system. He speculates that any intricate, complex organism, whether biological or microcom- puter-based, is susceptible to disease in one way or another. One area where human and computer viruses seem to differ lies in their origin. Most human viruses arise naturally, without human action, whereas computer viruses are usually created by someone. But Swan believes the increasing com- plexity of computer systems and networks might already have made “natural” viruses a reality. “I think some computer malfunctions arise without the deliberate intervention of those people who make computer viruses,” he says. “Under certain circumstances, networks can get into a diseased state in which the sys- tem becomes clogged with messages and noth- ing can get through. As the systems become more and more complex, the possibility of this happening becomes larger and larger.” For the most pan, however, viruses aren’t natural — they’re the product of someone’s conscious effort. This raises llic question of the ethics or morality of deliberately creating com- puter viruses. Should people be free to build viruses as part of their inalienable rights as computer users? Swart says people have become so depend- ent on computers that anyone who creates a computer virus should be punished because of its potential for causing a disaster. “It’s a despicable practice and ought to have heavy penalties,” he says. One example of the possible danger lies in hospitals, where computers are frequently used to monitor patients in critical care units. “If those computers become infected,” says Swart, “you literally kill the people who rely on them for life support” Another danger exists in nuclear power sta- tions, which are often partly dependent on the proper functioning of the computers. “If those were made to malfunction,” he says, “we could end up with another Chernobyl or Three Mile Island.” As for the future, Swart predicts that com- puter viruses are going to be “part of the com- puting scene from now on. It has become a part of life as far as computer users are concerned.” He says the way to deal with this is to look to the medical model of humim disease, which indicates that the reduction in the amount of disease in modem society “is as much due to elementary health precautions as it is to actual advancements in medication and treatment of disease.” The best approach, he says, is to practise preventive medicine — don’t get infected in the first place. (See accompanying story.) Fortunately for the average computer user, says Swart, there are some dedicated in- dividuals — “just as there arc dedicated physicians” — who are spending all their time creating diagnostic and curative programs for each new virus as it appears. But they may be playing a perpetual game of catch-up. “It’s much the same as in human diseases,” he says. “Certain diseases have been eradicated — like smallpox — and I think the same thing can happen with computers. You can wipe out specific types of viral infection and inoculate against them, but there’s always the next one.” O Stories by Alvin Ng Graphics by Randy Watpool and Mike Van Roon Prevention is the best cure As with issues of human health, the familiar adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” also holds true when dealing with computer viruses. Because computer viruses can do a lot of damage, keeping your system virus-free is much easier and much less painful than trying to eradicate a full-blown epidemic. Anyone who has ever lost a year’s worth of records or a term paper on a computer will attest to that The most important step in protecting your computer from catching a virus is simple — keep it as far away as possible from all sources of infection. Buy your software. And don’t share or copy it. If you want to try out a particular software package, get a demo copy ftom a seller. Don’t trade diskettes or software, and use only storage media in original packages sealed by the manufacturer. This isn’talways foolproof because computer software has been known to come straight from the developer with a virus already on the disk, but it wiU go a long way towards keeping your computer healthy. If this isn’t possible, perhaps because your class or office depends on the easy transfer of disks from one machine to another, don’t run any disks on your computer without first testing them for viruses. If you do find a virus, you may have to use another program to get rid of it before you can safely run the disk. ' This strategy isn’t foolproof either. There is a slight chance that you’ll be the victim of a new virus that hasn’t yet been diagnosed and can’t be cured. Viruses on disks aren’t as dangerous if the disks are only being used for data and not for starling the computer. A virus may not have an easy time establishing itself if you l^t from a healthy disk and happen to read files from an infected one, but any clean disks you use afterwards will become infected. Don’t download programs from a network if you don’t know what kind of security the network has. Nowadays, this isn’t as serious a problem as it used to be because most of the larger netwoiks check and scan every piece of software they gel before they upload it onto the network for wider distribution. Just to be safe, though, download all software to a floppy diskette — not your hard disk — to check it for viruses. In addition, all local area network file servers should be checked regularly for infection. Scan all the disks you already have for viruses, using any special diagnostic program. If you haven’t got a virus detector program, you can get a free copy from Tony Van Roon, a senior engineer in the Department of Computing and Information Science. He’s located in Room 107 of the Reynolds building at Ext. 6407. Just bring him your disk, which he’ll cheerfully scan for viruses first, and you’ll receive the latest version of SCAN.EXE. He also has SCANRS.EXE, a memory-resident virus-scanning program, and a shareware program that will remove most known viruses. Once you’re sure all the disks in your collection are virus-free, turn your computer system off. Don’t just reset it by pushing control-alt-deleie. Shutting the power off for a moment will eliminate any viruses that may still be lurking in the RAM portion of your system memory. A virus there would simply reinfect any clean dis^ you use later. After that, back up everything on floppy disks, especially if you have a hard disk drive. This might seem like a lot of work, but it’s a lot easier than trying to retype 60 pages of text from memory. Someday you may have to reconstruct your data from these clean disks if a virus wipes out everything on your hard drive. Of course, it’s also important to keep updating your backups as you go along. Bcuer yet, keep two complete sets of backup floppy disks, and alternate the sets every week. TTiis ensures that two seisof backups are kept reasonably up to date. Think of it as if you were gambling “only with money you can afford to lose.” If you can’t afford to lose the work or data, make a backup. Be sure your virus-scanning program is of the memory-resident variety. These will warn you of potential trouble before any serious damage occurs. And never pul anything on your hard disk without scanning it firsL Above all, keep computer viruses in perspective. They can be dangerous to your computing health, so they are not to be ignored, but don’t let the fact that they exist intimidate you. Taking these few simple precautions with your computer system could save you grief later on. O AT GUELPH /Feb. 14. 1990 5 Research report SSHRC staff to visit Major changes have recenUy been made lo the research grams and siralcgic grams programs of ihe Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Two SSHRC officers will be on campus March 2 to explain the changes in these two programs to faculty and answer any questions. The information session will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Room 442 of the University Centre. Funding opportunities MRC supports collaborative programs The Medical Research Council has an- nounced five university-industry programs. • University-industry collaborative re- search will help initiate focused research in the health sciences for which there is an indusu'ial need. The program is designed to foster collaboration between university and industry researchers to solve specific research problems. The deadlines for ap- plications are March l.June 1 and Oct. 1. • The university-industry research as- sociates program gives a university an op- portunity to recruit outstanding investigators with at least 10 years’ ex- perience as an independent investigator to add expertise to develop and transfer new knowledge from the university to in- dustry. Deadlines for application are March 1 and OcL 1. • Industrial fellowships will provide an op- portunity to receive research training in an industrial milieu. The deadline dates for new applications and for renewal are April 1 and Dec. 1. • The university-industry visiting program supports visits of three to 24 months by health science resenrebers lo industry and by indusirial researchers to Canadian universities and their affiliated institu- tions. The intent is to enhance research and development in the health sciences in Canada in both universities and industry, and to create links between industry and universities. Deadlines for applications are June 1 and Oct. 1. Applications for workshops arc due March 1, June 1 and Oct. 1. • Jointly sponsored programs include the PMAC Health Research Foundation/ MRC Career Award; Ciba-Geigy/MRC Studentships and/or fellowships; ICI Pharma/MRC Fellowships; Baxter/ Canadian Society of Ncphrology/MRC Fellowships; andThe Canadian Hyperten- sion Sociciy/Industry/MRC Fellowships and Scholarships. The deadlines for new and renewal studentship applications are Dec. 1 and April 1. New and renewal fellowship applications are due April 1 and Dec. 1; applications for scholarships are due Sept. 15. Grants in American studies The U.S. Embassy has announced a small grant prognun in American studies for the 1990/91 academic year, intended to support and encourage American studies in Canadian universities. Grants of up to Si .000 will be available for graduate student research tliat supports doc- toral research projects in the United Stales; for faculty research that assists scholars in re- searching publishable manuscripts about the United Stales; for faculty who arc developing courses in American studies to be offered as part of their regular courses; and for the development of American studies that en- courages the expansion of American studies programs at universities. The deadline for applications is April 20. Visiting fellowship Applications are invited for a visiting fel- lowship in plant molecular biology at the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Sas- katoon. Specific work is on molecular charac- terization of crop fungal diseases and genetic manipulation of flavonoid genes for quality and pest control in agriculture crops. The applicant must have a PhD in plant molecular biology, molecular genetics or plant biochemistry, with a strong background in molecular biology. Required skills include large chromosome separation and RFLP tech- niques, two-dimensional protein gel electrophoresis, cDNA or genomic bank con- struction, gene manipulation and nucleic acid sequencing. Tbe award is from July 1, 1990, lo March 31, 1991. Deadline for application is May 1. World Wildlife Fund grants The World Wildlife Fund is administering two grant programs in co-operation with En- vironment Canada. The Endangered Species Recovery Fund sponsors high-priority conservation projects to help recover endangered wildlife and their natural habitats in Canada. Proposals are being encouraged particular- ly for the conservation of fish and plants on the endangered species lisL The deadline dales are April 1. July l,OcL 1 andJan. 1. The Wildlife Toxicology Fund supports high-calibre research on the effects of toxic chemicals on Canadian wildlife. There is no deadline date for submission of applications. Women-in-science awards The Natural Sciences and Engineering Re- search Council offers research awards for female undergraduates in the physical sciences and engineering. Applicants must be female Canadian citizens or permanent residents registered in a full-time bachelor’s degree program in the physical sciences or engineering. They must have five or six academic terms left to com- plete their bachelor’s program and have main- lined a first-class average. Ukrainian studies supported The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies offers research grants lo encourage study of and research on Ukrainian-Canadian and Ukrainian subjects in education, history, humanities, law, library sciences and social sciences. Applications can be made by faculty of a university or other postsecondary institution in Canada or elsewhere, or by a private scholar, who must be cither a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant. The institute may solicit research beyond Canada’s borders. Deadline for applications is April 1 . Royal Bank offers award The annual Royal Bank Award for Canadian Achievement honors a Canadian citizen or person living in Canada whose out- standing accomplishments make an important conuibution to human welfare and the com- mon good. Candidates must be proposed and recom- mended to the Royal Bank Award selection committee responsible for choosing the recipient. Candidates must be Canadian citizens living in Canada or a team of such individuals. The scope of activity covers a broad range in the natural and soci^ sciences, the arts and humanities, and the business and industrial communities. Nominalionsare to be submitted lo the secretary of the selection committee by Feb. 28. For more information on all these grants and awards, call the Office of Research at Ext. 6927. Deadline dates Feb. 20 NSERC International scientific exchange Support for foreign scientists to visit Canadian institutions for periods from one to 12 months. Bilateral exchange Short-term visits of three weeks lo three months to Austria, Brazil, China, Czecho- slovakia, Japan, Germany, U.K. and Switzer- land. International collaborative research Grants to help Canadian scientists engaging in collaborative research projects with co- workers in a foreign country to visit for a minimum of one month. NSERC/SSHRC — Chairs in the management of technology change Medical Research Council — support for symposia and workshops Travel and subsistence of participants in workshops and the costs connected with the organization of such meetings. Banting Research Foundation Grants lo support research projects in the medical and biological sciences if the project has potential importance for medicine. Canadian Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis Grants-in-aid for research relevant lo in- flammatory bowel disease. Easter Seal Research Institute — summer studentships Fight for Sight Gr^ls-in-aid, postdoctoral fellowships and student summer fellowships for research on ophthalmology and its related sciences. Laidlaw Foundation Program lo support projects that address family issues or focus on relationships of reciprocity and interdependence within neigh- borhoods and communities. Moe Levin Family Foundation Grants to advance scientific knowledge in a wide variety of interests. National Institute of Health (U.S.) Competing continuation and supplemental research grants for research relal^ lo the causes, diagnosis, prevention and cure of human diseases. March 1 University of Guelph, Research Board — New Faculty March 21 SSHRC Aid to Scholarly Conferences in Canada To aid in the communication of research results among scholars resident in Canada (conferences held July and October). SSHRC Strategic (Thematic) Programs Family and socialization of children, human context of science and technology, managing the organization in Canada, women and work, education and work and Canadian studies research tools. SSHRC Specialized Research Collections Support to libraries to strengthen special- ized collections of national or regional sig- nificance. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Collaborative research grants, double-jump program. Medical Research Council Fellowships. American Philosophical Society Grants-in-aid for basic research for resi- dents of the United States, American citizens on staffs of foreign institutions and foreign nationals whose research can only best be car- ried on in the United Statw. International Representation To help Canadian scholars who hold office in international scholarly organizations in the social sciences and humanities lo attend busi- ness meetings of these organizations. Open Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships in science and engineering, in- cluding hcal^ sciences, for young Canadian researchers who hold a doctoral or postdoc- toral degree to engage in research at Japan’s National Laboratories. Awards Agriculture Canada has funded two awards through dean’s discretionary funds: • “Slructuro-Funciional Study of Reticuloendothelial Clearance by Pul- monary Intravascular Macrophages of Goal and Calves,” Prof. Onkar Aiwall, Department of Biomedical Sciences, $5,000; and • “Establishing a Herd Health Program for Ontario Veal Calves,” Prof. Tim 6 AT GUELPH /Feb. 14. 1990 Blackwell, Clinical Studies, $5,000. American Cyanamid Co. has awarded funds for a project on: • “Results Arising from Long-Term Obser- valion/Research of Recombinant Bovine Somatoirophin (rBST) in Dairy Cows,” Profs. Brian McBride and John Burton, Animal and Poultry Science, $75,000. •The Canadian Diabetes Association has awarded funds fora project enlided: • “Transgenic Investigation of Oxyradicals in Diabetes,” Prof. John Phillips, Molecular Biology and Genetics, $48,000. The Canadian Institute for Research in At- mospheric Chemistry has awarded funds for the following project: • “Micrometeorological Measurements of the Surface- Air Exchange of Methane and Carbon Dioxide," Prof. Ken King, Land Resource Science, $13,855. Central Animal Facility/Veierinary Teach- ing Hospital Funds have provided 12 awards: • “Development of Technological Methods of Embryo Manipulation for Advance- ment of the Embryo Transfer Industry,” Prof. Keith Betleridge, Biomedical Scien- ces, $900; • “Analysis of the Intersex Syndrome(s) in Swine,” Prof. Ken Fisher, Biomedical Sciences, $300; • ‘The Determination of the Cause of Early Embryonic Death and the Identification of Factors Associated with Early Embryonic Death and Litter Size,” Prof. Bob Friendship, Population Medicine, $1,500; • ‘The Role of Sensory Receptive and En- docrine Factors in Controlling Rumen Function and Food Intake in Ruminants,” Prof. Larry Grovum, Biomedical Scien- ces, $ 1 ,000; • “Restriction Endonuclease Analysis of Bovine Leukemia Virus Genetic Variants,” Prof. Robert Jacobs, Pathol- ogy, $1,000; • “Pathogenicity of the//. Somnus Complex in the Bovine,” Prof. Peter Little, Pathol- ogy, $1,000; • “Effects of Urea Plasma Diversum on Bovine Embryos: In Vitro Studies,” Prof. Rick Miller, Pathology, $3,000; • “SDA: An Important Coronavirus in the Rat,” Prof. Dean Percy, Pathology, $400; • “Steroid Biosynthesis in the Testes of the Boar,” Prof. Jim Raeside, Biomedical Sciences, $400; • “Improved Diagnostic and Prophylactic Procedures for the Control of Pleurop- neumonia in Ontario Swine,” Prof. Soren Rosendal, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, $1,500; • “Strongyles in Equines: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Con- trol,” Prof. Owen Slocombe, Pathology, $1,500; and • “Characlcrizalion and Comparison of In Vivo Airway Responsiveness in Recurrent Airway Obstruction,” Prof. Laurent Viel, Clinical Studies, $2,000. NSERC has approved funding for the fol- lowing group siralcgic, scientific exchange, operating and bilateral exchange awards: • “Herbicide Resistance in Canadian Weeds,” Prof. Chris Hall, Environmental Biology, $69,000; • “Anaerobic Stress Tolerance of Trans- genic Alfalfa,” Prof. Bryan McKersie, Crop Science, $1 15,200; • “Study of the Major Dipiera Collections in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and Work with Latin America’s Leading Fly Specialists,” Prof. Steven Marshall, En- vironmental Biology, $1,339; • “Nitrogen Metabolism During Early See- dling Growth,” Prof. Ann Oaks, Botany, $53,703; and • “Regulation of Pholo-Assimilaie Par- titioning in Perennial Crops (Visits lo East Mailing, Warwick, Sussex, Dundee),” Prof. John Proctor, Horticultural Science, $579. O Briefly OPIRG nim series The Guelph branch of the Ontario Public Inter- est Research Group is presenting a film swies on the political economy of Canada. There are two screenings of each film. On Feb. 15 and 16, the feature is “Riding the Tornado — Alberta’s Resource-Based Boom/Bust Economy.” On Feb. 22 and 23, the film is “In Bed with an Elephant — Are We in Bed with the U.S.A.?” Screenings are Thursdays at noon in Room 334 of the University Centre and Fridays at noon in Room 2638 of the OVC main building. Botany lecture The D^)artment of Botany presents a lecture Feb. 20 with Brian Luckman of the University of Western Ontario discussing “Dendrochrono- logical Studies in the Canadian Rockies.” It begins at 3:15 p.m. in Room 117, Boiany- Genetics-Zoology building. Focus on EESU The Eastern Europe Soviet Union Linkages Program is presenting a lecture series Mondays at 12:15 p.m. The first lecture is Feb. 19 with Prof. Fred Eidlin, Political Studies, speaking on “Recent Developments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union” in Room 332 of the Univer- sity Centre. Counselling available The Marriage and Family Ther^y Centre in the Department of Family Studies offers profes- sional counselling on marital, family, sexual and relationship issues. For information or an appointment, c^l Ext. 6335. Aquatech ’90 poster session The University School of Continuing Educa- tion is co-sponsoring Aquatech ’90, a con- ference of the Canadian Aquatic Biotechnology Network, to be held April 9 to 11. The conference will include a poster ses- sion, and submissions are now being sought Send an abstract by March 16 to program manager Mira Soni, Continuing Education, Johnston Hall. For more information, call Ext 3814. OVC seminars The OVC seminar series continues Feb. 14 when Prof. David Waltner-Toews, Population Medicine, gives a Valentine’s Day poetry read- ing titled “Love, Mennoniics and Animals.” On Feb. 16, RR. Tinline of Queen’s University’s geography department will discuss “Chicken Soup, Foxes and Rabies Control in Ontario.” The seminars are at 12:10 p.m. in Room 1438, Clinical Studies. Noon-hour concerts Baritone Brian Rayner Cook and pianist Stephen Ralls are the guest performers in the next noon-hour concert sponsored by the Department of Music. The duo will perform at 12:10 and 1:10 p.m. in Room 107 of the Mac- Kinnon building. On Feb. 22, the featured per- formers are violinist Martin Beaver and pianist Kevin Fitzgerald. Admission is free. Marine science summer courses The Huntsman Marine Science Centre is offer- ing a number of summer field courses in marine biology, aquaculture and parasitology at universities throughout Canada. The applica- tion deadline is March 16. For more informa- tion, call the Department of Zoology at Ext. 3711. Women’s studies lecture Krishna Ahooja-Paiel, who holds the Nancy Rowell Jxkman chair in women’s studies at Ml S^nl Vincent University, will speak on “Women’s Studies and Development: Bridg- ing the Gap” Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. in Room 132 of the MacKinnon building. Ahooja-Patel is a past deputy director of the UN International Re- search and Training Institute for the Advance- ment of Women. At the crossroads Canadian Crossroads International is holding an information night Feb. 15 for anyone inter- ested in learning more about the organization’s activities. It begins at 7:30 p.m. in Room 332 of the University Centre. Coming Events WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Ecumenical Holy Communion, 12:10p.m., UC 533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water Sl, rides from UC. Biochemistry Seminar - “What is the Patch Clamp?” George Renninger, 12:10 p.m., MacNaughton 222. Computing Seminar - “Computer- Generated Foils,” 12:10 p.m., Computing Services 204. OVC Seminar - “Love, Mennonites and Animals (A Poetry Reading for Valentine’s Day),” David W^tner-Toews, 12:10 p.m.. Clinical Studies 1438. Apiculture Club - “The Africanized Honey Bee,” Gard Otis, 5: 10 p.m., Graham Hall 200. THURSDAY, Feb. 15 Pathology Seminar - “Sialodacryoadeni- titis: Immunization Trials Using an SDAV- Iscom Vaccine, Michael Barker, 11:10 a.m., Pathology 2152. OPIRG Film Series - “Riding the Tornado — Alberta’s Resource-Based Boom/Bust Economy,” noon, UC 334, free. Concert - Brian Rayner Cook and Stephen Ralls, baritone and piano, 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4: 10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC 334. Canadian Crossroads International - In- fonnation Night, 7:30 p.m., UC 332. FRroAY, Feb. 16 Schedule of Dates - Last day for submission of student petitions — second meeting. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10a.m., UC 533; Womanspirit, 12:10 p.m., UC 334. OPIRG Film Series - “Riding the Tornado — Alberta’s Resource-Based Boom/Bust Economy,” noon, OVC 2638, free. OVC Seminar - “Chicken Soup. Foxes and Rabies Control in Ontario,” R.R. Tinline, 12:10p.m., Clinical Studies 1438. SATURDAY, Feb. 17 Workshop - “Writing Print Materials That Everyone Can Read,” Mary Breen, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., $15, call ExL 6915 to register. Theatre in the Trees - Romaniic Comedy., 6:30 p.m.. Arboretum Centre, $32.50. SUNDAY, Feb. 18 Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 10:10 a.m., Peter Clark Hall; Ecumenical Service, 10:30 a.m., UC533. Games Club - Dungeons and Dragons, 1 p.m. to midnight, UC 332. Arboretum - Sunday Afternoon Walk, “Por- cupines in The Arboretum,” 2 p.m., Ar- boretum Nature Centre. MONDAY, Feb. 19 Schedule of Dates - Mid-semester break, no classes scheduled. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 12:10 p.m., UC 533. Lecture - “Recent Developments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union,” Fred Eidlin, 12:15 p.m.. UC 332. Lecture - “Women’s Studies and Develop- ment: Bridging the Gap.” Krishna Ahooja-Patel, 1 p.m., MacKinnon 132. Graduate history fellowship The Ministry of Colleges and Universities is offering the Sir John A. Macdonald Graduate Fellowship in Canadian History, an award of $8,500 tenable for three years, for a total value of $25,500. The successful candidate must be a Canadian citizen residing in Ontario and preparing to enter a PhD program in Canadian history at an Ontario university. The fellowship will be awarded on the basis of the candidate’s academic record and assessed potential. The deadline for application to the Office of Graduate Studies is March 5. For more infor- mation, call Graduate Studies at Exl 6738 or the student awards branch of MCU at 1-800- 465-3013. Sociology lecture The Department of Sociology and Anthropol- ogy is hosting visiting professor Robert S6vigny of the University de Montryal, who will give a lecture Feb. 23 on “Implicit Sociol- ogy or Common Sense: Menial Health Workers’ Conceptions of Society.” The lecture beginsat2p.m.inRoom l32of the MacKinnon building. Conference on India A conference on the strategic future of India will be held April 6 at the Australian National University. It will address the country ’s military defences and consider the changing geopolitics of the area. Anyone interested in submitting a paper should c^ International Education Ser- vices at Ext 6915. Biochemistry seminars The winter 1990 biochemistry seminar series continues Feb. 14 when Prof. George Ren- ninger, Physics, gives a lecture tilled “What is the Patch Clamp?” On Feb. 28, Prof. David Josephy, Chemistry and Biochemistry, will dis- cuss “Soxff; An E. Coli Gene Regulating a Protective Response Against Superoxide- Generating Agents and Antibiotics.” The semi- nars are at 12:10 p.m. in Room 222, MacNaughton building. TUESDAY, Feb. 20 Schedule of Dates - Mid-semester break, no classes scheduled. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533. Botany Seminar - “Dcndrochronological Studies in the Canadian Rockies.” Brian Luckman, 3:15 p.m., Botany-GenelicsT Zoology 117. Arboretum - “Pesticide-Free Gardening.” Henry Kock, 7 p.m.. Arboretum Centre. Games Club - Chess, 7 p.m. to midnight, UC 334. Senate - Meeting, 5 p.m., MacNaughton 105. McLean Memorial Lecture - “European Agriculture in the 1990s: Internal Reform. 1992 and External Pressures,” Stefan Tangermann, 8 p.m., MacLachlan 102. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21 Worship - Liturgy of the Word, 8:10 a.m., UC 533: Ecumenical Holy Communion. 12:10 p.m., UC533; Immanuel Christian Fel- lowship, 5 p.m., 287 Water Sl., rides from UC. Computing Seminar - “Uploading and Downloading Files To/From a Micro,” 12:10 p.m., Computing Services 204. Apiculture Club - “Moulded Candles.” Rob Dupree, 5:10 p.m., Graham Hall 200. THURSDAY, Feb. 22 Pathology Seminar - “Characterization of Mononuclear Cells Transporting Eimeria Sp.," Trent Bollinger, 1 1:10 a.m.. Pathology 2152. OPIRG Film Series - “In Bed with an Elephant — Are We in Bed with the U.S.A.?" noon, UC 334, free. Theatre in the lYees The Arboretum’s dinner theatre. Theatre in the Trees, presents Bernard Slade’s Romantic Comedy, directed by John Liddle. Performan- ces are scheduled on various dates until April 28. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; the play begins at 8 p.m. Cost is $32.50. Tickets arc available at the University Centre box office, Ext 3940. What’s on at The Arboretum The Arboretum ’ s S unday afternoon walk series continues Feb. 18 on the theme “Porcupines in The Arboretum” and Feb. 25 with “Animal Tracks and Tracking.” These guided walks for the whole family begin at 2 p.m. at The Ar- boretum Nature Centre. The Tuesday evtming tours and talks series continues Feb. 20 with Henry Kock discussing “Pesticide-Free Gar- dening.” It begins at 7 p.m. at The Arboretum Centre. Computing seminars Computing Services’ “brown-bag” lunchtime seminar series continues Feb. 14 on the topic “Computer-Generated Foils.” The Feb. 21 ses- sion will deal with uploading and downloading files. On Feb. 28, there will be a discussion and demonstration of educational software for Macintosh and PC systems. The seminars are at 12:10 p.m. in Room 204, Computing Ser- vices. Talking about aquaculture The Depailmeni of Animal and Poultry Science presents a seminar Feb. 23 with Prof. Richard Moccia discussing “Aquaculture — The Wave of the Future and the Promise of Science.” It begins at 12:10 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science building. An alumni affair The Mac-FACS Alumni ^sociauon is holding a graduating student nxepiion Feb. 27. All in-course students in semesters 7, 8 and 9 arc welcome. It will be held In Room 103 of the University Centre from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information, call Betsy Allan at Ext. 6533. Concert - Martin Beaver and Kevin Fitzgerald, violin and piano, 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., MacKinnon 107, free. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 4: 10 p.m., UC 533; Seeing the Bible Whole, 5 to 7 p.m., UC334. FRIDAY, Feb. 23 Schedule of Dates - Last day for applications to graduate at spring convocation. Worship - Roman Catholic Mass, 8:10 a.m., UC 533; Womanspirit, 12:10p.m., UC 334. OPIRG Film Series - “In Bed with an Elephant — Are We in Bed with the U.S.A.?” noon, OVC 2638. free. Seminar - “Aquaculture — The Wave of the Fuliue and the Promise of Science,” Richard Moccia, 12:10 p.m., Animal Science 141. Sociology Lecture - “Implicit Sociology or Common Sense: Mental Health Workers’ Conceptions of Society," Robert Sdvigny, 2 p.m., MacKinnon 132. Evolution and Systematics Seminar - ‘The Neutral Theory of Molecuhu’ Evolution in Historical Perspective," Will Provine, 3:10 p.m., Animal Science 141. Concert - International Students’ Variety Night, 7:30 p.m.. War Memorial Hall, $2. SATURDAY, Feb. 24 Theatre in the Trees - Romantic Comedy, 6;30 p.m.. Arborclum Centre, S32.50. Direct any inquiries about “Briefly” and “Coming Events” to Ext. 2S92. AT GUELPH /Feb. 14, 1990 7 Personnel Report Personals AppointmenU Prof. Bill Hughes has been appoinied acting chair of the Department of Philosophy from Sept 1 to Aug. 31,1991, while Prof. Carole Stewart is on administrative leave. Larry Hoy of Burlington has been ap- pointed head of the Planning Department, Physical Resources. Jim Walker of Kitchener has been ap- pointed supervisor in the refrigeration shop. Maintenance. Michael Kupferschmidt of Guelph has been named research associate in Institu- tional Analysis and Planning, effective Feb. 19. John Brown changed employment from MTS III to MTS V in the Department of Microbiology Feb. 1 . Bob Greedy changed employment from senior analyst in Communications Services to senior analyst in Computing Services Jan. 22. Job opportunities As of Ar Guelph deadline Feb. 9, the fol- lowing opportunities were available: Technician, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology; grant position. Salary: $470.22 to S508.25 a week. Research Associate/Assistant, Chem- istry and Biochemistry; grant position. Salary: $25,000 to $30,000 a year. The following positions were available to on-campus employees only: Telecommunication Systems Co- ordinator, Communications Services. Salary range: $520. Ibminimum; $563.35 job rate (level 5); $675.21 maximum. Console operator. Communications Ser- vices. Salary range: $347.41 minimum; $398 job rate (level 5); $490.19 maxi- mum. Custodian II, Housekeeping. Job rale: $12.12 an hour; probation rate: $.20 an hour lower than job rate. Boiler Room Helper, Genual Utilities. Job rate: $12.54 an hour; probation rate: $.20 an hour lower than job rate. Administrative Secretary, Engineering Department, Physical Resources. Sal^ range: $387.91 minimum; $444.22 job rale (level 5); $546.16 maximum. Medical Records Receptionist, Veteri- nary Teaching Hospital. Salary: $321.66 a week. Campus Canada The University of Regina has named a new president — Donald Wells, currently presi- dent of Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. A former vice-piesident of the University of Manitoba. Wells will begin his five-year lenn July 1 , succeeding Lloyd Barber, who is stepping down after 14 years as president. McMaster University has received S900,000 from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities for a laboratory to house the university’s new cyclotron and positron emission tomograph system. The facility and equipment will enable McMaster re- searchers to examine the functioning of the living human brain as a whole. O For Sale: 2001 Fimess system/homc gym, 821-1082 between 6 and 7 p.m. 1979 Pon- tiac Grand Prix, V8 automatic, certified last year, 823-1295 after 5:30 p.m. Nintendo game. Star Voyager, 822-0289. 1981 Honda Civic in good running condition, 763-8993 after 6 p.m. Sports equipment bag, golf ball collector, two-piece Sam- sonite luggage set, lined drapes and glass ctuiains, antique metal seat, gateleg table, men’s large Harris tweed topcoat, 822- 3129. 1979 Chevrolet Camaro, certified; 1982 Nissan Stanza, two-door hatchback, 823-2396 after 6 p.m. Smith-Corona stand- ard typewriter; violin and viola, both witli case and bow, viewing by appointment only, 822-3567 after 5 p.m. Samtron CGA color monitor. Transformers toys, 822-2469 after 4 p,m. 1980 Caprice Classic, four- door. fully loaded, vinyl rrxrf. Ext, 3700 or 821-2865. Wanted: Wood shredder for shredding branches for compost, 822-0289. Artists and artisans to participate in the 1990 Guelph studio tour, Eva, 823-5579. For Rent: Newly built shared accommoda- tion for three people in home, two blocks from University, females preferred, no cars, references required, 822-2904 after 6 p.m. Three-bedroom apartment, garage parking, close to University and bus route, $1,100 a month including utiiities; one-bedroom apartment, parking available, $475 a month; three-bedroom basement apartment with living room, bright, close to bus route, $800 a month, all available April 1, 837-1554. New four-bedroom house, with appUanccs, 821-0842. Available: Accounting services for small businesses, 654-2064 after 6 p.m. Word Positions elsewhere The University of Edinburgh Centre of Canadian Studies invites applications for a lectureship in Canadian studies, a fixed- term, three-year contract from OcL 1, 1990, to SepL 30, 1993. Send applications and the names of three referees to: Personnel Office, University of Edinburgh. 63 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EHl ILF, Scotland, by March 19. plications will begin March 1. The Rhode Island School of Design seeks a vice-president for academic affairs to assume duties July 1 . Applications and r6sumds should be submiit^ by Feb. 19 to Sally Barton, Rhode Island School of Design, Two College St., Providence, Rhode Island 02903. processing, 821-5502. English bull terrier, two years old, purebred brindle male, obedience uained, loves kids, available to good home, 767-2487. Writing service for faculty, staff, graduate students for consult- ing, editing, proofreading, M.Sc. grad with four years’ experience specializing in science writing, 824-1225. Our people — Wright Slate University in Ohio seeks a dean of graduate studies and associate vice- president for research to assume duties J uly 1. Send applications and nominations to: Dr. James Brandeberry, Chair of the Search Committee, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wright Slate Univer- sity, Dayton, Ohio 45435. Screening of ap- London’s Victoria Hospital is seeking applications for a one-year research assis- lantship in the Respiratory/Critical Care Research Laboratory. Send applicauons by March 2 to the Personnel Co-ordinator/ Paramedical, Employment Services, Vic- toria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Rd. E., London, Ont. N6A4G5. 0 Susan James, program manager at Interna- tional Education Services, is representing the University this week at the international conference on “Popular Participation in the Recovery and Development Process in Africa: Siting People First” in Arusha, Tanzania. She is one of eight Canadian par- ticipants. O