Hush, A Literary Career Is Born Inspired by her mom , history student writes a children 's book about the guiding strength of the mother-daughter bond A TRIBUTE to a mother’s love has become a book that families across North America can enjoy. When U of G student Anna Strauss was in her last year of high school, she took a course that al- lowed her to focus on a single crea- tive writing project. The result was Hush, a book that describes the guiding strength of the mother- daughter bond in the simple, rhyth- mic language of children’s prose. Strauss calls Hush “a raw, genu- ine story,” inspired by her mother, Betty White Strauss. “I wrote the whole thing in about a week; it just came out.” Four years later, Hush is hot off the press at Toronto’s Key Porter Books. In February, Key Porter will make 13,500 copies available to bookstores across Canada and 9,500 copies to booksellers in the United States. Planning is under way for a book launch in Strauss’s Cabbage- town neighbourhood in Toronto and at U of G. At a time when popular chil- dren’s fiction seems to concentrate on “monsters, wizards and grand adventures,” this book is for parents who “want something comforting to read to their children, something in- timate to share with a child,” says Imoinda Romain of Key Porter, who worked with Strauss on the project. “We’re really happy to have a new young author under our wing.” The story, illustrated by Toronto artist Alice Priestley, is about a little girl called Sara who is comforted during life’s growing pains by her mother’s soothing words and hugs. Sara grows up to have a little girl, Na- talie, and the tradition of nurturing continues. Sara is named for Strauss’s ma- ternal grandmother; Natalie is the name of her paternal grandmother. “It’s a tribute to the women of my family,” Strauss says. “A huge part of my strength and confidence is be- cause I’ve had a mother who’s really been there for me. I feel really lucky.” Strauss approached Key Porter to publish the book because they also publish work by her father, Globe and Mail science writer Stephen Strauss (the first recipient of U of G’s Donner Foundation Fellowship). She says that connection helped get Key Porter to look at the book, “but they chose it because they liked it” For Strauss, the excitement of seeing her first book go into print has been accompanied by a lesson in the realities of the publishing business. “I didn’t write it to be published. It has been changed for mass produc- tion." Some of those changes include the addition of a direct reference to Sara’s marriage before the birth of Natalie and the replacement of Strauss’s original artwork with Priestley’s illustrations. The title of the U.S. version was also changed, to Hush, Mama Loves You. “In the United States, they need something that grabs people’s atten- tion," Strauss explains. “I realize that with publishing, it’s never fully you and so you compromise unless you self-publish. You accept that it’s a business. That’s reality.” And Strauss says she’s happy with the result: “The editing process im- proved the story, and the illustra- tions are fantastic.” The book is dedicated to Strauss’s parents (“I wouldn’t have written it without my mom. I wouldn’t be pub- lished without my dad’s encourage- ment.”) and to David Reed, the Jarvis Collegiate Institute high school teacher who taught the course that started it all. “By allowing that sort of freedom in a classroom, he allowed me to cre- ate this,” she says. Now in her fourth year at Guelph, Strauss is majoring in history, with a minor in English. When she finishes her BA this summer, she plans to work on an organic farm in France for a year before deciding what’s next. Regardless of the path she chooses, she plans to keep writing short stories, poetry, songs and “hopefully, one day, a novel. Writing is one of the only things I have con- sistently worked on my entire life. It’s really satisfying to write something that people can relate to, that touches them. Writing is such a different me- dium than speaking. Words, once said, memory changes them. Writ- ing, it’s there forever. It’s part of what makes writing wonderful and scary.” BY STACEY CURRY GUNN Memorial Service to Honour Former Chancellor Pauline McGibbon was known for her ability to put people at ease and for the grace and charm she lent to campus events A memorial SERVICE to remember the life and contributions of the late Hon. Pauline McGibbon, former Ontario lieutenant- governor and University of Guelph chancellor, will be held Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Arboretum Centre. Mrs. McGibbon died Dec. 14 in Toronto at age 91, following a lengthy illness. She was pre- deceased by her husband, Donald, in 1996 and leaves no family. She served as lieutenant-governor from 1974 to 1980 and was U of G’s chancellor from 1977 to 1983 — the first woman to hold either title. She also served as the first female chancel- lor of the University of Toronto. In a joint statement, U of G chancellor Lincoln Alexander, himself a former Ontario lieutenant-governor, and president Mordechai Rozanski expressed their “deep regret to learn of the loss of this great Canadian. The Univer- PORTRAIT BY BARBARA BRAUNOHLER sity of Guelph and the Province of Ontario greatly benefited by Pauline McGibbon’s con- tributions.” Mrs. McGibbon was known for her ability to put people at ease and for the grace and charm she lent to events during her regular vis- its to U of G. In 1980, as she began her second three-year term as chancellor, the U of G news- paper the News Bulletin reported: "... it has been in the fulfilling of her duties at convoca- tion ceremonies that Guelph s First Lady has won the hearts of many. Her genuine interest in each graduating student is matched only by her ability to make each ceremony a special oc- casion." In addition to presiding over convocation, Mrs. McGibbon attended many Board of Gov- ernors meetings, as well as the City of Guelph s 150th-anniversary celebrations, the inaugural banquet for the Association for Women at the University of Guelph and College Royal. She also developed a reputation at Guelph for dramatic entrances and exits. She rode to her 1977 installation in a horse-drawn carriage and, in 1979, made a spectacular departure from convocation in a helicopter. “The exit provided an exciting end to con- vocation as an estimated 1,500 visitors and bachelor of agriculture graduates surrounded the helicopter to wave goodbye," the News Bul- letin reported. Mrs. McGibbon also served as a governor of Upper Canada College, president of the Ca- nadian Conference of the Arts, chair of the board of trustees of the National Arts Centre, and director of George Weston Ltd. and IBM Canada. She was appointed a Companion of the Or- der of Canada in 1 980 and named to the Order of Ontario in 1988. 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Among the University’s most prestigious en- trance awards, the scholarships will be worth $20,000 each and will be paid over four years to two deserving students. The awards are intended to en- hance student diversity on campus, recognizing students of academic distinction who are aboriginal, per- sons with a disability or members of a visible minority and who have made significant contributions to their schools and communities and demonstrated the potential to be- come leaders in society. They will be offered for the first time in fall 2002. Prof. Rob McLaughlin, vice- president (alumni affairs and devel- opment), says U of G now aims to endow the scholarships and, as such, hopes to raise another $350,000 through the upcoming campus community campaign and through the production of a tribute book for the chancellor. “The book — a handsomely pro- duced memento for the chancellor — will contain tributes from friends, colleagues and admirers," he says. All members of the U of G commu- nity are invited — and encouraged — to participate in this treasured memento by adding their tributes." Cost ranges from $100 per line to $2,000 for a half-page in the book, with all proceeds going to the Chan- cellor’s Scholarships. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 28, and a tax receipt will be issued for the maxi- mum allowable contribution to this project. “This is our chance to show the chancellor how much we appreciate him while helping to support a cause that is very dear to his heart,” McLaughlin says. To place a tribute, call Ext. 6142 or send an e-mail to sharrop@ alumni.uoguelph.ca. BY SUZANNE SOTO Correction I n the Dec. 12 issue of @Guelph, the article “Canada Research Chairs to Two" incorrectly reported that U of G chairs had been awarded for seven years to Prof. Jonathan LaMarre, Biomedical Sciences, and for five years to Trent University history professor Douglas McCalla. The numbers should have been reversed. 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Articles may be reprinted with credit to @Guelph Subscriptions $22 (includes GST); $30 outside Canada ISSN 08364478 @ 1998 Printed on recycled paper At Guelph 2 January 16, 2002 HEAD COACHES NAMED The Department of Athlet- ics recently named new head coaches for the foot- ball and baseball Gryphons. Tom Arnott, who joined U of G in February after an 1 1 -year career at York Uni- versity that saw him receive OUA Coach of the Year honours twice, is the new head football coach. A B.Sc.(H.K.) graduate of Guelph who played for the Gryphons from 1973 to 1977 and was named Wild- man Trophy winner in 1976, he has been acting head coach since June. The new head baseball coach is Kirk McNabb, who has been an assistant coach for the past two sea- sons. A graduate of Mansfield Uni- versity in Pennsylvania, he has a baseball background as a player, coach, instructor and director in Guelph and the northeastern United States. CSA LAUNCHES WEB SITE The Central Student Association (CSA) has launched a new interac- tive Web site at www.csa. uoguelph.ca. CSA communica- tions commissioner Todd Schenk says the site is designed to give U of G students easy access to informa- tion about services, support and advocacy and to enable them to connect to CSA clubs, provide feedback and interact with each other. “This site is not merely a profile of the organization or a directory of people and services — it is a living portal,” he says. Web- master is Dave Tare, a computing science and philosophy student, who can be reached at csa-web@ uoguelph.ca. SENATE SEEKS NOMINEES FOR TWO STAFF SEATS Senate is calling for nominations for two staff members to serve three-year terms running from Sept. 1, 2002, to Aug. 31, 2005. Any full-time non-teaching staff mem- ber is eligible to stand as a candi- date for these seats or to nominate another candidate, unless the member is registered for a degree or diploma at U of G. A general election will be conducted by the Senate Office. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 1. For more information, call Mollie McDuffe- Wright at Ext. 6760. NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ALUMNI AWARDS Human Biologist Studies Link Betwe en Caffeine, Diabetes Research could lead to important potential treatment for diabetics Prof. Terry Graham is exploring the relationship between caffeine, found in drinks such as coffee and these boosting beverages, and type-2 diabetes. photo by martin schwalbe C ANADIANS RESOLVING to CUt their caffeine intake may reduce certain health risks as well, especially if obesity and lack of exercise play a role in diets that are high in caffeine. Prof. Terry Graham, Human Bi- ology and Nutritional Sciences, is part of a three-year tri- university ef- fort researching the link between caf- feine use and type-2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes in Canada. “The statistics in Canada and the western world are startling,” says Graham. “Cases are becoming in- creasingly common and in younger age groups.” Type-2 diabetes is now common among people in their 40s, and in- creasing obesity in children suggests it will continue to affect younger age groups, he says. Type-2 diabetes accounts for 90 per cent of diabetes in Canada. Those with the disease can still pro- duce insulin — the body’s blood glu- cose regulator — but Graham says they can’t produce enough to “get the job done” and often have to take drugs to help manage blood sugar levels. He says the two biggest risk factors are inactivity and obesity. “We’re finding caffeine can have an unhealthy effect on insulin levels for people already at risk.” Graham’s concern is based on his previous studies involving caffeine’s impact on exercise metabolism using two groups of university-aged men — one group called “Jean” and the other “obese." The subjects were tested using an oral glucose tolerance test, conducted with and without prior caffeine ingestion. This work was performed by graduate students Sara Chown, Heather Petrie and Laura Belfie. “Ideally, you want to produce the least amount of insulin to get your body’s glucose level down to nor- mal,” says Graham. “We found that obese individuals have a resistance to insulin, which means they require higher levels of insulin to adjust their glucose levels. When given caffeine, their insulin levels go through the roof.” This research focused on short- term effects of caffeine, but the new project will study some long-term ef- fects surrounding caffeine and type-2 diabetes. It will involve obese and lean individuals between the ages of 40 and 60, with and without diabetes. Among other long-term effects, the researchers will be looking for signs that the body adapts in habitual caffeine users. “Caffeine is often thought of as a benign drug,” says Graham, “and in many ways, it is. But from what we’ve seen so far, this research could lead to important potential treat- ment for diabetics.” Graham’s research, in addition to involving a number of graduate stu- dents, involves research teams at two other Canadian universities (headed by Bob Ross and Bob Hudson at Queen's University and Arend Bonen at the University of Waterloo) and Mary Van Soeren, formerly of Guelph General Hospital. This research is sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. BY LISA CAINES SPARK PROGRAM Lab Services, Elanco Join Forces 1 1 EOPT/E. PROF GIVES TALKS IN KRAKOW Prof. David Douglas, Rural Plan- ning and Development, currently co-ordinator of the Krakow semes- ter, presented a paper on “Rural Development in Canada: Experi- ence, Prospects and Challenges — International Perspectives” to the recently established Canadian stud- ies program in the Institute of Regional Studies at Jagiellonian University' in Krakow. He also con- ducted two classes at the Agricul- tural University in Krakow and pre- sented the School of Rural Planning and Development as a case study in professional development and occupational orientation at a Con- ference on Labour Force Prepared- ness for Poland’s eight agricultural universities. NASBY CURATES INUIT ART EXHIBIT FOR AUSTRIA Macdonald Stewart Art Centre director Judith Nasby is curating the first exhibition of Canadian Inuit art to be shown in Austria. The exhibition, to be staged at the Institut fur Kunstgeschichte der Leopold-Franzens-Universitat in Innsbruck, consists of fabric works and drawings from the art centre’s internationally recognized Inuit art collection. Nasby will also partici- pate in the international sympo- sium “Cultural and Knowledge Transfer Between Austria and Can- ada, 1990-2000” organized by the Canadian Studies Centre of the University of Innsbruck in celebra- tion of its fifth anniversary in May. INfjvl [EMORI AM Shirley Goemans Shirley Goemans, a staff member in the Veterinary Teaching Hospi- tal, died Dec. 15. She had been employed at the University since 1989. She is survived by her hus- band, Peter, and one son. Donald Pearson Donald Pearson, a retired police sergeant with Security Services, died Dec. 8 at age 71. He had been employed at the University for 25 years, retiring in 1992. He is sur- vived by his wife, Helen, six step- children and 10 grandchildren. A tree will be planted in his memory next September in the Wall- Custance Memorial Forest at the Arboretum. The U of G Alumni Association invites nominations for its three annual awards of excellence — Alumnus of Honour, Alumni Medal of Achievement and Alumni Volunteer Award. Nomination deadline is Feb. 8. Nominations are also sought for the OVC Distinguished Alumnus award, with submissions due Feb. 23. Nomination forms for all four awards are available from Andrea Pavia at Ext. 4430. In addition, HAFA seeks nominees for the George Bedell Award of Excellence. Deadline is Feb 28. For more details, call Laurie Malleau at Ext. 2102 . W ORLD-CLASS feed analysis is central to a new partnership between Laboratory Services and Elanco Animal Health, a global research-based company that produces products to improve the health of animals. The new initiative builds on Elanco’s presence in the Research Park and its long-standing support of research at U of G, says John Lynch, marketing manager for Lab Services. “It gives the University new sources of revenue to support Labo- ratory Services, while Elanco is able to free up lab resources for new product development,” he says. “Previously, Elanco’s Canadian cus- tomers were sending samples for testing to the company’s central lab." Lab Services is the designated analytical service arm of U of G that not only supports government and academic needs, but also provides advanced analysis to enhance the competitiveness of agricultural and food companies operating in Can- ada. It was selected by Elanco through a competitive process in- volving three other labs. “We chose Laboratory Services because of the people, the facility and our successful long-standing as- sociation with the University of Guelph,” says Paul Dick, Elanco’s re- search manager for technical service and quality control. The company’s relationship with U of G began in 1990. Since then, Elanco has dedicated $1.2 million to a range of research programs. Their close involvement with Lab Services has also resulted in closer working relationships with the Natural Sci- ences and Engineering Research Council, OVC and OAC. “We’re all benefiting from our shared commitment to research and development via the exchange of ideas, concepts and synergies," Dick says. BY ANDREW BEARINGER AND LISA CAINES SPARK PROGRAM Pat Strongman Pat Strongman, a staff member in Student Financial Services in the Office of Registrarial Services from 1980 to 1997, died Dec. 25 at the age of 69. She is survived by two children, Zoe and Graham, and two grandchildren. Jeremy VanderEnde Jeremy VanderEnde of Blenheim, a first-year diploma in agriculture student at Kemptville College, died suddenly Jan. 1 1 as the result of an accident. He was 18. He is survived by his parents, Harold and Marg, two sisters and a brother. At Guelph 3 January 16, 2002 A RASH OF THEFTS on campus has Security Services urging members of the University community to be vigilant about protecting their belongings. Hardest hit by the thefts has been the Athletics Centre, with the men’s change room being the primary tar- get, says Keith McIntyre, director of Security Services. Thefts are being re- ported there almost daily, he says, and losses have included watches, cash, debit and credit cards, cheque- books, clothing, shoes, gym bags and Express cards. Some items have turned up at local pawnshops, and some of the stolen cheques and credit cards have been used. A number of the thefts have oc- curred when someone has left their belongings in an unlocked locker or has left a gym bag unattended for a few minutes while using the shower. But even those who conscientiously lock up their belongings have not been immune, says McIntyre. On numerous occasions, locks have been cut right off or locker doors have been broken into. “People who use the Athletics Centre are naturally upset when they have items stolen from their locker or gym bag,” he says, “and we are do- ing everything we can to catch the thief or thieves responsible for these crimes. But the people who use the Athletics Centre must also do their part to prevent these thefts by not bringing valuable items to the gym.” Theft has also been on the rise re- cently in the MacKinnon Building and in the U of G Library, says McIn- tyre. “People leave their offices un- locked or their bags and knapsacks unattended for just a few moments while they go to the washroom or go looking for a book in the stacks, and it only takes those few moments for a thief to strike.” He urges everyone working or studying in these buildings — and in all other buildings on campus — to keep their offices locked and to make sure that valuables are secured or kept in sight at all times. He also asks everyone to be alert to what’s going on around them and to report anyone loitering or acting suspi- ciously in a building. For more information, call Secu- rity Services officer Jim Armstrong at Ext. 2245 or community liaison officer Robin Begin at Ext. 6261. T hree DEAD or dying trees on campus are slated to be removed later this month. The trees — a pine at the top of the steps by the MacKinnon Building, a pine on Creelman Plaza between Creelman and Mills halls and a maple near McNally House on Gordon Street — are either dead or structurally unsound and pose a risk to passing pedestrians, says John Reinhart, head of Grounds. All of the trees will be replaced, he says, but the exact location of the new plantings is tobe determined on the basis of longer-term landscape planning currently under way. Later in the winter, a number of other dead or declining trees will be removed as well, he adds. These in- clude a total of eight spruce trees lo- cated on McGilvray Street north of the Equine Research Centre, in park- ing lots 23/24, by East Residences and south of the Quad Park; a birch tree in the University Centre loop lawn area and one in front of the President’s House; a locust tree north of the soccer field on Stadium Walk; a crabapple tree on Dundas Lane; and a total of five maples on Powerhouse Lane and in P.2. Re- placement plantings will be made. Another 18 maples along Wine- gard Walk are also slated for re- moval. The trees along this walk have been regularly replaced over the years because they suffer from the ef- fects of vandalism, salt and heat from the tunnels below, Reinhart says. “Continuing to replace the trees is no longer viable. Instead, we are looking at ways through the campus master plan to enhance the walkway.” For more information, call Rein- hart at Ext. 2053. Meanwhile, the City of Guelph will remove two large old trees on the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre property this winter. The trees have been in a state of decline for a number of years, says Al Ber- berich, horticulture superinten- dent with the Parks Department, and several dead limbs have been removed over the last couple of years. "Now the condition of the trees is such that we believe they should come down before they fall and hurt someone or damage the sur- rounding sculptures,” he says. In anticipation of the trees’ gradual decline, the city had previ- ously planted two new trees close by to help fill the void when the older trees are removed, he says. In the spring, the city will evaluate whether additional trees should be planted. The two trees slated for re- moval are located behind the art centre’s parking lot. For more in- formation, call Berberich at 837-5626. ffiappy 80th 'Birthday Line On the occasion of the Chancellor’s 8oth Birthday, the University of Guelph will officially launch the Campus Community Campaign Please join us FOR A CELEBRATION on January 29, 2002 in the University Centre Courtyard AT 12 NOON 5i9’824-4i20, ext 6506, campaign@uoguelph.ca, or visit our website: www.uoguelph.ca/campaign/community the campus community campaign for the University of Guelph Rezoning Application Set for OMB Hearing Majority of land would be used as office/research park A University of Guelph re- zoning application for land along Stone Road is slated to go before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) in February, although the City of Guelph has requested the hearing be deferred. The application concerns a 31- acre parcel of land between the new Canadian Tire and Edinburgh Mar- ket Place. The land is bordered to the north by the Dairy Bush and the University’s family residences on College Avenue. The University will ask the OMB to allow 18.5 acres to be rezoned for institutional/research park develop- ment and 12.5 acres for institu- tional/research park and commu- nity commercial use. Guelph city councillors voted against the rezoning proposal Dec. 17, a reversal from the council’s past position, which supported the issue. “We are disappointed by the vote," says Nancy Sullivan, vice- president (finance and administra- tion). “City council’s focus unfortu- nately seems to be on the retail component of the proposal, whereas the majority of land would be used as an office/research park, similar to our Research Park on the south side of Stone Road.” The 12. 5-acre portion of land in- cludes 8.8 acres that is intended to accommodate the relocation of the Zellers department store from the Stone Road Mall. That would allow the Hudson’s Bay Company to fill the vacated Zellers location in the mall with a two-storey Bay store as part of a total $70-million invest- ment in the retail area. If the OMB approves the rezon- ing application, the University will continue to own the land and lease it to Zellers and other parties, with all revenue going into the University’s endowment (Heritage Trust Fund). Since the late 1980s, Board of Governors has earmarked these University lands for development. “Board of Governors has deemed this land to be surplus to the Univer- sity’s needs,” says Sullivan. “Board members are satisfied there is ade- quate land available as we grow for teaching and research purposes and for residences.” In the current funding environ- ment for post-secondary education, “we do have to find innovative ways to support this institution’s strategic directions,” she says. The endowed Heritage Fund, es- tablished in 1991 and now worth $38.5 million, receives all proceeds from the University’s real estate ac- tivities — including the long-term leases for Edinburgh Market Place, the Research Park and the Village by the Arboretum. The Heritage Fund — overseen by the Board of Trustees, a B of G committee — is used to support one-time strategic initiatives. It is not used to cover ongoing operating costs. In the last decade, the University has received just over $9 million from the Heritage Fund, which has supported initiatives such as faculty start-up costs; the development of TRELLIS, the tri-university library system that gives students access to the collections at Guelph, the Uni- versity of Waterloo and Wilfrid Lau- rier; the startup of the Learning Commons in the McLaughlin Li- brary; and upgrading of the student information system and the finan- cial information system. Without the Heritage Fund, “we would have had to fund these proj- ects out of operating funds, and that would have meant other fiscal chal- lenges,” says Sullivan. Some retail development is nec- essary to help offset the high costs of servicing land slated for research use, says John Armstrong, director of the University’s Real Estate Divi- sion. “We have only about five acres left for development in our Research Park. When the clients express inter- est, you want to be ready to respond to them.” The Dairy Bush area, used for teaching and research, and a pedes- trian route from campus to Stone Road Mall would remain and be well buffered from the Zellers develop- ment, says Armstrong. In addition, an alternative location has been found in Wellington Woods for family housing market gardens that are currently located on a portion of the land. The OMB will decide Jan. 25 whether or not to grant the city’s re- quest for a deferral. The city made the request to allow preparation time for a planning consultant it has recently hired to represent its posi- tion. BY STACEY CURRY GUNN Student Dies in Accident A Kemptville College student was killed in a single motor vehicle accident Jan. 1 1 in Kemptville. Jeremy VanderEnde, 18, of Blenheim, Ont., died after the car he was driving struck a building at approximately 1 a.m. He was a first-year student in Kemptville’s diploma in agriculture program and lived in residence. “The faculty, staff and students of Kemptville College deeply regret the tragic death of Jeremy VanderEnde,” says college director Bill Curnoe. “We send our heartfelt condolences to Jeremy’s family and friends and offer them our support at this very difficult time.” Grief counselling has been of- fered to members of the Kemptville College community, and residence staff are supporting students. At Guelph 4 January 16, 2002 OMAFRA Partnership Is ‘Key Element’ in University’s New Vision for Future Funding supports leading-edge research, educational programs and laboratory services T HE renewal of the enhanced partnership agreement be- tween U of G and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is a “tremendous opportunity to renew our vision for agri-food research, education and technology transfer in support of innovation and the public good,” says president Mordechai Rozanski. By April, the University and OMAFRA will redefine how they will work together for the next five years. It’s work that has enormous impact, not only on Ontario’s $9.54-billion agri-food industry, but also on the health and well-being of the province’s people, animals and environment. When the contract took effect April 1, 1997, Rozanski called it an “unparalleled example of govern- ment/university interaction.” The agreement — which builds on a more than 30-year relationship — has since delivered numerous benefits for Ontario, says Prof. Alan Wildeman, vice-president (re- search). “Today, the University is at the forefront of a new era of advanced technological research that merges agri-food, nutrition, health and pharmaceutical research with ad- vanced information technologies,” he says. Rozanski sees the renewal of the enhanced partnership as a “key ele- ment” in a new vision that will build on the University’s historical strengths in agri-food and veteri- nary medicine. “Guelph’s expertise in the plant and animal life sciences, and our culture of innovation and applica- tion, allows us to solve real-life problems and improve the quality of people’s lives,” he says. “We are all working very hard in these negotiations to advance these goals. There are significant budget challenges. But we are dedicated to overcoming these challenges be- cause the enhanced partnership is such an important element in our ability to make important discover- ies and deliver valuable applications that benefit the citizens of this prov- ince and beyond." The funding that OMAFRA transfers to the University ($50.5 million in 2001/2002) supports re- search, education and laboratory services. RESEARCH About $38 million was ear- marked for research in 2000/2001. The University and OMAFRA work together to establish research priorities that become deliverables in the contract. The objectives relate to human, animal and plant health; rural communities; environmental management; and food safety. “Research — both basic and ap- plied — keeps our agri-food sector on the leading edge,” says Wilde- man. “It is primarily at universities that basic or curiosity-based re- search is encouraged and given long enough timelines to nurture new ideas that lead to groundbreaking advances.” U of G research includes the crea- tion of new commodities that have health-promoting or disease- preventing properties. These “next generation” products — nutraceuti- cals, antibodies and vaccines — have the potential to open new agricul- tural markets and could boost rural and agricultural economies. For example, one research group has found a way to incorporate DHA into milk. DHA is an important omega-3 fatty acid for brain and reti- nal development, and it may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Another team is finding ways to extract important biochemically ac- tive compounds from Ontario crops, such as betacarotene from carrots and tomatoes, phytoestrogens from soybeans and flavours and fra- grances from flowers. Unlike con- ventional extraction techniques, their process extracts the valuable substances without generating toxic residues and hazardous waste. Researchers are also investigating methods of producing antibodies in plants such as tobacco and eggs. “Plantibodies” produced in tobacco could be used to detect food- and water-borne diseases. Researchers hope the egg project will lead to cheap and abundant supplies of a vaccine for rotavirus, considered one of the most serious diseases in the world, with up to three million chil- dren dying from it each year. OVC faculty are also advancing human health through comparative medical research on reproductive technologies, genetic diseases, can- cer, radiation treatment and antibi- otic resistance. One current project involves testing a vaccine for cows that could eliminate the deadly E. coli 0157:H7 bacterium. Work is also under way on technology to better treat joint injuries in horses and peo- ple, and to prevent the early onset of arthritis. A number of research efforts are focused on strategies that will lead to more efficient and environmentally friendly agricultural methods. For example, an integrated pest manage- ment treatment program for apple growers is using a variety of environ- mentally friendly products to save producers from orchard losses, sig- nificantly reducing the amount of chemical pesticides needed to main- tain a healthy and profitable crop. EDUCATION OMAFRA funding also supports educational programs, including the University’s agri-food diploma pro- grams at OAC and Ridgetown, Kemptville and Alfred colleges, and OVC’s Veterinary Clinical Educa- tion Program (VCEP). “Through training programs and an investment in research, new gen- erations of highly qualified people will play important roles in the de- velopment of the agri-food indus- try,” says Wildeman. “Universities have a crucial role to provide a con- tinual source of skills and ideas, which contribute to a healthy econ- omy, society and environment.” OVC dean Alan Meek says the VCEP funding “is critical to our abil- ity to provide our students with es- U OF G'S Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being is co- sponsoring a three-part lecture series beginning Ian. 25 on “The Challenge of Work/Life Integration in Canada.” The lectures run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Homewood Health Centre. Cost is $150 for the series or $60 per session and includes lunch. The Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being strives to make the link between what happens in the sential clinical education that serves Ontario’s food-animal industry and the animal-owning public at large." Recent events have shown the vi- tal importance of veterinary colleges and veterinarians in Canada’s infra- structure for public health protec- tion, including regulatory agencies, food safety, wildlife and environ- mental health and medical research, he notes. Veterinarians promote the qual- ity and safety of food through proac- tive means, such as animal health programs that decrease the use of an- tibiotics. Veterinary practitioners and re- searchers also play a key role in dis- ease surveillance and outbreak response. “They are the first line of defence against threats to human and animal health, such as West Nile virus, mad cow disease, E. coli con- tamination and other diseases that can be transmitted through the food chain,” Meek says. “Without effec- tive and adequate training programs, this critical link in our defence of public and environment health would be lost.” LABORATORY SERVICES The safety of the provincial food supply also relies on U of G’s Labora- tory Services division, which was transferred from OMAFRA in 1997 workplace and the effects on indi- viduals, families and communities, says director Linda Hawkins. “This lecture series allows us to share what we know, to reach out to human resource professionals and others who can use our academic re- search in a practical and demonstra- tive way. We wanted the series to cover a wide range of issues and offer a picture of what’s happening across the country.” under the terms of the enhanced partnership. OMAFRA uses Lab Services for analysis that meets the requirements of various provincial acts and regula- tions covering health and safety stan- dards for food production. “We strive to ensure that the food produced and sold in Ontario is safe to eat," says general manager Patricia Collins. “We are testing products on a daily basis that are entering or al- ready in the food supply. That in- cludes meat, fruits, vegetables and dairy products. Every year, we test 285,000 dairy samples alone.” OMAFRA also uses data from Lab Services to scan for disease out- breaks. “Through our diagnostic serv- ices, we are actively monitoring the health of the herds in the province to watch for potential outbreaks that would represent a human health hazard or be economically devastat- ing to a sector of the industry,” Col- lins says. Lab Services also provides OMAFRA with environmental monitoring services, including iden- tifying plant diseases, soil testing and monitoring the quality of water in the Great Lakes. The individual successes of the research, education and laboratory services under the OMAFRA con- tract collectively result in synergies with far-reaching effects, says Wilde man. The partnership with OMAFRA is a major factor in the growth of the research and development cluster around U of G, he says. The Univer- sity now has more than 35 external partners from government, industry and academia, and 25 research cen- . tres and institutes on campus. Ultimately, Rozanski says, the goal is “to improve the quality of people’s fives by creating safe and high-quality food, by advancing health and well-being, and by creat- ing high-value industrial bio- products that contribute to a clean, sustainable environment. “The University and OMAFRA have achieved a great deal in the last five years through the enhanced partnership, and the renewal of the agreement this spring will enable us to focus on future innovation." BY STACEY CURRY GUNN First up Jan. 25 are Prof. Donna Lero, Family Relations and Ap- plied Nutrition, and Nora Spinks, president of Work-Life Harmony Enterprises. Lero will discuss “Work, Family and Well-Being in Canada." Spinks’s topic is “Cana- dian Employers Respond to Work/Life.” For more information about the series or registration details, call 1-800-445-1798, Ext. 113. Lectures to Focus on Work/Life At Guelph 5 January 16, 2002 ILLUSTRATION BY MARLENA ZUBER A Question of Integrity New initiatives aim to protect academic integrity at the University of Guelph J UST about every PROFESSOR has a favourite story to teU about a student who tried to pass off another’s work as his or her own. For drama professor Ann Wilson, it’s the “Love Story” episode, where a dating couple wrote one essay together and each turned it in under their own name. It was when Wilson was teaching one section of a two- section course at York University. “I happened to be in the office of my colleague who was teaching the other section, when I glanced down at a pile of essays on the desk and no- ticed that the paper on top looked familiar.” It turned out to be the exact same essay another student had submitted in Wilson's section of the course. “We fig- ured out the two students were going out. I guess they de- cided they would write one essay and share it between the two of them. Now that’s love,” she says with a chuckle. But Wilson and other professors at U of G and across Canada agree that academic misconduct such as plagia- rism is no laughing matter. This month, 47 economic stu- dents at Simon Fraser University were accused of cheating on an assignment. Last year, more than 120 students at the University of Alberta were charged with academic miscon- duct, with 45 of them being suspended or expelled. The University of Toronto is currently investigating 150 stu- dents for academic misconduct. U of G administrators and faculty say it’s difficult to know how widespread it is at Guelph and how to deter- mine if students know what constitutes plagiarism — or, if they know, whether they consider it academic misconduct. And even if a professor is pretty sure a paper she or he is grading includes plagiarized sections, how does one verify it or even find the time to take such action? These issues are just some of the topics Teaching Support Services (TSS) and the Learning Commons, in conjunction with a newly formed Academic Integrity Committee, hope to tackle with a series of initiatives aimed at protecting academic integrity at Guelph. They include: * surveying professors, teaching assistants and students this month to find out how widespread the problem is at Guelph, Yvow concerned pcop\e are, the \eve\ of understanding and acceptance of policies and procedures, and suggestions for dealing with issues; • continuing to analyse literature that looks at academic mis- conduct at other North American universities; • pilot testing software that scans papers for plagiarism; and • making academic integrity the focus of the 15th annual Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference this spring. “I believe these initiatives will put Guelph at the forefront of dealing with this issue,” says TSS director Prof. Julia Chris- tensen Hughes, who, along with the Learning Commons and Academic Integrity Committee, spent more than a year review- ing the literature and exploring how academic misconduct is dealt with at other North American universities, at the request of the Vice-President (Academic)’s Council. The committee released the findings of this research last month. The report included some disheartening statistics, such as: 84 per cent of university students in North America engage in some form of academic dishonesty; Web sites offering term papers receive as many as 80,000 hits a day; and students are more likely to engage in such misconduct if they think their peers are doing the same and getting away with it. "The research also shows that 40 to 60 per cent of faculty who have seen academic misconduct say they have chosen to do nothing or little in response,” says Christensen Hughes. “That’s why we want to engage our faculty in the process to find out where they feel they need more support. And that’s why we want to involve our teaching assistants and students as well, so we can understand what the issues are from their perspective and what help we can provide. The University has well-defined policies in this area, but it seems they are not always followed. We need to understand why.” (Information about U of G’s policies is available on the Uni- versity Web site at www.uoguelph.ca/GraduateStudies/calen- dar/archive/ 1 9982000/genreg/ miscondu.html. ) Later this month, TSS will send out three different e-mail surveys to faculty, teaching assistants and students, asking them about their perceptions of academic integrity at Guelph. The survey has been endorsed by both the U of G Faculty Associa- tion and CUPE 3913, which represents teaching assistants. Data will be sorted by college and will become part of a larger study being conducted by Duke University’s Center for Academic In- tegrity in North Carolina. “No one at Guelph will see any individual responses — they will be sent directly to Duke for aggregation,” says Christensen Hughes. “Confidentially is absolutely assured.” From an institutional point of view, she says, “it’s critical that we understand this issue and develop plans and strate- gies for dealing with it effectively.” Prof. Maureen Mancuso. associate vice-president (aca- demic), who has been working with TSS and the Learning Commons on the initiatives, adds that the main reason for doing the survey is to provide real data about attitudes at Guelph. Previous reports about academic misconduct have varied considerably from year to year. “There is concern among both faculty and students about maintaining academic integrity,” she says. "Data from other sources indicate there is an erosion of academic integrity across North America and that student attitudes about what is ‘acceptable’ behaviour are changing. We want to collect in- formation specific to Guelph, which can be reviewed and un- derstood in light of the data from other jurisdictions.” Provost Alastair Summerlee says he’s pleased that Man- cuso, TSS and the Learning Commons have launched these initiatives. “It’s very important that we support our faculty and students in this area of concern,” he says. The survey results will be shared this May at TSS’s Teach- ing and Learning Innovations Conference, which is being co-hosted by the Learning Commons and McLaughlin Li- brary. At the conference, faculty, students and teaching assis- tants will be able to comment on the survey and make recommendations for enhancing academic integrity. The event will also include workshops and two keynote speakers: Don McCabe of Rutgers University, who has done much of the existing research on academic misconduct in North America, and Robert Harris, author of The Plagiarism Hand- book: Strategies for Preventing, Detecting and Dealing With Plagiarism. In the meantime, TSS and the Learning Commons will con- tinue to provide other support programs and educational mate- rials aimed at maintaining academic integrity, including developing a Web site and pilot testing the software program Turnitin, a Web-based service that identifies essays that may have been purchased through “paper mills” or sections of pa- pers that may have been plagiarized from the Internet. “You submit a paper electronically, and it takes about 24 hours to get it back,” says Pat Thompson, who is overseeing use of the software for TSS. The papers come back with questionable sections highlighted in colour and a notation about the source of the information. A second phase of the pilot test is scheduled for this semester. For more information about the program, visit the Web site www. turnitin.com or call Thompson at Ext. 2965. Having options and guidance about academic misconduct is welcomed by professors such as Wilson. “I think students pla- giarize for many reasons,” she says. “In some cases, they do it out of desperation. Others plagiarize because it’s the easy thing to do. I also think some students genuinely don’t know what is ac- ceptable and what is not.” For these reasons, she adds, professors have an obligation to their students to make academic misconduct difficult. “Part of the solution involves designing assignments that are specific in addressing concerns particular to the course and issues that have been raised in class.” BY LORI BONA HUNT Shedding Light on Plagiarism S OME U OF G professors are taking extra measures to cut down on academic misconduct, including giving students “quizzes” designed to teach them what constitutes plagiarism and checking papers with innovative “plagiarism-detecting” software programs. “We’ve had papers submitted that we know are 98-per-cent plagiarized,” says Sheri Hincks, who along with April Nejedly teaches the zoology distance education course “Hu- mans in the Natural World.” "It’s a first-year science course for non- science majors," says Hincks, “so I’m not sure if the students don’t know when they’re pla- giarizing something or if they just do it and know it’s wrong. It is just so easy to go on the Web and copy, click and paste something into a document." She and Nejedly have designed their course to include assignments and quizzes in- tended to teach students about plagiarism. They adapted it from a module put together by Dawn Larson, an instructor in the Depart- ment of Molecular Biology and Genetics. It includes case scenarios that ask the students to decide whether plagiarism was involved. When they respond, the program offers im- mediate feedback and information. The stu- dents then complete an assignment that involves summarizing scientific articles avail- able on the Internet, in the popular press and in a field journal, and they must submit the sources’ Internet addresses with their assign- ment. When students turn in work that Hincks and Nejedly consider to be plagiarized, the work is submitted to the chair for academic review. ' Most students don't make the same mis- take again,” says Hincks. “Most of them are really quite concerned and didn’t realize what they were doing is wrong.” Zoology professor Steve Scadding, acting director of Teaching Support Services, has taken similar steps in his courses, especially those taught via distance education. He uses a software program called EVE2 to find what he calls “cut and paste” plagiarism, and he tells his students in advance that he will be using the software. "Many of these students are writing a university-level essay for the first time,” he says, “and they may be cutting and pasting things from articles they find on the Internet. Maybe it’s something they got away with in high school, or maybe they waited until the night before the assignment was due and it just seemed easier than writing their own es- say.” But the same Internet tools that make aca- demic misconduct simpler nowadays also make catching it easier, says Scadding. The software program that he uses scans Web sites and pages looking for “matching text strings.” “It locates the material using many of the same Internet tools and search engines that the student used to find the material in the first place.” It can take up to 15 minutes per essay, which equals about an additional 40 to 50 hours of work per course. But Scadding says he realized the importance of being proactive when he became a member of U of G’s Aca- demic Integrity Committee. “My main motivation is in defence of the students who do things honestly and are pre- paring essays on their own," he says. “I want to protect academic integrity.” At Guelph 6 January 16, 2002 Four members of the University volunteer to lead the campus community campaign L ater this month, U of G will launch a campus community campaign. This endeavour is part of Guelph’s current efforts to expand bursaries and scholarships to support accessibility and the education of the next generation of students; to help attract outstanding talent to the campus; and to raise funds to build new and better facilities for staff, faculty and students. These members of the U of G community have volunteered to lead the campus community campaign. Kenda Semple During her 25 years with U of G, Kenda Semple, a cus- todian with Physical Resources, has probably been in every one of the close to 150 buildings on campus. “I don’t think there’s a place that I haven’t worked in or done something in, whether it was watering the plants in- side or shovelling the snow outside,” Semple says with a laugh, adding that, as a result, she knows “everybody.” She joined the University in September 1976 as part of the Housekeeping Unit. Her job was to clean the Univer- sity Centre on the overnight shift from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. “I had no children at that time, so it wasn’t that hard for me to do it.” In 1980, she moved to the Grounds Department, where she was first a groundskeeper and then, after completing a home gardener course through Independent Study, a gar- dener. When she wanted a change 1 1 years later, she joined the campus maintenance truck pool. Two years later, how- ever, she decided to go back to Housekeeping, where she’s been for the past eight years. Along the way, Semple also found time to volunteer with the University’s Educational Equity Committee. Her knowledge of the campus — and its people — was behind her decision to co-chair the staff portion of the campus community campaign. Another reason, she says, is that her work on campus has given her a real appreciation of U of G’s students and of the University itself as a fair and generous employer. “Part of my job involves cleaning classrooms, and I’ve realized that classes are too overcrowded,” she says. “The University, which provides thousands of people with stable and quality employment, needs our financial support to keep growing and adding the space we all need, whether we’re students, staff or faculty.” Thom Herrmann Prof. Thom Herrmann, Psychology, says he’s happy to be a “cheerleader” for the campus community campaign because he’s worked here for 30 years and he believes in U of G. “I’m a lifer. I’ve seen this place grow and I’m dedi- cated to help it grow in the future. If we don’t believe in this place, why should anyone else? Guelph is a first-rate uni- versity. It’s not perfect, but it’s an institution striving to be- come better in every way." Herrmann says when he started at Guelph it was known only as an agricultural school — “cow college” — and a place with a veterinary school. “Since then, it’s become a well-rounded, first-rate uni- versity that undergraduates and graduates from all over Canada and the world come to.” He notes that U of G can continue to grow “only if we’re able to find the mental and physical resources. 'Common sense’ governments don’t seem to be willing to put all the money necessary forward, and I’m not sure industry con- tributions are the way to go. The donor method is ex- tremely important.” Herrmann has spent two decades working on behalf of faculty through the U of G Faculty Association (UGFA). The better part of that time, he has been UGFA’s chief ne- gotiator; now, he’s the association’s president. He was also head of Teaching Support Services in the mid-1980s. “I’ve spent much of my time negotiating — and fight- ing — with die administration,” he acknowledges. “I’m not someone who dreams of advancing administratively. I’ve agreed to support the campaign for the same reason I’m in the Faculty Association — to work to make things better. Mary Beverley-Burton Retired zoology professor Mary Beverley-Burton’s definition of retirement does not include resting on her laurels. Or resting much at all for that matter. During her 27-year career at Guelph, the internation- ally renowned parasitologist led the fight to establish a maternity-leave policy for all female employees on cam- pus; campaigned for more balanced support of varsity, in- tramural sports and fitness programs for both male and female athletes; and was a leader in efforts to establish the Guelph chapter of the Canadian Association of Women in Science. In addition, she was a faculty adviser to the Ath- letics Advisory Council, a longtime member of Senate, a member of the UGFA executive and council, a member of the Joint Faculty Policies Committee and a Senate repre- sentative on B of G. That commitment and dedication to learning and serv- ice didn’t stop when she retired in 1995. Since then, she has helped launch the Guelph chapter of the Ontario Master Gardeners, completed an Ontario diploma in horticul- ture, signed on as a docent at the Arboretum and served on the steering committee for U of G’s ACCESS program, raising money for student scholarships. Now she’s on board as a co-chair of the campus community campaign. “Giving to the University is a personal choice,” she says, “and the target of gifts may change throughout life. My three children all benefited from tuition waivers, and scholarships were an enormous help to my daughter when she was a student here. So I thoroughly support the initia- tive being made in the campaign to raise funds for finan- cial help to students. But some donors may prefer to give towards more tangible goals that are more visible to a wider community — such as the Arboretum and the U of G Library — and that would benefit tremendously from donations made by members of the University.” Todd Schenk He wants to ride from the coast of Vietnam to the Eng- lish Channel on a motorcycle. Todd Schenk says it’s the longest overland route in the world, “and it would be a pretty dam interesting trip." Some things are just worth doing. Like majoring in ge- ography with a minor in international development, like representing his peers as communications commissioner of the Central Student Association (CSA) and, now, advo- cating student participation in the University’s commu- nity campaign. Agreeing to co-chair this campaign was a considered decision for Schenk, who believes in principle that the full responsibility for funding post-secondary education should rest with Canadian society. But he is also a realist who says this ideal can’t be achieved in the current political climate. Schenk says he and his peers in the CSA see value in the campus campaign because it’s a way for the U of G com- munity to advocate that social responsibility. “I believe strongly in a community supporting the community. The campus campaign is a good way for this community to give back — to contribute to the good things we’re doing here and reduce our dependence on outside funding.” Looking at recent CSA initiatives, Schenk notes that students have demonstrated a willingness to support worthwhile programs, such as raising $6,500 for the United Way, agreeing to increase fees for student services, and helping to fund the new covered athletic field, career counselling efforts and programs that benefit special- interest groups on campus. Schenk has played a key role in CSA efforts to raise the public profile of student concerns and get students more involved in the political process. He says his CSA experience is rewarding because the organization is making positive changes, but it’s also fuel- ling his interest in the political process and social struc- tures. When he graduates, he plans to apply for a CIDA internship “somewhere in the world.” After that, the motorcy- cle trip and probably graduate school. Co-chairs of the campus community campaign, from top: Semple, Thom Herrmann, Mary Beverley-Burton and Todd Shenk. PHOTOS BY DEAN PALMER/THE SCENARIO “I think many of my colleagues, from staff to retirees, are here for the same reason. We believe in this university, and we’re not afraid to stand up and tell other people about it." A Community Effort At Guelph 7 January 16, 2002 Mk t t kt? s NO CONTROVERSY AMONG EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS I'm a faithful reader of @Guelph, but rarely do I feel the need to pub- licly challenge the views of its con- tributors. I have to applaud Profs. Bonnie Mallard and Art Hill (Dec. 12 issue) for waking me from my work-induced apathy with their unexpected and rather puzzling criticism of a research program on evolution in snails that was featured in the Nov. 28 issue of @Guclph. Specifically, they argue that adaptive changes in a snail popula- tion that occur following the intro- duction of predators do not constitute evolution. More gener- ally, they claim that any change caused by natural selection is not evolution because it is apparently reversible and is limited to the variation initially available in the genome. As an evolutionary biologist, I was taken aback by these declara- tions, which are mistaken on all ac- counts. The fact is that evolution is defined as any change in the fre- quency of alleles within a popula- tion, and such changes in snails would certainly qualify, regardless of their magnitude. Furthermore, 1 am aware of no controversy among evolutionary biologists on this matter, as Profs. Mallard and Hill would have us be- lieve. From their comment about reversibility, 1 can only assume they are confusing the genetic process studied in snails with the ontoge- netic process, referred to as pheno- typic plasticity, which could lead to a reversal in form if replaced in the original environment. Moreover, they seem unaware of the role of recombination and re- current mutation that would pro- vide new sources of variation, which allows selection to modify the organism well beyond its initial range of variation. Their viewpoint reminds me of a common argument made for crea- tionism, which isn’t really an argu- ment at all, just nitpicking on evolutionary biology. Many crea- tionists grant that genetic change occurs on a small scale within spe- cies, but they claim this cannot pro- duce macroevolution, which is, after all, the real evolution. For evi- dence, they claim no one has ever seen such transformations occur. This contradicts the available evi- dence from paleontology, develop- mental biology and evolutionary genetics. In attempting to clarify what they perceive as a “common misun- derstanding” about the relationship between natural selection and evo- lution, Profs. Mallard and Hill have instead created confusion when there is, in fact, none among evolu- tionary biologists. Natural selection is indeed evo- lution, in that it results in changes in the genetic composition of a population, no matter how minor. Prof. Brian Husband Department of Botany GENETIC ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT ONE TYPE OF EVOLUTION 1 am writing in response to the Dec. 12 letter from Profs. Bonnie Mal- lard and Art Hill. Evolution is defined in Strick- berger’s (2000) textbook as "genetic changes in populations of organ- isms through time that lead to dif- ferences among them.” Genetic adaptation of populations to changes in the environment fits this definition and is therefore one type of evolution. I have previously shown that shell thickness in the marine litto- rinid snails I study is a heritable quantitative trait. Directional selec- tion can change the mean value of quantitative traits far beyond the initial range of variation in the base population. Reports of changes in the mean of 10 phenotypic standard deviations after 10 generations of directional selection are not un- common. This is possible because of changes of the gene frequencies of existing alleles and the creation of new alleles by mutation at the mul- tiple loci that affect a particular quantitative trait. Predictive models of this type of microevolutionary change may al- low me to determine whether Cana- dian animal populations can adapt to the type of environmental changes we expect in the next 100 years or so. I agree with Profs. Mallard and Hill that my models are unlikely to shed light on macroevolutionary questions such as why a snail has a different body plan than a trout does. But major mutations, dupli- cations and major changes in the regulation of the homeotic genes that result in the different body plans of different animal phyla have occurred very' infrequently in the last 600 million years and therefore do not need to be included in my models. That microevolution is some- times reversible is intellectually sat- isfying. If we manage to halt global warming or remove zebra mussels from the Great Lakes, we might hope that any surviving Canadian populations will return to their ini- tial state. Prof. Elizabeth Boulding Department of Zoology Your Other Pension Option A n exclusive meeting open to professors and staff of the University of Guelph. Discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of transferring out the value of your pension. 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Reservations Requested Email: tporchcron@dundccsecuritics.com 1-866-233-5833 Ext. 226 7:00 p.m. • Tuesday, January 29, 2002 Ramada Hotel, Boardroom 103 716 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario DUNDEE SECURITIES CORPORATION I 1 City Centre Dr. Sir. 301, Mississauga, ON LIB I M2 Member of CIPF Lactating Women Should Avoid Charred Meat, Study Shows Chemicals formed during cooking found in human milk B reast-feeding mothers who consume charred meats are probably passing dangerous environ- mental contaminants on to their children, according to a first-ever study by U of G researchers. Heterocyclic amines — the muta- genic and carcinogenic products formed during frying, broiling and grilling of meats — were found in hu- man milk during tests conducted by Prof. David Josephy and post-doc re- searcher Lillian DeBruin of the De- partment of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Perry Martos of Laboratory Services. “There have been a number of studies that have found a link be- tween consuming charred meats and an increased risk of breast cancer,” Josephy says. One investigation con- cluded that women who ate red meat that was “very well done” had a 4.6- fold increased risk of breast cancer compared with those who usually ate meat that was “rare" or “medium.” “But this is the first time analysis of these compounds has been con- ducted on human milk,” Josephy says. “We can say with some certainty that most of these environmental chemicals are also being absorbed by nursing infants, and as a rule, infants are more susceptible than adults.” The research is reported in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicol- ogy, published by the American Chemical Society, the word’s largest scientific society. The pilot study in- cluded samples from II lactating mothers living near Guelph, 10 of whom are meat eaters. The envi- ronmental chemicals that result from eating grilled meats were de- tected in nine of the 11 samples, with one of the two exceptions be- ing the milk of the vegetarian do- nor. “The presence of these environ- mental chemicals in human milk means this is possibly a human mammary carcinogen,” says De- Bruin. Josephy adds that animal meat is the most likely source. “The chemi- cals are formed by heating creatine with amino acids, and creatine is found almost exclusively in mus- cle.” This includes red meat, fish and chicken. “Reducing the intake of overly cooked meats might mini- mize exposure to these com- pounds,” he says. The chemicals have a relatively short lifespan in the body — be- tween eight and 24 hours — so cut- ting back on consumption even just while breast-feeding might have a positive effect, he says. Although the study was a pilot project intended to test the meth- odology of analysing milk samples for these contaminants, Josephy says the findings are provocative. “We will now embark on a more comprehensive study.” That work will include more de- tailed analysis of women’s dietary habits and is being funded by the Canadian Breast Cancer Founda- tion. BY LORI BONA HUNT Slogan Promotes Value of Libraries Trademark launched during National Library Week I f you’ve been to the U of G Library lately, you’ve probably noticed the red and yellow banner outside the entrance that reads @your library™. This slogan was conceived by the American Library Association as part of a campaign to draw attention to — and promote the value of — libraries in the 21” century, says science and technology librarian Jeannie Cockcroft. The trademark was officially launched last April during a Na- tional Library Week event in Wash- ington, D.C., featuring First Lady Laura Bush, who is a librarian her- self. Cockcroft says libraries throughout the world are using the slogan to ignite interest in their new technically savvy services and pro- grams. Here at home, the Ontario Library Association is responsible for helping libraries throughout the province become part of this effort, she says. The U of G Library is promoting the theme with other @your library initiatives, including a virtual refer- ence service: questions @your desk and answers @your library ™. “Guelph is leading the way for many university libraries in North America in providing the campus with access to this new virtual refer- ence technology,” says Cockcroft. “This technology makes it possible to ask our library staff questions via the Internet in a real-time, live chat, Web-sharing environment. ” She notes that the library’s home page, launched last summer, also showcases the @your library logo in menu headings to make it easier for users to find their way to the re- sources and services offered through the site. At Guelph 8 January 16, 2002 Energy Audit Looks at Ways to Do Things Better Retrofit would enable University to cut costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions I T TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY to run a university. Here at U of G, with some 150 buildings on campus, energy costs run into the millions of dollars each year and are expected to keep getting higher. In an effort to reduce those costs and help the environment, U of G is conducting a campus energy audit that will shed light on ways to do things better. The audit is being carried out by MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd. of Toronto, a Canadian-owned company that has done similar work for the University of Manitoba and other campuses, as well as school boards, the federal government and even Banff National Park. Since mid-September, MCW staff and consultants have been examining all aspects of the University’s physical operation. At the end of January, the company will report on its findings, presenting the University with a fea- sibility study outlining potential ways of reducing energy use and pre- dicting the savings to be made. “We’ll report on all the areas where energy can be saved, from light bulbs, windows and toilets to the steam-generation system, to al- ternative energy sources, to public education, to changing the way peo- ple operate,” says MCW project co- manager Ian Sinclair. A big part of the audit has focused on lighting because that’s where about 40 per cent of a university’s hydro is traditionally directed. MCW staff have been cataloguing every light fixture on campus, as well as taking light readings and logging how long lights are left on. This task is being carried out by a five-person crew consisting of an MCW electri- cal staff member based on campus, two Guelph graduate students and two U of G graduates. At any one time, there are also three MCW mechanical engineers reviewing pumps, fans and other mechanical equipment on site or working from drawings provided by the University. A water conservation team looked at such things as water use in toilets, residence showers and laboratories. Another team exam- ined building envelopes (doors, win- dows, roofs, etc.). In addition, a consultant was recently on campus looking at the possibility of intro- ducing solar-generated water heat- ing to the pools in the Athletics Centre. MCW is also carrying out a full review of the University’s utility billings, including identifying the ac- tual effect of weather on consump- tion. Sinclair notes that most of the buildings on campus are at least 30 to 40 years old, and in the years since they were built, products, technolo- gies and ways of thinking about en- ergy have changed dramatically. “For example, the technology of a light bulb and the ballast that powers the bulb has improved significantly. Today, you can get better lighting quality with the same lighting levels and still use a third less energy. A lot of savings can be realized just by re- placing the old with the new.” But MCW is not just looking at “changing A for B,” he says. “It’s more than a retrofit — it’s a re- design. We’re evaluating how things can be done better. In a gym, for ex- ample, you typically have lights that take 10 minutes to come on, so peo- ple leave them on all day even if the gym is empty. We’re looking at dif- ferent ways of doing that. We want to solve problems, not just replace things.” In the feasibility study resulting from the review, MCW will provide the University with a wide-ranging menu of energy-saving options to consider, says Sinclair. “Our role is to think outside the box and look at all the possibilities. It’s then up to the University to draw its own margins around what it wants." U of G project manager Dan Maclachlan, assistant executive di- rector of Physical Resources, says the study will be reviewed by the Physi- cal Resources committee that origi- nally commissioned it as well as various University administrators, who will determine which of MCW’s options to pursue. Their recommen- dations will then go to Board of Gov- ernors for approval. Whatever retrofitting measures U of G decides to take, MCW will manage the project from initial engi- neering design to turnkey project management through to the one to two years of on-site construction re- quired. Following the construction, MCW will maintain an energy advo- cate on campus and review utility bills to ensure savings are being gen- erated. All costs of the retrofit will be covered by the energy savings them- selves, says Sinclair. MCW offers to arrange initial financing of all con- struction work, then recoups the in- vestment through the savings realized over a set period of years. And the company stands behind its prediction of annual savings, he says. If the savings fall short in a particular year, MCW makes up the difference. “That’s why this is such a good fit for universities, because they’re under such budget restraints," he says. Sinclair stresses, however, that saving money isn’t the most impor- tant goal of a major retrofit. “The biggest thing is to make a dent in the University’s carbon dioxide emis- sions,” he says. He believes this is a good oppor- tunity to raise awareness among members of the University commu- nity about global warming and about how energy is used in buildings. “Buildings use 30 to 40 per cent of Canada’s energy,” he says. “People should be aware of their impact on energy other than just driving to work every day.” Maclachlan adds that the retrofit will help address the deferred main- tenance in U of G's aging buildings. “If we’re replacing things with energy-efficient products, we’ll also be renewing infrastructure and re- ducing our total amount of deferred maintenance. The University has been looking for creative ways to deal with deferred maintenance, and this will help.” In addition, he says, the retrofit will provide an opportunity to stan- dardize products used at U of G, “so that we’re not using hundreds of dif- ferent types of light bulbs, for exam- ple. This will save money, time and energy in the long run.” Overall, the retrofit will reduce the costs of maintenance and make it easier to manage, says Sinclair. He notes that MCW will provide train- ing during and after the construction period to everyone in Physical Re- sources involved in operating the new systems and equipment. “There’s no point in spending money if people don’t understand how something works or don’t un- derstand the intent. We want every- one to be comfortable with it.” Ensuring that people are com- fortable is an important part of MCW’s job, he adds. "We don’t come in, drop out of the clouds and say: ‘You're going to do this and this and this. We ask people on campus what they want to see done. Collabo- ration is essential." During the construction phase, the goal will be to be as unobtrusive as possible to the campus commu- nity, says Sinclair. Much of the work will be carried out during quieter pe- riods of the year, and the lighting work will be done at night. “We’re used to doing projects in high schools and hotels," he says. “And we did the Supreme Court of Canada, which never closes.” Many of the improvements will be invisible to most people on cam- pus, but such things as better light- ing, air circulation, cooling and heatings will be immediately appar- ent. “We want to make it so that peo- ple are more comfortable in their en- vironment,” says Sinclair. “And generally, if you have a problem with a building’s environment, energy is being wasted somewhere. So when you solve the problem, you not only save energy and money, but you also make it better for the people who work there.” BY BARBARA CHANCE “Buildings use 30 to 40 per cent of Canada’s energy. People should be aware of their impact on energy other than just driving to work every day. ” Resource Efficient Agricultural Production (REAP-Canada) invites you for a day on Organic Agriculture & International Development At the Guelph Organic Agriculture Conference, University of Guelph Workshop on International Sustainable Agriculture Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002 11 a.m.-noon Youth opportunities in international organic agriculture 1:30-3 p.m. Agro-ecological villages as a development strategy 3:30-5 p.m. Restoring the landscape using analog forestry and organic certification Learn about CIDA-funded development initiatives in the Philip- pines and the agro-ecological village development model. Two of REAP’s Philippine partners will give presentations during the afternoon session: Georie Pitong, director of MASIPAG-Visayas (Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Develop- ment), and Leopoldo Guilaran, a farmer and the active chair- man of MASIPAG. Cost: $50 general, $10 for students Come and learn how you can be involved! The 21st Annual Guelph Organic Agriculture Conference (Jan. 25-27) offers a variety of workshops on organic farming and an organic trade show. See http://www.guelph2002. organicfarms.ca or call the conference response line: 519-824-4120. Ext. 2558. At Guelph 9 January 16, 2002 New Varsity Rowing Team Is Making Wa ves Novice rowers make impressive showing at provincial championships P rof. Walter Kehm, Land- scape Architecture, wasn’t sure what to expect. There at the start line was a crew of eight U of G students, poised over the oars in their 20-year-old racing shell, waiting for the signal for the novice women’s eight final in St. Catharines in November. Having dominated their category for the entire season, the crew had easily won the first heat to advance to the final round. Still, this was only the first season of varsity rowing for them, as it was for the other Gry- phon women’s and men’s crews competing in the varsity OUA row- ing championships. How well would Guelph stand up against seasoned teams from the likes of Toronto, Western and Queen’s? More than respectably, as it turned out. That novice crew pow- ered its way through a rain- and wind-swept course to a gold medal. Later, the heavyweight women’s four from U of G captured a bronze medal in their event. "It’s been quite amazing," says Kehm, founding president of the three-year-old Guelph Rowing Club and one of several coaches of the new varsity team working with head coach Brian Sulley. "We’ve suddenly found ourselves in a situation in our first varsity sea- son of being very successful. The crew of new women varsity rowers has just got people talking.” People aren’t just talking. They’re rowing, if the growing popularity of a young club in Guelph is any indica- tion. Three years after Kehm helped launch a learn-to-row program, the Guelph Rowing Club now includes about 120 dues-paying members in high school, varsity and master’s competitive and recreational rowing, plus about 150 to 200 people en- rolled in learn-to-row instruction. The varsity team now includes about 40 students. Another 30 to 40 students, staff and faculty belong to the University Rowing Club, which is part of the Guelph club. So is the local high school rowing program begun in 2000, which drew about 60 public students this year to compete in about 10 regattas. Kehm says that local growth re- flects “exploding” interest across Canada, particularly in the wake of recent high-profile successes of championship rowers such as Silken Laumann, Marnie McBean and Katharine Heddle. "Canada’s one of the rowing powers of the world,” he says. Both as a sport and a recreational pastime, rowing has become espe- cially popular among women. About seven out of 10 rowers today are fe- male, a turnaround for a sport once considered a male, Ivy League bas- tion. Put together that trend with an increasing proportion of female stu- dents attending U of G, and Kehm says the University’s competitive and recreational rowing program might even become a tool for student re- cruitment efforts. “I could see this being a big draw.” Margaret Timmins, administra- tive assistant in the Department of Food Science and a member of the Guelph Rowing Club, says Olympic rowers generally come out of the university system. "And the more university clubs we have, the better I think it’s going to make rowing in Canada. I think it’s wonderful that Woods Hole Founder to Speak G eorge Woodwell, founder, president and director of the "Woods Hole Research Center in Woods Hole, Mass., will visit campus Jan. 22 to speak in the College Faculty of Environmental Design and Rural Development Colloquium Series. He will speak on “Security and Insecurity in a Terrified World” at 7 p.m. in Room 1714 of the OVC Learning Centre. His visit is being chaired by Prof. David Rapport and former president of Sweden, Ola URsten, an honorary degree recipi- ent of U of G. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Duke University, Woodwell joined the Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1961 and remained there until 1975, when he founded and became director of the ecosys- tems centre at the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole. He founded the Woods Hole Research Center, an institute for global envi- ronmental research, in 1985. The author of more than 300 pa- pers on ecology, Woodwell is the re- cipient of a number of prestigious international prizes, including the 1996 Heinz Environmental Prize, the 2000 John H. Chafee Excellence in Environmental Affairs Award and the 2001 Volvo Environment Prize. the students at Guelph now have that opportunity to be involved in row- ing.” Timmins’s own involvement began two years ago with the learn- to-row program. In September, she competed among more than 3,000 athletes at the world master’s meet (for rowers age 27 and older) in Montreal with her doubles partner, Pat Passmore, of the Ontario Minis- try of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). “We’re a unique University of Guelph-OMAFRA partnership, a different little twist,” says Timmins. Having paired up after rowing to- gether last year on a women’s four team, they’re now aiming for the world championships in France in 2003. The Guelph Rowing Club sprang out of planning for the 1998 Summer University Games held in the city, for which Kehm co-ordinated the row- ing, canoeing and kayaking events on Guelph Lake. Noting the club’s scope from high school students to seniors, Pat Weir, a veterinary technician in OVC, says: “When they say it’s a lifetime sport, it truly is.” Adds Timmins: “What’s won- derful about the sport is, it’s some- thing you can start later on in life and still have the opportunity to reach a level of proficiency where you can be competitive. That’s a real plus for people.” That sentiment is echoed by Passmore, who says she plans to continue rowing “as far as I can. They can bury me in the boat.” The “all for one, one for all” spirit also makes rowing a natural team-building exercise, says Kehm. Passmore agrees: “There are ab- solutely no egos in a boat. Everyone has to work together.” Kehm has been rowing since 1955, when the New York City na- tive saw his first regatta on a video clip. He chose to attend Syracuse University not just because it was in his state but also because it offered a rowing program. Now a Guelph Rowing Club coach and master rower, he com- peted last summer at the Henley Re- gatta in St. Catharines, where his men’s four crew won a silver medal. He calls rowing “the graceful appli- cation of power, not the grunt con- tact thing of football or rugby. If you don’t row gracefully, the boat doesn’t move.” Weir says she has always liked the look of rowing. And besides its es- thetic and physical benefits, she had another goal in mind when she en- rolled in the inaugural learn-to-row program: to pass the mandatory swim test. “I’m actually afraid of water,” she says. “One of the reasons I wanted to row was to work on that.” Now a learn-to-row instructor her- self, she says her swimming has im- proved. “I don’t even think about it now when I get into the boat.” BY ANDREW VOWLES Organic Agriculture Focus of Talks YOUR PREFERRED Group Auto & Home INSURANCE PROGRAM Call today for a no-obllgatlon quote Toll Freo 1 - 800 - 482-0822 Local 51 9 - 836-5700 Or visit our wobsite at www.staebler.com Save Up To 50% In Insurance Product Discounts Your Group Discount! W\\J Waterloo Insurance Visit us at vvww.economlcallnsurance com T he 21” ANNUAL Organic Agri- culture Conference runs Jan. 25 to 27 in the University Centre. This year’s theme is “Organic Agriculture and the Farm Economy.” The conference will include workshops, seminars, a trade show and a keynote talk by Gunnar Rundgren, president of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. The conference will also feature a public forum and panel discussion on “Can Organics Save the Farm Economy?” Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Whippletree. Cost of the forum is $10. For more information, call Ext. 2558. During the conference, Resource Efficient Agricultural Production (REAP-Canada) will host a work- shop on international sustainable agriculture Jan. 26 in the University Centre (room TBA). Discussion will focus on youth opportunities in in- ternational organic agriculture at 1 1 a.m., agro-ecological villages as a de- velopment strategy at 1:30 p.m. and restoring the landscape using analog forestry and organic certification at 3:30 p.m. Two of REAP’s Philippine part- ners will give presentations: Georie Pitong, director of MASIPAG- Visayas, which is a farmer/scientist partnership for development; and Leopoldo Guilaran, a farmer and acting chair of MASIPAG. Cost of the workshop is $50 gen- eral and $ 10 for students at the door. @GUELPH PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Publication Date Deadline Publication Date Deadline Jan. 30 Jan. 22 March 27 March 19 Feb. 13 Feb. 5 April 10 April 2 Feb. 27 Feb. 19 April 24 April 16 March 13 March 5 May 8 April 30 At Guelph 10 January 16, 2002 19. LASS! FTTTD S WANTED Pop-up tent trailer, 10- to 12-foot box, king-sized bed, great shape, Ext. 4596 or avuk@uoguelph.ca. 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N T S ARBORETUM The Arboretum Auxiliary’s Sunday afternoon walks continue Jan. 20 with “Winter Weeds” and Jan. 27 with “Snowshoe Trek.” The walks leave from the Nature Centre at 2 p.m. A donation of $3 is suggested. Naturalist Chris Earley presents a workshop on owls Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to be followed by an “owl prowl” from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cost is $65. Registration and pay- ment are required by Jan. 23. Horticulturist Henry Kock leads a workshop on “Gardening From a Natural Perspective” Feb. 13 or 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $20. Regis- tration and payment are due Feb. 1. The Arboretum’s Theatre in the Trees presents the comedy Funny Valentine by Dennis Andersen Sat- urdays from Feb. 2 to April 27. Doors open at 6 p.m. Cost is $49. For tickets, call Ext. 4110. Mad^raz Latin Music presents a Latin fiesta for children Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Arboretum Centre. Tick- ets are $5 and are available at the Arboretum or at Simply Wonderful. ATHLETICS U of G hosts the Guelph Open wres- tling meet Jan. 19 beginning at 9 a.m. The women’s hockey Gryphons are at home to Windsor Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m., Brock Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and York Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. The men’s team hosts York Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. and Western Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The women’s indoor hockey team holds an exhibition game Jan. 20 at 9 a.m. and hosts a tournament Feb. 2 and 3. The men’s volleyball team is at home to Waterloo Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. and Western Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. The women’s team hosts Waterloo Jan. 23 and Brock Jan. 30, with both games at 6 p.m. Western comes to campus Jan. 30 to take on the women’s basketball team at 6 p.m. and the men’s at 8 p.m. COLLOQUIUM The College Faculty of Environmen- tal Design and Rural Development presents George Woo dwell, founder, president and director of the Woods Hole Research Center, discussing “Security and Insecurity in a Terri- fied World” Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in OVC 1714. CONCERTS The Thursday noon-hour concert series opens Jan. 24 with pianist Timothy Minthorn. The Jan. 31 con- cert will feature Michael Wood on vibes and Kevin Muir on bass. The concerts are held in MacKinnon 107. FORUM The School of Languages and Litera- tures Forum presents Prof. Ruediger Mueller discussing “Arthur Schnitzler’s Der Reigen: Sex, Love and Prostitution” Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. in the University Club on UC Level 5. LECTURES The winter session of Third Age Learning-Guelph’s lecture series for retired people begins Jan. 16 with Prof. K.C. Tan, Geography, discuss- ing “China — Its Place in the World” at 10 a.m. and Prof. Farokh Afshar, Rural Planning and Development, on “In the Real World — Education for Global Citizens: The Example of Rural Planning and Development” at 1:30 p.m. On Jan. 30, Steve Endi- cott presents “Korean War: China s First Encounter With the U.S.A. ’ at 10 a.m., and Prof. David Douglas, Rural Planning and Development, considers “Sustaining the Rural Community Economy: Opportuni- ties and Challenges in Development Process and Practice in a Changing World” at 1:30 p.m. On Jan. 31, Prof. Ron Stoltz, Landscape Architecture, examines “Reclaiming Community Design” at 10 a.m. Lectures are at the Arboretum Centre. NOTICES The 2002 University/College Job Fair sponsored by Partnerships for Employment runs Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at RIM Park in Kitchener-Waterloo. Students in all disciplines and semesters are wel- come to network with more than 1 25 North American employers from diverse sectors. An employer guide- book will be available from Career Services Jan. 30. Admission to the fair is free with student/alumni ID. For more information, visit the Web site www.partners4employment. ca. The Summer Language Bursary Pro- gram offers students an opportunity to learn their second official lan- guage during a five-week session this summer. Application deadline is Feb. 15. For information, call 1-877- 866-4242 or visit the Web site www. cmec.ca/olp. The Guelph chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, is calling for nominations for its annual D.G. Ingram and H.S. Armstrong awards, which recognize excellence in PhD and M.Sc. theses, and its Support of Research Award, honouring a per- son who has made a significant con- tribution to research in a supportive role. Nominations must be made by chairs or directors by Jan. 31 to Prof. David Noakes, Zoology. The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph is call- ing for nominations for its 2002 Women of Distinction Awards. Nomination deadline is Jan. 31. The awards will be presented May 16 at the River Run Centre. For nomina- tion forms, call 824-5150 or visit the Web site www.guelphy.com. The U of G/OMAFRA research pro- gram invites submissions for new research proposals from faculty and college researchers. Proposals are especially encouraged from those who have not participated in the U of G/OMAFRA agreement in the past. Proposals must be submitted in a specific format by Jan. 31. For the format and information, call 826- 3809 or visit the Web site www. uoguelph.ca/Research (click on “Bulletin Board”). U of G’s Multi-Faith Resource Team will host a discussion of “Spiritual Passion: Religion as Matrix of War and Peace” Jan. 31 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in UC 103. Everyone is wel- come. For more information, send e-mail to edenhaan@uoguelph.ca. The Stress Management and High Performance Clinic is again offering classes in “Relaxation and Stress Management Skills” beginning Jan. 29. Classes run Tuesdays and Thurs- days for six weeks. Cost is $40 for U of G students, $60 for USWA Staff Union members and $120 for com- munity members. The clinic is also offering a five-session “Better Sleep Program” Fridays at noon in UC 390, beginning Jan. 18. Cost is $20 for U of G students, $50 for others. Registration forms at available at the UC Info Desk. For more informa- tion, leave a message at Ext. 2662 or visit the Web site www. uoguelph.ca/ -ksomers. Gryphons Toastmasters meets every Wednesday from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. in the Johnston Hall boardroom. The meetings give participants an oppor- tunity to improve their speaking skills and boost their confidence about speaking to an audience. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. Enter Johnston Hall at the southernmost front door and follow the signs. For more information, send e-mail to cdewey@uoguelph.ca. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, which adminis- ters the Canada-Latin America- Caribbean research exchange grants for the International Development Research Centre, is calling for appli- cations for the program by Feb. 8. Guidelines are available on the Web at www.aucc.ca/en/internationaiy guidelines/lacrege02.pdf. For more information, send e-mail to jgal- lagh@aucc. ca. Applications are now being accepted for international field studies grants to provide support for up to five Guelph students to complement their studies with a global and cross-cultural experience. Senior undergraduates and graduate stu- dents are eligible for the awards. Application forms are available from the InfoCentre in the Centre for International Programs in Day Hall. Deadline is Feb. 8. Brock University is calling for papers for the second biennial conference on “Image and Imagery,” to be held Oct. 16 to 18. Focusing on “Frames, Borders, Limits,” the conference will be a multidisciplinary exploration of the intersection or interdependence of the visual, textual and oral/aural modes of expression in the arts. Abstracts should be limited to 200 words and submitted by Feb. 28 to image@www.brocku.ca. During the winter semester, the McLaughlin Library and the OVC Learning Commons are open from 8:30 a.m. to midnight Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to midnight on weekends and holidays. Hours will be extended during the exam period in April. SEMINARS The Department of Microbiology graduate student seminar series presents Cory Wenzel explaining “Strategies for the Identification of Virulence-Associated Genes” Jan. 18. On Jan. 25, Emilisa Frirdich con- siders “Type III Secretion: Check It Out.” On Feb. 1, Jeff Hodgson dis- cusses “Targeting Chitin With Enhanced Chitinase Expressing Baculoviruses to Manage Spruce Budworm ( Choristoneura fumifer- ana) Outbreaks.” The seminars begin at noon in Food Science 128. The Department of Zoology’s winter seminar series kicks off Jan. 25 with Prof. Gordon Hines, Mathematics and Statistics, discussing “Making Good Use of Bio-Telemetric Data in Home Range Determinations” at 3:30 p.m. in Axelrod 265A. SYMPOSIA The Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences hosts the symposium “Living Smart for a Healthy Heart” Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at OVC. For more details, call Melissa Dejesus, Ext. 73230. “Caring for the Environment” is the focus of the eighth annual Environ- mental Symposium Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration for the event will be in Thornbrough 1200. Tickets are $6 at the door. Everyone is welcome. THESIS DEFENCES The final examination of Lome Owen, a PhD candidate in the Department of Rural Extension Studies, is Jan. 16 at 8:30 a.m. in Ani- mal Science and Nutrition 141. The thesis is “A Theoretical Framework for Examining Multi-Stakeholder (Group) Conflicts Over Agriculture Resource Use and Farming Prac- tices.” The adviser is Prof. Mark Waldron. The final examination of M.Sc. can- didate Samantha Luk, Psychology, is Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. in MacKinnon 132. The thesis is "Automatic Processing and Phonological Activation in Reading Chinese: Evidence From the Stroop Effect.” The adviser is Prof. Harvey Marmurek. Teaching Support Services (TSS) is launching the Universal Instruc- tional Design project, which will provide between $2,000 and $20,000 in financial and design support to 10 to 15 selected course redesign and course enhancement projects. On Jan. 24 at 2 p.m., TSS hosts an infor- mation session on the project. Reg- ister online at www.tss.uoguelph.ca. For more information, visit the Web site www.tss.uoguelph.ca/uid/uid. html or contact Aldo Caputo at Ext. 2936 or acaputo@uoguelph. WORKSHOPS Computing and Communications Services is offering workshops for graduate students this winter. Upcoming sessions include “Getting Around Excel” and “Intro to SPSS” Jan. 17, “Intermediate Stats Analysis in SPSS 10 — Means Comparisons” Jan. 18, “PowerPoint” Jan. 21, “PROC REG/PROC CORR” Jan. 22, “PROC GLM/Mixed” Jan. 23 and “SAS Graph” Jan. 24. Detailed descriptions are available on the Web at www.uoguelph.ca/ccs. Reg- istration is required. COMMUNITY EVENTS The Guelph and Wellington County Master Gardeners present “Growing Concerns ... A ‘How to’ Series” Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute on Victoria Road. Topics are “Birds, Butterflies, Honeybees and Hum- mers” Jan. 30 and “The Art and Sci- ence of Lawn Care” Feb 6. Admis- sion is $7 for one night or $10 for both. Register at 763-0650. The Waterloo- Wellington Wild- flower Society meets Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arboretum Centre. Prof. Glen Lumis, Plant Agriculture, will discuss “Landscaping With Native Trees.” Everyone is welcome. Guelph Little Theatre presents the comedy Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball for 10 per- formances Jan. 24 to Feb. 9. Recom- mended for mature audiences. For ticket information, call 821-0270. The Canadian Federation of Univer- sity Women will hold an open meet- ing Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the OMAFRA Conference Centre, 1 Stone Rd. W. Guest speaker Kim Anderson, a Cree/M6tis writer and educator, will discuss “Native Women: Image and Identity.” The second performance in the Elora Festival Singers’ Soup Concert Series features choral works by Bach Jan. 20 at St. John’s Church in Elora. The event begins with lunch at 1:30 p.m. To order tickets, call 846-9694. The annual meeting of the Welling- ton County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, 122 Harris St. At Guelph 12 January 16, 2002 =tssttf. OVC PROFESSOR HONOURED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE » THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE DOME Art From the Heart Auction celebrates the creativity of children I t’s art done with heart. And with fingers and toes. And maybe a nose or two thrown in for good measure. The art in question is the result of weeks of creative effort by the chil- dren who attend the U of G Child- Care and Learning Centre. From ba- bies to kindergarteners, they’ve been putting their all into painting works of art that will be framed and auc- tioned off next month as a fund- raiser for the centre. The auction will be held Feb. 17 at 3 and 5 p.m. at the Bookshelf in downtown Guelph. The 3 p.m. event will be a silent auction, com- plete with music and milk and cook- ies. Admission is $5. The 7 p.m. event will feature both silent and live auctions, as well as appetizers and music. Cost is $10. The auction is the brainchild of Ann Wilke, a teacher at the centre who got the idea when a colleague framed a piece of children’s artwork for her last year as a wedding pres- ent. She calls the event “a wonderful celebration of the creativity of chil- dren. By encouraging their partici- pation in art projects, and through the public display of their work, we send a clear message to them that their efforts are valued and re- spected.” In addition, the auction provides an opportunity for people to show their support for high-quality edu- cation for both today’s children and future generations, she says. “All proceeds from the event will be used to buy educational toys and equip- ment for the Child-Care and Learn- ing Centre.” For more information or to order tickets, call Ext. 2682. Up-and-coming Canadian artist Lidia Rajcan, shown here putting the finishing touches on her latest painting, is one of the n8 young artists whose works will be auctioned off next month in support of the U of G Child-Care and Learning Centre 8 photo by martin schwalbe Drama Professor Goes B ehind the Scenes New book aims to develop a thoroughly researched system for understanding contemporary English-language theatre N ew drama theory suggests that two-thirds of the meaning an audience takes from a theatrical performance is unspoken, behind the scenes or even in the lobby. That’s the science behind analys- ing a theatrical performance, says Prof. Ric Knowles, Literatures and Performance Studies in English, in his new book, Reading the Material Theatre. The book aims to develop a thoroughly researched system for understanding contemporary Eng- lish-language theatre. “Theatre doesn’t exist in a vac- uum,” says Knowles. “It exists in a cultural and social world, and those elements need to be taken into ac- count. We can’t just talk about play scripts and actors anymore.” Whether the play is at Canada’s prestigious Stratford Festival or at a smaller grassroots venue such as To- ronto’s Tarragon Theatre, the theory remains the same, he says. Scripts and actors are only part of a theatri- cal performance, accounting for just a third of what reviewers and aca- demics should consider when ana- lysing a show. The other compo- nents are more common than people might expect — the conditions un- der which the performance is pro- duced and the conditions under which an audience receives it. In the 1998 British stage produc- tion of Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman New York’s Wooster Group, which premiered in New York, then trav- elled to festivals in Montreal and Paris and toured through Glasgow. He studied the various obstacles af- fecting production conditions by studying each venue’s performance space, floor plans and technical ca- pabilities. He also examined ticket prices, audience demographics and theatre company mandates. He attended performances in each of the venues, talking with other audience mem- bers, reading reviews and conduct- ing interviews. These are the practical circumstances Knowles calls conditions of reception, and it is through these seemingly small components that he has built a method of reading, interpreting and understanding theatre. "When we start to realize that theatre is affected by everything that is around it, it has a huge impact on the way practitioners think about what they do,” he says. His book, intended for publica- tion by Cambridge University Press in 2002, is designed to analyse and teach theatre analysis to an academic audience, theatre practitioners and the general public. His research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. BY LISA CAINES SPARK PROGRAM Cometh, for example, Hollywood ac- tor Kevin Spacey played a leading role among a troupe of British actors. The play received positive feedback from reviewers throughout Britain, but when the same production trav- elled to the United States, reviews of Space/s performance were far less favourable. Essentially, the produc- tion conditions — the show* s direc- tion, design, script, casting and actor training — remained the same, but the production sites were far differ- ent. The U.S. audience put the show in an entirely new cultural and social context. "Too often, people treat perform- ances as complete in themselves, as if they think shows are the same wher- ever they happen, with nothing be- fore, after or around them, but that’s simply not true,” says Knowles. “People writing about theatre rarely write about money and working conditions, but they are usually the two factors that theatre people talk about most and that directly affect what they do.” In his research, Knowles traced the run of one show, House/Lights by What you see on stage is only a minor player m tne over-i. - — y H0T0 BY mart ,n schwalbe Knowles. ~ AT GUELPH 1 JANUARY 30, 2002 Business With A View sill lid r \\\\\\.ri\ cmin.gnclph.on.cn Meetings In Style Let us help you create your next corporate event ► your company's AGM ► the media conference >■ a new product launch >■ a client appreciation ► your major anniversary ► or a guest speaker Call 519.837.5662 ext 2804 Guelph Montessori School A.M.I./A.M.S. 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Presentations have been made by president Mordechai Rozanski and assistant vice-president (finance) John Miles to the Vice-President (Academic)’s Council and Senate Committee on University Planning, and by Miles and Nancy Sullivan, vice-president (finance and admini- stration) to the Enrolment Co- ordinating Committee and the Stu- dent Budget Advisory Group. Fur- ther sessions are planned for employee groups, the Consultative Forum and Senate. What these groups are hearing is that the budget context for Ontario universities for 2002/2003 is more provisional than in previous years. “In the May 2001 provincial budget announcement, the govern- ment did eliminate some uncer- tainty by spelling out a three-year funding commitment in support of projected enrolment growth," says Miles, “but the situation has since become more complex. Although the province has committed to full funding for increased numbers of students, enrolment is already out- pacing the growth predictions used to calculate the multi-year funding commitment, creating a funding shortfall.” Ontario universities are pressing the government for solutions to these uncertainties. The goal is to protect the principle of providing full funding for growth and to en- sure that all qualified and motivated students in the province wishing ac- cess to a university in the years ahead will have a place. “In addition," says Rozanski, “universities are making clear that our great concern is maintaining quality and accessibility. We need more funding to hire faculty and staff, for equipment, for the library and for facilities.” Although there’s uncertainty on the revenue side, there’s much less Continued on page 10 Protesters Leave Voluntarily S tudents who occupied the executive suite on Level 4 of the University Centre early on Jan. 28 by barricading all entrances and exits left voluntarily shortly after 7 p.m. The University did not negotiate issues of tuition or related matters with the students because it does not do so under duress or an occupation. The students were told by the City of Guelph Fire Department that barricading the doors was in viola- tion of the Ontario Fire Code and that if the barricades were not re- moved, the students would be open to prosecution. The University told the students if they removed the barricades, they would be allowed to continue with their sit-in. Because the students left volun- tarily, the University said it will not press charges, but the students were warned that similar action in the fu- ture would result in charges being laid. Consultants Address Leading Issues in Campus Master Plan I N RESPONSE to a campus master plan issue sheet distributed in October, more than 130 members of the U of G community have identified a range of campus planning issues. Meetings were also held with 26 stakeholder groups, which included students, faculty, staff and alumni, to examine specific issues such as accessibility, safety and security, landscaping and student housing. Following a review with the Campus Master Plan Steering Committee and a presentation to Board of Governors in early De- cember, the University’s consult- ants are now addressing the leading issues identified through the con- sultative process in the develop- ment of planning alternatives for future comment by the U of G com- munity. The leading issues identified to date are: • Parking: Opinions range from “we need more” to “we have too much,” from “parking should be closer to offices or classrooms” to “parking should be on the outskirts of campus,” and “we should decrease emphasis on providing parking and encourage other modes of travel to the campus.” • Quality and/or unity of materials: This concern included materials for structural elements in both buildings and landscape. • Walkways: Concern was expressed about the condition of the brick and other existing walkways, as well as the need for new walkways, particularly from parking lots. • Gordon Street: This street was the focus of concerns related to safety, connection to the campus core and esthetics. • Green space: A majority of respondents wanted green space to be preserved and appreciated the present character of the campus. • Safety: A range of safety issues, particularly lighting, were raised related to pedestrian movement and personal security. • Entrances: The need for a stronger sense of entry to the campus was raised by a number of Continued on page 10 Editor Barbara Chance b.chance@exec.uoguelph.ca Design Peter Enneson Layout Linda Graham l.graham@exec.uoguelph.ca Advertising Brian Downey b.downey@exec.uoguelph.ca Director Chuck Cunningham c.cunningham@exec.uoguelph.ca @Guclph is published every two weeks by Communications and Public Affairs, Level 4, University Centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1. Inquiries: 519-824-4120; Editorial: Ext. 6580; Distribution: Ext. 8707; Advertising: Ext. 6665; www. uoguelph. ca/adgu iile Classifieds: Ext. 6581; Fax: 519-824-7962 ; Web site: www. uoguelph. ca/atguelpli. Articles may be reprinted with credit to @Guelph Subscriptions $22 (includes GST): $30 outside Canada ISSN 08364478 @ 1998 Printed on recycled paper At Guelph 2 January 30, 2002 NEWS INfB SERVICE TO REMEMBER FORMER CHANCELLOR A memorial service to honour the life and contri- butions of former U of G chancellor Pauline McGib- bon, who died Dec. 14 at age 91, will be held Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Arboretum Cen- tre. A former lieutenant- governor of Ontario, she served the University from 1977 to 1983. DAY OF ACTION FEB. 6 The Canadian Federation of Stu- dents has launched a campaign to demonstrate support for tuition fee freezes and reductions. As part of the campaign, thousands of stu- dents will be participating in a na- tional day of action Feb. 6. Prior to the national event, U of G students will stage a rally for university funding Feb. 5 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the University Centre courtyard. MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFTS A 26-year-old man has been charged by city police with a series of thefts on campus dating back to October. Steven Elliott faces a long list of charges, including theft, pos- session of stolen credit cards, pos- session of stolen property, fraud, forgery, impersonation and posses- sion of break-in tools. The charges relate to thefts at the Athletics Cen- tre and the U of G Library. Despite this arrest, Keith McIntyre, direc- tor of Security Services, says mem- bers of the University should con- tinue to be vigilant about protecting their belongings. Thefts continue to occur, including an incident involving two wallets sto- len in the library Jan. 25. NORTH AMERICAN-WIDE SURVEY EXPLORES ACADEMIC INTEGRITY During Academic Integrity Survey Week Jan. 21 to 25, several initia- tives took place on campus to pro- mote awareness and encourage participation in a North American- wide survey conducted through the Center for Academic Integrity at Duke University. The online survey will help U of G understand cam- pus perspectives on academic mis- conduct and how members of the University can work together to support a culture of integrity at Guelph. If you did not receive an e-mail invitation to participate or if you would like more information about the survey, contact Prof. Julia Christensen Hughes at jchriste@uoguelph.ca. HUMAN RESOURCES OFFERS RANGE OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN WINTER Human Resources is again offering a variety of development opportu- nities for faculty and staff this win- ter. Admission to courses is on a first-come, first-served basis through telephone registration only, beginning Jan. 31 at 8:30 a.m. For more information, check out the booklet distributed across cam- pus this month or visit the Web site www.uoguelph.ca/HR/training/ index. Doug Badger of Computing and Communications Services, left, Julia Grady of Barking Dog Studios and Bill Culp of Independent Study/@occess celebrate the launch of a new Web site for electronic learning. PHOTO BY MARTIN SCHWALBE S TOP SURFING, start learning. That’s the message U of G’s Independent Study (IS )/@access division is sending to landscape horticulturalists and avid gardeners with the launch of its new Web site at landscapehorticulture.net. The site, which opened for busi- ness Jan. 21, is an electronic gateway to the courses that lead to an Ontario diploma in horticulture (ODH). Distance learners can now register and select courses online, pay by credit card, download interactive PDF files and start learning immedi- ately. The move to electronic course delivery begins a new era for IS/@ac- cess, which has relied on Canada Post to shuttle course materials and as- signments back and forth over the ODH program’s 40-year lifespan. The open-access, continuous entry program will continue to offer serv- ice through the mail, but IS/ @access director Bill Culp predicts that the Web-based courses, which eliminate the standard four- to six-week mail- ing delays, will quickly become the preferred choice. Harnessing the power of the Internet will also allow IS l@access to more easily reach a much larger cli- ent base. “The market for the material is continental and possibly global,” says Culp. “The only way to get into this market substantially is to use the Internet. It’s grow or die.” The IS /@access courses are tar- geted at adult part-time learners. They range from enthusiastic home gardeners to landscaping industry employees who want to upgrade their skills. Culp hopes to triple the current roster of 3,800 active learn- ers by more aggressively pursuing the U.S. market, which currently ac- counts for about 10 per cent of the client base. The push to crack the U.S. market started in earnest a few years ago, giving Culp a sense of just how big the opportunities are south of the border. In addition to launching the new Web site, he has teamed up with Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, to promote the e-courses un- der the Rutgers brand name. Currently, seven of the most popular horticulture and landscap- ing courses are available online. They are “Elements of Garden Design”; “Starting a Green Business"; “The Horticulturalist I, II and III”; “Tree Ecology in the Human Environ- ment”; and “Woody Plants: Their Identification and Use." IS l@access plans to add eight more courses by fall 2002. Another advantage of electronic course delivery is the dynamic expe- rience it provides, says Culp. There are interactive quizzes, a learners’ ex- change forum and links to related Web sites. Assignments can be sub- mitted online, and users can sign up for an electronic newsletter that’s de- signed to build a learning commu- nity. Putting the whole package to- gether was a “staggering” amount of work that took 18 months and cost $150,000, he says. To get the job done, he drew on the expertise of Computing and Communications Systems (CCS), Financial Services and Audit Services, as well as an out- side Internet development contrac- tor, Guelph-based Barking Dog Studios. Barking Dog handled the project development, including Web design, programming and production of three of the site's e-courses. Using the Internet for course de- livery is not new for U of G — the Office of Open Learning has been delivering its degree-credit distance courses that way for some time. What is new is the immediate access to course materials that IS l@acce$s now offers. The landscapehorticulture.net Web site is precedent-setting for the University of Guelph in how it han- dles “e-commerce” financial trans- actions, says Doug Badger, CCS’s manager of University systems. “This is an elegant, secure sys- tem,” he says. “To my knowledge, the first real-time e-commerce application on campus." The beauty of the system is that when users submit their credit card information, it goes direcdy to Mira- pay, a fully encrypted secure site managed by CIBC. The next day, CIBC deposits the money into the University’s bank account. The bank also issues a report to Financial Serv- ices’ Revenue Control that tells how much e-commerce revenue is being generated on a daily basis. The advantage for U of G is that it’s not asking for or storing credit card information, says Badger. “It’s less trouble for the University and more secure for the client. It’s tightly controlled, and the University has no additional burden for new proce- dures.” Although the lS/@access Web site is the first unit on campus to go into production using this service, it won’t be the last, Badger predicts. "CCS will continue working with Fi- nancial Services and Audit Services to refine the process and make it eas- ier for other campus units to follow the IS l@access e-comraerce experi- ence.” With landscapehorticulture.net up and running, Culp’s team is wait- ing to see what impact it will have. “For a year and a half, everybody in this office has been dedicated to this task in addition to their regular jobs,” he says. “It’s a great relief, a great sense of accomplishment, an unbelievable sense of satisfaction. It’s been critical for us to get this done. It’s critical to start seeing re- sults.” BY STACEY CURRY GUNN PHILOSOPHER GIVES TALKS Chris di Carlo, a sessional in the Department of Philosophy, gave two papers at the University of Ice- land last semester. He spoke on “Establishing a Decision Procedure for Informed Consent” and “Evolu- tion and Human Reasoning.” He also spoke twice at the University of Toronto, presenting the paper “Epistemic Responsibility: Why a Skeptic Needs to Be a Really Good Pain in the Ass” to the Ontario Skeptics Society for Critical Inquiry' and “Evolution and Morality: Why We Behave Like Animals” to the Toronto Humanist Association. ABSTRACT EARNS KUDOS An abstract by Marina Mourtzakis, a PhD student \n the Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, will receive the Research Award for Clinical Investigation from the endocrinology and metabolism section of the Ameri- can Physiological Society at a meet- ing in New Orleans in April. The abstract is titled “Pyruvate Dehy- drogenase Active Form and Carbo- hydrate Utilization During Pro- longed Exercise.” CIP DIRECTOR TO CONTINUE Prof. Jim Shute, who retired as director of the Centre for International Programs at the end of December, has agreed to continue as director on a part-time basis until the end of April while a replacement is being sought. IlfllflffEMORI A M Mert Alcorn, a retired staff mem- ber in the Department of Physics, died Jan. 22 at age 90. He was a machinist from 1970 until retiring in 1977, then returned to work part time until 1992. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine; his daughter Wendy; and his granddaughter, Laleh. He was predeceased by his daughter Beverley. A tree will be planted in his memory in the Wall-Custance Memorial Forest in September. * * * In the Jan. 16 “In Memoriam” notice for OVC staff member Shirley Goemans, it was reported that she is survived by her husband and son. She is also survived by a daughter. Electronic Gateway Begins New Era for IS /@access Harnessing the power of the Internet will help widen client base ^f |F. O P I, E GRAD STUDENTS RECOGNIZED BY EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGISTS Greg Steinberg, a PhD student in the Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, has received the Muscletech Graduate Student Award from the Ontario Exercise Physiology Society for his research on “Leptin Increases Fatty Acid Oxidation in Lean but Not Obese Human Skeletal Muscle: Evi- dence for Peripheral Leptin Resist- ance.” M.Sc. student Angela Smith was a finalist for the award for her work on “Therole of AMP-Kinase as a Regulator of Leptin’s Stimula- tory' Effects on Fatty Acid Metabo- lism in Rodent Skeletal Muscle.” Both students are supervised by Prof. David Dyck. AT GUELPH 3 JANUARY 30, 2002 Botanist Brews Up Solution to Coffee C onundrum Researcher looks at how to coax coffee plants to germinate more consistently __ P rof. Derek Bewley, Botany, has been spending more of his time on coffee recently — not in the coffee shop but in the laboratory. In a year-old research partnership with investigators and growers in Brazil, he’s studying coffee beans in hopes of helping growers in that country solve a problem that has been percolating for years: how to coax coffee plants to germinate more consistently. With coffee shops appearing to sprout on every street corner in our part of the world, it might be hard to believe that anyone has trou- ble growing coffee plants, particularly in Bra- zil, which is Canada’s second-largest source of coffee after Colombia, according to the Coffee Association of Canada. To understand why, take another look at those thick-coated beans on display in the gro- cery store or your favourite coffee shop. Now imagine a tender embryo trying to muscle its way out. How the embryo gets out of that hard structure is a serious concern for the coffee in- dustry, says Bewley, referring to the farmers whose livelihood rests partly on their success in coaxing new plants out of those obstinate beans. (By the way, although we call them beans, coffee is actually a seed. There are two seeds tucked inside each of the fleshy berries that grow in clusters on the plants.) For a seed biologist like Bewley, it’s an in- triguing research problem not unlike the one he was studying more than 20 years ago at the University of Calgary. Then he was looking at other kinds of seeds — notably lettuce and to- mato — whose tough “coats" contained sugars stored not as starch but as hemicelluloses. (These compounds are what give shiny paper its glossiness.) Although scientists had known for decades that these compounds were involved in sugar storage, Bewley was the first to connect hemicelluloses with dormancy and germina- tion processes. In hard-walled seeds, the embryo induces enzymes to be made that help chew away at the “coat” and allow germination to occur. The three or four main wall-busting enzymes pro- duced in the tomato are also made by the cof- fee seed. By studying these enzymes and the genes that control their production, Bewley hopes to learn more about their role in coffee germina- tion and help growers zero in on better beans. Referring to his South American partners, he says: “They need good, quick assays.” As with growers in other parts of Central and South America, farmers in Brazil “essen- tially live and die” by international coffee prices set at harvest time, says Bewley. “If it’s a poor price, then the whole crop is poor.” The ultimate goal of his work is to help growers avoid those vagaries by speeding up and smoothing out germination rates. That was what researchers at the Federal University of Lavras, a mainly agricultural university in southeastern Brazil, had hoped for when they contacted Bewley in the spring of 2000. So did the Brazilian government, which is funding the coffee project. “Understanding the germination mecha- nism and the regulation of germination, we may be able to speed up seed germination, with benefits to the coffee growers in Brazil,” says Amaral da Silva, a graduate student from Lavras who came to Guelph to work with Bew- ley last year. Da Silva is now studying in the Netherlands under the supervision of one of Bewley’s research collaborators. Last spring, Bewley visited Brazil to give an inaugural seed biology course to about 200 growers, university researchers and govern- ment workers in Lavras, located amid rolling hills northwest of Rio de Janeiro. “It’s the only coffee-growing region in Brazil,” Bewley notes. Under a memo of understanding between U of G and Lavras, he expects to do more teaching in Brazil and to see more Brazilian students come to Guelph to learn about his re- search technology. Why Guelph? “In Brazil, they have the en- thusiasm but not necessarily the means,” says Bewley, who came to U of G in 1985 because of the University’s strengths in plant biology. His lab is one of only a handful worldwide that study these particular enzymes and their role in breaking down hemicelluloses. “It’s easier to develop the technology and tools here,” he says. Da Silva adds that Brazil turned to Bewley because of his many years of work on seed ger- mination and his renowned expertise in seed science research. Bewley labels himself as a seed biologist, not a “coffee guy.” And that applies not just in the lab but at the coffee shop as well. Although cof- fee is the favoured hot beverage of Canadians, who drink more than 15 billion cups of java every year, Bewley prefers tea. “Coffee doesn’t like me,” he says. BY ANDREW VOWLES OVMA Honours Service to Veterinary Medicine Internationally renowned for her research, biomedical scientist defines success as her ability to develop people W HEN Prof. Anne Croy, Bio- medical Sciences, stepped up to receive a merit award this month from the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA), what was she thinking about? Perhaps her role in an expert round-table discussion of environ- mental toxicants and premature births convened last October by the National Academy of Sciences and transmitted by Webcast to the U.S. Congress. Or maybe her year-old re- search project involving collabora- tors at Guelph and in Buffalo studying human uterine cells during pregnancy. Or perhaps her planned trip to Mauritius later this year as an invited speaker at an international gathering of experts in pre- eclampsia, a potentially fatal illness that causes high blood pressure in some women during pregnancy. “She’s done such an enormous body of research,” says Laura Sharp, manager of community and public relations with the Milton-based OVMA, which recognized Croy for her distinguished public service to the profession of veterinary medicine. Ask Croy herself how she defines success as a busy researcher and vet- erinary scientist, and she comes up with a slightly different answer. Recalling the four-year hiatus she Prof. Anne Croy PHOTO BY MARTIN SCHWALBE took from the laboratory early in her research career to help her husband establish a veterinary practice in St. Catharines just over 25 years ago, the 1969 OVC graduate says: “I didn’t come back into science to be out- standing and win the Nobel Prize. Many times I’ve told others that I’m involved in people development.” That phrase resonates with Croy’s current and former students, who are now exploring research ca- reers of their own. Angie Borzychowski’s interest in reproductive immunology led her to Croy’s lab during her third year to discuss ideas for an undergraduate research project. She attended sev- eral research conferences and even- tually landed an Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Now working on a mas- ter’s degree in biomedical sciences, Borzychowski hasn’t decided yet whether to apply to medical school or continue on to do her PhD. For now, Croy has helped her arrange a trip to Oxford to spend a full year working with the world’s expert in pre-eclampsia. After studying veterinary medi- cine in his native Iran, Ali Ashkar came to Guelph about five years ago based on the reputation of both the University and Croy’s work in re- productive immunology. “I think she’s an excellent ad- viser,” says Ashkar, who is now do- ing post-doctoral work in pathology and molecular medicine at McMas- ter University. In 2000, he was one of 16 stu- dents worldwide — and the only one from a Canadian university — se- lected to attend a short course in re- productive biology at the marine biology laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. “I was chosen as one of the candidates based on the publication I had and the reputation I got from Anne’s lab,” he says. Croy’s lab investigates the role of specialized lymphocyte cells called natural killers (NK), which dilate blood vessels as the uterus grows to prevent blood pressure from rising out of control. Working with mouse models she began developing with her Buffalo collaborators while working at Brock University, she’s found that lack of NK cells in the uterus can cause reproductive prob- lems and may affect growth of chil- dren. Last year, Croy received a three- year grant worth almost $250,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) as part of a team researching the role of NK cells. “That’s unusual for a veteri- nary scientist,” she says. As a princi- pal collaborator, she is working with fellow researchers at Guelph and at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, where she’s an adjunct pro- fessor. In an extension of this work involving collaboration with a Uni- versity of Western Ontario re- searcher, Croy is following the pregnancies of 60 women undergo- ing embryo transfers, ultimately in hopes of finding a diagnostic test that will predict women’s likelihood of developing the illness. “Hypertension is one of the most common complications of preg- nancy,” she says. “We think these cells relate to hypertension.” Her work on mouse lymphocytes and hormones with a researcher at the National Institutes for Health led to last year’s invitation to the Na- tional Academy of Sciences round table. “I felt like I was in left field, but they were interested in my work,” she says. So are the world’s leading scien- tists in pre-eclampsia, who will at- tend this fall’s Mauritian conference. Known to the ancient Egyptians, pre-eclampsia was long thought to be a nervous disorder. But Croy says it’s a disease of the placenta in which genetics and immunology play a role. “We’re suggesting there’s a lymphocyte function involved that they can monitor.” She is also the U of G site co- ordinator for a recent CIHR grant application to fund a proposed training program involving about 30 researchers from Toronto, Western and Guelph. The group hopes to es- tablish a cross-disciplinary program in perinatal health that would offer training not available at any single institution. “These are to be the elite researchers involved in CIHR pro- grams,” says Croy. Her Guelph co-applicants are Profs. Allan King and Jonathan LaMarre, Biomedical Sciences, and Prof. Susan Evers, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. BY ANDREW VOWLES At Guelph 4 January 30, 2002 [go ARP OF GOVERNORS T he University of Guelph’s Board of Governors is responsible for overseeing the general policies and fiscal and administrative management of the University. The board consists of the chancellor, the president, seven members appointed by the board, three alumni appointed by the board, four lieutenant-governor order-in-council appointees, two staff members (one of whom is a graduate of the University) elected by U of G staff, three faculty members elected by Senate and three students (two undergraduates and one graduate student) elected by their peers. At the December meeting of B of G, vice-chair Michael Walsh was named chair designate, with his three-year term to begin July 1 , 2002, and Rita Burak and Douglas Derry were named vice-chairs, effective immediately. The following is a complete listing of the 2001/2002 Board of Governors. Lincoln Alexander Chancellor, University of Guelph Appointment: chancellor Former lieutenant-governor of Ontario Chair, Canadian Race Relations Foundation Mordechai Rozanski President and vice-chancellor, University of Guelph Appointment: president Chair, Council of Ontario Universities Lincoln Alexander Mordechai Rozanski Simon Cooper Simon Cooper, chair President and COO, The Ritz- Carlton Hotel Company, LLC Appointment: board Fellow, Board of Trustees, Educa- tional Institute of the America Hotel and Motel Association Rita Burak, vice-chair President and CEO, Network Execu- tive Team, Management Consult- ants Inc. Appointment: lieutenant-governor order-in-council Former secretary of Cabinet and clerk of the Executive Council, Ontario Douglas Derry, vice-chair Corporate director Appointment: board Chair, Toronto Symphony Founda- tion F. Michael Walsh, vice-chair/chair designate Retired executive Appointment: board/alumni Trustee, Samuel Rogers Memorial Trust U of G graduate: BA 1969, MA 1970, PhD 1992 Tony Arrell Chairman and chief executive offi- cer, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. Appointment: board/alumni Member, Bishop Strachan School Board of Governors, Toronto U of G graduate: B.Sc.(Agr.) 1967 Lynda Bowles Partner, Deloitte & Touche Appointment: lieutenant-governor order-in-council Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario U of G graduate: B.A.Sc. 1972, M.Sc. 1974 Michael Mandevllle U of G Staff Jill McCutcheon U of G Graduate/ Faculty Chris McKenna U of G Faculty Ken Morrison U of G Graduate/Staff Robin-Lee Norris U of G Graduate Glen Van DerKraak U of G Faculty Hank Vander Pol U of G Graduate jASON DEVEAU Graduate student, Department of Plant Agriculture Appointment: graduate student Member, local musicians’ group Mary-Elizabeth Flynn Chief executive officer, F.N. Finan- cial Corporation Appointment: board Chair, Bishop Strachan School Foundation, Toronto David Hornsby Undergraduate student, BA hon- ours, political science Appointment: undergraduate stu- dent BA student senator Warren Jestin Senior vice-president and chief economist, ScotiaBank Appointment: lieutenant-governor order-in-council Member, Canadian and Ontario Chambers of Commerce U of G graduate: MA 1971 GailKilgour President, Edulinx Canada Corporation Appointment: lieutenant-governor order-in-council Member, Development Committee, Kingsway College School, Toronto Michael Mandeville Building mechanic, Physical Resources Appointment: staff Member, board of directors, Anishnabeg Outreach Centres of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph Jill McCutcheon Assistant dean, undergraduate and academic affairs, Ontario Veterinary College Appointment: faculty Member, U of G Senate, and chair, Senate Executive Committee U of G graduate: B.Sc. 1978 and DVM 1983 Chris McKenna Professor and chair, Department of Economics Appointment: faculty Member, U of G Senate, and chair. Senate Committee on University Planning Ken Morrison Textbook buyer, University Book- store Appointment: staff/alumni Member, Central Joint Health & Safety Committee for Hospitality Services U of G graduate: BA 1998 Robin-Lee Norris Partner, Kearns, McKinnon Barris- ters 8c Solicitors Appointment: boardf alumni Past president, Guelph Chamber of Commerce U of G graduate: BA 1980 HuibQuist Undergraduate student, B.Sc. (agri- culture) Appointment: undergraduate student B.Sc.(Agr.) student senator Gabriel Tsampalieros President and CEO, Cara Operations Limited Appointment: board Former chair, School Policy Advi- sory Board, School of Hotel and Food Administration, U of G Glen Van Der Kraak Professor and chair, Department of Zoology Appointment: faculty Member, U of G Senate and World Health Organization steering com- mittee Hank Vander Pol President and CEO, Rol-land Farms Ltd. Appointment: board Life member, OAC Alumni Associa- tion U of G graduate: B.Sc.(Agr.) 1965 Ron Zelonka Vice-president, technology and new business, DuPont Canada Inc. Appointment: board Chair, Environmental Science and Technology Alliance of Canada At Guelph 5 January 30. 2002 ILLUSTRATION BY ANTONIO CANGEMI — | |T|X S I G H T Immigration Standards Too High for Most Canadians “ Much of Canadian immigrant regulation seems to be driven by the selfish pursuit of economic gain, rather than by motivations of democracy and equality by Harald Bauder I f Canadians had to reapply for resident status in Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada would reject the vast majority of them based on newly proposed immigration standards. In a statistical exercise, the proposed selection guidelines were matched with data from the 1996 census to examine how many Canadians would actually qualify to immigrate to Canada as skilled workers. The results indicate that immigration standards are too high for most Canadians to qualify. According to former Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan, the new legisla- tion seeks to attract skilled workers who can outperform the Canadian-born population in the labour market within a few years of their arrival. Caplan dis- closed in an interview with the Toronto Star that “the hard-working blue-collar immigrants who built this country” are a relic from the past. Instead, she was ‘looking to bring people here that will integrate and succeed quickly” in the knowledge-based econ- omy. The new minister, Denis Coderre, is likely to share this view. The higher bar for immigration candidates implies that Ca- nadian workers are lacking the qualities needed in today’s la- bour market. The stricter immigration policy ensures that Canada balances this lack with more desirable human capital from developing countries, whose skills far exceed those of the average Canadian. In fact, most Canadians would be denied en- try to this country under the proposed legislation. Most Canadian applicants would be knocked out in the first round. The category "skilled worker” applies only to managers, professionals, technical and skilled traders, and paraprofession- als. Canadians in all other occupations would not even be con- sidered for immigration under the skilled-workers category. Those who do would be subjected to a rigorous point system. The newly proposed point system awards points on the basis of education, official languages, work experience, arranged em- ployment, age and adaptability. Of these criteria, education, of- ficial languages and experience make up 70 points out of a total 100. Caplan had suggested that anyone with fewer than 80 points would not be admitted to Canada. Most people who grew up in Canada, of course, speak at least one of the two official languages, and because they’re Ca- nadians, they would certainly be considered highly adaptable to Canadian society. They would score much higher in these cate- gories than non-Canadians would. In addition, many Canadi- ans already have jobs here and would obtain the 10 points for arranged employment. Canadians would have a big advantage over foreigners who apply for immigration from their countries of origin. Despite this advantage, only 26 per cent of Canadian-born men and 20 per cent of Canadian-born women over age 18 would qualify for immigration under the proposed skilled- workers program. Only 33 per cent of those in the desirable 21 to 44 age category, which gets the full 10-point age credit, would be eligible to land in Canada. There are provincial differences. Those most likely to pass immigration standards reside in Yukon and the Northwest Ter- “If we continue to drain poor countries of their human capital investments, the global divide between First and Third World will probably deepen. Moreover, if we don’t change our perspective on immigration, our greed will render the equality of human beings mere rhetoric rather than a valued principle of our world. ” ritories, where 28 per cent of all residents over 18 would pass the test. Only 18 per cent of New Brunswick’s population would make the cutoff. In Ontario, 25 per cent would qualify as skilled immigrants. Canadian-born residents of large metropolitan areas would be more likely to qualify for immigration status than people liv- ing elsewhere. For example, 3 1 per cent of the Toronto popula- tion, 29 per cent of the Vancouver population and 21 per cent of the Montreal population would qualify for admission. Only 19 per cent of the non-metropolitan population would be eligi- ble. What do the high standards for immigration reveal about the agenda of our immigration policy? Caplan made no bones about it: the skilled-workers program is designed to give Canada a leading edge in a com- petitive global economy. From a purely economical viewpoint, it would proba- bly be most advantageous to strip all “unskilled” Canadians of their citizen- ship, expel them from the country and replace them with the “best and bright- est” immigrants the new policy seeks to attract. Such a policy, however good for the economy, would likely be unpopu- lar among Canadian voters. The reality that most Canadians can’t live up to the standards of Cana- dian immigration policy raises some se- rious ethical issues. There is the fundamental problem of treating people differently simply because they were born in a different part of the world. The selection of prospective immigrants is based on a yardstick that most Canadi- ans are unable to live up to. This differ- ential treatment seems to contradict Canadians’ keen sense of justice, equality and democracy. Also, by tapping the world’s “best and brightest,” all Canadi- ans can supposedly enjoy the economic benefits that econo- mists predict will trickle down from the immigrants’ labour. Whether this will actually happen or not, Canada’s gain will be the other countries’ loss, and this loss is felt most acutely in the developing world, which loses its best and brightest. This policy of luring skilled workers from poor countries contradicts efforts of the international community to help these countries. Much of Canadian immigration regulation seems to be driven by the selfish pursuit of economic gain, rather than by motivations of democracy and equality. True, thousands of refugees are saved every year from political persecution and ad- mitted to Canada based on humanitarian grounds, and tens of thousands more are happy to unite with their loved ones in Canada through the family-class immigration program. But through the skilled-workers program, Canada recruits the im- migrants it deems most suitable for Canada. In this program, the paradigm of economic gain overrides the goal of equality that we claim to embrace. If we continue to drain poor countries of their human capital investments, the global divide between First and Third World will probably deepen. Moreover, if we don’t change our per- spective on immigration, our greed will render the equality of human beings mere rhetoric rather than a valued principle of our world. As an immigrant myself, I am aware that I was selected to set- tle in this beautiful country because of my human capital. 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For Information about advertising, call: Brian Downey, Communications & Public Affairs, 519-824-4120, Ext. 6665. at Guelph 6 ianuary 30, 2002 ~I ^ R O F I 1, E ‘You Must Have Impact’ For award-winning professor John Walsh, teaching and learning are a full-contact sport By Lori Bona Hunt A lifetime’s worth of business knowledge was bundled up in brown paper and handed to John Walsh when he was 14. He didn’t realize it, of course. The director of the School of Hotel and Food Administra- tion and associate dean of the Faculty of Management was working as a butcher’s boy in his native England at the time. Every day after school, he would fill up the basket on his bicy- cle with meat orders and ride around town making deliveries. Some 38 years later, Walsh now knows that education can come in all sorts of packages, even wrapped in brown butcher paper. And making those deliveries provided him with some invaluable lessons. “I would ride, for example, to Mrs. Brown’s house, and when I’d hand her the chops or whatever, she might say: 'I hope they’re better than last week’s, and I’d answer: ‘They’re great, I saw Frank cut them myself,’ and I meant it,” Walsh says. “Then she’d say: 'Well, that’s good enough for me’ and hand me the money, and I’d get back on my bike and go on my way.” It was the kind of behaviour his butcher boss, Frank, ex- pected. Frank also asked that Walsh be prompt and honest, and in exchange, he treated the boy with gratitude and re- spect. “More than anything else, Frank knew that how his cus- tomers felt about the butcher shop had a lot to do with how they felt about Frank’s butcher boy,” says Walsh. “If Frank’s butcher boy was happy about his job, it affected customer perception of the business. These are the kinds of things Frank taught me, things I would later learn all over again in university. I would have been a whole pile smarter, I suppose, had I realized I was learning them then." But, Walsh adds, education is a never-ending process, and one must be humble enough to admit there’s always more to know. That’s a philosophy he instils in his students, whether they’re at U of G or industry executives at the top of their field. It’s also an oudook that has just been recognized by two prestig- ious education awards. In December, Hotelier magazine named him “Educator of the Year” for his contributions and dedication to improving the hotel industry. This April, he will receive the Ontario Hostelry Institute's Gold Award in the “educator” category. This peer- selected award recognizes his commitment to building pro- grams at Guelph devoted to management in the hospitality and tourism industry. Walsh is modest about the awards, saying they recognize the school’s accomplishments as much as his own. The school, which Walsh has officially directed since 1998, recently admit- ted the largest incoming class of students in its 32-year history. It has also launched new distance and MBA programs, while continuing its tradition of providing executive courses for pro- fessionals. But true to the lessons Walsh learned earlier in life, what people think about the school has a lot to do with what they think about its director. Put it that way, and Walsh gra- ciously accepts the recognition. “I went into this knowing it’s a tough business,” he says of being an educator. “People have come to you to learn, and you are responsible for finding a way to effectively communicate material from a textbook, to breathe life into it. To me, teaching and learning are a full-contact sport — you must have impact.” “Impact” is the exact word that Peter Dutton, general man- ager of Coast Harbourside Hotel and Marina in Victoria, B.C., uses when describing Walsh, who does regular training sessions for the hotel chain. “John has had a huge impact because he is one of the few educators who realizes that the industry is the end user of what he produces, and he produces people we can use.” Dutton also participated in HAFA’s Advancement Manage- ment Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI), a two- week residence program at Guelph for senior managers. "As an educator, John is encouraging and involves every- one in the room,” says Dutton. “He uses self-deprecating hu- mour and tells stories, saying things that make you want to discuss them with him or with your classmates later on. He’s a master at that.” But it’s Walsh’s commitment to lifelong learning that has most influenced Dutton personally. “I’m 55, and back in my day, you got your degree in hotel management and then you would go on and leap tall buildings.” But times have changed, and managers have to stay up with “the young peo- ple Guelph turns out every year," which is why Dutton en- rolled in the AMPHI course. “I remember having a talk with John about it, and I’ve never forgotten it, because he put it in motor vehicle terms. He said if you wanted to buy a car, you wouldn’t buy one made in 1967 (the year I got my degree). You would go out and buy a new car.” But taking the AMPHI course was like buying a 1967 car and putting in a new engine, Walsh told him. “Because you know what happens when you do that, don’t you?” Dutton says. “That old car becomes a hot rod, and people buy hot rods.” It’s interesting to note that Walsh never planned to be an educator. In fact, despite family expectations, he didn’t go straight to university after high school. He started out as a trainee manager, working his way up to be an assistant tech- nical manager in quality control. “What I remember most about those years is that the other fellows on my shift all had university degrees. I remem- ber that at junior management meetings, there was always that distinction. I used to go home — I was married by then and had a young child — and complain to my wife, Irene, about it. She finally said: 'Why don't you stop talking about it and do something. ’ So I did. ” Walsh enrolled in Thames Polytechnic in England, study- ing political economy. It was on the advice of one of his Cana- dian professors that he came to Canada, taking a job as an instructor in the tourism and travel counsellor program at Fan- shawe College in London. While there, he enrolled in the MBA and PhD programs at the University of Western Ontario, study- ing operations management. Later at Wilfrid Laurier Univer- sity, he worked as an assistant professor. Walsh believes that to be an educator, you must have humil- ity. “And it can be the hardest thing about this sport. You have to stand in front of a room and be honest with yourself, because there are a goodly number of people in that room who are smarter than you are, and in all kinds of ways will have tremen- dous success in their careers.” He stays inspired by remembering the reason he’s in the classroom: to have an impact on his students, no matter their age or occupation, even if they don t realize just how much they’ve learned until later in life. Frank the butcher would be pleased. Introduced Salmon Could Be Hurting Native Fish P ACIFIC salmon that have been stocked in the Great Lakes could be preventing depleted popu- lations of native Atlantic salmon from recovering, say researchers. Findings of a study conducted by Profs. David Noakes and Bill Beamish, Zoology, and Robert Scott of the University of Western Ontario reveal that introduced species are disrupting the social hierarchies set up by native Atlantic salmon. The researchers examined the be- haviour, feeding and spawning hab- its of both native and introduced salmonids — including chinook salmon, coho salmon and rainbow trout — in the Great Lakes. They found that the exotic species, espe- cially chinooks, show little regard for Atlantic salmon, and physically and aggressively try to displace them if they’re in the way. As a result, in the presence of Pacific fish, the Adantics change their behaviour. “They are getting pushed around by the exotics," says Noakes, “so they spend more time being aggressive and bumping each other around than they do feeding, digging nests and reproducing.” By the end of the 19th century, Atlantic salmon had been depleted in the Great Lakes by overfishing and habitat loss. Since the 1960s, Pacific salmon have been stocked in Lake Ontario for sport fishing. “There have also been many at- tempts to restore Adantic salmon, and all have been met with litde or no success,” says Scott. “We're trying to determine if the Pacific salmonids are inhibiting the restoration of these native fish.” The researchers examined the in- teractions between Adantic and Pa- cific salmon on spawning grounds in a creek near Oshawa that flows into Lake Ontario. The creek was divided into sections, with Adantic salmon in all the sections and Pacific chi- nook salmon in only half. This way, they could observe how the Atlantic salmon behaved both alone and with Pacific salmon. They also studied their survival and spawning habits. “Then we will put the pieces of the pie back together and see at what level the fish are successful and, if not, where the weak link is in the chain," says Noakes. Ultimately, the researchers hope to create a sophisticated model that can be used to make predictions about the survival of salmon on the west and east coasts. Noakes adds that it’s important to keep in mind that Adantic salmon are “the villains or the heroes," depending on which part of the country you’re in. “On the west coast, Adantics are the introduced exotics and are wip- ing out the natives, so they are con- sidered the ‘ultimate evil.’” The research is a collaborative project involving several universities and is sponsored by the Natural Sci- ences and Engineering Research Council, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the Depart- ment of Fisheries and Oceans. BY LUCAS HABIB, SPARK PROGRAM, AND LORI BONA HUNT At Guelph 7 January 30, 2002 PHOTO BY NATHANIEL ANDERSON Learning Technology Focus of Conference There’s No Place Like Dome Covered sports field a boon for noon-hour soccer enthusiasts T eaching Support Services, the Office of Open Learning and McGraw-Hill Ryerson are hosting an educational technology conference Feb. 22 and 23 in the Thornbrough Building. Focusing on “Student Success: Learning With Technology',” the conference will explore keys to enhancing student learning through technology in higher education. It will be of particular interest and benefit to university and college faculty’ and teaching assistants who use — or are thinking of using — technology-assisted learning and to the professional staff who support these efforts. Feb. 22 will feature a panel ses- sion on supporting student success, moderated by broadcast journalist Ann Medina, and a keynote talk by Carl Cuneo, faculty co-ordinator of LearnLink, a campus-wide online learning system at McMaster Uni- versity and program leader of the Network for the Evaluation of Edu- cation and Training Technologies. Cuneo will discuss “Student Success Factors in the Use of Learning Tech- nologies.” On Feb. 23, keynote speaker Tim Pychyl, a faculty member at Carleton University and a 3M Teaching Fel- low, will explore “Teaching Excel- lence and the Wired Professor.” U of G faculty and staff receive a special conference rate of $50, but are encouraged to register early because these spots are limited. Regular regis- tration is $80 before Feb. 8 and $99 after. The conference will be limited to 150 participants. For more information and regis- tration, visit the Web site www.open. uoguelph.ca/edtech. Week Celebrates Natural Sizes HKIPHOtt tO*f 1 y*— m I * U Members of the lunchtime soccer league battle it out for the ball, upholding a tradition that is almost three decades old. photo by martin schwalbe U OF G IS marking Celebrat- ing Our Natural Sizes Week Feb. 4 to 8 with a series of events and displays on campus. On Feb. 4 at noon, the WETT Drama Troupe presents “Friends in Need Need Friends Who Lead” and “Self-Esteem, Body Image and Steroids” in Room 103 of the University Centre. Acceptance Without Limits (AWL) will also have displays in the UC courtyard. On Feb. 5, AWL presents “Cele- bration of Styles,” a showcase of fashion that represents the diver- sity of sizes, shapes and ethnicities on campus, at 8 p.m. in the Whip- pletree. On Feb. 6, AWL teams up with Student-to-Student Support Services to present a motivational talk by marathon swimmer Vicki Keith at 7 p.m. in Room 100 of the Axelrod Building. Keith is the coach of Ashley Cowan, the first person with a disabil- ity to swim across Lake Erie. At 8:30 p.m. on Thursday and Fri- day, the Wellington-DufFerin-Guelph Eating Disorders Coalition presents One Of, a play by Melissa Patterson, in Lower Massey Hall. The week wraps up Feb. 8 with a day of acceptance on the Raithby House porch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Andrea Luey at Ext. 4066. T hey’re all ages and represent many walks of life: professors, students, technicians, accountants, retirees and alumni. But shortly after noon three days a week, they all stop whatever they’re doing, wherever they’re doing it, and head to the same place: U of G’s new Gryphon Dome. They don’t know who will be there or how many, but it doesn’t matter. They know there will be a soccer ball, a dry playing field and enough other half-crazed soccer en- thusiasts for an invigorating pick-up game. “It is high-calibre, high-intensity soccer and very competitive,” says Will Rowe, development manager for CPES/CBS, who started playing with the “lunchtime league” a couple of years ago. “The mixture of ages makes it all the better. The more sen- ior players may not have the fitness level they once had, but they’re smarter on the ball. The younger players can run forever, but their soccer brains can’t match those of the older players." No one knows for sure how long this “league” has been around, but it’s been more than 28 years — at least that’s when the oldest players who still participate remember join- ing. “That’s when I started playing, but it was already going at the time, so 1 don’t know for sure how long they’ve been doing it,” says Prof. Lambert Otten, director of the School of Engineering, who spent his childhood playing soccer in Hol- land. “We have a cross-section of skills and ages,” Otten says, adding that during the warmer weather, they are often joined on the field by 76-year- old retired machine shop worker Vladimir Pavlicik and sometimes his son and grandson. “Anyone who wants to play can show up — we don’t have any restrictions. But we play hard, we play to win. If we didn’t, we’d all have given it up a long time ago." The group plays on U of G’s soc- cer field during the spring, summer and fall, and when the snow starts to stick, they take their game indoors. But until last year, that seasonal transition was never an easy one. “During the winter, we’ve played in virtually ever facility we could fi- nagle our way into,” says Prof. Richard Reid, History, who also started playing with the group 28 years ago. “We played in the west balcony of the Athletics Centre be- fore it was changed into a circuit room, under the football stadium in what is now the Gryphon Room and even in the little-known rifle range in the basement of the Athletics Centre.” But things changed when U of G students voted in 1998 to build the $2-million Gryphon Dome, which marked its official opening Jan. 10. The metal structure (built by Guelph graduate Ben Hogervorst, president of Cover All Building Sys- tems) is covered with a special weather-resistant fabric that allows for year-round use. It’s also 55 feet high, which means players can kick the ball as high as they want without worrying about things like ceilings. Half the size of a football field, the complex is open to the entire community and includes a four-lane track and two indoor soccer fields with artificial turf. It provides in- door training space for varsity ath- letes and accommodates thousands of students who participate in intra- mural sports. The facility, which will be the site of this year’s summer convocation, has also been used for Alumni Weekend, special events, coaching clinics and Guelph youth soccer. “It’s a state-of-the-art facility, the best I’ve ever played on — the foot- ing is really good,” says Reid, who played soccer in university. “Of course, when you fall, it feels like you’ve hit a Brillo pad.” On this particular day, he man- ages to stay on his feet and even does a couple of headers. 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(-♦ intel.com/gopremier ) ONWARD 35 Harvard Road, Unit #25 • Guelph 519.836.9001 • www.onward.ca At Guelph 8 January 30. 2002 Graduate Seminars Support Transition to Work Upcoming session to focus on job searches G raduate Studies has organized a series of seminars to help graduate students make the transition from school to the world of work. Graduate students often have different information needs than undergraduates do, says graduate studies dean Isobel Heathcote. “We’re working with faculty and Career Services to deliver spe- cific advice that’s geared to some- body a little further along in life than the average undergraduate student would be,” she says. Most grad students don’t go on to an academic career, Heath- cote notes, and “they need sup- port for the transition to the workplace, whether that’s indus- try, government or other sectors. It’s sometimes hard for students who’ve done a highly academic or applied research degree to see how they can apply it to other work.” To that end, Graduate Studies has offered seminars on career planning and transferable skills, writing a r6sum£ or CV, and inter- view and job search skills. The “World of Work” sessions also provide advice for the ap- proximately 15 per cent of gradu- ate students who do plan to continue in academia. A Jan. 16 seminar dealt with the stresses that many graduate students face in balancing work, family and leisure time. Profs. Susan Brown, Literatures and Performance Studies in English, and Andrew Bailey, Philosophy, shared their experiences and strategies for coping with the stresses of career and family. “There seems to be a percep- tion out there that you can’t have an academic job and have a fam- ily, too,” says Heathcote. “It’s im- portant to discuss the way people find a balance, the obstacles they face, and the solutions they find.” Upcoming seminars will focus on the academic job search Feb. 13, conflict resolution March 6 and personal financial manage- ment April 3. They run from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 103 of the University Centre. U of G Students Have Soy Many Ideas Project SOY aims to create new uses and marketing strategies for Ontario soybeans U OF G STUDENTS are zeroing in on the health and envi- ronmental benefits of soy in this year’s Project SOY (Soybean Opportunities for Youth). The contest, created and spon- sored by U of G and Guelph-based First Line Seeds, invites students to create new uses and marketing strategies for Ontario soybeans and turn them into marketable products, earn cash awards and make contacts with industry. This year’s participants have come up with 15 innovative uses for soybeans, focusing on so/ s unique properties to create both environ- mentally friendly and people- friendly products. For example, some student teams are working to create soy-based oil paints, as well as ski and snowboard waxes. Waste reduction is a priority for other teams who are using by- products from soy processing to cre- ate substitutes for cork and a line of all-natural leather-care products. Two other groups are concen- trating on decreasing pollution cre- ated by vehicles. One is working to replace chemically based fuels and fluids in farm machinery with soy- based fuel; the other is creating a natural alternative to petroleum- based car wax. Soy is also being used as a more natural alternative to chemical ingredients in cosmetics and personal-care products. Students developing food prod- ucts are making the most of soy’s health benefits — from staples like noodles to snack foods, including a soy-enriched gum designed to lessen First Line Seeds president Peter Hannam and Project SOY co-ordinator Erinn White go over the contest entries. photo by martin schwalbe the symptoms of menopause. But humans aren’t the only ones who can profit from soy’s healthy traits. Two nutrition students are in- corporating soy into healthy treats for dogs. First Line Seeds first challenged Guelph students to help change the way the public think? about soy- beans six years ago. Since then, con- test participants have created more than 35 new products. Last year’s winners included “SOYlutions," a biodegradable and edible form of packaging designed to replace Styrofoam and cardboard; a feline soymilk; an iron supplement; low-fat brownies; paper made from soy byproducts; and an antiperspi- rant. “I continue to be impressed with the ideas that students put forth,” says First Line Seeds president Peter Hannam. “The initiative they’ve shown is truly remarkable.” The contest is open to students enrolled at U of G and its affiliated colleges in Kemptville, Ridgetown and Alfred. They compete in two categories — undergraduate/gradu- ate and diploma — with each offer- ing prizes of $2,500, $ 1 ,000 and $500 for first, second and third place, re- spectively. Students who enter Project SOY aren’t stopping at the awards cere- mony. Additional industry support has enabled the University to be- come more proactive in helping stu- dents who want to market their product (see sidebar below.) Students wanting to continue their research or commercialize their products can now also apply for assistance from the Hannam Soybean Utilization Fund, a Si- million program established by the Hannam family to support innova- tive soybean research at U of G. Project SOY is also supported by the Ontario Soybean Growers, Ma- ple Leaf Foods International, Yves Veggie Cuisine and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Student projects will be judged April 3. BY ERINN WHITE SPARK PROGRAM Udder Balm Has Market Potential O NE OF LAST year’s winning Project SOY products is a potential moneymaker, according to U of G’s Business Development Office (BDO). Udderly Soyft, a cream that soothes sore cow udders, is the invention of Kemptville College studeut Jason McIntosh. It won Project SOY’s $2,500 first prize in the diploma category. “We are actively trying to commercialize it," says Sheldon Kawarsky, the BDO’s technology transfer manager. Kawarsky is talking to manu- facturers and distributors, trying to drum up business. “We haven’t made any deals yet, but there’s interest.” Since the competition, McIntosh has pro- moted his product at the International Plowing Match, been interviewed on the radio and been featured in a double-page spread in Better Farm- ing magazine. Animals aren’t the only ones that benefit from the all-natural cream. McIntosh has also given samples to many people who want to use it on their own skin, including a bum victim and someone with psoriasis. He reports that one man says the balm soothed his sore feet, which were chafed from long days in work boots. One woman says she uses it on her hands as well as her horses’ hooves to keep them from drying out. “Lots of people have used it, and they think it’s great," says McIntosh. “It’s an oil base, so it keeps dirt out and moisturizes." He credits Kemptville professor Wendy Asbil with providing advice as he prepared for the Pro- ject SOY competition and fellow student Jesse Mangan for helping in the developmental stages. Udderly Soyft’s soy base is enhanced by lav- ender, which has a scent with a calming effect and is believed to have antimicrobial properties that minimize the spread ofinfection. That could be a market advantage over other petroleum- based udder balms, McIntosh says. Currently, to keep up with the demand for samples, he’s making Udderly Soyft in a Kempt- ville laboratory, aided by his business partner, student Jason Reid. Of all the products invented for Project SOY , now in its sixth year, McIntosh’s is the closest yet to commercial viability, says Kawarsky. The BDO started helping Project SOY par- ticipants commercialize their inventions two years ago, thanks to additional industry support and guidance from a group of business experts. “A lot of products and ideas coming out of Project SOY have very strong market potential," says BDO director Connie Hearty. “We can help students protect their inventions and ensure they realize their full commercial potential." As for McIntosh, the flurry of attention has been great, but he’s looking forward to a day when Udderly Soyft might get a chance to com- pete with the famous Bag Balm, touted as a face cream by country singer Shania Twain. “I’ll be a lot more excited when it’s on the market,” he says. BY STACEY CURRY GUNN Contribute monthly or lump sum payments. RRSP loans, too. 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Overall, universities are likely to see costs rise by four to five per cent in the year ahead, but the govern- ment has made no provision to cover these inflation-related ex- penses, says Miles. Instead, the ma- jority of new provincial funding is tied to increased enrolments. A unique challenge for U of G in 2002/2003, he adds, is the imple- mentation of cuts to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and O VC’s Pet Loss Support Hotline is open for business, taking calls at Ext. 3694. Trained student volunteers staff the hotline, which operates Tuesdays, Wednes- days and Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. It provides a service for pet own- ers grieving the death of a pet, offers support for veterinarians and is an educational opportunity for veteri- nary students. Calls are picked up daily, and those of an urgent nature are returned the same day. Rural Affairs budget, which are pre- senting planning challenges for some colleges and departments. Despite these challenges, says Rozanski, U of G’s hope is to build a 2002/2003 budget that allows the University to continue with targeted investments to support its long-term plans. "Although several Ontario uni- versities are planning MTCU budget cuts for 2002/2003, I am working with vice-presidents, deans and oth- ers to try to avoid these, in order to sustain U of G’s multi-year budget goals: planning for growth with quality and accessibility, and balanc- ing and stabilizing the budget.” Specifically, he says, the quality investments proposed for 2002/2003 include funding for academic and teaching support to deal with the flow-through enrolment increase, planned new academic and staff po- sitions, library acquisitions and stu- The volunteers are guided by an advisory board made up of OVC faculty, staff and graduate students, including Prof. Cindy Adams, Population Medicine, who special- izes in issues related to pet loss and has a graduate degree in social work. The hotline received a $10,000 Gordon Nixon Leadership Award last year to support its operation. Funding has also been provided by Waltham’s, Gateway Pet Memorial Services and Pet Sure. dent aid. “All this is, of course, dependent on several revenue assumptions that are not yet confirmed — and the ability to close any initial gaps to achieve a balanced budget,” Rozanski says. With input from the various groups who will hear the budget context presentation and be in- volved in the ongoing budget con- sultation process, a preliminary MTCU budget will be developed for consideration by the Finance Com- mittee of Board of Governors and then by the full board at its April 1 1 meeting. Because of the need to give stu- dents time to plan for next fall and to enable timely billing notices for stu- dents enrolling in the summer se- mester, the issue of tuition will be dealt with in advance of the overall MTCU budget. It is currently under discussion by the Enrolment Co- ordinating Committee, which will make a recommendation to the president by the end of February. From there, it will proceed via the Finance Committee to the full board meeting March 7. As part of this process, an open forum on tuition will be held Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 442 of the University Centre. © OVC Students Staff Pet Loss Hotline B YOUR PREFERRED Group Auto & Home INSURANCE PROGRAM Call today for a no-obllgatlon quote Toll Froo 1 - 800 - 482-0822 51 9 - 836-5700 Or visit our website at www.staebler.com Save Up To 50% In Insurance Product Discounts pittA Your Group Discount! Waterloo Insurance Visit us at www.economlcalln9urance.com O WARD 2010 Continued from page 2 respondents. Improved means for wayfinding was requested. • Accessibility: Convenient, safe, barrier-free movement for all was promoted. • Tradition: The history of the campus development and the need to protect key elements (specific buildings and landscapes) was felt to be an important element of a future campus plan. • Communal space: A need was identified for more student communal space for social interaction and group study. Demonstration plans that ex- plore possible solutions in response to the identified issues, needs or values to be protected or enhanced are now being developed, says Prof. ]im Taylor, Landscape Architec- ture, co-ordinator of the campus master plan review. A presentation will be m ade at a second town hall meeting to be held Feb. 28 at noon in Peter Clark Hall. Following a review period, a draft plan will be developed for fur- ther consideration and discussion before the end of the semester, Taylor says. WORK ON CLASSROOM COMPLEX TO BEGIN IN MARCH Construction of U of G’s new classroom complex is expected to begin in early March, with building completion scheduled for commis- sioning by May 1, 2003, and ready for teaching in fall 2003. This change in schedule achieves cost savings as a result of eliminating the winter construction premium, says Nancy Sullivan, vice-president (fi- nance and administration). Photographs of construction progress will be posted on the Uni- versity Web site after construction begins, along with regular updates on especially disruptive construc- tion activities. During the 14-month building period, there will be unavoidable noise, dust and construction vehi- cle traffic, which will cause some disruption to regular activities, says Sullivan, A portion of Trent Lane from Reynolds Walk to the north side of the Bullring and u portion of Reynolds Walk directly south of the construction site will be closed to vehicular traffic. Barricades and signage will be installed to direct pedestrian and vehicular traffic. This closure is essential to ensure the personal safety of members of the University community and visi- tors, she says. Sullivan adds that arrangements will be made with the contractor to ensure that construction activity does not disrupt major campus events such as College Royal, con- vocation, orientation and the Com- munity Barbecue. 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Tick- ets are $5 and are available at the Arboretum or downtown at Simply Wonderful. ART CENTRE Andrew Hunter will give an artist’s talk about his exhibition “In the Pines” Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m. at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. Opening Feb. 12 at the art centre is “New Acquisitions,” featuring the work of nine Canadian artists, including Michael Davey, who will give an artist’s talk Feb. 12 at noon. The art centre is offering art classes for children aged 7 to 12 during March Break. Cost is $185. Register in person at the centre. ATHLETICS The women’s indoor hockey team hosts a tournament Feb. 2 and 3. The women’s hockey Gryphons are at home to York Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. and Laurier Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The men’s team takes on York Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The basketball Gryphons host Carle- ton Feb. 8 and Ottawa Feb. 9, with the women’s games at 6 p.m. and the men’s at 8 p.m. Windsor comes to campus Feb. 9 to take on the volleyball Gryphons, with the women’s game at 1 p.m. and the men’s at 3 p.m. The men's volleyball Gryphons host a semi-final game Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. and division finals Feb. 14 to 17. COLLOQUIUM The Rural Studies Colloquium pres- ents Prof. Marta Rohatynskyj, Soci- ology and Anthropology, discussing “Cultural Property: Rationales of Ownership” Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. in Land- scape Architecture 125. CONCERTS The Thursday noon-hour concert series continues Jan. 3 1 with Michael Wood on vibes and Kevin Moor on bass and Feb. 7 with violinist Koh fly K N T _S Gabriel Kameda and pianist Megumi Masaki. On Feb. 14, Hari Pal performs tabla rhythms. The concerts are in MacKinnon 107. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. LECTURES The Central Student Association Citizenship Working Group pres- ents CBC broadcaster Rex Murphy speaking Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in War Memorial Hall. Murphy will offer his impressions of politics, the media and what it means to be a Canadian citizen. Admission is $15. The lecture series sponsored by the Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being on “The Challenge of Work/Life Integration in Canada” continues Feb. 8 with Prof. Peter Hausdorf, Psychology, presenting “Good Managers Are Hard to Find,” Prof. Karen Korabik, Psychology, on "Love It or Leave It” and centre research associate Jennifer Rooney exploring “Flexible Work Practices: Do They Really Work?” The session runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lecture theatre at the Homewood Health Centre. Cost is $60. To regis- ter, call 1-800-445-1798, Ext. 113. Third Age Learning-Guelph’s lec- ture series for retired people contin- ues Feb. 6 with Joe Whitney discuss- ing “Water Shortage: The Northern Transfer of Southern Water; The Three Gorges Dam” at 10 a.m. and Prof. John FitzGibbon, Rural Plan- ning and Development, on “Volun- teers and Rural Communities” at 1:30 p.m. On Feb. 13, Steve Endicott presents “Persistence of Maoist Rural Practice: The Red Earth and the Doudian Phenomena” at 10 a.m., and Prof. Tony Fuller, Rural Planning and Development, consid- ers “The Reality, Challenges and Opportunities of Being a Multi- Community Rural Resident” at 1:30 p.m. On Feb. 7, retired geography professor Fred Dahms examines the History of Ontario Communities” at 10 a.m. Lectures are at the Arbore- tum Centre. NOTICES The Networks of Centres of Excel- lence (NCE) program is calling for proposals for new networks to begin operation in fall 2003. Letters of intent must be submitted to the Office of Research by July 8, 2002, and to NCE by July 12. Guidelines are available on the Web at www.nce.gc.ca. For additional infor- mation, contact NCE program offi- cers Richard Snell at 613-996-9403 (richard.snell@nce.gc.ca) or Eniko Megyeri-Lawless at 613-947-4501 (eniko.megyeri-lawless@nce.gc.ca). Remi Quirion, scientific director of the Institute of Neuroscience, Men- tal Health and Addiction at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, will visit campus Feb. 6 to speak about the institute, its man- date and goals. The presentation runs from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in MacKinnon 232 and is open to the entire University community. Indi- vidual meetings are being organized with Quirion to follow the presenta- tion. To arrange a meeting, contact Lisle Terry at lterry@uoguelph.ca. March 1 is the deadline to enter Alumni Affairs and Development’s contest to find the best winter photo of campus for its 2002 greeting card. For contest details, call Ext. 6934 or visit the Web site www.alumni. uoguelph.ca/contests/photocontest. Fair November organizers are calling for entries for the 2002 craft exhibi- tion and sale, slated to run Nov. 14 to 18. Application forms are available by calling Ext. 3903 or sending e-mail to lbarring@uoguelph.ca. HAFA holds its annual Career Fair Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Peter Clark Hall. Students will have an opportunity to meet recruiters from the hospitality, restaurant and hotel industry. This event will be held in conjunction with the HAFA Careers Night Feb. 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Whippletree. For more details, visit the Web site www.uoguelph. ca/HAFA/AboutUs/index. Html. The Advanced Agricultural Leader- ship Program will hold its annual Dream Auction Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at 1 Stone Rd. For details, call 826-4204. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Livestock Environmental Initiative is calling for proposals that address environmental concerns through research and development of tech- nology and through acceleration of technology assessment and transfer. Submission deadlines in 2002 are March 18, July 22 and Nov. 18. Pro- posals must first be championed and technically reviewed by a national livestock organization. For full details, visit the Web site www.cpc- ccp.com. Gryphons Toastmasters meets Wed- nesdays from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. in the Johnston Hall boardroom. The group offers participants a chance to improve their communication skills in a friendly atmosphere. Students, faculty and staff are all welcome. For more details, send e-mail to cdewey@uoguelph.ca. SEMINARS The Department of Sociology and Anthropology presents Prof. Hans Bakker discussing “Yoga and the Protestant Ethic: Max Weber and Soteriology” Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. in MacKinnon 621. ‘‘Escherichia coli Induces Apoptosis and Proliferation of Mammary Cells” is the topic of Xin Zhao of McGill University in the Depart- ment of Pathobiology seminar series Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. in OVC 2106. Next up in the Department of Zool- ogy’s seminar series is Mahejabeen Ebrahim of the Human Rights and Equity Office discussing “Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment” Feb. 1. On Feb. 8, Hugh Maclssac of the University of Windsor considers “Biological Invasions in the Great Lakes: The Current Story.” Seminars begin at 3:30 p.m. in Axelrod 265A. The biochemistry series continues Feb. 7 with Deborah Nicoll-Griffith of the Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research discussing “Characterizing Drug-Protein Co- valent Adducts in Drug Discovery: Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects.” On Feb. 14, Prof. Richard Mosser, Molecular Biology and Genetics, explores “Prevention of Stress-Induced Apoptosis by the Molecular Chaperone hsp70.” The seminars are at noon in MacNaugh- ton 222. The Department of Microbiology’s graduate student seminars continue Feb. 8 with Edie Scheurwater dis- cussing “The Cloning and Charac- terization of YfhD: A Putative Lytic Transglycosylasc From Escherichia colt' at noon in Food Science 128. 12, “WinMarks” Feb. 13 and “Maxi- mizing Your Use of Windows” Feb. 15. Detailed descriptions and regis tration information are available in the “Development Opportunities 2002” booklet or on the Web at www.uoguelph.ca/ccs. The Web site also lists a number of workshop; offered specifically for students. - THESIS DEFENCES The final examination of Christina Clark, an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, is Feb. 5 at 9:30 a.m. in Animal Science and Nutri- tion 336. The thesis is “1^25- Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and Bryosta- tin Synergize to Induce Monocytic Differentiation in NB4 Cells.” The adviser is Prof. Kelly Meckling-Gill. The final examination of PhD candi- date Ali Naemi, Rural Planning and Development, is Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. in OVC 1713. The thesis is “The Politi- cal Economy of Sustainable Indus- trial Transformation, Led by Small- Scale Manufacturing Based on an Analysis of a Non-Industrial Econ- omy: A Case Study from Tajikistan.” The adviser is Prof. John FitzGib- bon. TEACHING SUPPORT Teaching Support Services (TSS) offers hands-on training in learning technologies specifically designed for instructors, TAs and instruc- tional support staff. Sessions slated for February are “WebCT Advanced Series: Session I — The Grade Book” Feb. 6, “HTML II: Creating a Course Web Site” Feb. 11 and “Teaching With PowerPoint: Strategies” Feb. 14. Full descriptions of all work- shops can be found on the TSS Web site at www.tss.uoguelph.ca. Online registration is required for all ses- sions. WORKSHOPS Computing and Communications Services is offering a number of workshops for faculty and staff this winter through Human Resources. Upcoming sessions include “Maxi- mizing Your Use of Windows” Feb. Guelph-Wellington Women in Cri- sis is hosting a fund-raising auction and dinner March 16 at 5 p.m. at Guelph Place. The evening will fea- ture a live and silent auction, draws, a buffet dinner and musical enter- tainment. Admission is $25. Call 836-1110 for tickets and informa- tion or to donate items for the auc- tion. The Wellington Society for the Countryside launches its 2002 lec- ture series Feb. 12 with agro forestry specialist Todd Leuty discussing “Wildcrafting and Forest Farming” at 7:30 p.m. in Landscape Architec- ture 125. Everyone is welcome. The Guelph Food Bank has joined the Ontario Association of Food Banks, RadioShack and Petro- Canada in Think Food, an innova- tive program to benefit food banks and the environment. For the pro- gram, schools, offices and the public are being encouraged to throw their used inkjet cartridges into , a drop box rather than the garbage. The cartridges will be picked up and sent to the manufacturing industry, with the Food Bank being remunerated for every cartridge. To sign up as a collection site, call 1-888-271-3641 or visit the Web site www.think- food.com. Public drop-off locations are also set up at local RadioShacks. The AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County presents The Vagina Monologues Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. at the River Run Centre. For tickets, call 763-3000. Guelph Civic Museum presents “Once Upon a Time . . . Knights, Castles and Common Folk” until March 31. On Feb. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m., the museum presents “Medie- val Day,” featuring music, demon- strations and medieval fare. Admis- sion is $5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors and $12 for families. The Guelph Historical Society meets Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at St. George’s Church. Guest speaker Ken Seiling will discuss the new courthouse. McCrae House hosts a Valentine’s tea Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. To reserve a place, call 836-1221. Wellington County Museum and Archives will hold a Heritage Day Multicultural Festival Feb. 17 from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Opening Feb. 2 at the museum is the exhibit “A Love of Nature: Artifacts From the Museum’s Collection.” J At Guelph 12 January 30, 2002 ISJJLE GUELPH-HUMBER APPLICATIONS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS • DOWN WITH UPTALK February 13, 2002 Volume 46, No. 3 Q HELP WWW.UOGUELPH.CA/ATGUELPH UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph to Offer One of Canada’s Largest Doctoral Awards Brock Scholarship will help attract outstanding scholars Happy Birthday, Line! Chancellor Lincoln Alexander proudly wears the new U of G leather jacket he was presented with jan. 29 when the University community celebrated his 80 th birthday. With Alexander is Scottish piper AshVeigh Weeden, who led the chancellor to the festivities. She is the daughter of Jim Weeden, president of the University of Guelph Alumni Association. See story on page 2. photo by martin schwalbe U OF G’S ONGOING efforts to attract the most talented students have received a major boost with the creation of one of the largest doctoral scholarships in Canada. The Brock Scholarship, valued at up to $120,000, will be awarded to extraordinary candidates for gradu- ate studies at the doctoral level be- ginning this fall. It will cover all educational and living expenses for three years of study, with a possible extension for a fourth year. Award winners will be outstanding in their field of studies, their research work and their ability to serve as mentors and leaders to other students in doc- toral programs. The scholarships will be funded from an endowment of SI million, donated by Bill and Anne Brock. Bill Brock is a 1958 graduate of OAC and an active University volunteer. He served as chair of Board of Gover- nors from 1991 to 1995 and contin- ues to serve as chair of the board of the Heritage Trust. He has also served the University of Guelph in numerous other volun- teer roles, including as a member of Senate, director of the OAC Alumni Association, chair of the OAC Advi- sory Committee and deputy chair of the University’s last capital cam- paign. Brock says that he and his wife created this scholarship “to help the University be recognized worldwide as a leading research-focused uni- versity and to attract brilliant schol- ars, not only to carry out their graduate studies and research, but also to encourage them to become Continued on page 5 CFI Awards $i8M to U of G Research Funding will support six projects across campus U OF G RECEIVED more than $18 million — its largest-ever allocation — from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Jan. 30. The funding will support six projects involving more than 200 researchers across campus, includ- ing a $27-million, state-of-the-art animal/human health research centre. “We are, of course, delighted to receive such a substantial invest- ment from CFI, and it is a magnifi- cent tribute to the excellence of our faculty, staff and students,” says president Mordechai Rozanski. “U of G conducts more health- related research than any other Ca- nadian university without a medical school, and we strive to advance dis- coveries in the plant and animal life sciences that lead to new technolo- gies and improve the quality of life. These awards will help us leverage our important pure and applied re- search to create and transfer new knowledge that fosters understand- ing and transforms discovery into value.” Guelph was among 69 Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals and non-profit agencies that received more than $779 million in CFI fund- ing last month. “Receiving a New Opportunities grant is absolutely amazing," says Prof. Jim Petrik, Biomedical Sci- ences. “It will provide me and other new research faculty with the unique opportunity to begin our research programs with state-of-the-art infra- structure." Fellow recipient and colleague Prof. Roger Moorehead adds: “It will allow us to recruit and retain the next generation of Canadian research- ers.” Guelph’s projects fall under CFI’s Innovation Fund, which enables in- stitutions to strengthen their re- search infrastructure in all disci- plines, and the New Opportunities Fund, which is intended help univer- sities attract and retain high-calibre talent. In addition to CFI funding, the projects are supported by the re- search institutions and private-, public- and voluntary-sector part- ners. “To date, when CFI awards are coupled with contributions from Continued on page 10 Renowned Scientists, Author to Receive Honorary Degrees More than 600 degrees, diplomas to be awarded at winter convocation R enowned U.S. scientist Stephen Jay Gould, author Barry Callaghan and biologist William Costerton will receive honorary degrees at winter convocation Feb. 20 and 21. Three ceremonies will be held in War Memorial Hall, with close to 630 students receiving degrees and diplomas. In addition, two retired profes- sors — Doug Killam of the School of Literatures and Performance Studies in English and Peter Martini of the Department of Land Resource Sci- ence — will be granted University professor emeritus status. And the John Bell Award will be presented to Prof. Ron Stoltz, Landscape Archi- tecture. Named for the late classics professor John Bell, who taught at Guelph from 1972 to 1987, the award recognizes outstanding con- tributions to teaching at U of G. Costerton, associate dean of re- search of the College of Engineering at Montana State University, will re- ceive an honorary doctorate of sci- ence and give the convocation address at the Wednesday 10 a.m. ceremony for the College of Biologi- cal Science. Director of Montana’s Center for Biofilm Engineering, Costerton is the primary proponent of the im- portance of biofilm research. Biofilm, a substance that forms when bacteria adhere to surfaces in aqueous environments and begin to excrete a glue-like substance, costs billions of dollars yearly in equip- ment damage, product contamina- tion and medical infections. 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The event, held in the University Centre courtyard, also marked the start of the University’s campus community campaign — an effort to raise funds from U of G faculty, staff, students and alumni in support of the University’s highest educational and capital aspirations. Running until March 31, the campus community campaign has three main goals: to support the edu- cation of the next generation of stu- dents and maintain accessibility through expanded bursaries and scholarships; to help attract the best faculty and staff to campus; and to build new and better facilities for staff, faculty and students. Prof. Thom Herrmann, Psychol- ogy, who is the campaign’s faculty co-chair, told the several hundred people who gathered for the birth- day celebration that the campaign “is about our future as a university. It’s about supporting students, about attracting outstanding talent to this campus, about new facilities to enrich our collective working en- vironment. This is our opportunity to show the world that we believe in Guelph, that Guelph’s work is im- portant to the world.” President Mordechai Rozanski explained that the campus commu- nity campaign was being launched on the chancellor’s birthday because for the past decade, Alexander has given enormously of his time, sup- port, friendship, counsel and care to the University community. In addition, thanks to the chan- cellor’s dedication to the University and devotion to students, U of G has been able to establish the Lincoln Alexander Chancellor’s Scholar- ships, designed to enhance diversity on campus. The scholarships are one of the projects the campus commu- nity campaign aims to support. “I know the campus community shares the chancellor’s vision and his determination to help students suc- ceed,” Rozanski said. “This dedica- tion is evident in the many campaign projects being organized by groups across campus. Most are focused on increasing student bursaries and awards and improving student sup- port resources, such as the Learning Commons." The president added that those leading the campus community campaign — staff member Kenda Semple, student Todd Schenk, re- tiree Mary Beverley-Burton and Herrmann — realize that people have varying capacities for giving. “I therefore want to stress that what we truly value is participation — whatever the gift,” said Rozanski. “All contributions, big and small, are welcome and important.” During the festivities, which fea- tured Scottish piper Ashleigh Weeden, the U of G Chamber Sing- ers and the Jazz Ensemble, Rozanski presented the chancellor with a U of G leather jacket before the commu- nity sang “Happy Birthday” and Alexander blew out a single candle on the nine-layer, 1,000-pound birthday cake. Created by executive chef Domenico Ranalli and chefs Joe Ranalli and Carlos Di Lello, the cake took 10 hours to put together. “Thank you very much for the birthday wishes,” Alexander told the crowd. “I am very proud to be a member of the University of Guelph community.” BY SUZANNE SOTO Informal Meetings to Discuss Campus Community Campaign I NFORMAL MEETINGS over coffee and muffins are being held across campus to provide information on the community campaign and answer individual questions from faculty, staff and students. Although colleges, departments and units are being encouraged to host individual sessions, there will also be two open sessions for interested members of the campus community. They will be held Feb. 25 at noon in Room 103 of the University Centre and Feb. 28 at noon in Room 442 of the UC. Departments that have arranged coffee and muffin sessions to date include: • The Department of Geography, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. in Room 234 of the Hutt Building. • Financial Services, Human Resources and Mail Services, Feb. 15 at 9, 10 and 1 1 a.m. in UC 442. • Registrarial Services, Feb. 19 at 9 and 10:30 a.m. in UC 442. • Communications and Public Affairs and the ex- ecutive offices, Feb. 12 at 2:30 p.m. in UC 417. More information on the coffee and muffin ses- sions — as well as on the campus community cam- paign — is available on the University Web site at www.uoguelph.ca/campaign/community. If your department, college or unit would like to book an individual information session, call Stephanie Lennox at Ext. 6506 or send e-mail to campaign@uoguelph.ca. @GUELPH PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Publication Date Deadline Publication Date Deadline Feb. 27 Feb. 19 April 24 April 16 March 13 March 5 May 8 April 30 March 27 March 19 May 22 May 14 April 10 April 2 June 5 May 28 Editor Barbara Chance b.chance@exec.uoguelph.ca Design Peter Enneson Layout Linda Graham l.graham@excc.uoguelph.ca Advertising Brian Downey b.downey@exec.uoguelph.ca Director Chuck Cunningham c.cunningham@exec.uoguelph.ca @Guelph is published every two weeks by Communications and Public Affairs, Level 4, University Centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W I. Inquiries: 519-824-4120; Editorial: Ext. 6580; Distribution: Ext. 8707; Advertising: Ext. 6665; www.uoguelph.ca/adguide Classifieds: Ext. 6581; Fax: 519-824-7962; Web site: www. uoguelph. ca/atguclpli. Articles may be reprinted with credit to @Guelph Subscriptions $22 (includes GST); $30 outside Canada ISSN 08364478 @ 1998 Printed on recycled paper UNIVERSITY /GUELPH AT Guelph 2 February 13 , 2002 TOWN HALL MEETING TO DISCUSS MASTER PUN The Campus Master Plan Advisory Committee invites the University community to attend a town hall meet- ing Feb. 28 at noon in Peter Clark. This is the commit- tee’s second such meeting and will include a presenta- tion on a working paper completed by the Universi- ty’s consultants. The paper is a summary of work in progress and includes an assess- ment of campus physical systems, a draft list of planning principles, and explorations or planning con- cepts that illustrate possible re- sponses to the issues raised during the consultation process last fall. This information will be available on the Web at www.pr.uoguelph. ca/masterplan and at the library. FINAL UW TALLY TOPS GOAL The United Way 2001 campus campaign collected a total of $267,540 to support local charities, says campus co-chair Prof. Bev Kay, Land Resource Science. “Giv- ings exceeded our goal by a whop- ping nine per cent. Thanks to eve- ryone for helping to make the fundraising drive so successful.” McGIBBON REMEMBERED Former U of G chancellor Pauline McGibbon was remembered at a memorial service Jan. 31 at the Arboretum. McGibbon, who served U of G from 1977 to 1983, died Dec. 14 at age 91. Offering tributes to the former Ontario lieutenant-governor were presi- dent Mordechai Rozanski; former academic vice-president Howard Clark; Ken Murray, former chair of Board of Governors; former Col- lege of Arts dean Murdo MacKinnon; and student senator Kendra Holliday. TALKS TO FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Teaching Support Services, the Office of Open Learning and McGraw-Hill Ryerson are hosting an educational technology confer- ence Feb. 22 and 23 in the Thorn- brough Building. The theme is “Student Success: Learning With Technology.” For more informa- tion, visit the Web site www.open. uoguelph.ca/edtech. WINTER BREAK SET This year’s winter semester break runs Feb. 18 to 22. Classes will resume Feb. 25. OLDTIMERS HOCKEY TOURNEY FEB. 21 AND 22 ON CAMPUS U of G will host the 25* annual University Oldtimers Faculty and Staff Hockey Tournament Feb. 21 and 22. The tournament will also feature teams from Lakehead, York, McGill, Wilfrid Laurier and Waterloo. Thursday’s games run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the gold rink. Friday’s games are in the red rink, beginning at 9 a.m. and wrapping up with the final at 2 p.m. For more information, call Prof. Rich Moccia at Ext. 6216. Queen of the Furrow Is Ambassador for Agriculture 1k| k<) PT7F OAC student spreads the word about the importance of farming RIDGETOWN COLLEGE VET EARNS PROVINCIAL KUDOS Ridgetown College veterinarian Irene Moore, a graduate of both OAC and OVC, has been named the 2001/02 recipient of the Ontario Association of Veterinary Techni- cians’ (OAVT) Appreciation Award. The award is presented to a veterinarian in the animal health community who has demonstrated outstanding support and has con- tributed to the increased awareness of the veterinary technician’s role in that community. Melanie Babcock is the latest in a long line of U of G students who have worn the Queen of the Furrow crown. PHOTO BY MARTIN SCHWALBE EIDLIN INVITED TO JOIN TEAM CANADA TRADE MISSION Prof. Fred Eidlin, Political Science, is participating in the Team Canada Trade Mission to Russia Feb. 13 to 16. Led by Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the mission also includes several federal ministers, provincial premiers and several hundred business people. Eidlin was invited to participate in his role as director of InterUniversity Centre Canada, a private corporation active in study abroad, international development and business support and training related to the U.S.S.R. successor states and Eastern Europe. While in Moscow, Eidlin will sign five Inter- University agreements. A QUEEN’S LIFE isn’t all smiling and waving to crowds along a parade route, at least not for the winner of Ontario’s annual Queen of the Furrow competition. Candidates for the crown can plow a 12-inch furrow to an even depth of six inches in sod or stubble. They can speak with authority on the diversity of Ontario agriculture. And they can help motivate 1 ,000 people to work free for three or four years. That’s how long it takes to plan and host the annual International Plowing Match (IPM), the agricul- tural showcase where a Queen of the Furrow is crowned each September. Plowing is an important part of the competition, says this year’s winner, B.Sc.(Agr.) student Melanie Babcock. "You’re judged on your furrow depth, width and evenness and whether the plow goes into the ground and comes out at the same point,” she says. Babcock is the latest in a long line of furrow queens who have attended U of G — seven in the last 10 years alone. The Ontario Plowmen’s Asso- ciation (OPA) started the queen competition in 1960, but has been hosting competitive plowing matches in Ontario since 1911 and boasts more than 50 local groups across the province. Local winners compete at the IPM, where a na- tional winner is chosen to represent Canada in the world plowing event. Next year, the OPA will host the world event at the Elora Research Station. Hosted in a different county each year, the IPM has grown into a farm and rural expo that also attracts large numbers of urban dwellers. For the Queen of the Furrow, it’s an oppor- tunity to be an ambassador for agri- culture. “The Queen of the Furrow shouldn’t be somebody just wearing a crown and a sash who is put on a pedestal,” says Babcock. “It should be somebody involved in the indus- try. I’ve always had an interest in ag- riculture, and I think it’s something important to be proud of.” Babcock learned to drive a tractor on her family’s hobby farm at Har- rowsmith, north of Kingston. She grew up amid cows, horses, pigs and chickens and was always involved in 4-H and the local Jersey club. “The Queen of the Furrow shouldn ’t be somebody just wearing a crown and a sash who is put on a pedestal. It should be somebody involved in the industry. ” Now she’s dedicated to correct- ing the misconceptions many people have about farmers and farming. “Agriculture is important,” she says. “There are fewer and fewer farmers producing food for more and more people. People think farm animals are destroying the environ- ment, that all bovines with horns must be bulls, that farmers chop off their chickens’ beaks. It’s not true. People with knowledge of agricul- ture or an interest have to correct these misconceptions.” Babcock’s commitment to edu- cating people about agriculture won her the Frontenac County Queen of the Furrow title. She then went on to the provincial competition, against some 30 other county queens, at last September’s IPM. At the match, she delivered a speech about the farming myths that urban dwellers believe. Then, as one of five finalists at the crowning ban- quet, she was asked to give an im- promptu response to the question: “Should farmers embrace the use of genetically modified (GM) organ- isms in the future?” Yes, she says. "Every other industry is advanc- ing technologically, and to compete with the times, agriculture has to do so as well. For most people, it’s a moral or ethical concern. GM or- ganisms are going to be tested before they get to market, before they get to consumers, to ensure they are safe.” During her year as queen, Babcock is spending part of her time furthering the work of her predeces- sors in developing educational ma- terials for school classrooms. “It’s a never-ending cycle of mis- information unless you can get to the schools and correct it at a very basic level, where people are willing and able to absorb it.” she says. “Farmers are the people who make the food you’re going to eat. Without them, we couldn’t survive. I hate it when I’m at a fair and I hear a parent telling a child the wrong thing, saying a brown dairy cow is a beef cow, for example.” Babcock also has a three-year bi- ology degree from Queen’s Univer- sity. She’s not sure what her future holds after Guelph, but a career in the dairy industry is a definite possi- bility. She will spend the rest of this year promoting the Ontario Plowmen’s Association and the next IMP, which will be held in Middlesex County near Glencoe. The many fairs, pa- rades and conventions she attends as queen are also chances for her to network, make career contacts and deepen friendships. “It’s a great opportunity, and I’ve already met a lot of people. I get a $2,400 scholarship and a car to drive for a year, so that’s a pretty good deal.” m. POINTMENTS Emmanuelle Arnaud of McMaster University has been appointed assistant professor in the Depart- ment of Land Resource Science. effective May l. Prof. Iain Campbell will serve as acting chair of the Department of Physics from March 1, 2002, to Aug. 31,2003. Kristine Grimsrud of Pullman, Wash., will join the Department of Agricultural Economics and Busi- ness as an assistant professor July I . Kim Kozolanka joined the School of Fine Art and Music in a half-time position as assistant pro- fessor Jan. 1. Robert McLaughlin joined the Department of Zoology as an as- sistant professor Feb. 1. Baozhong Meng of Cornell Uni- versity has been appointed assistant professor in the Department of Mi- crobiology, effective April 1. Joanne O’Meara of McMaster University will join the Department of Physics as an assistant professor June. 1. Kathryn Preuss of North Caro- lina State University will join the Department of Chemistry and Bio- chemistry as an assistant professor Sept. 1. Dai Skuse joined the School of Fine Art and Music as a half-time assistant professor Jan. 1. E MO RI A M John Dejonge, a retired staff mem- ber in Housekeeping, died Feb. 6 at the age of 72. He was employed at the University as a custodian from 1965 to 1988. He is survived by a sister, a brother and nieces and nephews. AT Guelph 3 February 13, 2002 OAC Dean Launches International Advisory Council Group members will help college with strategic planning and development N ew OAC DEAN Craig Pearson is making good on his promise to “set big goals in short time frames” for the college. He has started by forming an international advisory council that will help the college with strategic planning and development. “This is a truly impressive group of individuals," said president Mordechai Rozanski, who an- nounced the membership of the OAC Advisory Council during a din- ner hosted by the OAC Alumni Foundation Feb. 6. “They bring to- gether a wealth of expertise that is in- ternational in scope and that promises an exciting and challenging exchange of ideas and advice.” Pearson said the council will play a crucial role in boosting the colle- ge’s global presence and will help take OAC’s record of “courageous and visionary” leadership to the next level. “1 am conscious that I am trying to add value to an already top-class enterprise. But I aim for OAC to be the best of the best, and this requires us to set audacious goals, to raise the bar. This council will allow us to do just that, to develop strategies, moni- tor our performance and find new and innovative ways to serve our learners and our regional and global communities.” Pearson, who took over the lead- ership of OAC in December, was a chief scientist with the federal De- partment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Australia. Prior to that, he was pro vice-chancellor of the Gatton campus of the University of Queensland and executive dean of its faculty of natural resources, agri- culture and veterinary science. “I pride myself on being a good listener,” he told the audience of OAC alumni and agri-food business leaders at the dinner. “The great strength of the OAC network is our ability to listen. This international advisory council is the first step in terms of listening and international- izing OAC. “We will put energy into interna- tionalization and into developing a comprehensive and seamless busi- ness, which involves the Guelph campus, the regional college cam- puses and our research stations throughout Ontario. This will give us the potential to be the best in the world. My thesis is that institutions of truly international stature bring the most benefit to their local com- munities in terms of the people and resources they attract and convey.” Pearson said OAC will have three priorities under his leadership: fos- tering safe, secure food and water; improving the well-being of rural and regional communities; and im- proving the environment. The struc- ture of the OAC Advisory Council reflects those commitments, he says. He defines OAC’s “core” busi- nesses as teaching, research and in- novation and has ideas for enhancing them all. Teaching will see “exciting changes” in the next five years, in- cluding self-accessed learning, in- creased use of case studies and learning on the job in the agri-food industry, he said. Pearson plans to build on the Guelph campus and regional college structure to further develop an Ontario-wide learning network of- fering courses taught in both English and French. Work is also under way to rede- fine the bachelor of agricultural science degree, based on community input, with the launch of the re- vamped program set for fall 2003. “It will become an elite degree that’s hard to get into and harder to gradu- ate from,” he said. A three-year bachelor of technol- ogy degree is also in the works, as is revisiting the location of OAC’s di- ploma programs to remain interna- tionally competitive. On the research front, Pearson believes that teamwork and interdis- ciplinarity will carry the day. “Some of the most exciting breakthroughs are on the edges between disci- plines,” he says. The enhanced partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is the “key to research,” he said, and he looks for- ward “to an even more creative partnership in the future — how to make it better, how to manage it bet- ter.” Specific research infrastructure initiatives include enhancement of the plant agriculture building “to make one of the best centres in the world — a first-class, state-of-the- art facility.” Innovation is what OAC will con- tinue to be judged on, said Pearson. “We have some of the best people in the world, but ultimately they gather at OAC because they want to make a difference to society.” To further enhance innovation, he anticipates increasing OAC’s for- mal links with the “best universities” in the world. He also proposes, and asks for support in, launching an an- nual OAC international forum that will bring together people from di- verse backgrounds — faculty, staff and students — to share information and ideas. Pearson is clear that the many ideas he has for OAC are subject to input and support from faculty, staff, students, alumni and stakeholders from across the University and On- tario. This spring, he expects to con- clude a process of input from all these groups that will result in a 2002 plan for the college province-wide. “Craig has the vision, ideas and leadership skills to help advance the University of Guelph’s ambition to be “best of class’ worldwide,” said Rozanski. “He is already putting his bold vision for OAC into action and he has my full support. Most impor- tant, Craig has been focused on get- ting the vision right, creating a shared vision with faculty, staff, alumni and government and indus- try friends, which will lead to collec- tive success.” Sweden’s Former PM to Chair Council 0 AC'S INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Will be chaired by Ola Ullsten, a former prime minister of Sweden who received an honorary doctorate from Guelph in 1999. Ullsten was Sweden’s ambassador to Canada and Italy and is the current chair of the Working Group on Global Deforestation Trends. Other members are: • Bill Bodenhamer, president and owner of Toxin Alert Inc., which is now partnered with the Univer- sity. • John Marshall Bryden, professor and chair of hu- man geography at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. • Jason Clark, president of Clark Enterprises, Cana- da’s leading poultry firm. • Peter Connell, president and founding director of the Kemptville College Foundation and former deputy minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Can- ada. • Ron Doering, president of the Canadian Food In- spection Agency. • Elizabeth Dowdeswell, former executive director of the United Nations Environment Program. • Mary Lou Garr, chair of AgCare. • Peter Hannam, president of First Line Seeds of Guelph and a President’s Council member. • Ginty Jocius, president of the Jocius Group, a mar- keting and communication company, chair of the OAC Alumni Foundation and incoming chair of the Agricultual Research Institute of Ontario. • Jim Krushelniski, president and CEO of H.J. Heinz Company of Canada. • Tony Leung, president and owner of Sanwa Grow- ers Inc. in Florida, the largest U.S. produce supplier to the Asian food industry. • Ken Monteith, director of the Ridgetown College Alumni Foundation and a former MP. • Denis Perreault, founder of the Alfred College Foundation. • Moura Quayle, president of the Confederation of Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. • Mary Smiley, chair of the Rural Economic Develop- ment Panel. Chemists Search for Key to Cancer Puzzle New research approach , facilities will focus on use of carbohydrate-based drugs to combat cancerous tumours C ARBOHYDRATES are central to a novel research approach — and new U of G facilities — designed to beat cancer. Prof. France-Isabelle Auzanneau, Chemistry and Biochemistry, is es- tablishing a carbohydrate research centre for modelling, creating and testing carbohydrate-based drugs to combat cancerous tumours. “The fundamental goal of this re- search is to help cure cancer,” says Auzanneau. “And the new facilities are key to reaching that goal.” Auzanneau’s strategy is to create carbohydrate-based therapeutic vac- cines that will trigger recognition of cancerous cells by the immune sys- tem and help destroy them. U of G’s new carbohydrate re- search centre, which has received major support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Innovation Trust, will con- sist of a computer modelling facility' that will be used to design the carbohydrate-based drugs, an or- ganic chemistry facility to synthesize them and a biochemical testing facil- ity to pit the antibodies produced by the immune response against their tumour cell targets. Auzanneau and her research team are looking at three- dimensional structures called carbo- hydrate epitopes, which are found on cell surfaces. These structures play a role in a variety of functions, including immune responses. Epitopes also occur on tumour cells, and Auzanneau hopes to use them to stimulate the immune sys- tem to produce tumour-specific an- tibodies. These antibodies should then be able to identify and attach to specific regions of the cancer cells, thus marking them for further de- struction by the immune system. She likens the epitope-antibody relationship to a lock and key. “If we know what the key looks like and we’re able to copy or mimic the key, which in this case is the epitope, then we have a good chance of opening the lock.” Another major difference be- tween Auzanneau’s research strategy and traditional cancer research is the use of computer-based modelling techniques, which are a relatively new technology. The traditional technique of three-dimensional epi- tope identification involves X-ray technology. But computer model- ling can take into account the dy- namic nature of these molecules and can process changes to the model quickly and easily. Auzanneau is optimistic about her approach to cancer, but she’s re- alistic about the idea of a universal cure. “There isn’t one answer to cancer — this is just one approach,” she says. She believes that combinations of cancer therapies will continue to set the standard for cancer treatment. Other researchers involved in this project include graduate students Ari Asnani and Ben Liao and under- graduates Chad Mader, Angela McDermid and Michael Moore. This research is also sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineer- ing Research Council, the Research Corporation and Aventis Pasteur Ltd. BY MURRAY TONG SPARK PROGRAM Work In Africa sa5M5oo