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When Peter Poon graduated withhis physics teaching degree lastDecember, he quickly discovered

the world was his oyster. Physics teacherswere in such demand he could virtuallydecide where he wanted to teach and letthe offers follow.

He’s now teaching at Ross SheppardComposite High School in Edmonton buthas decided to move on and see some ofthe world before he “settles down.” Hebriefly entertained an offer from a Cali-fornia school and has had interviews inB.C. and Calgary.

“Certainly teachingphysical sciences has givenme a lot of choice,” he says.“It’s been fruitful for me.”

Underneath this rosyscenario, however, is a moreunsettling trend, and one thescience and education facul-ties are teaming up to ad-dress: a “critical shortage” ofteachers in physics, chemistry and math.

Frank Jenkins, a field experience asso-ciate in the Faculty of Education whooversees student-teaching placements inscience, says only 11 physics and chemis-try students completed their placementsthis year. Of those, just four plan to lookfor jobs in Alberta schools this year. TheUniversity of Calgary did not graduate asingle chemistry teacher last year, he says.

The number of students interested inteaching the hard sciences has fallen dra-matically over the past few years acrossNorth America as graduates are finding

more lucrative jobs in the high-techindustries.

“It’s just mind-boggling,” saysJenkins. “Part of it, as always, is a com-munication problem. A lot of students inthe science faculty don’t realize the op-portunities they have to become teachersand weren’t aware of the shortage.”

Jenkins alerted the science faculty tothe declining numbers, and it has re-sponded with a drive to increase studentawareness of teaching opportunities. Ithas put up recruitment posters and in-

cluded more than 170 lettersto chemistry and physics ma-jors and minors in registra-tion packages.

“There is a real shortageand it’s serious,” says associ-ate dean of science Joe Nel-son. “We’ve had good scienceteachers in Alberta, but we’renot going to have good math,physics and chemistry teach-

ers in the future unless we recruit.”While the number of new teachers in

the physical sciences is dropping rapidly,demand for science courses remains strongin high schools, says Jenkins. Of all depart-mental exams written in Alberta in 1998,the most recent year for which statisticsare available, 17 per cent were in thephysical sciences. Of the total number ofsecondary-school student teachers in theprovince, however, only six per cent havemajors or minors in chemistry or physics.Twenty-one per cent of departmental ex-ams were written in math and only 13 per

cent of graduating student teachers weretrained in math that year.

The discrepancy in the sciences ispartly offset by the number of teachersgraduating in biology, a far more populardiscipline, says Jenkins. About 24 per centof secondary-school student teachers weretrained in biology in 1998, while only 12per cent of departmental exams were writ-ten in that subject.

“This is the saving grace, because thesepeople at least are science teachers, so theycan be filling some of these chemistry posi-tions. The problem is, most of them aren’tqualified to fill them…most don’t evenhave an inorganic chemistry course.”

Dorothy Stanley, the Alberta Teachers’Association (ATA) liaison with the educa-tion faculty, says there is a general short-age of teachers in the province—and inter-nationally—as the baby boom generationretires in increasing numbers. In Alberta,

about 3,670 teachers are expected to retirebetween 1999-2004 and another 5,428between 2005-2009. But Stanley agrees theshortage is most acute in science and math,and says the ATA has struck a task force tolook at what can be done.

Some strategies include increasingawareness of teaching opportunities inhigh schools, working with faculties ofscience and education in the province todesign more flexible combined degree pro-grams and encouraging school boards tooffer bursaries for those willing to pursuethe teaching of science and math. But ar-resting the decline of teachers is an im-mense challenge, she says, since it’s aninternational trend.

“We’re not going to solve the problem,”agrees Jenkins. “We can only alleviateit…perhaps our best way is to get morebiological sciences majors to become physi-cal science minors.” ■

Science, educationfaculties team upto address criticalteacher shortagePhysics, mathematics and chemistryschool teachers in high demandBy Geoff McMaster

Happy hockey momJacquie Reinprecht isher son’s biggest fan

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It may have been rainy weather outside, but it was all smiles inside the Butterdome. More than 350people said their final good-byes to Chancellor Lois Hole, now the lieutenant-governor of Alberta, at afarewell gathering May 10 sponsored by the Office of the President. Students’ Union President LeslieChurch (left) and Kathy Olsen, student representative on Senate (right), receive one of thechancellor’s famous hugs.

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Keeping kids safe, on and off campusCampus Security Services recently took

time to help out the little ones aroundcampus. The security crew voluntarilyheld KidCare ID clinics at university com-munity daycares and nearby schools freeof charge, thanks to the sponsorship of theUniversity of Alberta Bookstores.

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U of A Press wins three Alberta book awardsBy Geoff McMaster

University of Alberta Press has capturedthree awards from the Book Publishers’

Association of Alberta. For the seventhstraight year, the press has won scholarlytitle of the year, this time for Literary His-tory of Alberta: Volume II, by GeorgeMelnyk.

Award-winning book designer, Allan Brownoff

“It’s absolutely fantastic,” says JanineAndrews, executive director of LearningSystems Enterprises, following the May 9presentations in Calgary. “A lot of peoplehave said the U of A Press has publishedtoo many trade books in recent years. But Idon’t think so. I think they’ve augmentedtheir scholarly books with trade books andare still one of the best [publishers].

U of A Press designer Allan Brownoffreceived the other two awards for hiswork on Jordon Zinovich’s Gabriel Dumontin Paris: a Novel History, one for book coverdesign of the year and the other for overallbook design. Brownoff says he was espe-cially surprised by the latter award, sincehis black-and-white designs were upagainst more costly, full-colour publica-tions.

“Usually, they pick the colour bookand that’s it,” says Brownoff. “But I wasglad, because I’ve never won the provin-cial award.” Brownoff has won nationalawards in the past for his design work.

Ana Herrera, a designer from the De-partment of Art and Design, also receivedhonorable mention in the overall bookdesign category for Lines of Site: Ideas,Forms and Materialities, edited by DesmondRochfort, the former department chair.

The press entered the final selectionthis year with a record eight nominations.

“It’s a result of the foundation estab-lished by previous directors of the press, avery talented staff and a very supportive

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press committee, which has allowed us toattract some of the best authors inCanada,” says Andrews. “They reallywork magic with some things.” ■

Keeping kids safe: Campus Security Auxiliary student Brad Bulman and Cst. Karen Gordon were two of many officers who helped with KidCare ID clinics recently.

The KidCare program is an RCMP/Polaroid child identification initiative cre-ated to help with a search should the childgo missing. The kit includes a booklet par-ents can keep containing the child’s photo-graph and fingerprint, plus space to logother identifying details and updates.

Cst. Rob Rubuliak says 235 children overthree days participated with their parents’consent. Any U of A faculty, staff or studentcan have their children participate in theKidCare ID initiative by going to the CampusSecurity Services office in the Education CarPark or by calling 492-5252 for info. ■

Board selected for science andengineering foundationBy Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Representing the province in science,industry and business, 12 Albertans,

including our own board chair EricNewell, have been selected the foundingboard memberts of the $500-millionAlberta Heritage Foundation for Scienceand Engineering Research (AHFSER).

In addition to Newell, the U of Arepresentative, other board members areTed Newall (University of Calgary), JimHorsman (University of Lethbridge), JohnMolden (Council of the Board Chairs ofthe Public Colleges and Technical

Institutes of Alberta), Darryl Danyluk(APEGGA) and Bernie Kotelko (AlbertaInstitutes of Agrologists).

Minister of Innovation and ScienceDr. Lorne Taylor made the appointmentsand selected Alvin Libin of Calgary,former chair of the Alberta Heritage Foun-dation for Medical Research, as AHFSER’sfirst board chair. Public members includeRon Triffo (Edmonton); Scobey Hartley(Calgary); Marvin Moore (Debolt); Eliza-beth Cannon (Calgary) and Edmonton’sJanice Rennie. ■

Congress 2000 to hostnational starsBy Geoff McMaster

Popular demographer David Foot andmedia celebrity Peter Gzowski are

among the luminaries who will attendCongress 2000 later this month. The socialsciences and humanities event, expectedto draw about 6,000 delegates from acrossCanada and around the world, is thelargest multi-disciplinary gathering ofresearchers in North America.

Economics professor Dr. David Foot ofthe University of Toronto, author of the best-selling demographic study Boom, Bust andEcho, has written extensively on Canada’s

declining population growth and its socialimplications. He will address a sessionabout the “sociology of generations”May 30.

Celebrated journalist Peter Gzowski,who is at work on a book on the North,will give a Breakfast on Campus seminarcalled “Reflections on Nunavut and After”May 29 as part of an international collo-quium on the North.

The congress will host the annual con-ferences of 75 scholarly associations andwill hold nine feature events. ■

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THE YEAR IN NUMBERS:4 CIAU team gold medals

2 CIAU team silver medals3 CIAU team bronze medals

27 All-Canadians82 Academic All-Canadians10 of 19 teams ranked No. 1

15 of 19 teams ranked in the Top 1017 of 19 teams qualified for

national championship play.769 conference winning

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The secret to kicking athletic buttU of A teams are synonymous with success. What’s behind this winning athletics phenomenon?By Ryan Smith

In recent years the Univerity of Albertaathletics program has cut a swaththrough the Canadian Inter-university

Athletic Union (CIAU) like a class-fivetornado through a trailer park. U of A ath-letic dominance has been so thorough andsustained throughout the 1990s it raisesthe question: How?

Even by the U of A’s high athleticstandards, 1999-2000 was exemplary. Fourof the university’s 19 CIAU teams won anational championship (men’s and wom-en’s hockey, women’s volleyball and wom-en’s rugby). The only other school to winfour team titles in a year was the Universityof Calgary in 1988-89; however, no otherU of C teams made it to a national final thatyear. In contrast, this year U of A teams alsowon two national silver medals and threebronzes.

As the U of A Golden Bears and Pandaswon three national titles in 1998-99 andhave compiled top winning percentagessince the mid-’90s, University of AlbertaAthletics Director Ian Reade has had timeto ponder his program’s success.

Reade lists athletes as the No. 1 reasonfollowed by coaches, the diverse and high-quality academic programs offered at theU of A (which help to recruit athletes),money and facilities.

Given the U of A boasts high marksin all five categories on Reade’s list, it’sreasonable to expect U of A teams to beamong the top in the country every year.“When I first came here, our goal was tohave each team make the conferenceplayoffs. Now our goal is for each teamto win the national championship.”

Some in the U of A community, how-ever, disagree the athletes deserve top bill-ing for the phenomenal success of the pro-gram. “I’d say the coaches are the numberone reason the U of A has done so well,”said Pandas volleyball All-CanadianChristy Torgenson. Before coming to theU of A, where she won four national champi-onships and was named MVP at this year’snational championships, Torgenson playedfor a year at the University of Calgary.

“I’ve heard some people say the athletesat the U of A are motivated to succeed byall the other successul teams here. But thereal difference I’ve noticed between theU of A and U of C is the coaches here havea way of turning each team into a family,and that’s how they seem to create theirown winning traditions.”

Don Horwood, one of the university’sstar coaches, agrees with Torgenson. In the

early ’80s, Horwood took a flounderingU of A basketball program and built it intothe juggernaught that won two nationaltitles and two silver medals in the ’90s.“Edmonton has always had strong minor-sports programs. So why is it only nowthat the U of A is doing so well?” Horwoodasked.

“I may be biased, but I think the tre-mendous pool of coaches at the U of A—and the way we are respected by the ad-ministration—is the key to our success.We’re paid on par with our academic col-leagues; we know we’re appreciated andvalued, and that makes us happy and wantto stay. It tells us the administration is justas committed to excellence aswe are.”

Some other institutionsmay “talk about being com-mitted to excellence, butdon’t show it in their actions.”Horwood pointed to how theathletics directors at the U ofC and UBC handled the hiringof their new men’s basketballcoaches.

“At Calgary they’re offer-ing $40,000 a year [for themen’s head basketball coach].I don’t know whom they’ll getfor that—maybe a high schoolor university assistant coach—and that coach may do a ter-rific job for them. But both[UBC and U of C] made a request for appli-cations when their coaching jobs becameavailable,” Horwood said, shaking hishead. “As soon as I saw that, I was in[Reade’s] office telling him if these institu-tions were truly committed to excellence,they would have made a list of the topthree or four people whom they thoughtcould make their program the best in thecountry and then gone after them.” (UBCsubsequently hired Kevin Hanson fromVancouver’s Langara College and its Ath-letics Director Bob Phillip said, processaside, UBC was willing to spend between$55,000-$75,000 to get the coach it wanted.)

Scholarships are also important tohomegrown athletic success—in this case,by luring the very best athletes south.Horwood said most of the top athletesin B.C. and Ontario accept full scholar-ships—which aren’t available at Canadianschools—to go to the U.S. to study andplay, whereas Alberta athletes tend to stayin the province. “If [current NBA guard]Steve Nash and [six-foot-nine star centre]Brendan Graves, both of Victoria, decidedto go to UVic instead of to the U.S. as theydid, I doubt we would have won the twochampionships,” he said.

Dr. Wendy Bedingfield, a professorat Acadia University and president of theCIAU, said each university across the coun-try “defines and measures success on theirown terms, and the terms may differ vastlyfrom school to school.”

Bedingfield claims Ontario universitiesdon’t have a good record in inter-confer-ence competition because the athletics focusat Ontario schools is diffused among agreater variety of sports. Ontario universi-ties offer sports such as squash, which isexclusive to the Ontario University AthleticAssociation.

“Queen’s, for example, offers 39sports teams, so I think success thereisn’t measured in terms of how manyCIAU titles they win, as it is at the U of A—

it’s a philosophical debateabout what is more importantin sports: winning or participat-ing,” she said.

In 1999-2000, the U of A,with its student population ofapproximately 30,000, had 57intramural leagues with morethan 14,000 registrants. In con-trast, Queen’s University, with astudent population of about 11,800, had 33 intramural leaguesand 2,500 registrants.

“We almost cut footballtwice in the early ’90s, and wedid actually cut programs such

as gymnastics. We’ve had tobe fiscally conservative sincethe early [provincial budget]cutbacks,” Reade said.

“I really have a lot of re-spect for the U of A pro-gram,” said UBC’s Phillip.“They take a leadership roleat CIAU meetings and theythink progressively in a waythat some people in the Eastsee as rocking the boat. In mymind the U of A people aresimply trying to make theCIAU better. The calibre ofperformance in the CIAU isalready high, and the U of Akeeps raising thebar. In the

process they are build-ing a tremendous tradi-tion of excellence.”

The U of A traditionof excellence is a subjectsports-psychology pro-fessor John Dunn speaksabout with knowledge andpassion. Dr. Dunn’s office is inthe same complex as those of thecoaches. He says his door is alwaysopen if any of them want to solicit hishelp, and they often do.

He believes the U of A has built asolid tradition of athletic success—of which many people are aware.“This year a coach at a differentschool in the Canada West [confer-ence] and I were talking, and hesaid, ‘The names on the back of thejerseys may change, but as long as theplayers are wearing a Golden Bear creston the front, you know they’re going tobe good.’”

After winning the CIAU hockey title in1999, the Bears lost seven of their top eightscorers but still managed to repeat as cham-pions in 2000. But this sense of pride andtradition is passed on every year from theGolden Bear hockey veterans to the rook-ies, Dunn said.

“I have never, ever seen a U of Ahockey jersey on the floor. Evenbetween periods or after agame, if you go into thedressing room all thejerseys will behanging up be-cause that’sthe type ofrespect

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the players are taught to have for theGolden Bear tradition.”

There may be a lot of theories to thissuccess, but in the end Horwood narrowsit down to one. “You can make this into areally complicated issue, but winning is ameasure of one’s inner drive,” he said. “I’mhappy when another U of A team wins, butwhat really drives me is my own inner de-sire to be the best at what I do. I think mycolleagues feel the same way. Our success isas simple as that.” ■

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Silver awarding-winning soccer: Golden Bear Ryan Walker. CIAU Athlete of the Year Jenny Cartmell in action on the gold-winning Pandas team.

Bronze-medal winners: Pandas field hockey at play.

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Projection of RevenueGovernment Operating Grants 230,197 238,010 3.4%Student Fees (unrestricted) 89,756 95,858 6.8%Access: Grant & Fees 13,428 19,244 43.3%

Sub-total 333,381 353,112 5.9%Investment and Other Operating Revenue 8,011 10,896 36.0%Departmental Earned Income 42,631 44,175 3.6%Transfers & Appropriations 21,215 12,246 -42.3%Ancillaries 48,719 54,316 11.5%Capital - Other 59,374 106,527 79.4%Research 180,726 199,663 10.5%Special Purpose 54,495 60,260 10.6%

Total Consolidated Revenue 748,552 841,195 12.4%

Projection of Expenditures• Operations

FacultiesOperating 263,848 277,017 5.0%Special Purpose 41,198 46,411 12.7%Research 179,280 198,066 10.5%

sub-total 484,326 521,494 7.7%Support Services

Operating 141,389 143,412 1.4%Special Purpose & Restricted 14,743 15,446 4.8%

sub-total 156,132 158,858 1.7%• Ancillary Services 48,719 54,316 11.5%• Capital Expenditures

Major Projects 49,500 81,600 64.8%Capital Programs 9,875 24,927 152.4%sub-total 59,375 106,527 79.4%

Total Consolidated Expenditures 748,552 841,195 12.4%

A division to strengthen the U of ABy Dr. Rod Fraser

try’s future relies heavily on research ex-cellence, and the University of Alberta ison the cutting edge.

Our challenge is making sure our com-munities, our governments, potential part-ners, our peer institutions, even our ownfaculty and students, understand that theUniversity of Alberta is amongst a handfulof the world’s best institutions.

For this reason, our Board of Gover-nors has approved a plan to provide fo-cused and strategic leadership to meet thatchallenge. By dividing the Office of theVice-President (Research & External Af-fairs) into two portfolios, we are enablingthe University of Alberta to further pro-mote new facts in support of our claims toexcellence. This structure is consistent withthose of many other leading universities,

and acknowledges the new and demandingopportunities our university will face in thefirst part of the 21st century.

Research and external affairs are amongthe most rapidly growing areas of activityat the University of Alberta. This growthwill continue and will accelerate withstrong direction and leadership. Dividingthe portfolio is a natural progression thatrecognizes rapid recent increases in activityand the substantial accomplishments of thepast few years.

I would further like to acknowledge theleadership shown by Dr. Roger Smith in hisrole as vice-president (research and externalaffairs). He is fully supportive of this re-structuring and agrees it is in the best inter-ests of the institution for these high-priorityareas to receive visible and specialized lead-

President Rod Fraser

ership, ensuring the highest possible levelof achievement. I wish to personally thankRoger for his exemplary leadership in thischallenging portfolio. He saw us through anaggressive fund development campaign, andhas set the foundation to achieve $2 billion inexternal research funding by 2005.

Looking to the future, and the key rolesof both research and external affairs in thepursuit of our aggressive vision, we clearlyneed a vice-president for each of the twoareas. If we are to attract the world’s bestand brightest researchers, we must continueto build our reputation as an institution thatis indisputably recognized as one of the world’sfinest.

This work is firmly rooted by our motto:Quaecumque Vera—whatsoever things aretrue. ■

NEW ON BOARDPublic member Brian Heidecker, Stu-

dents’ Union President Leslie Church,Graduate Students’ Association PresidentShannon McEwen and Board of GovernorsStudent Representative Mark Cormier at-tended their first board meeting.

VP PORTFOLIO SPLITThe Board of Governors approved the

division of the Office of the Vice-President(Research and External Affairs) into twovice-presidencies. Dr. Roger Smith willremain vice-president (research) until June30, 2001. The search for his successor willbegin in early fall 2000, with a July 1, 2001start date for the new vice-president(research).

Associate Vice-President (External Af-fairs) Susan Green has been appointed act-ing vice-president (external affairs). “Ourexternal relations efforts will now have astronger voice both on and off campus as aresult of this move,” she said after the meet-

Board briefsBy Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Never underestimate the difficulty ofchanging false beliefs by facts” (Henry

Rosovsky). As an admitted lover of factsand figures, I have that quote framed andprominently displayed on my office book-shelf. It often reminds me that just becausesomething is true, not everyone believes it.Changing false beliefs takes more thansimple truths. It takes aggressive and fo-cused belief-changing strategies.

The truth about the University of Al-berta is that we are one of this country’s leading research-intensive universities, andwe have the facts to prove it. We have un-precedented activity in the areas of grantsand contracts, spin-offs, and partnershipand networking activities through ourIndustry Liaison Office and the ResearchGrants Office. The facts show our coun-

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DO SOME EXCITING THINGS’A beaming Glenn Harris, vice-presi-

dent (finance and administration), hadsome “very good news” for the board at itsMay 5 meeting.

“We see a very significant increase inincome,” he said. Harris went over thedetails of the 2000-01 budget, which theboard passed, and was pleased to an-nounce a 12.4 per cent increase in totalincome for the U of A—or $82.6 million tobe exact.

That translates to an increase in thenew core operating revenue of $14.1 mil-lion or 4.3 per cent, made up of a 2.75 percent increase in the base operating grant,an average tuition fee increase of 6.2 percent and $3 million in additional invest-ment income.

“This will allow the U of A to do somevery exciting things,” said Harris.

But despite the good news announcedinitially, Harris did not dismiss the seriouspressures on the core operating budget:rate increases from salary negotiations,which are currently in progress, and issuessurrounding the U of A’s support infra-structure.

Increased dollars in research fundingmeans associated costs go up as well, saidHarris. As an example, Dr. Roger Smith,vice-president (research and external af-fairs) said a $30-million research grant tothe U of A costs the university about $12million in extra expenses for salaries andoverhead.

“These are real pressures on the corebudget. It’s absolutely essential that gov-ernment, the board and the public under-stand these indirect costs,” said Smith.“Quebec has recognized this to a degree,allocating an additional 15 per cent to itsgrants.”

Students’ Union President LeslieChurch expressed concern about tuitionincreases. She asked about guarantees thatmaximum tuition increases would notbecome a ‘de facto’ part of the strategy tohelp ease pressure on the core operatingbudget.

Dr. Doug Owram, vice-president (aca-demic) and provost said, “I don’t thinkany of us are planning maximum tuitionincreases as a strategy; I can’t say we’renot planning any tuition increases.”

ing. A review committee will be struck nextFebruary which may also serve as an advi-sory selection committee if needed.

NEW DEAN FOR FACULTY OF PHYSICALEDUCATION AND RECREATION

In the confidential section of the May 5meeting, the board members approved theappointment of Dr. Michael Mahon as deanof the Faculty of Physical Education andRecreation for a five-year term, effectiveJuly 1, 2000.

Mahon is currently associate dean ofresearch and graduate programs and direc-tor of the Health, Leisure and Human Per-formance Research Institute in the Facultyof Physical Education and Recreation Stud-ies at the University of Manitoba. He re-ceived his doctorate from the University ofNorth Carolina, his master’s from the Uni-versity of Alberta and his undergraduatedegree from the University of Manitoba.

APPROVED AT THE BOARD:• $9.2 million for the South Campus

training facility, an eight-lane, 400-metretrack facility surrounding a natural grassfield for throwing and jumping activities.The 2001 Championships will provide $7million and $1 million from tax rebates.The remaining $1.2 million must be raisedthrough the sale of sponsorship and nam-ing opportunities.

• $12.4 million for the design, con-struction and equipment of the new In-Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility,allowing for the purchase of a state-of-the-art, most powerful NMR spectrometer inCanada to be housed in the renovatedbasement emergency space in Universityof Alberta Hospital.

• $1.5 million for the Research Transi-tion Facility, arising from renovations tothe Education Development Centre to pro-vide viable office and lab space for newuniversity spin-off companies to success-fully move from the academic research

environment to the commercial privatesector.

• Recommendations to change Section50 of the Universities Act to include,among other changes, property that isowned or leased by the U of A– which hasbeen leased to an arms’ length party forcommercial purposes–be excluded fromthe application of this section for the dura-tion of the lease. Also that the U of A de-velop and implement community consul-tation processes with communities directlyaffected by university developments in-volving construction or changes of use.

• The Administrative Information Sys-tems (AIS) will be contracted out; no joblosses are expected. Folio will have moreon this issue in the May 26 edition.

• The Students’ Union and GraduateStudents’ Association fees, instructional,non-instructional and miscellaneous feeschedules. ■

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A special thank youI am writing because I would like to

commend one of the Campus SecurityServices constables and thank him for hisassistance on the evening of April 13. Ipicked up my daughter from the Univer-sity Infant Toddler Centre in the afternoonbut failed to get her prescription medica-tion from the refrigerator at the Centre. Ididn’t notice this until 6:30 p.m.—wellafter the Centre had closed and nearingthe time that she needed her medication. Iwas quite unsure what to do but decidedto call Campus Security to see if they couldlet me into the Centre to retrieve the medi-cation. The constable with whom I spokewas very polite and congenial. He took allthe details down and said he would try tocontact the Centre’s administrator.

When he called back and told me hecould not get in contact with her, I wasfearing the worst. However, he asked me

Can women break the 25 per cent electoral barrier?By Dr. Linda Trimble, associate chair, Department of Political Science

Thanks to April elections in PEI andYukon, more women are serving as

elected representatives in Canada’s parlia-ment and legislatures than ever before.There are 1,039 legislative seats across thiscountry, and women now hold 214 ofthem. Yukon sets the record for the highestpercentage of female legislators in Canada,at 29.4 per cent, and PEI is no slouch, with22 per cent. Women now com-prise at least a quarter of thelegislators in three jurisdictions:BC, Alberta and Yukon.

The number of electedwomen has doubled since thelate 1980s to 20 per cent. So,should we be sufficiently en-couraged by the increased pres-ence of women to declare theproblem of women’s historicunder-representation in elec-toral spaces officially solved? Idon’t think so. The politicalenvironment is still a difficultone for women aspirants, women legisla-tors and female party leaders. I can thinkof five reasons to caution against an un-duly optimistic account of women’s elec-toral success.

Firstly, 20 per cent is a far cry fromgender parity. If women are to achieveequal representation, then about half of thelegislative seats must be won by women. Itis important to put women’s recent elec-toral gains into perspective. Approxi-mately one in three of our male legislatorshold a seat that would be held by a womanif the electoral system produced gender-neutral outcomes. Or, to put it anotherway, men are over-represented by 30 percent.

Secondly, while the number of electedwomen is increasing, there is evidence ofan electoral glass ceiling holding women’srepresentation below the 25 per cent mark.

Women can’t win if they don’t run, andpolitical parties, as the gatekeepers to po-litical office, determine who gets to run.With the exception of the New Democrats,a party that challenges the electoral glassceiling by offering 30 per cent or morewomen candidates, political parties do notfield more than 25 per cent women, and inmany cases select far fewer women to rep-

resent them in elections. Forinstance, the Reform Party ofCanada, now the CanadianAlliance, featured only 10per cent women candidatesin the 1997 federal election.The Liberal party averages22 per cent women candi-dates, federally and provin-cially, while the ProgressiveConservatives average 19 percent women candidates. Po-litical parties continue toeither ignore the issue ofwomen’s under-representa-

tion or to accept 25 per cent women candi-dates as good enough representation forwomen. The federal Liberal party, for ex-ample, set 25 per cent as its target forwomen candidates in 1993 and 1997. Theelectoral glass ceiling is here to stay unlessparties recruit more women to run forpolitical office.

Thirdly, while more women areelected, most women are not represented.Women legislators are no more reflectiveof the general population than are malelegislators. Most elected women are white,middle-to-upper-class, able-bodied, rela-tively privileged and publicly hetero-sexual. So electing more women does notnecessarily lead to more diversity in repre-sentation.

The fourth reason is while the numberof elected women is creeping up, thenumber of women party leaders has

dropped over the last few years. In 1993eight women led mainstream political par-ties at the federal and provincial level. Nowthere are only four: Alexa McDonough(federal NDP), Elizabeth Weir (NB NDP),Nancy MacBeth (Alberta Liberals) and PatDuncan (Yukon Liberals). Women partyleaders are so far off the media map thatPat Duncan, who led her party to a surprisewin in Yukon on April 17, was bemused bynews reports of “Mr. Duncan’s” victory.Leadership is still assumed to be masculineterritory. When Jean Charest left the federalConservatives to take over the Quebec Lib-erals, neither the party nor the news mediaconjured up the names of any women whocould lead the party. Similarly, no womenhave been cited as possible contenders forthe leadership of the Canadian Alliance.

Typically women are only pursued asleadership material when the political partyin question faces declining popularity andcertain electoral defeat or after the partyhas been decimated at the polls. Once se-lected, women leaders are expected to as-sume the role of healer or nurturer, reviv-ing or rebuilding lost-cause parties. Whenthey fail to stage a miraculous electoralrecovery, their leadership is scuttled. KimCampbell provides the most vivid exampleof this trend. Yet when they achieve theimpossible and make the party viable onceagain, women party leaders are usuallyunceremoniously dethroned and replacedby men. For example: Lynda Haverstockbrought the Saskatchewan Liberals into thelegislature and achieved official oppositionstatus for her party before resigning be-cause of party-infighting and criticisms ofher leadership; and Pat Mella revitalizedthe PEI Conservatives only to encounter aleadership challenge when it looked likethe party could win the next election. Inshort, while parties briefly turned towomen leaders for their novelty value,

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to explain in detail where the medicationwas, what the prescription said, and howto get it, as he would attempt to retrieve itand then call me back. Shortly after, I re-ceived a further call from him saying Icould get the prescription from the Cam-pus Security office in Education Car Park.

I was very impressed with the assist-ance I received from Campus Securitygenerally and this constable specifically.Unfortunately, in all the chaos I have for-gotten the constable’s name. However, hewas on duty that evening and he knowswho he is!

Keep up the good work.

Best regards,E. Paul Zehr, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorNeurophysiology LaboratoryFaculty of Physical Education& Recreationand Division of Neuroscience

their inability to parlay the much-over-played “gender factor” into electoralmiracles has led the media and partystrategists to conclude, as an Alberta newsmagazine editor put it, “we don’t do re-ally well with lady political leaders.”

Finally, the mass media persist in do-mesticating women politicians by high-lighting their femininity, looks, clothing,relationships, the tone of their voices—anything but their political skills andpolicy acumen. Women politicians rou-tinely endure inappropriate scrutiny oftheir personal lives and are constantlyreminded by the press that they are differ-ent. When describing politics, the newsmedia employ masculinist discourses,evoking images of warring parties fight-ing it out on the battle field, and partyleaders as pugilists, punching, kickingand attacking their way to victory. In thiscontext, women are anomalies; they aren’tmen. They don’t fit in.

In short, women continue to bumptheir heads on an electoral glass ceiling.At the present rate of increase, it will takeseveral more decades to elect equal num-bers of women and men. Gender paritywill only be achieved if political partiesare willing to recruit more women candi-dates and there is little evidence that fed-eral and provincial parties are willing topromote more than token representationfor women. Confronting the electoralglass ceiling requires challenging sexistassumptions about the ability of femaleparty leaders to compete in electoral “bat-tles.” As Lynda Haverstock commentedafter quitting the leadership of the Sas-katchewan Liberals, “When women arecalled strident, men are called tough.When women are called abrasive, men arecalled straight talkers.” Gendered doublestandards continue to sabotage womenwho seek political power. ■

And watch for the Festival of Ideas,a U of A special addition with eventson and off campus featuring diversediscussions, live theatre, booklaunches, philosophers’ and languagecafés and much more.

You have eight days of stimulatingactivities from which to choose.

I’d like to extend an invitation toevery member of the U of A campus—faculty, students and staff—to take amoment and partake in any of the pub-lic Congress 2000 activities. You willneed to register (take your U of AOnecard with you to the Butterdome)and all U of A employees qualify for‘community registration’ at no charge(regular community members pay$10).

I would also like to thank everyonewho has contributed to all of the Con-gress’ preparations.

See you at Congress 2000!Sincerely,Doug OwramVice-President (Academic)and Provost

A Congress like no other—in 12 more days and counting…

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In less than two weeks, the University ofAlberta campus will be the centre of

activity during the 70th annual Congressof the Social Sciences and Humanitieswhich begins May 24.

It’s the largest annual multi-discipli-nary gathering in the world, bringingtogether some of the world’s best think-ers from more than 80 disciplines.

I’m excited that the University ofAlberta community is part of this long-standing tradition, and this year’s eventis set to be better than ever.

Here’s a sample of what you can do:take a walk through the Book Fair andCafé in the Butterdome (the Congress2000 “hub”); listen to a poetry reading;attend a colloquium on a current topic;hear former CBC broadcaster PeterGzowski and Deputy Prime MinisterHerb Gray speak during “Breakfasts onCampus”; find out what the President ofIceland is doing on campus or hear MaryM. Simon, the Canadian CircumpolarAmbassador and Canadian Ambassadorto Denmark, speak at the colloquium onthe North.

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Dr. Doug Owram, vice-president (aca-demic) and provost, is delighted to an-nounce the appointment of Sally Omar asexecutive director and chief operating of-ficer of the University of Alberta TelusCentre for Professional Development.

Sally Omar joined the U of A Nov. 1,1999. She brings more than 27 years ofacademic and industry experience to theposition. After obtaining her master’s de-gree in engineering from the University ofWaterloo in 1974, Sally built most of herprofessional career in Ontario. She alsolived and worked in many other places,such as Houston, Algeria, the Middle Eastand Europe.

Sally worked for national and globalorganizations such as Pullman Kellogg(design & build), Imperial Oil, CanadianStandard Association and Hatch. She alsoworked for 17 years for Sheridan College,in Oakville, Ont., where she was professor,chair and school director (dean). Duringthose years, Sally founded several traininginstitutes in partnership with industriesincluding Sheridan’s famous CAD/CAMInstitute. She also led many teams to createnew post-secondary and postgraduateprograms.

Sally Omar is executive director and chief operatingofficer of the University of Alberta Telus Centre forProfessional Development.

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Through the above experiences, Sallyacquired strength and knowledge in or-ganizational behaviour and professionaldevelopment, strategic planning, manage-ment and leadership, entrepreneurial skillsand effective communication.

Sally is committed to engage the facul-ties and their professional associations inthe exciting opportunities which the centrewill present. She can be reached at 492-8833.

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Steven Reinprecht was having enoughtrouble taming the butterflies as he

stepped onto the ice for his first shift in theNHL. Then he realized he was about toface off against his boyhoodidle, Mark Messier, and hadto pinch himself.

“To go against Messier onyour first draw is unbeliev-able,” said the six-foot-one,195-pound centre, on thephone from the University ofWisconsin where he is finishing a commu-nications degree. “I tried to stay focusedbut it was pretty hard.”

Despite the inevitable jitters,Reinprecht won the face off.

No one knew better what the 23-year-old Los Angeles Kings prospect wasgoing through than his mother JacquieReinprecht, an administrative coordinatorfor the U of A’s Office of Alumni Affairs.She watched her son’s National HockeyLeague debut on television from anEdmonton sports bar with the rest of herfamily.

“I held my breath every time he wenton the ice,” says Jacquie. “You don’t knowhow he’s going to fit in, or whether he cankeep up with the guys…You want yourkids to experience their dreams, but thisdream can be rough sometimes.”

Steven had phoned his parents thenight before to tell them hemight be playing in theApril 5 game against theVancouver Canucks aftersigning as a collegiate freeagent with the Kings late inthe season. But for Jacquie,the reality didn’t sink inuntil the televisionannouncer introduced a newface in the line-up.

“You could see the intensity onSteven’s face when he went into the [face-off] circle,” she said. “Afterwards he wentback to the bench and did this hard swal-low. Then my husband Paul said, ‘I thinkhe was trying to spit and there was nosaliva there.’”

The speed and physical intensity of thepro ranks may take some adjustment, butReinprecht is at least already used to a

degree of celebrity, playing before hugecrowds of devoted collegiate fans. Aftertwo years with the St. Albert Saints (Messi-er’s former junior team), he spent four

years in the U.S. college sys-tem playing centre for the top-ranked University of Wiscon-sin Badgers, the last two yearsas captain. He was the leadingscorer in the National Colle-giate Athletic Association thisyear and runner up for the

coveted Hobey Baker award for the bestall-round player in the league.

Jacquie likes her son’s chances to makeit in the NHL, particularly because of hisversatility and level-headed approach tothe game. Steven grew up in the Edmon-ton Coliseum, watching the Oilers duringtheir heyday and once had a chance toscrimmage with the legendary team as aPee Wee Oiler. He always looked toMessier and Wayne Gretzky for inspira-tion, says Jacquie, and sees himself ascombining Messier’s grit with Gretzky’sfinesse.

But far more important than Steven’shockey skills, she says, is his attitude to-wards his recent success. Even the mediahave picked up on his humility and matu-rity. In Steven’s estimation, much of thecredit for that has to go to his parents.

“When you put the team ahead of indi-vidual stuff, it’s better foreverybody,” he says. “That’s aresult of my upbringing—to worry about how the teamdoes and not yourself.”

Steven has signed a one-year contract because of hisage, so Jacquie will have tocontinue holding her breathuntil he secures a place on theKings’ roster next season. She

is, of course, his biggest fan, but in truematernal fashion regards him a championregardless of what happens on the ice.

“I’ve always said I wouldn’t be disap-pointed if he said, ‘Okay, I’ve had fouryears and I’m going to come home nowto settle down and be a teacher or some-thing.’…It matters more to us what kindof a person he is than what kind of hockeyplayer.” ■

Mom watches son face offagainst childhood heroBy Geoff McMaster

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time he went on the ice.

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Happy hockey mom, Jacquie Reinprecht

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

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRYJune 26, 11:00 am – 12:00 pmCo-hosted by Department of Biological Sciences.

Dr. Peter Zuber, Oregon Graduate Institute of Scienceand Technology, “Role of Bacillus subtilis Clp proteinsin transcription initiation.” Room M-149 BiologicalSciences Building.

June 26, 3:00 – 4:00 pmCo-hosted by Department of Biological Sciences.

Dr. Michiko M. Nakano, Oregon Graduate Institute ofScience and Technology, “A two-component regula-tory system controls transcription in response to oxy-gen availability in Bacillus subtilis.” Room M-149 Bio-logical Sciences Building.

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL GENETICSMedical Genetics Rounds

May 17, 12:00 – 1:00 pmMs. Marcia Campbell, Andrew laboratory, gradu-

ate student seminar. Room 2-07 HMRC.May 24, 12:00 – 1:00 pmMs. Gloria His, Cox laboratory, graduate student

seminar. Room 2-07 HMRC.

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY ANDIMMUNOLOGY

May 12, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Chris Whitfield, Dept of Microbiology, Uni-

versity of Guelph, “Common Themes and Interactive

Pathways in the Assembly of Bacterial Cell-SurfacePolysaccharides.” Classroom F (2J4.02 WMC).

May 18, 1:00 pmDr. Timothy Block, Jefferson Center for Biomedi-

cal Research, Thomas Jefferson University, “Proteinfolding inhibitors as mutation proof anti-hepatitisvirus agents: difficult, but not impossible.” ClassroomF (SJ4.02 WMC).

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL ECONOMYMay 17, 10:00 amEllen Goddard, Professor of Agribusiness, Univer-

sity of Melbourne, Australia, “The Implications ofChanging Food Industry Structure of Food MarketingStrategies.” Room 550 GSB.

FACULTY OF NURSINGMay 18, 12:00 – 1:00 pmMargot Zarate, Dean, Faculty of Nursing,

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru,“Nursing Education in Peru.” Room 6-107 Clinical Sci-ences Building.

JOHN DOSSETOR HEALTH ETHICS CENTREHEALTH ETHICS SEMINAR SERIES

May 19, 12:00 – 1:00 pmDr. Wendy Austin, Faculty of Nursing, “Human

Rights Approach to Health Ethics: Common Sense oran Illusion.” Room 2-07 HMRC.

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

ORIENTATION SESSIONUNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA SUPPLY MANAGEMENTSERVICES

The Supply Management Services Departmentwill be conducting orientation sessions for all of ourclient departments on campus. Please join us for aone-hour tour and information session in our newlyrenovated facility. Take this opportunity to exploreour many services that are offered to assist your de-partment in your daily operation.

If you have any concerns or suggestions on wayswe can serve you better, please bring them along.The sessions will be held in the Materials Manage-ment Building. The tour will begin with an informa-tion session in the third floor (new) conference roomand will be followed with a tour of the facility. Pleaseregister in one of the following sessions: Tuesday,May 16, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. or Wednesday, May17, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

If you are interested in attending one of thesesessions, please call Colette @ 492-5438 or e-mail tocolette.sych@ualberta.ca

PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINARHuman Resource Services and the Non-Aca-

demic Staff Association invite you and your spouse toattend a two-day pre-retirement seminar, set forJune 2-3 and June 9-10, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,in the Map Room, Lister Hall. Registrants are requiredto attend both days and are for support staff. Mini-mum age requirement is 45. The seminars are freeand coffee and lunch are provided free of charge. Theseminar leader is Rein Selles, president, Retirement/Life Challenge Ltd. Enrollment is limited so registerearly by contacting Shantel MacKenzie at 492-4350or shantel.mackenzie@ualberta.ca.

CENTRE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION STUDIES’RESEARCH DAY

Call for Presentations/Papers/PostersThe first annual CHPS Research Day is called

“Health Promotion: What Practitioners and Research-ers Can Learn from One Another.” It takes place June10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Alumni House. Explore currenthealth-promotion issues relevant to researchers,practitioners, and policy influencers.

Proposals are being sought for papers, posterpresentations, panel discussions or interactive work-shops that fit this year’s theme. All faculty, graduatestudents, alumni, associates and other interestedpeople are invited to submit proposals.

Guest speaker is Dr. Jim Frankish, acting director,UBC Institute of Health Promotion Research. Re-search Day includes a variety of presentations, a light

lunch, interactive discussions and an opportunity tonetwork with researchers, practitioners, students andpolicy decision-makers interested in health promo-tion.

For more information and/or to submit an ab-stract, please contact Linda Vaudan or Lori Hanson at492-8661, or health.promotion@ualberta.ca.

RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR PROFESSOR PATRICIAHAYES

Please join us to honour Professor Patricia Hayeson the occasion of her retirement as associate profes-sor after 30 years with the Faculty of Nursing. A re-ception will be held June 5, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., inthe Saskatchewan Room, Faculty Club, 11435 Sas-katchewan Drive, University of Alberta. A brief pro-gram will begin at 5 p.m. Tickets are $12. To RSVP ormake a contribution towards the gift, please contactLeona Laird at 492-9801, e-mailleona.laird@ualberta.ca, or via campus mail to room3-114 Clinical Sciences Building.

CELEBRATION FOR DEAN ART QUINNEYThe Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation

is pleased to host a reception to recognize, honourand thank Dr. Art Quinney, dean from July 1991 toJune 2000. The wine and cheese reception will takeplace Tuesday, May 23, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., inthe Stollery Executive Development Centre, 5th Floor,Faculty of Business Building. A short program beginsat 4 p.m. Please RSVP to Rebecca Cahoon by May 16at 492-3364 or e-mail: rcahoon@per.ualberta.ca.

2000 ASTECH AWARD NOMINATIONS INCLUDE NEWCATEGORY, MORE MONEY

Young “Leaders of Tomorrow” is a new categorycreated for the 2000 ASTech Awards, which this yearalso have extra dollars for prizes. Many of the cashawards have been increased to $10,000.

The call is on for nominations for the AlbertaScience and Technology Leadership Awards Founda-tion’s 11th annual ceremony, to be held in Edmon-ton’s Shaw Conference Centre, Oct. 20.

The ASTech awards honour the province’s lead-ers and innovators in 11 science and technology cat-egories, including the first $10,000 Leaders of Tomor-row award, to be given to someone under 30deemed to be a future leader as a teacher, re-searcher, entrepreneur or business leader in Alberta’sscience and technology community.

Nominations close July 14, 2000. Forms areavailable online at www.astech.ab.ca or by calling(403) 220-9130 or faxing (403) 220-9128.

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CONFERENCE

CANADIAN INDIGENOUS/NATIVE STUDIESASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

May 28 – 31, 2000Hosted by the School of Native Studies at the

University of Alberta. Please contact Program Chair/Local Coordinator, Wendy Aasen, at 492-2991 forinformation.

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCESJune 8 – 10, 2000The Faculty of Pharmacy would like to announce

the CSPS conference, “Technology Transfer: FromBench to Market,” happening in Vancouver, BC.Please check the conference Web site for details at:www.pharmacy.ualberta.ca/CSPSConferenceSite/

INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTASSOCIATION – CANADA (IPMA – CANADA)

May 14 – 17IPMA Canada invites you to the National Train-

ing Conference, “Reaping Human Dividends: Realiz-ing Your Organization’s Wealth.” At the HotelMacdonald, Edmonton. Keynote speakers: Dr.Barbara Moses, Jim Dixon, Gordon Collins, TammyRobertson, David Irvine. For information or confer-ence package: Loverne Gretsinger, (780) 492-8165 orloverne.gretsinger@ualberta.ca.

16TH ANNUAL STUDENT ADVISORS’ CONFERENCEJune 1, 8:30 – 4:00 pm“The Tangled Web: Maintaining Human Touch in

a High Tech World.” Career and Placement Servicesinvite you to attend a forum for the gathering of in-formation and discussion for student advisors andservice providers. In the Timms Centre. Registration/information: 492-4689 or www.su.ualberta.ca/sac/.

INTERNATIONAL NORTHWESTERN CONFERENCE ONDISEASES IN NATURE COMMUNICABLE TO MEN(INCDNCM)

July 30 – August 2, 2000The 55th annual INCDNCM takes place at Colo-

rado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Programscope: viral, Rickettsial, bacterial, parasitic or prion-related diseases acquired from natural sources, in-cluding animals (wild or domestic), contaminatedwater or food supplies, arthropod vectors, etc. Formore information: Errol Prasad, Clinical Virologist,phone 407-8975 or e-mail esp@bugs.uah.ualberta.ca.

EXHIBITION

EXTENSION GALLERYuntil May 17Mary Lee Small – Fine Visual Presentation for the

Certificate of Fine Arts in Painting. Gallery hours:Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 8:00 pm; Friday, 8:30am - 4:30 pm, Saturday, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. Sec-ond floor, University Extension Centre, 8303 - 112Street. Info: 492-3034.

MCMULLEN GALLERYMay 20 to August 20“Art and Personal Meaning: Community Selec-

tions from the University of Alberta Art and ArtifactCollection.” Developed by Museums and CollectionsServices, University of Alberta. Opening function:May 26, 2000 (by invitation only). McMullen Gallery,east entrance, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 –112 Street. Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 am – 8:00pm; Saturday to Sunday, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Contact:Jim Corrigan at 492-0779

GENERAL LEADERSHIP ANDMANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

BANFF CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENTSeptember 10 – 15, 2000“Enhancing Personal and Professional Effective-

ness.”September 12 – 22“Management Excellence.”Info: Phone 1-800-590-9799 or Web site:

www.banffmanagement.com

MUSIC

DEPARTMENT OF MUSICMay 14, 8:00 pmFaculty recital: Scott Whetham, tuba, “Music for

Tuba.” Program includes works by Vinter, Hindemith,Forsyth, Whetham (chamber ensemble). Admission:$5/student/senior, $10/adult. Convocation Hall, ArtsBuilding.

May 30, 8:00 pmMaster of Music recital: Leônor Rondeau, piano.

Free admission. Convocation Hall, Arts Building. Re-scheduled from April 17th.

THEATRE

KAASA THEATREMay 28, 29, and 30 – 7:30 pmThe University of Alberta, John Dossetor Health

Ethics Centre will present the play, “A Child on HerMind,” in the Kaasa Theatre (11455-87 Avenue, Ed-monton, Alberta). This play (based on research withmothers and clinical experiences) examines issuesabout mothering, ethics, and reproductive technolo-gies through the characters of six women situated ina hospital’s obstetrical unit. Admission is $10.00/per-son, which includes the opportunity to discuss issuesarising from the play with actors, Dr. Jeff Nisker (Au-thor) and Dr. Vangie Bergum (Producer) followingthe 90-minute production. Tickets will be sold at TixOn The Square (780-420-1757) and the JohnDossetor Health Ethics Centre (780-492-6676).

STUDIO THEATREMay 17 - 27Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge.” Karen

Towsley, MFA Directing candidate. Box Office: 492-2495. Timms Centre for the Arts.

Find whatever you want to buy or sell in the Folioclassifieds. Deadline: one week prior to publication date.$0.55 per word. Call 492-2325 for more information

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

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

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

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

COORDINATORUNIVERSITY TEACHING SERVICES

University Teaching Services (UTS) at the Univer-sity of Alberta is hiring a coordinator with a July 1,2000 start date. UTS supports excellence in teachingand learning by helping instructors improve teachingskills, by encouraging them to explore new ap-proaches to teaching and learning, and by supportingprogram and course development. UTS is committedto the enhancement of learning and teaching withinthe university and is responsible for supporting aca-demic staff and departments in the development ofgood teaching practice. UTS staff initiate and supporteducational development endeavours and provide awide range of services to the university’s faculty mem-bers, teaching assistants and graduate students, suchas orientations, seminars and workshops on effectiveteaching, access to educational development re-sources and consultations with individuals, depart-ments, and faculties on instructional issues.

The coordinator is responsible for planning, or-ganizing and supporting the fall and winter semesters’Teaching and Learning Effectiveness Sessions for faculty,the seminars and workshops that comprise the peda-gogical part of the University Teaching (UT) Program,two annual Orientations for Graduate Teaching Assist-ants, program publicity, maintenance of Web pagesand statistical data.

The successful candidate must have excellent in-terpersonal and written communication skills, projectmanagement abilities, medium proficiency usingInternet and Microsoft Office, and the ability to workas part of a team. Demonstrated expertise in teachingat the university or college level is preferred. The can-didate should have experience and demonstratedcommitment to the development of teaching andlearning in post-secondary educational settings, plusappropriate academic qualifications, a graduate de-gree in adult education or a related field is preferred.

This is a temporary APO position that may be con-verted to a permanent APO position. The salary range(under review) is $36,000 to $54,000.

University Teaching Services was established inthe early 1980s, and currently has two full-time profes-sional staff and part-time support staff. The presentposition was created in 1996 when a review of theunit’s work demonstrated the need for additional staffresources.

Candidates should send a letter of application, acurriculum vitae, a teaching dossier, and names ofthree referees by noon on May 29, 2000 to:

Bente Roed, DirectorUniversity Teaching Services215 CABUniversity of Alberta

PRACTICUM COORDINATOR –PART-TIMECENTRE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION STUDIES

The Centre for Health Promotion Studies is seek-ing a health-promotion practitioner to coordinate thepracticum courses in the master’s and post-graduatediploma programs. Currently there are 84 studentsregistered in the centre’s two graduate programs(M.Sc. with thesis and post-graduate diploma). Bothprograms are offered on campus and via distributedlearning (Internet and teleconferencing). Details canbe found on the centre’s Web site www.ualberta.ca/~healthpr. The practicum is an essential component inboth programs, providing students with opportunitiesto further develop concepts, skills and perspectives ina health-promotion setting. The practicum coordina-tor should have a broad range of contacts within thehealth promotion community, particularly locally, butalso provincially and nationally.

The coordinator will be responsible for the ad-ministration of two practicum courses per year. Dutiesinclude: identifying potential practicum sites, linkingwith community agencies, orienting practicum super-visors/agencies, orienting and placing students, ar-ranging for and/or conducting the practicum seminarseries, monitoring student progress, and liaising withhealth promotion practitioners throughout the prov-ince. The practicum coordinator chairs a coordinatingcommittee and attends meetings of the distributedlearning and graduate program committees.

This position will be of interest to a highly moti-vated individual with considerable enthusiasm, en-ergy, strong leadership, organizational and communi-cation skills, and who is well regarded for his/her abil-ity to work positively and effectively with individualsand teams. The position offers opportunities to en-hance skills and experience in an exciting academicenvironment.

Applicants should possess a graduate degree inhealth promotion studies (or equivalent) with severalyears of work-related experience in the field. Profi-ciency is required in word processing, Internet com-munications and teleconferencing. Willingness to con-duct seminars and engage students at a distance as

well as those on campus is essential. An understandingof Web-based learning is required. Consultation andassistance in developing distance-communication strat-egies is available on campus and through the centre’sdistributed learning coordinator.

The salary range for this part-time position will becommensurate with qualifications and experience. Thedeadline for applications is May 31, 2000.

Letters of application, including résumé and thenames of three referees, should be sent in confidence to:

Dr. Miriam StewartDirector, Centre for Health Promotion Studies5-10 University Extension Centre8303-112 StreetEdmonton, AB T6G 2T4FAX: (780) 492-9579Email: miriam.stewart@ualberta.ca

TESTING SPECIALISTDIVISION OF STUDIES IN MEDICAL EDUCATIONFACULTY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY

The Division of Studies in Medical Education(DSME), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University ofAlberta provides examination services to a number ofnational and provincial associations in the general areaof human health. The division requires a testing special-ist to provide consultation to the associations on thedevelopment and maintenance of their examinationprocesses. The successful candidate should have a mas-ter’s degree or preferably a PhD in educational meas-urement, testing, psychometrics or a related field. Thisposition also requires outstanding interpersonal skills,energy and initiative.

The successful candidate will plan, implement,monitor and maintain comprehensive strategies forexamination development, analysis and reporting, andwill provide direction to examination committees onmatters related to test development and research. Thesuccessful candidate will have excellent computer skills.In addition, a background in classical test theory, itemresponse theory, test analysis, performance assessment,and computerized adaptive testing is desirable. Be-cause this position involves liaison with different testcommittees, strong written and verbal communicationskills and particularly interpersonal skills that fosterteam-building are essential. The successful candidatewill be expected to be an effective committee memberand will have the initiative and ability to work inde-pendently in coordinating a number of different testingprograms. Appropriate clerical and computational sup-port services are available in the division.

This position will be a full-time Faculty Service Of-ficer I position.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculumvitae and the names of three referees, together with aletter of application, by Thursday, June 30, 2000 (re-vised deadline) to:

Dr. E.N. Skakun, Director of PsychometricsDivision of Studies in Medical EducationFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry2J3.08 Walter C. MackenzieHealth Sciences CentreUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R7

RECRUITMENT AND STUDENTLIAISON OFFICERFACULTY OF ENGINEERING

In response to recently approved expansions ofprograms in engineering, the University of Alberta Fac-ulty of Engineering is seeking a dynamic, self-directedindividual to serve as the recruitment and student liai-son officer. Already one of the largest undergraduateengineering programs in Canada, the Faculty of Engi-neering is undergoing extensive expansion, which willresult in undergraduate enrolment increase to 3,300students over the next five years, up from 2,700.

Reporting to the assistant to the dean, this APOposition will serve as a resource to our current studentsin a variety of areas and will play a lead role in the re-cruitment and promotion efforts of the faculty.

Recruitment duties will include creating and oper-ating an on-campus visitation program, school visits,correspondence with prospective students and educa-tors, community outreach programs and other activi-ties. The incumbent will assist with the faculty’s exten-sive scholarship program and be a resource to potentialstudents for information on undergraduate engineer-ing programs. Student liaison activities will include or-ganization and participation in the first year orientationcourses ENGG 100/101, administration of the Engineer-ing Undergraduate Equipment Fund and the Engineer-ing Student Projects Fund, and provision of advice andguidance in nonacademic matters to all engineeringstudents and student groups. The incumbent will serveas the Dean’s Office contact for all engineering studentcompetitions and conferences, and will be faculty ad-viser for the Discover ‘E’ Science Camp program.

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Ads are charged at $0.55 per word. Minimum charge: $5.50. All advertisements must be paid for in full by cash orcheque at the time of their submission. Bookings may be made by fax or mail provided payment is received by mailprior to the deadline date. Pre-paid accounts can be set up for frequent advertisers. Please call 492-2325 for moreinformation.

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FURNISHED BUNGALOW IN PARKALLEN availablefrom July for one year. $750/month plus utilities.Non-smoking, cat lover preferred. 437-5402.

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BELGRAVIA THIRD FLOOR CONDOMINIUM in theStratford. Entertainment size dining room, gas fire-place. Loft makes an excellent study. Two full baths,air-conditioned with an east exposure. Two under-ground parking stalls. Walking distance to the Uni-versity. An excellent buy at $150,000. Marjorie King,Prudential Spencer, 483-7170.

RIVERBEND TOWNHOUSE – attractive two largebedrooms with ensuite plus two half baths. Fully fin-ished basement, single garage, southern exposure.Many extras, immaculate. $142,900. Phone 430-7329.

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The incumbent will also track employment suc-cess of graduates and will seek out opportunities tomarket engineering graduates to potential employers.

This position requires an individual with stronginterpersonal and organizational skills, proven abilityin public speaking and a strong commitment to stu-dent services.

A postsecondary degree, preferably with a strongbackground in engineering, mathematics or science, isrequired for this position. Salary range for this positionis $35,495 to $53,243 (subject to review).

Submit applications by May 31, 2000 to:Dean’s OfficeFaculty of Engineering5-1 Mechanical Engineering BuildingUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta T6G 2G8

SENIOR DATABASE SPECIALISTFACULTY OF BUSINESS

The senior database specialist provides supportfor database-related research computing and adminis-trative database applications within the Faculty ofBusiness.

The duties of the database specialist are varied.The first priority and the majority of the incumbent’stime are dedicated to supporting finance-relatedresearch computing. The Faculty of Business maintainsa Sun Ultra server that contains more than 60 giga-

bytes of financial and accounting data used by 40 re-searchers. To facilitate access to this data, the incum-bent will be responsible for writing access libraries andsample programs, writing documentation, loadingnew or updated data as it arrives, and general mainte-nance and upgrade of the server. The incumbent isalso expected to be reasonably available during nor-mal working hours to provide one-on-one aid to re-searchers having trouble extracting the data theyneed.

The Faculty of Business also maintains severalWindows NT-based Web and database servers for ad-ministrative and general use. The incumbent shall de-vote some time to leadership in the design and admin-istration of administrative databases and databaseapplications for use by the faculty.

A successful applicant should have some knowl-edge of a number of systems and languages, includ-ing: Fortran 77, Java (specifically JDBC driver develop-ment and Servlets), Structured Query Language (SQL),Solaris and/or Linux system administration experience,knowledge of Sun SPARC hardware, HTML Web pageauthoring and Active Server Pages (ASP).

Salary Range: $35,000 to $52,000 per annum.Closing Date for Applications: May 29, 2000Send applications to:Brent Poohkay, DirectorTechnology GroupFaculty of Business,University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB, T6G 2R6

They hand-painted them for theirclass project, substituting the old Frenchtechnique of gutta for the wax-basedbatik method used in Indonesian designs.

"What we’re really teaching are thebasic techniques of textile dyeing andprinting," says the associate professor inthe Department of Human Ecology. "Wewanted the students to use the Frenchmethod, gutta, to learn a different way toresist the dye."

The final products are now displayed in the lobby of the HumanEcology Building, a dazzling visual statement of intricate patterns, strikingcolours and unparalleled creativity.

I was stunned when I saw them because of the high quality," says Dr. Sandra Niessen, a culturalanthropologist and international experton Indonesian textiles. The human ecolo-gy professor gave a guest lecture to her

colleague’s stu-dents. "Ratherthan follow all therules in a conser-vative way," saysNiessen, "the students took creative license to the Indonesianmotifs and cameup with their ownnew designs."

Yet, the sarongs are clearly Indone-sian. You’ll find the trumpal motif, theelongated triangular shapes at either endof the cloth; the traditional colouring, par-ticularly the indigo blue and soga brown;the distinctive border; and the three-paneled layout.

What makes the sarongs more spec-tacular is that some students don’t havean art background: they come from acrosscampus. And many go on to careers intheatre, costume or apparel design ormuseum work.

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"Every year the designs are more wonderful," says Cox-Bishop."[After graduation] these students continue to stop by whenever they’re on campus—some from as far away as Toronto and Hong Kong—to see what the next crop of students isworking on in the labs."

She’d like to see the workstour the communitymore. "We’ve exhibit-ed in the Misericordiaand Grey NunsHospitals, in the StonyPlain multicultural centreand at The Works festival."

But considering this is theonly university-level course intextile design in Canada, she’d also like to see an exhibit at thenational level. The sarongs have already caught the attention of one person at the Canada Council art bank, who thought they were actualIndonesian sarongs.

So where to next year? Cox-Bishoplets out a laugh.

"That’s what my students always ask me." She’s off on annual leave this summer to—where else?—Indonesia, and she anticipates she’ll "visit" the country again with her students after her return to teaching.

Won’t she be a little bored with this particular culture and its textilesafter so much concentration?

Cox-Bishop shakes her head."It’s my soul. It is who I am.

I am a textile designer… I learn asmuch in each semester as the students do." ■

Each year, Dr. Marlene Cox-Bishoptakes her students to an exotic loca-tion for her textile design course. So

far, over the last 20 years, they’ve been toIndia, China, Japan, Peru, Africa, Turkey,Mexico and most recently, Indonesia—allwith nary a stamp in their passport nor adip in their bank accounts.

Cox-Bishop takes them on "virtual

tours" of thesecountries. Students learn about the cultures

through their famedtextile designs

and apparels,researching

historical pat-terns, looking

at samples and listening to world-renowned guestspeakers.

Students haveworked on shibori,

or silkscreens, aJapanese tradition;made small burialdolls, similar tothose used in Peruto accompany thedead; and this yearcreated 2.5-metresarongs that cap-tured the spirit ofJavanese traditions.

Silk sarongswith soul

Textile course takes students around theworld each year through designs

These sarongs were designed and hand-painted by students Shauna Boyle,Jessica Janus and Tram Le.

Thanks to students Linda-Sue Burwood(left) and Patti Benson-Laboucane (right)who helped “model” the sarongs.

Dr. Marlene Cox-Bishop

It’s my soul.It is who

I am.I am a textile

designer… I learn as

much in each semester

as the students do.

—Dr.Marlene Cox-Bishop

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

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Tina

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