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Arts@50: Past, Present, and Future Honours Arts | Arts And Business – regulAr | Arts And Business–Co-op | Accounting And FinAnCiAl MAnAgeMent | soCiAl develo pMent studies | CoMputing And FinAnCiAl MAnAgeMent | independent studies | School oF Accounting And FinAnCe | AntHropolo gy | BAlsillie School oF internAtionAl Affairs | ClAssical studies | drama | EconoMiCs | englisH LanguAge And literAture | Fine Arts | French | studies | geogrApHy AndenvironMentAl MAnAgeMent (Arts) | german | History | itAliAn studies | legAl studies | liBerAl studies | MedievAl studies | MusiC | peace And ConFliCt studies | PhilosopHy | political ScienCe | psychology | religious studies | russiAn And East europeAn studies | sexuAlity, MArriAge And Family studies | soCiAl developMent studies | School oF soCiAl Work | soCiology | spAnisH And Latin AMerican studies | speech Communication | WoMen’s studies | Honours Arts | Arts An Honours Arts | Arts And Business – regulAr | Arts And Business–Co-op | Accounting And FinAnCiAl MAnAgeMent | soCiAl develo pMent studies | CoMputing And FinAnCiAl MAnAgeMent | independent studies | School oF Accounting And FinAnCe | AntHropolo gy | BAlsillie School oF internAtionAl Affairs | ClAssical studies | drama | EconoMiCs | englisH LanguAge And literAture | Fine Arts | French | studies | geogrApHy AndenvironMentAl MAnAgeMent (Arts) | german | History | itAliAn studies | legAl studies | liBerAl studies | MedievAl studies | MusiC | peace And ConFliCt studies | PhilosopHy | political ScienCe | psychology | religious studies | russiAn And East europeAn studies | sexuAlity, MArriAge And& Family studies | soCiAl developMent studies | School oF soCiAl Work | soCiology | spAnisH Aartsnd Latin AMerican studies | speech Commlettersunication | WoMen’s studies | Honours Arts | Arts An University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts Alumni News from 2010 a rTs@50: past, present, and future Arts at uWaterloo celebrates half century milestone By Christine White Woods This pasT year has been a Time of celebraTion for the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Arts as it celebrated its 50th Anniversary. To honour that milestone, a planning committee led by Nancy Mattes was formed to organize anniversary celebrations, focusing on the past, present, and future of Arts. t his was As planning evolved over an eight-month period, the “Big Thinker” theme the best event in seemed fitting given that so many big thinkers have worked in the Faculty over the history of the the past 50 years, all of whom helped create an Arts Faculty with a difference. Robin Banks, former Dean of Arts (1979-1991) recalls a time when the Faculty of Arts. “traditional way” of doing things was set aside for the non-traditional path: “The Bob Kerton former Dean of Arts thing I remember most distinctly when I arrived [at Waterloo as a psychology professor in 1962] was a group that wanted to do things the old way, the » continued on pg. 4 Photo: rob taylor Photo: inside this issue... » editorial 3 from the dean Welcome to the first online edition of Arts & Letters. We are excited about 7 arts $ at work this new venture and welcome your 8 2010 alumni achievement award – feedback on how we can improve. ingrid hann receives the 13th Faculty of Arts this has been an exciting year for Alumni Achievement Award the Faculty of Arts, as we celebrated 9 2010 young alumni award – our 50th anniversary. i would like to Mark schaan receives the second Faculty of Arts thank all alumni who shared their young Alumni Award time and experiences with us, as 10 convocation highlights well as those who participated in Medalists honoured the 50th anniversary celebrations. 12 past alumni events in this issue, we highlight some of the anniversary celebrations, as well 13 upcoming alumni events as profile some of our alumni. 14 faculty news the Faculty of Arts recognized 2010 Arts in Academics Award recipients the accomplishments of ingrid hann 19 class notes with the 13th annual Arts Alumni 20 arts co-op student of the year Achievement Award, and Mark schaan with the second Arts young 21 alumni life stories Alumni Award. As well, Arts & Letters caught up with Kathryn Ladano, who graduated from uWaterloo in 1999 W aTerloo Drama 2011 with a BA in Music. our Arts alumni continue to make Dissocia: A Digital Gambling Venture their mark in the world, through their innovation, creativity, and dedication. Directed by Andy Houston As editor of Arts & Letters, my February 9-12, 2011 at 8 pm│February 12-13, 2011 at 2 pm goal is to connect with you, our alumni, and find out what’s new in Studio 180, Hagey Hall your life. it would be great to hear from you. Be sure to update your An Experiment with an Air Pump profile atarts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/ alumni/update.html. By Shelagh Stephenson Directed by Anne-Marie Donovan Happy reading and stay in touch! March 10-12 and 17-19, 2011 at 8 pm Christine White Woods BA ’97 speech Communication Theatre of the Arts [email protected] 519-888-4567, ext. 32119 f or more information, visit www.drama.uwaterloo.ca | BoX offiCe: 519-888-4908 tiCKet PriCes: $15 general public $12 students/seniors 2 arts & letters uWaterloo arts at 50 » from the dean – Ken Coates arTs aT uWaTerloo is 50 years It is the combination of these olD − and what a half century it has been. elements − not the primacy of one From humble beginnings − Arts was not part or the other − that gives Waterloo of the founding plan for the University − the Arts its unique position. Faculty is now the largest on campus, with an There is strong and growing impressive record for teaching, service, and interest in the Faculty of Arts. research. Donors, private companies, There is no need to repeat all of the government agencies, and the arguments in favour of an education in public at large are increasingly the social sciences, humanities, fine and interested in the work and performing arts, and accounting and finance. contributions of our faculty, Our students and faculty members have students, and staff. They know the repeatedly demonstrated the formidable Faculty of Arts wants to make a benefits that come from learning, teaching, difference and they are responding and research. But it is a good time to reflect to the opportunities we provide on crucial aspects of the Waterloo Arts reality: and the strengths we possess. This what differentiates us from the other Faculties support shows up in many ways, of Arts in Canada and abroad. from major donations to co-op Waterloo Arts is a unique place. Our placements, and from support commitment to co-operative education sets us for special lectures to research apart. We have the largest Arts co-op program contracts. Waterloo Arts has in the world. Likewise, our Arts and Business created a unique public profile that a remarkable time as dean and taken great and Accounting and Finance programs is advancing our cause in a wide pleasure in supporting the work of this provide connections to the professions and the variety of ways. Faculty. Arts matters, in ways more profound business world that are unusual for a Faculty Waterloo Arts makes significant and and powerful, than many of us believe. of Arts. The two programs not only help to sustained contributions to our region, Ideas change the world faster and more attract excellent students − about 30 percent province, country, and world. We should all powerfully than technology. Understanding of the new Arts admissions each year – but be very proud of the accomplishments of humanity is fundamental to any attempt to provide a balanced education that combines our graduates, students, academic and career preparation. There faculty, and staff. Arts matters, in ways more is a comparable approach at the graduate We know and believe that profound and powerful, than level. Arts students are well-known for their our collective work and adaptability and high level of preparation in a studies make a major many of us believe. university noted for practicality. difference in the world. The commitment to practicality extends Often we are a little shy about speaking create a better society, in Canada or globally. beyond the undergraduate and graduate enthusiastically about what we do and how it The subjects that we cover, the ideas we programs. Our scholars and students share contributes to a better world. debate, the research we produce, contribute a determination to change the world for the So, no shyness for me. This is my last year to a global process that, collectively, has the better. This shows up in countless ways, from as dean of the Faculty of Arts. It has been potential to improve the lot of people pursuing new ideas that alter the way we see tremendous to serve as the representative of everywhere. I truly hope that all of you will the world, to developing practical, hands-on such a distinguished and committed group of take enormous pleasure and pride in being mechanisms for solving immediate problems. alumni, students, faculty, and staff. I have had associated with this impressive Faculty. ■ arts & letters 3 arts @ 50 continued from pg. 1 traditional way. Fortunately, it was a smaller The first major task for the books. You spent further hours going through group,” recalls Banks. “Goodness knows where planning committee was the creation these materials writing out notes, often on it came from, but there was another group of of a 50th Anniversary website recipe cards. You then physically organized people who wanted a new way. We were not (artsat50.uwaterloo.ca), where Christine your points by numbering recipe cards or tradition-bound, and we found a way to do White Woods (Arts staff) and Louis Kim paragraphs to create some kind of order. Then the things that nobody else was doing.” Banks (co-op student) provided the content. The you wrote a rough draft. Then you wrote a says that the student radicals who dared to ask historical facts gathered from materials revised and better draft. Then you typed a their professors to defend what they were researched at the Dana Porter Library, as good copy.
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