40th Year

Volume 40 No. 6 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario February 14, 1996 AT A GLANCE Application statistics

They're off and running. The following people are encouraging for fall running for two seats on by Margaret Boyd Senate reserved for indicates that students are still at- University Communications permanent full-time tracted to U of G for its solid members of the Preliminary data on university ap- academic reputation and a fees University's non-teaching plications for fall '96 from the On- and residence package that is staff: Andre Auger, tario University Application good value for the price, he says. Counselling and Student Centre show that U of G is holding The Liaison Office is still hard Resource Centre; Annette its own with an overall increase of at work recruiting the fall ' 96 class. An aggressive liaison cam- Blok. Board Secretariat; 0.1 per cent and that the numberof paign this year includes more vis- Klaus Fabich, Psychology; applicants who named Guelph as fust choice is up by 0. 7 per cent. its to secondary schools, a new Wendy Johnson, U of G President Mordechai Rozanski admissions handbook, a liaison Library; Sam Kosakowski, says he's very encouraged by page on the World Wide Web and BA Counselling Office; these figures, which were re- expansion of Fall Preview Day. Gillan MacPherson, OAC leased last week to the province' s During the February break, stu- Dean's Office; Toni publicly funded institutions. dent ambassadors will visit more Pellizzari, CBS Dean's "Early indications are good," than 120 secondary schools. In Office; Jim Rahn, says deputy registrar Chuck March and April, information Veterinary Teaching Cunningham, but he stresses that nights will be held in Toronto, Hospital; and Dave the data are only "preliminary" Samia, Oshawa and Barrie. For Robinson, Biomedical and that many factors could the first time, an information Sciences. The term of change the existing situation. Fi- night will be held on campus for office is three years, nal data from the application cen- area applicants and their families. effective Sept 1. Ballots tre will be available in late Febru- Planning for the campaign began have been distributed and ary, although students can amend a year ago in recognition that must be returned to the their applications over the nex.t competition for students would Senate Office by Feb. 23. few months. be high. Cunningham says. The election results will be The preliminary data are impor- " Guelph remains a popular published in At Guelph. tant because they indicate that choice because of the quality of Guelph appears to be bucking the our academic programs, commit- Committees open to provincial and national trends in ment to research and our friendly non-senators. Faculty declining e nrolme nt, says and supportive community," he don't have to be members Rozanski. "Everyone expected says. ''The tremendous support of Senate to get involved in our applications to be down be- the Liaison Office continues to policy changes .. . page 3 cause we are a residential institu- receive from faculty, staff, stu- You gotta have heart! Vale ntine's Day can make spirits - and voices tion. In difficult financial times, dents and alumni is the reason for - soar. The local quartet Ovation is delivering singing Valentine's today A b1"edlng students tend to enrol at a univer- any success we have." to unsuspecting people on campus and in the area. In front are Lynne breakthrough. North sity close to home." The application statistics are en- America's first piglets Crellin, left, and Ruth Sproule of University Communications. In back are Kathy Hanneson, co-ordinator of the College of Arts Media Centre The increase in total applica- couraging for U of G' s enrolment produced from oocyte and a 1978 Guelph graduate, and Jenn Green, a recent MA grad of the tions to Guelph as well as in the projects and, as a result, for bud- transfer have been born at Department of History. Photo - Kerith Waddington number of first-choice applicants get planning, Rozanski says.O UofG .. . page4 What's the health risk? Statistical data help University to adopt Town hall meeting evaluate health hazards The University community is invited to a meeting 11SSOciated with food, water and air •.. page 5 wet/dry recycling ·~UDGETSHORTFALLAND THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS" The commentary page. by Kerith Waddington commercial and institutional sec- Thursday, Feb. to p.m. Nancy Schmidt of the University Communications tors comes on the heels of a suc- 15, noon 1: 30 Leaming Resource Centre Peter Clark Hall, University Centre Waste not, want not. cessful residential implementa- explores a learner-centred U of G is putting that slogan to tion in the fall. with approach to improving With the University sending good use as it works towards full- President teaching and learning scale implementation of the about 4 1 tonnes of waste to the Mordechai Rozanski .. . page8 landfill each week, its participa- City' s weUdry waste-manage- Provost and Vice-President (Academic) tion stands to make a weighty ment program on campus by Iain Campbell April1. contribution to this pilot North Thought for the week Vice-President (Finance and Administration) Already under way in about 30 American project, says U of G Nancy Sullivan fs not this the true University buildings, the pro- waste-management co-ordinator romantic feeling - not gram - geared towards prolong- Alex Hall. Assistant Vice-President (Finance) "It's exciting that we are playing to desire to escape life, ing the life span of area landfills John Miles a part in introducing state-of-the- by reducing the amount of waste Supervisors are encouraged to allow staff time to anend the complete but to prevent life from art waste-management tech- sent there by at least 50 per cent meeting where possible. Anyone unable lo anend at noon can attend a escaping you? niques to North America," says - will soon be campus-wide. 5 p:m. meeting for students in Peter Clark Hall or a 10:30 p.m. Participation by U of G and Hall. "Guelph has always been Thomas Wolfe meeting for night staff in Room I 05 of the MacNaughton Building. other members of the industrial, See WASTE on page 3 WHAT IS YOUR RSP INVESTMENT STRATEGY? RSP Loans at Prime + Instant Tax Receipts + Self-Directed RSP's We seecmc what you see. + Consolidate all your RSPs into a SDRSP and save$.$$ in Trustee Fees RSP Extended Hours: Sat. 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OMAFRA sets another deadline for pest research The Ontario Ministry of Agricul- search and M arch 29 to Elections, referendums under way ture, Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA. Proposals should be (OMAFRA) has announced an- no longer than six pages. by Joanna Von Felkerzam years ago by student volunteers, difficult period when someone is who eventually shaped it into the lodging a complaint. We also other deadline for its Food Sys- For long-term projects, which Elections for Central Student As- alternative music and media sta- want to ensure that we have con- te ms 2002 pest-management can be funded for up to $50,000 a sociation (CSA) commissioners, tion it is today, and the staff now sistency in our human rights pro- research program. The program is year for two or three years, the board representatives and Student fear that lack of student support jects, that our own policies are designed to reduce pesticide use deadlines are March 8 to the Of- Senate Cauc us a re running will close it down, she says. advanced as well as the Univer- while maintaining competitive throughout this week. Under- fice of Research and March 15 to Forrest notes that the station sity's - with students in mind.'' crop production, sustainable graduate students are also being OMAFRA. provides several important serv- Morgan stresses that this would farms and effective pest control at asked to vote on three referendum Descriptions for projects are ices to the community, including not be a duplication of services reasonable cost. questions. available in Room 224 of the Of- free volunteer training in techni- already in place on campus. The deadlines for short-term In a bus pass referendum, stu- fice of Research. For more infor- cal, broadcasting, interview, re- ''We' re looking at things that are projects, for which funding will dents are being asked to vote in a mation, call Barbara Leachman at search and promotional fields. not currently being done by the not exceed $ 15,000 per project, 50-cent fare increase and elimi- University," he says." 0 are March 22 to the Office of Re- Ext. 8761. 0 nate all bus pass refunds. The in- The station also serves as an open crease is needed because the resource/research centre and of- Guelph Transit Commission is fers unique Spoken Word ar- facing a cut of $230,000 this year, chives, which cover local, na- says Brian Smith, CSA local af- tional and international topics. fairs commissioner. All regular The CFRU semester fee is re- bus fares increased 15 cents this fundable. week, even for seniors. The third referendum involves a Strength in pathology will continue at OVC Smith notes that the CSA has a $2.50 semester fee for humans two-year contract with the GTC, rights activities. This money I am delighted to learn of Leon Jong given up the enormous stul- I believe I understand Leon and any bus pass increase above would go towards sponsoring Saunders's interest in the fate of tifying power they appeared to Saunders's deep concern about the cost of living must be ap- CSA awareness events such as the discipline of veterinary pathol- wield over pathologists, so this is changes that affect the discipline proved through a referendum. BGLAD, Anti-Racism Week, In- ogy at OVC. I agree entirely with not an issue for the Department of to which he has made so many A second referendum involves ternational Women's Week and his assessment that the Depart- Pathobiology. outstanding contributions over an additional 93-cent contribu- the Dec. 6 Memorial, says CSA ment of Pathology "has become The rigid discipline boundaries the years. I wish to reassure him tion to the campus radio station, spokesperson Lance Morgan. second to none during its last dec- that existed in the past have given that the Department of Pathobiol- CFRU 93.3 FM, which is run by "In addition, we are looking to ades," and I am pleased to reassure way to a new era in science in ogy poses no threat to the disci- close to 200 community and cam- hire a full-time staff person to act him on several counts. which multidisciplinary ap- plineof pathology, which will un- pus volunteers. With new equip- as an advocate for human rights It may well be true that "those proaches are proving to be highly doubtedly continue to flourish at ment and massive technical re- on campus," he says. The Univer- who are not disposed to read his- effective. Indeed, researchers in OVC because of the outstanding pairs required at the station, its sity's Human Rights and Equity tory must be prepared to repeat the Department of Pathology personnel in the discipline. existence is in jeopardy because Office handles complaints, he it," but it is equally true that those have· for decades worked on as- Reduced resources will prob- of inadequate funding, says Sue says, "but we want to have some- who believe they cannot deviate pects of the "etiological" disci- ably have an impact on the scope Forrest, CFRU's promotions and one lobbying on behalf of stu- from patterns that were success- plines of bacteriology, immunol- of activities, but not on the quality advertising co-ordinator. dents and providing emotional ful in the past are doomed to be ogy, parasitology and virology, of the work. By pooling re- support and guidance during a which Leon Saunders suggests The station was established 30 left behind. Microbiologists have sources, reducing the amount of should be carefully separated the budget devoted to administra- from the Department of Pathol- tion, exchanging ideas and in- Farcus ogy."! expect the new Department of Pathobiology will provide a creasing collaboration, patholo- supportive environment for con- gists and microbiologists will be tinuing strength in pathology as better equipped to not only ad- well as in parasitology, microbi- vance their disciplines, but aJso to ology and immunology. Opportu- solve some of the problems that nities for greater collaboration face our society. across disciplines could bring re- Prof. Carlton Gyles, chair newed excitement to our research Veterinary Microbiology and and teaching. Immunology

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The Jan. 31 Ar Guelph commen- tition looms, in my view, as a tary "Veterinary Pathology Flour- giant step backwards, and this let- ishes as Independent Discipline" ter is an anguished protest against 00 It's yoormoney. Yoo've worked financial plan that's by Leon Saunders contained the it." In addition, the article should $750. hard for it. Every year at this time, right for you. following typographical errors. It have said that OVC's Pathlogy you' re faced with the sometimes I am a trained should have read as follows: "In Department "recruited a faculty of these latter countries, one finds REBATE daWlting task of OOying yoUJ RRSP. fmancial plarmcr, teachers/researchers who, by the departments of "pathology and for Graduating Students mid-1990s, were respected and And every year you buy one because advising on a wide bacteriology," invariably headed admired throughout the English- it's the thing to do. Whether you pen.folio of by a microbiologist whose hori- Call for details: speaking world . . ." and that understand why OJ not. investments and I zons were bounded by a Petri Saunders is one of the two foun- Wellington Tha1.'1 where I can help. I'll sit believe you're wonh plate. Subservient to this microbi- db ders of the World Federation of down with you and eq>lain every more. Call me al 836-6320. ologist was a person trying to VMJ Motors Ltd. work as a pathologist, who re- Veterinary Pathologists. in the Guelph Auto Mall detail of you1 RRSP investment mained a perennial assistant; this l'he Jan. 3 I listing of research Whal. to look foJ and why. Togethc1 person could never aspire to attain awards from OVC' s Pet Trust we'll examine how RRSP1 fit in10 a professorial rank, no matter how contained an incorrect figure. compJC.hcruive and well balanced Jong his career." It should also Prof. Julie Yager received $1,500 822-8950 have read: uln this case, the repe- from the fund, not $41,500. 0

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Faculty don't have to be members ommendations on matters relat- of Senate to get involved in guid- ing to procedures for approval of ing changes occurring at U of G in applications for research grants the wake of the recent budget an- and contracts for external agen- nouncement and the Strategic- cies, policies and procedures on Planning Commission (SPC). patents and copyrights, and pol- Six Senate committees - the icy and procedures for the co-or- Board of Undergraduate Studies, dination of research. Three of the the Board of Graduate Studies, faculty positions are open to non- the Research Board, the Commit- senators. For more information, tee on University Planning, the contact committee chair Prof. International Committee and the Wayne Martin, Population Medi- Committee on Open Learning - cine. will have vacancies that may be filled by non-senators. Tenns are Committee on University for one year and begin Sept. I. Planning Applications are welcome until The Senate Conunittee on Uni- March I. versity Planning is responsible Prof. Susan Evers, Family Stud- for making recommendations to ies, chair of the Senate Commit- Senate regarding priorities in the tee on Bylaws and Membership, distribution of resources. It un- which is responsible for the dertakes and maintains a long- makeup of each committee, be- term planning function for the Waste recycllng has bins around. t:ousekeeping supervisor Ed Martin, left, waste-mana ement co-ordina- lieves this is a great opportunity University, reviews major pro- for faculty to get involved in areas tor ~le~ H: centre, and Hous~keeptng head Ken Steer hope bins labelled with large stickgers help ease any posals for organizational change con us1on out weVdry recyclmg on campus. Photo - Kerith Waddington, University Communications of interest to them without neces- at Guelph, recommends to Senate sarily making the time commit- appropriate academic and admin- ment of also being on Senate. istrative structures, and reviews ''There are many people who enrolment projections for aca- Waste sorting important for quality have expertise in a variety of ar- demic programs. Two of the fac- eas covered by Senate commit- ulty positions on this cornmitte.e Continued from page 1 waste and transporting it daily to corrugated cardboard will con- tees who could make a valuable are open to non-senators. For the WeVDry Recycling Centre at tinue as before. There will be no exemplary in its level of environ- contribution to the development more information, contact com- the comer of Stone and Watson mental awareness, and this pro- changes in the handling of haz- of the University," says Evers. mittee chair Prof. John Barta, Pa- roads. There, it will be sorted and ject gives us the means by which ardous, sharp and radioactive "During this time of tremendous thology. processed before being sold to wastes and animal tissue. change in which recommenda- to act on that." what is a growing market for re- Senate International Education is key to the success- Due to the nature of the Univer- tions coming from SPC are in the cycled materials. sity's waste stream, the City has process of being implemented, Committee ful implementation of the project Trevor Barton, marketing offi- on campus, says Hall, who con- requested that U of G include a committees will play an impor- This committee is responsible cer for the City's wet/dry program tinues to work with the City of separate bypass stream in addi- tant decision-making role and for developing plans to incorpo- and a 1994 social science gradu- Guelph, Housekeeping Depart- tion to wet and dry. This waste guide the direction of the Univer- rate an appropriate international ate of U of G, says proper sorting ment head Ken Steer and supervi- will "bypass" the WeVDry Recy- sity." perspective into all parts of the of material at the source is impor- sor Ed Martin to that end. After cling Centre and go directly to She encourages faculty inter- University. It develops policies tant if quality products are to be fofToducing staff to new ways of landfill. Typical bypass matenil/s ested in one of the six Senate and proce.dures relate.cl to interna- produced at the facility. picking up waste and familiariz- include broken laboratory Pyrex, committees to apply through Sen- tional opportunities in Guelph's "Waste - not garbage - is ing building users with appropri- rubber gloves, autoclaved lab ate secretary Brenda Whiteside. academic programs and our in- now a commodity that sells, and ate sorting techniques through in- waste and light bulbs. The mandates of the committees volvement in countries outside we are developing relationships formation sessions, posters, U of G is trying to implement follow. Canada. It formulates policies with end buyers of our products pamphlets, tent cards and e-mail, the wet/dry program at no addi- guiding U of G's provision of all the time.'' says Barton. ''The Board of Undergraduate the team is pleased with the re- tional cost to the University, says e.ducation and services to interna- City is pleased with the excellent sponse to date. Hall. For example, most of the Studies tional students studying on cam- partnerships it has developed ''The highest level of participa- wet, dry and bypass containers BUGS is responsible for mak- pus and Guelph students studying with the Univer_sity over the years tion is currently coming from pri- are being reused from other areas, ing recommendations to Senate abroad. Three of the faculty posi- in various recycling endeavors vate spaces such as offices be- and the City is providing the in- on all matters of undergraduate tions on this committee are open and hopes this will be an exten- cause most people in the area are formation signs, pamphlets and degree educational policy and to non-senators. For more infor- sion of that." practising the wet/dry system at Some of those endeavors will stickers. procedures. It concerns itself with mation, contact committee chair home," says Steer. "Public spaces continue. Newsprint, glass and tin He notes that the importance of the academic standards of plan- Prof. Truman Phillips, Agricul- like eating areas are a bit more recycliag is being phased out be- U of G's participation in this pilot ning for undergraduate degree tural Economics and Business. difficult because they are often cause the materiaJs will now be project stretches beyond local en- programs and the requirements of Committee on used by first-year students, who considered dry waste, but the vironmental benefits. ''The world those programs. Acting on Sen- tend to be from outside the ar~ University's established recy- will be watching Guelph," he ate's authority, it approves the Open Learning and for whom the system may be' cling programs for fine paper and says.0 candidates for undergraduate de- Th.is committee is responsible new and somewhat confusing. grees and receives information for formulating and monitoring But I' ve no doubt perseverance and reports to Senate on the com- policy guiding the University's will pay off." position of program committees. provision of education and serv- The wet/dry system involves the Two of the faculty positions are ices to open learners and for pro- separation of all waste into two open to non-senators. For more viding advice to the director of streams - wet and dry. Wet con- information, contact committee open learning on all matters re- sists of anything compostable, in- chair Prof. Norman Gibbins, Mi- ferred to the council by the direc- cluding all food products, paper crobiology. tor. Three faculty on this commit- tee may be non-senators. For towels and tissues. Ory consists Board of Graduate Studies more information, contact com- of both recyclables and non-recy- BGS reports to Senate on pro- mittee chair Prof. Jim Mottin, clables such as packaging, paper posals for the establishment of a Psychology. products, metals, glass and plas- tics. new program for a graduate de- Spedal Interest gree or graduate diploma and rec- What changes can you expect as ommends admission standards Faculty applying for member- a result of the program? for appointments to the Faculty of ship on these committees should If you work in an office area, Graduate Studies. It makes rec- have a special interest in matters your regular garbage basket will ommendations on matters of relating to the responsibilities of now be used for dry waste. Man- graduate educational policy and, a given committee. aging wet waste may require a bit acting on Senate's authority, ap- To select the most appropriate of legwork - containers for proves the candidates for gradu- members, the Senate Bylaws and things such as food scraps and ate degrees. Three of the graduate Regulations Committe.e requests tissues will be placed in central faculty positions may be filled by that interested parties submit a locations on floors, within each non-senators. For more informa- brief description of their tal- department and in every food tion, contact committee chair ents/expertise and their reasons court. Prof. Alun Joseph, Geography. for wanting to participate in a par- What were previously large gar- ticular committee. The Senate bage bins in public areas will now Research Board Bylaws and Regulations Com- be marked for either dry or we~ Protesting the cuts. U of G students joined a national day of protest The Research Board is responsi- mittee will make every attempt to waste. Look for signs above each Feb. 7 against provincial funding cuts to universities. Here, students ble for developing policies and accommodate preferences, but it to guide your sorting. march across campus on their way downtown lo St. George's Square procedures related to U of G's cannot guarantee placement on a The Grounds Department will and the office of MPP Brenda Elliott. Pl)qlp - Kerith Waddington, research program. It makes rec- committee. a be responsible for collecting the University Communications 4 At Guelph I Feb. 14, 1996

The American journal Choice, Guelph chapter of the Canadian which reviews more than 6,000 Federation of University Women scholarly books a year, has named in January. He also led a day-long the Rutledge Encyclopedia of workshop on rural community Post-Colonial Literatures in Eng- development for the Advanced lish to its list of "outstanding aca- Agricultural Leadership Program demic books of 1995." The in Peterborough. two-volume work, edited by Uni- Graduate s tudent Terry versity professor emeritus Humphreys, Family Studies, Eugene Benson, English, and presented a paper co-authored Leonard Conolly, former associ- with Prof. Ed Herold on "Devel- ate vice-president (academic), has opment of an Integrated Theoreti- been characterized in other jour- cal Perspective on Date Rape" at nals such as the Times Literary the 22nd annual Canadian Sex Supplement and the Times Higher Research Forum in Banff. Herold Education Supplement as the most presented a paper written with authoritative and comprehensive grad student Dawn Mewhinney work on the literatures in English and Eleanor Maticke-Tyndale of of Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, the University of Windsor on the Caribbean, East Africa, Gi- " Vacation Sexuality: An Ex- braltar, Hong Kong, India, Malay- Red Duree piglets with a white Yorkshire sow- only possible through new breeding technologies. ploratory Study of the STD/IDV Photo - Martin Schwalbe sia, Malta, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singa- Risk Activities of Canadian Uni- pnre, South Africa, the South Pa- ver s ity Students on Spring cific, Sri Lanka, St. Helena and Break." Grad student George Piglets born from oocyte tr an sfer West Africa. Bielay gave a paper written with Prof. Keith Betteridge, Smiley- Herold on "Popular Magazines as by Jo-ella van Duren ment of Population Medicine - servation of swine embryos Reeds-McDonald research pro- •Source of Sexuality Information Office of Research Profs. John Pollard, Claire Plante produced from slaughtered and fessor in the Department of for University Women." carcass evaluated gilts; and Prof. Rosalind Gibson, Family North America's first piglets pro- and Cathy Gartley, research Biomedical Sciences, was elected • simple, reliable techniques for Studies, spoke on "Zinc Defi- duced from oocyte (unfertilized vetemiarian Adrienne Randall, president of the International Em- storing and transferring em- ciency in Developing Countries" egg) transfer have been born at postdoctoral student Murray bryo Transfer Society (IETS) at bryos recovered from valuable to the International Society for Guelph under the Struthen; Re- Pettitt and research assistant its annual conference in Salt Lake Stephanie Reedy - is working donors. City. A founding member of Trace Elements Research in Hu- search Project :Ueveloping a new culture me- with several new technologies. JETS, which has 1,000 members mans in Sicily and on '"Monitor- By combining traditional em- dium for embryos and simplify- Besides oocyte transfer (remov- in more than 40 countries, Bet- ing and Evaluating the Impact of bryo transfer technology with in- ing surgical transfer methods has ing unfertilized eggs from the teridge has twice served as vice- Food-Based Strategies" at a novative procedures for oocyte resulted in pregnancy rates transfer and in vitro fertilize.cl em- ovaries of donor sows or gilts and president. Previous presidents in- workshop on " Food-Based greater than 85 per cent for em- clude Profs. Allan King and Stan bryos, Struthers Research Inc. implanting them into the oviducts Strategies to Combat Micronutri- bryos stored more than a day in Leibo, Biomedical Sciences. and Guelph researchers are devel- of inseminated recipients), the ent Malnutrition" at the Comell- the laboratory. Storage ability has Prof. Keith Solomon, director oping new, practical ways to rap- team is pursuing: Thrasher Research Foundation in taken on new relevance, with of the Centre for Toxicology, is idly improve swine herds. • dependabie methods for the in Utah. 0 Struthers Research Inc. managing speaking at Wichita State Univer- The research team in the Depart- vitro fertilization and cryopre- the expnrt and transfer of I 00 lit- sity Feb. 20 as part of its spring ters worth of embryos to the 1996 visiting professorship lec- Czech Republic this spring. ture series. He will discuss "How 1997 Paris The goal of the Guelph and Perceptions Affect the Way We Struthers researchers is to inte- Teach Environmental Risks.'' grate new technologies into an ac- A paper by graduate student semester cessible, practical clinical pro- Gillian Joseph and Prof. Joseph gram for Ontario pork producers Tlndale, Family Studies, on cancelled and international export. "Identifying the Social Factors This research is supported by That Prevent Older Workers from The winter '97 Paris semester has Struthen; Research Inc., the Na- Retraining" was presented at the been cancelled for budgetary rea- The Equity Investment tional Research Council and the scientific and education meeting sons, Prof. Constance Rooke, as- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, of the Canadian Association of sociate vice-president (academic), Food and Rural Affairs. 0 Gerontology in Vancouver. said Feb. 9. For Conservative RRSPs. Prof. Lynn McDonald, chairof This action follows a decision the Department of Sociology and made by the Senate International Ivy Canadian Fund from Mackenzie makes an excellent Anthropology, spoke on "The Update draws Committee at a meeting where choice for the conservative RRSP investor. 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Statistics a valuable tool in assessing health risks

by Kerith Waddington University Communications What are the health risks involved in drinking alcohol? What's the risk of women developing breast cancer as they age? What's the risk of using chemicals or insects to control loosestrife? These are some of the questions answered in a new book by Prof. J.J. Hubert, Mathematics and Sta- tistics. Environmental Risk Assessment is a text that uses statistical data to evaluate a variety of health haz- ards for plants, animals and hu- mans that are associated with food, water and air. Used in Guelph's environmental sciences program, the text shows how sta- tistics can be a valuable tool in this new area of study, says Prof. Terry Crowley, left, holds a copy of a new book he contributed to, whose cover depicts Ontario farmers Hubert. at the tum of the century: Two of the people in the photo are ancestors of Larry Shuh of Financial Services. "Risk assessment developed in

It was in inves11g~ting the 10.umal of0Shuh's grandfather Clayton, a 1901 graduate of OAC, that Crowley learned response to recent identification of the photo, which hangs 1n Shuh s office. Photo - Kerifh Waddington, University Communications by the scientific community of Prof. J.J. Hubert hazards associated with a variety Photo - Kerith Waddington of environmental conditions," he says. "In the tex~ the most well- their effect on the trend can also known statistical methods used be used to assess risk. The inci- Agriculture a family occupation in by scientists, government agen- dence of throat cancer among cies and other institutions are smokers, for example, is higher if 19th-century Ontario, study finds used to assess risks linked to such they also drink alcohol. things as environmental tobacco Incidence rate, the ratio of inci- dence rates and an odds ratio are by Kerith Waddington ies. Crowley says he was sur- smoke, exposure to formaldehyde style changes." the measures used to establish a University Communications and the greenhouse effect. It is prised to find that more women Conditions were often rough for trend. than men were adventurous in early settlers, says Crowley, but hoped that graduates of the pro- What was life like for rural labor- The contents of the text_, which seeking out urban employment. despite the hardships, enduring gram will become part of the so- ers in 19th-century Ontario? lution to some of Canada's most is available in the University He believes it's important that questions were aJso faced. One Bookstore, are understandable to That's a question Prof. Terry pressing environmental prob- such history be catalogued be- journal from the 1870s reveals a anyone with at least one year of Crowley, History, _helps answer lems." cause the past can't help but re- young man's desire for self-deter- statistical education, says Hubert. in a chapter he contributed to a The most common method of flect contemporary concerns. mination and his final decision to Currently being used for courses recently released monograph assessing environmental risk in- "It is the role of historians to be a pharmacist rather than move volves establishing a trend or re- at the universities of Illinois and called Laboring Lives. Work and Northern Iowa as well as Guelph, Workers in 19th-Century On- show people how much or little to Florida as his brother had. lationship between dose and re- Environmental Risk Assessment tario. The fust study of its kind, things have changed," he says. Crowley says that in writing the sponse. Smoking, for example. is can fi ll in some of the educational the book examines labor and the "For example, the vast majority chapter, he tried to let the people a risk factor and throat cancer is a of people in 19th-century Ontario "speak for themselves." possible response; the higher in- gaps surrounding health hazards law, the home as workplace, re- in our environment, he says. ligion, leisure and working-class were farmers, but now only two The monograph, geared to a cidence of throat cancer among per cent are. This shift in popula- general readership, is available in smokers illustrates a trend. ''The risk for most th.ings is be- identity and other issues affecting ing brought down through aware- tion resulted in tremendous life- the University Bookstore. 0 The addition of co-factors and the lives of early Ontario settlers. ness and advancements in many In his chapter, Crowley looks at disciplines. This is the best time the evolution of the family farm tolive." O and the contributions of women and children to its success. He found several surprises. "Agriculture was not a male oc- Publications cupation but a family one in rural 19th-century Ontario," he says. Prof. Nonita Yap, University "Although there were established School of Rural Planning and De- sex roles, there was much evi- velopment, is editor of Waste dence of men and women helping Management for Sustainable De- each other with chores depending velopment in India - Policy. on the exigencies of the moment. Planning and Administrative Di- And it wasn't uncommon for kids mensions with Case Studies from to start working on the farm by Kanpur. The book is a collection age five." of 16 papers based on the prelimi- Conducting his research using nary research findings of the Part- archival materials from five pro- nership Project funded by CIDA vincial libraries, Crowley found and the Shastri lndo-Canadian In- that early Ontario settlers were a stitute. mix of American, Irish, Scottish Prof. Mohamed Shoukri and and English descent. There were technician and teaching support also pockets of francophones, Victoria Edge, Population Medi- aboriginal peoples and African cine, are authors of Statistical Americans fleeing slavery. Methods for Health Sciences, Bills and business accounts re- published by CRC Press. vealed that wheat was the prov- Profs. Jean Turner and Prof. ince's primary crop until the West Manball Fine, Family Studies, opened up in the late 1850s; are authors of " Postmodern mixed farming and livestock pro- Evaluation in Family Therapy · duction then became more com- Supervision," which appeared in Economist honored. The proceedings of an economics conference held on campus in 1993 in honor of the mon. It was also evident that al- the Journal o/Systemic Therapies late John Vanderkamp, former dean of the College of Social Science, have been preserved in print with the 14 (2). They also wrote "Collabo- though farming early in the publication of Aspects of Labor Market Behavior, a collection of papers and comments from the conference. century seemed to offer opportu- Published in Vander1

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Improving learning and teaching from a learner-centred approach by Nancy Schmidt When the terms are used together, com- ing and using content in meaningful ways. tention away from what is to be taught to Leaming Resource Centre bined in a single phrase, the discussions are In this context, learning is seen as a proc- include how and with whom it will be often limited to teaching. Leaming be- ess that involves changes in students' con- learned. ception - how they see, experience, un- n his research on university assessment comes the tagged-on term, receiving little To support such a learning-centred ap- derstand and conceptualize the world and quality, Astin (1980, 1985) has attention, definition or description. In this proach, we need to find answers for such I around them. It is a kind of learning that stated that higher education has three basic paradigm, teaching informs learning. questions as: Over the last decade, several researchers extends beyond just a quantitative change functions: the education of students, re- • How do we help students develop or in the amount of knowledge students pos- search and public service. Academics who have challenged the isolation between select the more self-relian~ active learn- sess. assess the quality of education of students teaching and learning. Gibbs ( 1981 ), ing strategies required for successful Students' views of knowledge and learn- often define the concept from the per.;pec- Ramsden (1992). Entwistle ( 1981 , 1987) participation in a learner-centred institu- ing will undergo major changes while they tive of teaching. Thus, discussions on en- Eble (1988) and others have tried to show tion? are at univer.;ity. During this time, they will hancing the quality of students' education how teaching and learning in higher educa- • What kind of support will member.; of develop an increased readiness and will- have tended to focus on strategies and sug- tion are inextricably linked and need to be the University community need to im- ingness to engage in different and more gestions for improving teaching. seen as interchanging activities. prove teaching and learning in support of elaborate strategies for learning. Research This approach is not incorrect or inappro- According to Ramsden, helping faculty a learner-centred mission? on student cognition indicates that as stu- priate, but it is incomplete. What has been teach and encouraging students to learn • How will the Univer.;ity recognize such dents' acquire more information about a missing in these discussions has been a involve identical principles. Likewise, a role if this is deemed an essential part subject, develop appropriate schema for or- perspective that focuses on the students Eble comments: "One learns by teaching; of its mission? ganizing their knowledge and gain confi- themselves, their learning and perform- one cannot teach except by constantly • What is effective learning and how do dence in their learning and thinking abili- ance, and their perceptions of their educa- learning." we articulate and defend this conception ties, they will become more capable of tionaJ experience. Understanding how students learn pro- to faculty and students? learning how to learn. To support the concept of leamercentred- vides the context for understanding ways to • What do we need to know about students ness, as identified in the University's stra- improve teaching. In this paradigm, it is Must understand students and their learning and performance to tegic plan, it is ne.cessary to have a better learning that informs teaching. create, design and support effective understanding of the connection among Although these research findings legiti- Leaming therefore needs to be seen learning experiences for them? teaching, learning and the education of stu· mize bringing the terms out of isolation and through the perceptions ofstudents, but this lo her book Changing College Class- using them together, teaching and learning dents. emphasis on students has often played a rooms, Diane Halpern calls for new ap- are still often paired without noting their minor role in discussions on improving proaches to learning and teaching in higher Extensive and comprehensive relational context. teaching and learning, To teach in a way education as a result of changes in students, These changes in the way we thirik about The body of knowledge concerned with that encourages and promotes changes in technology, society and the workplace. To teaching and learning are also reflected in students' perceptions involves under- the improvement of teaching and learning support these strategies, Halpern calls for in higher education is both extensive and a shift in the metaphor.; used to describe standing who our students are and how they the establishment of a "culture ofev idence" comprehensive. It includes such topics as these processes. The dominant metaphor learn. - an ethic in which infonnation is gath- cognitive styles, knowledge structures, stu- underlying teaching has been that of trans- The design of a course or a style of in- dent motivation, assessment techniques, mission, where teachers are "senders" of struction in an entering-year course will be ered and examined for the purpose of im- classroom practices, instructional design, information. This metaphor emphasized ineffective or incomplete if it fails to take proving the learning and teaching process. teacher training methods, subject/content the process of transference - "packaging, into account the cognitive maturity of 18- Guelph needs to establish its own "culture mastery and curriculum design. sending, targeting, receiving - while hid- and 19-year-olds, doesn't recognize the of evidence" to guide and direct institu- Because of the extensive nature of the ing the relational and interpersonal as- transitional nature to learning in university tional policies and practices in support of field, it is usually subdivided along lines of pects" (Tiberius, 1986). Learning was seen or disregards gender differences in learn- improving learning and teaching. It is im- research related to learning and research on as an absorption process, filling students ing. Teachers need to become "scholars of perative to include as part of our "culture teaching. As a result of this delineation, with information. their own students' learning" (Ramsden, of evidence" an understanding of the con- teaching and learning are often examined The new or competing metaphor is based 1988). text of learning from the perspective of our in isolation. Experts in the fields oflearning on dialogue or communication and in- This new paratligm of learning as inform- students, how they experience the campus, and teaching tend to discuss their topics volves "interactive, co-operative and rela- ing teaching calls for new ways to examine curricula, faculty, teaching methods and separately and in different arenas - tional aspects of teaching and learning" how we go about improving the educa- assessment procedures. Only then will we through different conferences - and to (Tiberius). Students learn not by absorbing tional experience of students. A leamer- be on our way to becoming a truly leamer- report their findings in different journals. content but by critically analysing, discuss- ceotred approach recognizes a shift in at- centred institution. D

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