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UBC Reports About the Problems and Volumeubc 24, Number 16 President agrees to three-year extension of contract The Universityof B.C.’s Board of dent Kenny had agreed to the exten- became UBC’s presidenton July 1, of Arts until his appointment as UBC’s Governors announced today that Dr. sion. “I am personally very pleased 1975,after a 25-year career as president. Douglas Kenny had agreed to a three- that the Board and the University will teacher,researcher and admini- Dr. Kenny has been deeplyinvolved year extension to his present five-year continue to have the benefit of Dr. strator.He holds thedegrees of in UBC affairs since joining the facul- contract as president of UBC. Kenny’s expertise and leadership over Bachelor and Master of Artsin ty. He is aformer president of the President Kenny’s decision to accept the next five years,” he said. psychology from UBC. He received his Faiulty Association and served ona the extension will mean that he will . Mr. Greenwood saidit was timely Ph.D. in psychology from the Univer- number of key University and Senate continue to Serve as UBC’s president for the Board to consider an extension sity of Washington in 1952. committeesbefore becoming presi- until July, 1983. His present five-year to Dr. Kenny’s contract, which had Dr. Kenny joined the UBC faculty’ dent. contract would have expired on June just over a year left to run. He added in 1950 and was named head of the As teachera and researcherin 30, 1980. that it was Dr. Kenny’s preference that psychology department in 1965. He psychology,‘ his interests lay inthe Board chairman Ian Greenwood the extensionshould be forthree became associate dean of the faculty areas of personality andlearning, said the Board “took great pleasure” years, rather than a longer period. of Arts in 1969 and dean of the faculty developmental psychology andpat- in being able to announce that Presi- Dr.Kenny, a native of Victoria, the following year. He served as dean terns of child development. Dr. Kennywas amember of the Canada Councilfrom 1975 to 1978, when he was appointed fora three- year term to the new Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, which makes grants to assist scholar- ship and researchin the humanities and social sciences. President Kenny talked recently to UBC Reports about the problems and VolumeUBC 24, Number 16. Nov. 8, 1978. Published by Information reports Services, University of B.C.. 2075 Weshrook Mall,Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5, 228-3131. JimBanbam and prospectsfor higher education at ludith Walkc.7 editors. ISSN 0497-2929. UBC in 1978. The interview appears in this edition on page 2. UBC will borrow funds to finish Asian Centre UBC will borrow $3,591,952 to complete construction of the campus Asian Centre adjacent to the Nitobe Memorial Garden. An announcement that UBC had been authorized to borrow the funds was made Saturday (Nov. 4) by education minister Dr. Patrick McGeer, who said the provincial governmenthad acted on the advice of the Universities Council of B.C. Completion of the Asian Centre will provide a visible focus for the promotion of scholarship on Asia and the furtherance of Asian-Canadian cultural understanding. “We’re naturallyvery plead that the gwernmenthas agreed that we proceed with cornphion of the Asian Centre,” said, UBC president Douglas Kenny. “Et means &ah at last we will have a centralized point for Asian collections now scattered on campus, as wellas a centre for research dedicated to Asian culture. The Asian Centre will also provide a meeting ground for scholars, artists and laymen from the general public.” The Asian Studies Libraryto be located in the centrewill pro- vide seating for100 readers and shelf space for 250,000 volumes, along with the normallibrary services of information, reference and circulation. Thecentre wiIl also contain a modestperformance and display area to accommodate University functiana and which will be availableon a bookable basis to kzai arganizations m the UBC and community organizations will take part in traditional Remembrance Asian Community for special events, displays or pnformances. Dayceremonies on Saturday (Nov. 11) beginning at 10:45 a.m. in the War One of the big contributions of the Asfan Catre will be the Memorial Gym. Eleven wreaths willbe placed at thefoot of the Memorial Wall. freeing up of considerable space in the akady badly over- Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. University will beclosed Mon- crowded Main Library. kLwnment of the Asia Studies calk- day (Nov. 13) in observance of Remembrance Day. tion to the Asian Centre will retoaacl to the &&& Library &elf space for 150,000 valtm& and an additka&%!,%i0square fert of floor space, which can be cbnv~rtedinto shdf space for 40,000 volumes or reader space for 100 usem. Better speaking skills club aim Completion of the poet will pawide approximately 21,500 Ralph Yorsh is out to improve theemphasis on speaking technique man days of work and wifl take estimated 14 to 16 months. Dr. an public-speaking skills at UBC. and immediate evaluation. He’s the man behind,the organiza- Membership in the clubis limited to tion of a UBC branch of the Toast- between 20 and 40 persons. The an- mastersInternational Club, which nual fee is $30,plus an initiation fee of meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the $10. Fees providemembers with a ’Birds face Friday test facultylounge (Room 278) of the monthlymagazine anda speaker’s Faculty of Forestry in the H.R. Mac- manual. Millan Building. ~ ~~~~ against Wilfrid Laurier Membership is opento anyone in the University community, says Dr. Campus ECU gets The Universityof B.C. Thunder- nasium,and will beon sale Friday Yorsh, who lectures in UBC’s Faculty birds have two big footballgames night at Empire Stadium. of Dentistry. teaching grant So far, 10students from several coming up at Empire Stadium - this On Saturdqy, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. at The provincialministry of health faculties,including Law, Applied Friday night, Nov. 10, and again on Empire Stadium, UBC meets Simon has agreed to give UBC an additional Saturday night, Nov. 25. Fraser University in a renewal of the Science and Arts have joined up. Dr. $132,828 for 1978-79 tocover patient- Yorshsays the activities of theclub In between,the ’Birds hope to be Shrum Bowl, last played in 1971. care costs associated with teaching in playing in Toronto on Nov. 18 for the Nets proceeds of the Shrum Bowl will be of interest to students who are the extended care hospitalon the UBC entering professions where public c ntercollegiate champion- will go to the United Way campaign. campus, UBC President Douglas ship. Tickets are $5 for seats under cover speaking is a job factor, and he thinks Kenny has announced. UBC meets Wilfrid Laurier this Fri- and $3 for seats in the open.There are the club could also raise the standard Dr. Kenny said the ministry earlier day at 8 p.m. at Empire Stadium in also 3,000 under-covertickets of teaching at UBC. had allotted $82,160 for the same pur- the Western Bowl, or theCanadian available at $2 each for UBC students He says many branches of the club pose, bringing the totalto $214,988 - intercollegiate semi-final.They got in- and they are on sale until 5 p.m. on are located on university campuses. only $1,000 belowUBC’s original tothe game by knocking off the Nov. 20 theStudentin Union ToastmastersInternational boasts estimate of indirect teaching costs in University of Calgary last Saturday, Building. 65,000 members who belong to 4,000 the new hospital. while Laurier dumped the University Some $5 Shrum Bowl tickets are clubs in 43 countries. The 300-bed extended care unitwas of Western Ontario. also on sale inSUB. Otherwise, $5 and officially opened on July 12, 1977, by Tickets for Friday night’s game - $3 tickets canbe obtainedat any Dr. Yorsh says each meeting begins Health Minister Robert McClelland $5 for faculty and staff and $3 for Eaton’s store or Vancouver Ticket with a brief procedurallecture on and Education Minister Pat McCeer. students - are available at Vancouver Centre outlet. speaker introduction and evaluation. Dr. Kenny said the $214,988 would Ticket Centre outlets, at the athletic The Shrum Bowl will be played After that. each member is exwcted cover the salaries and frinne benefits r~-~~ office inthe War Memorial Gym- under Canadian rules. toparticipate in the meetings, with . ~ of12 positions inthe hospiial. An interview with President Kenny “The central problem for UBCREPORTS: You don’t see And I think we’ve taken some steps UBC in the years ahead is UBC’s president, Dr. Douglas new programs and innovations as the in this direction. Senate, for instance, Kenny, is now in his fourth year central issue for UBCin the future, recently raised admission require- finding the resources to as the University’s chiefex- then? ments for the University, which are strengthen existing ecutive officer. Recently, he being phased in over athree-year departments and faculties.” took time out from his busy PRESIDENT KENNY: That’s im- period. Entering students will have to schedule to talk to UBC Reports portant,but not paramount, in my prepare themselves for UBC by taking about the problems and prospects mind. Universitiesalways have to be amore structured program in high facing the University in 1978. alert to new opportunities to expand school. their offerings and research to meet UBC has never lost sight of the fact the needs of the economy. thatstudents, inorder to graduate UBC REPORTS: How would you Let me give you one example of that with a good degree, need major or describe the state of the University at - we’ve made a proposal tothe core requirements.
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