UBC alumni dominateNDP cabinet lmost half of B.C.’s new provincial , Labor and Consumer Affairs and cabinet are graduates of UBC. Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs; StamngwithPremierMikeHmut, .Tourism and Culture; and Dave A eightof 19cabinetministersinthenewly Zirnhelt, Minister of Economic Development, elected NDP government are UBC graduates. A Small Business and Trade. further 14 membof the NDP caucus either at- Liberal Opposition Leader Gordon Wilson tended,graduated from or taught here. heads a list of eight Liberal caucus members who UBC alumni now in cabinet include: Tom graduated from, taught at orattended UBC. Perry, Advanced Education, Training andTech- Harcourtreceivedboth hisundergraduate and nology; , Finance and Government law degrees at UBC. while Wilson obtained an House Leader; , Health and Serv- MA specializing in Economic Geography and ices for Seniors; , Environment; Resource Management. Erickson part of design team for library building By GAVIN WILSON will not dominate the heart of campus. Thepor- architects Arthur Erickson and tion of the building that will be above ground will Aitken Wreglesworth Associates have been cho- be modelled to enhance the historic quality of the sen to design the first phase of the new Library area, as well as to allow students to enjoy the Centre on campus. garden area that surrounds it. The $24-million building, part of a long- Placing the new Library Centre’s main en- term plan for the university library system,will trance on Main Mall will fulfil the campus plan’s be situatedon the westside of Sedgewick principle of transforming the mall into “the real Library, in what is now a sunken garden sepa- and symbolic heart of the campus.” rating the Old Administrationand Mathematics The new Library Centre is intended to house buildings. the Humanities and Social Sciences collections, It will be the second Erickson-designed build- Government Publications and Microforms and ing on campus, the first since the much-heralded the Data Library. Museum of Anthropology opened in 1975. Erickson and senior members of his staff Funding for the building will be through the recently joined the firm of Aitken Wreglesworth university’s A World of Opportunity major capi- Associates on a project specific basis that will tal campaign and the provincial government’s focus on projects at Vancouver’s two universi- matching funds program. ties. Photo by Abe Hefter The new building, which will be about 18,900 The merger formalizes a 10-month-old rela- Hallowe’en Mascot square metres in area, will be linked to existing tionship between the two firms that began with The UBC Thunderbird was recently seen raising funds forthe United Way campaign. library facilities at Sedgewick. the Simon Fraser University west mall expan- When asked how he managed to maintain such a superlative physique, he replied, A significant proportionofthe stackareas will sion. Theyhave also submitted proposals for the “Why by pumpkin iron, of course!” (See story and picture, page2) be constructed underground, so that the building City of Vancouver’s Library Square project. Native studentsform science group By GAVIN WILSON also reach out to First Nations schools AISES chapter president Iain Dickey, Emphasis on family First Nations students on campus and communities throughout B.C. to who recently completeda B.Sc. in have founded the first Canadian chap- promote the study of science andengi- biology and plans to enter medical ter of the US.-based American Indian neering. school. Scienceand Engineering Society “We’re trying to get across to Na- “It can be done. That’s what we’re life may aflect sahry (AISES). tive people that they have as much trying to say. We’ve done it, andyou The groupwill provide support for ability as anyone else, but they must can do it, too.” By ABE HEFTER students enrolled at UBC. and will get out here to the university,” said See SOCIETY on Page 2 Managers in the workforce who have a high priority for family life can end up paying the price financially. A study conducted by Commerce and Business Administration Profes- sor Nancy Langton indicates that business managers are willing to sacrifice salary for time spent with the family. Langton surveyed980 Stanford University graduates who obtained their Masters of Business Administration degrees between 1973 and 1987. The purpose of the survey was to determine why men get paid more than women who occupy similar managerial positions. “We found that managers who put family ahead of work make less money,” said Langton. “That holds true for both men and women. It just so happens that, according to our survey,women are more likely than men to place a higher value on time spentwith family.” Early next year, Langton plans to survey approximately 1,OOO MBA grads from UBC who hold down managerial positions. “We plan to compare the findings between UBC and Stanford to see if we can get a senseof possible differences between Canadian and American managers,” she said. Preliminary UBC results are expected in July. The Stanfordgraduates were asked to rate the importance of such things See IMPORTANCE on Page 2 AISES chapter president lain Dickey stands beside MOA totem. . ”...... ,. . I.

Society supports Natives entering university

Continued from Page 1 Althoughnotrepresentedatuniversity in num- Holm, associate dean of Science for Student Serv- next Summer Scienceprogram for Native Indian AISES is a private, non-profit organization bers anywhere near their proportion in the gen- ices and the AISES chapter’s faculty advisor. high school students on behalf of the First Na- formed in 1977 to increase the number of Native eral population, there are significant enrolments “I’m always impressed withthe tremendous tions House ofLearning. They will also speakto Indian scientists and engineers and developtech- of Native Indian students in UBC programs such amount of work being done at First Nations local bands and councils on the importance of nologically-informed leaders within the First as law, education and anthropology. House of Learning, and their energyand enthu- science education. Nations community. Dickey believes they have avoided science siasm.” In the meantime, four members of UBC’s The society provides scholarships, mentoring, because it hasa mystique of being an extremely The AISESchapter will provide a support chapter were set to attend the annual AISES support and leadershiptraining to prepare Native difficult and competitive program of study. groupand tutoring for Native Indian science conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico this students for successful careers in business, sci- “It’s very intimidating, for everyone,not just students. Its members will offer a ready ear for month. ence, engineering andhealth care. Native people,” he said those who need someone to talk to, especially Chapter membersare also planning a directed There are 21 students in the UBC chapter, The growing interest in science can be traced students from reserves who may be intimidated studies course beginning in January that will representingagriculture,biology,chemistry,civil to the efforts of the First Nations Health Care by city life and non-Native culture. examine Native health and science issues. engineering, computer science, forestry, science Profession Program, headed by AngieTodd- But outreach is seen as one of the group’s Anyone interested in becoming an associate education, medicine, nursing and social work. Dennis, which aims to increase Native Indian most important roles, Dickey said. member of AISES atUBC -those having a First What is unusual is that First Nations students enrolment in the health sciences, “Basically, that’s what our mission is,” he Nations background or others wanting to serve as have traditionally shunned thesciences, said “What’s happening here is a very active re- said. mentors - can call Iain Dickey at 822-6484 or Dickey. moval of barriers and boundaries,” said David The AISES chapter will be involved in the David Holm at 822-3659. Faculty of Forestry submits proposal for modelforest

By ABE HEFTER The model forests could be up to An initiative by Forestry Canada l,OoO,OOO hectares, or larger. Reed could result in the establishment of up said they will be forged from partner- to 15 working model forests acrossthe ships amongprovinces, industry, pri- country, including one proposed by vate forest owners, federal research- UBC’s Faculty of Forestry. ers, academicinstitutions, Native peo- Peter Sanders, the University Re- ples, and others. search Forest silviculturist, is behind Sanderssaid the partners in the the move to set up a model forest in the faculty’s proposal include the UBC Fraser Valley. Malcolm Knapp Research Forest at ‘Themodel forest would be used to Haney,the Municipality of Maple predict the goods and services required Ridge, the Municipality of Mission, from local forests to service Fraser the provincial ministries of forests and Valley residents in the year 2050,” environment andthe Greater Vancou- said Sanders. ver Regional District. “The Fraser Valley is an area of The faculty is lookingat twopossi- rapidly increasing population which blesitesforamodelforest. Onewould is adding to the tremendous pressure stretch from the Pitt River to the top of Paintinn exhibition that the forests are under,” he said. Pitt Lake to Hatzic. The other would “What’s needed is a forest manage- be the Fraser Valley from Point Grey The Barn Coffee Shop is one of the university buildings featuredTuum in Est: A NostaIgic bokat the ment plan for the areathat takes into to Skagit. IIBCCampus, a showingofpahtings by Anne Adams.The exhibition runsfrom Nov.4to 29 in the Lower account issues like water supply, rec- “On a larger, provincial scale, I :oncourse of the Faculty Club. reational needs, the protection of wild- expect thatUBC Forestry faculty and life reserves, as well as the traditional graduate students will be called upon flow of timber products, like logs.’’ to provide research expertise in the The faculty has submitted a letter areaofforestmanagement,”saidReed. Importance of family rated higherof intent to the National Advisory ‘‘There is a lot of ground-breaking CommitteeonModelForests,ofwhich research occurring, for example, atthe UBC Forestry Professor Les Reed is a MalcolmKnapp Research Forest. by women mamgem than by men member. The next step would be to However, the scope will be much larger put together a formal application. than anything we’ve attempted be- Part of the federal government’s fore.” Green Plan, the objectives of the model Reed praised the federal govern- forests are three-fold: ment’s initiative to establish model to accelerate the implementation forests and said the response, led by of sustainabledevelopment in theprac- industry, has been tremendous. Ninety tice of forestry letters of intent have been submitted to apply new and innovative ap- from across the country to the advi- proaches, procedures, techniques and sory committee. Thirtyhave come concepts in the management of for- from B.C. alone. ests Reed said the committeewill make to test and demonstrate best sus- recommendations to the ministry be- tainable forestry practices using the forethe successful applicants are most advanced technology and for- named, with the announcement ex- estry practices available pected in about eight months. promotion. NancyLangton, author of study on managers’ salaries. pursuits, like boating or “Among managers, the only cat-ferred convenient travel and hours,’’ travel, can be very expensive,” said Advertise egory rated higher by women than by she said. Langton.“Youcouldn’t afford a in men was theimportance of family,” Despite the indication that family lower-paying job if you wanted to II said Langton. was more important to women than maintain that kind of lifestyle.” Langton said the indication that men, both men and women appeared The study also showed that although promotion opportunitieswere more to allow the importance of family life things like job security, fringe benefits important to men and family was more to influence their choices of manage- and pleasant surroundings were impor- important to women is consistent with rial specialization. tant to men, they didn’t sacrifice earn- Deadline for paid advertisements for the the stereotypes that men have a greater Within some areas of the manage- ings to obtain these job characteristics. November 28 issue is noon, November 19. desire for advancement, while women rial workforce, such as finance and “They would appear to want the have a greater commitment to family.administration, men and women had entire package,” she said. However, not all of the findings fairly similar preferences for family The study alsoconfirmed an earlier For information, phone 822-31 31 supported stereotypical preferences, over work. finding that women reported exerting said Langton. “It would appear men and women more effort on the job, on the average, To place an ad, phone 822-6163 “For instance, men moreoften pre- chosesome of these jobs because the than men...... ,. ,...... ,....

UBC REPORTS November 14,1991 3 Funding in place for design of addition to Scarfie Building Design plans fora $12-million SpecialEducation; Mathematics addition to the Faculty of Educa- and Science Education and Visual tion’s Neville Scarfe Building are andPerforming Arts in Educa- set to begin. tion. UBC has receiveda provincial The new addition, to be located grant of $900,000 which will go directly west of the Scarfe build- towardsdesign funding for an ing, is scheduled for completion additionwhich will consolidate by the 1994-95 academic year. officeand teaching space cur- The departments of Language rently scattered across campus. Education and Social and Educa- Amongthe faculty depart- tional Studies, as well as the cen- ments which will share space in tres for Policy Studies in Educa- the new facility are: Administra- tion, the Studyof Curriculum and tive,Adult and Higher Educa- Instructionand the Study of tion;Counselling Psychology; Teacher Education, will be con- EducationalPsychology and solidated at a laterdate

The election is over, but and Rita Johnston continue to faceoff in effigy at pumpkinevent. Campus carvings help bring United Way to 75% mark

By CONNIE FILLETTI The UBC Bookstore, the Bob Hindmarch Where would you find everything from punks Award, for the pumpkin that was late or didn’t to premiers gathered in one place at UBC? show up Touring UBC At the second annual Great Pumpkin Carving The Alumni Association, the Most Photo- Competition, sponsored by Athletics and Sport genic Pumpkin Award, for its two pumpkins, By RON BURKE as a Second Languagegroups. Campus units, Services, in support of the campus United Way one carved in the likeness of Premier Mike BC is majora point of interest in the such as theDevelopment Office and the Inter- appeal. Harcourt, theother resembling former Premier community - people want to know national Liaison Office, are also able to arrange “I came into the room and thought it was a Rita Johnston aboutdevelopments on campus, individualized tours for their guests, many of dean’s meeting,” said Dr. Bill Webber, associate *TheCommunity Relations Office, The Worst U judging by interest in campus tours. whom are international visitors. This past vice-president, academic, and chair of the 1991 Entry Award, for not running Norm Watt’s pic- “We get everyone from pre-schoolers to summer, Hislop ended up with invitations to UBC United Way campaign. ture on the front page of UBC Reports company presidents,” says 1991 summer tours make reciprocal visits to the families of a This year’s competition attracted 87 entries A two-way win for overall best entry was split co-ordinator Renee Hislop, a fourth-yearInter- Japanese university president and an Italian from across campus. between the custodial division of Plant Opera- national Relations major and one of three’stu- ambassador. Judges Norm Watt, director of Extra-Ses- tions for its ‘Janitor From Hell’ entry, and the dent guides. “All I need now is the airfare,” she jokes. sional Studies, and TheatreProfessor Norm Housing and Conferences Department for its “Visitors always want to know about the Interest in tours is such that the program has Young said they based their selections on artistic pumpkin which was carved into a fully furnished latest developmentsat UBC, but they want to been continued this year, for the first time, ability, integrity, humor and the amount of bribe residence. know about the people here, too. They always through the September to April period (on a money entrants were willing to pay them. Proceeds totalling over $200 from a raffle ask about President Strangway - what he’s request basis).VIP tours, which have grown “We believe in a class system in pumpkin held at the Great Pumpkin Carving Competition like, did he really analyse the moon rocks - quickly in popularity over the past two sum- carving, and we’re not afraid. to separate the were donated to the annual campus United Way and also what his priorities and plans for the mers, are also now available year-round for wheat from the chaff,” Young added. fundraising drive. university are.” guests of campus units. Among this year’s winners were: More than $205,000, or 75 per cent of this Thecampus tour program dida roaring Leading a tour requires more thanjust knowl- *CommunitySports, the Bill Webber Award,for year’s $280,000 goal, has been raised to date. business the edge of where the pumpkinthat needed the most medical attention Pledges are still being accepted. in again I99 1. major buildings and

than 3,700 staff at the Museum people took a of Anthropology and tour - students, conference delegates, VIPs Nitobe Garden; mini-tours of those attractions andothers. Many of the participants were are added to many campus tours. Guides are university staff. With so many new facilities also required to be knowledgeable about A and programs developing at UBC, a guided WorldofOpportunity, UBC’s fundraisingcam- tour on a sunny summer day is an enjoyable paign, and the many newconstruction projects, way to keep up. as well as academic endowments, funded by Theguides have a lot of ground to cover, the campaign. both literally and figuratively. The walking “People are amazed by the range of facilities tours normally last about 90 minutes. Guides and programs at UBC,” says Hislop. field questions about everything from the Great She tells the story of one group of children Trek, as they pass Main Mall’s cairn built of waving to Rick Hansen. the driving force be- rocks carried by students in the 1922 protest, to hind the creation of the Disability Resource plans for the new Chan Centre for the Perform- Centre, through his office window. Hansen ing Arts, slated for construction near Buchanan ended up coming outside to meet the group and Building starting next spring. talk about the centre’s work. All tours begin at the tours and information “When youget to know the stories and desk, run co-operatively with the Alma Mater people behind the campus,’’ says Hislop, “it Society in the Student Union Building. Last becomes sort of like the family next door- it’s stop is the UBC Bookstore, a favorite spot to part of your community.” shop for books and UBCclothing and souvenirs. Thecampus tour program started in the ...... summer of 1985. One student was hired by the Community Relations Office to handle the “Worrying About Your Weight” support growing interest from the public to tour the groups for women students are offered on a Ritsumeikan in the makin’ university. There were 254 participants that weekly basis by the Women StudentsOffice. first summer and the program has grown stead- Drop-in sessions begin at 6:30 p.m. on alter- Artist’s rendering shows Ritsumeikan House, a $7-millwn student residence adjacen since.ily ever nate Mondays (next meeting: Nov. 18,) and to Totem Park that will house 200 students - 100 each from UBC and Ritsumeikal Along the way, specialized tours have been 1230 p.m. on alternate Thursdays (next meet- University in Kyoto, Japan -in a unique cultural exchange. The building is scheduled developed for various groups, such as seniors, ing: Nov. 28). Thereis no charge forparticipat- for completion late this year or early in 1992. children, persons with disabilities and English ing in the sessions...... ,.I.. .. ,., .,...... ,......

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THEUNIVERSITY OF BRITISHCOLUMBIA

October 31, 1991 Ms. Brenda Lester Federal Contractors Program Employment and Immigration Canada

Dear Colleague, Dear Ms. Lester: As the final stepin the University of British Columbia’s compliance This Employment EquityPlan completes UBC’s compliance review, Sharon E. Kahn, Director of Employment Equity, has prepared review under the Federal Contractors The plan was UBC’s Employment Equity Plan, which I am pleased to send to you. Program. UBC’s plan is designed to facilitate the achievementof four objectives: prepared by Dr. Sharon E. Kahn, Director of Employment Equity, and was approved by the President’s Advisory Committee on A. Review of UBC’s employment policies and practices for their Employment Equity. I am committed to employment equity, and I potential discriminatory effect on members of designated groups; design of policies and practices to support employment opportunities for desig- believe the implementation of this plan will improve working nated-group members, conditions for all UBC faculty and staff. Please address any com- ments about UBC’semployment equity program to 9. Development of special measures and reasonable accommo- dations to achieve and maintain a UBC workforce representative of Dr. Kahn, c/o President’s Office. qualified applicant pools, I would like to take this opportunity to thank those employees C. Establishment of a UBC work environment that supports the successful integrationof designated-group members, and who have responded to the employment equity census and to encour- D.Adoption of monitoring and accountability mechanisms to age any faculty or staff who have not yet completed a census form to evaluate and adjust UBC’s employment Equity program. do so. At your request, the Office of Employment Equity (2-5339) will send you a census form. For each of these objectives, the Plan identifies several actions to be taken and the officer@) responsible for the action. The deadline for all 44 actions in the Plan is the current academic year, and to this end, initiatives are well underway. Indeed, the Plan documents that some Yours sincerely, actions now have been completed. Other actions will be on-going beyond one academic year and Dr. Kahn will continue to review, monitor, and evaluate these activities. Accordingly, she will report to me regularly on the success of the Plan as well as recommend necessary adjustments to the Plan.

David W. Strangway Pleasedirect any questions about UBC’s employment-equity program to Dr. Kahn.

Yours sincerely, and procedures to ensure consist- Objective A: ency with UBC’s objectives Responsibility Reviewof UBC’s employ- David W. Strangway ment policies and practices Vice-presidents for their potential discrimi- natory effect on members Progress of designated groups; de- Reviewof academic departments’ sign of policies and prac- writtenprocedures completed, May ployment Equity and Associate Vice- Responsibility tices to supportemploy- 1990 presidents, Human Resourcesand Aca- ment opportunities for des- Interviewing guidelines for manage- demic, on-going Director, Employment Equity ignated-group members ment and professional staff developed by Department of Information Systems Progress Management, September 1990 4. Revise written materials on em- Recruitment summary form for ten- ployment to remove sexist terminol- Suggestions for redrafting collec- ure-track positions required, November ogy and dominant-culture bias and tiveagreements, Department of 1. Prepare an analysis of central 1990 to examine language relating to em- Human Resources documents, and administration policies affecting re- Review of practice in service units ployees who become disabled and departments’ written procedures in- cruitment, selection, promotion, and initiated, October 1991 applicants with disabilities cluded in Employment Systems Re- terms and conditions of employment, view, November 1990 including training, development, Responsibility compensation and termination 3. Discuss or negotiate any pro- posed employment policy revisions Vice-presidents 5. Review qualificationsfor every Responsibility with employee associations and un- position at the timeof recruitment to ions as appropriate Progress ensure that they reflect bona fide job Director, Employment Equity requirements Responsibility Guidelines for non-sexist language Progress sent to deans, academic and non-aca- Responsibility Vice-president, Academic & Provost dernic heads and directors, June 1990 Report published, November 1990 Vice-president, Administration & Fi- FaarllyFW~ACw Vice-presidents nance mentonmof” andsubrrrittedforapprova,Juty1991 Progress Progress Faculty curriculum-vitae form revised 2. Requireeachdepartmenttore- to remove unnecessary demographic Job Evaluation Project initiated, Janu- view Its ownemployment policies Consultations among Director, Em- information, October 1991 ary 1990 C.0 L U M B I A EMPLOYMENTEQUITY PLAN

6. Review tests used in selec- Concern for under-representation of '7. Monitor recruitment of appli- tion of applicants to ensure ap- Objective B: Development women in academic administration cants from the designatedgroupsby plicants with disabilities can com-of special measures and stated in advertisementsfor deans, tracking the number of individuals pete fairly heads and directors, July 1989 from the groups who apply for fac- reasonableaccommoda- ulty and staff positions Responsibility tions to achieve and main- tain a UBC workforce repre- 4. Ensurefront-line personnel Responsibility Associate Vice-president, Human Re- sentative of qualified appli- who pscreenapplicants are aware sources, Director, Disability Resource cant pools of and committed to employment- Vice-president, Academic & Provost Centre equity policies Progress Responsibility 7. Ensurethat all employee 1. Hire women to fillat least 35% Recruitment summary form for ten- Vice-president, Academic & Provost groups have access to writtenin- of vacant tenure-track faculty posi- ure-track positions required, November Associate Vice-president, Human Re- formationconcerning policies tions. Also, ensure that academic 1990 sources and procedures related to their departments and facultiesset appro- employment,and that disabled priateindividual goals for hiring Responsibility employeeshave access to women, aboriginal people, members Progress audiotaped information of visibleminorities and persons with AssociateVi-president, Human Re- Presentations by Director, Employ- disabilities sources Responsibility ment Equity, to academic and non-aca- demicdepartments and Human Re- Vice-presidents Responsibility sources, on-going 8. Ensurethat personnel commit- Vice-president, Academic & Provost tees are supplemented where there Progress is a lack of department or faculty Progress 5. For recruitingail positions, expertise in a newly developing, col- Benefits Communication Project initi- establish active measures directed laborative,and inter-disciplinary ated, January 1989 Women hired tofill 47% of new ten- toward the four designated groups. fields Management and Professional Hand-ure-track faculty positions, July 1991 In addition, use employment agen- book rewritten, September 1990; cies that specialize in employment Responsibility audiotaped September 1991 services for designatedgroupmem- Draft of handbook for non-union 2. Hire the following qualifiedin- bers and advertise in publications Associate Vice-president, Academic techniciansinitiated, September dividuals to non-academic staff posi- targeted towards designated groups 1991 tions: Upper Level Managers - 1 woman Responsibility 9. Investigate steps toward pro- Responsibility Professionals - 39 women, 2 abo- viding faculty and staff with care- riginal people Vice-president, Academic & Provost giving responsibilities employment Director, Disability Resource Centre Supervisors - 2 persons with dis- options such as part-time work, re- abilities Progress duced workload, jobsharing,daycare Foremen/women - 3 women, and paternity leave 8. Ensurethat the length of 3 members of visible minorities, Search committees for deans, heads leaves for maternityio considtent 1 person with disability and directors include womenasmem- R8sponSibility . .-. across employment groups, and Sales Workers - 1 aboriginal per- bers and contact women academic ad- .. that the tenure clock is stopped son, 3 persons with disabilities ministratorsfor nominations; Assist- Vice-presidents for oneyear for faculty who take Service Workers - 8 persons with ance with spousal placement for new maternity leave disabilities deans, heads and directors, July 1989 Progress Skilled Crafts &Trades-3 women, Recruitment summary form for ten- Responsibility 2 aboriginal people ure-track positions required, November Job sharing between two manage- Semi-skiiled Manual Workers - 1990 ment and professional staff on ad-hoc Vice-president, Administration & Fi- 1 woman, 1 aboriginal person, Creation of funds to appoint senior basis nance 2 members of visible minorities, academic women and minorities, De- Reduced workload or partial leave 1 person with disability cember 1990 available to tenured faculty Progress Other ManualWorkers -5 aborigi- nal people Responsibility Survey to assess impact of ben- 10. Provide information on career efitsequalization completed, May Responsibility Associatevice-president, Human Re- paths at UBC to assist employees in 1990 sources their career choices. In addition, pro- Vice-presidents vide job and career counselling for Responsibility Progress employees to assist them in identify- Progress ing career opportunities and prepar- Vice-president, Academic & Provost Presentation by Association for the ing for promotions From January 1990 to May 1991,518 Mentally Handicapped to Human Re- Progress women, 5 aboriginal people, 190 visible sources generalists, August 1991 Responsibility minorities, and 5 persons with disabilities Exhibitor at job fair targeted for abo- Negotiated June 1990 added to Employment Equity Database riginal people and persons with disabiii-Vice-president, Administration & Fi- Hiring goals achieved: ties, September 1991 nance Professionals - 137 women Task force established to promote 9. Investigate offering benefits Supervisors-2 persons with disabili- active recruitment, October 1991 Progress to part-time and short-term em- ties ployees Foremedwomen - 2 membersof Responsibility Staff Development Project initiated, visible minorities December 1990; report to deans, Octo- Responsibility Service Workers- 1 person with dis- Director, Disability Resource Centre ber 1991 ability Vice-president, Administration & Fi- Semi-skiliedManual Workers- 2 Progress nance women, 1 member of visible minority 11. Disseminate information Employment Coordinator appointed, across campus on training and Progress July 1991 development opportunitiesto in- 3. include a statement of theUni- form employees of courses avail- Staff Pension Pian Project report versity's commitment toemployment able, and develop training oppor- submitted to the President, June equity in external advertisementsand 6. Investigate establishing a tel- tunities in gender, cross-cultural 1990 internal postings ephone recordingsystem of job and disability awareness for fac- postings for visuallyimpaired appli- ulty and staff. In addition, inves- Responsibility Responsibility cants and a telecommunication de- tigateoffering courses in Eng- vice for thedeaf lish as a secondlanguage and Vice-president, Academic & Provost Vice-presidents cross-cultural communication for Responsibility UBC employees Progress Progress Associate Vice-president, Human Re-Responsibility Benefits offered to some part-time Approved July 1989; revised Novem- sources faculty, February 1991 ber 1990 Director, Disability Resource Centre Vice-presidents .. .

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Progress Responsibility Responsibility Responsibility Women well-represented among in- Director, Employment Equity Director, Employment Equity Vice-president, Academic & Provost dividualssupported for management training courses since 1989 Progress Progress Progress Invitational presentation on manag- ing diversity offered to faculty and staff,Initiated January 1990 and continu- Pilotcourse offered to Personnel Searchprocedures initiated Febru- September 1991 ing Services, Information Systems Manage-ary 1991, appointment confirmed Sep- Staff Development Project initiated, ment, and University Computing Serv- tember 1991 December 1990; reportto deans, Octo- ices, September 1990 Continuedsponsorship ofYWCA ber 1991 4. Ensure department heads and Women of Distinction Awards Tuition fee benefit program for man- directors understandand communi- Meetingsbetween President and agement and professional staff extendedcate to new and continuing employ- 7. Revise the employment appli- Academic Women’s Association on-go- to graduate-level courses, May 1991 ees UBC’sEmployment Equity Policy cation form ensure to that it does not ing discourage qualified persons with Responsibility disabilities 12. Investigate establishing re- 13. Promote the MulticulturalLiai- duced-timeappointmentsforemploy- Vice-presidents Responsibility son Office, theFirst Nations House - ees who are taking time out to up- - ofLearning, and UBC Policyon grade their education orwork skills. Progress AssociateVice-president, Human Sexual Harassment and availability Also, investigateestablishing an Resources of advisors employee’sself-funded leave plan for Consultationsamongvice-presidents, Director, Disability Resource Centre study, upgrading, or retraining for a deans, heads and directors on-going Responsibility career change 8. Continue toimprove access Vice-president, Academic & Provost Responsibility 5. When revising documents on for persons with disabilitiesto UBC Director, Multicultural Liaison conditions of employment and col- campus and to Department of Hu- Director, First Nations House Vice-presidents lective agreements include reference man Resources. In addition, ensure Sexual Harassment Advisors to UBC’s Employment Equity Policy that bulletin boards with job postings in a conspicuousplace are accessible topersons using Progress 13. Investigate instituting a policy wheelchairs of job exchange to provide opportu- Responsibility Activities on-going nities foremployees to develop new Responsibility skills and acquire workexperience Associate Vice-president, Academic AssociateVice-president, Human Re- Director, Disability Resource Centre 14. Continue to improve campus Responsibility sources Director, Campus Planning& Devel- safety opment Vice-presidents Responsibility 6. Providefaculty and staffin- Progress Progress volved in personnel decisions with Vice-presidents training in human rights practiceand President’s Committee on the Disa- Job exchange betweentwo manage- Wnder, cultural and disability issues bled and Barrier-free Access Commit- Progress ment and professional staff, July 1991 tee established, June 1987; Advisory Responsibility Committee to the Disability Resource Actions regarding campus safety in-

~ ~~~ Centre established, 1991; Access plan cludingafter-hours vanservice, im- Vice-president, Academic & Provost developed and access fund established,proved lighting and availabilityof emer- Objective C: Establishment July 1990 gency phones, October 1990 of a UBC work environment Progress Establishmentof President’s Advi- sory Committee on Safety, October 1991 that supports the success- First Nations House of Learning ac- 9. Promoteawareness across ful integration of desig- tivities on-going campus of technical aidsand poten- nated-group members Associate Dean to Promote Women tial funding sources for workplace 15. Examine feasibility of expand- in Science appointed by Faculties of modifications, equipment and other ing child-care facilities for UBC em- Science and Agricultural Sciences, July supports foremployees with disabili- ployees 1989 ties 1. Draftpoliionempkymentequity Humanrights information and Responsibility sourcebook on achieving racial and eth-Responsibility Responsibility nic diversity sent to deans, September Vice-president, Student& Academic 1990; January 1991 Director, Disability Resource Centre Services _- Director, Employment Equity President’s Advisor on Women and Gender Relations appointed, Septem- Progress ber 1991 10. Review procedures cur- Objective D: Adoption of rently in place for dealing with monitoring and account- Approvedby Board of Governors, Responsibility individual complaints of discrimi- abilitymechanisms to July 1989; revised November 1990 nation Vice-president, Administration & Fi- evaluate and adjust UBC’s nance Responsibility Employment Equity Pro- 2. Disseminate information about gram UBC’s employment equity program Progress Vice-presidents .- in newspaper and newsletter arti- I cles; include information on UBC’s Training sessions on managing di- employment equity programin pub- versity initiated, September 1991 11. Draft policy on discrimina- 1. Establisha President’s Advi- licity materials, guides,manuals and Staff Development Project initiated, tion sory Committee on Employment Eq- handbooks December 1990; reportto deans, Octo- uity to advise the President on the ber 1991 Responsibility implementation and maintenance of Responsibility Human rights issues includedin ses- employmentequity at UBC sionson labour relations, November Vice-president, Academic & Provost Director, Employment Equity 1991 Director, Multicultural Liaison Responsibility Progress Responsibility Progress Associate Vice-president, Academic Initiated January 1989 and continuing Vice-president, Student & Academic Statement on Freedom from Harass- Progress Services ment and Discrimination passed by Sen- ate, February 1991 Committeeestablished, July 1989; 3. Develop and provide employ- Progress revised annually ment equity sessions foremployees at all levels; speak about employ- Opening of Disability Resource Cen- 12. Promote the President’s Ad- ment equity to campus groups, inter- tre, June 1990 visor on Women and Gender Re- 2. Ensure that employment eq- est groups and employee associa- HumanRights information sent to lations as asupport for women at uity practices continueto conform to tions and unions directors, September 1990 UBC British Columbia’s human rights leg- - ...... , ..~...... ,.,......

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islation and UBC’s Policy on Em- 5. Distributethe employment 7. Prepare reports to President Responsibility ployment Equity equity census to newly hiredem- Strangway on employment equity ac- ployees and those who are mov- tivities including: Director, Employment Equity Responsibility ing into the census pool.In addi- - update on internal workforce tion, contact employment equity data incomparison with external avail- Progress Associate Vice-president, Academic census non-respondents to en- ability pool data AssociateVice-president, Human couragetheir participation and - data on the recruitment, selec- Reports published April1990, No- Resources develop presentations and mate- tion, tralning, promotion and termi- vember 1990 and May 1991 rials targeted to non-respondent nation of designatedgroupmembers Resolution to establish annual report- Progress groups to encourage participa- - resultsof employment equity ing passed by Board of Governors, July tion initiatives 1991 Evaluation by Board of Governors, - proposalsfor adjustmentsand Report on recruiting summaries for July 1989, July 1991 Responsibility refinements to UBC’s employment tenure-track positions submitted Sep- equity program tember 1991 Director, Employment Equity 3. Enswecontinuationofresources adecycatetosustaineducatSoneland Progress * monitorlngwwkofEmpbymentEquity officeon8nongoingbasis Initial census conducted Febru- ary 1990, data collection on-going PRESI~ENT’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON Responsibility Initial follow-up census conducted EMPLOYMENT EQUITY March 1990, data collection on-go- Vice-presidents ing Mr. Lionel Anker Assistant Business Manager, IUOE Progress Ms. Caroline Bruce ManagerSupervisoryTechnician, Pharmacol- 6. Investigateinitiating formal ogy 81 Therapeutics Director,Employment Equity, ap- exit interviews to examine reasons Mr. Frank Eastham Associate vice-president, Human Resources pointed, January 1989 why employees voluntarily choose Mr. Vic Wilson CUPE 2950 to leave UBC Professor Samuel P. S. Ho Professor Economics Dr. George Hoberg Assistant Professor, Political Science 4 Include in annualdepartment Responsibility Dr. Sharon E. Kahn Director, Employment Equity planstheklenWicationofopportunities Professor Verna Kirkness Director, First Nations House toinmasethenumberofdesignated Vice-presidents Mr. PeterLane Coordinator, CUPE 2278 groupmembers,andinVestigateestab Dr. A. J. McClean (Chair) Associate Vice-President, Academic lishingbudget~torewardde Progress Mr. George McLaughlin President, CUPE 116 parbnentsandfacuHiesthathavecorr Ms. WendyMerlo Assistant Treasurer, Financial Services sistently demonstrated equitable per- Exit interviews initiatedin Depart- Dr. Judith H. Myers Associate Dean forthe Promotion of Women sonnelpracticesandoutrxnnes ment of Human Resources, May in Science 1991 Dr. Mary RussellFaculty Association Responsibility Guidelines for exit interviews distrib- Professor LynnSmith Dean, Law uted to service unit directors, October Ms. Judith C. Thiele Reference andCollection Librarian, Charles Vice-presidents 1991 Crane Memorial Library Dr. William Webber Associate Vice-Presbnt, Faculty Relatiom.

Forestry program helps deliver educational gds By ABE HEFlTR will identify local initiatives with of Forestry Dean Clark Binkley. A provincial network has been organizations,including profes- “Ensuringthat practitioners established to help organizations sional technical and forest indus- work with the latest scientific in- develop and deliver forestry edu- try associations, provincial min- formation and technologywill help cation. istries, federal agencies and envi- improveforest management in “The Forestry Continuing Edu- ronmental advocacy groups. BritishColumbia,” Binkley cation Studies Network will pro- UBC and the regional centres added. videactivities for professional willwork with local groups to A workshop designed to help forestersand biologists, techni- organize the recommended activi- theprogram take shape on a cal forestry staff, loggers, private ties, such as field trips, workshops larger scale was held Nov. 6-8 forest land owners, Native bands and seminars. The network cen- inVancouver. More than 150 and the public - anyone inter- treswill handle logistical mat- agencies and organizations in- ested in knowing more about for- ters, including finding appropri- volvedin forestry education estmanagement,” said network ate speakers, advertising and ar- were invited to share their ideas director Cindy Pearce. ranging facilities. and develop strategic objectives At the hubof the network is an The network is the first initia- for the future. office in UBC’s Faculty of For- tive under the recently announced Speakersincluded George estry.Regional centres are lo- B.C. Forestry Continuing Studies Ewonus,director of theCol- catedat Selkirk College in Program,jointly funded by the legeBoard for Canada, who Castlegarand the University of B.C. Ministry of Forests and For- gave the keynote address: Edu- NorthernBritish Columbia in estry Canada. cationand Communication in Prince George. “The Continuing Studies Pro- the 90s. 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By CONNIE FILLETTI resynchronize its biological clock af- A brain chemical involved in the ter it has been disrupted by changes in regulation of mood, sleep andappetite the season. may offer new insight into the causes Similarly, brain serotonin also ex- of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). hibits seasonal patterns. It isat its Serotonin, a powerful neurotrans- lowest levelsin winter, and atits high- Independence key ethical mitter, will be the focusof a new study est levels in summer. by UBC psychiatrist Dr. Raymond Lam’s research will involve study- Lam, director of the Seasonal Mood ing the effects on SAD patients of Disorders Clinic. fluoxetine, an antidepressantdrug, concern for fomters “We know that there are abnor- which increases brain serotonin. malities of serotonin production and “By using fluoxetine to temporar- metabolism in other types of depres- ily change serotonin in the brain, we Michael McDonald holds the ‘sion, as well as in eating disorders and hope to determine if a serotonin stimu- Maurice Young Chair in Ap- sleep disorders,” said Lam. “Our in- lus will ease the symptoms of winter plied Ethics. These remarks terest is serotonin’s function in SAD.” depression,” Lam said. are taken from a paper pre- Commonly known as winter de- He explained that although light sented at a recent symposium pression,SADisamooddisorderchar- therapy isapopularandeffectivetreat- sponsored by the Students of acterized by recurrent winter depres- ment for SAD, up toone-third of pa- Forestry Awareness, theFac- sions and summer remissions. tients do not improve with it. On- ulty of Forestry and the UBC Patients tend to sleep more, become going studieswill also look at whether Centre for Applied Ethics. imtable, are unable to work and crave light therapy affects brain serotonin in carbohydrates, Lam said. He added patients with winter depression. By MICHAEL MCDONALD that symptoms usually appear in late TheSeasonal Mood Disorders Whileconductingacross-Canada fall or early winter and last until spring. Clinic is looking for SAD patients to study of appliedethics in 1988, I had Researchers believe that SAD is participate in these studies. For more a professionalforester from B.C. triggered by the body’s inability to information, call 822-7321 tell me that, “foresters need help Fromethicistsinrethinkingtheirpro- fessional code right from first prin- ciples.” Foresters are not unique among professionals who today are increas- Ethicist Michael McDonald collsiders the ethical commof forestry. Phone conversion complete ingly turning their attention to ethi- a specificoccupation. Thisrepre- ciation of B.C. Professional Forest- cal concerns. sents a serious restriction on the free- ers in defining the moral limits 01 Consolidation of all UBC telephone numbers within one exchange is This new interest in ethics has dom of some topractice that occupa- loyalty to clients and employers, es. complete. four main sources: a number of pro- tion and on the freedom of others to pecially to advise and assist mem. The new exchange, 822, uniquely identifies the university by spelling U- fessions have been jolted by major purchaseprofessional services from berswho are under pressure to ex- B-C. Effective Oct. 3 1; it replaced the old UBC exchanges 222,224 and 228. scandals - significant and publi- those who do not have a professional ceed those limits. Anyone callingan old number will now get a B.C. Tel recording advising the cized departures from basic moral licence. How can this departurefrom But the social contract is a two- caller that the number they have reached is not in service. The new exchange standards by leading members of our usual moral norms be justified? way street. There is an evident lack must also be used for sending an incoming fax from off-campus. their professions: second, their cli- The answer lies in the fourth fea- of public consensus about the value> All existing users of the UBC telephone system have only the first three entsand the general public have tureofprofessions,thisbeingthemoral we expect foresters to serve. In thc digits changed to 822. The last four digits currently assigned to them remain become increasingly assertive past, the main emphasis war the same. about demanding their rights; economic values. But ifon6 Over 50 UBC offices, which are directly connected to B.C. Tel, are not third, new technologies have environmental accepts anc affected by the change. These include: the Centre for ContinuingEducation; confronted professionals with Foresters have a professional respon- spiritual values as well, ther TRIUMF Telereg; the university detachment of the RCMP; Hillel House; the unprecedentedmoral prob- sibility to enter a genuine dialogue the forester may findthat man) University Endowment Lands; C.I.T.R.; the Vancouver School of Theology of the mainmethodologie: Iems- and lastly, a con- with all elements of the public. and pay phones. sensus is sensus lacking on basic val- taught are insensitivenon to For more information, contact Data Networking and Telecommunications ues. quantifiable values. Responsi at 822-2555. A good starting point in ble professionals must there rethinking first principles for forest- contract between a profession and so- fore have skills in ethical reasoning Jrs is to reflect on themajor compo- ciety as a whole. In current debates about B.C. for nentsofprofessionalism and theethi- As members of a society, we very ests, foresters have a professional :a1 challenges they present. much want the goods and services pro- responsibility to enter a genuine dia- To start, professionals lay claim fessions provide. But because we lack logue with all elements of the public. io a specialized domain of knowl- the professional knowledge, we can They should not try to turn every :dge that usually requires years of easily be taken in by charlatans and policy question into a technical one study followed by arduous exami- incompetents. So we give licensing and must avoid the temptation of nations. In many cases, the profes- and monopoly powers to a profession being just a hired gun for govern- sional knows more than his or her to provide us with a good that we ment or private interests. Foresters Zlient or employer which may tempt regard as vital to our welfare. We ex- are going to have to think aboul the professional to act paternalisti- pect that professionals will use their whose interestsneed to be taken intc cally. monopoly for the public’s interest and account in making decisions about A further problem is that in most not simply for their own advancement. forests and to what extent are those professional faculties,including Society then takes acalculatedrisk, diverseinterests ethically signifi- Forestry, little has been done to ex- a gamble that it will be better off with cant? c plicitly prepare students for the ethi- professions than without them. The B.C. foresters face a number oi cal challenges they will face in their profession and eachprofessional there- critical ethicalchallenges today professional careers. Similarly, the fore has responsibility for acting altru- Given the pressures upon forester: professions have paid insufficient istically -with the welfare of others - from public, employers, client: attention to ongoing ethics educa- as the first goal -and competently, at and regulators - it is important tc tion for their members. or above minimum standards of pro- recognize and deal with these chal. Another distinguishing feature of fessional competence. lenges as ethical ones, notjust public a profession is that it provides a These obligations of altruism and relations issues. valuable good or service, such as competence involve both individual Ethics should be an integral pan health, in the case of medicine, or andcollective responsibilities. In a of the education of foresters. Cru justice, in the case of law. profession, you shouldbeyourbrother ciatly, I think foresters in this prov. Forestry is noexception. Re- and sisterprofessional’s keeper. Since ince need to work on acquiring mort cently, the Forests Resources Com- professions exist, in part, to deal with professional independence. Whilt mission talked about B.C. forests as the failure of individual professionals the search for greaterindependenct essential to “the economic, environ- to act responsibly, professionals col- may, in the short run, increase con. mental, and spiritual well-being of lectively have an important role in flicts with employers, clients anc all British Columbians through suc- ensuring professional responsibility. even part of the general public, i cessive generations.” A major area of concern involves will in the long run lead to bette~ Finally, a profession also has a professionalindependence. More serving the needs of all who have i legally enforceable monopoly over needs to be said and doneby the Asso- stake in the integrity of B.C. forests People Grace appointed associate deanof Arts Sherrill Grace, a professor in the Depart- Aid to ScholarlyPublications Programme. ment and alumni activities by extending therange experimental films from across Canada. ment of English, has bken Resnick is the second recipient of the annual and quality of services available to the faculty's Theshow, Films Experimentaux appointed associate dean Harold Adams Innis Book Prize introduced last students and alumni. Canadiens Recent, La Part Du Visuel, con- of the Faculty of Arts. year during the federation's 50th anniversary. sistedof 25 filmmakers and 30 films screen- Professor Grace is an The aidprogram will subsidize 144 publica- ing at eight venues in Paris and travelling to authorityon Canadian tions in 1990-91 with grants totalling $1 .I mil- more than 10 European cities. theatre, painting and lit- lion. Associate Professor Patrick Verriour,with Gallagher has been teaching film pro- erature,particularly the Resnick is alsoauthor of The Land of Cain; the Department of Language Education, is part duction at UBC since 1988. writingsof Margaret Parliament vs. People; Letters to a Quebecois of a four-member team chosen to conduct a Atwoodand Malcolm Friend; and Toward a Canada-QuebecUnion. review of research on arts literacy in Canada. Lowry. Funded jointly by the Social Sciences and Currently editing the Gmce Humanities Research Council and the Canada Keith Brimacombehas been elected to two-volumeCollected Council, the review will assess the strengths and serve as the 1992 vice-president of The Letters of Malcolm Lowry, Gracehas also pub- Grace Wong has been appointed assistant weaknesses of existing research within universi- Minerals,Metals and Materials Society lished four books, including the acclaimed, dean,Placement and ties, other post-secondary institutions, govern- (TMS). The one-yearterm is automatically Regression and Apocalypse: Studies in North Alumni Services, for the ment and the private sector. followed by a one-year term as president American Literary Expressionism (1989). Faculty ofCommerceand The $60,000 study will catalogue current and another year as past-president. Grace, recently named to the Royal Society Business Administration. research taking place in the areas of music, visual The TMSis an international society with of Canada, is the fourth associate dean ap- Wong started the of- arts, dance and drama. Veniour is dramaa teacher a membership of close to 10,000 which is pointed within the faculty. fice of Commerce Place- in Language Education. devoted to the advancement of profession- ment Services in 1983 to The review is to be completed by next sum- als in the field of minerals, metals and support the job search ef- mer. materials. forts of undergraduate and Brimacornbe is the Stelco/NSERC pro- graduate Commerce stu- fessor in the Department of Metals and dents through a variety of Christopher Gallagher,assistant professor Materials Engineering and the director of Political Science Professor Philip Resnick Wong is the winner of a major book prize from the programs. These include in the Department of Theatre and Film, was in the Centre for Metallurgical Process Engi- Social Science Federation of Canada. an active on-campus recruitment program and Paris last month to open a Canadian film series neering at UBC. Resnick's The Masks of Proteus: Canadian links to Canadian business andgovernment com- at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Brimacornbe will assume his duties as Reflections on the State,was recognized as the munities. Gallagher's film Undivided Attention was vice-president at the TMS annual meeting best English work written this year under the Wong's mandate is to continue to build place- the first presentation in an eight-part series of in March. 1992.

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By GAVIN WILSON The researchers hope the leaves UBC researchers are conducting a will boost levels of organic matter, recycling study that could help farm- improving soil structure, preventing land in Delta, while easing landfill nitrateleaching and providing a problems for the City of Vancouver. ground-covering mulch to protect top- Soilscientists Art Bomke and soil from winter rains. Wayne Temple are using fallen leaves, Preliminary analyses of Vancou- raked up by homeowners and col- ver leaf compost show it contains no lected by the city, to study the feasibil- significant levels of toxins such as ity of direct application of raw and heavy metals, molybdenum or arsenic. cornposted leaves on farmers’fields. But careful monitoring will continue “We’ll then monitor the farmland to ensure farmer and consumer confi- to see what the effect is onthe soil and dence. the subsequent crops,” said Bomke. Bomke also seesthe project as part Normally, leaves collected by the of the battle to preserve farmland near city are trucked to the city landfill at urban areas. Burns Bog. This is not only expensive “It’s not a big agricultural area, but for Vancouver taxpayers, but also de- I think it’s important for a number of creasesthe life expectancy of the reasons,” he said. landfill. Not only can farms provide nearby Bomke and Temple will instead urban areas with food, open space, - have the leaves trucked to selected recreational land and wildlife habitats, farms. The leaves will either be ap- they can also be usedto recycle organic pliedcomposted or partially materials otherwise thrown out as gar- composted into the soilin the spring, bage by city dwellers, he said. A tractor distributes composted leaves on fierCr as partof recycling study aimed at reducing landfill usage. or freshlycollected or partially “This would fit in with the whole composted in the fall. concept of the bio-regional treatment In recent years, Delta farmershave of waste, which is an important part of moved away from raising livestock the notion of sustainable growth; and towards the intensive cultivation “A city should be responsible for Gender relations committee sought of vegetables that leave little crop resi- disposing of its own waste - not due, such as peas, beans, sweet corn, make it someone else’s problem,” said By CONNIE FILLETTI tion by the will be asked to serve for a one- and potatoes. Combined with an inad- Bomke. UBC’s newly appointed Advi- committee year term. equate supply of manure in Delta, this The two-year project is funded by sor tothe President on Women include Deadline for submissions is Nov. has depleted the level of organic mat- a $55,000 grant from the City of Van- and Gender Relations is forming daycare, the 29. The committeewill convene in the ter in the soil, said Bomke. couver. The city has conducted a pilot a committee to advise President campus cli- new year. For more information, call This in turn has led to problems leaf-composting project for the past David Strangway on the status of mateand 822-8204. with drainage and compacted soil and two years, and is currently selling the women on campus. employ- excessive tillage requirements to es- compost to gardeners, but this is the Florence Ledwitz-Rigby said the ment oppor- tablish seedbeds. first experiment with farmland. committee will be modest in size, but tunitiesfor representative of women faculty, staff women. and students. “This “The committee will comprise in- groupwill Ledwitz-Rigby 1+1 E!!l% EzY dividuals who are committedto creat- havecom- ing a positive climate at UBC for all mon interests with offices that already Human Activity women,” she said. “There will be a exist at UBC which are concerned THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA conscious effort to include both repre- with women’s issues,” she explained. PRIZES FOR EXCELLENCE sented and underrepresented groups “Our intention is to interact with these Environment IN TEACHING, 1992 on campus.” offices and to share information and Committeemembers will be ideas.” Call for Nomlnatloru, charged with identifying issues af- Individuals may submit their own Understanding how our In the fecting women at UBC, as well as applications, or others may nominate activitiesimpact the state reviewing the progress made over the them for committee membership. of theenvironment is the FACULTY OF ARTS past few years. In addition, they will Ledwitz-Rigby said that appli- key to planningour future. respond to concerns brought to their cantsshould identify who they Once qain the Univetsity will be recognizing excellence in teaching attention by individuals or campus feelthey represent on campus, Send $37.45. per copy to: Advisory Selvicer though the wading of pcize8 0 faculty members. The Faculty of Arts groups. what their committment has been will select five (5) wim of the prizes for excellence in teaching Statistics Canada Ledwitz-Rigbysaid that issues to women’s issues and what their 757 West Hastings St. during the 198192 year. 34OP otademjo which will receive immediate atten- currentinterests are. Members %flcouw, Bc Faculty encarraged fo bring their sugge6tions for teaching prize V6c x9 winners to the awnof the Head of the Department. the Director of the Mod or the Chair of the Programme in whii the instructor is FOR Tel: 664-3691 Fax: 6664865 teaching. EXTENDED DEADLINE APPLICATIONS FOR ARTS I COORDINATOR Orderyour copy of this Elibilii 30 November 1991 importantpublication now! canad8 Eliibiii is open to faculty who have three or more years of teaching In accordancewith university requirements for direc- * Includes GST at UBC. The three years indude 1991-92. torship positions involving stipends, a formal commit- tee to conduct a search for a coordinator for the Arts I Programme for the two-year period 1992-94 has been 1+1 The wad3 will reoognize dstinguished teachingat all levels, set up as follows: intducbxy. achranoed, grabam courses, graduab supervision. and any combinalon d levels. Sherrill Grace, Chair humaine et Nomiination process: Paul Burns (Religious Studies) I’ environnement Julie Cruikshank (Anthropology) Members of facuily, &denk, or alumni may suggest candiito the George Egerton (History) HeadoftheDeparment,theDirectoroftheSchod,ortheChairofthe Anthony Podlecki (Classics) L’avenir ne put irn Programme in whii the nominee These s~aegtionsshould leaches. Margerie Sinel (Arts I) assun’ que par une parfaire be in mitino and signed by one or more students. alumni, or faculty, comp‘hmsion de refit and they should indude a very brief statement of the basis for the de nos activitis nomination. You may mite a letter of nomination pidc up a fonn sur or Associate and Full Professorsare eligible. Normally I’ envimnnement from the ofiice of Uw Dean of Arb in Buchanan Building, Room B 130. an individual would have experience in the programme Envoycz $37.49 chaqw Deadlines: and would plan to teach in it over this period, but the committee will consider other applicants. exemplaim h. StaPisrique CkMda SeMk cOMIhtif# To allow more time for nominationsand applications, 36me tee the original deadline of 1 November has been ex- 757, nu Hastings oumt ZBncouver (C-8.) V6C 3C9 tended. Nominations and applications shouldnow be sent to the Dean of Arts by 30 November. Applicants Ttk 666-3691 Tclri: 666-4863 should include their cv, and a covering letter stating Z!ommandez vofre exemplain why they are interested in the position. Nominators dgs aupud hui! should ensure that nominees agree to stand. *lSP comprise canad%t