Strategic Plan Pursues Aggressive Agenda

June 22, 2006 Vol. 42 No. 19 The University of Western Ontario’s newspaper of record www.westernnews.ca PM 41195534

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B Y P AUL M AYNE ments of “best student experi- Davenport: Engaging the Future and service learning in and out- ally. Why is this a priority? ence” and “research-intensive asks our university community to side the classroom; a signiﬁcant Internationalization initia- university” presented in West- adopt as our formal mission state- expansion of graduate enrol- Davenport: The draft plan rec- tives, a higher national profile ern’s recently adopted mission ment: “Western provides the best ment which focuses on academic ognizes that internationalization and major expansion of gradu- statement. student experience among Can- strength and high-quality pro- is today a key element in the ate services play major roles in With release of the document, ada’s leading research-intensive grams; and recruiting the fac- research-intensive university. Western’s draft Strategic Plan Western News asked the presi- universities.” In 12 sections, the ulty and staff, along with other Our faculty needs to interact with released today in Western News. dent to outline the areas viewed draft plan sets out the important resources, required to build an scholars around the world. There President Paul Davenport is as essential to the future success contributions made to our mis- even stronger research univer- is a strong growth in our graduate encouraging faculty, staff and of the university. sion by faculty, staff, students, sity at Western. international enrolment; and our students to review the document and alumni. We also consider the students need to understand the entitled “Engaging the Future” Western News: Are there spe- support each of these groups will WN: There are a number variety of global cultures and be that lays out a blueprint for West- cific measures in the Strategic need to make their full contribu- of measures in the Strategic able to work in them after gradu- ern’s growth and change from Plan you would like to draw to the tion. Plan that propose giving West- ation. The plan urges Western to 2007-08 to 2010-11. attention of the staff and faculty? Among the priorities in the plan ern a higher profile within ensure that our students receive The plan reinforces the ele- are greater student engagement Canada, as well as internation- Continued on page 3

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CAMPUS DIGEST

BLOOD SUPPORT ries in this magazine represent a EARNS HONOUR small sample of the work done at Phew…what a year! Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Canadian Blood Services has but we feel it’s time we started selected Richard Ivey School of sharing more of our stories with Business as an outstanding cor- you,” noted Dean Carol Herbert porate partner based the school’s in her Dean’s Message feature. support over two decades. Ivey Rapport has been sent to more will be formally recognized in than 7,000 medicine and den- Ottawa this fall during a national tistry alumni and others. Obtain ceremony. copies at the Dean’s office or For the last 20 years, Ivey has online at www.schulich.uwo.ca/ been involved in the blood pro- rapport/Volume1.pdf. gram and, since 1998, has been a strategic partner with Canadian LET THE LEARNING Blood Services. Ivey Connects coordinates CONTINUE two blood donor clinics per year. The Fall 2006 Course Calen- In recent years, students have dar for Continuing Studies at conducted a study on the London Western is now available online blood clinic to assist with donor at www.uwo.ca/cstudies. Hard recruitment and have helped copies will be available in early develop corporate marketing July. The wide variety of courses strategies. includes Leadership or Project Management, Creative Writing RESIDENCE TEAM and even French. New this year TOP CHEFS is Coaching, offered in partner- ship with The Coaches Training Two members of the Resi- Institute. Register before July dence Dining team recently won 1 and receive a 10-per-cent dis- gold medals at the annual Tastes count off some course fees. of the World - Chef Culinary Con- ference, hosted by the University of Massachusetts. Carrie Schnurr, of Perth Hall, Staff and faculty at Richard Ivey School of Business raise a glass – and some cake – June 14 to toast one of the and Kurt Leumann, of Saugeen- most eventful years in the school’s recent history. Since September 2005 Ivey has restructured the business 25 YEARS AGO AT Maitland Hall, attended a five- curriculum by launching Cross-Enterprise leadership, introduced a new 12-month MBA, moved the program to WESTERN day conference for which the Spencer Conference Centre and negotiated a new Toronto Stock Exchange-home for the Executive MBA program. grand finale is always a culinary Faculty and staff gathered in the Ivey Atrium with Dean Carol Stephenson. competition. ■ Six windows were shot Delegates are divided into out of the Physics Building by teams of four and receive a mys- someone discharging a pellet tery basket of products from from UBC and Thomas Lash- LEARNING TO TEACH Enrolment is limited. To reg- gun, resulting in $225 damage which they have three hours to brook from McMaster) attended ister, contact the Teaching Sup- ■ Western has raised its cut- The Teaching Support Centre prepare a four-course menu. the gathering, they formed ‘Team port Centre by email at tsc@uwo. off average to 66% from 64% is offering a one-week compre- As only four Canadian dele- Canada’. Together they dazzled ca or by phone at ext. 84622 in an effort to limit first-year hensive course for faculty mem- gates (Kurt, Carrie, Piyush Sahay palates and won gold medals. enrolment to 4,200. bers on the topic: Teaching at the ■ Ontario Health Minister University Level. MAGAZINE BUILDING Dennis Timbrell has called for The course, slated for Aug. ‘RAPPORT’ a reduction in medical school 14-18, is specifically designed for The Schulich School of Medi- enrolment to help control medi- recent appointments (within last cine & Dentistry has launched cal costs. The most commonly three years) and new full-time or a new magazine called Rapport. cited reduction is 10 per cent. part-time faculty members. The glossy annual publication is ■ Radio Western – CHRW Topics include course design, filled with general-interest news – is set to go FM in the fall cognitive theories, lecturing and and features designed to build following receipt of federal new technologies. the school’s profile. “The sto- approval.

Solution on page 12 WESTERN NEWS J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 3 Davenport:‘It is time Deﬁnitely Best Buddies to close that gap’

Continued from page 1 to maintain and enhance the quality of our graduate programs. an education that will prepare them for work and leadership WN: Do you see accountability within the international economy playing a larger role in this Stra- and society. tegic Plan, as compared to the previous Leadership in Learning WN: An assortment of initia- (1995) and Making Choices (2001) tives in the Strategic Plan plug documents? into the importance of the expan- Davenport: The draft Plan sion of graduate studies. Why? embraces accountability: we intend to demonstrate clearly to Davenport: The proposed gradu- students, society, and the province ate expansion at Western responds that the public funds and tuition to the needs of potential students entrusted to us are used to main- and society as a whole. Those tain and enhance a high quality graduating with first degrees from student experience and high qual- Western and other fine Canadian ity academic research, which cre- universities are seeking graduate ates new knowledge and has direct study in ever increasing numbers. benefit to our students and society Western seeks to play a significant as a whole. role in meeting that demand. At the same time, our economy WN: Some town hall-like gather- and institutions need a greater ings have been scheduled (Sept. number of people with graduate 5 & 7) in hopes the campus will degrees if we in Canada are to respond with their own ideas. How prosper and meet our social and will their comments be reflected educational goals. Canada has in the final plan? under-invested in graduate study over the last three decades, and Davenport: The town hall gath- we now lag far behind the U.S. in erings will allow us to judge the graduate degrees awarded per reaction to the broad directions set Paul Mayne, Western News 100,000 population. It is time to out in the draft Plan, and consider Western science student Jade Dittaro and her friend Craig Lamperd are the best of friends. The pair have close that gap. specific changes that might be sug- been honoured for their camaraderie with the Best Buddies Spirit of Friendship Award, an annual national Western has already begun a gested. Any revisions approved by volunteer recognition award among the 67 colleges and universities chapter of the Best Buddies program. significant expansion: during the the Task Force resulting from The program, which pairs volunteers with intellectually-disabled persons, has one of the strongest chapters past five years our PhD enrolment these open town hall meetings at Western. The two receive their award this September at the Best Buddies gala in Toronto. has grown by over 60%. Our prov- will be included in a revised Draft ince is now providing operating Report, which will be consid- funding for the graduate expan- ered by Senate on September 22 sion, so that as enrolments grow, and the Board of Governors on Campus groups pursue new contracts we will hire more faculty and staff November 22.

B Y P AUL M AYNE uncontroversial, but administra- June, negotiations appear to be tion noted they were not small improving though “it’s too early Tentative contract settlements changes and the whole package of to say whether they are going Strategic Plan by the numbers have been reached with two cam- contract language changes would well or not.” pus labour groups, while negotia- have to be tabled. “Both sides are seeking agree- ■ 12 - guiding principles in plan, including excellence, selections continue with several other Toswell adds UWOFA mem- ment on the major issues of work- tivity, education for leadership, academic freedom, Western’s employee groups. bers have since ratified all the load, appointments, academic people, diversity, societal responsibility, accountability, Members of Western’s Staff goals for faculty negotiations and freedom and promotion and ten- autonomy, innovation, partnerships and openness Association (UWOSA), a union full packages will be exchanged ure,” she says. “A lot of work is ■ 4,350 - first-year undergrad enrolment would be capped for representing about 1,100 admin- by the negotiating teams – except being done at the table.” the next decade istrative and technical staff, vote for compensation proposals, Administration representative ■ 200 – number of PhD students 2004. Major increase in PhD Friday on whether to accept a which is standard. Malcolm Ruddock says the nego- and masters enrolment sought proposed agreement. The Board Fred Longstaffe, Western Pro- tiating teams have met for the ■ 100% - goal for five-year increase in contract research, of Governors would also need to vost and Vice-President (Aca- equivalent of more than 10 full licensing income and announcements of discoveries accept the agreement. demic), says the teams have days since May 1 and have made ■ 5 – years to double student levels in exchange and study- Details of the contract will not begun to meet and discuss the progress on several issues. abroad programs be released until after a vote has scope of the issues that will com- “We continue to work toward a ■ 60,000 – growth in alumni levels over next decade, reaching been held. prise the bulk of the negotiations first collective agreement,” says 275,000 As well, members of Local 2692 and he looks forward to a collegial Ruddock. “The administration ■ $40 million – annual fundraising goal of the Canadian Union of Public process that leads to an agree- is hopeful an agreement can be ■ 2007 – year next major fundraising campaign begins - pub- Employees, representing about ment as quickly as possible. achieved soon and remains com- lic phase runs 2009 to 2013 240 employees in Hospitality “The large number of propos- mitted to negotiating toward that ■ 15 acres – space per decade Western needs for growth. Services, held a ratification vote als now brought to the table by goal.” earlier this week. The agreement UWOFA need to be considered also requires Board approval. carefully, and there is much hard GRADUATE RESEARCH cussions to resolve the issue. dasamy, President GTA Union. Other contract negotiations but important work ahead for ASSISTANTS This week, a statement was If the Labour Board rules GRAs ongoing include: everyone,” says Longstaffe, “A released noting an agreement are employees, the secret ballots successful conclusion to these The Public Service Alliance could not be reached, and an cast at the union representation FACULTY negotiations is very important of Canada (PSAC), which rep- Ontario Labour Relations Officer vote will be opened and counted. to all of us and we shall spare no resents Teaching Assistants on had concluded the Labour Board If not, the PSAC’s application will Bargaining continues for a new effort to achieve that outcome.” campus, is also seeking the right would render a final and binding be dismissed. collective agreement to cover to represent Graduate Research decision on the employment sta- “The university believes that about 1,650 faculty members. LIBRARIANS AND Assistants (GRAs). tus of GRAs. the Graduate Research Assistant- University of Western Ontario ARCHIVISTS The university’s position is The university and PSAC will ship is not an employment rela- Faculty Association President that GRAs are not employees and meet by telephone conference tionship but is rather a mecha- Jane Toswell says progress has Represented by UWOFA, West- therefore are not entitled to join a today (June 22) to set a timetable nism to assist graduate students been slow, particular on matters ern’s approximately 55 librarians union. PSAC maintains GRAs are for filing written submissions academically and financially with relating to language. and archivists continue to negoti- employees. to the Ontario Labour Relations the completion of their research She says UWOFA had recently ate for a first contract. Following a secret ballot vote Board. associated with their graduate tried to get an agreement to UWOFA President Jane Toswell of GRAs last month on whether “PSAC Local 610 intends to sup- studies,” says Jane O’Brien, look at small changes to articles says following a large number of they wished to be represented by port and defend GRAs’ right to Western’s Associate Vice-Presi- that she thought to be relatively negotiating sessions in May and PSAC, the two sides entered dis- organize,” says Selvakumar Kan- dent, Human Resources. 4 J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 WESTERN NEWS

THE WAY WE WERE: 1955

Contributed by Alan Noon London Free Press Collection/Western Archives In 1953 a bequest from Edna Jeffery enabled construction of the Richmond Street entrance as a memorial to her husband A.O. Jeffery, former president of London Life. Adjacent to the new entrance was a popular little restaurant operated by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Neno. Known as the “Happy Hours Restaurant” it was purchased by an anonymous benefactor of the university. The building was demolished along with a house to the south and the area was landscaped to compliment the Jeffery bequest.

VIEWPOINT Life without religion behind violence

Machiavellian plots will only increase unless a motion and stress that diplo- a cultural experience into which To conclude, the advice of macy and educated debate are they were born in large part due the Danish theologian, Soren religion promotes ethical societies centered on the preferred avenues in reaching a to the fact that their parents are Kierkegaard, is essential in rec- enhancement, not the destruction of human beings. solution. In fact, the Quran clearly Muslim. tifying the current predicament. states, “And We have made some For some of these young Mus- Kierkegaard indeed felt the lack of you a tribulation for others, will lims, as they move away from of religion in society led to chaos B Y H ASSAN A HMAD justified the means. In other you show patience?” home or meet other Muslims with and moral decay. He believed it words, a state or individual could After referring to these texts similar backgrounds, there is a was the presence of religion that After hearing about the arrest carry out an action irrespective and concluding that indiscrimi- need to compensate for the lack provided a safeguard to prevent of 17 men in Toronto for allegedly of its ethical nature and, in turn, nate violence is abhorred by any of religion in the earlier part of people from merely acting upon planning to bomb government justify that action if it achieved a religious tradition and civilized their lives. This compensation their whims. buildings, I turned to two sources, positive result. peoples, I began to ponder why manifests in a variety of ways In the postmodern age where the Quran and the political writ- It became obvious to me that these individuals, most of whom I depending on the individual. Some religion has taken a backseat to ings of Niccolo Machiavelli, in this particular incident in Toronto was similar to in age, would want may feel satisﬁed in increasing worldly aspirations, it is evident hopes of gaining some insight was not entirely an “Islamic” or to commit such a heinous act. their Islamic knowledge by utiliz- that Machiavellian plots will only into how this situation could have “extremist” issue but rather a With that said, I searched articles ing the resources of a local imam. increase unless religion assumes arisen in our seemingly quiet universal conundrum that phi- online to ﬁnd biographical infor- Others who want to delve deeper its historical role to promote country. losophers have been discussing mation on the 17 accused men. into religious texts travel to Syria ethical societies centered on the The former source is an obvi- for many centuries. What I discovered was a phe- or Yemen, areas that were tradi- enhancement, not the destruction ous choice as it is a religious text With Canada increasing its mili- nomenon that is becoming increas- tionally known for their Islamic of human beings. that guides adherents by means tary presence in Afghanistan, a ingly common in the Muslim com- scholarship. However, a select of moral injunctions. However, country with a rich history orna- munity. By this, I mean that most few feel the only true way in I felt it was the latter’s theories mented with scholars and saints, young Muslims growing up in which they can assist the Muslim The writer that would provide me with my is it ethical to bombard Canadian Canada live largely secularized community at large is militarily The writer, Hassan Ahmad, is an HBA desired answer. landmarks and take politicians lives apart from the occasional and this, if allegations against the student and president of the Muslim Machiavelli, writing “The Dis- hostage in order to remove that visit to the mosque or fasting in 17 individuals are true, is without Students Association at Western. courses” in the 16th century. military presence? Most law-abid- the month of Ramadan. Islam, for any doubt in my mind the stance introduced the idea that the end ing citizens would reject such most of these individuals, remains taken by the accused. WESTERN NEWS J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 5

Armstrong, Divine to Demics on archive playlist

St-Denis B Y B OB K LANAC talents that have emerged in the them.” Stein would like to deputize all London musical landscape but Lest one presume the site is Londoners to scout for material claim What do church choir The also the changing times in the just an archive of pop music, for the burgeoning archive. “We Arkona Chapel Trio and punk leg- production of popular music. Stein points out evidence to the will accept anything from Lon- ends 63 Monroe have in common? “Although there’s all sort of contrary. doners recorded in London,” he history They’re but two of the musical music on the site, it does refl ect “We get everything from high says. “We have the Royal Cana- groups that are unusual online the DYI (do it yourself) influ- school and church recordings to dian Regiment Band, we have bedfellows in the London Music ence of punk bands in the early The Amabile Youth Choir,” he recordings by the Salvation Army awards Archive. ‘80s,” Stein explains. “It used to explains. Bands and other churches and The online archive project, be expensive and difficult for Although most of the record- choir groups. So people shouldn’t Professor Emeritus Fred an initiative of campus station musicians to record music them- ings are obtained via contribu- think that we’re just interested in Armstrong has received the CHRW, was launched a few selves. These days anyone can tions, Stein does have station vol- one kind of music.” highest award offered by the years ago and has been growing do it.” unteers who salvage cassettes The archive sensibility has also Ontario Historical Society. steadily since. The site features songs by Lon- and LPs from garage sales and extended to the organization that The Cruikshank Gold “I don’t know of any other city don-based acts ranging from The fl ea markets. “They bring in stuff is the defacto caretaker of the Medal, presented “on rare with something like this whether Demics, 63 Monroe, Uranus and by little known London bands and archive. CHRW celebrates its occasions to individuals it’s at a university or whatever,” the Gandharvas to The Nihilist compilations from radio stations twenty-fi fth anniversary this fall who have performed with says CHRW Station Manager Spasm Band and the Dixie Fly- like CJOE, that sort of thing.” and Stein wants to create a simi- distinction on behalf of the Grant Stein. “I’ve never heard of ers. As for growing the library lar archive for the station. OHS,” was presented at the one at least.” “Most of the bands are no lon- Stein would like to see more live “I’m trying to collect audio tape 2006 annual meeting held in The London Music Archive ger together. It’s almost a histori- recordings online. of various shows that were on the Orillia. (http://chrwradio.com/lma/) is cal site in a sense,” Stein notes. “We have some live stuff from air,” he says. “Maybe promo post- Armstrong joins late chief organized by year from 1967 “When I get these submissions Call The Office that has never ers, that sort of thing. I’m looking librarians Fred Landon and to 2006. The archive’s contents people talk about when they been uploaded so I’m considering for stuff people might have in James J. Talman, as well as number about 5,000 recordings were at Western in 1985 or some- looking into those recordings,” their collections from the 25-year Gerry Killan, Principal of and refl ect not only the diverse thingthing aandnd iit’st’s a ggoodood mmemoryemory fforor he says. history of CHRW.” King’s University College -- all past-presidents of the society – in winning the award. In addition, Guy St-Denis, a staff member in Western’s Science Library, received Take a spin! the J.J. Talman Award for the best book published in Ontario history in the past Samples from the CHRW’s year. London Music Archive vault Tecumseh’s Bones, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, explores the enduring mystery sur- 1967 H.B. Beal Symphony Wind Ensemble rounding what happened 1969 Catholic Central Band to the native leader’s body 1973 RoyalRoyal CCanadiananadian RRegimentegiment MMilitaryilitary BBandand after his death in battle 1977 JohnnyJohnny TTerrienerrien aandnd tthehe BBadad LLieutenants;ieutenants; SSt.t. AAndrewndrew TThehe AApostlepostle FFolkolk CChoirhoir against invading U.S. troops 1979 Demics during the War of 1812, and 1980 Crash 80’s, Uranus, Sinners the place the controversy 1982 The Hippies plays in Canadian history. 1984 DixieDixie FFlyers;lyers; 6633 MMonroe;onroe; FFeasteast ooff tthehe MMauau MMausaus – lliveive aatt JJoeoe KKool’sool’s St-Denis has written 1986 FearFear ooff DDogma;ogma; SSufferuffer MMachine;achine; FFirstirst DDateate and edited extensively on 1989 Luddites;Luddites; ZZimmermanimmerman TTroll;roll; LLegendegend KKillersillers London’s and southwestern 1991 CHRWCHRW LLondonondon CCompilation;ompilation; AAnthropomorphics,nthropomorphics, DDroogs;roogs; CChennelhennel ZZeroero Ontario’s history. His two 1994 AcidAcid MMudud FFlower;lower; TThundermug;hundermug; MManan WWithith a VVan;an; CCHRWHRW LLondonondon UUndergroundnderground 2 earlier books were on the 1997 GuitarGuitar SSocietyociety CCompilation;ompilation; ZZuul’suul’s EEvilvil DDisco;isco; NNihilistihilist SSpasmpasm BBand;and; PParamedicsaramedics early history of our area. He 2000 10001000 DDeadead RRockock SStars;tars; CCorndogs;orndogs; TTyphoidyphoid MMary;ary; TTimim CCastonaston has also edited a collection 2001 Chris Jongkind; Shelley Rastin; Trole of essays on London. Undated Chapelaires; Doug Varty Band; King Apparatus; Chachi on Acid The Ontario Histori- cal Society was founded in 1888. Holder seeks federal nomination

B Y B OB K LANAC natural exten- wife and I to be able to consider tors Club, Chair of the YforeKids sion of what this extension of my community Golf Tournament, Co-chair of A member of the Board of Gov- I’ve always involvement.” the Business Cares Food Drive ernors has thrown his hat into the done. It allows Aside from his role on West- (known as Western Cares on cam- political ring for the next federal me to partici- ern’s Board of Governors, Hold- pus), Co-chair of Celebrate Lon- election. pate in a much er’s other current volunteer cre- don, the Editorial Board of the Ed Holder, President of Steven- broader way.” dentials including that of Presi- London Free Press and 1st VP on son & Hunt, has announced his A n o t h e r dent of the St John Ambulance the Board of the London Club. candidacy for the Conservative factor that Foundation in London, the Board “We have no illusions about the Party in London West riding. worked for of Governors of the London commitment it takes,” Holder “I have devoted a signiﬁ cant Holder Holder was Chamber of Commerce, Board of says. “We’re excited about the amount of my life to public ser- the timing. Directors for the Grand Theatre opportunity to serve.” vice in various things,” Holder “My daughter got married Foundation, United Way Leaders says. “This seems to me to be a last year and this frees up my Committee, Chair of the Direc-

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IN PROFILE: STAFF Cookie sweet on kitchen from start

B Y R OXANA O LIVERA “I feel like I am always dealing ern played a signifi cant role in his with family because these people professional career. When, at age 14, Mark Brigham are here all the time.” “I wanted to become a chef landed his first summer job at “I know if they are in the middle since I was a kid,” he says. “When the Great Hall, he never imag- of exams, if they are working on I fi nally told my father about my ined spending half his life working projects, if they have kids, boy- career choice, he introduced me within the University of Western friends or girlfriends,” he adds. to good people.” Ontario’s kitchens. Still, by hop- And that is what Brigham says “But he also introduced me to ping from the Great Hall to Dela- he enjoys the most about being at grumpy chefs with drinking and ware and Saugeen-Maitland Hall the Grad Club. marital problems to see the good and then to the Grad Club, he has “This is a place for a break for side and the bad side of the food worked his way from dishwasher everyone. We have a very relaxed industry.” and caterer to chef and kitchen and family-like atmosphere here, After that brief introduction, manager. and you get to know who likes Brigham says he became even Brigham, now 28, has no plans what, when and how,” he says. more fascinated with the idea of to leave his job at the Grad Club As a kitchen manager, Brigham becoming a chef. So, his father, a any time soon. places orders, designs menus, food distributor, introduced him Most graduate students and pro- cooks, supervises staff, all the to someone he knew at the Great fessors place regular food orders while serving customers and mov- Hall. through Brigham. Perhaps they ing, moving, moving. Brigham got his fi rst job there. have wondered about the slight Marc Lalonde, general man- He thought it would last only for man, always dressed in white, ager, attributes much of that suc- a summer. but never have bothered to get to cess to Brigham, whom he calls Instead, he was able to work know him. “Cookie.” part-time while attending high But Brigham is well acquainted “Cookie is great! He is a very school and culinary management with his customers. good worker and a good sport. But classes at Fanshawe College. As he serves daily breakfasts, he is particularly good at building “I then ended up at the Grad he often asks them whether they good public relations, and that Club, and I became a permanent will have “the usual.” He routinely is key at the Grad Club,” said member of the University of West- drops brown or white bread into Lalonde. ern Ontario family,” says Brigham the toaster for regular customers Why did Lalonde nickname with a big smile on his face. as they walk in. Brigham, Cookie? “Tomorrow is perogies day,” he The Grad Club serves 200 to 300 “He’s cute and funny. We are reminds a regular as he rushes off meals a day during lunchtime, but both Mark -- although I am Marc to prepare a catering order for 600 Brigham can tell in advance what with a ‘c.’ We couldn’t have two persons. It is almost lunchtime. most customers will order. Marks here so one day I simply “I see 90 per cent of our custom- started to call him Cookie.” The writer graduated last week Roxana Oliver a ers here every day. They are our Looking back on childhood with a masters from the Journal- Grad Pub kitchen manager Mark ‘Cookie’ Brigham has been working at loyal regulars,” says Brigham. years, Brigham recalls how West- ism program. Western since he was 14 years old.

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Western’s Department of Com- create credible, believable peri- Western to have such a dedicated Officer was awarded gold for the a series of public lectures about munications and Public Affairs odicals for their campus constitu- and talented team of professional Senior Alumni Program in the famous artists and the impact is receiving international and ents.” communicators,” says Ted Gar- Best Program – Alumni Relations their ailments had on their work. national recognition for its work. Pointing to Western News and rard, Vice-President, External. category. ■ Bronze medal - Robin The Western News team is being its counterpart at Stanford Uni- “Our team sets and meets the “The people who make up our Sutherland, formerly Senior Web awarded a grand gold medal from versity, which received a gold highest standards on a daily basis. team are consummate profession- Designer at Western; Terry Rice, the Council for Advancement for medal, “the judges believed that These international awards recog- als who are among the best in Associate Director, Creative Ser- the Support of Education (CASE), the editors had respect for their nize the excellent work they do in their field in Canada and the U.S.,” vices; David Dauphinee, West- an international organization for readers and provided content that telling the Western story.” says Estok. ern News; Wendie Crouch, Media professionals who work in alumni not only informed but also chal- In Canada, Western won numer- Other awards presented to Specialist; and the School of Jour- relations, communications and lenged them.” ous national awards from the members of Communications and nalism for Best Audio, Video or development. CASE is also awarding David Canadian Council for the Advance- Public Affairs include: Multi-Media Presentation for The newspaper is receiving Estok, Associate Vice-President, ment of Education (CCAE), taking ■ Silver medal - Kris Dundas, Western in Five, Western’s pod- the honor for its coverage of the Communications and Public home two gold awards. Communications Officer, Schulich cast service at www.uwo.ca awarding of an honorary degree Affairs, and Ruta Pocius, Associ- Estok and Pocius won gold School of Medicine & Dentistry ■ Bronze medal - Suther- to Dr. Henry Morgentaler. ate Director, Media Relations, a for the Best Program: Public (Schulich); Alison Liversage, for- land and Rice received a second According to the judges “The bronze medal in the Crisis Man- Affairs, Marketing and Commu- merly Media Relations Officer bronze for Best New Idea: Cre- courage shown in this paper agement category for the Mor- nications for the Morgentaler (Schulich); and Catherine Blake, ativity on a Shoestring for Flickr, should be a model for all inter- gentaler honorary degree. Honorary Degree. Nicole Bull- Faculty Development Manager a photo archive also found at nal communications that seek to “We are extremely fortunate at brook, Alumni and Development (Schulich) for Paint and Suffering: www.uwo.ca

SCIENCE AWARDS

Unpredictable lab results When science outreach earn teaching award resembles police drama

B Y M ITCHELL Z IMMER B Y M ITCHELL Z IMMER

The transition from first-year Over the years, outreach initia- biology laboratory exercises to tives within the Biology depart- second year progresses from the ment have exposed hundreds of confirmation of facts learned in elementary and secondary school lectures to applying the methods students to the life sciences. which coax the best answers out The task of enriching that expe- of experiments. rience has earned Kathleen Hill Close to 1,000 students take the the Faculty of Science’s Outreach second-year mandatory biologi- Award. cal laboratory methods course. When she arrived at Western in During the regular school year 2003, Outreach was one of the first Mitchell Zimmer there are 12 sections and Rob committees Kathleen Hill joined. Kathleen Hill has fine-tuned science Dean is responsible for the three- “Tom Haffie has started an outreach to communicate effectively week sessions teaching students excellent program here so the with elementary and secondary stu- how to use spectrophotometers infrastructure is in place,” says dents. to monitor different biological Hill. “They have workshops in processes. What has set Dean apart is his “If I would have had this chance enthusiasm and ability to incor- when I was younger to see a lab porate reliable experiments into “One of the gaps like this, I would have been more these labs. Together they have we have between tempted to take a course in this earned Dean this year’s Under- area when I came to Western.” graduate Teaching Award in the the importance of The outreach opportunities Faculty of Science. the science and the serve a double purpose with West- When Dean started to gather ern students getting to explore experiments for this course, “it innovativeness of their talents in teaching. Mem- really was extremely time con- Canadian research bers of the Biology Undergradu- suming and I did need to work is that we’re not ate Society (BUGS) sit in the Out- on some things that would be reach Committee meetings, supply reliable for the students to work speaking a language students with funds or work study with so they could come away Mitchell Zimmer positions to upgrade hallway dis- that other people can plays and take part in tours and with something.” Experiments Creative use of experiments in teaching has earned a major science award in the educational literature understand.” “in some of our hallway displays for Robert Dean. the undergraduates said that they were not satisfactory and he had Kathleen Hill to work on them to change the would like to put more of the sci- parameters to improve them. merely cutting the potato, the outcome is not, offers an added ence into it,” and so they have One opportunity occurred enzymes were upregulated. bonus to the experiment. added quizzes and their research entirely by accident. “So I designed an experiment “That’s really important in place that they can take to schools to the hall displays. As Dean was working with which we could do with students getting students to understand and others that they can run from “One of the gaps we have potatoes to prepare tyrosine where you cut a potato into three what science is really like,” says labs here and so it gave me a place between the importance of the assays one day he noticed some- and prepare the enzyme from Dean. to start.” science and the innovativeness of thing unexpected. one section immediately, one an “They frequently ask ‘What One Outreach event capitalizes Canadian research is that we’re “I wanted to make a couple of hour later and one an hour after is the right answer?’ There is on the popularity of police drama not speaking a language that other assays in one day so I could work that. It’s very good, it is unpre- no way to just find out, you have CSI. Students examine the char- people can understand,” says with one in the morning and one dictable but the change is often to do it yourself…. I think part acteristics of hair under a micro- Hill. in the afternoon. I cut a potato in dramatic so by the second hour of the trick, since this course scope, analyze fingerprints and run “So these students get to prac- two and used half of it to make the amount of active enzyme in is called scientific methods in a mock sample of DNA through a tice explaining what they do for the enzyme in the morning and the preparation can be doubled biology, is that it doesn’t exactly gel electrophoresis unit. the big picture.” the other half in the afternoon.” from what it was in the begin- matter what we teach, it matters “They dive right in,” says Hill. Among the rewards for Hill, He found the assay prepared for ning or it may happen in the third how you approach the problems The events seem to work, as who teaches a second-year genet- the morning lab looked normal hour.” and an understanding of what Grade 8 Teacher Barb Grubb ics course, was the comment of a but reactions from the afternoon That the experiment itself it takes to get the best kinds of noted while chaperoning a class high school student: “I’ll see you in samples went quite rapidly. By is predictable, while the exact answers we can get.” from Ripley, Ont. two years.” 8 J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 WESTERN NEWS WESTERN NEWS J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 9 All Aboard: Ivey conference sees Canada

a train came out of Almasy’s desire to stage this Executives from 20 conference in a unique way all the while ensuring a premium networking and educational experience. countries boarded 11 “Normally we do a spring conference around policy and changes in industry around the world,” he VIA cars for a two-and- explains. “We’ve done it in Brazil, Spain, and other locales. The settings are often exotic but typically a-half day immersion in they’re held at a campus using appropriate facilities. My sense was that although we have a wonderful facility at Spencer Hall it ultimately was much competition, innovation the same as everywhere else.” As well Almasy wanted to ‘communicate what and the Canadian Canada was about’ to his conference registrants given that the 45 attendees hailed from 20 coun- landscape. tries. So as the rail cars rolled through the Canadian countryside, their food and entertainment experience mirrored their journey. “The VIA people were B Y B OB K LANAC great,” Almasy says. “They served us lake trout in Ontario, wheat pancakes on the prairies and beef in Most people assume a successful meeting is Alberta.” determined by a well-focused and lively agenda. Their evening entertainment featured fi lm fare However a recent conference organized by the about rail travel both serious and comic. “We had Richard Ivey School of Business went a long way movies both nights” Almasy says, “including Some towards changing that perception. Quite a long Like It Hot, Strangers on a Train, Silver Streak, The way in fact: the four-day UNICON Conference (the Lady Vanishes, Train, Planes and Automobiles and International University Consortium for Executive Festival Express.” Patience McGonigle, left, from University of Pennsylvania - Wharton prepares to board in Education) took place on VIA Rail’s transcontinental Despite all of Almasy’s organizational detail the Toronto with spouse Daniel McGonigle and Ashley Mitchell, Ivey’s Client Relations Manager. train, The Canadian, as it zipped across Canada. trip was at its core an educational experience. LCD “It turned out great,” says Erich Almasy, Ivey’s monitors were installed throughout the train to Executive Director of Executive Development. assist instructors in teaching the sessions. “We also “Almost without exception the people who had an audience response system so that we could attended said it was the best networking experi- mediate feedback on discussion points. We also used ence they ever had.” them for evaluations at the end of each day.” Following an evening session in Toronto, attend- Having been back at Ivey for a month and a half ees boarded 11 reserved railway cars and travelled since the conference’s run in late April, Almasy to Jasper, Alberta. For two and a half days as the has had time to refl ect on his traveling conference train rumbled through the Canadian landscape, experiment. One mark of that success was the speakers led discussions on the impact of emerg- feedback he’s received from some participants ing competition and innovation upon executive keen on attempting a similar style of conference. education. Not insignificantly the conference’s “There were at least a couple of people who were theme was “The Changing Landscape of Executive interested,” Almasy notes. “A woman from Harvard Education”. thought they would be very interested in doing During the conference, participants moved freely something like that. One of our attendees from the between train cars, met in small groups, and attended business sector also was sure that they want to do group sessions in specially equipped cars, all the this.” while taking in the passing scenery. But there were Almasy also has his own thoughts as to the value key distinctions and advantages between this of this kind of close-quarter confab. “We thought rollingrolling conferenceconference andand thethe stan-stan- thatthat a ggoodood uusese fforor tthishis kkindind ooff eexperi-xperi- darddard hotelhotel room/meetingroom/meeting centrecentre enceence wouldwould bbee a ccompanyompany tthathat hhadad arrangement. gonegone tthroughhrough a mmergererger oorr aalign-lign- “When“When y youou g getet a ment,”ment,” hehe says.says. “It“It wouldwould groupgroup w wherehere a l lotot putput t themhem i inn c closelose q quar-uar- ofof peoplepeople alreadyalready tersters forfor a fewfew daysdays andand knowknow eacheach other,other, givegive themthem a chancechance toto A special conference group discussion takes to Via’s Skyline observation bubble as the land- The snowy peaks of Jasper National Park, largest national park in the Canadian Rockies and containing one of the few icefi elds in the world accessible by road, signalled the 2 ½-day trip therethere areare setset rela-rela- getget ttoo llikeike eeachach oother.”ther.” scape rumbles past. was almost over. tionshipstionships thatthat theythey LikeLike anyany majormajor event,event, tendtend ttoo rrevertevert ttoo onceonce it’sit’s beenbeen staged,staged, whenwhen tthey’rehey’re aatt thethe groundworkgroundwork hashas a c conference,”onference,” simultaneouslysimultaneously b beeneen AlmasyAlmasy explains.explains. laidlaid forfor another.another. “Now“Now “This“This wayway youyou thatthat we’vewe’ve donedone it,”it,” werewere atat a differ-differ- Almasy admits, ent table each “we’ve got the proj- night. They ect plan, we know ended up sit- how to do it, and I tingt i n g a acrossc r o s s wouldwould ccertainlyertainly llikeike from people to do it again. It they didn’t would be a good know.” plan for a com- The notion pany that wants of hosting a to do something conference on different.”

During a small group discussion, Chantal Delys, assistant dean and director, University of A meandering river in Northern Ontario was among the landscape distractions for the 45 Kevin Clark, Program Director, IBM Brand Experience Design, leads a session on “The changing Texas, and Erica Kantor of Northwestern University - Kellogg work through a simulation conference attendees from 20 countries. brand of executive education.” application. 10 J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 WESTERN NEWS Welcome mat out for thousands of visitors

cial Paralympics championship ferences from the academic side in importance to Western. Western’s con- and hockey schools are but a few of it,” Harvey says. “We have the “It’s a priority within our divi- of the groups visiting Western “Our business has really ability to do between ﬁve and ten sion to grow the business,” Har- ference hosting this summer. taken off since 2001. thousand people that we bring land notes. “The revenue that we Two persons responsible for We had the Canada onto campus.” make in Conference Services business is on the presence of these confer- Harland and Harvey do more goes toward offsetting the costs ences at Western are Melanie Summer Games that than just coordinate the con- of building new residences, reno- the rise Harvey and Ruth Harland, man- year and it really ferences. They actively solicit vations to the current buildings agers with Conference Services. business via several established and keeping the students’ costs B Y B OB K LANAC “Our business has really taken helped not only in alliances at the community and down in residence.” off since 2001,” Harvey says. “We terms of the facilities national level. As Harland and Harvey talk It happens all the time on cam- had the Canada Summer Games “We’re members of Tourism about the upcoming summer con- pus during the summer months. that year and it really helped not for sport events but also London,” Harvey notes, “and ferences, the excitement in their You are in line at Tim’s getting only in terms of the facilities for in terms of reputation that gives us the ability to bid voices is unmistakable. “July is the morning constitutional and sport events but also in terms on these conferences. We attend going to be a wild month for us,” the guy ahead of you is wear- of reputation and perception of and perception of what various trade shows in Canada Harvey chuckles. “We have the ing a T-shirt with a logo on it. what we can do.” we can do.” and the US. We also belong to Crown Attorneys conference Same with the person behind “The model we used for the Melanie Harvey other associations that we adver- coming and we have the Ontario you. They’re talking about things 2001 Canada Summer Games Manager, Conference Services tise with.” Paralympic championships.” you can barely comprehend. gave us a good base to provide “We’ve worked hard to estab- “We have the world field And then it hits you: there’s a an athletes village,” Harland lish some very strong relation- lacrosse championships for conference on campus. explains. “This enables us to get ships in London in tourism and men,” Harland says. “We’re In fact this summer there’s not other sports groups to have a look “The Congress (of Humanities) with the hotels,” Harland adds. probably going to have 900 to just ‘a’ conference on campus at what we can do. As a result of last summer was also a tremen- Harvey and Harland have also 1,000 athletes on campus.” at any given time but many of that we’ve had some really large dous thing for us and has opened noticed that with their success, them: men’s lacrosse, a provin- events since then.” up for us to a larger degree con- Conference Services has grown

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Paralympics Provincial Championships: July 5 – 9 Men’s Lacrosse: July 9 – 23 Crown Attorneys’ Conference: July 16 – 21 MS Bike Tour: July 22- 23 Total Package Hockey School – Boys: July 30 – Aug.4 Senior Ontario Women’s Rugby: Aug. 4 – 6 Total Package Hockey School – Girls: Aug. 6 - 11

Stephenson heads advisory group

Richard Ivey School of Busi- the other members of the board ness Dean Carol Stephenson has to ensure that Ontario research been appointed to lead a group institutions will be leading the advising Queen’s Park on how world in new ideas, researchers to spend almost $550 million on and results,” said Stephenson. research. “With our combined experi- Stephenson will chair the ence in research and commer- Ontario Research Fund (ORF) cialization activities, I’m confi- Advisory Board. dent we can help Ontario move its The government investment research and innovation agenda in ORF will support research forward.” and help transform knowledge Other board members include: into products and services that Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Javad improve people’s lives and cre- Mostaghimi, Brant Peppley, Gord ate jobs. Surgeoner, and Ronald Worton, “I’m pleased to serve as chair, who is also vice chair. More and look forward to working with appointees will be announced in the future. “Our government is doing its part to recognize, reward and foster Ontario’s next generation of ideas and research talent,” says Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation Dalton McGuinty. The ORF Advisory Board will review and assess proposals from Boys & Girls Ontario research institutions .and 519-471-1506 make recommendations on fund- JK to Grade 8 1370 Oxford St. W London N6H 1W2 ing. The board also provides strategic advice to the minister on a research agenda to keep Ontario www.matthewshall.on.ca competitive and prosperous. WESTERN NEWS J U N E 2 2 , 2 0 0 6 11 Will world buy into UN 911 peace squad?

interests became obstacles to United Nations; Lloyd Axwor- Western’s Peter effective intervention. thy, former Minister of Foreign For instance, Langille points Affairs; and several other per- Langille is gain- out that, while Canada was noti- sonalities have praised Langille’s fied last October to prepare for work. Urquhart went so far as to ing support for possible deployment to monitor a nominate Langille for the Pear- ceasefire between northern and son Peace Prize in 2003. his proposal of a southern Sudan, few SHIRBRIG But above all, Langille’s idea members are volunteering to for a UN Emergency Service has provide the resources needed for become the guiding reference for permanent UN that operation. an international coalition of aca- As he put it, “One would think demics, institutions and organi- emergency re- that a multinational brigade, zations. In fact, his work became formed in response to the Rwan- central to a new global initiative sponse service dan genocide, would have jumped for a United Nations Emergency at the opportunity to stem the Peace Service (UNEPS). More Darfur genocide.” than 40 organizations are working B Y R OXANA O LIVERA “It would have been near ideal to promote the initiative world- in Darfur.” wide, with another 30 endors- Few academics are as well “We repeatedly tried to over- ing it. Langille’s basic ideas are versed in peacekeeping and UN come the reluctance of defence highlighted in a resolution that deployment operations as Uni- establishments and the govern- appeared before the U.S. House versity of Western Ontario pro- ments of participating UN mem- of Representatives – “A United fessor Peter Langille. It should ber states, but many lack suf- Nations Emergency Peace Ser- come as no surprise, then, that ficient commitment to make it vice Act of 2005.” he has pioneered the concept and work,” Langille lamented. A new book, with a refined pro- model for a promising United To overcome hurdles facing posal, edited by Robert Johan- Nations emergency service. SHIRBRIG, Langille came up sen, was released this month. A In the aftermath of the Rwan- with the concept of a permanent United Nations Emergency Peace dan genocide, Canada, Den- UN Emergency Service, high- Service: To Prevent Genocide mark and the Netherlands were lighting the need for a rapid and Crimes Against Humanity instrumental in development of deployment mechanism. was launched in New York, Wash- SHIRBRIG, the multinational Langille’s reasoning was that ington, Vancouver, South Africa, Standby High-Readiness Bri- if the world community was sin- Brazil, India, Japan and Europe. gade, which was designed for cerely committed to prevent fur- Langille’s devotion to the peace emergency UN operations. ther atrocities, the UN response resolution field also prompted SHIRBRIG provided well- had to be swift and robust. He globetrotter professor Johan equipped troops that could be argued that delays of four to six Galtung, the founding father of deployed quickly worldwide months to enlist contingency peace research and education, when required. SHIRBRIG, forces for mobilization were to join TRANSCEND, an inter- Langille explains, was primar- risky and unnecessary. national peace and development ily designed to “prevent another So, after conducting extensive network for conflict transforma- Rwanda.” research and sharing his thoughts tion by peaceful means. It was intended as a vehicle of feasible rapid deployment pro- As for UNEPS, does Langille to avoid the risk of another UN posals, Langille called for the Paul Mayne, Western News expect it to succeed? failure. Langille headed a section establishment of a permanent Political scientist Peter Langille has worked for years to develop a UN emer- “Not in the current political of the Canadian study that was “UN Emergency Service.” The gency response to strife and natural disasters. environment,” he concedes. behind the development of that proposed UN service would be a Yet, at the same time, “shifts multinational brigade. permanent agency that could be happen, even in attitudes and Yet SHIRBRIG’s creation did deployed to an emergency zone or regional organizations like the comprising capable personnel environments.” not suffice to effect prevention within 24 hours with UN approval. African Union (AU).” trained in environmental, health “Historically,” he says, “it is and protection measures around It would comprise adequate num- Langille’s overall objective was and humanitarian emergencies.” apparent that serious consider- the world. It soon became clear bers of well-trained troops, along to create a more sophisticated Otherwise, he says, “It simply ation is only accorded to vaguely that UN member countries would with a static headquarters and option for diverse emergencies. wouldn’t attract support or the similar ideas in the aftermath of respond to humanitarian crises two mobile units. According In his assessment, any UN emer- necessary investment.” a bad war, and/or a genocide, and/ only if doing so did not conflict to Langille, this service would gency service would have to be Langille’s proposal has received or the prospect of a more divided, with their own geo-political inter- be “more rapid, reliable, legiti- “multidimensional, including a supportive response. dangerous and heavily-armed ests. And if they did participate, mate and credible than existing military, police and civilian ele- Sir Brian Urquhart, former world. Regrettably we’re on that concerns over costs and state options such as UN’s SHIRBRIG ments, as well as multifunctional, Undersecretary-General of the trajectory.”

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IN MEMORIAM Former chancellor dies at 99

Former University of West- including Mr. London, recog- BETTY BANDEEN ern Ontario chancellor and cel- nition of his contributions to a ebrated community builder J. broad number of causes. Taylor Professor Betty Bandeen, who Allyn Taylor died June 17 at the helped found the London Com- retired from the Department of age of 99. munity Foundation and was English in July of 1992, has died Taylor served as Western’s among those supporting the cre- at age 77. Bandeen spent 35 years chancellor from 1976 to 1980. As ation of the Robarts Research at Western. Funeral service was well, the Allyn and Betty Taylor Institute. held at Padﬁeld Funeral Home in Library in Natural Science Build- Appointed an Officer of the Rodney on June 8. ing is named after the Taylors Order of Canada in 1982, Taylor and supports teaching, health, was described by Western presi- MACKENZIE RICHMOND biomedical, biological, physical, dent Paul Davenport as “one of MacKenzie Richmond of Lon- mathematical and engineering the great builders of postwar don, a retired electrician in the sciences. London.” Physical Plant, has died at age Allyn and Betty Taylor were “In addition to all his other 84. Richmond, who had 21 years married for 62 years until Betty accomplishments, J. Allyn was service at Western, died June died in 1999. also a wonderful friend to so 16. The funeral service was held Taylor, born in Winnipeg in many people in this city. . . . He June 20 at A. Millard George 1907, moved to London in 1943 could light up a room just by Funeral Home in London. as general manager of Canada walking into it.” Trust. He retired as president of The funeral service takes Canada Trust in 1979. place today at St. John the Evan- Taylor had several nicknames gelist Church in London. ‘Workwell’ extends to labs

B Y S COTT M AY Board’s (WSIB) Workwell Health the science of artiﬁcial joints. and Safety Audit coming this Sep- At the same time Dunning is An email from a PhD graduate tember there is an increase in conscious of ensuring the safety who recently started his career interest in all aspects of Western’s of researchers in her lab. Dun- in a leading Canadian chemical Health and Safety. ning appreciates the resources company provided an important Noel, who supports the research and support provided by her fac- reminder to Jamie Noel, Research of two professors and 20 students ulty’s Safety Coordinator and the Associate with the Department of in six lab areas, sees one of the expertise of Occupational Health Chemistry. most challenging aspects of ensur- and Safety staff. “In his email the former stu- ing safety as establishing a cul- “Besides a desire to comply with dent outlined the signiﬁcant safety ture or attitude where safety is the Workwell Audit, changes in requirements in his new role in expected and respected. With the legislation place personal account- the private sector and he thanked turnover of students the process ability on lab supervisors to make us for teaching him not only about of safety training is continual. certain due diligence has taken his area of study but also for our “We’re not perfect but we con- place in ensuring all personnel strong emphasis on safety.” tinue to work with staff, students have the required training,” says With over 500 research labs and others on ways to improve in Dunning. on campus, it quickly becomes this important area,” he says. For information on preparing apparent that ensuring day-to- Across campus in the Jack for the Workwell Health and Safety day safety of students, faculty McBain Biomechanical Lab, Cyn- audit call Occupational Health and and staff requires a great deal of thia Dunning, Assistant Professor Safety at ext. 84742 or visit www. effort and coordination. With the in the Faculty of Engineering, and uwo.ca/humanresources/home/ Workplace Safety and Insurance her students focus on advancing splash/workwell_audit.htm.

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Faculty & Staff been elected a Fellow in the Society for Indus- review international occupational therapy cur- co-authored with PhD candidate Raphael Len- Tom Overend, School of Physical Therapy, trial and Organizational Psychology. ricula,” another titled “A client specific outcome cucha - “Building the future of client-centred attended the annual meeting of the American Professor D.M.R. Bentley, Department of Eng- measure of wheelchair intervention,” and a practice in mental health” and Angela Mandich College of Sports Medicine in Colorado this lish, recently gave papers at various confer- Richard Secco, Geophysics, has been awarded a paper with PhD student Brenda Vrkljan titled presented “Examining cognitive orientation to month. He presented a poster entitled “Reliabil- ences: “’A Glorious Field upon which to Work’: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fel- “Driving, health and older adulthood: Implica- occupational performance for children with ity of upper-body exercise responses in com- Environmental Determinism in Post-Confed- lowship to enable short-term research in Japan. tions of an aging society.” Recent MSc graduate brain injury”. Andrew Freeman, PhD candi- munity-dwelling older adults.” Co-authors were eration Canadian Aesthetics, Architecture, and His host in Japan will be Eiji Ohtani of Tohoku Jane Cox co-authored a paper and a poster, date, presented a paper titled “Rehabilitation Marissa Mendelsohn, Robert Petrella, Kuni- Literature,” (Victorian Studies Association of University in the city of Sendai. Secco will be in titled “Is there a relationship between hand public funding history in Canada: Key to the hiko Aizawa and Denise Connelly, from the Ontario, University of Toronto); “Unremembered Japan during July and early August. strength and hand function?” and “Examining future?” and a poster “Health care profes- schools of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy. and Learning Much: LAC Alfred W. Purdy” and the relationship between two assessments of sionalism: How occupational therapists enact “Summary Remarks (Al Purdy Symposium, Uni- Wenonah Campbell, PhD student in Rehabilita- hand function” respectively with Sandi Spauld- their accountability obligations”, co-authored At the conference of the North American Society versity of Ottawa); “Scott Symons’ Homosen- tion Sciences and the Child Language Labora- ing and Angela Mandich. Thelma Sumsion with professor emeritus Joyce MacKinnon and for Sport Management in Kansas City, Alison tient Canadian Nationalism,” (Association of tory, presented a paper entitled “Validity of a co-lead an extended session on “Merging or nursing faculty members Carol McWilliam and Doherty, School of Kinesiology, was co-author Canadian College and University Teachers of Parent Report measure in Children with Lan- diverging: Evidence-based practice and client- Sandra DeLuca. Brenda Vrkljan, also a PhD of a paper given by School of Kinesiology English, York University); “The Hidden Interiors guage Impairment: The MacArthur Communica- centred practice.” candidate, presented a paper co-authored with PhD student Katie Misener entitled, “Older of Duncan Campbell Scott’s ‘The Little Mil- tive Development Inventory – Level III” at the faculty member Jan Miller Polgar on “Driv- adult volunteers in sport: A new source of liner’ (1896),” (Association of Canadian and Symposium for Research in Child Language Dis- Law Professor Mark Perry has been appointed ing safety in older adulthood: The potential experience.” Doherty also co-authored a paper Quebec Literatures Conference, York Univer- orders in Madison, Wisconsin. The paper was co- Tremayne-Lloyd Partners Faculty Fellow in Law impact of technology”. Graduate student Janna given by PhD student Eric MacIntosh entitled, sity); “Black Cities, White Cities: the Dystopian authored by Elizabeth Skarakis-Doyle, Faculty for the period July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. MacLachlan presented a poster co-authored “Inside the Canadian fitness industry: Charting and Utopian Visions of Archibald Lampman,” of Health Sciences, and Lynn Dempsey of Brock with faculty members Debbie Rudman and Lisa organizational culture.” MacIntosh, a finalist in (Canadian Assocaition for Commonwealth Lit- University. At the same event, Skarakis-Doyle, Martin Kreiswirth, Dean of the Faculty of Klinger titled “Impact of low vision on occu- the NASSM Student Research Competition, was erature and Language Studies Conference, York Campbell and Dempsey presented a paper enti- Graduate Studies and Professor of English, gave pational performance in older adults”. Susan invited to present his paper “Reframing the University);”Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s ‘Jealous tled “A Discriminant Analysis of the MacArthur a paper on /Absalom, Absalom! / at the Faulkner Rice presented a poster co-authored with fellow service environment in the fitness industry.” God’: ‘The Staff and Scrip’ and Related Pic- Communicative Inventory – Level III.” Society Panel of the American Literature Confer- MSc(OT) alumnae Melissa Lee, Kate Mason and Doherty was academic program chair for the tures,” (Christianity and Literature Conference, ence in San Francisco, May 26. Jennifer Wyburd and faculty member Sandra conference over the past year, and chaired a York University); and “Underground Woman: Di The School of Occupational Therapy made sig- Hobson titled “Occupational adaptation and panel on “Taking the gown to town: Research Brandt’s ‘Zone: ,” (Combined Ses- nificant contributions to the recent Canadian The School of Occupational Therapy had a high meaning in adults with memory difficulties”. and consulting for the sport industry.” sion of Canadian Comparative Literature and Association of Occupational Therapy Annual profile at the conference of the Canadian Asso- MSc(OT) alumna Kelly Winkiewicz coauthored Association of Canadian and Quebec Literatures Conference in Vancouver. Ann Bossers co-pre- ciation of Occupational Therapists in Montreal. a paper with faculty member Angela Mandich Academe returns September 7. Please send Conferences, York University). sented two extended sessions – “Implementing Faculty member Jan Miller Polgar presented titled “Forging a new frontier: The role of occu- submissions to [email protected] practice change in stroke rehabilitation: Chal- the Muriel Driver lecture, highest Canadian hon- pational therapy in pediatric oncology”. Dazhi Jiang, Department of Earth Sciences, won lenges and ideas” and “Delivering effective our for an occupational therapist. Ann Bossers the 2006 Dave Elliott Prize for Best Paper in the feedback within occupational therapy compe- participated in a panel on “Dealing with conflict �� structural geology and tectonics dvision of the tencies of practice.” Sandra Hobson presented within the occupational therapy competencies �� Geological Association of Canada at the Joint “Service utilization and needs post-fall injury: of practice”; Sandra Hobson co-presented a �� Annual Meeting of the Geological Association A national overview” and co-authored a poster session titled “Consent, capacity and cognitive �� of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada with graduate Lesley Tischler – “Fear of fall- assessment: Shades of Gray” with MSc alumna in Montreal in May. This is the third time he has ing and perceived consequences among older Leann Merla; Anne Kinsella presented a paper �� won the prize; the former awards were made in adults.” Anne Kinsella presented “The discern- co-authored with graduate student Vanna Mom �� 1995 and 1998. ing practitioner: Reflection, judgment, dialogue on “Ethical practice: Perspectives of occupation- and ethics” and Lisa Klinger presented “Imple- al therapy students”; Debbie Laliberte Rudman Lisa Klinger, Occupational Therapy, has been menting universal instructional design into co-presented a paper titled “Assessing fitness to awarded the Disability Advancement Award by occupational therapy curriculum.” Debbie Lal- drive: Key predictors following later life stroke”; �� the University Student Council for her contribu- iberte Rudman presented a paper titled “Posi- and Lynn Shaw co-presented a discussion tion towards making Western a more accessible tive aging: An examination of its occupational with MSc alumna Karen Rebeiro Gruhl titled �� campus. limitations and inequities.” Jan Miller Polgar “Beyond client-therapist collaboration: Evidence co-authored one poster with alumnus Miriam and strategies which enhance occupational par- John Meyer, Department of Psychology, has Lam titled “Development of an instrument to ticipation”. Thelma Sumsion presented a paper ��

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It’s a clear-cut thumbs up for Social Science graduate Darren Nightingale, whose family made the trip Chancellor Arthur Labatt congratulates Students get an early jump on the job mar- from Simcoe to enjoy the big day. Social Science student Melissa Thariath. ket prior to the Convocation ceremony. Humour, wit and emotion mark Convocation

B Y B OB K LANAC with the bestowing of an honou- neously reacting to an audience she continued to chip away at that she use two canes to walk. rary doctorate to a distinguished member’s sneeze with a “Ges- her Western degree by taking It was with those two canes “Convocation is now academic, artist or public fig- hundeit!” courses at Carleton and Laurier that she made her way across adjourned.” ure replete with advice imparted Of all the graduates who walked as well as correspondence from the Alumni Hall stage on the Those words spoken by Chan- about wisdom given, received across the stage of Alumni Hall, her avowed alma mater. morning of Thursday June 15 cellor Arthur Labatt at Alumni and in some cases borrowed. few experienced quite the jour- She could have finished her to receive her Bachelor of Arts Hall on the afternoon of Friday, While all addresses were alter- ney of Julia Breakey. After her degree anywhere but insisted diploma. June 16 marked the close of not nately insightful and entertain- ﬁrst year at Western in 1980 she on one day making her journey For Breakey it was in her only the Friday afternoon session ing to some degree, there were decided to take a year off from across the Alumni Hall stage words, “an amazing experience, of convocation but in fact the a couple of unscripted humorous school. Life intervened by way of rather than that of any other uni- very emotional and very well entire weeklong event that fea- moments. a job, and then another. But even versity. “I felt like this was my deserved”. tured 10 graduation ceremonies. Actress Louise Pitre responded as she became immersed in her home,” she says proudly. Doubtless those sentiments Spring convocation saw 6,400 to the sound of a cellphone ring- work, she remembered the words But there was one more were on the minds of all grad- graduates receive diplomas, ing by pausing and asking “Is her mother uttered when she had obstacle to her long-sought after uates during the week, but its transformed from Western stu- that Mr. Spielberg?” Western left Western: “You’ll never ﬁnish degree. With only two years to go impossible to deny that Break- dents to alumni. Dean Emeritus Earle Zeigler your degree.” Breakey had an accident that left ey’s tenacity made her’s very Each ceremony was marked deviated from his text by sponta- Those words fueled her as her with a disability requiring well deserved indeed. Words of wisdom Honorary degree recipients offered shortcuts to success and happiness.

“Do something that “Education is not ﬁlling “Try to change the world “Take the time to ask “Whatever career you “Be passionate about you’re passionate a basket. It is building but be prepared for the yourself what you are follow, make sure you pursuing your chosen about.” a ﬁre.” world to change you.” leaving behind as your enjoy your work, so that life purpose – but not – Louise Pitre – Dr. Earl Russell - Witold Rybczynski legacy.” you not only succeed in fanatical!” – Georges Erasmus life, but enjoy life along – Earle Zeigler the way.” – Don Smith