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Making Brock Even Better Making Brock even better The official launch of the 1998 This year, organizers of the Brock Faculty and staff are invited to get departmental colleagues within the Ideas in Action Campaign took University Employee Suggestion involved with Campaign '98 by first two weeks of the campaign. place at Pond Inlet Refectory on Program have opted for a shorter, serving as Ideas in Action Ideas in Action will continue Monday, attracting the interest of campaign-style promotion to sol icit Ambassadors and presenting a 15- through to March 31 and include faculty and staff throughout the staff participation in the program. minute information session to their regular draws for those who submit University. "The purpose of the ideas during this ll-week period. campaign is to make the Brock A "Grand Prize" draw for two campus an even better place to Canadian Airline tickets (to fly any­ work, play, learn, and spend time," where inCanada) will be held at the says Campaign Co-chair Wendy end of the campaign. Those who Laslo of Conference Services. "We have ideas accepted and forwarded are asking that all faculty and staff, for evaluation will be eligible to win. including Marriott personnel, share To find out more, contact either of thei r ideas with us-especially those the Ideas in Action Co-chairs: that save time, money, or other Wendy Laslo, ext. 4491, or Ian resources, or those that, if enacted, Gordon, ext. 4189. would generate revenue." The Brock University Employee Suggestion Program has been in Voluntary work place since the fall of 1994. Since that time, some 600 ideas have reduction for been submitted. Over 65%, of them have been implemented, including: staff - shredding services for old Voluntary unpaid time off has exams; proven to be popular in recent - reduction of monthly budget years. It has provided many employ­ printout sheets; and ees with flexibility they might other­ - charging for Brock undergradu­ Great ideas in action! After the relocation of the Carpentry Shop to the wise not have. Personnel Services ate calendars. Campus Utilities Building, Gord Woodland (left) and Peter Westveer (right) is pleased to report that voluntary suggested that the vacated building be fixed up and used for storage. work reductions of up to 20 days in a year will remain available. However, the program is being o N o A 4 adjusted to coincide with a calendar year, i.e. January 1 to December 31. Those interested in taking volun­ tary unpaid time off should initially propose the matter to thei r supervi­ sors and should address the require­ ments of the work unit; the needs of students, the publ ic, the job and the work group must be balanced. Interested employees not currently participating in the existing volun­ tary work reduction program, should forward their proposals to Personnel Services by January 21. -'T £"' 1\. Thu;,e invulved ill [he Lurielli pro­ l~eW ~aral0 gram who wish to participate again, lin Memoriam I should be forward their proposals Traffic Pat Buckland, long-time secretary by March 6. All proposals Illust be in the Department of Film Studies, Centre open signed by the appropriate supervi­ Dramatic and Visual Arts, died on sor, indicating their acceptance. For Tuesday, December 9 after a length­ Brock's new Cardia Centre further information, please contact Notice yillness, peacefully surrounded by opened last week in the Physical Pat Miller at ext. 3123 or e-mai I family and friends. Funeral Services Education Complex. The new pmiller@spartan. Plans are underway to create were helel on Friday, December 12. Centre is located in what was three pedestrian crosswalks on Pat is remembered fondly by her squash court #1 and features 12 campus. They will be located on Brock friends and colleagues for her Su rfin' lessons Isaac Brock Boulevard South by strong sense of purpose, her organi­ Schwinn "Spinning Cycles," four the free parking lots; on Isaac zational skills, her ability to cope in Tectrix stepping machines, and Need to know more about the Brock Boulevard North by Meter high-pressure situations, her discre­ an upper body ergometer. Internet? On January 15 and Road; and on University Road tion, and her wry sense of humour. Classes involving the new equip­ February 16, User Services and the East by the Alumni-Student During her 17 years on campus, Pat ment are being offered, or you Library will present hands-on work­ shops for faculty, staff and students Centre. Once the signage is up, worked in Clerical Services, may try it out on your own any­ to learn more about using the motorists must yield the right-of­ Administrative Services and FSDVA. time it is not otherwise in use. way to pedestrians lIsing the She had also served as president of Internet for academic research. Use of the new "Spinning Some of the topics to be addressed crosswalks. Campus Police ask the Merritton Lioness Club. Cycles" requires a free 15- that pedestrians do their part by Pat had a large family including incl ude: minute orientation session with allowing ample time for cars to three daughters, one of whom, Lisa, Physical Education staff to - an introduction to the Internet stop before they begin to cross. works in Residences at Brock.Pat's ensure both maximum fitness and the World Wide Web; "Our goal is to keep Brock's traf­ family asked that, in lieu of flowers, - an introduction to Netscape; fic areas safe places to walk, donations be made to the Hotel and maximum safety. - accessing the Library catalogue ride, and drive," says Campus Dieu Hospital Oncology Clinic. To find out more, check out and databases from your office, Police Service Chief Don the Campus Recreation Winter home or residence room; Delaney. - Peter Feldman Information Guide, or plan to - finding other scholarly databases attend the Cardio Centre's grand and electronic journals available opening on Wednesday, January on the Internet; 21 at 12:15. If you haven't - tips on using search directories already received a copy of the and search engines to find Guide, call Karen at 3574 or information; Brian at 4359, or stop by PEC - evaluating the quality of informa­ 214. Some of this season's fitness tion; and highlights include: - citing electronic information. Led by Desmond Flynn, User - squash and racquetball Services Instructor, and Marcie lessons, starting Monday, jacklin, Internet Resource Librarian, January 26 at 6:00 pm; the sessions will take place on - ballroom dancing starting Thursday, january 15, 7:00 pm to Wednesday, January 21 at 9:00 pm in Computer Lab TA304 7:30 pm; and on Monday, February 16, 9 :00 - jazz dance starting Tuesday, am to 12:00 noon in Computer Lab January 27, 8:00 pm; A203. Please sign up at the Reference Information Desk in the Departing Vice-President, Academic, Dr. Susan Clark (left) and Chemistry - t'ai chi starting Tuesday, Library or call ext. 3924 or 3233. Department Chair Mary Francis Richardson (right) said their good-byes at January 27, 5:45 pm; and For additional information, contact the President's Egg Nog party last month. Dr. Clark has been appointed - yoga starting Wednesday, Marcie jacklin, ext. 3960 or e-mail Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education. January 28, 8:00-9:30 pm. mjackl i [email protected]. PUBLICATIONS FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Lord, Kenneth R., Chung K. Kim, and Sanjay Putrevu (1997), Anthony Chan has had a paper accepted for presentation at the American Accounting Association Midwest Regional "Communication Strategies to Annual Meeting to be held in St. Louis, USA on April 2 to 4. The paper is entitled "Board Structure, Counter Deceptive Advertising." Director Independence and Accounting Performance: A Test of Chinese Firms" (Chan, Anthony M.Y., Poon, C.K., and Tang, M.s.). Review of Business, 18 (Spring), 24-29. Michiharu Sakurai and Paul Scarbrough presented a paper titled "Changes in Cost Management in a CIM Environment," at both the Northeast American Accounting Association meeting held in Binghampton NY in April, and at the Canadian Academic Accounting Association National meeting, held Michiharu Sakurai and Paul in St. john's, Newfoundland in May. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Scarbrough. Bill Cade organized a symposium on the Evolution of Acoustical Communication in Insects at the recent meeting of japanese Cost Management, Crisp the Orthopterist Society held Publications, 1997. in Cairns, Australia. He also presented a paper in the symposium on "Mating Competition in Field Crickets: The Influence of Parasitoid Flies." CLASSICS Mitrovic, Bozidar and Melissa Castle (1997). "Strong-coupling theory of Richard Parker presented a public lecture on "Greek Mercenaries in the Age of Alexander the Great" at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. the interlayer tunnelling model for EDUCATION high-temperature superconductors." Lynette Fast and Rodger Beatty, Pre-Service Department, presented a paper entitled "Development of a Model for Arts journal of Physics: Condensed Integration in Pre-Service Teacher Education," at the 38th annual conference of the Ontario Educational Research Matter 9,9007-20. Council held in Toronto, December 4 and 5. FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS Tinkler, K. J. (1997). "Critical flow in judith Marquis, Visiting Artist, is one of a number of artists showing their work in an exhibit titled "SOCIAL secrets" at bedrock channels with estimates of the Meg Gallery, 23 Morrow Avenue Toronto, january 9 to 31. Ms. Marquis' new work offers up bodies in leather and Manning's n." Geomorphology 20 vinyl. About this work, judith says "sculptural and photographic objects exist for projection of self onto others. But I do (1-2): 147-164. not wish them to tie me to vulgar things.
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