Concordia University, Montreal Vol. 14, No. 11 November 16, 1989 Gratien Gelinas and Margaret Catley-Carlson · to be honoured at Concordia/all convocation Deputy Minister of Health and,Welfare Margaret Catley-Carlson will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D) and renowned actor and playwright Gratien Gelinas an honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) at Concordia University' sfall convocation ceremony to be held at SaUe Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts, at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 20th. Approximately 1,000 students will receive degrees or diplomas, 729 at the undergraduate level and 258 at the graduate level GRATIEN GELINAS Producer, author, MARGARET CATLEY-CARLSON Ap­ director and actor, Gratien Gelinas is one of pointed Canada's Deputy MinisterofHealth the pre-eminent figures in the world of and Welfare in J4ly 1989, Margaret Catley­ Canadian theatre. His successes have been Carlson has served the Canadian govern­ so numerous and so enduring that Gelinas ment for more than 20 years in a series of was once described as "one of 25 great . posts around the globe. Catley-Carlson's ex­ Canadians whose achievements stand out pertise in international affairs is recognized above all others in the century since Con­ throughout Canada and abroad, largely federation. "In addition to his creative through her involvement with the Canadian talents, Gelinas has worked diligently be­ International Development Agency hind the scenes to promote and develop (CIDA)'. She has also served the United Na­ Canadian theatre. He was a founding mem­ tions in several capacities, as Assistant ber of the National Theatre School; founder Secretary-General and Deputy Executive of Montreal's La Comedie-Canadienne; and Director of Operations at UNICEF, and as a has served as President of the Association member o{the United Nations Development canadienne du theatre amateur; President of Pr_ogram Governing Council. Educated at the Canadian Theatre Institute; Vice-Presi­ the University of British Columbia, Catley­ dent of Greater Montreal Arts Council and Carlson did postgraduate work in interna­ Chairman ·of the Canadian Film Develop­ tional relations and Latin American affairs ment Corporation (now Telefilm Canada). at the Institute of In\ernational Relations at Gelinas is an Officer of the Order of Canada the University of the West Indies. She also and the recipient of numerous other awards. holds honorary degrees from the University He has received honorary degrees from the of Regina and Saint Mary's University. Universite de Montreal, University of New Brunswick, University of Toronto, McGill MEMO; University, the University Saskatchewan, Trent University, Mount Allison University Gratien Gelinas Margaret Catley-Carlson Bicycle parking available and the University of Ottawa. PHOTO: Andre Lecoz in Hall Bldg garage Since September 26th the University (thank you Shirley Maynes, Roland Barnabe and M. Bujold) has provided all potential holders of A and B car parking permits with Job evaluation forms in the mail access to a bicycle area in the Hall Bldg. garage, located in front of the electrical Employees asked to verify questionnaire reyiew room (at the north-east comer). At least one Because-of last bicycle rack will be in place as soon as feasible. · de!ays, the fuff't~xt . .. ..(;tQ[ , About 800 non-academic staff affected visors should re-examine for accuracy. Patrick Kenniff' s recenfaddiess to by the Job Evaluation Project wil I' begin Project Committee Chair Denis Dicks, Thanks are also due to Barry Frank of the a j&Jnt niet!tirtg of the I3o~:r~ of receiving forms this week requesting infor­ Arts and Science Faculty Vice-Dean for Physics department and John McAuley of Governors :and-Senate is not):ivail­ mation about two key pieces of data that are Curriculum and Administrative Affairs, told the English ·department for their efforts in ible in this week's edition bf The necessary to complete the project. The mail­ Th e Thursday Report this week that a third obtaining recognition fo r the needs of Thursday1,?eport. ing will take two weeks to complete. party from the Project Committee can be University cyclists. See article, page 3. · . The d_qcument c;>Utlining the The information (about employees' present when the forms are reviewed. ' Rector's priorities during his employment history at Concordia and the "We know that people are concerned Inside second term will be included in level of each staff member's job-related about the possible impact of changing . next week's issue aldt).g with education) will be used to determine where answers," he said, "and, indeed, some job a We have a theatre profile of Kenniff that outlines his each employee's salary falls within the new grades may go up or down as a result. But with a difference . page 2 role in helping to create lin)<.s be­ job grades (see ITR Sept 7 /89). the purpose of this exercise is important. We APSS comes alive tween Concordia and the external The letters will also ask staffers to verify have to ensure that each employee's job for the Cree . page 4 cornrnunity. the results of the review conducted of five description is as accurate as possible. The long and the short -'-KJW sample questions on the original question­ "Without that assurance the basic pur­ of the short story writer . page 6 naire, and provide a computer readout in­ pose of the project to provide internal and dicating which of the remaining answers on external salary equity becomes meaning­ the questionnaire employees and super- less." -KJW Page 2 THE THURSDAY REPORT November 16, 1989 Theatre with a difference Department of Theatre reaches beyond performers' disabilities to explore relationships by Edith Katz believe_ passio_nately !n ~h~ value of drama m the hves of md1v1duals." So ! says Bernard Warren, Co-ordinator of Drama in Education in Concordia's Depart~ ment of Theatre. He was talking about "50/50," a new theatre group he has founded in collabora­ tion with educational psychologist George Mager, a professor at McGill and an adjuct professor at Concordia. Their relationship began in late August 1988, just a month after Warren arrived at Concordia, when the two friends began talk­ ing about creating an institute for training in the performing arts which would be "both an opportunity for enabling persons with a dis­ ability to train in theatre and for those people without a disability to have an under­ standing of how one works with disabled people in a theatrical confext." The method would use reciprocal peer learning where teacher and student reverse roles constantly. In late October 1988, they decided to start "55/50" rehearsals by the following January with a script that they had been working on. "Auditions were held in December during the exam period ... not the best time. Although there was no budget-we worked because of the kindness of straQgers and friends" - the Department of Theatre at Concordia gave what support it could and colleagues were encouraging. The cast of "Another Day," a production of "50/50," in April. Pictured (from left, back row) are: Ron Richard, Rosemary Cass-Beggs, Georgina Sabesky, Julie Ortynsky, Alfie Judd and Fernand Larocque. Atfront are Samantha Tremelen and Norman Chartier. Inset: The power of 'two' . Bernie Wa"en. PHOTO:CharlesBelanger Through advertisements in local newspapers and free broadcast time, 12 verbal drama at a conference in Montreal on 29. Warren admitted that the response frQm panies such as "Amica" in England and people came to the auditions and eventually special education - focusing at least in part those who saw it was "almost overwhelm­ "Theatre Unlimited" in San Francisco, who four were chosen. Four others were specifi­ on the performers' disabilities. Instead, ing" with praise. He gave credit to the have gone "beyond disability in theatre." cally invited to join the company, two stu­ . Warren and Mager devised a script about de­ wonderful lighting designed for the event at A production of Seneca's Oedipus is dents in the Drama in Education program pendent relationships in a dysfunctio11al the D.B. Clarke Theatre to enhance the per­ planned for the end of next term, with audi­ and two professionals. Two of them had family, a wider theme. formance and to the technical_support tions scheduled in late November or early profound hearing impairment and two used provided by the staff. December. With long-term goals and plans wheelchairs. There were anglophones, fran­ So, Another Day By focusing on subjects beyond dis­ to seek additional funding, Warren and cophones, a teenager, a person irt middle Another Day had three performances, abilities and the "disabled," terms Warren Mager will be heard from again in the age, amateurs and professionals. one at the conference and two at the D.B. dislikes, the group hopes to achieve' some of Montreal community, perhaps "non-verbal­ The group was invited to present a non- Clarke Theatre at the University last April the distinction of established theatre com- ly," but certainly passionately. determine ~hrough consultation and dis­ • search committee develops a patterned in­ cussion selection criteria (selection criteria terview for short-listed candidates (search should be job-related and as objective and committees members should review ques­ free from sex-bias as possible); . tions they may and may not ask) and also -- • write advertisement and determine where select individuals they may wish can­ -- it will be posted /advertised~ didates to meet who are not on the search • create a diverse pool of candidates by ad­ committee;