volume 21, no. 1 spring 2009 The University of Regina Magazine Lament for the Prairie Our changing climate and a wilderness lost “The aim of life is self-development. To realize one’s nature perfectly— that is what each of us is here for.” Oscar Wilde Interior of the College Building lecture theatre on the University’s historic College Avenue campus. Photo by Don Hall, University of Regina Photography Department. Degrees spring 2009 1 Welcome to the spring ’09 Plus there’s our regular wrap I like to read Degrees. I was Editor: Thanks Gerhard. We edition of Degrees magazine, up of campus news, class wondering if you have ever certainly keep our eyes on the the magazine of the University notes and so much more. And done a piece on adult Faculty of Fine Arts and have of Regina. We have loads of please, keep those e-mails learners? There is a thriving profiled grads and faculty interesting and entertaining and letters coming. Tell us U of R community of learners members on numerous stories we’ve shoehorned into what we are doing right and who for various reasons go occasions in past issues of this issue for your reading let us know where we can back to get a degree, a Degrees. With so many pleasure. make improvements. Send us certificate, or master’s/ intriguing people and your story ideas or just drop doctorate. I have found the interesting things going on in Beginning on page 26, we us a note and tell us what U of R to be an institution and around the University, it have Deborah Sproat’s in- you’ve been up to lately. You’ll that has really fostered and proves difficult to select the few depth look at the global food find all our contact information developed programs that can that we can feature in the system and several takes on it on the facing page. We look be delivered in off hours. It magazine every issue. We try to by University faculty members forward to hearing from you would be interesting to read be as representative as whose research on the subject and trust you will enjoy success/human interest stories possible. Look for more fine is making the University of reading this issue of Degrees. as to the drive and inspiration arts stories coming up in future Regina a hub of expertise on behind going back to school. issues. one of the most important Greg Campbell (Yes I’m one of them!) issues facing our planet. Editor Thanks, On page two of the fall 2008 issue of Degrees there is a Colleen West CA’97, ACETC’03, Speaking of faculty, we get photo which includes John BHRD’05 together four of our finest for Archer and William Riddell. The a look at one of the most caption is in error. Riddell is in Editor: Thanks for the remarkable years in publishing the center and Archer on the suggestion Colleen. Lifelong history—1859, when not one, right. I enjoy receiving learning is a great thing and we not two, but three books were Degrees. know from statistics that not all released within 12 months of of our students are fresh from Sydney Brownstein AA’49. each other that would change high school. In fact, we have the world. Find out how, to large numbers of mature, part- Editor: Thanks Sydney. It was this day, the works of John time students who are working an inadvertent switch of the Stuart Mill, Karl Marx and every day in established names of two of the gentlemen Charles Darwin continue to careers. Between some of the who had such a profound shape the world around us. programs offered by faculties impact on the University of and the fine offerings at the Regina in its early days as an Also within the covers of this Centre for Continuing independent university. Our issue you’ll find the eloquent Education, there are a lot of apologies for the mistake. observations of Norm people taking advantage of Henderson, the executive flexible class offerings at the I had to smile when I saw the director of the Prairie University of Regina. We will update of me in Class Notes in Adaptation Research definitely look into the story the fall 2008 edition of Collaborative (PARC), a climate possibilities for an upcoming Degrees. It is interesting that I change impact and adaptation issue. have been put back into research partnership located at e-mail contact with people I the University of Regina. I just received my copy of knew back in the day. I enjoy Henderson has spent a lifetime Degrees. I thoroughly enjoyed receiving the magazine and on the Canadian Plains, it. I graduated with my BFA in the articles concerning U of R. including three summer trips Theatre in 2001. I was recently by foot, canoe and horse in John Stewart BSc’71 MSc’75 appointed director of and around Saskatchewan’s programming at Arts Umbrella Qu’Appelle Valley. Read on Granville Island in Henderson’s forecast for the Vancouver. The center is quite impact of climate change on interesting and you may wish the Prairies starting on to profile U of R alumni page 42. involvement in the future or highlight the work being done by Fine Arts Alumni. If there is any interest let me know. Warmest thanks for a great issue!! Gerhard Maynard BFA’01 2 Degrees spring 2009 Editor Greg Campbell ‘85, ‘95 Communications Director Paul Corns Alumni Association Board 2008–09 Charlene Banjac ‘98, ‘06 President The University of Regina Magazine Sean McEachern ‘03 First V-P Spring 2009 Margaret Dagenais ‘87, ‘91, ‘97 volume 21, no. 1 Second V-P Colin Woloshyn ‘99 V-P Finance On the cover: A lifetime of outdoor pursuits and research in Western Canada has led Loni Kaufmann ‘95 Past President Norm Henderson BA(Hons)’83 to an unhappy conclusion: climate change will irrevocably alter the Prairie landscapes he loves. Henderson, executive director of the Prairie Teresa Drew ‘01 Adaptation Research Collaborative, offers his observations on the matter beginning on Rebbeca Gibbons ‘99 Matt Hanson BA’94, BAdmin’97 page 42. Photo by Don Hall, University of Regina Photography Department. Neil Jacoby ‘74 Richard Kies ‘93, ‘03 Jay Kirkland ‘99 Paul Owens ‘03 ‘06 Shawn Pearce ‘91, ‘06, ‘98 Christy Ross ‘93 Jessica Sinclair Byron Traynor ‘78 Contributors Gregory Abraszko Bill Armstrong Shannon Bachorick Brent Braaten ’04 Julie Folk ’07 20 22 26 Don Hall Norm Henderson ’83 Trevor Hopkin Chris Jordison Dakota McFadzean ’05 Brian Miller ’89, ’95 features Food for thought 26 Brenda Oliver University faculty members Jennifer Rattray weigh in on the approaches that Robin Schlaht ’92 Meet the new Board Chair 8 David Sealy Sue Barber BA’84 is following in will best meet the needs of the Deborah Sproat her father’s (former U of R global food consumers in the decades to come. All photos by University of Regina president Lloyd Barber) Photography Department footsteps—playing a key unless otherwise noted. administrative role in These aren’t your father’s Original design and layout by comics 32 Bradbury Branding and Design. University governance. University faculty, students and Degrees is published twice a year by alumni are turning the External Relations at the University of Sensational Regina. The magazine is mailed to alumni sesquicentennial 10 academic spotlight on comic and friends of the University. Ideas and This year marks the 150th books and graphic novels. opinions published in Degrees do not necessarily reflect those of the editor, the anniversary of three books that Alumni Association or the University of arguably had the greatest The return of Jason Regina. Letters and editorial impact on human development. Clermont 36 contributions are welcome. Advertising The former University of Regina inquiries are invited. Four faculty members assess the historic significance and the Rams star receiver is back in hullabaloo created in 1859 by town and gunning for a Grey To reach us: John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx and Cup. Editorial/Advertising/Letters Charles Darwin. 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