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Killam winner overwhelmed by “moral support”Rehab science student one of 20 new graduate, 7 postdoctoral scholarships this yearBy Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The arrival of the letter made her handstremble and her heart race. That’s be-

cause graduate student Jennifer Kleinknew exactly what it meant. “I felt like Ihad just won the lottery,” says the PhDstudent in rehabilitation science.

Not exactly, but she received a nicepiece of coin all the same: $48,000 overtwo years to cover her tuition and gradu-ate expenses, thanks to the Killam TrustEndowment at the University of Alberta,now worth more than $93 million. Thissuccessful fund allows an annual alloca-tion of awards to total about $4 million ayear.

Klein found out about the news lastspring, but she’s still excited about itsimpact. “The rewards of receiving thisscholarship go well beyond what you canimagine,” says Klein. Not only thrilledwith the financial support, Klein saysshe’s honoured by the acknowledgementof her work that comes with the prestig-ious prize.

“The moral support is a big thing. I’vereceived recognition not just from myfaculty, but from other faculties here, andeven from my former professors in On-tario, at McMaster University, who e-mailed me their congratulations.”

And given her husband is also a full-time graduate student, it meant a stress-free summer for Klein. It also means shecan pursue herPhD full time,looking at geron-tology educationand issues in oc-cupationaltherapy to pro-vide better pro-grams for stu-dents in this field.

Klein is justone of 34 graduatestudents (20 new)receiving Killamfunding in addition to 11 postdoctoralfellows (seven new) this year. The schol-arships are made possible due to theKillam Trusts at the U of A, a fund that

began with a $10.6 million bequest in1965 from Dorothy Killam, widow ofIzaak Walton Killam. Considered akin to“Canada’s Carnegies,” the Killams accu-mulated much wealth, thanks to Izaak’sshrewd, long-term investments. They had

no children, andwhen he died in1955, he left his en-tire estate to hiswife. For the next 10years, Dorothy dou-bled the value of herinheritance.

In her last willand testament,Dorothy Killam es-tablished trust fundsand perpetuated herhusband’s name in

the Memorial Funds at Dalhousie Univer-sity, Montreal Neurological Institute ofMcGill University, University of Alberta,University of Calgary, the University of

A worry-free Jennifer Klein, a PhD student in rehabilitation science, thanks to a $48,000 Killam Doctoral Scholarship.

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KILLAM TRUST FUND AT THE U OF A• On March 31, 2000, the total market value

of the Killam Funds was $93, 089, 676,broken down into Killam Advanced Studies,General Endowment, Memorial Chairs andMemorial Salary.

• At the same time in 1995, the Killam Fundat the University of Alberta stood at$47,694,951. The fund began with abequest in 1965 worth $10.6 million.

• For periods ending March 31, 2000, U of A’sKillam Funds have pulled in annualizedrates of returns ranging from 13.4 per centfor one year, up to 19.3 per cent for fiveyears.

• These outstanding rates of return haveallowed annual spending allocation togrow to $4.029,000, up from $2,159,000 in1995.

British Columbia and the Canada Councilfor the Arts.

“It’s a very powerful way of attractingtop-end students,” says Dr. Doug Owram,vice-president (academic) and provost.“And it’s an important stepping stone forfaculty who are high achievers.”

To date, more than 3,900 scholarshipshave been awarded to graduate and post-graduate students and faculty acrossCanada. At this institution, the funds aredivided into Advanced Studies, GeneralEndowment, Memorial Chairs and Memo-rial Salary.

“The Killam Funds are absolutelyessential in terms of our being a research-intensive university and getting some ofthe best possible graduate students. That’sthe most important role,” says Dr. RogerSmith, vice-president (research).

“When we’re competing with the bil-lion-dollar endowments south of the bor-der, this is the sort of thing Canada is goingto need more of in future,” says Smith.■

“The moral support is a big thing. I’ve received

recognition not just from my faculty, but

from other faculties here, and even from my

former professors in Ontario, at McMaster

University, who e-mailed me their

congratulations.”

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Chrétien meets with diabetes-transplant teamBy Geoff McMaster

$3.5M funds oil-sands research chairBy Ryan Smith

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was oncampus Oct. 6 to meet with members of

the now famous diabetes islet-transplantteam. In a brief private session, he con-gratulated the researchers for their accom-plishment.

“I’m very happy with what is happen-ing here,” he said afterwards in an addressat Convocation Hall. “The city of Edmon-ton has worked very hard to have a greatuniversity and attract very good people.”

Last May a U of A team headed by Dr.Ray Rajotte (and including Drs. Jonathan

Lakey, James Shapiro, Edmond Ryan andGreg Korbutt) made international head-lines when it was announced eight Type 1diabetics in their study had been totallyfree of insulin injections for almost a year.Now referred to as the Edmonton Protocol,the revolutionary treatment involves iso-lating and transplanting islet cells from thepancreas.

One of the Type 1 diabetics who par-ticipated in the study, Bob Teskey, toldChrétien how the U of A study haschanged his life. He said he had taken

There’s more oil locked in Alberta’s oilsands than there is in all of oil-soaked

Saudi Arabia, said the University of Alber-ta’s Dr. Murray Gray, chemical and mate-rials engineering professor. “The challengeis to get our oil out of the oil sandscheaply, process it cheaply, and do it with-out negatively impacting the environ-ment,” said Gray.

Gray has stepped up to this challengeas the lead researcher of a joint U of A,Syncrude Canada and National Sciencesand Engineering Research Council ofCanada (NSERC) a partnership to create afive-year $3.5 million chair to research theadvanced upgrading of bitumen.

Finding ways to upgrade bitumen, atar-like mixture of hydrocarbons derivedfrom petroleum, will create more valuablecrude oil.

Syncrude is providing $2.65 milliontoward the research chair, with $750,000from NSERC and $50,000 from the U ofA’s engineering faculty.

Gray, who has worked on heavy oilupgrading and bitumen since 1985 and isthe Syncrude/NSERC Industrial ResearchChair in Advanced Upgrading of Bitumen,said the goals of his research team are tofind ways to upgrade bitumen throughtraditional means, as well as achieve thesame through the use of biotechnologicalmeans.

“We try to be innovative,” he said.“We’re looking at completely differentways to reach our goals. For example,

we’re researching ways to take nitrogencompounds out of crude oil using bacteria.”

Gray said the funding comes as a hugeboost to his efforts. “This allows us to hireanother professor, plus a research associ-ate, as well as provide work for graduatestudents.”

Students and professor unite for charityBy Ryan Smith

Last month Dr. Erhan Erkut passed apaper bag around to the approximately

300 students in his Business 201 class andasked them to fill it with cash. Remark-ably, they did.

It’s an annual exercise for Erkut, whodoes it to raise money for the United Way.Donations are gathered for the UnitedWay over a few weeks during the yearlyfund-raising campaign, and whatever fundsthe students raise, Erkut matches them.

“You raised $570 this year,” Erkut an-nounced to great applause in his class Oct.11. “That’s considerably more than a dollarper student, and more than the $390 raisedby my class last year, and that’s great.”

As well, the $570 student donation wasmatched by a student group, the Opera-tions Management Club, bringing the totalfrom Erkut, his class and the student groupto more than $1,700. “Of course, in businessthe goal is to make money,” Erkut said tohis class. “But the goal for an individual isdifferent, more complex, and it includeswhat you can give to your community.”

U of A’s Acting Vice-President (Exter-nal Affairs) Susan Green, co-chair of the Uof A’s 2000 United Way campaign, was atErkut’s class to accept the students’ offering.

“We know a lot is asked of students, andstudents don’t usually have a lot of money,so this generous donation, both from youand the Operations Management Club, isreally appreciated,” Green told the class.

“We also appreciate Dr. Erkut’s efforts.It’s really important for the University toreach out to the community. Dr. Erkut

“Syncrude is a true learning organiza-tion in itself and a strong supporter ofeducation at all levels, and we thank themfor that,” said U of A President Rod Fraser.“And we at the U of A are where we mustbe: standing as an integral partner in thedevelopment of our oil sands.”■

about 40,000 insulin injections since he was14 and had often suffered blackouts butwas now free of the injections and livingthe life of a “normal person.”

“Sometimes it takes time to get re-sults,” said Chrétien. ”But we believe it’svery important to prepare the country forthe 21st century.”

Quipping that “there’s more than taxcuts in life,” Chrétien stressed the impor-tance of government-supported research.“We’ve invested a lot of money and I wantto thank you for recognizing it. It’s very

rare in politics that you get recognized fordoing something, so this is a moment Iwant to enjoy.”

President Rod Fraser and Dean ofMedicine Lorne Tyrrell thanked Chrétien’sgovernment for spending more on univer-sity research in recent years, referring to,among others, increases in funding for thefederal granting councils, the creation ofthe Canada Foundation for Innovation andthe Canada Research Chairs program.

“I hope you will keep the pressure onus to invest in all of that,” said Chrétien. ■

Dr. Murray Gray: “We try to be innovative – We’re looking at completely different ways to reach our goals.”

does it every year, and we thank him forthat, and for being such an excellent rolemodel,” she said. ■

For information about upcoming events forthe U of A’s 2000 United Way Campaign, pleasecheck the What’s On – Special events section ofthe ExpressNews at: http://www.ualberta.ca/ExpressNews/whatson/special.htm

A whole lot of United Way money: Acting Vice-President (External Affairs) Susan Green accepts the more than$1,700 raised from the Business 201 class.

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The U of A budget dilemmaWith more money coming our way than ever, why are we still feeling the pinch?By Geoff McMaster

Without looking too closely, it wouldappear sunny days are here again for

the university after the harsh cutbacks ofthe ‘90s. There is moremoney coming in thanever before from the tri-council granting agencies,our fund-raising cam-paign raked in a whop-ping $193 million and ourACCESS funding to in-crease enrolment in tar-geted programs is sharplyon the rise. A number ofmajor grants from theprovincial government,including the recentlycreated $500 million Al-berta Heritage Fund forScience and Engineering Research, are alsoproviding state-of-the-art infra-structure and research support.

Scanning the headlinesover the past couple of yearsanyone would think the U ofA was rolling in cash. Andindeed that’s partly true. Ourbudget planners admit we’rein a period of “unprecedentedgrowth,” with a total increase inrevenue of 12.4 per cent over lastyear to $841 million for 2000/01.

But behind this rosy scenario isa bleaker picture. For while the increase intargeted grants is certainly good news, themoney can only be used for specific pur-poses. The university’s unrestricted oper-ating budget—which takes care of salaries,day-to-day costs associated with teachingand maintenance and upgrading of build-ings—is falling behind.

In 1993/94, for example, the operatingbudget made up 59 per cent of the univer-sity’s revenue. Now only 42 per cent oftotal funds are free of strings. As Vice-President (Academic) and Provost DougOwram pointed out at last month’s meet-ing of General Faculties Council, this re-versal leaves the university with littleroom to manoeuvre or plan for the fu-ture.

Compounding the problem are theindirect costs of targeted funding—all the back-up support neededto run a given research project.For every dollar of restrictedfunding that comes in, saysPhil Stack, director of re-source planning, another 40cents is required for adminis-tration, supplies, human re-sources and the “lights-on”costs of operating buildings.

Dean of Medicine LorneTyrrell says he is of course

“happy to get any funds…WhenI have restricted funds that helpone area, I do find it gives me a

little moreflexibilityto helpout inareas thatare under-funded.” Buthe adds thateveryone on campus isfeeling the pinch of indi-rect costs. “When youneed to bring in an ad-ministrator or secretary,that type of thing,they’re often not in-cluded in the restricted

funds you receive. The support costs arenot covered.”

Owram told GFC that if improvedcore funding does not come throughsoon faculties may again be facing cuts.In fact he’s forecasting a possible $8

million “structural deficit” fornext year. Last year the univer-sity was almost forced to dipinto its reserves to cover thebudget shortfall—a risky,

strictly last-resort measure. In theend investments and endowmentsfortunately brought in more return

than expected and the reserves re-mained untouched. It was welcome relief,but as Stack points out, you can’t

rely on healthy re-turns every year.

One of thetop priorities in

the university’sstrategic plan is topush for higherfaculty salaries,by far the biggestpressure on the

operating budget.“We are competing

very much at the global levelas it relates to retaining and attract-ing outstanding scientists,” saysStack. “If we are to compete on the

international market, and it’sclear that’s where the presi-dent wants to take this uni-

versity, we need to offercompetitive salaries.”

Stack points out that thequality of teaching facilities

also suffers when the op-erating budget ispinched.

“The ways in whichmany of the courses are

being taught are very dif-

ferent than they were before, interms of the use of very largelecture theatres with simple

projectors or overheads. Nowthey’re requiring multimediaclassrooms with high levelsof technology. “You used to

buy an overhead projectorfor a classroom and you

had it for 15 years.Now with computertechnology you haveto upgrade equipmentevery three yearsor so.”

Dean of Arts KenNorrie says his facultyfeels the core fundingcrunch acutely since“very little of the tar-geted money, as of yet,comes our way. A lotof it is related to sci-ence and engineer-ing expansion,which is great forthem. In some faculties,you’re at least getting some ofthe things you want to do in termsof program expansion or attractingscholars coming through the re-stricted funding.”

He says the challenge is also gettingpeople to recognize the added burden hisfaculty supports with lim-ited resources. “In somedepartments more thanhalf of the teaching load isstudents from other facul-ties,” he says. “In Englishit’s every student, and eco-nomics it’s huge propor-tions of business, engineer-ing and science students.

“But we’re not just ly-ing down and playingdead. We’re trying to get into the envelopefunding game.” The arts faculty now hasthree ACCESS proposals in this year tocombat the trend, says Norrie, as well as anumber of fund-raising initiativesunderway.

For more than a decade, increasingtuition has been the solution to keepingpace with the shortfall. But just about eve-ryone recognizes those days are quicklyreaching an end, says Stack.

“We cannot continue with maximumincreases in tuition. That message is com-ing through loud and clear from the stu-dents.” He adds that students are payingabout half for some of the same courses atcommunity colleges—courses we acceptfor credit—which could gradually pricethe U of A out of the competition.

“We share some of the university’sconcerns in terms of staff salaries, gettingmore money to the classroom, providingstudent assistance,” says Students’ Union

President Leslie Church. “After12 or 15 years of tuition increases,the university’s had the time to

start looking for new sourcesof revenue…So we

certainly expect theywill not rely on maxi-

mum tuition increasesto cover the shortfall. In

fact, even if they did so,it wouldn’t cover the en-

tire shortfall predictedfor next year.”

HoweverOwram insists he’s“cautiously opti-mistic” more corefunding is on itsway. And perhaps

there is good reasonfor the optimism,

since Learning MinisterLyle Oberg claims to be in

our corner on this issue. In aninterview with Folio last week, hesaid a government review of post-secondary institutions is expected

out in a week or so dealing with “a lot ofthe envelope funding issues” and howcurrent formulas can be revised.

“I’m not a fan ofenvelope funding ortarget funding,” saysOberg. “I’d muchsooner have otheraccountability mecha-nisms in place…I’mhoping we’ll be able todo exactly what Doug[Owram] says, whichis increase the basicgrant and decrease the

amount of envelope money…I’m just tryingto find out a way to do it, but that’s cer-tainly the direction we’re going.”

For Norrie’s part, he says today’s fiscalclimate, with the huge provincial govern-ment surplus, gives him more hope thanhe’s had in years. He argues the governmentnow recognizes the importance of educationin its own plans for the future. He only wor-ries that any relief “may not extend to all ofthe educational system.”

Church is also cautiously optimistic,maintaining a degree of skepticism. “Thisgovernment prides itself on staying ac-countable to taxpayers. And the waythey’ve tended to measure that account-ability is by being able to show exactlywhere the money has gone, by targeting it.I certainly expect that to continue.” ■

“I’m hoping we’ll be able to do

exactly what Doug [Owram] says,

which is increase the basic grant

and decrease the amount of

envelope money…I’m just

trying to find out a way to do it.”

—Learning Minister Lyle Oberg

“We cannot continue with

maximum increases in tuition. That

message is coming through loud

and clear from the students.”

—Director of Resource Planning Philip Stack

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Taking research to our streetsBy Dr. Rod Fraser

I often talk about “technology transfer,”essentially, putting University of Alberta

research to work. For many, this conjuresup images of the latest hi-tech computerwizardry or perhaps a new breakthroughin engineering or science.

As a world-class research institution,these images are standard expectations.But our transfer of knowledge extendsbeyond the hi-tech world. It is also func-tioning at basic and fundamental levels,benefiting the least advantaged livingamong us.

It was our first president, Henry MarshallTory, who declared, “The people demandthat knowledge shall not be the concern ofscholars alone. The uplifting of the wholepeople shall be its final goal. This should bethe concern of all educated people.”

We remain strongly committed to To-ry’s declaration. We have establishedmany successful models for combining the

mind power of the University of Albertawith the power of business and the com-munity to benefit “thewhole people.”

Just one example is theCommunity-UniversityPartnership for the Studyof Children, Youth andFamilies, with Dr. JeffBisanz as director. Itstarted in 1997, when agroup of University ofAlberta researchers beganmeeting with representa-tives from communityagencies, and identifiedthe gap between research and practice tobe a serious problem. They realized therewas no structure to co-ordinate universityand community resources or to supportthe kind of community-based, appliedresearch that is necessary for advancing

knowledge about child and family devel-opment.

Today, this partnershipdraws upon the expertiseof a broad cross section ofUniversity of Alberta re-search centres committedto improving the well-being of children and theirfamilies. The result is en-hanced collaboration withcommunity partners suchas Head Start, Success bySix and Edmonton Publicand Edmonton CatholicSchools.

The beauty of these partnerships liesin the further enrichment of the researchexperience. By translating our knowledgeinto practical applications for our part-ners, we continue to learn about the veryspecific needs of those around us: Who

understands the difficulties an economi-cally disadvantaged student faces in mathclass better than the educator who workswith that child every day? Who can iden-tify areas of greatest need in our city betterthan the community workers who face thechallenge of targeting limited resources topriority areas at the expense of other sig-nificant issues?

I often say I carry the baggage of thehealth-care economist with me wherever Igo. I believe strongly in the ability of ourresearchers and the power of our commu-nity to ensure each child has the opportu-nity to develop to their full potential.

As the leader of a university chargedwith extending the boundaries of humanknowledge, it pleases me deeply to see ourwork making a critical difference at thebasic levels of the human experience. Ku-dos to all our researchers who show theycare by “taking it to the streets.”■

Millions in China learning English the U of A wayEducation professors design oral-based curriculumBy Geoff McMaster

As you read this, millions of children inChina’s Hebei province are learning to

speak English faster than ever before. That’sbecause they’ve adopted a new ESL (Englishas a second language) program designed byprofessors in the Faculty of Education.

Located immediately south of Beijing,Hebei province has a population of 64million people with about 12 million inGrades 1-12. A few years ago the provincedecided to overhaul the school curriculumto be more student-centred and activity-based, and officials began looking beyondtheir borders for expertise.

It wasn’t long before they found,through a network of diplomatic connec-tions, Dr. Jim Parsons in secondary educa-tion and his wife Dr. Tara Fenwick inpolicy studies. They had a proposal to helpupdate a hopelessly archaic system oflearning English in China.

With assistance from the Hebei Educa-tion Research Institute, Hebei PublishingHouse and Duval Publishing House (alocal publisher headed up by former U ofA Press director Glenn Rollans)—andpartly funded by the Canadian Interna-tional Development Agency—Parsons andFenwick quickly got to work putting to-gether student texts, teacher guides, audio-tapes, storybooks and activity books forstudents in Grades 4-6.

The project has taken off, and the U ofA-designed package is now the officialESL program in Hebei province.

“The Chinese had this British system ofESL, published in Singapore, which ishighly grammatical and very written,”says Parsons. “The [textbooks] are veryBritish, in the best and worst sense of be-ing British. They’re aggressively coloniz-ing… all this white man’s burden stuff.What the Chinese are finding is their kidsare learning the textbooks, but they can’tspeak English when they’re finished.”

Parsons admits he’s a “simple guy,”good at communicating ideas to 11-year-olds—exactly what you need to designlanguage materials. But what helped the

program really gain momen-tum was realizing that toreach the kids most effec-tively you have to prepare theteachers “who couldn’t speakit either,” he says. And so heand Fenwick have run anumber of workshops forhundreds of young educatorsand continue to offer twoinstitutes each summer inHebei.

“That’s been a wisechoice, because as we workedwith hundreds of teachers…their Englishimproved a lot over seven days,” he says.

“It’s the first time many ofthem have spoken English towesterners. Give me a hot,sweaty room with 400 teach-ers and I love it.”

The project has also en-listed the help of educationdean Dr. Larry Beauchamp,Dr. Joe Wu in the Departmentof Elementary Education,Barbara Maheu of the AlbertaTeachers’ Association andseveral graduate students.Last January three graduate

students held a five-day institute for morethan 100 teachers and supervisors in Hebei.

Secondary education master’s studentLisa Li, a native of China with experiencein ESL, has been helping to design materi-als. She says the project has the potential tospread beyond Hebei into the rest of thehighly populated country, helping millionsmore learn English.

“In the past, all over China we used thesame textbook,” she says. “But now there isa variety and [provinces and districts] canmake their own choices. If the program isgood, the numbers could enlarge.”

Parsons says two other provinces inChina have already started looking into theprogram, and the Hebei Publishing Houseplans to market the books across the nation.

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world. It is also functioning at

basic and fundamental

levels, benefiting the least

advantaged living among us."

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Officials and athletes team up against tobaccoUsing role-model status to discourage smoking in schoolsBy Ryan Smith

Two University of Alberta athletes haveprobably never had such a captivated,

enthusiastic audience as they did October12 at Waverley Elementary School. Theywere spreading the message that it’s nojoke to smoke.

Kevin Petterson of the Golden Bearsbasketball team and Annabel Duncan-Webb of Pandas field hockey joined Al-berta Health and Wellness Minister GaryMar and Edmonton Eskimo quarterbackNealon Greene, among other officials andathletes, to kick-off the Teaming Up forTobacco-Free Kids program.

As a part of the program, U of A ath-letes, along with members of the Edmon-ton Drillers soccer team, will visit 160Grade 6 classes in the Edmonton area overthe next year.

Duncan-Webb, a fifth-year secondaryeducation student, plans to visit manymore schools to spread the anti-smokingword, but she doesn’t find the visits hinderher busy schedule. “You make time for thethings that are important, and I think thisis important,” she said. “You can tell by

the way the kids react that they’re reallylistening when you speak to them.”

“This is a lot of fun,” Petterson, a third-year business student, said over the buzzof kids hovering underfoot and asking forautographs. “If I can use my position inany way to be a role model and have apositive affect on these kids then that’s thegreatest feeling.”

The message seems to be working. “I’mnot going to smoke,” affirmed Grade 6 stu-dent Ben Gregory after the speeches. “It’snot very cool, and my mom smokes, so Ialready get enough of it—I’m going to tellher to give me a quarter everytime she has acigarette, and I hope that gets her to stop.”

“I want to be a soccer player,” saidKristen Coffey, Grade 6. “So I know I’mnot going to start smoking.”

One of the presenters at the event, JaneMelnychuk, an Edmonton Public SchoolBoard trustee, included a personal note inher speech. “I used to smoke, but I’ve beensmoke free for 20 years now, and I can tellyou the hardest thing was quitting, so it’sbest that you don’t ever even start.” ■

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The demise of Milosevic: An outline of Serbian nationalismBy Dr. Elena Kosmach

The results of the recent elections in Yugoslavia have brought hope that democ-

racy will come to this country. But at thesame time, it is important to understandthe background of the events that allowedformer president Slobodan Milosevic towage war in Yugoslavia, causing the larg-est crisis in Europe since the end of theSecond World War, and brought to an endonly with intervention by the internationalcommunity.

The Serbs went to war because theywere led into it by their leaders. But theseleaders drew on the malign threads of theirpeople’s history to bind them and pull theminto war. If Serbian history had been differ-ent, today’s generations could not havebeen manipulated in the same way.

In the 11th century the first Serbiankingdom began to emerge in the area ofpresent day Montenegro. Around 1036Stefan Vojislav renounced his allegiance tothe emperor in Constantinople, went toRome and began to bring the neighbouringSerbian tribes under his control. MedievalSerbia reached its zenith in the 14th centuryduring the reign of Dusan (1331-55), whowas crowned Tsar (Emperor) of the Serbsand Greeks in Skopje in 1346.

Dusan’s ambition led him to aspire tothe throne of Byzantium, but neverachieved his ambition to take over Byzan-tium. After his death his empire quicklydisintegrated. And by this time a new forcehad entered the region. In 1371, the Turksinflicted their first major defeat on the Serbsat a battle on the Maritsa river in modern-day Bulgaria. In 1389 they met them in bat-tle again at Kosovo, after which Serbia’srulers were forced to their knees and madeto pay tribute to the sultans until their landswere finally overrun in 1459.

In all of European history it is impossi-ble to find any comparison with the effect

of Kosovo on the Serbian national psyche.The battle changed the course of Serbianhistory. Its real, lasting legacy lay in themyths and legends which came to be wo-ven around it, enabling it to shape the na-tion’s historical and national conscious-ness. For Serbs the battle of Kosovo definestheir nationhood, their Christianity againstthe infidel, and their self-styled role asEurope’s protectors, who saved Europefrom barbarism, a position somewhat diffi-cult to reconcile withthe fact that the Turkswon the battle andultimately reached thegates of Vienna.

The evidence ofhistory has not shakenthe general Serbianconviction, derivedfrom Kosovo, that Eu-rope owes the Serbssomething for defend-ing it, and that valiantSerbian warriors are always betrayed, ei-ther by treason in war or by an unjustpeace. Thus the argument goes, Serbs de-serve special treatment.

The 19th century saw the articulation ofSerbian national ideology, and it was con-nected with the name of Ilija Garasanin(1812-1874), a minister of the interior whobegan transforming Serbia from a back-ward Turkish province into a modern Eu-ropean state. Garasanin is remembered forhis Nacertanije, or draft plan, a documentwhich laid out the Serbian principality’slong-term foreign policy objectives.Nacertanije is a blueprint for a GreaterSerbia. The main thrust of Garasanin’sargument was that the Serbs had beenbuilding an empire during the MiddleAges, but that the arrival of the Turks hadput a stop to this. As the empire had be-

gun to collapse some 20 years before theBattle of Kosovo, this was not strictly true.

Nacertanije is a crucial link in under-standing the development of the nationalidea. It is the document that synthesizescenturies of Serbian dreams as preservedby the church and epic poetry and formu-lates them into a statement of modern na-tionalism. Garasanin can therefore be de-scribed as the father of modern Serbiannationalism - especially as, in the run-up

to the Yugoslav col-lapse of 1991,SlobodanMilosevic’s idea of aSerbian-dominatedrump Yugoslaviawould have seemedeminently sensibleto Garasanin.

The centralproblem ofGarasanin’s pro-posal was the con-

tradiction that has dogged Serbian politicalthinking ever since—the contradictionbetween the Serbs’ desire for union withother south Slavs, with whom the Serbswere mixed in Bosnia and Croatia, and thedesire of the strongest nation in the regionto lead and dominate. It was a centralcause of the ruin of the first Yugoslavia in1941 and of the second half a century later.

The idea of “Great Serbia” appeared againin the mid-1980s after the death of J.B.Tito,who was the founder of the socialist, interna-tional Yugoslavia. The most vocal complain-ants, particularly since the mid-1960s had beenagain the Serbs, Yugoslavia’s largest nationalgroup (comprising 36 per cent of the totalpopulation, according to the 1981 census, butonly 35 per cent according to the provisionalresults of the March 1991). The Serb caseagainst Tito’s federal Yugoslavia was most

clearly set out in a draft memorandum pre-pared in 1985-86 by a working group of theSerbian Academy of Sciences in Belgrade.

One of the memorandum’s allegationswas that Serbs in Croatia were being dis-criminated against and subjected to a formof de-facto assimilation. The memoran-dum’s authors saw as the guiding princi-ple behind all these policies the slogan“strong Yugoslavia, weak Serbia” andcalled for its reversal, especially the aboli-tion of the 1974 constitution as the embodi-ment of that principle. The document’smain conclusion was that under Tito (whowas part Croat and part Slovene) and hisSlovene second-in-command, EdvardKardelj, the Serbs had been treated un-fairly in Yugoslavia.

These ideas were expressed in thepolicy of Slobodan Milosevic, after he be-came the president of Serbia, in his “Ser-bian imperialism.” His maximum aim wasto dominate all of Yugoslavia, hence hiseffort to overthrow the democratic-leaninggovernment of Slovenia and bring theCroats to heel. When that failed, he gaveup on Slovenia and went to war to keepCroatia in Yugoslavia. He tried to forceBosnia and Macedonia into a “little Yugo-slavia,” controlled by Serbia. Ultimately hefell back on the “federal Republic of Yugo-slavia” which disclaimed territorial preten-sions, but had a provision in its constitu-tion for admitting parts of other states. Hewas pursuing actively a civil war in Bosniadesigned to deliver two-thirds of its terri-tory to the Serb minority there and wascollaborating in the expulsion of non-Serbsin mixed areas of Croatia with the aim ofmaking those areas ethnically clean.

Dr. Elena Kosmarch is from Minsk,Belarus, and is currently a U of A visitingscholar in the Department of History andClassics. ■

Golden Bears basketball player Kevin Petterson with students at Waverley Elementary School.

"The Serbs went to war because they were

led into it by their leaders. But these

leaders drew on the malign threads of

their people's history to bind them and

pull them into war."

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More than 1,400 people—including 600Edmonton-area high school students—

attended the U of A’s sixth Annual Gen-eral Meeting Oct. 11, a showcase of theuniversity’s accomplishments over thepast year.

“The University of Alberta has be-come—indisputably—one of Canada’smost powerful energy sources . . . the en-ergy that powers all human advance-ment,” said President Rod Fraser at theShaw Conference Centre. “We now havethe critical mass of knowledge and talentneeded to make a major contribution ingenerating the ideas. We, as citizens of thisglobal community, need to address ourinternational challenges. We also have thedrive needed to turn those ideas intoknowledge and action.”

During the one-hour meeting, the au-dience saw video highlights of staff, stu-dent, teaching and research achievementsas well as presentations to three recipientsof the Board of Governors’ Award of Dis-tinction. Educational Psychology professorDr. Ronna Jevne received the award forher work in developing the Hope Founda-tion of Alberta, an institute that promotesthe role of hope in everyday life.

“With hope people may enhance theirquality of life, health and community,”said Board of Governors’ Chair EricNewell. “Through all her efforts RonnaJevne has worked hard to strengthen tiesto the community.”

Cst. Robert Rubuliak is a member ofCampus Community Services and receivedthe award for his “enthusiasm and initia-tive in promoting public safety at the U ofA and throughout Alberta,” said Newell.

The third recognition went to Dr.Robert Steadward, who is currently in Syd-

AGM showcases a shining year at U of ABy Phoebe Dey

ney, Australia presiding over the 11th

Paralympic Games. Newell citedSteadward’s dedication to improving thelifestyle and health of disabled athletes andthe physical education professor’s recenthard work to mobilize Edmonton’s bid tohost the 2001 World Track and Field Cham-pionships. His mother and two daughtersaccepted the award on his behalf.

High-school students, all of whomreceived special invitation to the event

because of their top-marks, also took ad-vantage of the chance to see different as-pects of the university under one roof,visiting the 50 display booths highlightingU of A faculties and departments.

One faculty glowing from the attentionwas rehabilitation medicine, which had justreceived a heartfelt gift from a group of itsalumni. Representatives from the physi-otherapy Class of ’59—made up of 24 grads—presented a cheque for $5,155, which the fac-

Winners of distinction: Cst. Rob Rubuliak and Dr. Ronna Jevne (with Dr. Bob Steadward’s daughters Tommi Lynn and Bobbi Jo, and mother Irene).

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“When we ended up raising over$5,000, we were just so amazed,” saidRothe. “We still have a strong networkwith our class, and we felt we got a lot outof it, so we wanted to give back.” ■

Const. Rob Rubuliak loves acronyms.PAID/REID (People Against Impaired

Driving/Research and Education on Im-paired Driving) and ACCPA (Alberta Com-munity Crime Prevention Association) are afew of the groups he knows well. And nowRubuliak’s volunteer efforts with thoseorganizations have earned him the Board ofGovernor’s Award of Distinction. He’s thefirst member of the university’s supportstaff to receive the honour.

Rubuliak, who started with CampusSecurity Services in 1995, has “workedabove and beyond his role to promotesafety,” said Board of Governor’s ChairEric Newell before presenting the award.

Four years ago PAID approachedRubuliak about designing a web page forthe organization. Before he knew it, he was

Making the streets saferBy Phoebe Dey

on the Board of Directors. “The work withPAID and with ACCPA is separate frommy job here, but I always try to get cam-pus involved with activities from bothgroups,” said the U of A criminology grad,who started a SADD (Students AgainstDrunk Driving) chapter on campus lastyear. “My work has evolved from patrol tocommunity services, where our role is toenhance community safety.”

Rubuliak hopes to continue initiativessuch as Kidcare, a program which puts onannual child ID clinics at the U of A Book-store. “A lot of people don’t know we runthose kinds of things, but there’s such ademand, it’s spilling over into elementaryschools where we also include things likeHalloween safety. Whatever we can do tomake things safe, that’s great.” ■

Award of Distinction winner Rob Rubuliak with daughters Rebecca, 7 and Sara, 5.

Ying Shao and Leslie Lotta-Guthrie with Museums andCollections Services.

A volunteer enjoys one of the displays.

The University of Alberta Madrigal Singers delight the audience with their arangement of the university’s cheer song.

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It’s hard to imagine a tougher act to follow than our former chancellor, now Lt.-

Gov., Lois Hole. She had a flair and grass-roots popularity the likes of which we’verarely seen before in the role. And she wasable to use her celebrity to raise the uni-versity’s profile across the province andcountry.

No one knows better than the U of A’snew chancellor, John Ferguson, what it’slike to fill those illustrious shoes.

“I knew whoever would follow Loiswould not have it easy from an imagepoint of view,” says Ferguson. “There’sonly one Lois Hole—she is Alberta’s rose.”And he also wants to keep the lieutenant-governor involved in university affairs asmuch as possible.

Ferguson’s approach will be more lowkey and behind the scenes, striking senatecommittees and co-ordinating projects tobenefit the university. He won’t be “strongwith hugs or a lot of the soft issues,” buthe does plan to pull together a team ofdedicated senators who will have a morehands-on role than they’ve had in the past.

“Recognizing the role of chancellorand senate is a non-governance role,you’re not the party that’s going to makethe decisions,” he says. “But there are a lotof projects and ideas you can create tomake this a much better university.”

The prominent local businessman hasbeen a loyal supporter of the U of A sincegraduating from its commerce program in1964. He says his parents— who were de-nied the opportunity to finish high school—taught him the value of an education.

“My parents didn’t have much educa-tion. My mother only went to Grade 7, mydad to Grade 8, but they all appreciatededucation…They thought if I got a highschool diploma that would be great….noone in our family on both sides had evergone to university.”

After articling for his charteredaccountant designation with PriceWater-house, and spending six years with NumacOil and Gas Ltd. of Edmonton, Fergusonstarted his own real estate firm, PrincetonDevelopments, which has since become aworld leader in cold weather propertydevelopment.

He has maintained his connection tothe university over the years, mainlythrough the Faculty of Business. He waschair of the Board of Governors from 1994-1997 and was also former chair of ResearchTechnology Management, a company thathelped other university spin-off companiesget off the ground.

Through all of his success, teamworkhas been a strong guiding principle and

one he hopes to bring to thesenate, he says. At this stagein his tenure, he has twomain goals. He’d like tolobby the provincial govern-ment for financial support,“such that our core fundingis equal to that of any uni-versity of Canada.” And justhow will he do that?

“By convincing themthat it’s in their interests andin the interests of theprovince…It’s not a hardsell, it’s just making sure themessage is conveyed…Fromthe short period of time I’vebeen in this role, I’d say the

provincial leaders are definitely listeningwith real empathy.”

Ferguson also wants to set up a newprogram called “Leaders of Tomorrow,”where the top academic students fromevery school in Alberta considered to havethe most potential—about 590 of them—will visit the university for a day with theirparents.. Preferably it would be the day ofthe university’s Annual General Meeting,boosting attendance by more than 1,000.

“We’d start the day with a breakfastwith the deans. They’d get a chance tomeet with them one-on-one.” After theAGM, the students would attend an after-noon session of a scaled-down SaturdaySampler, where they’d get a chance to hearlectures by some of the U of A’s best profs.

“Then they really have a feel for theUniversity of Alberta,” says Ferguson.“They’re buying into this. They’ll leavethat day, go back into their communityand talk about the university.

“It will also be a major media event.You’ve got the best and brightest fromevery school in Alberta—the mediacan play this up in a major way.”

To fund “Leaders ofTomorrow,” Fergusonplans a chancellor’s golftournament. “It’s aneasy one to raise theamount of money thatwe’d need…we’d havetremendous sponsorshipfor that.”

Beyond that, Ferguson istaking it one day at a time.He’d prefer not to focusbeyond the first year.

“Everything we do, wehave to do really well. We’vegot to exceed everyone’sexpectations with everythingwe take on.” ■

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Submit talks and events to Cora Doucette by 9 a.m. one week prior to publication. Fax 492-2997 or e-mail atcora.doucette@ualberta.ca .

ACADEMIC WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION BREAKFAST MEETINGNovember 2, 8:00 amTopic: Financial Planning, 219 Central Academic

Building

FACULTY OF ARTSOctober 23, 7:30 pmDavid C. Jones, historian from the University of

Calgary, will screen “An Unselfish Love,” a 1912propaganda film. Takes place at Edmonton’s HotelMacdonald.

November 3, 7:30 to 9 pmDr. Peter Flint of Trinity Western University, on

“The Adventure of the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Room 2-115Education North.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRYOctober 26, 3:00 pmDr. Jim Stone, on “Ras Signaling in T cells: Get a

GRP.” Room 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESOctober 20, 1:50 pmLarry Speers, “Biological informatics: investing in

a quality future.” Room V-125 Physics, V Wing.October 24, 4:00 pmSusan Strome, “Chromatin proteins and control

of gene expression in the germline of C. elegans.”Room M-149, Biological Sciences Building. AHFMRGuest Speaker.

October 25, 12:00 noonDr. Edyta Jesinska, “Root-mat driven ecosystems

in Australian cave waters.” Room M-141 BiologicalSciences Building.

October 25, 12:00 noonFern Galvez, “Sub-typing of MR cells in fish gills.”

Room G-116 Biological Sciences Building.October 27, 12:00 noonShripad Tuljapurkar, “Stochastic elasticity: what,

when and why.” Room M-145, Biological SciencesBuilding.

October 30, 11:00 amSilvie Forest (Mauser), “Peatland management

and conservation in Boreal Alberta. Room CW313,Biological Sciences Building.

October 31, 4:00 pmB.S. Heming, “Forest Harvest and Biodiversity:

Edges-Effects to EMEND.” Room TBW-1.November 1, 12:00 noonJoel Wiener, “How folded proteins are

translocated across the bacterial membrane.” RoomG-116 Biological Sciences Building.

November 3, 1:50 pmVincenzo deLuca, “Metabolic engineering in the

age of genomics, proteomics and metabolic profil-ing.” CMP B 2, Computing Building.

November 3, 12:00 noonTim Karels, “Distinguishing regulation from limi-

tation: experimental manipulations in arctic groundsquirrel populations.” Room M-145, Biological Sci-ences Building.

November 3, 3:30 pmVett Lloyd, “Genomic imprinting – from fat sheep

to flies.” Room M-149, Biological Sciences Building.

FACULTY OF BUSINESSOctober 26, 5:00 pmDr. Lloyd Steier, “Next Generation Entrepre-

neurs, Succession and Modes of Sustaining and Cre-ating Social Capital.” Stollery Centre, 5th Floor, Busi-ness Building. Reception follows. RSVP to 492-5876.

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF UKRAINIAN STUDIESOctober 25, 3:30 pmDr. Iaroslav Isaievych, Director, Institute of

Ukrainian Studies, National Academy of Sciences of

Ukraine, Lviv, on “Neo-Panslavism in ContemporaryEast European Politics and Scholarship.” HeritageLounge, Athabasca Hall.

October 30, 3:30 pmNancy Popson, the Kennan Institute, Woodrow

Wilson Center, Washington, DC. “Nationbuilding andContested History: A Comparison of ContemporaryTextbooks in Ukraine and the Russian Federation.”Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall.

November 2, 3:30 pmDerek Fraser, Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine, on

“Whither Ukraine?” Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall.

DEPARTMENT OF CELL BIOLOGYOctober 30, 9:30 amDr. Beverly Wendland from John Hopkins Univer-

sity, on “The Regulation of Accessory Proteins forEndocytosis in Yeast.” Room 5-10 Medical SciencesBuilding.

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON LITERACYOctober 26, 12:30 – 2:00 pmIngrid Johnston, on “Developing a Multicultural

Literacy Curriculum with High School English Teachers:Reflections on a Collaborative Research Project.” Lit-eracy Research Luncheon. RSVP by Monday,October 23 to Paula Kelly, 492-4250, ext. 292, orpaula.kelly@ualberta.ca. Room 651a Education South.

October 27, 3:00 pmProfessor Maurice Tadadjeu from the University

of Yaounde, Cameroon, on “The Introduction ofMother Tongue Education in Schools in Cameroon.”Room 651a Education South.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, THE REUBEN BENJAMINSANDIN LECTURE SERIES

November 1, 11:00 amRobert G. Grubbs, “Design of Ruthenium Metath-

esis Catalysts,” Room V-107, Physics Wing.November 2, 11:00 amRobert G. Grubbs, “Applications of Metathesis

Catalysts in Organic Synthesis and Material Science,”Room V-107, Physics Wing.

November 3, 1:00 pmRobert G. Grubbs, “Mechanisms of Ruthenium

Metathesis Catalysts,” Room V-125, Physics Building.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING SCIENCENovember 6, 3:30 pmAlan Robinson, on “Computational logic, formal

proof, and intuitive reasoning.” Room CSC B-2.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICSOctober 20, 3:00 pmEric Zivot, University of Washington, on “Im-

proved Inference for the Instrumental Variables Esti-mator.” Room 8-22 Tory Building.

October 26, 3:30 pmDavid Levy, George Mason University, on “Bias

Seeking in Reporting Statistical Estimates and anEthic of Transparency.” Room 8-22 Tory Building.

ENVIRONMENTAL, RESEARCH AND STUDIES CENTRENovember 2, 4:30 pmDr. Thomas Power, University of Montana, on

“Lost Landscapes and Failed Economies: SeekingValue in Our Natural Places.” Alumni Room, Students’Union Building.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND CLASSICSNovember 3, 1:00 pmDaniel Woolf, Professor of History, McMaster Uni-

versity, on “Ancestry, Honour and Authority in EarlyModern England.” Room 2-58 Tory Building.

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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR QUALITATIVEMETHODOLOGY, BROWN BAG SEMINAR

October 25, 12 noonDr. Bevan Grant, University of Waikato, New Zea-

land, on “Aging, Leisure and Active Living.” Room610 University Extension Centre.

JOHN DOSSETOR HEALTH ETHICS CENTREOctober 27, 12:00 noonDr. Laura Shanner, “Enforced Treatment for

Pregnant Women who abuse drugs: Perspectivesfrom Ethics & Canadian Law.” Room 207, HeritageMedical Research Centre.

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHYOctober 24, 3:30 pmMichael Thau, University of California, Los Angeles,

on “Following Grice.” Room 4-29 Humanities Centre.October 27, 3:30 pmAlan Carter, University of London, on

“Projectivism and the Last Person Argument.” Room4-29 Humanities Centre.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICSOctober 20, 3:15 pmDr. John Scales, on “Chaotic Scattering of

Waves.” Room V-129 Physics Building.November 1, 3:00 pmDr. David Gubbins, FRS, Leeds University, UK, on

“What Stabiliscs the Earth’s Dynamo?” Room P-631,Physics Building.

November 3, 3:15 pmDr. David Gubbins, on “The Geomagnetic Field

– a window on the Earth’s Core.” Room V-129 Phys-ics Building.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGYOctober 20, 3:00 pmDr. James D. Young, on “Recent molecular ad-

vances in the study of nucleoside transport proteins.”Room 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCEOctober 26, 3:30 pmIan Urquhart, on “Blind spots in the rearview

mirror: livelihood and the debate over the CheviotMine.” Room 10-4 Tory Building.

November 2, 3:30 pmDimitri Panopalis, on “Some Cultural Imperative Ar-

guments in Political Theory.” Room 10-4 Tory Building.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCESOctober 26, 12:00 noonDr. Pat Hessel, on “Adult Asthma in Red Deer and

Medicine Hat.” Room 13-126 Clinical Sciences Building.

RENEWABLE RESOURCESOctober 26, 12:30 pmDr. David T. Price, on “Modelling the Interactions

of Canada’s forests and climate: some potential suc-cesses and possible failures.” Room 2-36 Earth Sci-ences Building.

November 2, 3:00 pmDr. Gordon Weetman, on “Intensive Forest Man-

agement: Does it Work?” Myer Horowitz Theatre.

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL ECONOMYOctober 23, 3:15 pmDonna Dosman, “Explorations of Marital Power

in Household Decisions about Shared HouseholdGoods.” Room 550, General Services Building.

October 30, 3:15 pmGodfrey Kundhlande, “Empirical Measures and

Determinants of Rates of Time Preference amongpeasant farmers in Zimbabwe.” Room 550, GeneralServices Building.

November 6, 3:15 pmKevin Chen, “Health Risk, Information, and the

Canadian Decision to Eat Healthy.” Room 550, Gen-eral Services Building.

EXHIBITION

BRUCE PEEL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARYOn view from September 15 to December 20, 2000Studious Youth and Imperial Adventure. The

George James Collection of Children’s Books. Formore information please contact Jeannine Green,Assistant Special Collections Librarian, 492-7928.

READINGS

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHOctober 26, 2:00 pmColin Morton, freelance writer in Ottawa, author

of “Oceans Apart”, Quarry, 1995, will present a read-ing in Room 4-29 Humanities Centre.

MUSIC

DEPARTMENT OF MUSICOctober 26, 3:30 p.m.Lecture with Dr. Michael Spitzer, Durham Univer-

sity, United Kingdom, “Musical Metaphor and Enlight-enment Semiotics.” Fine Arts Building, Room 2-15.

October 27, 8:00 pmBachFest 2000 Concert: The University of Alberta

Concert Choir, Madrigal Singers, and AcademyStrings. West End Christian Reformed Church, 10015– 149 Street.

October 28, 8:00 pmVisiting Artists Concert. Bradyworks, a vocal and

instrumental ensemble from Montreal.November 3, 8:00 pmFaculty and Friends, Bela Siki, piano. Convoca-

tion Hall.November 6, 12:10 pmMusic at Noon, Student Recital Series featuring

students from the Department of Music. Convoca-tion Hall.

To confirm concert information, please call492-0601.

SOCIETY OF THE SIGMA XIOctober 25, 7:45 pmMark Wilson, “In Search of the Origin of Sharks.”

3-33 Athabasca Hall CSF.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING SERVICESOctober 23, 3:00 – 5:00 pmCandide Sloboda, “Lecturing Creatively.” Room

281, Central Academic Building.October 24, 2:00 – 3:30 pmKent Rondeau, “Contract-Based Learning.” Room

281, Central Academic Building.October 25, 4:15 – 6:15 pmGreg Cole, “Managing Student Marks with MS

Excel.” Technology Training Centre.October 26, 4:15 – 6:15 pmBrad Hestbak, “PowerPoint for Beginners.” Tech-

nology Training Centre.October 30, 3:00 – 4:30 pmStanley Varnhagen, “Refining Instruction

through use of Formative Evaluation Tools.” Room281, Central Academic Building.

November 1, 3:00 – 5:00 pmJoe Norris, “Using Role Play in Teaching.” Room

4-104 Education North.November 2, 3:30 – 5:00 pmBrian Nielsen, “Issues and Techniques for Mark-

ing Assignments and Papers.” Room 281, CentralAcademic Building.

Folio onvacation…Any idea where SheamusMurphy, public affairsassociate, took his Folio whenhe went on vacation recently?

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The records arising from this competition will be managed in accordance with provisions of the Alberta Freedomof Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPP).

The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity of employment.We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including persons withdisabilities, members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.

ADVISERJOB DESIGN AND EVALUATION

The associate vice-president (academic adminis-tration) is seeking a dynamic job evaluation profes-sional to join the job evaluation and compensationteam at the University of Alberta. A key responsibilitywill be the evaluation of administrative and profes-sional officer positions (our administrative manage-ment group) using the Hay job evaluation process.The successful candidate will be able to take afacilitative approach to job evaluation and will beable to provide advice on a variety of related issuesincluding job and organizational design. As theseconsultative services are an important part of thehuman resources function at this university, the in-cumbent must be able to work with the other humanresource disciplines. The ability to effectively com-municate and interact at all levels of the organizationis a must.

The ideal candidate has a related degree andconsiderable human resources experience including,but not limited to, a strong background in job evalu-ation. Due to the nature of the position, experiencewith the Hay Plan is preferred. Equivalencies will beconsidered.

This is a two-year term administrative/profes-sional officer position with a salary range of $38,707-$61,289. Conversion to a continuing position is a dis-tinct possibility.

Applications, including the names of three ref-erees, should be forwarded by Oct. 30, 2000 to:

Fran TrehearneAssociate Vice-President(Academic Administration)3rd Floor University HallUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton AlbertaT6G 2E7

CO-ORDINATORCANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS (CRC)

A position is available within the ResearchGrants Office to be responsible for the co-ordinationof all elements of the University of Alberta’s partici-pation in the Canada Research Chairs program.

Within the framework of established operationalpolicies and procedures, and ensuring appropriateliaison with the Offices of the Vice-President (Aca-demic) and Provost and the Vice-President (Re-search), the incumbent would be specifically respon-sible for the following:1 co-ordination of all elements of the nomination

process for the CRC Program, ensuring nomina-tions are complete and appropriately reviewed,and that they are submitted in an appropriateand timely manner;

2 liaison with the CRC Secretariat respecting pro-gram guidelines, accountability and reportingrequirements, nomination deadlines, and anyother issues related to the smooth operation ofthe CRC program at the University of Alberta;

3 co-ordination and liaison with the faculties tofacilitate smooth and complete financial andprogrammatic accounting for all CRC positions;

4 co-ordination and liaison with Financial Servicesand other administrative units of the universityinvolved in the CRC Program;

5 communication and co-ordination of processesrelated to the fulfillment of accountability andreporting requirements of this program to thesatisfaction of the CRC Secretariat; this respon-sibility would include the component of the CRCprogram funded by the Canada Foundation forInnovation (CFI).

This position reports to the director of the Re-search Grants Office, but is responsible for the devel-opment of strong functional relationships with anumber of offices within the university, notably theOffices of the Vice-President (Academic) and Provost,the Vice-President (Research), and Financial Services.

The successful candidate will possess a graduatedegree, and will have several years of administrativeexperience, desirably related to a university context orsetting. Strong organizational skills, computer skills,communications skills and the ability to managecomplex processes, multiple tasks and priorities areessential to this position. A working knowledge ofaccounting principles is strongly desirable but profes-sional designation as an accountant is not required.

This position is available immediately. The hiringsalary range is $48,000 - $58,000. This is a contractposition, initially for a three-year term. Terms of ap-pointment may be open to re-negotiation during theinitial three-year term, with a possibility of change ofappointment status. This position offers a strong op-portunity for growth.

Please forward all applications by Nov. 1, 2000to: Research Grants Office; 1-05 Assiniboia Hall; Uni-versity of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; T6G 2E7.

DEANFACULTY OF EXTENSION

The University of Alberta invites national andinternational applications and nominations for theposition of dean of the Faculty of Extension.

In the role of dean of the Faculty of Extensionyou will be responsible to the vice-president (aca-demic) and provost of the University of Alberta forthe supervision and administration of academic pro-grams, budget, and all activities of the faculty. As avisionary and innovative leader, your commitment topromoting advanced study and innovative practice inUniversity of Alberta extension and community en-gagement is crucial to meeting the mandate of theFaculty and the goals of this university.

Your combination of administrative experience,superior communication and entrepreneurial skill willprovide the impetus and foresight to carry on thetransformation and advancement of new andground-breaking programs and direction within thefaculty. The transformation involves a more compre-hensive, inclusive, balanced, and focused vision foruniversity extension in responding to changing andexpanding market opportunities. You will work col-laboratively with academic, industry and public serv-ice partners and stakeholders worldwide to developthe faculty into a recognized leader in the areas ofenhanced workplace learning and knowledge man-agement. You will strategically monitor and coordi-nate the provision of revenue-generating programs,products and services devoted to meeting the needsof continuous learners through conventional meth-ods as well as leading-edge technology.

You have a broad, strategic understanding andvision for the potential of extension and communityengagement in the context of a research-intensiveuniversity. You also understand the academic envi-ronment as well as the core values critical to uphold-ing and enhancing the unique nature of extensionfunctions of promoting and facilitating access to con-tinuous learning through applied practice, innovativeresearch, inquiry and instruction.

The staff complement of the Faculty of Extensionincludes 11.5 tenure-track and 29 temporary aca-demic positions engaged in program research, devel-opment, evaluation and delivery. Seventy-six sup-port staff provide assistance in co-ordinating and im-plementing the development, marketing and deliv-ery of the Faculty’s programs and courses. Addition-ally, several hundreds of instructors contribute sub-ject area expertise to more than 12,000 learners an-nually. For additional information about the Facultyof Extension, please consult the Web site at http://www.extension.ualberta.ca/ .

The University of Alberta offers in excess of 4,500courses through 16 faculties, with a combinedenrollment of more than 30,000 students. The uni-versity plays an integral role in the educational, busi-ness, and cultural life of Alberta through the impactof its integrated mandate of teaching, research andcommunity service.

The appointment for the position of dean of theFaculty of Extension will take effect July 1, 2001 or assoon as possible thereafter. The incumbent dean hascompleted his term and is not a candidate.

Written nominations for the position, or applica-tions supported by a curriculum vitae and the namesof three referees, should be submitted by Dec. 31,2000 to:

Dr. Doug OwramVice-President (Academic) and ProvostThird Floor, University HallUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaCanada, T6G 2J9.

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As you know, Randy Garrison’s term as Deanof the Faculty of Extension will end on June 30,2001 and an advisory Selection Committee hasbeen established in accordance with Universityregulations to begin the search for a new Dean.

At this point in its deliberations, the SelectionCommittee needs your opinions on the leadershipneeds of the Faculty in the years ahead and anyother key issues. Individuals are urged to contactmembers of the Committee, or write to me asChair, to express your views on priorities of theFaculty, current issues, and the future direction ofthe Faculty. In order to facilitate the committee’swork, could I please ask that you submit yourcomments by November 3, 2000.

In addition, individuals who may wish tostand as a candidate are invited to apply. Indi-viduals may also nominate others who they feelwould be suitable candidates.

SELECTION COMMITTEEFOR DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION

The selection of a Dean is vital to the successof the Faculty. I would therefore ask you all totake the time, even at this hectic point in the aca-demic year, to give some thought to the future ofyour Faculty.

Your views are important to us and will besolicited again later in the process with an oppor-tunity, at that time, to meet and question our finalshort-listed candidates at public forums. Thankyou for your assistance.

Please forward your comments to the ad-dress below:

Doug OwramVice-President (Academic) and Provostand Chair, Dean Selection Committee3-12 University HallUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, AB T6G 2J9

DEAN SELECTION COMMITTEE FACULTY OF EXTENSION CONTACT INFORMATION:

Doug Owram ......................... 492-3443 ............................... doug.owram@ualberta.ca

Paul Sorenson ....................... 492-2918 ............................... paul.sorenson@ualberta.ca

Mark Dale ............................... 492-2816 ............................... mark.dale@ualberta.ca

Dennis Foth ........................... 492-5865 ............................... dennis.foth@ualberta.ca

Katy Campbell ...................... 492-3655 ............................... katy.campbell@ualberta.ca

Wayne Lamble ...................... 492-2912 ............................... wayne.lamble@ualberta.ca

Margaret Haughey .............. 492-7609 ............................... margaret.haughey@ualberta.ca

Stuart McFadyen .................. 492-4977 ............................... stuart.mcfadyen@ualberta.ca

Angela Risdon ....................... 492-9612 ............................... angela.risdon@ualberta.ca

Jan Selman ............................ 492-2274 ............................... jan.selman@ualberta.ca

Emille Currie .......................... 492-5047 ............................... emille.currie@ualberta.ca

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By Sunita Chacko (fourth-year biological sciences)

We arrived in Guyana on thenight of May 14, seven of usin total, ready for what wewere sure would be an amaz-ing experience. As members

of the Students’ International HealthAssociation (SIHA), we had been plan-ning our project, fund-raising for the tripand meeting every week for the last ninemonths in preparation. Excitement mixedwith curiosity and trepidation as wemade our way through Timehri Interna-tional Airport to the bus that would takeus into the Guyana capital city ofGeorgetown.

The bus was silent as everyone took inthe novel sights and sounds. Although itwas dark, we could make out dozens ofwooden houses and shacks standingbehind coconut trees and lush greenery.Cars whizzed by, their drivers uncon-cerned by posted speed limits, a practiceto which we would soon become accus-tomed. Among the houses were brightlylit fluorescent signs advertising TexacoGas, Pizza Hut and KFC. The NorthAmerican influence was evident butseemed hopelessly out of place.

I had been told countless stories aboutthe infamous Guyanese rats and mosqui-toes and felt, if I were to effectively fendthem off, I would have to stay awake forthe whole night. On my first night there,I realized I didn’t have to worry so muchabout it: the heat of sleeping under a mos-quito net kept me awake anyway. But, of

The Students’ International Health Associa-tion is a non-profit organization based at theU of A. Students pursue community-basedprimary health-care awareness in ThirdWorld countries, such as Guyana. Here’s onestudent’s account of her summer project fo-cusing on increasing awareness about AIDS/HIV in the South American country.

course, that first night passed, as did thefirst few days and the next 10 weeks.

From Georgetown, our group ofseven was separated and sent off intothree regions. I spent the next twomonths promoting health awareness inLinden, a diminishing bauxite-miningtown in Region 10 of Guyana. Each of usstayed with a host family and over thenext few weeks we became accustomedto the Guyanese way of life. Livestockwere everywhere: chickens, goats andcows. You name it, it shared the roadwith you. I learned to ignore the roosterscrowing at four in the morning. I learnedpretty quickly I was really no good atbartering in the market. I learned theGuyanese feel about cricket the way wefeel about hockey. I also learned down-pours in Guyana’s rainy season comewithout warning, and usually right afterI had hung my laundry to dry in thebackyard. In addition, there seemed to

be a never-ending supply of Celine Dionand Brian Mcknight ballads everywhereI went, and practically every night waskaraoke night.

But the true highlight was the peoplewe met. Their warmth and kindness wasevident, as was their pride in their cul-ture. And working with children, teenag-ers and adults in schools and with com-munity groups to promote HIV/AIDSawareness came with its own rewards.

a countryof hiddentreasures

Guyana is largely untouched and filledwith lush rainforest and deep rivers. It isconsidered “developing,” but my experi-ences showed otherwise. Yes, it may lacklarge-scale infrastructure and industry, butit is a country rich in so many other things.The lifestyle is refreshingly unhurried andrelaxed. There is much poverty, but thereis also much pleasure taken from the sim-ple things in life. In Guyana, I found de-cency and human kindness are fully real-ized and practiced.

And so I returned to Canada, a littlemore tanned, half-eaten by mosquitoes,and, most importantly, having acquiredmuch more knowledge than I ever con-tributed. But perhaps that was the point!SIHA is a student-run, non-profit organi-zation that has been sending studentsto Guyana, South America and Tanzania,Africa for the last 10 summers. To findout more, drop by our office at6-20 Students’ Union Building. ■

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