Daily Bulletin, Monday, September 26, 1994 THE UNITED WAY campaign is about to start. "Thermometers" to announce pledges from staff and faculty members have been posted prominently on several campus buildings, and this week's Gazette will have a double-page advertisement with detailed information about the campaign and about the good done in Kitchener-Waterloo by United Way charities and agencies. Invitations to make cash donations or pledges will hit faculty and staff desks next week. STAMP LAUNCH: Canada Post will introduce its "Prehistoric Life in Canada" mammal stamps today, with celebrations several places across the country, including UW's biology and earth sciences museum. Grade 6 students from Empire Public School -- the biggest dinosaur fans anybody could imagine -- will be on hand to break a woolly mammoth pinata as a dramatic gesture for the stamp launch. Alan Morgan of the biology department will chat with the students about another ancient animal, cosily known as the short-faced bear. The UW museum has first-day covers with all four of the new stamps available at $2.50 (get them from the earth sciences department office). CO-OP ON LINE: The Student Access System is coming this fall, "to provide students with electronic access to administrative information", starting with job descriptions and interview schedules in the department of co-op education and career services. The co-op department had been expecting it right about now, but there's a brief delay, says an announcement handed to me this morning. "It appears that the first opportunity to make this service available will be with the posting of interview schedules," says Dave Thomas of the co-op department. That would probably be late next week; interviews start October 11, the day after Thanksgiving. The Gazette will have a big article about the service when it gets going. ALL ARE INVITED to an open house today, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the office of Services for Persons with Disabilities, in Needles Hall room 2051. There will be refreshments; better yet, visitors can meet the staff and ask any questions they may have. Sitting in my in-box this week, by the way, is the office's new Guidelines for Faculty and Teaching Staff, a booklet that talks about various disabilities and what special arrangements may be needed for students who have them. "Disability" means a lot more than just the use of a wheelchair; the booklet touches, for example, on low vision, traumatic brain injury, and attention deficit disorder. WORKING HARD? I would be glad to hear comments from staff and faculty members about how they and their departments are coping with the changes at UW over the past couple of years. How's the workload? How's the quality of service? How's the stress? How's the morale? I have in mind an article or series in the Gazette about these issues. I won't quote people, or identify them, without specific permission, but the more individuals I hear from, the clearer the trends will be. Drop me a note at credmond@watserv1. Chris Redmond Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo 888-4567 ext. 3004 credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca