Wednesday, March 2, 1994

REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATION:  The four-person committee reviewing UW's
"central administration" has issued a memo inviting suggestions and
comments.  Chaired by J. F. O'Sullivan of the University of New Brunswick,
the committee also includes two faculty members and one staff member from
UW.  Here's the text of its announcement:

	  The President's Advisory Committee on Central Administrative
     Structure has been established to review and consider what
     organizational changes, if any, would enhance the efficiency and
     effectiveness of these offices in meeting the future needs of the
     University of Waterloo.
	  The Central Administrative Structure includes the offices of
     the President, the Vice-President, Academic & Provost, the Vice-
     President, University Relations, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the
     Dean of Research, the University Secretary, the Treasurer, and the
     Associate Provosts for General Services, Computing and Information
     Systems, Academic Affairs and Student Affairs.
	  As part of its work, the Committee will be meeting with the
     holders of these offices, and with those who report directly to
     them, including the Chairs of University Appointments Review
     Committee, Interdisciplinary Programs and Academic Human
     Resources. The Committee will consult with the executive
     committees of the Senate, the Faculty Association, the Staff
     Association, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 793,
     the Graduate Student Association, the Federation of Students, the
     National Alumni Council, the Church College Heads, a number of
     Board members and former senior administrators.
	  In addition, the Committee would now invite signed, written
     comments and suggestions from all members of the campus community,
     particularly with respect to the following questions:
	  -- What purposes should the central administration serve?
	  -- What authority and responsibility should vest in the
     central administration?
	  -- What relationship should there be between the central
     administration and the faculties/ academic support departments/
     ancillary services/ students/ church colleges?
	  -- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the present
     central administrative structure?
	  -- What changes to the current structure will be required to
     meet current and future needs?
	  Submissions can be forwarded to the Committee through Lois
     Claxton, University Secretary, NH 3060, not later than March 31.
     Any information or comments directed in confidence to the
     Committee will be so treated by the Committee.

WARRIORS ARE OUT:  The basketball Warriors ended their season last night in
a thriller of a game.  Alex Urosevic had 21 points, and the Warriors pulled
within one point of the Guelph Gryphons with 1:30 left to play, but they
couldn't quite do it.  Final score: Guelph 79, Waterloo 71.

CO-OP PLACEMENTS:  About half of the 3,000 co-op students looking for jobs
in the spring term found them in the initial placement period, says Dick
Pullin of the co-op department.  Now the department switches to "continuous
placement" mode, with a series of postings and interviews intended to get
the remaining 1,500 students matched with jobs one by one.  Jobs are still
coming in every day, Pullin says.  And a footnote: a few students who were
unplaced for the winter (January-April) term are even now finding jobs for
what's left of the term.

SESSIONS FOR GRADS:  The Graduate Student Association has announced "feedback
sessions", designed "for all graduate students to communicate with the GSA
and express concerns as well as see what the GSA is doing with respect to
these concerns".  Among the issues: ancillary fees, dental insurance,
student-supervisor relationships, intellectual property.  Here's the schedule:

Math: today, Davis Centre 1302, 12:30 to 1:45
Science: today, Engineering Lecture 209, 2:00 to 3:15
Applied health studies: today, Math and Computer 4042, 3:30 to 4:45
Environmental studies: Friday, Arts Lecture 124, 12:30 to 1:45
Arts: Friday, Arts Lecture 124, 2:00 to 3:15
Engineering: Friday, Engineering Lecture 105, 3:30 to 4:45

OPENS TONIGHT:  The drama department's production "Agnes of God" opens
in the studio theatre, Humanities room 180, tonight at 8; it runs through
Saturday.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
888-4567 ext. 3004      credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca