Daily Bulletin, Thursday, May 5, 1994

THAT UNPAID DAY:  UW won't be closing next February 20 after all.  The
requirement for staff to take one "unpaid" day in 1994-95, and faculty
six days, is still in place, but individuals can "schedule their unpaid
days with their supervisors", says the provost, Jim Kalbfleisch.  He told
a meeting of department heads yesterday that the plan to close the whole
university on the Monday of February reading week, as was done in 1994,
has been scrapped after discussions in the staff compensation committee.
A major reason: staff earning $30,000 felt they were suffering an injustice
by being forced to take a day of their holidays in February.  Now, they're
not affected at all, and those earning more than $30,000 can take the day
when it suits them.

Kalbfleisch reviewed UW's budget position for the crowd of department
heads yesterday, saying things look better than they did a couple of months
ago, but "We're not out of the woods yet."  He said he was pleased that
the 1994-95 budget is being managed without layoffs, but "We can't make
any long-term promises on layoffs, because we do have long-term financial
problems to deal with."

NO SHE'S NOT:  In yesterday's Gazette article about the "Status of women"
report, we listed one of the committee members as "computer science professor
Dr. Heidi Strayer".  She writes quickly to correct us:  " I am not Dr. Heidi 
Strayer but a graduate student in computer science. . . .  It'd be a little 
awkward to go to my defense (which will probably be in the next couple of 
months) and face a committee who thinks I've taken it for granted that 
they'll pass you by already assuming the title."

TALKING ENVIRONMENT: Looking after the environment is the focus of a
workshop today conducted by UW's Heritage Resources Centre.  The event, 
titled "Environmental Stewardship: Nature in Trust, Concept and Practice in 
the '90s", will be held at the Davis Centre, room 1302.  The day-long event, 
co-sponsored with the environment and resource studies department, will attract
university and other experts to discuss and make recommendations on the 
stewardship of biodiversity, renewable resources and natural heritage in the 
public and private sectors. Among the topics covered: aboriginal perspectives 
on environmental stewardship and Canada's old-age Carolinian forests.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT:  And Al Cheyne of the psychology department sends word
of the eighth biennial UW Conference on Child Development, today through
Saturday in the Arts Lecture Hall.  He says: "These conferences, which began 
in 1980, have provided a Canadian forum for the exchange of ideas among 
researchers of child development.  Our goals are to recognized Canadian and 
International scholarship in our field, to facilitate communication among 
Canadian scholars, and to provide opportunities for student participation in
conference proceedings.  The conference, which deals with various aspects
of the psychology of child development, attracts participants from across
Canada, literally from coast to coast.  

"This year, in keeping with the theme of the Year of the Family, we have a 
large number of presentation on family issues.  As in previous years we have 
two keynote speakers.  On Thursday at 4 p.m. Dr. Richard Tremblay, of the 
University of Montreal will deliver a keynote address in AL 124 on 'The 
Development of Male Anti-social Behaviour: Bio-psycho-social perspectives'.  
On Friday, there will be a second keynote address by Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner
from Cornell University, also in AL 124.  Dr. Bronfenbrenner will speak on
'Ecological Systems and Families'."

JULY IS COMING:  And so is the July 1 Canada Day (or Dominion Day)
party on UW's north campus.  Here's a note from committee chairperson
Curtis Desjardins, mathnews@undergrad.math:  "Just wondering if I can get 
some advertising for Canada Day. . . . We'll worry about general volunteers 
later, but right now we're looking for some key people to sit on our Steering
Committee in some key positions. We're hoping to recruit people for Candle 
Sales organiser, as well as assistants/co-organisers for Concessions, 
Volunteers, and Finances. Anyone interested in the above positions should 
contact me at the Fed Office by the end of next week at the latest."  He
can be reached at ext. 6329.

REGISTRATION continues -- today's the last day undergrads can register
without paying late fees, which start at $10 and keep going up.  Where?
At the second-floor wickets in Needles Hall.  Graduate students, meanwhile, 
continue registering at the cashiers' office on the first floor of NH.

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