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Friday, July 19, 1996
A weekend in high summer
There's much happening today, tomorrow and Sunday, although I bet
many people will pass it all up to stay home and watch
the Olympic Games.
And let's start with the acknowledgement of a 75th birthday today
for an important figure in science:
Rosalyn
Yalow, winner of a 1977 Nobel prize for "physiology or medicine"
for her work in radioimmunoassaying.
Commenting on UW's reorganization
A new issue of the staff association's
newsletter Staff News is out, with a hint from president Mark
Walker that the association's leaders aren't fully happy with the
recent reorganization of UW's top management: "The UWSA still firmly
believes that given the level of influence that these positions have
on the staff at Waterloo, a full discussion in the Staff
Relations Committee should have occurred before the appointments were
announced."
And all across campus, people are being appointed to new jobs, often
jobs that didn't exist before, in the wake of some 200 staff
retirements. Among the promotions I've learned about this week:
Anne Harris, formerly in the psychology department, takes the job
as assistant to the dean of arts (and chief administrator in the
arts faculty) that was long held by Jake Willms.
Things are happening today
Jo Atlee in the math faculty sends last-minute word of an
event today sponsored by the Women in Mathematics Committee and
the teaching resources office: a "Workshop on Balancing
Career and Family". The event starts at 2:00 in Math and
Computer room 5158. She writes: "It
open to all faculty,
staff, and graduate students.
The workshop will consist of a panel of UW employees that will
discuss their experiences in attempting to balance career and
family responsibilities and will respond to comments and questions
from the audience." Participants include Naomi Nishimura of
computer science, Melanie Campbell of optometry,
Ellen O'Brien of pure math, and David Wang of electrical and
computer engineering.
The Shad Valley summer enrichment program for teenagers is almost
over -- already -- and project presentations are scheduled for today.
Major engineering and entrepreneurial projects will be presented
by participants at the Great Hall at Conrad Grebel College
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Everybody's welcome.
Next Thursday, July 25, an open house will be held from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m., also at the Great Hall at Grebel, followed by Variety
Night, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Humanities Theatre.
Again, parents, sponsors and interested UW people are invited.
Also today: a "summer celebration" in the form of lunch at the
University Club (12:30 p.m.) for the clientele of the mature student
services office. Information: ext. 2429.
Hey, Summerfest is here
Here's the word from Lynne Sosnowski, special events organizer for
the Federation of Students:
Summerfest II, to be held at Fed Hall July 19-20, is themed
"Lost in Space", due largely to the addition of a 65-foot diameter
air-inflated spaceship on site (inside which our patrons can
play Lazer Tag). The theme will be rounded out with space-themed
decorations, drinks, food and nightly prize giveaways.
Tickets are $6 for Feds and $8 for non-Feds, available at the
Federation of Students office, Student Life Centre 1102. Saturday
night is always a sell-out, so be sure to get your tickets early
(or better yet, plan to come Friday, when lineups should be a little
smaller and your chances to play should be greater).
You have been warned. . . .
Cats, dogs, dragons and moonlight
That's the title of a summer concert "of particular appeal to
children of all ages", being presented tomorrow night by the UW
and Conrad Grebel College music department.
Says the news release:
The UW University Choir under John Tute will perform at 7:00 p.m
at the Theatre of the Arts. Don't miss this unusual concert: Visit
a menagerie of cats, dogs, monkeys, crickets, cows and pigs. Hear
nursery rhymes like never before. Experience Murray Shafer's
Epitaph for Moonlight. Enjoy John Rutter's The
Reluctant Dragon. Admission is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for
children, students and seniors.
And all that jazz
As the weekend rolls on:
- The fourth annual jazz festival in Uptown Waterloo is scheduled
for tonight (jam session at City Hall, on Regina Street, starts at
6:30 p.m.) and tomorrow (11:30 to 6). Besides jazz, the party includes
kids' games, a beer garden, and fireworks at dusk.
- Wilfrid Laurier University plays host tomorrow and Sunday to
some 400 future students and their parents. "Discover Laurier" includes
seminars, tours, social events, and a chance to stay overnight in a
WLU residence. (Laurier says its first-year enrolment will be about
1,700 this September, up 18 per cent from last year's figure.)
- Cold water will be turned off tomorrow morning, starting at 6:30,
in the Student Life Centre, Physical Activities Complex and Health
Services building, so a new watermain to St. Jerome's College can be
connected. The water should be back on in the SLC and PAC by 10:30.
Looking ahead to Monday: the graphic services department advises that
graphic design, typesetting and photo/imaging services will be closed
all day July 22 for staff training.
Volunteers are wanted
The weekly memo from the Volunteer Action Centre is on hand, noting
the need for committee members for the Kitchener-Waterloo
Chamber Orchestra, and a treasurer for the Head Injury
Association of Waterloo-Wellington. More information: 742-8610.
CAR