Daily Bulletin

The last day of the campaign

Sharon Lamont, co-chair of the campaign, reported last night that givings were at $106,849, or 79 per cent of the target.

"Here," she wrote, "are a few impressive statistics for the curious: 17 departments with fewer than 10 employees have achieved participation rates of greater than 40%, including 5 with 100% participation; 4 departments with between 10 and 25 employees have exceeded 40%, including St. Paul's College with a 50% participation rate; 1 department with more than 25 employees has exceeded 40% -- Health Studies and Gerontology with 42.9%." (Could I see a diagram of that, please?)

She adds a reminder: "Only donors whose donation forms have been received in the UW United Way Office by today, Friday October 30, will be eligible for the first prize draw -- a choice of a Day off with Pay or $100 in gift certificates courtesy of the University Club."

Two other notes about the United Way:

• Donations go to support some 50 local agencies, from the John Howard Society to the Head Injury Association, and as a chiefly volunteer group it's looking for people to serve on the allocations committee that will decide on the distribution of funds next year.
• When David Johnston, president-designate of UW, was here for a flying visit Wednesday, he said one of the things that struck him about the campus was the United Way thermometers on several buildings. It's great to see the university so clearly supporting the community, said Johnston, who was co-chair of Centraide, Montréal's equivalent of the United Way, during his time as principal of McGill University.

Today: problem-solving, and more

The Centre for Family Business, based at Conrad Grebel College, holds a one-day conference today on "Managing Personal and Organizational Transformation".

The clinical division of the psychology department, which holds regular "brown-bag presentations" of research in progress, has one today with an intriguing title. The topic for psych student Sara Heimpel: "Do people with low self-esteem really want to feel better? Some evidence for self-esteem differences in goals to improve mood following failure". The session starts at 11 in the psych department conference room.

The teaching resource office sponsors a session today on "Problem Solving in Your Classroom", led by Claire Bilodeau of Université Laval. Says an abstract: "Many of us strive to foster our students' problem-solving skills, but are we reaching this goal? In this workshop, Claire Bilodeau of Laval's School of Actuarial Science will lead you through various aspects of implementing problem solving in your classroom. You will learn what constitutes a problem, how to help students solve it, where to find problems, and how to make them an integral part of your teaching. The workshop will include hands-on exercises so you can experience Claire's methods yourself." The session runs from 1:30 to 3:30 in Math and Computer room 4040; participants were supposed to preregister (ext. 3132) but there might be last-minute space.

Saturday, Sunday and beyond

The Big E and Special K math competitions are scheduled for tomorrow -- a chance for first-year students (Special K) and those in upper years (Big E) to demonstrate prowess and take home prizes. Contestants don't need to register in advance -- just to show up in Math and Computer room 4061 tomorrow morning. The competitions run from 8:45 a.m. to noon.

Members of the Outers Club are off in various directions this weekend -- some to hike on the Bruce Trail near Lions Head, some to do trail maintenance nearer home. A group will leave at 9:30 tomorrow morning from the Physical Activities parking lot and drive an hour north for "inauguration ceremonies and some light trail maintenance", says the weekly update from club leader David Kidston.

A concert at Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, tomorrow is "one of the year's major musical events", according to Gazette music columnist Cecilia. The St. Lawrence String Quartet, with pianist Anton Kuerti, will play Beethoven's Quartet #10, "Harp"; Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major; and Brahms's Piano Quintet in F Minor. Says Cecilia: "Canada's most internationally famed chamber ensemble, and one of its most internationally renowned pianists -- together -- in the greatest works for piano and quartet, plus a great quartet. Who could ask for more?" The concert starts at 8 on Saturday night.

Sports this weekend: The football Warriors host Toronto's Varsity Blues at 1:00 (not 2:00) Saturday afternoon at University Stadium. The hockey Warriors host Guelph tonight (7:30) and Toronto on Sunday (2 p.m.) at the Icefield. The swimmers host York University in a dual meet tomorrow at the Physical Activities pool. Other teams that have weekend action are away from home.

A big event at Kitchener's Centre in the Square on Sunday afternoon is, I understand, sold out. That's the benefit concert for land mine survivors featuring the K-W Symphony and Consort Caritatis Choir. Last-minute information might be available from the Centre box office, 578-1570.

Monday morning at 9:30, a presentation on "Net Synergy" is announced, with people from Allen Communication and Computer Link. We're talking software here: "You can deliver the training you design to the Web without any additional work, no programming, no authoring, no need to hand off print-based storyboards, no plugins." The event runs for an hour in Math and Computer room 5158.

Local volunteers are wanted

• Flyer and poster deliverer for the Waterloo Community Arts Centre -- "great people skills are necessary; a car is an asset."
• Someone to lead a short craft program for seniors ("set up the craft, teach the craft and help participants as needed") on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday afternoons.
• A child care volunteer "to help a neighbourhood group on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:15, in Kitchener near K-W Health Centre".

CAR

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