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Tuesday, October 8, 2002

  • Staff 'appreciation' party tomorrow
  • Bell funds assist student work
  • Engineering presents alumni medals
  • Other notes and events today
Editor:
Chris Redmond
credmond@uwaterloo.ca

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[Garbage bag around his neck]

Pie decorating, followed by the much messier activity of pie eating (no forks), was among the attractions of the weekend's "After Hours" art and entertainment festival in the Student Life Centre. The off-campus dons sponsored the pie party, while other groups were offering folk music, swing dancing and drumming.

Staff 'appreciation' party tomorrow

Tomorrow's the day when the university will tell its staff that they're appreciated -- all 1,900 of them, both unionized (through Canadian Union of Public Employees local 793) and non-union or "academic support" (represented by the UW staff association).

Here's the text of last week's memo from David Johnston, president of UW, extending an invitation to the event:

"I am pleased to announce that Wednesday, October 9, 2002 will be designated Staff Appreciation Day in recognition of the important contribution that all staff members make on an ongoing basis to the success of the University of Waterloo. This event has been endorsed by both the University of Waterloo Staff Association and CUPE Local 793.

"The highlight of the day will be an event for day shift staff in the Student Life Centre from 11:30 a.m. -- 1:00 p.m. and an event for the evening shift staff in the Student Life Centre from 10:00 p.m. -- 11:30 p.m.

"I encourage all UW staff members, academic support staff and members of CUPE Local 793, to attend and enjoy some food, socialize and have fun. Deans and senior administrative staff will be on hand to cook and serve.

"Those departments providing essential services and thus obligated to remain open are urged to make arrangements so as many staff as possible may attend within the limitations of staffing schedules. The intent is that staff will not lose any regular salary by attending this event.

"Staff are encouraged to dress casually. If you wish to do so, you are welcome to wear UW colours and clothing on Staff Appreciation Day. This event is to thank you for your commitment and dedication to UW. I hope you will be able to join us in this important celebration."

Bell funds assist student work -- from the UW news bureau

Bell Canada and the University of Waterloo yesterday introduced FIRST, a multi-disciplined university research and business program for students and faculty participating in Bell University Labs.

The FIRST program selects undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students with strong academic credentials to use their research for jointly sponsored projects between UW and Bell Canada. The initiative, to which Bell has contributed $800,000, seeks to improve students' academic research environment, enhance cooperation between universities and industry, and foster a new generation of graduates with expertise in information technology.

"FIRST connects research to the marketplace, and provides exceptional students with real-world business environments to apply their expertise," said Terry Mosey, president of Bell Ontario. "FIRST will help Canadian students be at the forefront of research and innovation and the pursuit of new knowledge, where great ideas become tomorrow's innovative breakthroughs. It is this shared creative spirit and enterprise that FIRST will offer our community's future academic and business leaders."

FIRST students are chosen by their professors after a rigorous evaluation and application process, which includes reviews of proposed research topics and their potential commercial applications. Selected students work on a flexible basis with a university project sponsor and Bell researcher.

The new program will support students' academic and business careers, with the overriding goal of sponsoring research that enhances Canada's quality of life.

"Bell has been a supporter of this university, through the co-operative education program and research links of many kinds, for more than forty years," said UW president David Johnston. "This new financial support, linked directly to advice and encouragement for students to develop workable ideas based on their academic learning, is a wonderful testimony to our students' talent and the successful work of our faculty."

The Bell University Labs program encourages the growth of intellectual capital and contributes to innovation and leadership in the development of communications technology in Canada. Bell University Labs are supported by an integrated research and commerce network that brings together researchers from Canadian universities and Bell professionals to focus on joint research projects that help Canadians communicate with one another and with the rest of the world.

Engineering presents alumni medals -- from the UW news bureau

The University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering awarded its 2002 Alumni Achievement Medals on Thursday night at the annual Faculty Dinner. Recipients of the medal: The Faculty of Engineering Alumni Achievement Medal program was established in 1994 to recognize the accomplishments of Waterloo Engineering alumni. Medals are awarded annually for professional achievement, community service, or academic excellence.

TVO series

Look for UW's school of architecture on television tomorrow night. The TVOntario series "Studio 2" is doing a week-long series on what it calls "key art colleges across Ontario", and tomorrow night that means Waterloo. The show airs at 8 p.m.

Other notes and events today

A second series of talks by people from Ontario faculties of education is scheduled for today in the Student Life Centre. Speakers are from Windsor (10:30), Ottawa (11:30), York (1:30), Toronto (2:30), and Nipissing (3:30). The career resource centre in Needles Hall will have videos of all the presentations -- including the ones given last Thursday -- later this month.

The "Know the Score" program, operated by the Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario), continues. Today the booth -- where there's a chance for students to win $1,500 prizes -- will be open in the Student Life Centre from 11:00 to 2:00 and 5:00 to 7:00.

The bookstore is holding a sale today and tomorrow under the title "FX 02 (Future Expo)". On sale all day in the Davis Centre "fishbowl" lounge will be computer books from more than 25 publishers. "Titles will be discounted up to 20% off the cover price," a memo says, "and with every purchase, the customer can enter their name in a draw to win a Fuji FinePix A101 digital camera."

Artist Michael Turner will speak at 1:00 this afternoon in East Campus Hall room 1219. He's brought in as part of a series of visiting artists' talks, sponsored jointly by the fine arts department and the Waterloo Regional Arts Council.

The arts faculty council will meet at 3:45 this afternoon in Humanities room 373.

Some things happening tomorrow:

And what's not happening: a steam shutdown that would have affected the hot water in most campus buildings, originally scheduled for tonight, has been postponed to the night of Wednesday, October 16.

CAR

TODAY IN UW HISTORY

October 8, 1968: Prominent mathematician Paul Erdös begins a week of visiting UW, giving a general interest lecture in Math and Computer room 2066.

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