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| Yesterday |
Thursday, November 4, 2004
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Editor: Chris Redmond credmond@uwaterloo.ca |
![[Under a wooden shelter]](/images/2004/1104costarica.jpg)
Student volunteers
from UW
spent
a week in the "eco-village" of
Durika, Costa Rica,
last year. Six of the community's founding members are visiting
Canada, and they'll give a presentation tonight.
"They are from a group of 40 regular people with jobs and
houses who sold everything they had, bought a former farm on a
deforested slope of a mountain, and established a community at 6,000
feet bordering the rain forest," says Jeff DeLoyde, a civil engineering
graduate student who was part of last year's trip and has helped to
organize tonight's talk on "Sustainable Living". It starts at 7:15 in
CEIT building room 1015. Donations ("$10 suggested") will be accepted
at the door.
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The memo included some excerpts from two key UW policies -- number 33 on Ethical Behaviour and number 71 on Student Academic Discipline.
Policy 33 sets as one of its General Principles that "no member of the University community (faculty, staff, student) unduly interfere with the study, work or working environment of other members of the University or any aspect of another's University activity. . . . Those who receive complaints or who perceive what they believe to be violations of this policy shall act promptly to notify an appropriate administrative officer, normally one's immediate supervisor, the Department Head, Chair or Director, to provide or initiate the appropriate remedial or disciplinary measures. . . .
"In situations involving unwanted touching or aggressive and threatening behaviour, complainants are strongly advised to consider contacting UW Police Services, preferably at the outset."
Policy 71 notes that "authority and responsibility to deal with matters of student academic discipline are delegated to Associate Deans, Faculty Committees on Student Appeals (FCSAs) and the University Committee on Student Appeals (UCSA), all of whom shall ensure that students are treated fairly and equitably under the policy. In serious cases affecting the broader University community, the Vice-President, Academic & Provost (or delegate) is authorized to exercise the responsibility."
It also says: "In cases involving disruptive or threatening behaviour on the part of students . . . an attempt should be made to resolve the matter by discussion with the students concerned. Should this fail it may become necessary to involve the security forces of the University to establish order. Under no circumstances should faculty, staff or students attempt to resolve such issues by force. In all such cases the matter should be reported to the Associate Dean. In cases where criminal proceedings have been initiated against a student, the authority and responsibility vested in the Associate Dean are delegated to the Vice-President, Academic & Provost (or delegate), including the authority to suspend or expel."
This week's memo from the provost advises that "Because the same student may be involved in more than one incident (e.g., classroom and residence), Department Heads and Associate Deans are expected to advise and consult, together deciding on an appropriate course of action. In serious situations, the Faculty Dean should be informed and the University Police may have to be contacted.
"The Directors of Security [Al MacKenzie, ext. 2828], Conflict Management & Human Rights [Matt Erickson, ext. 3765] and the Office for Persons with Disabilities [Rose Padacz, ext. 5231] are available to assist in determining how to respond in particular circumstances.
be filed in the University Secretariat and sent to any others (e.g., other Associate Dean, the Registrar, Dean of Graduate Studies) with a legitimate need to know. The level of detail about such incidents to be included in UCSA's annual report to Senate will be determined by the Chair of the University Committee on Student Appeals."
And, "since disruptive behaviour may be a sign that a student is in distress," the provost's memo was accompanied by a copy of the "Helping Students in Distress" pamphlet produced by UW's counselling services.
The event includes an opening speaker at 9:30; workshops four times during the day; and, as a closing session, the premiere showing of a researched-based drama, "I Am Still Here", at 3:45. It takes place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
Persons with dementia, their care-giving partners and experts in dementia care practices will share their experiences at this innovative conference, a news release explains. The theme is "A Changing Melody: A Learning and Sharing Forum for Persons with Dementia and Their Partners in Care." The conference is organized by the UW Alzheimer program in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada, the Alzheimer Society of Ontario and the Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International.
Dementia, says the news release, "is a progressive condition characterized by a decline in mental abilities and changes in personality and behaviour. Usually, there is a loss of functioning that eventually impedes the ability to carry out everyday activities. Alzheimer Disease, the most common type of dementia, accounts for about 64 per cent of those diagnosed with dementia."
The workshop is a modified version of a conference that MAREP originally planned to hold last year.
![[Heppler]](/images/2004/1102heppler.gif)
Chair
of the department of systems design engineering, as of September 1,
is Glenn Heppler. He's taken over that position for a three-year term.
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| WHEN AND WHERE |
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Club for Undergraduate Biomedical Engineers "meet and greet"
session for professors, graduate students and undergrads, 11:30
to 1:30, Davis Centre room 1301.
W. A. E. McBryde, former chemistry professor and dean of science, funeral service 2 p.m., St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener. Alan Plumtree, mechanical engineering, retirement reception 3 p.m., University Club, dinner 6:30, information ext. 6740. Survey Research Centre lecture: Gary Edwards, Empathica, "Exploring the Service Profit Chain in Full Service Casual Restaurants." 3:30, PAS room 2030. 'Selling Your Skills' career workshop 3:30, Tatham Centre room 1208. Anthropology lecture: Christopher Ellis, University of Western Ontario, "Sacred Rituals and World View among Ontario's Most Ancient Inhabitants", 4 p.m., Arts Lecture Hall room 105. Reception follows with presentation of Anthropology Silver Medal. Staff Special Recognition Program award reception, 4 p.m., South Campus Hall. Muslim Students Association lecture: Yasser Haddara, McMaster University, "Oneness of God and the Prophets", 8:00, Rod Coutts Hall room 301. Native Communities in Canada lecture series: Kim Anderson, "Telling Women's Stories", 8 p.m., MacKirdy Hall, St. Paul's United College. Tourism lecture series: Elizabeth Halpenny, recreation and leisure studies grad student, "Park Tourism Marketing", Friday 9:30 a.m., PAS building room 1229. Holiday Celebration Eyewear Show, school of optometry, Friday 2:30 to 8. Latest releases from prominent frame companies; prices 15 to 50 per cent off; door prizes, refreshments. |
But back to today. The school of computer science is offering its fourth "distinguished lecture" of the year, this time by Barbara Grosz of Harvard University, a noted researcher in artificial intelligence and also a prominent figure in the advancement of women in science. Her topic today: "Of Mice and Menus". Grosz writes: "I will briefly review the major features of one model of collaborative planning, SharedPlans, and will describe efforts to develop collaborative planning agents and systems for human-computer communication based on this model. The model also provides a framework in which to raise and address fundamental questions about collaboration and the construction of collaboration-capable agents." The talk starts at 4:15 in Rod Coutts Hall room 101.
| Correction: Art gallery opening reception is Friday, not today |
| Science alumni are hosting "a morning of discovery and amusement" at the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum, Sunday 10 a.m. to noon. |
Children and their parents can experience science and technology at the annual science open house, Saturday from 10 to 4. Activities will be held in the Centre for Environmental and Information Technology, home of the Earth Sciences Museum. Activities include "Elliott's spectacular mineral display", lunch with T-Rex the dinosaur, blasting rockets into the sky, a fossil fish dig, breaking glass with sound, piloting a remote controlled airship, turning pennies into gold, chemistry and physics demonstrations. The popular Chemistry Magic Shows are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. New this year is a Gem Show, which will run both Saturday and Sunday. A dozen gem and mineral dealers will be on hand. Also planned are lectures (at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.) on Ontario diamonds, jewelry appraisal and physics exhibits. There will be a regional water display and an oil drill rig from Petrolia Discovery Centre. "Open house is child friendly science with something to offer all ages," said Peter Russell, curator of the museum.
Of special interest to students who don't hit the drinking spots: it's a Warrior Weekend, with a number of events organized Friday and Saturday nights, mostly in the Student Life Centre. The weekend starts with a Homecoming pep rally on Friday at 7:00 ("face painting, noisemakers, Smiling Over Sickness Shave for a Cure") before the Warriors' Naismith game. Later there are movies: "Shrek I", "Shrek II" and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy". Saturday night brings a coffee-house starting at 9:30, as well as swing dance lessons, still in the SLC.
The field hockey Warriors are in Edmonton today through Sunday for the national championships in their sport, being hosted by the University of Alberta. They qualified for the nationals during Ontario league play, but missed a third-time provincial championship as they were edged out by Toronto's Varsity Blues 5-1 in the gold medal game last weekend. Toronto will be heading for the Alberta tournament as well.
A "California Wine Experience Tour" heads out to Napa this weekend with alumni from UW as well as Western, Queen's and Laurier. . . . Student volunteers are organizing "the most significant student business entrepreneurship conference of the year", Impact 2004, to be held November 13 (I'll be saying much more about it soon). . . . Wilfrid Laurier University expects 1,500 visitors tomorrow at its Laurier Day open house for high schoolers. . . .
CAR