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Two Western stargazers are gaining broad acclaim for animat-ing the results of their research on young stars – and along the way becoming stars of their own.

Shantanu Basu of the Depart-ment of Physics and Astronomy and post-doctoral fellow Eduard Vorobyov have discovered why some young stars significantly increase their brightness.

The stars in question are FU Ori stars that can brighten by as much as 300 times in one year, says Basu.

“The idea is so simple, it has to be right. It cuts through all the jargon,” says Basu.

The research shows there are discs of material which create clumps called protoplanetary embryos. The embryos spiral into the central star and eventually become consumed. When that happens, Basu says, a burst of light ensues.

“It’s kind of like throwing logs into a fireplace,” he says.

But while the research was grabbing attention with scien-tists, the way the pair have cho-sen to demonstrate their work has been gobbling-up even wider interest.

The two men chose to outline their concept with animation posted on the Internet. The file reveals a spinning, shifting mass that grows gradually in size. The animation is beautiful but more than that, is incredibly useful.

“Using an animation reveals things you can’t see in individual snapshots in time,” Basu says.

The time-consuming animation process began with individual still images, then used computer software to create a mini-movie.

“Nowadays in science we have to. People often think we’re doing something very mysterious and abstract. We’re just putting up funny figures on the board but science is very visual,” he says.

Animation isn’t just for pre-senting materials to the media or lay people. Basu says scientists often explain their research and

findings to each other using the method.

“Animation is a quick way to see the big picture,” he says.

On Jan. 11, Basu presented the findings in Washington, D.C. to the American Astronomical Society and, animation in hand, later spoke with 40 to 45 science reporters. After the conference, their work made it to a ‘best of…’ DVD presenting the top animated images.

The two scientists are now responding to invitations to speak

at various educational institu-tions, culminating with a trip to Harvard University in April.

“It’s a boost to our research and Harvard is a big name, after all. This is a big opportunity,” says Vorobyov.

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B Y K A R M E N D O W L I N G

The first-ever Western Award of Excellence recipients have been chosen.

The new campus-wide recogni-tion for exceptional performance by staff will be presented to six individuals and one group Febru-ary 27 in the Great Hall.

Those recognized have proven they contribute to the best stu-dent experience, promote lead-ership and personal growth, and build and foster Western’s core values of integrity, respect and commitment to service.

Funded through the Vice-Presi-dent (Adminstration) portfolio, awardees receive $1,000 cash,

a gift from The Book Store and their name on a recognition plaque.

“I’m thrilled with the num-ber of nominations received, in excess of 60, which is just incred-ible,” says Gitta Kulczycki, Vice-President (Administration).

“It is amazing what our front-line staff do for the university - it is hugely important to recognize, appreciate and celebrate the tal-ent, dedication and enthusiasm that these people bring to work. I understand the committee had a really challenging time, which reflects the calibre of nomina-tions and the calibre of staff.”

For stories about the winners, turn to Pages 8-9.

New award singles out top staff

Animated about ‘hungry young stars’

Watch Stars GrowTo view a short animation about West-ern research into ‘hungry young stars’, visit: www.astro.uwo.ca/~basu/aas207/

“Animation is a quick way to see the big picture.”

Shantanu Basu Department of Physics and Astronomy

Karen Otto, Western News

Top: Researcher Shantanu Basu (Physics and Astronomy) holds a celestial sphere in his office on campus. Lower: Stills captured from a short animation developed by Basu and post-doctoral fellow Eduard Vorobyov illustrate their discovery of why certain young stars increase sharply in brightness.

Paul Mayne, Western News

An unseasonably warm January followed by this week’s snowfall left this aptly named Icicle Pansy outside Natural Sciences feeling just a bit underdressed.

Purple and proud

B Y P A U L M AY N E

With a recent record-breaking United Way donation from the university, a new strategic plan in the works and major construction projects underway on a grow-ing campus, incoming Board of Governors chair Helen Connell (MBA ‘96) says she’s entering at a particularly thrilling time.

“This is an exciting time to be at Western, there’s no doubt about it,” says Connell, executive direc-

tor of the United Way of London and Middle-sex. Connell, who assumes the top board p o s i t i o n f r o m D o n McDougal l (MBA ‘64),

will guide her first meeting on Friday.

Connell, initially appointed to

the Board by the Alumni Associa-tion in March 2001, admits these are challenging times for West-ern as it begins to respond to a significant increase in govern-ment support.

“There is a real pent-up need in so many different areas,” she says, adding the challenge for Western and the Board will be to spend the money in the “best pos-sible place.”

Connell adds the university also has a lot of staff and faculty to recruit in order to meet the future needs of the university.

“This is a great place,” says Connell. “When you look around I can’t think of another organiza-tion where you get the privilege to work with the kind of people you do here at Western. The tal-ent is amazing.”

Hank Vander Laan, appointed to the Board in July 2002, will take over as Vice-Chair. Vander Laan is the founder of London’s Trojan Technologies.

2 J A N U A R Y 2 6 , 2 0 0 6 W E S T E R N N E W S

CAMPUS DIGESTSTUDENT-ALUMNI JOB FAIR: The Student Development Cen-tre’s All-Campus Job Fair will be held in the UCC Atrium and gym-nasiums on Thursday, February 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. About 80 organi-zations will be in attendance. A list of participating organizations is available at www.sdc.uwo.ca/career/students/paths.html?jobfair OPINIONS WANTED: PMA members are invited to join focus groups to review current policies. If interested, forward your name to the PMA Office, Rm. 351 UCC or email [email protected]. The commitment is described as “short term.”

DECTER LECTURE: Former Ontario Deputy Minister of Health Michael Decter will be the speaker for the first Faculty of Health Sciences public lecture. Decter is expected to discuss issues such as the future of health care in Canada, and where it should be going. The lecture is tentatively titled ‘Canadian Health Care Reform: Moving from Access to Quality.’ Members of the pub-lic are invited to the free presentation Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building, Room 40.

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B Y K A R M E N D O W L I N G A N D P A U L M AY N E

Kristina Miller says Conserva-tive leader Stephen Harper asked Canadians to make a change, and they responded.

“He talks the talk and now it’s time to show it,” says the second-year Brescia University College student.

At the request of Western News, Miller, first-year student Jen Milne, political science pro-fessor Paul Barker and Huron University College student Mike Wolkowicz took part in a round-table on Monday’s federal elec-tion results.

The objective was to discuss post-secondary issues and Harp-er’s future as Canada’s newest prime minister.

Harper – his chief of staff is Ian Brodie, a Western professor on leave -- takes over from Prime Minister Paul Martin’s minority Liberal government with a minor-ity of his own, at 124 seats. The Liberals have 104, the Bloc holds 50 and the NDP has 31 seats. In London North Centre, Western’s riding, incumbent Joe Fontana held his seat for the Liberals.

Many experts called for the Conservatives to win more seats, but Barker says Canadians were smarter than the experts.

“I think they see this as a test for Harper, to find out if he can indeed work with others,” says the Brescia professor.

“Paul Martin was a good per-son,” adds Barker. “I think he did have Canada’s interest at heart, he just had a hard time govern-ing. If he had shown more lead-ership, he could very well have stayed in power.”

For his part, Wolkowicz believes many people were turned off by the Liberal campaign, saying it wasn’t very well run. However, he doesn’t think Canadians are any further along today than earlier this week with a Liberal minority.

With voter turnout at 65 per cent, up slightly from an all-time low of 60.9 per cent in 2004, Miller says there needs to be more incen-tive for students to vote.

“I didn’t vote, not because I didn’t want to, but because I couldn’t get away from school,”

she says. “And the advance polls were all messed up; the election web site was confusing – they need to make it easier for stu-dents to vote and have a say.”

With that, the first thing atop the minds of the students is cash – and how to get more of it for their schooling. Milne, who liked the Liberal 50/50 plan [paying half the tuition in first and last year of university], wants Harper to offer significant help to cash-strapped post-secondary students.

“Adjusting the loans program is not accomplishing anything,” says Milne of Harper’s plan to improve the Canada Student Loans Program. “It’s just setting you up for more loan debt and no one wants a huge debt when they leave school. There needs to be more cash incentives for us now.”

On that point Miller disagrees, saying the 50/50 plan only covers a combined $6,000 for those two years.

“We don’t know what tuition is going to be, what our living expenses will be,” she says. “It kind of defeats the purpose.”

Milne says moving social transfer funds to an educational transfer fund would result in less money getting lost in the shuffle and “have better results”.

Barker agrees, “Post-secondary education has been pushed aside too many times. We are under-funded, especially in Ontario. Mr. Harper needs get the two teams together (federal and provincial governments) to address this issue. It requires a partnership.”

Milne says, “When you invest in post-secondary education, you’re investing in doctors, lawyers and

other professionals. Major com-mitments need to be made and we need to see some action.”

She adds, while admitting it may sound cliché, “we are the future” and Harper needs to make some immediate investments in post-secondary institutions. While not on the top of Harper’s immediate agenda, Milne says it needs to be.

Although Wolkowicz agrees there needs to be more focus on post-secondary education, Harper needs to consider an overhaul of the health care system.

“There has to be some sort of option, we have such a shortage of doctors, losing many to the United States,” says Wolkow-icz. “It would help alleviate the problem to have a two-tiered sys-tem, giving Canadians a choice if they did or didn’t want to pay

for the private health care. It is an impractical way to do it right now.”

Miller says she doesn’t expect Harper to come out of the gate too quickly.

“I kind of see him treading carefully at first,” she says. “But Canada stood up for a change and he’s going to have to start show-ing us why Conservatives are the choice.”

Meanwhile, Western President Paul Davenport will be in Ottawa on February 1 with Vice-Presi-dent (Research & International Relations) Ted Hewitt, to meet with newly elected government officials and to discuss the Uni-versity’s position on education and research.

B Y K A R M E N D O W L I N G

The second campus communi-cations survey is set to be distrib-uted on February 6.

About 8,000 full- and part-time faculty and staff will be asked to participate this year, with plans to benchmark the results against the 2003 survey.

“In developing the 2006 survey, we consulted with faculty and staff union leaders through the Campus Council to help ensure

some of the concerns raised in the 2003 survey were addressed,” says Malcolm Ruddock, member of the Campus Communications Survey committee.

“We are hopeful that as a result of this consultation, we’ve cre-ated a survey that will generate a strong response from faculty and staff members across campus.”

Ruddock says the survey is about one-third shorter than the last one, with a number of ques-tions regarding communications

between faculty and staff and their respective unions removed.

“The purpose of the survey is to gage the communications culture at Western, to identify where we’re doing a good job and places for improvement,” states Ruddock.

A broadcast e-mail will be sent to those on campus, with the message leading them to the web-based survey online. Persons without access to e-mail, about 500 people, will be provided with

a paper version. The deadline for completion

of the surveys is February 27 and all responses are confidential. The Strategic Counsel has been contracted to gather the informa-tion and provide a report of the results in March.

The 2003 survey had a response rate of 22 per cent, with 256 fac-ulty and 862 staff taking part. Ruddock says they are hopeful this survey will see a greater number of participants.

“Getting a strong response to this survey will enable all mem-bers of this campus community to take measures to improve this university and make it an even better place to work.”

For the result of the 2003 sur-vey (which was reported in 2004), please visit: http://communica-tions.uwo.ca/facultyandstaff

What do you think of communication on campus?

ELECTION ROUNDTABLE

Education cure ‘requires a partnership’


Brescia University College students Kristina Miller, Jennifer Milne, political science professor Paul Barker and Huron University College student Mike Wolko-wicz discuss post-secondary education and Stephen Harper’s Conservative government following Monday night’s federal election.


THE WAY WE WERE: 1923

Feature by Alan Noon Photos: left, Alan Noon; right, J.J. Talman Collection/Western Archives

A large water tank was installed on the fifth floor of the Middlesex Memorial Tower of University College to increase water pressure for flushing toilets and watering lawns. Water was pumped from a well near the old J.W. Little Stadium. Eventually, the well was capped with concrete which then provided an excellent foundation for the stadium ticket booth.

QUICK-FIX POSSIBLE FOR WESTERN ROAD

DANGERS

A December 8 article in West-ern News described a joint proj-ect between Western and the City of London to reconstruct West-ern Road between Elgin Drive and Windermere Road. A similar article in the London Free Press quoted a city councilor, saying pedestrian safety was one of the main concerns in the design of this project.

Particularly during winter months, there are serious safety issues for anyone walking along Western Road between Amble-side Drive and the bridge over Medway Creek. There are no sidewalks, and the city does not regularly plow the shoulders of the road.

As a result, pedestrians (who are mostly Western students) must walk on the road.

Drivers speed down Richmond street, veering south onto West-ern Road at speeds of 70 to 80 km/h (the speed limit is 50). When conditions are slippery, drivers regularly skid onto the shoulders in order to avoid hitting the vehi-cle in front of them.

The city of London does not intend to install sidewalks on this stretch of Western Road until at least 2008.

In the interest of its students, the university should consider contributing to this joint proj-ect immediately by allowing a temporary walkway for pedestri-

ans along the Western Research Park property bordering Western Road. It could be accomplished by simply clearing some brush where the sidewalk ends just south of Ambleside Drive and it would drastically improve the safety of pedestrians.

Elizabeth Renouf Statistics, Third Year

WRITER’S SUBJECTIVITY FAILS HIM

For people to continuously improve themselves, they must always welcome constructive criticism based on real facts, no matter where it comes from. In the January 12 issue of Western News, Professor Emeritus Heinz Klatt stated that his views were labeled irresponsible and hateful simply because he disclosed the cruel and embarrassing practices of the Prophet.

Most certainly such uninformed comments are a falsehood and not a critique, meant to spread an anti-Muslim feeling on campus. Klatt does not mention the fact that it was Mohammad’s generos-ity and mercy that shocked the Makkans, when the Muslims con-quered their city and put an end to the constant aggression from there. He let all his enemies go free, while they expected cruel torture in return for all the pains they had caused the Muslims. His great mercy led to almost every-one accepting the Islamic faith, and since a Muslim Makkah no longer needed idols in the centre

of their town, they replaced it with a mosque.

Indeed, Klatt’s comments are an attack on Islam based on falsehood. His subjective view of Islam has failed him.

It was the engraved teachings of Mohammad in his followers such as the Khalifah Umar and Saladin which led them to bring freedom for all faiths in Jeru-salem and everywhere else the Muslims ruled. The actions of a few Muslims does not define Islam, and Muslims have and will bring great contributions to this campus and Canada in general.

I agree we need more discus-sions, but discussions which spread misunderstanding and hate will only lead to disasters.

Saboor Khan Electrical Engineering,

Third Year

LIBRARY LITTER AND FOOD MESS NEGLECTED

As a bibliophile, I have noticed the deteriorated state of cleanli-ness in the D.B. Weldon Library during the past several years, particularly as regards litter and food and drink mess, resulting in part from the decision to pro-vide space for a cafeteria in the library.

From September to April, it is now very difficult to find a desk or table in the Weldon library sans crumbs, coffee and pop drips, cans, cups, etc. I have seen much cleaner surfaces in busy restau-rants.

It is not hard to understand that this mess is going to cause con-tinuing damage to library materi-als and property, especially books, periodicals and keyboards.

Why, therefore, is there not increased cleaning staff to remove this bothersome litter and mess?

It is hard to imagine that any librarian could approve of this situation.

Logistically, there are two basic remedies for this problem: ban all

food/snacks and beverages in the library; or, increase cleaning staff to remove all garbage every day and to clean all desks/tables every day from September to April.

How many more neglectful years of filth and damage are necessary before the D.B. Wel-don Library is restored to its past cleanliness?

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Would you pay fees for a new recreation centre?

Aze Wilson 2nd year Medicine“I think it would be worthwhile to have this new facility. It would surely be an improvement over the current facility.”

Andres Iglesias 2nd year Bio-Chemical Engineering“The UCC needs more space for other groups. Plus it’s too crowded now to play basketball, for example. Something bigger would help with the intramural sports.”

Lauren Catania 3rd year Kinesiology“I would benefit from this as an athlete so, yes, I’d support the idea.”

Michelle Chandler 3rd year Geology/Biology“The university needs to work on the current facility. I would pay an extra $60 if we could see some improvement on what we have.”

Andrew Olim 1st year ACS“I would do it. As long as the increase is around $60 and doesn’t change to like $160 later on. I can spend the $160 elsewhere.”

Faculty growth includes higher female shareB Y K A R M E N D O W L I N G

About 70 new faculty members are expected to join the Western team this year, an increase simi-lar to last year.

While only 25 faculty members have signed up for July 1, several searches are underway and that number is anticipated to climb significantly, Alan Weedon, Vice-Provost (Academic Planning, Policy & Faculty), told Senate members last week.

These so-called incremental positions are in addition to nor-mal hiring to cover faculty losses from retirements and resigna-tions.

In the four-year budget plan that comes to an end this year, Weedon says the University origi-nally created 105 incremental positions to be filled during the fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05. Most of the positions are being filled by July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006.

In addition to the 105, another 37 were approved for 2005-06 and 42 more incremental positions are expected to be approved in this spring’s budget for filling in 2006-07. In total, 184 incremental full-time faculty positions will have been filled once hiring has been completed.

Weedon says looking forward, the number of incremental fac-ulty will largely depend on fund-ing from the government, but he notes the number of faculty needs to continue increasing to support a growing undergraduate

and graduate population. Western is showing progress

in efforts to recruit more female faculty and will continue to see it as a priority, he says. In 2005, probationary and tenured women faculty represented 27.5 per cent of the faculty on campus, up two percentage points from the year before and seven per cent from 2000.

Given continued hiring, Weedon

says his office has allocated an additional half-time position to work with the Coordinator, Fac-ulty Recruitment and Retention, Jennifer Holburn. They hope that individual will begin work in Feb-ruary.

* * *A new collaborative Master of

Science and Doctor of Philoso-phy in Developmental Biology will be available in September,

pending approval by the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies. Sen-ate approved a recommendation for approximately 10-15 students each year to enter the Master’s program and 10 students for the PhD program.

* * *Brescia University College will

offer an Honors Specialization in Psychology. With Brescia already

offering sufficient courses and programming to support the Hon-ors Specialization module, Sen-ate unanimously approved the motion.

* * *A Minor in Contemporary Eng-

lish Literature and a Minor in English for Teachers will be avail-able at Huron University College in September. The new Minor in Contemporary English Literature will offer students an opportunity to take a set of courses in a par-ticular field of English Literature. Students may be interested in the module because they wish to teach or to gain an appreciation of contemporary English literature as a complement to their Major or Specialization in another dis-cipline. The Minor in English for Teachers module follows the same structure as the other Minors in English for Teachers. The introduction of the module will make it possible for Huron students to earn the Minor using their courses taken at Huron.

* * *A new summer co-op in Eco-

nomics 499 will be introduced in September. The co-op is designed to provide students with an opportunity to use economics in the workplace, as well as provide them with experience that will be useful when they return to their studies.

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Teaching top priority for King’s profB Y K A R M E N D O W L I N G

Xing Jiang’s office at King’s University College used to be a student residence room, which is fitting since he says his new school has such a homey feel.

At 39 years old, Jiang has a number of years under his belt in the field of statistics and actuar-ial science. After completing his master’s in China, Jiang taught at Renmin University of China for seven years, but was then told to complete a PhD to continue teach-ing at the university level. That was when he decided to come to Canada.

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language and Russian as his sec-ond language, Jiang only began learning English when he was an adult at university.

“Even though I could write Eng-lish, my spoken English wasn’t as

good,” admits Jiang.“So I had to start my masters

at the University of Windsor and then mid-year I was able to trans-fer to the PhD program. At the time I had wanted to apply to Western because I already had a background in statistics and actu-arial science – but my English was not strong enough.”

After completing his doctorate, Jiang knew he wanted to work in a university. Windsor opened a one-year position for him. At the end of his stint at Windsor, he found the posting for King’s and knew he had to apply. He started his new post in the department of Economics, Business & Math-ematics on July 1 last year

Jiang is teaching three courses which are connected with the same courses at Western. Now King’s students can take Statis-tics 135 and Actuarial Science 153 at the college, rather than in the larger classes at the university.

“I am happy to be here and working with colleagues at King’s and main campus,” says Jiang. “Western was already set up and very organized – they helped me a lot with the courses.”

He is also an adjunct professor at Western, allowing for coopera-tive research work.

His research interests involve

testing homogeneity, referring to the degree to which the results of studies included in a review are similar. Clinical homogeneity means that, in trials, the partici-pants, interventions and outcome measures are similar or compa-rable.

Several of Jiang’s projects include testing treatment effect before and after an experiment, testing homogeneity under restricted alternatives, against central mixture alternatives and for generalized linear models.

Jiang met his wife at Renmin University. They married in China and she also attended Windsor at the time Jiang was working on his PhD. She completed a master’s and now works at London Life. They have a four year old son.

He says they are happy with the

move to London. In the short time at Western, Jiang has developed good working relationships with colleagues and has thoroughly enjoyed teaching.

“Some places emphasize teach-ing, some emphasize research, but I find at King’s professors really care about teaching,” says Jiang. “Wherever I have been, I always put teaching in first prior-ity. Research is also important but you have to separate how to distribute your time.”

Jiang says to be a good teacher, you must love the job.

“If you love something you can always find some ideas to do the best job,” he says. “Whether it’s teaching or research you can always find your ability to do a first-level job, if you love it.”

Name: Xing JiangBorn: May 25, 1966, North ChinaEducation: BSc’89 (Math) and MSc’92 (Statistics); University of Science and Technology of China; PhD’04 (Statistics), University of WindsorTeaching area: Statistics and Actuarial ScienceExperience: Assistant professor at Renmin University of China for seven years, taught statistics and developed program in actuarial science; limited-term (one year) assistant professor in statistics at University of Windsor.Publications: co-author, Test of treatment effect in pre-drug and post-drug count data with zero-inflation, Statistics in Medicine; co-author, Testing equality of means and variances of several Weibull populations, International Journal of Statistical Sciences; co-author, Testing homogeneity of several two-parameter populations, Canadian Journal of Statistics.Interests: volleyball, badminton, table tennis (ping-pong), singing in church choirWeb site: http://www.kingscollege.net/jiang/

Karmen Dowling, Western News

A focus on teaching and a ‘homey feel’ attracted Xing Jiang to King’s University College.

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Canadian football great Terry Evanshen is just one of the key-note speakers during Western’s annual Staff and Leaders Confer-ence being held this year from Feb. 27 through March 1.

Online registration begins Mon-day at 8:30 a.m.

Other keynote speakers include Western alumnus and Toronto Argonaut offensive lineman, Jude St. John, CBC broadcaster Evan Soloman, last year’s highest-rated speaker Denise Bissonnette and Lawson Health Research Insti-tute professor Gregor Reid.

Last year’s conference attracted more than 700 people and organiz-ers are hoping for an even higher turnout this year, says conference co-ordinator Nancy Stewart.

“The fact that we have such high quality speakers all in one program makes it perfect for people to attend,” she says.

All the workshops and speakers for the conference are free and all occur on campus so it’s very convenient for staff and faculty, Stewart says.

The entire conference is a come as you are event, so staff and fac-ulty can feel comfortable coming in their work clothes, she says.

People don’t have to register for all the conference events but can choose to come to only one or

two of them, Stewart says.Conference activities include:■ Site Tours of Western hot

spots that staff and faculty may not have seen before. The Sim-Man’s Family is a tour of the clini-cal education suite in the Labatt Health Sciences Building. This facility is where simulated man-nequins exhibit medical symp-toms that medical students must diagnose and treat. There is also a tour through the school green

houses, the new archive facilities at Weldon Library, a tour through the Don Wright Faculty of Music with a chance to hear a vocal recital, an exhibition of the history of occupational health and safety in Canada in the UCC Atrium, and a tour of Weldon Library after an information session on how to better use the facilities.

■ There are also concurrent sessions offered throughout the three days of activities. These smaller sessions are offered on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis. Some of the sessions include: unraveling the mysteries of the Western pension plan, discussing whether the Internet is friend or foe, as well as a session instruct-ing people on how they can better understand Western’s recruit-ment process.

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“The fact that we have such high quality speakers all in one program makes it perfect for people to attend.”

Nancy StewartConference Co-ordinator


Staff Awards of ExcellenceThe University was flooded with more than 60 nominations for the inaugural Staff

Award of Excellence. When the dust had settled, six individuals and one group stood out as the best of the best. Reporter Karmen Dowling profiles Western’s top staff.

DAVID MILLS

Job title: Broadcast Manager, Faculty of Media & Information Studies

Time at Western: 36 years

In addition to several support-ing letters from the campus com-munity, the nomination for David Mills was accompanied by half a dozen letters from Journalism graduates working in the busi-ness around the world.

“In the very competitive world

of broadcast journalism, David Mills always found the gentle way and most importantly, the human touch,” states one letter from a Western Journalism graduate. “He is, and will always be, a men-tor to be treasured.”

Mills has been a mainstay of the Journalism program since its inception in 1976.

“As technology has changed, David has been at the forefront of innovation, making sure stu-dents in the journalism program have had access to appropriate

technology. In this regard he has been a model of lifelong learn-ing,” says one letter. “He repre-sents the soul and spirit of our program as he has done for over three decades.”

Another letter sums it up, “David always puts himself sec-ond to make sure his students and fellow faculty/staff members get what they need. And best of all, he does it with an infectious enthu-siasm and zest for life. David is the type of guy you can’t help but love. He truly is an everyday

hero.”Mills says he was floored when

he found out he was chosen to receive the award.

“It’s certainly very humbling,” says Mills. “I had a chance to see the nomination and letters and it’s astounding—very nice to know you are appreciated. But there are really so many other people out there that deserve this award.”

He adds that it has been a privi-lege to work with so many great people at Western.

JENI DURO

Job title: Lab Technician, Department of Biology


Jeni Duro started at Western in 1997 as a part-time dishwasher in the Department of Biology. Today she is a Lab Technician who over-sees preparation of materials, equipments, reagents and experi-mental organisms in laboratory classes for almost 1,000 students a year, in addition to providing

basic technical support for sev-eral laboratories.

One nomination letter states, “It is obvious to me that her steadily increasing responsibility was a direct result of her strong respect for the job (no matter how tedious), respect for students (no matter how many) and respect for her own growth (no matter how challenging)”.

While she is described as com-petent and responsible, she is also known to enjoy learning new techniques and use of new equip-

ment. With that, she is said to like showing these skills to others and clearly derives pleasure from helping students with individual projects.

Another nomination letter says she is hard working, dedicated to her work, well organized and a pleasure to work with. It goes on to say, “She makes all our lives easier by having everything in place at the appropriate time and all our lives better through the sheer force of her personality. She truly makes Western a great

place to work.”The Albanian native says while

she appreciates others having a high opinion of her, she believes her co-workers are the ones who deserve the award.

“I was doing my job – nothing special,” says Duro. “I believe in my heart there are other people around me who deserve this rec-ognition. These people are the ones who made it happen for me, they are my models. My winning, is their winning.”

JEANNIE TAYLOR-SHAW

Job title: Administrative Offi-cer, Department of Anthropol-ogy


As Administrative Officer, Jeannie Taylor-Shaw plays a cen-tral role in day-to-day functioning of a department with 18 full-time and 12 part-time faculty mem-bers, two other staff and a gradu-ate program that includes two MA and two PhD steams.

She oversees staff, works with

the Chair to prepare and admin-ister budgets and interacts daily with students and faculty mem-bers.

“Jeannie is highly intelligent, she is personable, competent and handles great pressure with grace, aplomb and a real sense of humor,” states the nomination letter. “She has an innate ability to recognize significant problems, to devise innovative solutions, and to build consensus among students, staff and faculty.”

The mother of five says she was honoured to be nominated and

didn’t expect to be chosen for the newly established award.

“I was so very grateful and proud to be able to share this with Gary, our children and especially my parents,” Taylor-Shaw wrote in a thank you note to nomina-tors.

A supporting letter sums up how many feel about Taylor-Shaw: “I must also confess to a secret envy of the utter competence and efficiency of this woman who has a mind like a steel trap, and remarkable problem-solv-ing abilities. She carries out her

responsibilities as office man-ager with superior judgment and confidence, maintaining diplo-macy when it is needed (often) and always offering a friendly, helpful hand. Jeannie is without a doubt, the ‘most valuable player’ of our department, staff AND faculty included.”

Taylor-Shaw has three sisters working at Western. She says they and the rest of her family are proud she is receiving the award. As the eighth of 10 siblings, she looks forward to her large family being at the February 27 event.

IVAN CELIC

Job title: Caretaker, Physical Plant


He is the living example of Western’s core values of integ-rity, respect and service, says the nomination letter written by three Visual Arts students, for Ivan Celic.

Celic had been the caretaker in

the Visual Arts building, before his recent move to the Arthur & Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building.

“He is always joking, smiling, even singing, and genuinely cares about the students and faculty members,” says the letter. “He not only engages in his work but with those around him. He always is willing to help students by helping them find ways in putting artwork up and carrying heavy objects.

He does these things because he wants to help even though it is not required of him.”

The Visual Arts Department threw a surprise party for the Cro-atian caretaker when he became a Canadian citizen, something that demonstrated how much he is appreciated by the students and faculty.

“We can honestly say that Ivan has improved not only our uni-versity experience, but also the

experience of all those lives he has touched at Western,” ends the nomination letter.

The father of a three-year-old daughter says Western is an amazing place and enjoys being around people he feels are like his second family.

“I am so happy somebody respects my job,” he says. “I try to make everybody happy – give them an easier life. I like to help, even if it not my job.”


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“Sherri is an exceptional per-former with exacting standards, and always delivers above and beyond expectations to faculty, our students, and the community,” says one of the many supporting letters to her nomination. “Sherri takes personal initiative and

adeptly uses resources, whether personal contacts or technology, to create an exceptional student learning experience.”

The mother of three was involved in one of the focus groups dealing with the staff recognition award. She says she is happy with how the award is being rolled out, believing the Staff Recognition Task Force has achieved it’s goal of making the award relevant.

“Everything that I thought would make it relevant seems to be covered, the cash, peer recognition,” says Moore. “I’m

definitely excited about the entire thing. I really do love my job and love Ivey – it’s such a community here. I get treated with respect and my co-workers are great. It’s a great spirit here – a great place to be.”

A common theme in her nomi-nation package was how profes-sional, innovative and creative Moore is, not to mention patient and courteous.

Other words notes, “Sherri is a highly motivated individual and particularly conscientious and she shows every day how

much she cares about her job but more importantly the peo-ple with whom she works. She is extremely easy to work with and I have observed that she gets along very well with her colleagues, faculty, and students. Conse-quently, she is very approachable and I have seen individuals from all of these groups come to her for assistance, from software issues to policy issues and beyond.”

Another letter concludes, “She is a model to both staff at Ivey and campus-wide.”

BILL COX

Job title: Media Specialist, Institutional Planning & Budget


Bill Cox is the person to turn to when it comes to classroom technology. He does it all; design, installation, maintenance, as well as educating people about it.

In the nomination letter, Cox is said to be not simply an excellent technician, but something of a visionary.

“Prior to 1993, the University of

Western Ontario had a mere hand-ful of classrooms with arcane, and largely unused a/v systems. At that time, most instructors relied solely on chalkboards and over-head transparency projectors as presentation aids. Furthermore, each building and faculty gov-erned the purchase, and main-tenance of their respective a/v resources.”

It goes on to say, “Bill saw the need to provide, integrate and man-age new, permanently installed, robust instructional technology on a campus-wide basis.”

Cox enthusiastically gives life to a new idea, with his method being objective, positive, and always producing excellent results.

In a supporting letter, it says, “I have known Bill for at least 15 years now and have always found him to be one of the most dedi-cated, professional, and talented people here at Western. Bill’s work and advice are of the highest cali-bre, whether it be designing the audiovisual installation for a new classroom, retrofitting an existing teaching space, or simply provid-ing direction on the best way to

wear a microphone. Bill is not content to simply ‘fix’ a problem – he constructs solutions that last and work for both instructors and students.”

While Cox says he considers it an honour to be chosen for the award, he notes he was just doing his job.

“One of my operating principles is to always try to imagine what it’s like to be the person asking for help,” says Cox. “Once you put yourself in the place of the person asking for help, it’s pretty difficult not to help them.”

WESTERN HEADS EAST

Members include: Bob Gough, Chris Costello, Teresa Scherle, David Sheperd, Denise Farr, Becca Carroll and Rachel Harder

Created in 2003

Western Heads East (WHE) was initiated through the leader-ship of Western staff members in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa. The WHE task force saw an opportunity to bring stu-dents, staff and faculty together in a community outreach initia-tive with the potential to make a difference on an international scale.

“The Western Heads East proj-ect is a wonderful example of a

grassroots staff initiative that has provided a catalyst for a campus wide effort to make a difference to the lives of people in the devel-oping world,” says a supporting letter. “It was the staff members in the Housing Department, led by Bob Gough who were con-vinced of the idea that students at Western could make a difference in the fight against the ravaging HIV/AIDS epidemic.”

The letter notes it is one thing to be inspired to do something, it is another to act and doggedly achieve results.

“They showed immense leader-ship becoming fundraisers, advo-cates, grant application writers, administrators, and international liaisons to name but a few of the roles WHE members took on.”

WHE initiators worked with Microbiology & Immunology pro-fessor Gregor Reid to help create a practical, food-based project which could enhance the health of people in communities where malnutrition thrives and people have little or not access to HIV prevention and treatment strate-gies.

Today, the project is up and run-ning and the task force has sent four student interns to Mwanza, Tanzania.

The legacy is that anyone can make a difference. The nomina-tion letter ends by saying, “Their initiative has demonstrated true leadership and promoted per-sonal growth for all who have taken advantage of the opportu-nity to get involved.”

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Western’s contribution of $430,620, largest in its history and the top workplace campaign in London-Middlesex, helped push

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United Way Executive Director Helen Connell was astounded by Western’s numbers, the largest ever for the London & Middlesex campaign.

“Independent studies have shown that Western is the finest university in this country – in terms of research, in academics, in its students – but I think you’ve also shown that there is no one that can compare to you for com-passion, the size of your hearts and for your caring.”

Western President Paul Daven-port, who chaired the successful county-wide campaign, says he owes a great deal of thanks to the countless volunteers, both at Western and in London.

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While an internal search for a replacement is ongoing, Profes-sor Emeritus and the Centre’s founding director Robert Barney will act as the interim director through June 30.

Wamsley steps down

Campus campaign smashes target


The Western community lit up the 2005 United Way campaign with a record-breaking gift of $430,620. With candles from a celebratory cake are President Paul Davenport, United Way Executive Director Helen Connell and campus co-chairs Gary Blazak and Elizabeth Skarakis-Doyle.

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Melodious sounds will soon be filling the air at Western’s Talbot College on Sunday afternoons as a brand new adult choir begins in February.

The brainchild of Victoria Mer-edith, Assistant Professor at the Don Wright Faculty of Music, the UWO choralconnections Adult Choir is part of an initiative that seeks to create bonds between Western and the broader choral community.

The choir is open to the public and prior singing experience isn’t required although knowledge of how to read music will help, Mer-edith says. To sooth jitters, there won’t be an audition process and people are already signing-up, she says.

“There’s been a tremendous interest in it,” Meredith says.

So much so that while only 50 spaces were originally allotted for the choir, she’s had to bump the number to between 60 and 65 and there’s already a waiting list, she says. But, men are in luck because there are some spaces left just for them.

For those still interested, Mer-edith encourages people to con-tinue to sign-up for the waiting list as spots may become avail-

able and also so people may be contacted when there are other singing initiatives, she says.

Research concerning singing shows it releases stress, increases body strength and even improves posture, besides being a creative outlet, Meredith says.

“Plus it’s just fun, of course there’s also the social side of it,” she says.

It’s not all fun and games for Meredith, though. Her current research focuses on how to pre-serve the voice as the body grows older, so she will not only be con-ducting songs but also instruct-ing singers on proper vocal tech-niques.

“It’s like having a voice class and a choral rehearsal all in one,”

she says.The repertoire will include

“all high quality music” she says, naming spirituals, classical and folk-songs as possible contend-ers.

If the choir remains as popular as early interest indicates, she sees it eventually becoming two groups and she hopes to offer the choir again to the wider London community.

“I think it will probably become a regular event and an ongoing initiative,” she says.

Choir rehearsals are from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoons running from Feb. 12 through April 9 in Talbot College, room 101. Registration is $100.

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Who knows five languages, travels the world advocating for human rights and can most often be found as a caretaker in Weldon Library?

That would be 17-year Physi-cal Plant employee Thach Thach (pronounced “Tatch”).

Thach’s work with the interna-tional organization Khmers Kam-puchea-Krom Federation (KKF) will take him off-campus and around the world over the next six months in an effort to improve the lives of Cambodians in South Vietnam. Kampuchea-Krom was the southernmost territory of the Khmer Empire and means “Cam-bodia Below”.

He will participate in sev-eral international conferences involving the International Court, United Nations’ organizations, international governments and the Human Rights Commission meeting in Geneva. The confer-ence is so in-depth it takes place over six weeks.

Thach, 50, immigrated to Can-ada in 1988. He says he can now celebrate his human rights and Cambodian culture in a way not previously possible while living in an oppressed area of South Vietnam - home to more than seven million Khmer Krom, the indigenous people of Southern Vietnam.

“When I came to Canada, I saw how people were treated differ-

ent [than in Cambodia],” explains Thach. “It made me want to do something for human rights back home”.

“In South Vietnam, Cambodians represent the minority population and oppression by the Vietnam-ese is prevalent” he says. Thach and the KKF will visit New York to oversee editing of a UN docu-mentary film that explores the situation.

There will also be visits to Brit-ish Columbia, various U.S. states, Australia and Holland. Thach will return to Geneva in July to par-ticipate in a UN sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on Indigenous Populations.

Thach has been involved in many volunteer positions includ-ing the RCMP, City Hall, London Police and the OPP. He says he knew nothing about the groups before volunteering.

“I just went down to see if they needed help,” says Thach. “You can’t sit at home complaining you don’t know English enough or what to do - just go.”

Thach left Cambodia with a bachelor of literature degree but in Canada he had to start over. He completed high school, then graduated three years ago from Western’s Administrative and Commercial Studies Program.

“You may start with a job you don’t like but you can do more by getting involved and volun-teering,” says Thach. “This is my fun.”

Thach feels people like him must get involved and make a dif-ference for those who need help. “If you don’t say anything, you get nothing. It’s about freedom.”

“I want to send a message to people inside the country [Cambo-dia]. They have to educate them-selves. We hope people demand the government in a peaceful way, don’t use violence… we seek the international community to put pressure on government to end oppression”.

The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation represents over eight million people worldwide.

Thach is president of Khmer Krom Network which is a technol-ogy and Internet working group. For more information visit www.khmerkrom.org/en/index.php or www.khmerkrom.net.

Thach lives in London with his wife and four children.

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Small, smaller, smallest aren’t anywhere near nano-small as was discovered recently by Western’s Senior Alumni.

Every Tuesday, this large group meets to hear lectures -- and last week’s talk concerned things that are incredibly small.

Entitled, ‘Nano, Nano - Why the Buzz?’ the presentation by Ian Mitchell, Professor Emer-itus (Physics and Astronomy), plugged alumni into a whole new nano-world that is intriguing sci-entists and politicians alike, and taking the world by storm.

Exactly what is a nano was the first topic on Mitchell’s agenda. A nano is an incredibly small unit of measurement. It follows after milli and micro in size designa-tion and represents one billionth.

Mitchell hastened to add that researchers have been using even smaller things in their lab work.

“Chemists (are) working with molecules that are much smaller than what we’ve been talking about today,” he said.

Using a dime as an example, Mitchell kept intensifying the magnification to show what he meant. The dime was magnified so closely that one could see into grooves in the metal.

But the nano world is more than a curiosity - nano technology is hitting the marketplace, he says.

Describing a recent visit to a department store, he spoke about

a pair of pants made with a spe-cial nano-fabric. The fabric’s sur-face tension was modified so that things couldn’t soak into them and leave a lasting stain, he said.

Mitchell joked those pants were made with him specifically in mind earning a chuckle from the audience.

Nano technology is also impact-ing the energy sector, being used with fuel cells, and also in the electronics and medical sectors, he says.

For the medical community, experiments with nano-shells are proving useful. Scientists are

applying their use to tumors and seeing if they make tumors on mice shrink. So far, the results have been very encouraging, he says.

Western also has a major place in the nano world. In Septem-ber of 2004, the Nanofabrication Laboratory opened in the Physics and Astronomy Building. It cost $7.5 million to build and equip and has $15 million allotted for supporting research.

For more information about the Senior Alumni Program please see: www.alumni.uwo.ca/senior/london-campus.htm

Size counts; small wins

Paul Mayne,Western News

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The University has a central Web site displaying complete advertisements for all vacant academ-ic positions. The following academic positions are among those being advertised currently on the Website at www.uwo.ca/pvp/acad. Please review the web site for complete details, includ-ing application requirements, or contact the faculty, school or department directly.

FULL-TIME ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTSFACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, School of Nursing – applications are invited for a limited-term appointment of up to five years in the School of Nursing, effective July 1, 2006. Closing date: April 13, 2006. Please quote HS 055 on all correspondence.

SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & DEN-TISTRY, Dentistry, Division of Oral Biology - applications are invited for a probationary (ten-ure-track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor with expected start date of July 1, 2006. If qualifications and experience warrant a higher rank, the appointment may be made at the Associate Professor or Professor rank with tenure. Closing date: applications will be accepted until position is filled.

SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & DEN-TISTRY, Department of Family Medicine – applications are invited for a full-time Clini-cal Academic appointment as Medical Director of the St. Joseph Family Medical and Dental Centre. Rank, term of appointment and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and

experience. Closing date: applications will be accepted until position is filled.

PART-TIME ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (Repeat Notice)Candidates for the following anticipated appointment (repeat notice) for the Summer Day period must apply using the application form available at either www.uwo.ca/pvp/fac-ultyrelations/forms/index-forms-guides.html or from the department, school, program or fac-ulty office. Calendar description of the courses offered can be viewed at www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/western/web/2005(new)/UNDERGRADU-ATE_COURSE_INFORMATION_304986.html or at web sites specified in the complete postings which are available at www.uwo.ca/pvp/facul-tyrelations/jobs/index-jobs.html.

FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES, Depart-ment of Modern Languages and Literatures, (Summer Day - On campus), Japanese 036 - Intensive Japanese for Beginners, Closing date: February 16, 2006.

PART-TIME ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (Unanticipated)Candidates for the following unanticipated appointments for the Summer 2006 period

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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, Department of Sociology, (Distance Studies – Online)Sociology 270a - 650 - Foundations of Social TheorySociology 271b - 650 - Survey of Contemporary TheoryClosing date: February 17, 2006

All positions are subject to budgetary approval. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, Aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.

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Wedding Officiant to help you personalize your ceremony. Free initial consultation. Non-denominational. Traditional or contemporary. Flexible. Professional. Experienced. Reasonable rates. Western Alumni. Let’s talk, call Paul Knauer, MA, MDiv. Telephone 868-3131 or Email: [email protected]

Computer Hardware Services – at Hyde Park Computers we do upgrades, repairs, new com-puter sales and laptop sales at a reasonable cost and with short waiting times. Call us at 519-641-0248 or email [email protected]

Custom Web Design - Do you or your orga-nization need online presence on a budget? Conference summary, online bibliography, cur-riculum vitae, departmental web site, project management portal? I can help. Phone Mike at 519-685-3904 or visit cygalski.net.

SHORT TERM HOUSINGExecutive Rental – short-term accommoda-tion, self contained and private two-bedroom apt in our home. All inclusive, linens, phone, internet. Park like setting near Springbank/Wonderland. Weekly or monthly www.geocities.com/sumacridgehome. Call (519) 670-5219

FOR RENTHouse on Quiet Street in Old North - walking distance to Western. Two Bedrooms and 1 bath-room, $1,300 including utilities. Available Febru-ary 1. Living room, dining room, four appliances,

fireplace, and garage. Call 438-1521

House off Sarnia Road - 5 min. walk to Western from Chesham Estates. SPACIOUS 5/6 bedroom home. Excellent condition, large, bright rooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, fireplace, central air, laundry facilities, 5 appliances, pri-vately fenced backyard with outdoor shed, lots of parking. Nice neighborhood, steps from the bus stop. $1,600 + utilities. 657-1941

For Classifieds, call 661-2045 or send email to [email protected]. Rates: faculty, staff and students - $15; others and services/commercial ads - $20. If more than 35 words, please add 50 cents per word. Payment must accompany ads. Submit by noon, Thursdays to Western News, Room 335, Stevenson-Lawson Bldg. No refunds.


COMING EVENTS

January 26Spencer Gallery, The D.B. Weldon Library – Photographs by William Zierhofer. “Times of London” The collection of photographs spans a period of 50 years. Gallery hours Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 – 12 a.m. Display runs until March 3.

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Hervé Tabuteau, Western. “Motion of a sphere into a yield stress fluid: Physics & Astronomy 123, 1:30 p.m.

Bruce McCaffrey Memorial Graduate Seminar Series, Liam van Beek “Heroes in Any other Con-flict: Myth and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial” SSC Rm. 4317, 3:30 p.m.

A Medical Quartet – A Medicine & Music Series for the London community. “Making a Joyful Noise: Voice Production and Physiology”, Torin Chiles, Faculty of Music & Kevin Fung, Dept. of Otolaryngology. Wolf Performance Hall, Cen-tral Branch, London Public Library. Sponsored by Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Don Wright Faculty of Music. Free Admission. 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Kevin Schmidt, Photographer. Vancouver, BC. John Labatt Visual Art Centre – Rm. 100, 8 p.m.

Music Concert: A Musical Quartet – A free four-part lecture series presented by Medicine and Music. Beethoven: Defying Deafness dis-cussed by Don Neville and Lorne Parnes. Wolf Performance Hall, 7 p.m.

January 27Dept. of Biochemistry – Rod Merrill, University of Guelph, “Stealth and Mimicry by Deadly Bac-terial Toxins”, MSB Rm. 341 – 10:30 a.m.

Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar – Paul Walton, Western, “Restoration of Peroxisomal Catalase Import in Human Cells”, DSB Rm. 1002, 12:30 p.m.

Music Concert: Anne Thompson, flute, Chris Foley, piano and tenor Kevin McMillan showcase Schubert’s delight in recycling his songs. von Kuster Hall, 12:30 p.m.

Department of Modern Languages and Lit-eratures - Mayella Almazan (London, England) “Words and Rules in Williams Syndrome”, UC

207 - 1:30 p.m.

Geography Speaker Series - Jeff Masuda, “The Politics of Pork: Maple Leaf meets its match on Hamilton’s Mountain”, SSC Rm. 2322, 2 p.m.

Department of Modern Languages and Lit-eratures - Transatlantic Seminar: Judith R. Cohen, York University “Visions of Sefarad in Iberia and North America.” UC 207 - 3 p.m. Department of Modern Languages and Liter-atures - “LA TERTULIA” (Spanish Conversation, Intermediate Level): an opportunity to sharpen your Spanish-speaking skills. UC 114. 3 – 4 p.m.

USC Comedy Movie Series: Anger Manage-ment – The Spoke Lounge, 2 p.m.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics Seminar – Ross Norman, Western. “Psychiatric Stigma: A recalci-trant problem”, MSB Rm. 148. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

January 28Department of Philosophy & Religious Stud-ies of King’s College and the Department of Philosophy present Intelligent Design. A

one-day symposium in philosophy of religion. Speakers will include Hunter Brown, Robert DiSalle, Wayner Myrvold and Michael Fox. All welcome. No registration required. Feel free to contact Samantha [email protected]. King’s College, Location N 168. Coffee, tea & muffins provided. 10 a.m.

Women’s Hockey, Laurier @ Western, 2 p.m.

Men’s Hockey, York @ Western (JLC), 7 p.m.

January 29Women’s Volleyball, Ottawa @ Western, 1 p.m.

January 30Physiology and Pharmacology Seminar – “Neuroscience Seminar”, MSB, M270 – 4 p.m.

January 31Senior Alumni Program – “Down the Garden Path” How Western design and maintains its award-winning grounds. Jim Galbraith, Manager, Grounds Maintenance and Waste Management, PPD, Western. McKellar Room, UCC. 9:30 – 11 a.m.

February 1Department of Modern Languages and Literatures “LA TERTULIA” (Spanish Conversation): an opportu-nity to enhance Spanish Skills by meeting people from different Spanish-speaking countries. UC 117 - 3 - 4 p.m.

Café Scientifique for the London community – sponsored by the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario. “It’s all about Information” Quim Madrenas, Dept of Microbiology. Sifton Room, Masonville Library – 7 – 8:45 p.m.

Women’s Basketball, Windsor @ Western, 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball, Windsor @ Western, 8 p.m.

Speaking Skills Practiced Weekly – Campus Communicators/Toastmasters meets every Wed, 12 noon, Rm 330, SLB. Visitors welcome. For more information contact Shauna Wong at 777-4348 or email [email protected]

Please send submissions for this feature to [email protected]

REGISTRAR’S BULLETIN

Tax Receipt InformationT2202A’s (tuition tax receipts) for the 2005 tax year will be available on-line at the end of February 2006. Watch this column and the Registrar’s web site at www.registrar.uwo.ca for updates.

T4As (income tax slips for scholarships, bur-saries and monetary awards) for the 2005 tax year will be mailed at the end of February 2006 to eligible students.

Intent to RegisterUndergraduate students (excluding the Richard Ivey School of Business) wishing to enroll in courses for the Fall/Winter 2006 term must

submit an Intent to Register no later than February 24.

Undergraduate students may complete an online Intent to Register beginning February 13 by visiting www.registrar.uwo.ca/ITR. Students who are not eligible to use the online form will be prompted to complete a paper Intent to Register form.

For more detailed or Faculty specific Intent to Register information please visit www.registrar.uwo.ca/ITR

The 2006 Academic Calendar will be available free of charge at Counselling Offices February 13 to 24. After the 24th, the Academic Calendar

will be available online at www.registrar.uwo.ca/calendars or at the Book Store.

OSAP - Summer 2006Summer OSAP applications will be available in late March. They will be available in hard copy or can be downloaded from the Registrar’s web site.

The Honorable G. Howard Ferguson AwardNominations are now being accepted for The Honorable G. Howard Ferguson Award. The deadline for receipt of nominations is Febru-ary 28.

2006 Spring GraduationThe deadline to apply to graduate for the Spring 2006 convocation is March 15. Go to the Registrar’s web site at www.registrar.uwo.ca for more details.

Add/DropFebruary 15: Last day to drop a second-term half course, or a second-term full course without academic penalty.

Grade ReliefJanuary 31: Deadline to apply for relief against a final grade in a first-term course.

Hours of OperationInformation Services Room 190Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays – 9 am to 4 pmWednesdays – 10 am to 6 pmTelephone Helpline: (519) 661-2100Regular hours – 9 am to 4 pm

For more information about these and other items, please visit the Registrar’s web site at www.registrar.uwo.ca.

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