May 27, 1997
National Agriculture Biotechnology Council in Saskatoon
Posted May 27, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-16-AG
National Agriculture Biotechnology
Council
to hold 9th annual meeting in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon SK, May 27, 1997 -- Today's agricultural industry
faces a number of important challenges. One of the most
critical is the need to feed an increasing world population
despite a shrinking natural resources base challenged by
global climate change, desertification, environmental
pollution and other stresses. Social and political pressures
require that the agricultural industry meet these
challenges in an ethical and economical fashion, ensuring
environmental stewardship and conservation of
biodiversity.
Recent advances in agricultural biotechnology have led to
the development and commercialization of many products
that promise to sustain and/or increase food production. At
the 9th Annual Meeting of the National Agricultural
Biotechnology Council (NABC) - Agricultural Biotechnology:
ResourceManagement in Challenged Environments -
attendees from diverse groups will have an opportunity to
discuss and debate the ability of the agricultural industry
to address political and regulatory issues as agricultural
biotechnology products move from the research and
development stage to the commercial arena, and the use of
these new agricultural biotechnology products to meet the
needs of producers in challenged environments.
Scheduled for June 1-3, 1997, the meeting will be hosted
by NABC member institution University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, Canada. Attendees will assess the potential of
agricultural biotechnology products to enhance agricultural
production in challenged environments, while at the same
time maintaining sustainability and conserving
biodiversity. The meeting will include three days of in-
depth, informative sessions comprising invited paper
presentations and workshop sessions.
To set the stage for the workshops, participants are
informed by talks given in plenary sessions. Among the
speakers are Alex McCalla, Director of Agriculture and
Natural Resources at the World Bank, and Mark Winfield,
Director of Research with the Canadian Institute for
Environmental Law and Policy.
Dr. McCalla, whose paper is entitled Agbiotechnology in the
21st Century: The Promise and the Pitfalls, received his
first two degrees from the University of Alberta and his
doctorate in Agricultural Economics from the University of
Minnesota. Best known for his research in international
trade, he was a founding member and co-convenor of the
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, and
served as Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee of the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
from 1988 to 1994. Dr. McCalla is currently leading a major
effort to revitalize the World Bank's commitment to rural
development.
Dr. Winfield, whose paper is entitled Can We Trust
Agbiotechnology to Solve Our Problems?, holds a masters
degree and doctorate in political science, and a B.A. in
Science and Technology Studies from the University of
Toronto. In July 1996, he was a member of the Canadian
delegation to the meeting of the Expert Working Group on
Biosafety under the Convention on Biological Diversity in
Arhus, Denmark. He is currently cochair of the
Biotechnology Caucus of the Canadian Environmental
Network, and has recently completed a term as the vice
president of the Conservation Council of Ontario, Canada.
Facilitating Dialogue: The Workshops
Continuing the NABC tradition of providing a forum where
people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints can meet in
an environment conducive to the exchange of ideas, the
meeting workshops are designed to promote dialogue,
establish a common knowledge base, identify areas of
agreement and disagreement, reach consensus, where
possible, and develop recommendations.
Each participant will join one of three workshops. After
each plenary session, participants will discuss the themes
presented and issues raised. They will then be charged to
explore the various issues and opportunities arising from
the impact of these changes.
For more information on the Annual Meeting and to receive
a detailed brochure, contact the NABC office at 607-254-
4856, or via e-mail at nabc@cornell.edu. For those
unfamiliar with the NABC, copies of previous annual
meeting proceedings are available by contacting the NABC
office at the above number or E-Mail address.
For more information, please contact:
Jane Baker Segelken
NABC Executive Coordinator
(607) 254-4856
E-mail: nabc@cornel.edu
Jim Germida Bryan Harvey
Conference Co-Chair Conference Co-Chair
(306) 966-6836 (306) 966-5795
E-mail: germida@sask.usask.ca E-mail:
harvey@duke.usask.ca
May 26, 1997
Dr. Tafoya to present a public lecture May 28, 1997
Posted May 26, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
96-05-14-NU
Public Service Announcement
Saskatoon SK, May 23, 1997 -- A public lecture will be held as part of
the 1997 conference hosted by the Canadian Association of Psychosocial
Oncology taking place in the Adam Ballroom at the Delta Bessborough on
May 28, 29 and 30, 1997.
Dr. Terry Tafoya is a Taos Pueblo and Warm Springs Indian who has
extensively used American Indian ritual and ceremony in his clinical
work. On Wednesday May 28, 1997 at 7:00 pm, he will give a lecture
titled Compassion and Sacred Clowns: Healing and Humor in the Time
of Illness.
This presentation will examine how Coyote (an American Indian
trickster) and his relatives in other cultures can shatter barriers of
the forbidden to allow new ways of dealing with others.
Dr. Tafoya was trained as a traditional Native American storyteller and
family therapist. He served as clinical faculty and senior staff for the
University of Washington's School of Medicine. He has also directed the
Transcultural Counseling Program at the Evergreen State College,
where he was a professor of psychology.
In 1989, he created Tamanawit, an international consulting firm.
Presently, he serves as a national consultant for the US Centre for
Substance Abuse Prevention. Dr. Tafoya is also on the national
teaching faculty for the American Psychological Association and on the
Milton H. Erickson Foundation for Clinical Hypnosis and Psychotherapy.
This public lecture is sponsored by W.A. Edwards Family and
Saskatoon Funeral Home. All members of the public are invited to
attend and admission is free.
For more information, please contact:
Denise Nowoselski
CAPO Conference Planner
(306) 966-8360
May 21, 1997
Distinguished Researcher Award to Miller
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-05-OTHER
Miller receives 1997 Distinguished Researcher
Award
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- The university?s distinguished researcher
award, presented at each convocation, will go to Jim Miller, professor of
history. The honor, which carries a $1,000 prize, recognizes a U of S
faculty member?s excellence in scholarship.
Miller, who earned his undergraduate, MA, and PhD degrees from the
University of Toronto, joined the U of S in 1970, and became a full
professor only nine years later. This rapid advancement through the
academic ranks reflects a productive, substantial research and
publication record that has generated for Miller an international
reputation as an expert in Aboriginal history and Indian-White relations
in Canada.
Besides having published a score of refereed articles in leading journals
in the field, 30 or so expository pieces in various publications, dozens of
chapters in books and articles in newspapers, 11 technical reports, and
140 book reviews, he has made 45 public presentations to a variety of
professional and public groups, and written four important books and
edited a fifth.
His research has been supported by more than $200,000 in funding?a
sum unmatched by any other faculty member in the humanities. He has
taught nine different undergraduate courses and is an active member of
the graduate program, currently supervising five graduate students (the
maximum number allowed by the history department).
Recently recognized by his peers in the form of being elected president of
the Canadian Historical Association, Canada?s premier history society,
Miller is regularly called upon as an expert witness or
researcher/consultant for various Aboriginal issues.
As CHA president, he has helped to lead a nation-wide lobby of
historians, archivists, and others to successfully pressure a Commons
committee to make 11th-hour amendments to provisions made to a Bill
that would have seriously hampered archival research in this country.
The measure passed the Senate unamended, and it became law on April
25.
For more information, please contact:
Professor Jim Miller
Department of History
(306) 966-5806
Earned Doctor of Science Degree to Dr. C. Singh
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-06-OTHER
U of S electrical engineering graduate to
receive earned doctor of science degree
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- At its spring convocation on May 22, the
university will award an earned doctor of science degree to Dr. Chanan
Singh, a U of S graduate and professor of electrical engineering at Texas
A&M University where he is also director of the Electrical Power Institute.
The main thrust of Dr. Singh?s research contributions is the development
of models and methods for the reliability analysis of large scale electric
power systems. He is internationally recognized for his research
contributions and their practical applications. Some of his earlier work in
frequency and duration methods is now regarded as fundamental.
Dr. Singh has also made outstanding contributions to power engineering
education. During his stay at the National Science Foundation, he
brought together the National Science Foundation and the Electric
Power Research Institute to start a new initiative: Innovative Power
Engineering Education in a Changing Environment. This initiative is
now developing into a multi-campus activity in the USA designed to build
partnerships between industry and universities in the area of power
engineering education.
He has authored/co-authored two books, one of which has been
translated into Russian, and contributed chapters to two others. He has
published about 100 refereed papers, 65 papers in conference
proceedings, and has had 11 reports published by national agencies.
Some of his ideas are now part of software used by major North
American utilities. He has consulted nationally and internationally and
been invited to speak at many universities and power industries
worldwide.
Dr. Singh has received several awards for his outstanding research
accomplishments. He received the Haliburton Professorship in 1987, the
Dresser Professorship in 1992, and is now Senior TEES Fellow at Texas
A&M. He has also been awarded the Association of Former Students?
Distinguished Achievement Award in Research.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers elected him to the
grade of Fellow for ...contributions to the theory and application of
quantitative reliability methods in electric power systems.
Dr. Singh, who took his MSc and PhD in electrical engineering from the
U of S, was born in India and received a BSc (Honors) in electrical
engineering from the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.
For more information, please contact:
Iain MacLean
University Secretary
(306) 966-4632
Canadian Diplomat to Receive Honorary Degree
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-07-OTHER
Canadian diplomat to receive honorary degree
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- Former diplomat and Saskatchewan
native, Robert Elliott, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws on May 22
at the university?s spring convocation.
Born in southern Saskatchewan, Mr. Elliott completed his secondary
school in Regina before coming to Saskatoon to attend the university
where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and
History in 1949.
Dr. J.W.T. Spinks and Professor George Britnell were largely instrumental
in sponsoring him to the British Colonial Service in 1951. He attended a
Colonial Office course at the University of London, and was assigned to
the Western Region of Nigeria. After five years as a District Officer he
joined the Canadian Department of External Affairs in 1956.
Mr. Elliott went on to serve twice with the Canadian Delegation to the UN
General Assembly as advisor on the Middle East after which he went to
London as First Secretary at the Canadian High Commission in 1963. In
1965 Mr. Elliott became the High Commission Officer in charge of
Tanzanian interests in London.
With the outbreak in Nigeria of the civil war in 1967, he was transferred
to the Canadian High Commission in Lagos. Following an assignment as
Ambassador to Algeria, he was posted to the Canadian Embassy in Paris
as Minister Plenipotentiary.
In 1980, after four years in Paris, Mr. Elliott was named Ambassador to
Egypt with concurrent accreditation to Sudan. He returned to Ottawa in
1983 as Director General for the Middle East. From 1985 to 1988 he
served as Canadian Ambassador to Hungary, following which he returned
to Lagos for three years for his final diplomatic posting, that of Canadian
High Commissioner to Nigeria.
For his last year prior to retirement, Mr. Elliott chose to return to the
University of Saskatchewan as a visiting professor in the department of
political science where he taught an immensely popular course:
Diplomacy. At the conclusion of that year, the College of Arts & Science
recognized his contributions to the University by establishing the Robert
Elliott Book Prize to the graduating student with the highest average in
the International Relations program.
For more information, please contact:
Iain MacLean
University Secretary
(306) 966-4632
Joo Ho Kim Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-08-OTHER
Chair of Korean Food Association to
receive honorary doctor of laws
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- On May 20, 1997 Mr. Joo Ho Kim received an
honorary Doctor of Laws at the University?s spring convocation for his
contribution to the Saskatchewan agriculture industry through continual
and constant promotion of Canada and the Canadian feed industry in Korea.
Mr. Kim has been both a participant and a catalyst in the expansion of
agri-food trade from Canada to Korea. Since he became Chair of the
Korean Feed Association in 1988, he has been instrumental in influencing
policy so as to open this market to Canadian suppliers, with major benefits
to the prairie provinces.
For example, during the past four years feed wheat sales have amounted
to over $900 million. In 1994 feed wheat exports from Korea to Canada
exceeded $400 million. In other commodities, such as alfalfa feed
products, Canada supplies approximately 80 to 90 per cent of the alfalfa
products that are imported into Korea. In 1994 this market alone was worth
$20 M and over one-half of this volume of alfalfa was secured from
Saskatchewan sources.
Similar stories could be told with regard to the canola meal market. Mr.
Kim's influence in advancing the marketing of Canadian livestock feed
products in Korea has been substantial. Canadian exports of feed grains
have totaled almost one billion dollars. Prior to Mr. Kim becoming chair of
the Korea Feed Association, Canada had less than $100 M worth of feed
business. Barley was not allowed into Korea, alfalfa exports were small
and canola meal exports were non-existent.
The advantage to Saskatchewan in creating an opportunity for sales and
diversification of the local economy has been substantial. Mr. Kim
recognized the quality of our products, developed an affinity for the
prairie region and has been a most excellent ambassador for the region
and for Canadian products as a whole.
For more information, please contact:
Iain MacLean
University Secretary
(306) 966-4632
Honorary Doctor of Laws Awarded to Bank of Canada Governor
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-09-OTHER
Bank of Canada governor receives honorary doctor of laws from U of S
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- The U of S will award a Doctor of Laws to
Gordon Thiessen, Governor of the Bank of Canada at its spring convocation
on May 21, 1997.
Dr. Thiessen was born in Ontario, but grew up in a number of Saskatchewan
towns. He studied economics at the University of Saskatchewan and
received an Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in 1960 and a Master of
Arts degree in 1961. From 1965 to 1967 he attended the London School of
Economics, from which he received his Ph.D. in Economics in 1972.
At the Bank of Canada, Mr. Thiessen was successively appointed Adviser
to the Governor in 1979, Deputy Governor responsible for economic
research and financial analysis in 1984, and Senior Deputy Governor in
1987. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank and of
its Executive Committee since his appointment as Senior Deputy
Governor.
Mr. Thiessen was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada on
February 1, 1994, for a term of seven years. As Governor, he is Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Bank.
On September 29, 1996, the Minister of Finance of Canada said, The
Canadian government is committed to the implementation of sound
macroeconomics and structural policies aimed at creating an economic
environment in which the private sector can prosper and create high
quality jobs. Only in such an environment can we afford the quality social
programs that we are equally committed to maintain. Mr. Thiessen has
been instrumental in achieving the objectives identified. His intimate
knowledge of the structure of the Canadian financial system has
contributed to its evolution as one of the safest and soundest in the world.
For more information, please contact:
Iain MacLean
University Secretary
(306) 966-4632
Master Teacher Award to Physical Education Professor
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-10-OTHER
Physical education professor wins
master teacher award
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- The latest recipient of the university?s
master teacher award is Professor Len Gusthart, of physical education.
The award, which is presented at each convocation and carries a $1,000
prize, underscores the importance the university places on excellence in
teaching.
His nominators and supporters offer glowing assessments of Professor
Gusthart's teaching abilities, noting, for example, that he consistently
fosters a collegial working relationship with his students, whom he
regularly asks to evaluate his classes by identifying strengths and areas
in need of improvement. The ratings he receives are consistently high,
reports one ex-student.
Others speak of his willingness to be available before or after class to
help anyone needing assistance; his openness to criticism and change;
his encouragement of students? dreams and aspirations.
Gusthart has drawn from his own expertise to investigate the precursors
and factors required of excellent teaching, says a colleague who goes on
to note that the informal network of student opinion and peer assessment
has clearly recognized Dr. Gusthart as one of the best teachers in the
College of Physical Education.
Comments gleaned from student evaluation sheets mention his fairness
and open-mindedness, his contagious enthusiasm, and his love of
subject. He prepared a handout every day with our class so that we
could listen and discuss rather than be busy writing everything down,
one reports.
Gusthart has been nominated for the USSU Teaching Excellence Awards
three times, and in 1994 he was recognized for distinguished
achievement in sport pedagogy by the International Association of
Physical Education in Higher Education.
He was instrumental in organizing one of the university?s first teaching
circles, made up of both faculty and students to discuss various issues in
teaching. He has regularly participated in professional development
programs sponsored by the Canadian Society for Teaching and Learning
in Higher Education and the Searle Centre for Teaching Excellence at
Northwestern University.
A graduate of the U of S, Gusthart joined the college of physical education
as a special guest lecturer in 1974, subsequently obtaining a Ph.D. from
Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1982 and rising through the
ranks to become a full professor in 1986.
For more information, please contact:
Professor Len Gusthart
College of Physical Education
(306) 966-7697
Eileen McLean Receives 1997 President's Service Award
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-11-OTHER
Clerk-steno wins 1997 President?s Service Award
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- The 1997 winner of the President?s
Service Award, established three years ago to recognize staff members
who have made outstanding contributions to the learning and working
environments of the University, is Eileen McLean, a clerk-steno in the
College of Nursing.
The Award, which carries a $1,000 prize and includes a commemorative
ring or pin, will be presented at the university's spring convocation
on May 21, 1997.
In proposing McLean for the Award, her nominators and supporters cite
numerous qualities that eminently qualify her for the honor. For example,
the commendations from Professor Barbara Smith, assistant dean of
Nursing, are typical of the high regard people have of her. Eileen is,
she writes, extremely committed to the College...and willingly volunteers
to be involved in recruiting and other activities to promote it.
Her many supporters speak of the dedication she has to both the students
and the faculty, and of the fact that on many occasions, she has acted
as mother, advisor, counselor, and crisis-interventionist to students
facing problems of all sorts. They tell how her door is always open, how
she makes each and every student feel like family, and how she has put
in hundreds of hours of overtime helping students, faculty, and
colleagues get the work of the College done. A number refer to her
meticulous secretarial skills and competence with student records.
One of her fellow workers says that people always come first with Eileen
and goes on to speak of her warm, friendly manner...her positive
approach, and her good humor. One admirer tells how stunned she was that
McLean knew her name the first time she walked into the College office as
a student. Only later did I find out that Eileen keeps a picture wall in
her office, where she learns to match names to faces.
So highly do the students think of McLean that they have, on several
occasions, asked her to speak at their graduation ceremonies.
Since she began employment with the college of nursing she has provided
dedicated service to the university through her work with students,
faculty, and support staff, said nursing dean, Yvonne Brown. She has
been, and continues to be, a sterling example of commitment to the goals
of the University, to the welfare of students, and to the programs of the
College.
For more information, please contact:
Yvonne Brown
Dean, College of Nursing
(306) 966-6223
Spring Convocation 1997 at the University of Saskatchewan
Posted May 21, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-12-OTHER
U of S confers over 2,446 degrees
at Spring Convocation
Saskatoon SK, May 20, 1997 -- The University of Saskatchewan expects to
confer over 2,446 degrees, diplomas and certificates on students at its
annual spring convocation May 20, 21, & 22, 1996. Last spring 2,530
degrees, diplomas and certificates were awarded.
The convocation ceremony will be held in the Centennial Auditorium.
Agriculture, arts and science, and law degrees will be conferred on
Tuesday May 20. Commerce, dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy &
nutrition, physical education, physical therapy, and veterinary medicine
degrees will be conferred on Wednesday May 21. Education, engineering
and graduate studies degrees will be conferred on Thursday May 22. All
ceremonies will begin at 9:30 am.
Honorary doctoral degrees will be conferred on Joo Ho Kim on Tuesday;
Gordon G. Thiessen on Wednesday; and Robert L. Elliott on Thursday.
An earned doctor of science degree will be given to Chanan Singh on
Thursday May 22, 1997.
Other awards include the master teacher (Wednesday); president's service
award (Wednesday) and distinguished researcher (Tuesday).
The Convocation Address will be presented by university president George
Ivany on Tuesday; Gordon Thiessen on Wednesday; and Robert Elliott on
Thursday.
For more information, please contact:
Annetta Gellner
Office of the Registrar
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6728
May 20, 1997
U of S 'Bringing WWW to the Classroom'
Posted May 20, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 20, 1997
97-05-13-CS
U of S 'Bringing the World Wide Web to
the Classroom'
The Department of Computer Science will be conducting
inservices for both elementary and high school teachers
this summer between June 23 and August 22 which will
encourage the use of the World Wide Web in the classroom
and provide some concrete strategies on how to do so.
These are designed for both novice and advanced users of
the web.
The inservice program provides an exciting opportunity for
teachers to learn to use resources freely available on the
World Wide Web in an educational setting. The program
also demonstrates how to apply information technology in
the classroom, said Dr. Jim Greer, Project Head.
Through discussions, presentations and on-line tutorials,
the participants will learn how to use the web effectively,
create web pages, and use the MicroWeb Toolkit. This
system provides content control to focus students on the
learning task and to ensure that students access only
relevant and appropriate documents.
Bringing the World Wide Web to the Classroom will: assist
novice computer users to incorporate the web into
classroom activity; provide more advanced users of the
web with tools to increase the effectiveness of web use in
the classroom; reduce the amount of time spent by
teachers supervising students on the web; and, increase
awareness of the resources on the web and the ease with
which they can be used.
There will be eight week-long inservices offered from the
end of June until the end of August with a maximum of 45
participants each week. The registration fee for a week-
long inservice session is $300.00 per person and includes:
access to computer equipment and software, all
instructional materials, and a copy of the MicroWeb Toolkit
software.
For more information, contact Jodi Barrington
Phone: (306) 966-8649
e-mail: inservice@cs.usask.ca
http://www.cs.usask.ca/summer_inservice/
mail: Summer Inservice '97
Dept. of Computer Science
1C101 Engineering Building
57 Campus Drive
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9
Sponsors:
Inservice Program
-The University of Saskatchewan
-Institute for Computer and Information Technology
(ICIT)
-SaskTel
Research and development work of the MicroWeb Toolkit
-The University of Saskatchewan
-Saskatchewan Education
-The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada (NSERC)
Program development and organization
-Department of Computer Science, University of
Saskatchewan
-College of Education, University of Saskatchewan
May 14, 1997
Bryan Harvey appointed Coordinator of Ag Research
Posted May 14, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-03-OTHER
Professor Bryan Harvey appointed as
new University Coordinator of
Agricultural Research at the U of S
Saskatoon SK, May 13, 1997 -- The University of
Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Department of
Agriculture and Food are pleased to announce the
appointment of Professor Bryan Harvey as the new
University Coordinator of Agricultural Research at the
University of Saskatchewan. This appointment is effective
July 1, 1997.
Professor Harvey will replace Dr. George Lee who served in
this capacity for nine years. Professor Lee will return to
his role as a faculty member in Agricultural Economics at
the University but will remain involved in aspects of new
research initiatives.
Dr. Harvey's role is to coordinate the agriculture research
activities on campus with research in other organizations
on campus. He will provide a direct communication link to
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food as well as to producer
groups and the agrifood industry in Saskatchewan. The
Office of the University Coordinator of Agricultural
Research is jointly funded by Saskatchewan Agriculture
and Food and the University of Saskatchewan.
The University of Saskatchewan and the associated
National Research Council, Plant Biotechnology Institute,
the expanding federal Agriculture and Agrifood Research
Station together with a number of private sector
agriculture research companies located at Innovation Place
collectively represent Canada's most dynamic agriculture
research community. Funding by Saskatchewan
Agriculture and Food has been central to the development
of this research complex.
For more information, please contact:
D. D. Johnson or D. Sigurdson
Associate Vice-President (Research) Assistant Deputy
University of Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture
Phone: (306) 966-8514 Sask Department of
Fax: (306) 966-8736 Agriculture and Food
Phone: (306) 787-5245
Fax: (306) 787-2393
Open Bursary Program approved by Board
Posted May 14, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-04-OTHER
Board approves bursary program
Saskatoon SK, May 14, 1997 -- At their April meeting, the
University of Saskatchewan's board of governors approved
an open bursary program to offset the impact of tuition
increases on students demonstrating exceptional financial
need.
Through this new program 670 bursaries, each valued at
$250, will be available to entering and continuing students
in the 1997/98 year. Two categories of bursaries are being
offered. The first, for students who have completed at
least one year at the university, will be based a
combination of academic achievement and financial need
while the second, for new and continuing students, will be
based strictly on financial need.
The open bursary program is a continuing program, said
Kara Exner, scholarships and awards officer. In 1998/99,
the open bursaries will be valued at $500 each to help
offset the second tuition increase next year.
The deadline to apply for either of the bursaries in this
program is June 1, 1997. Students looking for additional
information can contact the university's scholarships and
awards office at (306) 966-6748 or check the web site at
http://www.usask.ca/registrar/openbursary.html/
For more information, please contact:
Kara Exner
Scholarships and Awards Officer
(306) 966-6722
May 12, 1997
Additional Research Funding Received by College of Medicine
Posted May 12, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-02-ME
College of medicine receives
additional research funding
Saskatoon SK, May 12, 1997 -- The University of
Saskatchewan is pleased to announce additional research
funding from Saskatchewan Heath and the Medical
Research Council of Canada to support six research
projects submitted by faculty members within the College
of Medicine.
The funding will be used to support research in the
following areas: biochemical complications and sugar
metabolism in diabetes, the response of nerve cells to
injury, the hormonal control of ovarian function and
fertility, the regulation of the processes whereby food
energy is conserved as fat or given off as heat and a new
approach for effective vaccination against tuberculosis and
other infectious diseases.
Health research is a vital part of the college of medicine
and benefits the province as a whole, said David Popkin,
dean of the college. This funding will allow researchers to
continue research projects underway and to compete for
future funding from national health research funding
agencies.
Saskatchewan Health is contributing one-time development
funding ($126,238) to the College of Medicine in response
to an offer from the Medical Research Council to provide
similar support if matching funds could be obtained from
local sources.
Health research is very important to the people of
Saskatchewan and it's an area we have consistently
supported over the years, said Health Minister Eric Cline.
Saskatchewan Health will be providing more than $4.4
million to various external groups for health research
during 1997-98, an increase of 40 per cent since 1991-92,
and we are also seeking a stronger commitment to health
research in Saskatchewan from national health research
funding agencies such as the Medical Research Council.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Barry McLennan
Assistant Dean (Research)
College of Medicine
(306) 966-4338
May 08, 1997
Co-ordinator to implement education equity programs appointed
Posted May 08, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
97-05-01-OTHER
University appoints coordinator to
implement education equity programs
Saskatoon SK, May 8, 1997 -- U of S president, George
Ivany has announced the appointment of Dr. Susan Vincent
as the education equity course and symposia coordinator
for the university. The position was created for a one year
term on the recommendation of a committee charged with
advancing education equity issues on campus.
The committee was struck to address one of the key
recommendations in a report on the development of a
comprehensive education equity program for the University
of Saskatchewan submitted by an ad hoc subcommittee of
Council. That key recommendation was to have the
university president sponsor a major symposium to raise
the awareness level of education equity.
Dr. Vincent will be responsible for the development and
coordination of a variety of initiatives to promote
education equity including a credit course for students and
several symposia for the campus community and the city.
Both projects are intended to raise awareness and
engender debate surrounding the implementation of
education equity.
Those who have established successful programs
elsewhere are consistent in urging others to take seriously
the need to prepare faculty, staff and students alike for
the real changes and challenges which ensue when
education equity is formally adopted, said Dr. Ivany.
There are significant challenges, both structural and
cultural. A lack of resources at the university leaves people
with little time to develop new teaching method and
course content, said Dr. Vincent. There is also the
apprehension of some that they will be blamed for
oppressing others, when they may never have perceived
their status as being particularly powerful. There is a need
for education of the university community about these
issues.
Dr. Vincent is currently a sessional lecturer in the
department of anthropology and archaeology.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Susan Vincent
(306) 966-4191
or
President George Ivany
(306) 966-6612
