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The Bulletin

One University.Many Futures.

A splendid spaceThe Robert B. Schultz Theatre is open for business in St. John’s College.

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Saying good-byeThe Aging in Manitoba (AIM) Longitudinal Study is wrapping up at the end of this year.

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Perfect harmonyEdmund Dawe is leading the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music to a new level.

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Photo by Bob Talbot

President David Barnard gets some help into his robes from university secretary Jeff Leclerc during his installation ceremony at the University of Manitoba’s fall convocation on Oct. 28. Barnard became the university’s 11th president on July 1.

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A perfect fit

We’re the U of More

Making career choices

When it comes to getting an education, bigger is better if it means having access to more academic programs, more resources and support for students, more student groups and more research opportunities.

The University of Manitoba is going to be talking a lot about having more over the next year as we roll out our 2008/09 marketing campaign.

“At the University of Manitoba, our size is one of our greatest strengths,” public affairs marketing manager Lori Yarchuk said. “We often hear from first year students that they enjoy the large campus experience. We want to celebrate this strength and demonstrate how it’s a benefit to our various audience groups.”

That’s why the tagline for this year’s campaign is: U of More. Because when students come to the University of Manitoba, they get ‘More.’

More can mean a lot of things. For students it means more courses, more groups to become involved with, more scholarships and bursaries, more faculty expertise, more

opportunities for great careers, more futures to explore. At the broader institutional level, it means more research

opportunities, more discoveries and innovation, more exciting expansions to campus, more opportunities for donors to make a positive impact on higher learning, more students becoming the leaders of tomorrow.

The microsite anchors the university’s itsmyfuture.ca web address, an online community where prospective and current students can go to read student blogs and view an ongoing series of webisodes featuring student life on campus.

See WE/P. 2.

Over 310 students and teachers from 86 high schools across Manitoba spent their day sampling career options at the 8th annual Pfizer Canada Discovery Day in Health Sciences on Friday, Nov. 7. The event is offered by The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine.

This year featured a record number of participants from Aboriginal schools and for the first time, francophone youth learning about health-related career opportunities in their first language.

“Discovery Days offers rural and urban high school students from across the province an unparalleled introduction to career options within medicine and the other health sciences. It is one of the most effective ways for the university to expose the health professions to youth and ultimately will lead to more Manitobans pursuing careers in medicine, nursing, medical rehabilitation and research,” said J. Dean Sandham, dean of Medicine.

To ensure this unique program is inclusive, the Faculty of Medicine contributes towards costs, including transportation for students and teachers from rural and remote communities to participate in Discovery Day – some from as far away as Churchill.

Keynote speakers f rom the Faculty of Medicine, Marcia Anderson, department of community health sciences and Pamela Wener, School of Medical Rehabilitation kicked the day off at the Brodie Centre with their respective lectures “Medicine’s Open Doors” and “The Health Care Team in the 21st Century.” From there, the students dispersed to hands-on workshops.

“Results show that Discovery Day participants are more interested, excited and informed about a career in health sciences after attending these one-day events. It’s rewarding to know we are offering a program that is helping to address some of the issues related to Canada’s critical shortage of health professionals,” says Janet Tufts, executive director of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

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In The NewsUniversity of Manitoba members are always

making news – demonstrating the university’s impact on the community. Here’s a look at the stories and headlines that show how U of M faculty and staff impact the world around them.

Paralympic plight probedNovember 7, 2008Toronto Sun

Jennifer Mactavish, a researcher and professor at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, was cited in a recent article that explored some of the growing pains being experienced by the Paralympics. Mactavish is on the international working group tasked with coming up with classification guidelines for athletes with an intellectual disability.

Convocation timeOctober 28, 2008Winnipeg Sun, Portage Daily Graphic

The University of Manitoba’s 2008 Fall Convocation was featured prominently in local media. Highlights were the installation of Dr. David Barnard, the University of Manitoba’s 11th president, and honorary degree recipients Gail Asper and Nahlah Ayed. Convocation was complemented by a leadership symposium earlier in the week which also made the news.

Asper students get chillyNovember 6, 2008Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Sun

A group of Asper students made headlines with their attempt to raise $10,000 for the United Way. The team of about 50 students, called JDC West, dove into an outdoor pool of icy water on Nov. 6 for the annual Chillin’ for Charity event.

Energy policy and ObamaNovember 5, 2008 New York Times

University of Manitoba professor Vaclav Smil, who the New York Times dubs an “energy thinker”, was one of four experts to be questioned by the Times in a feature that explores possible shifts in energy policy under Barack Obama’s presidency.

Eat grass, more gasOctober 30, 2008 Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, CJOB,

Edmonton Journal, Winnipeg Sun

Professor Ermias Kebreab got nationwide attention recently for his study that showed that, contrary to popular belief, grain-fed cows produce less methane than cattle that feast on grass.

Headline NewsWhere else has the U of M been making news?

Here’s a look at just a few of our headlines over the past few weeks.

• “Generous offers to confess,” Vancouver Province, November 6, 2008 looks at the legality of police sting operations and includes comments by criminologist David Deutscher.

From Page 1The U of More site also provides an opportunity

for faculties and schools on campus to talk about how they offer ‘more’ by sharing their latest news and success stories.

“We’re hoping that our faculties will see the U of More theme as an opportunity to talk directly to prospective students,” public affairs director John Danakas said. “It’s a chance for them to learn about the university before they even set foot on campus.”

Student Recruitment’s 2009 Admission Handbook has already taken up the ‘more’ theme and proudly points out that the benefit of being the largest post-secondary institution in Manitoba is that the University of Manitoba attracts the brightest and best teachers and researchers from across the country, and that translates into some of the best programs in Canada.

Ideally, the U of More theme is something that every faculty can personalize to suit its own needs. For example, we know we have the most Rhodes Scholars

in Western Canada at 87 and counting but where else can we think about more?

We know we have more campus grounds to work and play on than most other universities in Canada.

Looking for coffee? We have more Tim Horton’s outlets than any other university in Western Canada.

We also offer more sustainability: the University of Manitoba was the first university to meet the green standard for cafeterias in Canada.

We have more children’s programs, with over 130,000 children having attended Mini-University since its inception.

And heck, we’ve even got more trees with over 8,000 deciduous and coniferous trees scattered around campus.

“So what does ‘more’ mean for you?” Yarchuk asks. “We’re hoping the university community will take up the theme and have some fun with it. We know we’ve got ‘more’ at the University of Manitoba. We should be proud to say so. That’s what students want to hear.”

We’ve got more, and we’re ready to talk about it

We took our kids to work

The University of Manitobawas the place to be on Take Your

Kids to Work Day, Nov. 5. The university hosted over 50 Grade 9 students in a program that let them try everything from wall climbing, learning about the

world of snakes to touring facili-tites, such as the BookStore. Stu-dents also had a chance to hang out with their family and friends

to see just what it is they doat the university.

Photos by Bob Talbot


St John’s grows with new theatreSchultz Lecture Theatre helps students make their home in college

Photo by Chris Reid

From left, Janet A. Hoskins, Warden, St John’s College, Deborah J. McCallum, vice-president (administration), Robert B. Schultz take part in a ribbon cutting cer-emony at the opening of the Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre.

The St John’s College community celebrated the opening of the state-of-the-art Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre at St John’s College on Nov. 4. It becomes the third largest theatre on campus. The theatre’s lead donor, graduate and successful business leader Robert B. Schultz, was joined by St John’s College and university administration, staff, students and many other facility donors to bring greetings and celebrate this major addition to the Fort Garry campus.

“This beautiful lecture theatre will enhance that student experience and will also serve as a gathering place for public lectures and special events,” said vice-president (administration) Deborah J. McCallum. “The University of Manitoba is so pleased that we could partner with St John’s College to achieve their vision for this lecture theatre. It just goes to show that together we can do great things.”

Now retired, Robert B. Schultz’s career includes serving as chairman of Rockwater Capital Corporation, a financial services holding company, and chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch Canada, a role he assumed in 1998 after orchestrating the merger of Midland Walwyn with Merrill Lynch. Schultz is a native of Winnipeg, and received a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Manitoba in 1965 and obtained his CA in 1969 while articling at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells.

“I have been fortunate to have had a very successful career in the financial industry and I appreciate the role that the University of Manitoba played in providing me with a first class education,” Schultz said of his pledge to the university in 2006. “I saw the opportunity to

make a tangible contribution to my alma mater for this important initiative and I am very pleased to provide this support to St John’s College for its new lecture theatre.”

Janet Hoskins, St John’s College Warden, added: “This building is a bridge between St John’s College and its ‘daughter’ institution, the University of Manitoba, both literally and figuratively. In addition to being a model of co-operation between our two institutions, this building extends our south door to the very edge of our property.”

The unique design, shape, depth and building materials of the theatre provide a personal identity to the building that connects its many functions to its character, explained architect and project partner Guy Préfontaine. The theatre was originally designed under the leadership of Étienne Gaboury. Préfontaine and partners further pursued the design and remained faithful to the original spirit of the concept.

St John’s College was founded in 1866 and is the oldest Anglophone institution of higher learning west of the Great Lakes. It was one of the founding colleges of the University of Manitoba in 1877. The college has a fascinating history, including being a place for academic and missionary instruction to the people of the Red River Settlement.

Today, St John’s College is a cornerstone of the University of Manitoba, providing a rich and well-rounded educational experience to the students, fellows and staff in a friendly and supportive community environment. More than 700 women and men are enrolled in St John’s College, and they come from faculties across the campus.

The Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre is already being used by students from St John’s and across the campus.

Taking a dip for the United WayAs thermometers hovered around

the freezing point, 50 zealous Asper School of Business students sported their swim gear to take turns plunging in a tub of ice cold water for the United Way of Winnipeg.

Chillin’ for Charity is part of Team Toba’s participation to the largest undergraduate business competition in Western Canada, JDC West Business Competition (JDC West). Students were joined by Asper School of Business professor Mary Brabston, whom they enthusiastically recruited.

“Our team is extremely excited and enthusiastic about volunteering both time and effort to enhance our local community through this sponsorship opportunity,” says Jillian Kelsch, Team Toba vice president.

The team hopes to surpass the $5,000 in donations they have raised

for the United Way of Winnipeg with Chillin’ for Charity. RBC was on hand to present a cheque for $4,500 prior to the chilling plunge.

The students recruited HOT 103 host Ace Burpee as emcee and Crystal Sound to deejay. Hot tubs donated by Select Rentals were on site to warm jumpers.

Teams of top undergraduate business students across Western Canada take part in the annual JDC West competition, where they must demonstrate work-life balance and high achievement through academics, school spirit and community involvement. Each business school must host a Chillin’ for Charity where they must support a local charitable organization through volunteerism and fundraising. In 2007, more than 600 business students raised more than $150,000 for charity.

Photo by Chris Reid

Asper School of Business students take a plunge in ice-cold water for the United Way.

University of Manitoba business students have built toys for children and raised $20,000 as part of two projects for Robert Warren’s New Venture Analysis course. For their final leg of their philanthropic projects, the fourth-year students raced in karts against each other on a local racetrack Friday, Oct. 25.

“It’s literally a win-win situation for everyone,” says Warren, who is

the I. H. Asper executive director for entrepreneurship at the university’s Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship and had been leading the projects for seven years.

“The students learn early on the value of business giving back to the community. And the children and youth benefit directly and almost immediately with a new toy, a chance to go to camp

or with support from a charity.”Students developed business plans

and found investors for the kart race, including title sponsor Enterprise Rent-A-Car once again this year. About $20,000 of the funds will go to Curry BizCamp in Entrepreneurship, a popular summer camp of Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship where youth who might not otherwise pursue careers in entrepreneurship learn

business principles.After crossing the finish line at about

1:30 p.m., students donated the stuffed toys they created to the Manitoba Moose Yearling Foundation, a charitable arm of the Manitoba Moose Hockey Club. In December, some students will join the hockey players as they will hand over the toys at the Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg.

Students raise funds with bears and races

The University of Manitoba moved up a rung, grabbing 12th place among Canada’s top 50 research universities, according to Research Infosource Inc.’s latest report.

The University of Manitoba received $154.9 million in research funding in 2007, up 11 per cent from the previous year’s $139.6 million.

In a new ’spotlight’ report by

Research Infosource Inc. on research income growth, the University of Manitoba placed 8th among Canada’s 16 medical/doctoral universities, with a 51.7 per cent increase in sponsored research income from 2002 to 2007.

“ O u r f a c u l t y c o n t i n u e t o aggressively seek out external research support,” said Joanne Keselman, vice-president (research) for the University

of Manitoba. “Their ability to secure funding in an increasingly competitive landscape speaks to the quality and significance of their work.”

O v e r a l l , C a n a d a ’ s t o p 5 0 universities received $5.7 billion in research funding in fiscal 2007, up from $5.5 billion in 2006. Thirty institutions increased their income in 2007 and 20 reported declines, the

report notes. The 2.6 per cent drop in support from the corporate sector and only small increases (2.7 per cent) from government were mainly responsible for the slowdown in growth, the report said.

Research Infosource Inc. is a division of The Impact Group, a consulting firm specializing in such things as research and evaluation.

U of M research funding tops $150 million


They might all be from China, but it took coming to Canada to bring them together. The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences held a luncheon on Sunday, Oct. 19 in the food science department for a group of 24 international students from China.

“We have a student transfer agreement with Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (NUFE),” food science department professor Arnie Hydamaka said. “But of course China is a big place and most of our international students don’t know each other when they come. So we like to host some events that allow them to meet each other.”

The events help the international students to form a cohort as they go about earning their degree at the University of Manitoba. The agreement with NUFE allows students to take their first two years at NUFE and then complete their last two years at the University of Manitoba.

“In the early 2000s enrolment in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences was low in terms of undergraduate students. So we really saw a need for recruitment,” Hydamaka said. China was a natural partner both because its students were looking beyond the boundaries of Europe and because a number of faculty members had already built up a relationship with universities in that country.

Hydamaka said since 2003 he and a number of faculty members have been visiting Nanjing on a regular basis to recruit students and deliver lectures.

In May, three of the international students

graduated and have gone on to find work in Canada. In September a fresh group of eight arrived in Canada.

International students create cohort in CanadaEarned some recognition or an award? The

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Chochinov receives O. Harold Warwick Prize

Distinguished professor Harvey Chochinov received the O. Harold Warwick Prize on Nov. 4 at an event being held at CancerCare Manitoba. The award honours exceptional men and women who have made a significant contribution in some area of cancer research. The award is part of the National Cancer Institute of Canada’s annual awards of excellence in cancer research program. The award is sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS).

Following the presentation, Chochinov delivered a lecture titled Reflections of Research in Palliative Care.

Chochinov is a distinguished professor of psychiatry, community health sciences and family medicine and a Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care. He directs the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit at CancerCare Manitoba.

Chochinov has made significant contributions in the area of palliative care research with a particular interest in researching ways to preserve patient dignity at the end of their lives. This research has made a difference for thousands across Canada.

Since 1990, Chochinov has been conducting palliative care research and is now acknowledged as one of the world’s leading experts and investigators in end-of-life care. He has garnered over $10 million in research funding over the past 17 years.

In 2004 he was named the top researcher by the (American) Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. In 2006, he received the Canadian equivalent from the Canadian Psychiatric Association, winning the J.M. Cleghorn Award for Excellence and Leadership in Clinical Research. Chochinov has also been honoured with awards such as the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal and the Order of Manitoba.

Marks of Achievement

Harvey Chochinov

By StEPhAniE FEhrFor the Bulletin

What gives, or better yet, who?People who are closest to the

University of Manitoba are among its most ardent supporters. According to the 2007-2008 Annual Report to Donors, alumni, friends, students and parents gave 44 per cent of the total funds raised last year.

This January the university will set out to increase its donations from another closely affiliated group – faculty and staff.

“Faculty and staff are our primary advocates,” says Maretta Emery, director of development. “Their daily activities are aimed at improving the education and research environment of the university.

“Their gifts are a testament to their commitment to the university because people give as an expression of their values, ideals and goals,” she says, adding that if education is important to people it becomes natural to support the university philanthropically as well.

And gifts to the University of Manitoba make a real difference.

“The generosity of our donors allows us to offer more scholarships

and bursaries to students, to do more research, build more labs and libraries, and to grow at a much faster rate than we would without these donations,” Emery explains.

The faculty and staff campaign kicks off in the new year and it will aim to increase support for graduate fellowships – an important tool for recruiting outstanding students.

“Master’s and doctoral students make decisions on where to pursue their research, in part, based on the support available to them,” Emery says, adding that every gift helps transform the university.

Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day, which celebrates the generosity of people who care about their community. “It’s a day to celebrate individuals and organizations that have dedicated themselves to philanthropy, and the university is fortunate to have many such people committed to supporting our institution,” Emery says.

Photo by Dale Barbour

From left, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences undergraduate international students Liu Chenyuar, Si Shen and Ji Xiaobo learn the ropes from food science masters student Lini Qiao.

Donors value their links with U of M

The Giving Tree is a University College community outreach project that provides gifts to under-privileged children in the Winnipeg area.

As you can imagine, these gifts are greatly appreciated by the children. The gifts will be distributed to Anne Ross Nursery, W.I.S.H. Inc. and Alpha House Project Inc. Last year the college wrapped and sent out 93 gifts.

University College will be setting up Giving Trees next week in its canteen and the general office. The hope is that donors will take a name and purchase a gift for that child. Alternatively, there are general

suggestions for gift purchases or donors may simply purchase anything that they feel would be appropriate for a child of a particular age. Please donate only new, unused gifts to the program.

If you are unable to purchase a gift and would still like to participate, please feel free to make a cash donation and the college will purchase something for you.

Unwrapped gifts and donations can be handed into the general office, 203 University College by Wednesday, Dec. 10. If you have any questions please call the general office at 474-9751.

Help support the Giving Tree


Presidential Advisory Committees

One university. Many futures.

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As part of the search process for a vice-president (academic) and a vice-president (research) the University of Manitoba has established two advisory committees.the Presidential Advisory Committee for the appointment of a vice-president (academic) and provost committee includes:President (as Chair) David Barnard President and Vice-ChancellorOne Board member Terry Sargeant Chair, Board of GovernorsOne member/Colleges Raymonde Gagné Rectrice, Collège universitaire

de Saint-BonifaceOne member/Senate Brenda Hann Professor, Biological Sciences,

Faculty of ScienceOne member/Senate Joanne Embree Professor and Head, Medical

Microbiology, Faculty of MedicineOne member/UMFA Brenda Austin-Smith President, UMFA Associate

Professor, English, Theatre, and Film, Faculty of ArtsOne member John Danakas Director, Public Affairsadministrative/support staff One member from Deans’ Jay Doering Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies,and Directors’ Council Professor, Civil Engineering One member from Deans’ John Wiens Dean, Faculty of Educationand Directors’ Council Professor, Department of Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology One member/UMSU Jonny Sopotiuk President, UMSUUniversity Secretary Jeff Leclerc University SecretarySearch Consultant Gerri Woodford Janet Wright and Associates

Presidential Advisory Committee for the Appointment of a Vice-President (research) Committee includes:President (as Chair) David Barnard President and Vice-ChancellorOne Board member Janice Lederman Vice-Chair, Board of GovernorsOne member/Humanities Pam Perkins Professor, English, Faculty of ArtsOne member/Health Sciences Pat Martens Director, Manitoba Centre for Health

Policy, professor, community health sciences,Faculty of Medicine

One member/Applied Sciences James Blatz Associate Head and AssociateProfessor, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Member of NSERC Council

One member/Social Sciences Janice Ristock Associate Dean (Research andFaculty Development), Faculty of Arts,Professor of Women’s Studies

One member/Natural Sciences Frank Hawthorne Distinguished Professor, Geological Sciences, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, Canada Research Chair in Crystallography and MineralogyOne member/ Tom Hay Comptrolleradministrative/support staff One member/Deans’ Dean Sandham Dean, Faculty of Medicineand Directors’ Council Professor, Faculty of Medicine One member/GSA Aaron Glenn President, GSAUniversity Secretary Jeff Leclerc University SecretarySearch Consultant Gerri Woodford Janet Wright and Associates

By DAlE BArBoUrthe Bulletin

United Way 2008 campaign chairperson Bob Silver has done pretty well. He’s a successful businessman, part owner of the Winnipeg Free Press and has a nice house in the south end of the city.

But as Silver crosses the Assiniboine River and drives into the heart of Winnipeg he says he’s constantly reminded that not everybody has it so good.

“When I get to the Maryland Bridge it’s like I enter another community,” Silver told the University of Manitoba’s Senate on Nov. 5. “And that feeling increases as I drive down Logan, and Main Street and Higgins Avenue. It’s a community of less opportunity and some despair.” Point Douglas has been listed as one of the poorest communities in Canada and people in that neighbourhood have to deal with gangs and other bad influences.

“But there are people there who

are struggling and we can help them reclaim their lives. It’s our job to reach out and help those neighbourhoods before our city rots from the centre out,” Silver said. “And I can think of no other charity that reaches out as much as the United Way does, thanks to the 100s of organizations that it helps support.”

Silver said he understands that most people have their own commitments to keep and are often supporting other charities. He’s not asking them to give that up.

“I’m here to say give in addition to those charities,” Silver told Senate, in a message intended for everybody at the university.

A lot of people at the University of Manitoba have been doing that. Last year the U of M had 94 leaders, people who give $100 or more a month to the United Way. No other organization

in Manitoba could boost that level of support.

But Silver said he’s hoping this year that new donors will step forward to boost those numbers.

“We would like to see 2,500 leaders in Winnipeg, which means 400 new leaders would have to come aboard in the city and 90 per cent of our previous donors will have to match the effort they made last year,” Silver said. If the city does his 2,500, Silver and nine other business people have agree to donate an additional $250,000 to the United Way campaign.

EnDoWMEnt FUnDThe University of Manitoba’s

endowment fund has been bruised by the turmoil in the world’s money markets, but vice-president (administration) Debbie McCallum said the university will not cut back its academic supports allocations in January.

The university typically allocates 4.5 per cent of the three-year average

of its endowment fund to faculties for scholarships and bursaries.

“Some other universities have been forced to cut back on their disbursements, but we have decided not to change our allocation,” McCallum said. Over the past five years, the fund has grown at a rate of 6.2 per cent a year, meaning the university can hold the line on allocations despite taking a hit this year. But McCallum said if the market doesn’t bouncer back the university will have to review its allocations in 2010.

Vice-president (external) Elaine Goldie said the university has had a successful fundraising year with $31 million raised by the end of October towards a goal of $45 million.

“We’re doing exceedingly well, but we’re concerned about the impact at year end,” Goldie said. Typically, donations come in at the end of the year as donors assess their market portfolios and look to park some of their profits in a charitable organization. But with the turmoil in the money market, Goldie said donors will likely be facing some tough choices at year end.

BiotEChnologyThe Council on Post-Secondary

has given the university the go-ahead to pursue developing a proposal for a four-year major in biotechnology. COPSE’s approval to proceed with a full program proposal does not mean that the program will be approved.

Joint MAStErS ProgrAM in rEligion

Senate gave its approval to a revised governing document for a joint masters program in religion with the University of Winnipeg. The approval goes hand in hand with a push by both universities to revive the joint masters program, which has been moribund over the last few years.

UniVErSity CAlEnDEr rEViEWSenate is establishing a committee

to review the university calendar. The committee will be looking at the print version of the calendar to consider where there are inconsistencies between chapters, and areas where clarity could be improved. The committee will also consider how best to integrate new technology to create a revamped online version of the calendar that would be more dynamic and user friendly.

Silver makes pitch to U of M senateSenate

Archives and special collections is bringing the Winnipeg Tribune closer to you.

Thanks to funding provided by the Council on Post-Secondary Education (COPSE), seven years of the Winnipeg Tribune covering the Second World War from Jan. 2, 1939 to Dec. 31, 1945, have been mounted on the Internet. Microfilms of the newspaper were digi-tized and then OCR’d to ensure the text is completely full-text searchable. The files can be searched for names, places or anything that appeared in type within the newspaper, browsing the newspapers one by one, and even print off individual articles or the full page.

The editions are available through the Winnipeg Tribune website at: www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/tribune/ or at the Manitoba history portal, Manitobia, where the newspa-per is located at: manitobia.ca/cocoon/launch/en/newspapers

Trib’ online


We’re learning how to make peace


Arthur Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice director Sean Byrne and professor Jessica Senehi are among the co-authors for The Handbook of Conflict Analysis and Resolu-tion.

SOL KANEE LECTURE

ON PEACE AND JUSTICE

ONE UNIVERSITY. MANY FUTURES.www.umanitoba.ca/mauro_centre

Peacebuilding, Development, Hope : The Other Afghanistan

THE HONOURABLE FLORA MACDONALD, P.C., C.C.

Following years of distinguished leadership in federal politics, the Honourable Flora MacDonald has devoted herself to humanitarian work, and has become a leading �gure in the movement to alleviate human su�ering worldwide. She is the founder of Future Generations Canada, a registered not-for-pro�t organization dedicated to sustainable community change.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | 1 pm Manitoba Room, 2nd Floor, University Centre

All are welcome l Free admissionParking on campus is limited.

Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and JusticeSt. Paul’s College University of Manitoba252-70 Dysart Road | Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M6Tel: 204.474.6052 | Fax: 204.474.8828

Books by University Staff


When it comes to peace and conflict studies, we still have a lot to learn. The University of Manitoba has the only PhD of its kind in Canada.

The Handbook of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, edited by the Arthur Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice’s Sean Byrne and Jessica Senehi in partnership with Dennis J.D. Sandole and Ingrid Sandole-Staroste, is a look at what we know right now in the field and a window into where we are headed.

“ T h e b o o k s t e m s f r o m a n international conference that we all attended,” Byrne said. Put on by the international studies association in 2004 in Hawaii, the conference included a peace studies section and as often happens at such conferences, Byrne and others in the field sat down and started talking.

“We talked about where are we in the field in terms of theory, practice, research and teaching,” Byrne said. “And we could see that we’re seeing these shifts in the field, with, as one example, a growth in indigenous voices and indigenous peace makers.”

From that initial discussion a call went out to leading experts from North America, Europe and the Middle East asking them to contribute a chapter to the book.

“Rather than being restrictive and

saying, ‘Can you write a chapter on this?’ we were open in allowing people in an elicitive way to write on something that they were an expert on,” Byrne said.

In the end the book drew about 40 chapters with contributors from nearly as many institutions. The resulting work was organized in key parts: theories, concepts, approaches, practices, alternative voices and conflict intervention designs to create a true handbook for people in the field. The group had the opportunity to come together at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Krock School for Peace and

Justice in 2006 to deliver the chapters at a conference.

The handbook is a good snapshot of where the field is at and something that graduate students, policy makers, non governmental organizations, aid agencies can put to use.

“One of the issues we consider is the need to include more work by women and youth peace makers, and also indigenous scholars who are working in various models of peace building and reconciliation,” Byrne said.

“Another area is what John Paul Lederach calls just peace or the human

rights social justice approach. We look at where that fits in the field in terms of forgiveness, reconciliation, and trust building. This is very important, not just at the local grassroots level but we’re now seeing for example the development of truth and reconciliation commissions in Nicaragua, and North Ireland, with South Africa probably being the most famous example.”

The quest for social justice is increasingly including a focus on the arts, culture and humanities, an approach played out at the U of M with Senehi’s blending of story telling with peace education and transformational conflict resolution.

“We also look at how you deal with trauma, which I think is a critical issue, because if you don’t you’re sewing the seeds for future conflict,” Byrne said. “You can bring in all this money, economic aid, you can start new institutions and legal structures and bureaucracy but what happens if people have been traumatized by significant violence in society as in former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, for example?”

“If you don’t address those episodes of violence you’re sewing the seeds for the next conflict or the next round of violence.”

Byrne said the handbook also considers the role of culture as both a cause of conflict and a mechanism for resolution.

“We need to think about how we process things in North America and how other cultures make peace,” Byrne said. “We need to look beyond just the Western model.”

The Roblin Professorship Confer-ence – Manitoba Politics, Government and Policy into the 21st Century runs Nov. 20 to 22 at St. John’s College.

The conference is free and open to the public but due to space limitations, the meals are only open to conference

presenters and special guests.The conference will tackle subjects

ranging from the political history of Manitoba to the media in politics. Speak-ers include Winnipeg Free Press column-ist Frances Russell, and Paul Vogt, clerk of the executive council (Manitoba).

Let’s talk politics (and policy)

You are invited to attend the

President’s Town HallsIntroduction and short presentation by David Barnard, President and Vice-Chancellor, followed by an open forum question and answer period with the president and the executive team.

Fort Garry Campus

Wednesday, December 3, 200812:30 pm-1:30 pm Robert B. Schultz Lecture �eatre, at St John’s College Bannatyne Campus

�ursday, January 15, 200911:30 am-12:30 pmLecture �eatre A, Basic Medical Sciences Building

One university. Many futures.


Study on aging is ready to retire

It’s 50 years and counting

Holiday Performances

Christmas at the AdminThe University of Manitoba Singers

under the direction of Elroy FriesenMarcel A. Desautels Faculty of MusicBrought to you by the O�ce of the President

Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

at the Administration Building, Fort Garry Campus

Christmas at BrodieSteve Kirby & the University of Manitoba Jazz Ensemble

of the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of MusicBrought to you by the Alumni Association

Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Brodie Centre Atrium, Bannatyne Campus

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It’s a like saying good-bye to an old friend. In this case, more than 260 friends.

The University of Manitoba is wrapping up the Aging in Manitoba (AIM) Longitudinal Study at the end of this year, completing a project that for some participants dates back to 1971.

“It’s the longest running population-based study on aging in Canada,” Aging in Manitoba Study director Barbara Payne said. There are longer running research studies, such as the U of M’s own Manitoba Follow-up Study, which has been tracking the health of a cohort of Second World War airmen since 1948 and which just celebrated its 60th birthday this summer. But what made the AIM Study unique was that it randomly drew a cross-section of the population from day one, taking in men and women who were all at or approaching retirement age.

The study draws from three different cohorts, the first was introduced in 1971, the second in 1976 and the third in 1983.

“We look at 1983 as the time when we really established our panel and the questionnaires became more in-depth,” Payne said. In 1983 there were 5,273 people participating in the study. “Now we have 263 who are still living independently in the community, so the numbers are getting really small.

Another factor in deciding to wrap it up is that the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging is about to begin. The groundwork for the national study has already started and Payne said it will track 50,000 men and women between the ages of 45 and 85.

The AIM study was in many ways the child of Betty Havens, who joined the Manitoba government in the 1970s and shepherded the study until her death in 2005. Her name graces the department’s principle seminar room, an indication of the high esteem in which she is held.

Payne came to the study from sociology department and obtained funding for surveys that were conducted in 2005 and 2006.

The AIM study tracked the social, physical and mental health of its participants. But each study also had a special focus. The 2005 questionnaire, for example, focused on influenza and quizzed subjects on whether they accessed the flu vaccine and why or why not.

Over the years, the study has had a direct impact on the lives of seniors in Manitoba and was used as a lever to push for homecare in Manitoba.

Payne said it has also shown how resilient people are.

“One of the biggest surprises for me is how healthy people report they are even if they have mutiple chronic medical conditions,” Payne said. “Despite what younger people would call severe disabilities they report feeling in excellent or very good health. Similarly, while people may have had health problems, over three-quarters of those surveyed report having aged successfully.”

Of course those who took part in the 2005 and 2006 survey have attained a mean age of 87 while maintaining their cognitive health. In that sense, they really are the survivors and have aged successfully.

The participants also know their experiences have had an impact and that the homecare and other services they are now using in their 80s and 90s are available because of the sort of questions that were being asked to them through the survey, Payne said.

The terms of the study ensure that the identity of the participants will never be released to the public but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been a very personal relationship built up between the researchers and interviewers and the participants.

“It is a relationship with these people,” Payne said. “When we finished the study we sent certificates of appreciation to say how much we valued their participation and we received letters back telling us how much they appreciated being part of the surveys.”

The data from the study are being sent to the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba and to the Data Repository at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Administration.

“The data will be there for researchers and for students working on projects. They’ll have to sign a confidentiality agreement before they can access the material and of course the participants will continue to be anonymous,” Payne said.

Meanwhile, the AIM office is winding down. Payne said she and one research assistant are the only people left in the office.

“I’ll have six months to wrap things up in here. I’ll be doing some final reports on the study and then moving the rest of the material to the University of Manitoba Archives,” Payne said.


Aging in Manitoba Study director Barbara Payne is help-ing wrap up the study. It’s been tracking the lives of seniors since 1971.

The Halloween Spiritwas alive and well at the University of Manitoba

on Oct. 31. At left, in the environmental health and safety office Terry Neufeld, as Cruella de Vil, was look-ing for dalmations while

Pearl Novotney was trying to track down some lost sheep as Bo Peep. Below,

the human resources crew were all dressed up for a

party.Photos by Dale Barbour

Halloween hijinksJoin the Faculty of Dentistry for its

final Golden Anniversary Celebration of the year, Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Fairmont Winnipeg. Come and hear an address on the state of the global economy in A View from Baystreet, the keynote address from Mr. Charles Winograd of RBC Capital Markets.

As a member of RBC’s group executive, he is one of eight executives responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of RBC.

Tickets for the fund-raising and anniversary gala are now on available for $200 each through the faculty or by contacting Jones Communications at 772-9267 or via e-mail: [email protected].

All tickets purchased will be entered into a draw for a special grand prize draw for a one-year lease on a brand new Pontaic G5, courtesy of Park Pontiac Buick GMC. The grand prize draw will take place that evening.

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Women’s Hockeynov. 21 – Lethbridge at Manitoba, Max Bell, 7 p.m.nov. 22 – Lethbridge at Manitoba, Max Bell, 7 p.m..

Men’s Hockeynov. 14 – Alberta at Manitoba, Max Bell, 7 p.m.nov. 15 – Alberta at Manitoba, Max Bell, 7 p.m.nov. 28 – Regina at Manitoba, Max Bell, 7 p.m.nov. 29 – Regina at Manitoba, Max Bell, 7 p.m.

Women’s Volleyballnov. 21 – Saskatchewan at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 6 p.m.nov. 22 – Saskatchewan at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 6 p.m.nov. 28 – Alberta at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 6 p.m.nov. 29 – Alberta at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 6 p.m.

Men’s Volleyballnov. 21 – Saskatchewan at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 7:30 p.m.nov. 22 – Saskatchewan at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 7:30 p.m.nov. 28 – Alberta at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 7:30 p.m.nov. 29 – Alberta at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketballnov. 13 – Winnipeg at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 6 p.m.nov. 15 – Duckworth Callenge, Duckworth Centre, Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketballnov. 13 – Winnipeg at Manitoba, Investors Group Athletic Centre, 8 p.m.nov. 15 – Duckworth Callenge, Duckworth Centre, Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

SwimmingDec. 4-7 – Prairie Winter Invitational, Pan Am Pool, 12 p.m.

Ticket informationSingle gameAdults: $10

Students and Seniors: $512 and under: free

Season passpackages available

tickets available at all Bison home games, Frank Kennedy, Max Bell Equipment Desk.

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Events ListingUniversity of Manitoba

What’s on Shepard’s mind

THURSDAY, NOVeMBeR 13Microbiology, PerR acts as a switch for oxygen tolerance in the strict anaerobe Clostridium acetobutylicum by Tom Ryzdak, 527 Buller Building, 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13.

Journalism, Manitoba Memories: Journalism on the Cutting Edge by Simma Holt, journalist, writer and former member of Parliament, Archives & Special Collections, 330 Elizabeth Dafoe Library, 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13.

Advanced Plant Science Seminar, Of Soil and Nematodes: In Search of Productivity, Sustainability and Health by Mario Tenuta, soil science, Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, 130 Agriculture Building, Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, 130 Agriculture Building, 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13. FRIDAY, NOVeMBeR 14Elizabeth Dafoe library graduate Student lectures, Relational Boredom: A Unique Challenge to Relational Maintenance and Satisfaction by Cheryl Harasymchuk, department of psychology, Iceland Board Room, 3rd Floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, 12:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

Conversations in Women’s history, An Afternoon in Honour of Mary Kinnear, Unity is Power”: Margrét Benedictsson’s Campaign for Women’s Emancipation, 1893-1912 by Ryan Eyford, University of Manitoba; Forgotten Firsts: Female Politicians in the Atlantic Provinces in the Twentieth Century by Margaret Conrad, University of New Brunswick; Roundtable Discussion: Speaking of Women, Participants: Tina Chen (U of M), Roisin Cossar (U of M), Esyllt Jones (U of M), Mary Jane McCallum (U of Wpg), Cross Common Room, St. John’s College, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

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The Black Hole Theatre Company kicks off its 2008/2009 season with Sam Shepard’s, A Lie of the Mind.

Jake has just beaten up his wife, Beth. He claims she is dead, but is she? Frankie, Jake’s brother, travels north to Montana to find out the truth, leaving Jake in the care of his sister and overprotective mother. Frankie finds Beth, but she is far from physically and mentally well. Meanwhile Jake escapes from home and ends up in Montana only to be thrust into another series of familial problems.

In A Lie of the Mind, Shepard gives us a complex portrait of two dysfunctional families. As we are drawn into their tumultuous domestic spheres, we see their lives converge through scenes of violence and tenderness, death and life, fire and snow. Are these opposites compatible? Is there room for forgiveness and redemption?

Lyrical, humorous, emotionally raw, A Lie of the Mind explores the power of the heart set against the backdrop of the American dream.

A Lie of the Mind is directed by senior theatre-student, Ray Strachan. Ray was seen this past summer as Alistair in the Winnipeg Fringe Festival hit Remember the Night by Daniel Thau-Ellef. He also performed the role of the Prosecutor in the Black Hole Theatre Company’s MametFest entry, Romance. Ray’s last directing contribution to the Black Hole Theatre Company was Madly in Love for the 05/06 Lunch B.H.A.GG season.

Tickets: $11 Adults, $9 Students and seniors. Performances at the Black Hole Theatre, basement

level of University College: Nov. 18 and 25, 7 p.m., and Nov. 19 to 22 and 26 to 29, 8 p.m.

Submitted Photo

From left are Jeremy Rampton as Mike and Curtis Moore as Bay-lor in the Black Hole Theatre’s Lie of the Mind.

Sociology, Let them stay? War Resisters in Canada with war resister Joshua Key, 301 Tier Building, 2:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bio-inspired Algorithms for Mobile Networks by Parimala Thulasiraman, computer science, E2-160 Engineering and Information Technology Centre, 1:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14

Mathematics graduate Student Seminar, A non-traditional Euclidean Plane by Eric Ens, 124 Machray Hall, 2:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

Chemistry, Topic TBA by Ian Burgess, department of chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 539 Parker Building, 2:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

Economics, Severity of Disability by Umut Oguzoglu, University of Manitoba, 307 Tier Building, 2:40 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

Physics and Astronomy, How memory for light helps quantum communication by Alexander Lvovsky, department of physics and astronomy, University of Calgary, 330 Allen Building, 3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

SATURDAY, NOVeMBeR 15Mahatma gandhi Day Exhibition with a talk by Edward Shreyer, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, 330 Elizabeth Dafoe Library. 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 15.

TUeSDAY, NOVeMBeR 18Universal Algebra/lattice theory Seminar , Frankl’s Union Closed Conjecture, Part II by David Gunderson, 500A Machray Hall, 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18.

institute for the humanities, Group of Seven Awkward Moments by Diana Thorneycroft, School of Art, 409 Tier Building, 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18.

WeDNeSDAY, NOVeMBeR 19native Studies , From Truth to Reconciliation by Jonathan Dewar, Director of Research at the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 307 Tier Building, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Sixth Annual Sol Kanee lecture on Peace and Justice, Peacebuilding, Development, Hope... The Other Afghanistan by Flora MacDonald, P.C., C.C., O.Ont., O.N.S., 2nd Floor, University Centre, 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Advanced Plant Science, Market Efficiency and the Canola Market in Canada by Derek Brewin, agribusiness and ag economics, Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre Agriculture Building, 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Winnipeg institute of theoretical Physics, Optical Properties of Monolayer and Bilayer Graphene by David Abergel, physics and astronomy, 330 Allen Build-ing, 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Faculty of Kinesiology and recreation Management Career Expo, with keynote speaker Wade Miller, BPE Alumnus, Blue Bomber Alumnus and CEO of Pinnacle Staffing Solutions, Max Bell Field House, 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Bringing research to life Speaker Series, Tough Choices: Help for Anxiety and Depression by John Walker, professor, clinical health psychology, Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre, St. John’s College, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19

Events continue on Page 10.


St. Boniface General Hospital and Research CentreBannatyne Campus

EntertainmentArts&Gallery One One One Gallery One One One is located on the main floor of the FitzGerald Building. It is open Monday to Friday, noon to 4 p.m.

Revolver Uptown Twonovember 20 to December 12

Revolver Uptown THREE will include an opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19, with Derek Brueckner, Susan Close, Karen Hibbard, Bruce Kirton. There will be an Art School Anatomies Demonstration with Dick Averns, Jeanne Randolph and others in the Art Barn lecture space (Building 21) Wednesday, 8 to 10 p.m., Nov. 19. Plus: Art School Anatomies art and documentation including works from the ASA workshop will be placed on the Partition Walls and South Wall and Windows. An Art School Anatomies panel discussion with Morris Wolfe, Marilyn Baker and Cliff Eyland will happen 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20 207 FitzGerald.

The Black Hole TheatreThe Black Hole Theatre is located in the lower level of University College. For tickets call 474 6880.

A Lie of the Mindby Sam Shepard

nov. 18 and nov. 25 at 7 p.m.nov. 19 to 22 and nov. 26 to 29 at 8 p.m.

The Black Hole Theatre Company’s first production in its 2008/2009 season is Sam Shepard’s riveting play, A Lie of the Mind. Tickets: $11 Adults, $9 Students and seniors. Tickets can either be purchased at the door or in advance.

Faculty of ArtsTrè(s) Cinema Evenings, French, Spanish & Italian Movies (Original

version with English subtitles)160 Dafoe theatre

• Bread and Tulips (Italian original version, English subtitles) presented by Prof. Saveria Torquato, 7 p.m., Nov. 13.• Belle Epoque (Spanish original version, English subtitles) presented by Prof. Enrique Fernández, 7 p.m., Nov. 20. • The 400 Blows (French original version, English subtitles) presented by Prof. Étienne Beaulieu, 7 p.m., November 27.

Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of MusicThe Faculty of Music hosts recitals and performances at Eva Clare Hall, located within the Faculty of Music building on Dafoe Road. Recitals and events are free unless otherwise noted.

Christmas at the Admin!12 p.m., thursday, December 4

Administration Building, Fort garry CampusThe University of Manitoba Singers under the direction of Elroy Friesen, Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music. Brought to you by the Office of the President.

Christmas at Brodie12 p.m., thursday, December 11

Brodie Centre Atrium, Bannatyne CampusSteve Kirby & the University of Manitoba Jazz Ensemble of the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music. Brought to you by the Alumni Association.

Eureka! Musica!lobby 135 innovation Drive, Smartpark

Featuring the U of M’s Marcel A.Desautels Faculty of Music Students7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, December 3

Free concert! Seating is limited.Please call 474-7975 or e-mail [email protected] to reserve your seat.

Music events• Jamming the Dragon with the eXperimental improv Ensemble, Perrett/Roy Studio at 290 McDermot Ave., 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13.• Final round of the Annual Bernstein Competition, open to the public, Eva Clare Hall, free admission, Wednesday, Nov 26.• Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, Jubilee Place at MBCI, 180 Riverton Ave., 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 28. Tickets available at the door: $10 for adults, $5 for students.• Choral Department Christmas Concert, St. Mary’s Cathedral, 353 St. Mary Ave., 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, $12 for adults, $5 for students.• Advanced opera Studies Presentation, Eva Clare Hall, Faculty of Music, 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2. Tickets available at the door.• University Symphony Performs, The Great Hall in University College, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2. Tickets available at the door.• Mardi Jazz Concert, Franco-Manitoban Centre, 340 Provencher, 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2. Tickets available at the door.• Annual Feeste of Christmas, a medieval style banquet, with the Bison Men’s Chorus serving and entertaining throughout the evening of seasonal celebration, Great Hall, University College, 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6. Advance tickets are required: Contact a member, or the director, of the Bison Men’s Chorus.

• The Bulletin publishes events involving the university community.

• E-mail events to [email protected] or fax, 474 7631.

• The deadline for the Dec. 4 Bulletin is Nov. 26 at 4:30 p.m.

Medical rounds are typically targeted at university staff and professionals directly involved in the medical field.

FRIDAY, NOVeMBeR 14Pharmacology, Studies on Biochemical Mechanisms of Carbofuran Neurotoxicity by Amit Kamboj, Postdoctoral Fellow, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Div is ion of Neurodegenerat ive Disorders, St. Boniface Research Centre, Pharmacology Library A229 Chown Building, 9 a.m., Friday, Nov. 14. Video-link to R4013 Saint Boniface Research Centre.

Community heal th Sc iences Colloquium, Canadian Women’s Health Practices, Perceptions, and Behaviors During Pregnancy: Results from the Maternity Experiences Survey by Maureen Heaman, associate professor and associate dean, Faculty of Nursing, associate professor, department of community health sciences, and department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, Faculty of Medicine, CIHR Chair in Gender and Health, Dr. Betty Havens Seminar Room R060 Medical Rehabilitation Building, 12 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14.

World Diabetes Day, the Diabetes Education Resource for Children and Adolescents: New Diabetes technology – Is it for you? The intent of the evening is to update individuals and families living with type 1 diabetes in Manitoba about insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems as well as to provide an opportunity to network with other families. The symposium will be held 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14 in Theatre A of the Basic Medical Sciences Building, 730 William Ave. There will be displays and refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend. Admission is free but we ask that you register by calling Pat at 787-1021 or email at [email protected].

MONDAY, NOVeMBeR 17infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, The role of CD4 polymorphism on susceptibility to HIV-1 infection by Julius Oyugi, 540, Basic Medical Sciences Building, 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17.

TUeSDAY, NOVeMBeR 18Medicine grand rounds, The Future of Geriatrics by David B. Hogan, Faculty of Medicine, Brenda Strafford Foundation Chair in Geriatric Medicine, University of Calgary, Theatre A, Basic Medical Sciences, 8 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Kines io logy and recrea t ion Management, Partnerships: The Heart and Soul of Community Development by Jan Schmalenberg, Winnipeg in Motion chair, physical activity promotion specialist, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, 133 Frank Kennedy Centre, 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Psychiatry research rounds, Update From The Swampy Cree Suicide Prevention Team: Findings Related to Risk Factors and Gatekeeper Training as a Preventative Measure by Jitender Sareen, associate professor of psychiatry, Shay-Lee Belik, Val Horner, PX236/238 PsycHealth Centre, 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18.

WeDNeSDAY, NOVeMBeR 19obsetrics and gynecology grand rounds, Minimally Invasive Surgery For The Treatment Of Menorrhagia by Dr. J. Thiel, obsetrics and gynecology, University Of Saskatchewan, Theatre A Basic Medical Sciences, 7:45 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Centre on Aging research Seminar Series, Use of antipsychotic agents in the elderly population of Manitoba by Robert Biscontri, Accounting & Finance, IH Asper School of Business, 405 Brodie Centre, 12 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19.

THURSDAY, NOVeMBeR 20Pediatric grand rounds, Biliary Atresia: New Insights For 2008 by Orlee Guttman, research fellow, hepatology, division of gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Theatre A Basic Medical Sciences Building, linked to NG002 St. Boniface Hospital, 8 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 20.

Physical therapy Academic rounds, ATA System and the Rehabilitation Portal by Tony Szturm by R160 School of Medical Rehabilitation, 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20.

i m m u n o l o g y , P r e v e n t i o n o f experimental membranous nephropathy by mimovirus vaccine containing neutral endopeptidase epitope along with B7-H1 by Jing Bo Zhang, post doctoral fellow, department of immunology, Immunology Library 604/605 Basic Medical Sciences Building, 12 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20.

MONDAY, NOVeMBeR 24infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Four continents, One shared Experience: International Infectious Disease and Global Health Research Training Program – a proposal by Keith Fowke, 540 Basic Medical Sciences Building, 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 24.

WeDNeSDAY, NOVeMBeR 26Pathology teaching rounds, The contribution of electron microscopy to diagnostic surgical pathology by Hongming Qiu, assistant professor, department of pathology, MS473 Thorlakson Building, Health Sciences Centre, 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26.

THURSDAY, NOVeMBeR 27F u n c t i o n a l g e n o m i c s o f i n n a t e i m m u n i t y : S e l e c t i v e immunomodulation by host defence peptides by Neeloffer Mookherjee, department of internal medicine, Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Immunology Library 604/605 Basic Medical Sciences Building, 12 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 27.

FRIDAY, NOVeMBeR 28Community heal th Sc iences Colloquium, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: What’s Worked? What Hasn’t? What Next? by Sara Kreindler, assistant professor, department of community health sciences, researcher, WRHA Research & Evaluation Unit, Dr. Betty Havens Seminar Room, R060 Medical Rehabilitation Building, 12 p.m., Friday, Nov. 28.


Academic Job Opportunities

Events Listing CHILD Study seeks subjects

A ful l l ist ing of employment opportunities at the University of Manitoba can be found at umanitoba.ca. The University of Manitoba encourages applications from qualified women and men, including members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Please include the position number when applying for openings at the university.

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIeNCeSDepartment of Plant SciencePosition: Assistant/associate professor in plant/seed physiologyStart date: April 1, 2009Application deadline: Dec. 15, 2008 Position number: LZ378For information: Dr. Peter B.E. McVetty, head, department of plant science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, phone 474-6074, fax 474-7528, e-mail: [email protected].

FACULTY OF ARTSDepartment of linguisticsPosition: American Sign Language (ASL) linguistics at the rank of Assistant ProfessorStart date: July 1, 2009Salary: Will reflect the qualifications and experience of the appointeeApplication deadline: January 15, 2009Position number: 08543For information: Dr. Terry Janzen, chair, department of linguistics search committee, 534 Fletcher Argue Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5V5, phone 474-7081, fax 474-7671, e-mail [email protected].

Department of PsychologyPosition: Assistant professor in Applied Behaviour AnalysisStart date: July 1, 2009Application deadline: January 5, 2009Position number: 08482For information: Dr. H. J. Keselman, head, department of psychology, University of Manitoba, P405 Duff Roblin Building, 190 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, phone 474-9360, fax 474-7599, e-mail [email protected].

eXTeNDeD eDUCATIONEnglish language Studies Position: Program coordinator in the English language studies area, at instructor I or II levelStart date: July 1, 2009S a l a r y : C o m m e n s u r a t e w i t h qualifications and experienceApplication deadline: Dec. 12, 2008Position number: CW771For information: Dr. Bill Kops, chair, ELS search committee Extended Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, phone 474-6198, e-mail [email protected].

FACULTY OF MeDICINeDepartment of otolaryngologyPo s i t i o n : A c a d e m i c G e n e r a l OtolaryngologistStart date: Position will remain open until filledSalary: Commensurate with experience and qualificationsApplication deadline: Dec. 13, 2008Position number: 08727For information: Dr. P. Kerr, acting head, department of otolaryngology, GB421 – 820 Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, MB, R3A 1R9, e-mail [email protected].

Department of otolaryngologyW i n n i p e g r e g i o n a l h e a l t h AuthoritySurgery ProgramPosi t ion: Academic Otologis t /NeurotologyStart date: Position will remain open until filledSalary: Commensurate with experience and qualificationsApplication deadline: Dec. 13, 2008Position number: 08726For information: Dr. P. Kerr, acting head, department of otolaryngology, GB421 – 820 Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, MB, R3A 1R9, e-mail [email protected].

Department of Clinical health Psychologyoperational Stress injury (oSi) ClinicDeer lodge CentrePosition: Two contingent geographic full-time clinical psychologists at the assistant professor levelStart date: January 1, 2009S a l a r y : C o m m e n s u r a t e w i t h experienceApplication deadline: Dec. 13, 2008Position number: 08051 and 08052For information: Dr. Bob McIlwraith, department of clinical health psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, PZ 350 - 771 Bannatyne Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3N4, phone 787-3876, fax 787-3755, e-mail [email protected].

Department of internal MedicineSection of infectious DiseasesPosition: Clinician-scientist, based at St. Boniface General Hospital at the rank of Assistant ProfessorStart date: Feb. 1, 2009Salary: Commensurate with experience and academic qualificationsApplication deadline: Jan. 15, 2009Position number: 07238For information: Chair, search committee, infectious diseases, BS543 Basic Medical Sciences Building, 745 Bannatyne Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0J9.

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FRIDAY, NOVeMBeR 21Elizabeth Dafoe library graduate Student lectures, A Longer View of Time Crunch: Thirteen Years of Canadian Family Time Use by Rachael Pettigrew, Faculty of Human Ecology, Family Social Sciences, Iceland Board Room, 3rd Floor, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, 12:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21.

Chemistry, Bioengineering for Biofuels via Direct Cellulose Fermentation by David B. Levin, biosystems, 539 Parker Building, 2:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21.

Economics, Topic TBA by Janice Compton, 307 Tier Building, 2:40 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21.

institute for the humanities: research Cluster on Power and resistance in latin America, Poverty Reduction and Income Inequality in Contemporary Brazil: From Cardoso to Lula by María Alejandra Caporale Madi, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 409 Tier Building, 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21.

Biological Sciences, Building the Plant Cell Wall: Cell Biology of Wall Secretion by Lacey Samuels, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, 201 Duff Roblin Building, 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21.

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, Nanoparticle optical properties and DNA-linked nanoparticle structures: New Challenges for Theory by George C. Schatz, department of chemistry, Northwestern University, 330 Allen Building, 3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21.

MONDAY, NOVeMBeR 24Biological Sciences, Population cycles, nutrient flow, and indirect effect in food webs: from lynx and lemmings to seals and sea turtles by James Roth, department of biology, University of Central Florida, Z201 Duff Roblin Building, 3 p.m., Monday, Nov. 24.

TUeSDAY, NOVeMBeR 25Universal Algebra/lattice theory Seminar, Ternary Modular Lattices by R. Padmanabhan, 500A Machray Hall, 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 25.

WeDNeSDAY, NOVeMBeR 262008 trlabs technology Showcase, 135 Innovation Drive, Smartpark. 9 a.m. to 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26. Admission is free and open to anyone. RSVP for lunch to [email protected].

native Studies, Indigenous Rights in Post-Conflict Columbia: Land, Dignity, Peace by Jacqueline Romanow, Governance Program, University of Winnipeg, 307 Tier Building, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Biological Sciences, Size matters: from metabolic rate to macroecology and macroevolution in phytoplankton by Zoe Finkel, Environmental Science Program, Mount Allison University, Z201 Duff Roblin Building, 3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Kines io logy and recrea t ion Management, Lessons That can be Learned from the Tortoise and the Hare: High Intensity Exercise Improves Health by Todd Duhamel, assistant professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management, Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute, Conference Room A 238 Investor’s Group Athletic Centre, 3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26.

THURSDAY, NOVeMBeR 27Advanced Plant Science, The role of ABC transporters in the formation of the plant cuticle by David Bird, biological sciences, Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre Agriculture Building, 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 27.

FRIDAY, NOVeMBeR 28Chemistry, Topic TBA by Charles Wong, department of chemistry, University of Winnipeg, 539 Parker Building, 2:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 28.

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, Abstract TBA by Jean-Pierre St. Maurice, University of Saskatchewan, 330 Allen Building, 3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 28.

SUNDAY, NOVeMBeR 30Classics, Cursing: Not All Greek to the Romans? by Pauline Ripat, University of Winnipeg, 237 University College, 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30.

MONDAY, DeCeMBeR 1institute for the humanities: histories of the Body research Cluster, Sexual Liberation and Promiscuity: The Politics of AIDS in 1980s Toronto by David S. Churchill, director of the Institute for the Humanities, and associate professor of history, 409 Tier Building, 2:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 1.

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Reports. For 30 years I’ve known where to go when I want to buy a car or TV. It’s not perfect, but it’s solid. We need a consumer report for health care. A lot of the information we have is sketchy, not consumer friendly, and produced by people selling a product.”

On the anxiety treatment front, Walker notes that things have improved significantly in recent years. For instance, 20 years ago, it may have taken dozens of therapy sessions to resolve a problem. Today, six sessions can sometimes be all one needs.

“There are a lot of reasons to be positive,” Walker said. “We know more and more about how to treat anxiety and depression. The treatments are getting better and we’re getting better at intervening earlier on.”

Indeed, one research program Walker conducts focuses on ways parents can take early action to arrest the development of anxious tendencies in kindergarteners, which is found in about 10 per cent of children. It’s been found that children who are hard-wired to be anxious are more likely to experience depression later on.

“A lot of people think that just because something is caused in part by genetic factors, like anxiety appears to be, that it is uncontrollable, and that is far from the case.”

To learn more, come to Walker’s free lecture on November 19, at 7 p.m. in the Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre, St. John’s College. For more information, call 474-9020.

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Bringing Research to LIFEBy SEAn MoorE

Why, clinical health psychologist John Walker asks, can we learn about televisions from an unbiased and accurate source before buying one, but when we need medical treatment we have no comparable source to first turn to?

“When it comes to getting help for anxiety there are several different treatments,” Walker said. “They look different and have very different characteristics. But often people wind up at a treatment not having made a thoughtful decision about what they want to do, and often they don’t realize what sort of commitment a treatment comes with.”

Medical treatments – be it for anxiety or for problems pertaining to the prostate or high cholesterol – should not be decided upon in a cavalier fashion. Yet, many people do just that.

So on November 19, Walker will give a free public lecture as part of the Bringing Research to Life speaker series (details below) that will discuss what we can do to help people with treatment decisions. His presentation is titled, Tough Choices: Help for Anxiety and Depression.

For the past 25 years Walker has been working with patients experiencing levels of anxiety or depression that interfere with their daily fulfillment. One in 10 Winnipeggers experience this and it is a leading cause of work absenteeism.

Treatments abound, but good information does not. There is no “Consumer Reports” for health care. It is this point that Walker is trying to rectify.

He has conducted surveys with adults and parents asking them what information they would want to know if they, or someone they knew, experienced anxiety or depression. Turns out, they want to know a lot of things science doesn’t yet know – like, what the long-term implications of some medicines are.

“I think the public needs, in the long-run, something like Consumer

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Every year in Winnipeg, the police receive about 16,000 calls pertaining to family violence – more than any other call category. This is a disturbing statistic considering that only those who feel considerably threatened call 911.

Interpersonal violence has long been the subject of study for sociology’s Jane Ursel. She is the director of RESOLVE Manitoba (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse), a tri-provincial research network with centres at the Universities of Manitoba, Regina and Calgary.

Every year the RESOLVE Centres host a conference, enabling researchers and community groups to share ideas on innovative treatment and prevention programs.

This year, the University of Manitoba was the host of the two-day affair on November 6 and 7. The conference, incidentally, coincided with the launch of Ursel’s latest book, What’s Law Got To Do With It?

“Everyone who works in this field envisions a world of violence-free homes and strongly desires that outcome, but I also think service providers and researchers are realistic,” Ursel said.

“We understand that this is a deeply embedded pattern in our society and change won’t happen rapidly. What sustains those who work in this very difficult field is the courage of the victims, the real possibility of change among abusers and the hope that their children will not be caught in the intergenerational cycle of violence.”

Such changes usually become evident only in the long-run. But policy changes can sometimes have more immediate effects.

In the decade prior to 1993, Manitoba had one of the highest female domestic homicide rates in Canada. That year, police implemented a more comprehensive arrest policy. In the following decade (1993 to 2003) Manitoba’s domestic homicide rate dropped to the lowest in Western Canada and the third lowest in Canada.

“RESOLVE works closely with service providers and policy-makers to collect the data and provide the evidence for effective programming in our community. We work with the community to identify gaps in services and possible program and policy initiatives to address those gaps,” she said.

One area of particular interest to

Ursel is specialized courts – the subject of her book, What’s Law Go To Do With It: The Law Specialized Courts and Domestic Violence in Canada.

Edited by Ursel, Leslie Tutty and Janice le Maistre, it examines the impact of specialized domestic violence courts and Protection Order Legislation in a number of provinces in Canada.

Six jurisdictions now operate specialized courts in Canada. Manitoba opened Canada’s first domestic violence court in 1990 and Ursel has led a longitudinal study of its impact since its inception.

She has found its functioning to be correlated with improvements in safety, as noted in the drop in domestic homicide rates from 1993-2003.

“With specialization, crown attorneys are able to develop an expertise in working with these very complex cases and prioritize victim safety in their prosecutions,” Ursel said.

One of the most dramatic results of specialization was the change in sentencing. Conditional discharge, which comes with little consequence and offers no treatment for the offender, has become rarer while probation and court mandated treatment has become the most frequent court outcome.

Helping our violent homes

Martin Nyachoti, animal science, and Dilantha Fernando, plant science, were recently featured on Farmscape, a radio segment that airs on CKLQ, CFRY and other stations. Martin was interviewed on the feeding of fusarium infected grain to pigs. Dilantha was interviewed on the 2008 situation of fusarium head blight disease in the prairies, and in particular about the toxin changes that have been identified through research in his lab. The audio interview and the writeup can be seen at: http://farmscape.ca.

Dilantha’s work was also quoted in the Winnipeg Free Press (October 4) in the article “Infected wheat toxins another worry on farm” by Laura Rance.

Rick Holley, food science, continues to provide the media with his food safety expertise - he was recently interviewed about the E. Coli outbreak in North Bay, ON, with coverage on www.cbc.ca, the Globe and Mail and others.


Music is a perfect fit for Dawe Thanks to Marcel A. Desautels and Project Domino, Music is set to soar

Meet The Dean

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Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music dean edmund Dawe is guiding his faculty through an incredible transformation.


Most children dream about what they want to be when they grow up.

But while the other students were writing ‘fire fighter’ or ‘policeman’ in their Grade 1 notebooks, Edmund Dawe was very purposefully pencilling ‘music teacher’ in his.

“My family has always gotten a kick out of that,” the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music dean says. “Our Grade 1 printing journals had a page where we were asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ My response was ‘I want to be a music teacher.’ I think most of the other kids thought I was crazy!”

Actually, Dawe probably knew even sooner. He was playing the piano by ear when he was four-years-old and taking lessons by the time he was six.

“Growing up in a small Newfoundland town, we lived in an environment with a rich folk music tradition. Music was a central part of what we did at family, church, and social gatherings.” Dawe said. “My mother plays by ear, so I guess the musical talent comes from that side of the family.”

Home for Dawe during his childhood was Upper Gullies, a small town of about 350 near St. John’s. However, it has since grown to become part of the substantial bedroom community of Conception Bay South with a population of about 25,000.

Pursuing his grade school career aspirations, Dawe entered Memorial Univers i t y to s tudy mus ic and education.

“One of the most exciting things to happen during that period of my life was an external semester program where two students were chosen each semester to study in London, England at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1980, I was one of those students, and I spent six months living in central London. Just think of the impact of this on a 19-year-old musician – going from a small town to living in one of the world’s major cultural centres! I had the opportunity to hear renowned performers and I studied with some of the best artist-teachers. The experience changed my life and made me decide to continue my education by pursuing a graduate degree in piano performance. I was hooked,” Dawe said.

He graduated from Memorial University in 1982 with the degrees of bachelor of music and bachelor of music education, winning the university medal for excellence in music. Dawe then went on to the University of Western Ontario to complete a masters degree.

Following his graduate studies at the University of Western Ontario, he attended the University of British Columbia where he earned a doctor of musical arts degree (piano performance). Throughout his education, his work was a balance between performance and historical research on aspects of performance and piano pedagogy.

After graduating from UBC, he spent two years back home in Newfoundland teaching at Memorial University followed by two years at Laurentian University in Sudbury.

“In 1990, I moved to Sackville, New Brunswick, where I spent 17 years at the department of music at Mount Allison

University,” Dawe said. For six of those years, he served as department head.

He maintained an active performing schedule and released two solo CDs. He continues to be a regular adjudicator at music festivals and competitions including the Juno Awards, a speaker at national and international conferences, and was nominated for an East Coast Music Award (Best Classical).

In 2007, he had the opportunity to become dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba. Dawe said there were several elements that attracted him to the position.

“ F i r s t a n d foremost, the faculty has a strong and growing reputation for o f fer ing an o u t s t a n d i n g curriculum taught b y e x c e p t i o n a l professors, in an area of the country known for producing tremendous musical talent,” Dawe stated. He also liked the size of the faculty; small enough to maintain close interaction between professors and their students, yet large enough to offer specialized training.

“And being part of a larger research-based university opens interdisciplinary possibilities. Last year, for example, we offered a course ‘anatomy for musicians’,” Dawe said. “It was team taught by a musician and an occupational therapist, and allowed students to explore the musical and physical issues associated with playing an instrument.”

The faculty is also adding a business course for musicians which recognizes that musicians need business skills.

“ M u s i c i a n s h a v e t o b e entrepreneurs,” Dawe said. “They need career management skills – organizing and advertising concerts, making and marketing recordings, maintaining financial records, dealing with tax laws, applying for grants, etc. Most of these aspects are not covered in university music programs.”

Dawe was also drawn to Winnipeg by the strength of its artistic community.

“There was a period last year when I attended 18 events in three weeks – all of

them were excellent and indicative of the vibrant cultural a c t i v i t y i n t h e city.” Dawe said. These strengths allow the faculty to partner with nationally respected professional arts g r o u p s i n t h e community and enrich our students’ training. Last year, a

mentorship program was established with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. This year, the program was expanded and the assistant conductor of the WSO was appointed conductor of the University of Manitoba’s Symphony Orchestra.

But for all its strengths, there was one thing the faculty did not have: space.The current Music Building was built in the mid 1960s and designed for 60 students. Today the faculty has over 260 students and with the addition of its new bachelor of jazz studies degree, the enrolment is expected to grow to over 300 within the next three years.

“Currently, we use any available space on campus,” Dawe said. Students are using rooms in the Faculty of

Education, the Music Annex, and the Great Hall in University College. Even the Great Hall’s former kitchen is being called into action by the faculty’s percussion students. The faculty also has some office and practice space in the Services Building, and will use the entire Services Building when its current occupants move into the university’s new Welcome Centre next spring.

But into that mix, two rather astounding things have happened for the Faculty of Music. The first was the announcement of Project Domino last April – an outstanding facilities master plan that will see changes and upgrades to the locations of over a dozen faculties and departments at the university. As part of the plan, the Faculty of Music and the School of Art will be moving into a refurbished Taché Hall, helping solve the space issues that both groups have been facing.

And on the heels of the Project Domino announcement was something that was perhaps even more stunning. Canadian Credit Management Foundation president Marcel A. Desautels donated $20 million to the Faculty of Music, with $10 million in support of Project Domino, and $10 million in an unrestricted endowment fund.

The donation followed a dinner that Dawe and past president Emőke Szathmáry shared with Desautels in Toronto on Dec. 1, 2007.

“We didn’t even discuss money,” Dawe recalled. “We talked about music. He’s passionate about music and, in particular, opera. So we shared our love of music and I talked about the exciting things happening at the faculty.” In other words, they discussed the very strengths that had drawn Dawe to the faculty. But they also talked about Dawe’s vision for the faculty to become a primary destination for Canadian and international students.

The $20 million gift is one of the largest in Canadian history to a department, school, or faculty of music. “It’s historic and transformative. A $10 million gift for the renovation project is tremendous, but to receive an additional $10 million in an unrestricted endowment fund is practically unheard of,” Dawe stated. The income generated from this fund will enable the faculty to offer outstanding support to its students and professors, and is already inspiring others to give.

“My colleagues and I were in unanimous agreement that the Faculty should be named the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music.” Dawe said. “This chapter in the history of music at the University of Manitoba will remain one of the main highlights of my career. Marcel Desautels is a visionary, a business leader, a gifted musician, and a great friend. He is one of the strongest advocates of the faculty, its mission, and its vision.”

His duties as dean aside, Dawe has three children aged 16, 19 and 21. His wife Karla is an organist and is also an instructor in the faculty. And while it’s his administrative talents that have received the lion’s share of attention in this article, Dawe is also a performing artist, juggling his work as dean with a performance schedule in the community.

“We joke at our house that my practicing has become the nightshift,” Dawe said. “Given the intense planning activity and daily demands at the faculty, this has not been possible here. So I do that work in the evenings if I can, or on the weekends. It’s a challenge, but it’s all worth it.”

“Growing up in a small Newfoundland town, we lived in an environment with a rich folk music tradition. Music was a central part of what we did at family, church, and social gatherings. ”

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