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to PARTEQ Innovations, Queen’stechnology transfer office, in sup-port of GreenCentre Canada wasannounced at a press conference atthe university on Sept. 18.

The centre’s commitment tosupporting green chemistry and al-ternative technologies that reduceor eliminate the use of compounds

Province awards $13.6-million for green researchA new commercialization modelthat transforms green chemistrydiscoveries into real-world productsand industrial technologies for re-ducing harm to the environmenthas received a major vote of confi-dence from the Ontario govern-ment.

The awarding of $13.6 million

that are harmful to the environ-ment reflect the objectives of On-tario’s Ministry of Research andInnovation and the Ontario gov-ernment’s Toxics Reduction Strat-egy.

“We are extremely gratified thatthe centre, and what it representsas an highly promising new model

for technology transfer, has wonthe confidence and support of bothlevels of government,” says JohnMolloy, president and CEO ofPARTEQ Innovations. “With thisfunding, we are building a globalmodel for technology commercial-ization for the 21st century.”

This significant investment

follows the federal government’sdecision earlier this year to awardthe centre $9.1 million toward theestablishment of a national Centreof Excellence for the developmentand commercialization of greenchemistry technologies.

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Universitypreparesfor H1N1As Queen’s anticipates a heavier-than-normal flu season due toH1N1, recommendations havebeen developed and distributed tohelp faculty and staff make aca-demic decisions about missedclasses and work.

Vice-Principal (Academic) PatrickDeane has sent a memo to all unitsasking instructors to be flexible andto plan for larger-than-usual num-bers of student, faculty and staff ill-ness. Students are encouraged tostay home until their symptomssubside (usually within a week.)

A short presentation aboutH1N1, how to prevent it, and whatstudents should do if they feel ill, isavailable for instructors’ use atwww.queensu.ca/vpac/h1n1slides.html

Students are responsible for con-tacting their instructors to make upmissed classes or work; instructorswill continue to use their discretionin responding to requests.

Instructors are also being en-couraged not to ask students formedical notes to prevent local clin-ics, including student health serv-ices, from being overloaded.

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world-class, nutritious dining ex-perience at recession-proof prices.And to entice people to Ban Righand Leonard cafeterias on the maincampus and Jean Royce cafeteriaon the west campus, Queen’s

Spilling the beans on the best-kept secret on campusBy CELIA RUSSELLThe juiciest secret on campus isabout to be blown wide open. Res-idence cafeterias are not just forstudents.

Faculty and staff can enjoy a

Hospitality Services (QHS) is offer-ing a tasty meal deal: $5 Fridays forfaculty and staff with their em-ployee cards.

“We are opening our arms tothe university to come and seewhat we have to offer,” saysAmyna Mamdani, QHS’s regionalmarketing manager.

And if the thought of residencefood conjures visions of chewyfries and bland gravy, think again.

“The value is tremendous,” saysJoli Manson, QHS general man-ager. “Faculty and staff are going tobe astounded at what is going onin the residences – the food is fan-tastic.”

The dining halls each have dis-tinct personalities.

The newly renovated Ban Righcafeteria, which boasts its own bak-ery, has a historic, traditional feel.

“Ban Righ is like a small town,”says Ms. Manson. “It’s like walkingdown Main Street. Each station is asmall store, and everything is cus-tomized.”

The stations include a pasta bar,featuring dishes from all over theworld, as well as salad and grill sta-tions. Some feature signaturedishes, but patrons can also cus-tomize their meals.

Leonard Cafeteria offersmarché-style service – a market-style concept where your food isprepared right in front of you. Op-tions range from vegan and vege-tarian to pizza and a dessert barfeaturing hand-scooped ice cream.

The smaller community-basedJean Royce cafeteria features a fullbarista bar for those who like theirjava in latte, cappuccino orespresso format.

All are open for breakfast, lunchand dinner. To avoid the lunchrush, Ms. Manson recommendsdining on either side of the peaknoon-hour period.

And to nurture student-facultycollegiality beyond the classroom,faculty can dine for $5 any day ofthe week, if accompanied by a stu-dent.

“Ideas that emerge from con-versation over food are the bestkind,” Ms. Manson notes with asmile.

Frequent diners can buy a con-venient swipe card from the QHSoffice on the lower level of Victo-ria Hall.

For details on this promotion,menus and upcoming culinaryevents such as the annual Field-to-Fork celebration, visit housing.queensu.ca/hospitality_services

IN STEP WITH THE CLASS OF 2013

Commerce frosh, decked out in traditional Orientation Week garb, pour out of Goodes Hall earlier this month.GREG BLACK

The Ban Righ Noodle Shop features dishes from all over the world.JEFF DRAKE

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recognized the value of the workbeing done at PARTEQ, says Vice-Principal (Research) Kerry Rowe.“Universities are a primary sourceof the creative spirit and drive thatfuel innovation and economic de-velopment. And PARTEQ has con-sistently demonstrated that itknows what is required to harnessthat intellectual energy and ensureit is transformed into products andtechnologies that improve ourquality of life.”

Over the next five years, Green-Centre Canada aims to manage thecommercialization of 50 greenchemistry technologies, leading toat least 10 licence agreements, andto establish at least six start-upcompanies. During this time, theyalso anticipate the creation of atleast 250 highly skilled jobs. Thecentre is expected to be fully oper-ational by 2010.

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America, GreenCentre Canadabrings together Canada’s leadinggreen chemistry researchers, indus-try partners, and commercializa-tion professionals in a commongoal of developing cleaner, less en-ergy-intensive solutions for tradi-tional chemical products andmanufacturing processes.

“We are reducing the risk factorfor industry,” says Rui Resendes, di-rector of Commercial Developmentin Chemistry and Materials atPARTEQ, and the centre’s executivedirector. “By enabling universitiesand the chemical industry to workcollaboratively with Canada’s lead-ing commercialization profession-als, this will increase the chancesthat exciting new discoveries arefully realized and become commer-cial innovations that can make areal difference to the environ-ment.”

Queen’s is extremely pleasedthat the Ontario government has

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IN BRIEFPow wow comesto campusThe Four Directions Aboriginal Stu-dent Centre invites everyone tojoin in celebration at the third-an-nual educational pow wow on Sat-urday Sept. 26 at AgnesBenidickson Field. The theme ofthis year’s event is Honouring OurWomen.

The pow wow will bring to-gether traditional dancers, drum-mers and singers to celebrateCanada’s Aboriginal people. Theevent begins with a sunrise cere-mony at 6 am, the grand entry is atnoon and the closing ceremoniesbegin at 5:30 pm. Admission is free.For more information visitwww.queensu.ca/fdasc/news/Powwow.html

colour at a Canadian university,and the first-known black lawyer inNorth America.

This student initiative gainedfull support from former principalTom Williams and the Board ofTrustees last winter.

The Queen’s Board of Trusteesalso meets for the first time this fallon Friday, Oct. 2.

The installation of Daniel Woolfas Queen’s 20th principal and vice-chancellor takes place Monday,Oct. 26 at 5 pm in Grant Hall.

Honorary graduands receivingdegrees at his installation areOkanagan author Jeannette Arm-strong (LLD), neuroanatomist JillBolte Taylor (LLD) and former prin-cipal Tom Williams (LLD).

Annual fall convocation cere-

Fall term hits high gearThe performing arts centre ground-breaking, the dedication of RobertSutherland Hall and the installa-tion of Queen’s 20th principalheadline a busy fall term.

University officials will host aspecial groundbreaking ceremonyto celebrate the Isabel Bader Centrefor the Performing Arts on Thurs-day, Oct. 1 at 4:30 pm at 370 KingSt. W.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, PrincipalDaniel Woolf will host guests at thededication and plaque unveiling ofRobert Sutherland Hall. The re-naming of the Policy Studies Build-ing commemorates Queen’salumnus and first major benefactor.A native of Jamaica, Robert Suther-land (1830-1878) was the first-known student and graduate of

monies will take place later thatweek on Thursday, Oct. 29 and Fri-day, Oct. 30. Honorary degree re-cipients are former nationalpresident of the Canadian AutoWorkers Basil Hargrove (morning)and former Ontario MPP FrancesLankin (afternoon) on Oct. 29; U.S.economist Paul Volker (morning)and Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier (afternoon) on Oct. 30.

For more information, see thenotice on page 11.

And this Thursday, Sept. 24,Queen’s Senate meets for the firsttime this term at 3:30 pm in 202Robert Sutherland.

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most sustainable, intelligent, andwell-designed home on the face ofthe planet,” says team member LisaCrofoot of the newly formedQueen’s Solar Design Team (QSDT).

They are looking for people whoare interested in working with a

Solar team changes focus to building housesThe former Queen’s Solar VehicleTeam, with a successful track recordof building solar-powered vehiclessince 1988, has a new goal: build-ing a house – and they are lookingfor people to help them.

“In fact, we are building the

dynamic group of students on thismulti-disciplinary project tacklingreal world problems.

As the QSDT prepares a proposalfor the 2011 Solar Decathlon, theyare looking to fill the positions ofAssistant Project Manager and

Communications Manager. Please visit www.qsdt.ca for in-

formation on the team andqsdt.blogspot.com for informationon the positions and how to apply.The deadline for applications isThursday, Oct. 1 at 5 pm.

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IN BRIEFPromoting open access Oct. 19 to 23 is International OpenAccess Week, and the university isinviting proposals for presentationsor panel discussions from Queen’sscholars and research staff relatedto open access, digital publishingand the future of scholarly publish-ing, authors’ rights and intellectualproperty, and topics relating to re-search in a digital environment.

The movement aims to engagethe academic community in dis-cussion about the issues and trendsrelated to open access: makingknowledge available on the Inter-net at no cost to the user. Open Ac-cess Week@Queen’s will include aseries of events, and features akeynote address by John Willinskyof Stanford University, founder ofthe Public Knowledge Project and aleader in the development of openaccess. The deadline is Sept. 25.Submit proposals to Sam Kalb,kalbs@queensu.ca

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Book chroniclesbrownfieldsStudents will ultimately benefitfrom a new book being launchedSept. 24 entitled The Story of Brown-fields and Smart Growth in KingstonOntario: from contamination to revi-talization.

Nearly three years in the mak-ing, some 13 of the 22 authors arefrom Queen’s. Royalties from saleswill go to support students in theEnvironmental Studies program.

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Duane Parliament and Lisa Eyles of Athletics and Recreation distribute information at Orientation Day for grad-uate students at the Biosciences Atrium Sept. 8. More than 700 students attended the annual event, which fea-tured food, games as well as the annual “Support Group Alley” where students were able to learn more aboutuniversity resources for academic and personal wellbeing.

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theses and dissertations electroni-cally through QSpace, Queen’s dig-ital research and learningrepository. A quick search throughthe collection returns theses anddissertations across 41 depart-ments, ranging from Anatomy andCell Biology to Urban and RegionalPlanning.

“I was delighted to learn thatmy thesis represented a milestone,”says Dr. Carpenter. “After workingwith professors Rob Brison and WillKing, the greatest and most patientsupervisors I could hope for, theelectronic submission throughQSpace was one of the easiest partsof the process.” Many studentshave expressed satisfaction withthe electronic submission process,adds Dr. Deakin. “QSpace enablesus to offer convenient 24/7 access,”she says. “Our students can submittheir theses and dissertations fromanywhere in the world.”

E-thesis milestone – 1,000 and countingBy JENNIFER SMITHWhen she submitted her MSc thesisin Community Health & Epidemi-ology to the School of GraduateStudies earlier this month, JennCarpenter, an assistant professor inthe Department of EmergencyMedicine, reached a landmark forgraduate studies at Queen’s – the1,000th electronic thesis submis-sion since the introduction of theE-Thesis program in July 2007.

“This is a significant milestone,”says Janice Deakin, dean and asso-ciate vice-principal of GraduateStudies. “Virtually all theses havebeen submitted via e-thesis sincethe program’s inception. To havereached 1,000 theses in a period ofa little over two years illustrates theoutstanding level and breadth ofgraduate activity happening atQueen’s.”

The e-thesis program requiresgraduate students to submit their

Sam Kalb, the Library’s scholarlycommunication services coordina-tor, administers the QSpace reposi-tory. “QSpace offers a highly

effective and easy mechanism tomake digital content available tothe international research commu-nity,” he notes. Although deposi-tors may choose to limit access tothe works they place in QSpace, inmost cases the content is madefreely accessible to anyone with aninternet connection.

“Having scholarly works avail-able online, tagged and indexed forsearch engines like Google andGoogle Scholar, makes it easier forother researchers and prospectivegraduate students to find them”says Mr. Kalb. “This contributes toincreased citation counts and helpsto highlight the excellent researchbeing conducted at the universityby faculty and graduate studentslike Dr. Carpenter.”

For further details on the distri-bution of graduate theses by disci-pline, see qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/5156

Speakers on top of Humphrey Hall.CELIA RUSSELL

information network screens,Queen’s email or local TV and radiostations) for more information andinstructions.

The important thing is not torely on one single technology, Mr.Patterson says.

“You can update the phone sta-tus line, the university home page,post messages on the 22 campus-wide digital information screens,and send an email alert to 22,000email accounts,” says Mr. Patter-son. “But the challenge is the gapin real-time notification. Howwould people know to check one ofthese platforms? This technologywill help to close that gap.”

Final testing of the system willtake place later this fall.

Campus Security also collabo-rates with city police to ensure aneffective and efficient emergencyresponse on Queen’s property byproviding them with digital copiesof all university floor plans, mapsand photos.

“We are also working with ourcommunity partners such as localschools and hospitals on an aware-ness campaign for the new system,so when they hear it, they can

Queen’s introduces new emergency alert system By CELIA RUSSELLSometimes the most effective wayto notify large numbers of peopleabout an emergency is also the sim-plest.

New speakers on top ofHumphrey and Chernoff halls onthe main campus and near JohnOrr Tower on west campus will en-sure messages about any majoremergencies on campus are deliv-ered – loud and clear.

The new emergency notificationsystem consists of pole-mountedspeakers that are connected toQueen’s Emergency Report Centre,explains Campus Security directorDavid Patterson.

In the event of an emergency,Campus Security can issue warn-ings across campus via a secureradio channel.

Depending on what’s happen-ing – a fire, environmental spill, acampus threat or severe weather –a siren will be activated. A messagewill follow, alerting the campuscommunity to take shelter, and ifsafe to do so, to check one of theuniversity’s current informationplatforms (university status line at613-533-3333, website, digital

activate their own emergencyplans,” says Mr. Patterson.

Campus Security is distributinga booklet called “Responding toEmergencies at Queen’s” to all staffand faculty this fall.

“It pulls together all the univer-sity’s emergency procedures intoone handy booklet that people cankeep on their desks,” says Mr. Pat-terson. “Because you can’t always

rely on electronic devices in anemergency.”

The university conducted an ex-tensive review of its emergency re-sponse plan after the DawsonCollege shootings in Montreal in2006 and Virginia Tech shootingsin April 2007.

For details on Campus Security’sprograms, visit www.queensu.ca/security

Jenn CarpenterGREG BLACK

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QUEEN’S FLASHBACK: OCT. 4, 2004

Dean David Saunders of the School of Business and Vice-Principal (Academic) Suzanne Fortier dish up pancakesto kick off the 2004 Queen’s United Way campaign in Grant Hall. The breakfast raised $476 towards the uni-versity’s United Way campaign. Watch for details on this year’s kickoff on the web at www.queensu.ca/newscentre as well as in the Queen’s Gazette.

CELIA RUSSELL

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AUCC calls for research funding boostCanada’s universities are calling for significant new investments inuniversity research through the three federal granting councils inthe lead up to the next federal budget. Citing “a growing worldwideconsensus that countries that invest heavily in education, researchand innovation will lead the world in economic and social devel-opment,” the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canadacalled for $1.5 billion in new research funding over five years. AUCCalso asked for investments in international student recruitment andeducation for aboriginal students. In its pre-budget submission tothe House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, AUCCsaid that Canada’s economy is in “a period of profound transition”– coming out of one of the toughest years in memory, with an agingpopulation that will put huge demands on health care and socialservices.

universityaffairs.ca, Sept. 8

Library privileges come with a cost“The costs of running a library this big and this good are staggering andwe are staggering under it. We really have to find a fairer way of main-taining this precious resource.”

So says University of Toronto provost Cheryl Misak on the deci-sion by the U. of T. to ask scholars from other schools to pay an an-nual $200 fee ($95 for seniors) if they want to visit and borrowbooks. The fee outrages academics who say it is an attempt to limitaccess to a collection that is of national importance and was builtwith public funds. The university says it simply cannot continue togive visiting scholars a free ride in an arrangement that for years hasseen its students subsidizing faculty and graduate students fromacross the country who visit and use the collection.

The Globe and Mail, Sept. 16

Credit-card firms make final pitchThis is the last semester in which college students can be inundatedwith credit-card offers on campus before new federal rules restrict-ing the practice take effect in February. Yet card issuers are runningthe gamut, some beefing up pitches to snag the last batch of stu-dents while others back away because of a soured economy, ac-cording to consumer advocates and credit experts. In the Denverarea, students say the on-campus presence of credit-card firms vyingfor their business has diminished and that the day of the “stuffedanimal along with a low introductory rate” may finally be over.“Usually, the credit-card companies were able to take a good long-term bet on the student market,” said Ben Woolsey, director of mar-keting and research at CreditCards.com. “That’s changing, andthough we thought we'd see one last-ditch run at the incomingclass, that's not actually true.”

The Denver Post, Sept. 16

‘Mickey-Mouse’ degrees lucrative, tooUniversity of Cambridge economics graduates may be assured high-paying positions, but the holders of vocational degrees from post-1992 universities also fare well in the graduate job market. This isthe suggestion from a new set of newspaper league tables designedto compare graduates’ employment prospects based on degree pro-gram and university data. Although graduates from newer univer-sities are likely to earn smaller salaries, they are likely to do well iftheir courses are vocational. Graduates in sports science at the Uni-versity of Brighton, for example, earned an average of £20,516 –more than maths graduates from the University of Manchester.

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk, Sept.14

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UNIVERSITYROUNDUP

Letter

Thank you to friendsand colleaguesI would like to thank everyone in-volved in making my retirementon Aug. 31 such a memorable day.I especially thank my friends andcolleagues in the University Secre-tariat.

During my years at Queen’s, Ihave had the opportunity to workwith wonderful staff and faculty inthe School of Nursing, Human Re-sources, the Department of Physi-ology, the Agnes Etherington ArtCentre, Office of Advancementand, for the last eight years, theSecretariat.

In the Secretariat, it was my dis-tinct privilege to work with thededicated volunteers who con-

tribute so much to this university.They included Chancellor EmeritusCharles Baillie, Chancellor DavidDodge, the current and past mem-bers of the Board of Trustees andUniversity Council.

The various committees andevents I have been involved withalways included students and,without exception, they are amaz-ing individuals. My job includedworking with the current rector,Leora Jackson, and former rectors,Johsa Manzanilla, Grant Bishopand Ahmed Kayssi, all of whomgave me a glimpse into the verveand calibre of Queen’s studentbody.

It has been a great 16 years.Thank you.

Janet Cowperthwaite

(1969-1971) under then PrimeMinister Pierre Trudeau.

In 1971, he returned to aca-demic life to take up the deanshipof Queen’s Faculty of Applied Sci-ence. His tenure occurred at a timeof significant budgetary constraint,but, as George Robinson noted inhis book Queen’s Engineers, Dr.Uffen helped “a besieged faculty re-cover its nerve.” The first accredita-tion of our programs by theprecursor of the Canadian Engi-neering Accreditation Board tookplace at this time. One of his no-table initiatives was the institutionof “J” section, an extended pro-gram for first-year students whohave academic difficulties in theirfirst year.

Bob Uffen advocated use of sciencein forming public policyThe Department of Geological Sci-ences and Geological Engineeringand the Faculty of Applied Sciencemourn the passing of Robert (Bob)James Uffen, OC, D.Sc., F.R.S.C.,P.Eng., and dean emeritus of theFaculty of Applied Science on July18, of cancer.

A noted geophysicist, Dr. Uffenadvocated the use of science in theformation of public policy. He wasan able and strong administratorwith a deep desire to help students.

A native of Toronto, Dr. Uffensaw active service in the SecondWorld War. He attended the Uni-versity of Toronto obtaining a BAScin 1949 and an MA in 1950 in en-gineering physics. He obtained aPhD in 1952 from University ofWestern Ontario (UWO) andjoined the faculty after graduation.He rose through the ranks, becom-ing full professor and head of theGeophysics Department in 1958.He served as principal of the Uni-versity College of Arts and Scienceat UWO (1961-1965) and dean ofthe College of Science (1965-1966).

Despite a promising research ca-reer that utilized subtle variationsin gravity and heat flow to investi-gate in the Earth’s interior, he soonshowed an interest in the relation-ship between science and society,publishing articles on resource andenergy issues in the Business Quar-terly as early as the late 1950s. In1966, he joined the federal civilservice, serving first on the DefenseResearch Board, and then as ChiefScience Advisor to the Cabinet

He stepped down as dean in1980 and continued teaching inGeological Sciences until 1989, alsothe year he won a Golden Appleteaching award.

He was active in the public-pol-icy field. From 1969 to 1982, hewas one of only two Canadianswho were members of the Club ofRome, an international think-tankresponsible for writing the highlyinfluential book, Limits to Growth.He served on the board of directorsof Ontario Hydro and was its vice-chair from 1975 to1979, chairedthe Ontario Commission on TruckSafety (1981-1983) and was a mem-ber of the Ontario Royal Commis-sion on Asbestos (1980-1984).

He received many honours, in-cluding appointment as a Fellow ofthe Royal Society of Canada andthe Canadian Academy of Engi-neering; induction as an Officer ofthe Order of Canada in 1983; andreceipt of the Canadian CentennialMedal in 1967 and the Queen Eliz-abeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in2002. He received honorary degreesfrom Queen’s, the University ofWestern Ontario, the Royal Mili-tary College and McMaster Univer-sity.

Bob Uffen was a distinguishedmember of this faculty and had animportant and enduring impact onits activities.

This tribute was prepared by RobertDalrymple, professor and head, Geo-logical Sciences and Geological Engi-neering.Bob Uffen

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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi’s educational enterprise in Switzerland and the establishment of private Pestalozzi-schools abroad

In the wake of the first PISA-survey, conducted in 2000, Swiss experts in education encouragedthe adoption of the Finnish school system model for their own schools, teacher-education, andschool administration. The idea of using foreign models is anything but new. In fact, the temp-tation to copy successful attempts in education is much older and leads us back right to thebeginning of the heated public discourses about the importance of education in the context ofthe emerging national states. In the midst of this transnational discourse around 1800 was thefamous Swiss educator and school reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827). Using examples from letters written to Pestalozzi, as well as an example of the famous “model school”in Frankfurt, Germany, I will investigate precisely what was borrowed from him, what was modified, and to what extent it was modified, in order to discuss critically the attractive idea of“best practice” in education.

Rebekka HorlacherZurich UniversityDr. Rebekka Horlacher teaches at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Education, and is Senior Academic and Research Assistant at the Institute of Pedagogy at the University of Zurich. Her research interests are Pestalozzi in context, theory of «Bildung», historical research methods, school history, Pragmatism, and citizenship education.

Monday, 5 October 2009 5:30 pmDuncan McArthur Hall, Akwe:kon Room - A243

“Best practice” around 1800:

Rev. Kathy Sage, Minister

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IN BRIEFCareer week –What’s next?Career Week takes place Monday,Sept. 28 through Friday Oct. 2 inGrant Hall and features several op-portunities for students exploringthe world of work.

On Sept. 28, Career Fair 2009runs from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm andfeatures representatives from theprivate and public sectors. TheGraduate and Professional SchoolsFair runs Sept. 30 from 10:30 am to2:30 pm and features more than100 different programs. Those in-terested in working, volunteering,interning or teaching Englishabroad before or after graduationare invited to check out the Cross-ing Borders Study and WorkAbroad Fair on Oct. 1 from 10:30am to 3 pm. Meet Queen’s graduatestudents from 56 graduate pro-grams at the School of GraduateStudies open house on Oct. 2 from10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Find outwhat it is like to be a grad student,what research you can do, andwhat options you have.

Changes toQueen’s email

Effective Monday, Sept. 21,email messages in the Trash folderwill be deleted automatically afterter they are 30 days old. This willassist in managing mail storage use.The change applies to those usingQueen’s webmail. It may apply tothose using an email client such asMicrosoft Outlook, depending onhow the account is configured. Formore information, contact the ITSupport Centre, 613-533-6666 orvisit www.queensu.ca/its

system is an important step inchanging how the university man-ages information, and more impor-tantly how Queen’s does business.All staff, faculty and students willbe affected, directly or indirectly.

The QUASR training team willprovide appropriate training overthe next four months for all systemend-users to help ensure as smootha transition as possible. Using a

By STEPHEN SAKELLThis week, Queen’s AdministrativeSystems Replacement project(QUASR) is launching an activetraining program in anticipation ofimplementing a new financial sys-tem at Queen’s in November. Thetraining involves 12 differentcourses, each to be presented sev-eral times.

The change to a new PeopleSoft

combination of techniques, thetraining will provide future userswith relevant information, contextand learning opportunities. Class-room instruction from a Queen’ssubject-matter expert, togetherwith hands-on demos and exer-cises, will offer learners the toolsthey need to use PeopleSoft appli-cations with confidence.

Using innovative technology

that demonstrates how to performvarious tasks, learners will followan instructor through specific ad-ministrative scenarios. They willthen have an opportunity to rein-force key learning points by work-ing through hands-on exercises ina live, online training environ-ment. All training materials, in-cluding the demos and systematicjob aids or “cheat sheets,” will beavailable for download.

The training will expose learnersto both the “how” (how to enterand maintain information in thenew system) and the “what” and“where” (what Queen’s businessprocesses have changed because ofthe new system, and where thesechanges will ultimately affect theend-user).

Given the many tools availablewith the new application and thenumber of process changes in-volved, learners are encouraged toregister early for training, use doc-umentation on the training site,and be as proactive in their learn-ing as possible.

General introductory PeopleSoftnavigation training will be avail-able starting Wednesday, Sept. 23,with invitations to sessions on spe-cific Finance administrativeprocesses for core system usersscheduled to begin the week ofTuesday, Oct. 13.

Additional user training sessionsfor the broader user communitywill follow with sessions runningthrough December and January. IT-Services sessions on essential Inter-net navigation skills, and HR sessionson change management will also beoffered beginning Sept. 23.

In the meantime, inquiries canbe directed to quasr@queensu.ca

Stephen Sakell is QUASR’s training lead.

QUASR training programs launch this week

A WARM WELCOME

Members of the 2009 entering class listen attentively to speakers at the annual Welcoming Ceremony Sept. 8on the grounds of Summerhill.

CELIA RUSSELL

IN THE NEWSPage 6 Queen’s Gazette September 21, 2009

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“avatars” in Second Life, a virtualworld spread out over millions ofkilometres of virtual land. Lastyear, the faculty bought its ownvirtual “island” that it operates pri-vately. It consists of replicas ofwest-campus real buildings, whichhelp students, faculty and staff get

Second Life a powerful tool, educators findBy JEFF DRAKEThe Faculty of Education is at theforefront in using Second Life, anonline 3D interactive program, toprepare teachers for the virtuallearning environment.

More than 13 million real peo-ple around the world “live” as

familiar with the virtual world. “Teachers of the future will

need to be as familiar with virtualworlds like Second Life as they arewith the everyday realities of theclassroom,” says Dean of the Fac-ulty of Education Rosa Bruno-Jofre.“The Second Life environment isunlike any other teaching venue.The educational applications arestill in their infancy, and we are pi-oneering the way.”

“We know that kids are usingvirtual worlds at home, and weneed to have teachers who arecomfortable with them and whounderstand the educational possi-

bilities,” says Pat Dudley, coordi-nator of Web Publishing andEmerging Technologies.

The faculty is also using it out-side the classroom. Its ContinuingTeacher Education (CTE) teachesmodules using Second Life. It isalso being used in BEd classes, newinstructor orientation for CTE, andvirtual conferences.

It’s also being considered as a re-cruiting tool, says Stephanie Beau-regard, manager of E-learningServices.

“Students from all over theworld can attend designated orientation sessions on our virtual

campus and ask questions in realtime to our staff members withouthaving to incur the cost of travel.Just think how that reduces carbonfootprints,” she says.

Although they’ve been workingwith Second Life for more than ayear, faculty and staff feel that theyhave only scratched the surface ofits potential.

“You’re really only limited byyour imagination, and that’s whathas us so excited,” Ms Dudley says.

educ.queensu.ca/e-services/it/second-life.html

An image from the Faculty of Education’s virtual campus.COURTESY OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DISCOVERY@QUEEN’SSeptember 21, 2009 Queen’s Gazette Page 7

An exercise enigma: How much, or how little, is enough?

NEW STUDY TO TEST

CANADIAN GUIDELINES

FOR DAILY EXERCISE

By NANCY DORRANCE How hard and for how long shouldyou exercise in order to shed excessabdominal fat and reduce your riskof cardiovascular disease?

That question – of particular in-terest to the more than 60 per centof Canadians who are overweightor obese – will be investigated overthe next three years by exercisephysiologist Robert Ross’s researchteam in the School of Kinesiologyand Health Studies. The new $1.8-million study, funded by the Cana-dian Institutes of Health Research(CIHR), is the largest, single-sitestudy of its kind.

“For most Canadian adults, thequestion isn’t, ‘How much exerciseshould I be doing?’ but rather,‘How little can I do and still get thebenefits?’” says Dr. Ross.

Current Canadian guidelinessuggest 20 to 30 minutes of dailyvigorous activity, such as moderateto brisk jogging, offer a wide rangeof health benefits. The guidelinesalso say that 45 to 60 minutes ofwalking get the same results.

“But surprisingly, there’s a lackof solid evidence from randomizedcontrol trials to support this,” notesDr. Ross. “We know very littleabout the specific type, amount,pattern and intensity of exercisethat will provide optimal or evenmeasurable health benefits.”

The study is now recruiting inthe Kingston area for 320 male andfemale adults who carry excessweight around their stomachs. Re-search has shown that a higher-than-average risk factor for heartdisease is associated with this

abdominal obesity. Under the supervision of uni-

versity kinesthesiologists, partici-pants will perform different levelsand amounts of exercise five days aweek over six months. The researchteam will measure the effects ofvarying physical activity on bothwaist circumference and glucosetolerance (the ability to manageblood sugar).

A nutritionist will also meet in-dividually with participants toguide them through meal planningand food consumption, in an effortto ensure that all consume a bal-anced, healthy diet over the courseof the study.

Dr. Ross’s co-investigators areprofessors Robert Hudson (En-docrinology) and Miu Lam (Com-munity Health and Epidemiology).Other members of the team, fromthe School of Kinesiology andHealth Studies, include: AmandaBullock, Morgan Craig-Broadwith,Kaitlyn Hougham, PeterJaniszewski, Amanda McDougall,Ashlee McGuire, GillianneMundell, Tammy Scott-Zelt, PaulaStotz, Jennifer Tomasone, KristinToomsalu and Melinda Van Zan-ten.

“Our entire team is honouredand excited to receive this signifi-cant funding from CIHR to investi-gate a health issue that affects somany people,” says Dr. Ross.

“The first step will be to clearlyidentify the separate effects of exer-cise dose and intensity on obesityand related risk factors for cardio-vascular disease under controlledconditions,” he continues. “Onlythen can we develop effectivelifestyle-based strategies to improveoverall health.”

To participate in the study, con-tact Melinda Vanzanten at van-zant@queensu.ca

computer and theoretical model-ing. Their simulations illustratehow the strong gravitational fieldof Andromeda could have pulledstars away from the Triangulumdisk creating a stream just as theteam saw.

Galaxies are large collections ofstars, often distributed in a disk-likepattern with spiral arms. Nearly 40years ago, astronomers learned thatgalaxies are embedded in extendedhalos of dark matter.

“Our observations now showthat stars also inhabit these outerhalos,” says Dr. Widrow. “We be-lieve that these stars are relics ofsmall galaxies that were destroyedby the powerful tidal fields of alarger galaxy. Our observations alsosuggest that the Triangulum Galaxyis being ripped apart by Androm-eda.”

Andromeda and our owngalaxy, the Milky Way, are the twolargest members of a small clusterof galaxies known as the LocalGroup. Triangulum, the thirdlargest member of the Local Group,is about one-tenth the size of An-dromeda.

“Within a few billion years, Tri-angulum will be completely de-stroyed by Andromeda and its stars

Physicist unlocks mysteries of nearby galaxiesBy CYNTHIA DESGROSSEILLIERSAn international team of as-tronomers, including Queen’sphysicist Larry Widrow, have un-covered evidence of a nearby cos-mic encounter. Their studyindicates that the Andromeda andTriangulum galaxies, the two galax-ies closest to our own, collidedabout two to three billion yearsago.

“The encounter forever changedthe structure of the galaxies,” saysDr. Widrow, a professor of Physics,Engineering Physics and Astron-omy. “The collision between thegalaxies appears to have causedmillions of stars to be ripped fromthe Triangulum disk to form a faintvisible stream.”

Dr. Widrow, along with JohnDubinsky of the University ofToronto, recreated this galactic en-counter using a high performance

will be dispersed throughout theAndromeda halo,” says Dr.Widrow, who is funded by a Dis-covery Grant with the Natural Sci-ences and Engineering ResearchCouncil of Canada (NSERC). “Anda few billion years after that, An-dromeda and the Milky Way willcollide and merge together to forma giant elliptical galaxy.”

The Pan-Andromeda Archeo-

logical Survey (PAndAS), led byAlan McConnachie of theHerzberg Institute of Astrophysicsin Victoria BC, is using theCanada-France-Hawaii telescope tomap the Andromeda and Triangu-lum galaxies.

This map, the largest of its kind,will allow astronomers to test thehypothesis that galaxies grow by“cannibalizing” other galaxies.

IN BRIEF

Fulbrights coming and goingPsychology professor Ingrid Johns -rude and Policy Studies graduatestudent Laura Adams will pursuetheir research at U.S. universitiesthis year, under the world-renowned Fulbright Canada – U.S.Exchange program. Queen’s willalso host a prominent U.S. scholar.

Dr. John-srude, CanadaResearch Chairin CognitiveNeuroscience,has beenawarded a tradi-tional Fulbrightscholar award.She will spendnine months atthe University of Minnesota at-tempting to answer the question,“Does cochlear tuning change as afunction of attentional state andthe properties of auditory environ-ment?”

Ms. Adams, amaster’s studentstudying publicadministration,has been award ed a tradi-tional Fulbrightstudent awardand will be com-pleting her de-gree at Syracuse

University. Queen’s will also host Rajiv Sab-

herwal, director of the PhD pro-gram in business at the Universityof Missouri, as the Fulbright Visit-ing Chair in Management ofKnowledge Based Enterprises. Hiswork here will focus on the rela-tionship between knowledge man-agement and business intelligence.

The Fulbright program is an ed-ucational movement based on theprinciple of scholarly exchange be-tween the United States and vari-ous countries from around theworld.

Low potassiumcan be deadly,study shows Physiology professor ShetuanZhang and his research team havediscovered that low levels of potas-sium in the blood – a non-inheritedcause of abnormal heartbeat – cantrigger life-threatening changes tothe heart.

Their study showed that theamount of potassium in the dietcan affect ion channels in the heartthat control normal rhythm. Aclinical and often life-threateningcondition known as QT syndromemay result from this. The findings,published in a recent issue of theinternational Journal of Clinical In-vestigation, provide insight intohow a drop in levels of potassiumin the blood can cause sudden car-diac death.

Other Queen’s members of theresearch team include Jun Guo,Hamid Massaeli and Jianmin Xu,all from the Department of Physiol-ogy, and Zongchao Jia from Biochemistry. The study was sup-ported by grants from the Cana-dian Institutes of Health Research(CIHR) and the Heart and StrokeFoundation of Ontario.

Kinesiology and Health Studies professor Robert Ross leads a research teamlooking at the optimal length and intensity of exercise sessions.

STEPHEN WILD

This illustration shows the possible orbit of the Triangulum galaxy around Andromeda.

COURTESY OF LARRY WIDROW

Larry Widrow

“This encounterforever changed the structure of the galaxies.”

Larry Widrow

Johnsrude

Adams

To inform us of your latest re-search findings or upcomingjournal publications, call JeffDrake, 613-533-2877.

IN THE NEWSPage 8 Queen’s Gazette September 21, 2009

35 MINUTES FROM QUEEN’S

A Romantic Country Inn has changed hands

but Jones Falls remains what Queen Victoria’s daughter,

Princess Louise, proclaimed was “by far

the loveliest place in all of Canada.”

THE FOODAt the hands of Brad Cunningham,

Executive Chef Managing, via the Savoy Hotel, London, and Rideau Hall, Governor

General’s Residence, Ottawa – something to look forward to!

September and Octoberare the best!

HOTEL KENNEYWorld Heritage Site on the Rideau at Jones Falls, Elgin

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Historic Since 1877

Highlights of Queen’s experts in themedia

■ Aug. 24 – Sept. 9

InternationalJohn Smol (Biology) – Emissionslinked to end of 2,000 year Arctictrend, in the Washington Post; andwith Scott Lamoureux (Environ-mental Studies) – Arctic should becolder, not warmer, in the OttawaCitizen, Montreal Gazette, CalgaryHerald, Edmonton Journal, ReginaLeader-Post, and Vancouver Sun.Mary Ann McColl (CommunityHealth and Epidemiology) –Canada’s health-care system, onWatertown NY’s Channel 7 News.Jonathan Rose (Political Studies) –Coalition governments, onBloomberg.com

Globe and MailDouglas Bland (Policy Studies) –Pursuing our hemispheric interests;fraud in the Afghanistan presiden-tial election.Louis Gagnon (Business) –Toronto’s new global brand; ABCPmarket is coming back; financialfraud victims form national organ-ization, on CBC Radio-Canada.Sidney Eve Matrix (Film & Media)– Michael Bryant’s use of socialmedia.

Toronto StarMike Condra (HCDS) – Stress takestoll on university students, also inHalifax Chronicle-Herald and

QUEEN’S INTHE NEWS

Experts address Arctic weather, healthcare, coalition governments

Moncton Times & Transcript.

Ottawa CitizenDonald Akenson (History) – Self-esteem.

National MagazinesDaniel Woolf (Principal) – Whysome schools don’t want a Big-Fivemonopoly on research, inMaclean’s.Ned Franks (Political Studies) –Present keynote address at PublicPolicy Forum; and Senate ap-pointees keeping “day jobs” whilefulfilling new role, in the MonctonTimes & Transcript, New BrunswickTelegraph Journal and LondonFree-Press; upcoming session in theHouse of Commons, in the Hamil-ton Spectator.

Regional PapersGerald Evans (Infectious Diseases)– Flu preparedness by Canada’shospitals, in the Montreal Gazette,Vancouver Sun and EdmontonJournal. Sergio Sismondo (Philosophy) –Relations between pharmaceuticalindustry and scientists, in Le De-voir; prevalence of ghostwriting, onCMAJ.ca.Kathy Brock (Policy Studies) –Coalition governments, in the Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun,

Bland Brock Gagnon McColl

Sismondo Smol

2009 GAIRDNER LECTURE

Public Lecture: “The unfolded protein response: Discovery, mechanism and impact”

Speaker: Professor Kazutoshi Mori, 2009 Canada Gairdner Awardee

Proteins must be correctly folded and assembled to fulfill their functions as assigned by the genetic code. Unfolding or misfolding of proteins constitutes a fundamental threat to all living cells. In eukaryotes, proteins can be unfolded or misfolded in a variety of subcellular compartments, but the risk of protein misfolding is particularly acute in the endoplasmic reticulum, in which newly synthesized secretory and transmembrane proteins attain their proper tertiary structure. With their pioneering work on an intracellular signaling pathwaycalled the 'Unfolded Protein Response', Dr. Mori, together with Dr. Peter Walter, have elucidated the molecularmechanisms by which cells adjust their capacity for protein folding and quality control according to need. This work provides answers to the fundamental question of how cells maintain a proper abundance of organelles and has far-reaching implications for our understanding of the development of specialized cell types and variousdiseases, including protein folding disorders, diabetes, heart disease, atherosclerosis and cancer.

Date: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Place: Biosciences Complex, Room 1103Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

Host: Dr. Roger DeeleyVice Dean, Research Faculty of Health Sciences – and –Vice President, Health Sciences ResearchKingston General Hospital

Email: deeleyr@queensu.caContact: popem@kgh.kari.net

Winnipeg Sun, Calgary Sun andEdmonton Sun.Alan King (Education) – 2005study on eliminating Grade 13, inthe London Free-Press.

Kingston Whig-StandardLarry Widrow (Physics) – Whengalaxies collide, also on ExchangeMorning Post.

BroadcastArthur Milnes (Centre for theStudy of Democracy) – Jean Chré-tien narrating Kingston audio tour,on Canada AM; and history takes akinder look at Jimmy Carter, in theBuffalo News; Bill Clinton receivesbook, in the Hill Times andKingston Whig-Standard; authorleads Sir John A. Macdonald walks,in Kingston This Week. Mark Streeter (English PhD stu-dent) – Disney’s acquisition of Mar-vel Entertainment, on CHUMRadio Kingston and in theKingston Whig-Standard.

Queen’s Pension PlanQUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT – June 30, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETSReturns on investments in the various markets can be measured against a series of well-established indices.Index returns (in C$) for the 3-month and 12-month periods ending June 30, 2009 are as follows:

3 months 12 monthsS&P/TSX Composite (Canadian Stocks) 20.0% -25.7%MSCI World (Global Stocks ex Canada) 11.3% -18.5%DEX Bonds (Canadian Bonds) 1.3% 7.0%91 day T-Bills (Treasury Bills) 0.1% 2.0%

QUEEN'S ASSET MIX The investment managers have mandates established through a Statement of Investment Policies developed by the Pension Committee of the Board of Trustees. The policy asset mix is a long-term strategy mix which is used as a "benchmark" when measuring performance of managers.

The current market value of the Queen's Pension Plan (QPP) of approximately $1.2 billion can be broken down as follows:

Asset Class Policy Mix Current MixStocks Canadian 29% 29%

Global (ex. Canada) 27% 29%Regular Bonds 36% 36%Private Debt 8% 6%Cash 0% 0%

QUEEN'S PERFORMANCE1. Compared With Other Pension Plans

The fund returned 10.1% in the fourth quarter. This put the QPP in the second quartile of RBC Dexia’s universe of pensionfunds. The one-year return of -13.0%, and the four-year return of 1.6% were both 4th quartile, and the ten-year return of 5.4% was 2nd quartile. The quartile breaks for RBC Dexia’s universe are as follows:

3 months 1 yr 4 yrs 10 yrs1st quartile 10.5% -6.9% 2.9% 5.6%Median 9.5% -9.3% 2.3% 5.1%3rd quartile 8.5% -12.2% 1.7% 4.5%

2. Relative to the Benchmark3 months 1 yr 4 yrs 10 yrs

Fund return 10.1% -13.0% 1.6% 5.4%Benchmark return 9.9% -12.1% 2.0% 4.7%Fund performance relative to benchmark 0.2% -0.9% -0.4% 0.7%

Note: returns for periods of one year and less are for the actual period; returns for four and ten years are annualized.

3. General Comments • As the credit crisis showed signs of easing over the quarter, virtually all equity indexes worldwide showed significant

returns through the second quarter.• The Bank of Canada left interest rates at the level of 0.25% and committed to this level until June of 2010. The Federal

Reserve held its Federal Funds Rate at the targeted range of 0 – 0.25%.• The Canadian equity market gained 20% in the second quarter. Information technology, financial, and energy stocks

were the best performers, returning 43.3%, 34.5%, and 21.6%, respectively. • Government of Canada bond yields rose at most maturities and the yield curve as a whole shifted upward. • Beutel Goodman (Canadian bonds) was the best performing manager for the quarter, exceeding its benchmark by

4.83%. PIMCO (Canadian bonds) and PH&N (Canadian bonds) were both above their benchmarks by 3.78% and 3.19%respectively.

• We currently hedge approximately 30% of our USD exposure back to Canadian dollars. • The Canadian dollar closed at 85.98 cents U.S. at June 30, up 8.45% from 79.28 cents U.S. on March 31.

ON CAMPUSSeptember 21, 2009 Queen’s Gazette Page 9

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Appointments

Head, Geological Sciencesand Geological Engineering

D. Jean Hutchinson has been ap-pointed head of the Department ofGeological Sciences and GeologicalEngineering for a five-year term effective July 1, 2009. Details: www.queensu.ca/artsci/appt/head.html

New Faculty Appointments

Faculty of Health Sciences

Carey Shenfield, Oncology, Aug. 1Timothy Owen, Oncology, Aug. 24Amin Muhammad, Psychiatry, Aug. 4

Staff Appointments

Aug. 28

Coordinator, Facility Operations, Ath-letics and Recreation – Ryan Koolen

Information AssistantFaculty of Education – Kristen Read

Sales and Service Coordinator, Ath-letics and Recreation – Gord Meacher

Laboratory Technician, Departmentof Biochemistry – Marilyn Garrett

Administrative Assistant, Stauffer Li-brary, Administration – Jamie LynneKincaid (Faculty of Education)

Animal Care Technician, Animal

Care Services – Jason Rubino (Ani-mal Care Services)

Assistant, Alumni Education Serv-ices, Alumni Relations and AnnualGiving – Amey Stranak

Sept. 4

Sourcing Specialist, Strategic Procure-ment Services – Withdrawn

Network Specialist, InformationTechnology Services – Thuy Tran

Sept. 11

Program Administrator, Queen’sMBA, School of BusinessNancy Chase (School of Business)

Systems Analyst, QUASR – VishalBhardwaj

Awards and Grants

Nominate an outstandingstaff member

Friday, Oct. 16 is the deadline tonominate staff members for the TheSpecial Recognition for Staff Award –individuals who consistently provideoutstanding contributions directly orindirectly to the learning and work-ing environment at Queen’s beyondwhat is usually expected. Individualand team (maximum of two awardedannually) nominations are accepted,

For the RecordSubmission information

Submissions will be edited to address style and length andshould normally be less than 150 words.

and can come from Queen’s commu-nity members and members of thepublic who have an interest in theuniversity. Nominations are encour-aged for non-academic staff in allareas of work. For forms and infor-mation, visit the Office of the Vice-Principal (Human Resources), 308Richardson, or on the web atwww.hr.queensu.ca/workandcareer/awards-procedure.php. Questions?Call 533-6000 ext. 77791.

Awards for Excellence inGraduate Student Supervision

The School of Graduate Studies an-nounces the 2009 recipients: LyndaJessup (Art) and Kimberley McAuley(Chemical Engineering). Drs. Jessupand McAuley will receive their awardat fall convocation. The awards rec-ognize outstanding supervisors fromthe social sciences and humanitiesand from the life sciences, naturalsciences and engineering whodemonstrate an enthusiasm for thepursuit of knowledge, encourage re-search and professional developmentof the student through mentorshipand guidance.

Committees

Search committee, vice-principal (research)

Kerry Rowe’s appointment as Vice-

Principal (Research) ends Aug. 31,2010. Dr. Rowe will have completedtwo five-year terms, making him thelongest serving vice-principal orpresident of research among the G-13 (Canada’s top research universi-ties). Research funding has morethan doubled at Queen’s since hewas appointed to the position in2000. For the past six years, Queen’shas achieved the top ranking for fac-ulty research awards based on thenumber of full-time professors perthousand who have won nationalawards. The Queen’s communitythanks Dr. Rowe in advance for adecade of excellent service to theuniversity. A member of the Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Rowe’s teaching and researchhave been recognized with severalawards, including the Killam Prizeand Legget Medal. Principal Daniel Woolf has convenedand will chair a committee to advisehim on the present state and futureneeds of the Office of the Vice-Prin-cipal (Research) and on the appoint-ment of a vice-principal. Othermembers are: Peter Atupare, LawPhD student; Michael Ceci, AMSpresident; Janice Deakin, dean,School of Graduate Studies; PatrickDeane, vice-principal (academic);Sheilagh Dunn, Office of the Vice-Principal (Research); Mark Heeler, executive director, Principal’s Office

(administrative support); David Mc-Donald, head, Global DevelopmentStudies; David Pattenden, trustee;Brad Ross, member, Innovation ParkBoard; Jill Scott, associate professor,German; Kim Woodhouse, dean, Fac-ulty of Applied Science; DanielWoolf, Principal (chair); and IainYoung, vice-dean, Faculty of HealthSciences.University community members areinvited to submit their views on thisappointment and on the presentstate and future prospects of the Of-fice of the Vice-Principal (Research)to Principal Woolf, by email to prin-cipal@queensu.ca. Respondents areasked to state whether or not theywish to have their letters shown, inconfidence, to members of the advi-sory committee. Deadline: Friday,Oct. 16.

Nominations, Queen’s Accessibility Committee

Vice-principals Patrick Deane, RodMorrison and Bill Bryck are accept-ing nominations from staff, facultyand students to serve on the Queen’sAccessibility Committee. All Queen’scommunity members are eligible, including those who identify them-selves as persons with disabilities.Details and nomination forms:www.queensu.ca/equity/index.php

Helping organizations and associationswith strategic planning for over 15 years.

Call me for details.

George JacksonProfessional Facilitator613-453-0712 • GeorgeJ@kos.net

All WelcomeMinos Uptown Village, 2762 Princess St., Kingston Members $24, Non-members $29Reservations 613 384-2021 (club info 613 530-2704) www.canadianclubkingston.org

CANADIAN CLUB OF KINGSTON

Luncheon meeting: noon, Wednesday, October 7

“The Middle East in 2009 : Peace or Conflict?”Speaker: Dr. Henry Habib

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Concordia University

Dr. Rosa Bruno-Jofré, Dean of Educationinvites you to attend

When to shut students up: free speech, civility, and teachingTeachers who are unable or unwilling to shut their students up will often be unable to teachthem. “Silencing” is a convenient word for the act of shutting students up. Yet silencing inclassrooms sometimes raises morally hard questions about balancing respect for some students’ free speech with the protection of other students from the public expression ofcontemptuous attitudes. These hard questions can be expected to arise frequently, and tobe especially difficult to resolve, in classrooms that encompass deep moral diversity, andwhere stigmatizing attitudes to some social groups are prevalent. Deep moral disagreementmakes it difficult to maintain civility in public discussion. Stigmatizing attitudes increase thedifficulty. On the other hand, trying to maintain civility in classrooms at all costs will thwartcandid moral discussion and the educational opportunities such discussion provides. This paper explores how teachers can address the dilemma of silencing in a reasonable and educationally principled way.

Eamonn Callan Stanford UniversityEamonn Callan is Associate Dean of Student Services and Pigott Family Professor at theStanford University School of Education. He is the author of Creating Citizens (Oxford 1997)and many articles and chapters in the philosophy of education. His main research interest iscitizenship in diverse societies.

Monday, 28 September 2009 5:30 pmDuncan McArthur Hall, Akwe:kon Room - A243

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Governance

Staff position on Senate

Nominations are requested for onestaff member to serve on Senate for athree-year term, 2010-2013. For details, visit www.queensu.ca/secretariat/election or contact theUniversity Secretariat at 613-533-6095. Deadline: Friday, Oct. 16,4 pm.

Senate Promotion Procedures

Faculty who are not covered by theprovisions of a Collective Agreementor the Statement on Promotion Pol-icy for Geographically Full-Time andAdjunct-1 (non-Bargaining Unit) Ap-pointees of the Faculty of Health Sci-ences (September 2004) may beeligible to apply for promotion ac-cording to the Senate Statement onPromotion Policy (revised June1994). Applications must be madebefore Nov. 30. The document isavailable online at www.queensu.ca/secretariat/senate/policies/promot/promot.html or from the UniversitySecretariat, 153 Richardson, 613-533-6095.

Human Resources

Milestones

Compiled by Faye Baudoux

If you have a milestone of 5, 10, 15,20, 25, 30, 35, 40 years or more ofcontinuous service coming up andyou do NOT wish your name to beincluded in the listing, please con-tact Faye Baudoux in Human Re-sources at ext. 77791.Congratulations to those whoreached the following milestonesin September 2009.40 years: Vivian Huffman, HealthCounselling and Disability Services;Heather Potts, Education.35 years: Nancy Loudon, EducationLibrary; Leonard Rose, Chemistry;Richard Webb, ITS.30 years: Linda Allen,Engineering/Science Library; TomBradshaw, Computing; MichaelLeSarge, Athletics and Recreation;Phyliss Reid, Law; Anna Sadura, Clin-ical Trials Group.25 years: Joseph Downey, Urology;Susan Kobus, Pharmacology andToxicology, Rhonda Lee-Sherman,QUASR; Barbara Stanton, Develop-mental Consulting Program.20 years: Patricia Dudley, Education;Jennifer Halligan, ITS; JamesMacAdams, PPS; Karen McDonell,PPS; Lam Pho, Clinical Trials Group;Lenora Pimentel-Hayes, Residences;Patricia Powell, Residences; Adair Re-dish, Drama; Nadine Sands, Resi-dences; Mary Weatherby, Residences.15 years: Lisa Eyles, Athletics andRecreation; Ken Glover, ITS; Kelly

Goode, School of English; MarkHowes, Policy Studies; ChristineSalmon, Industrial Relations Centre.10 years: Sandra Brooks, ITS;Kathryn Galt, Ophthalmology;Tonya Hood, Vice-Principal (Acade-mic); Richard Linley, Computing;Tracy Lott, School of English; KylaMadden, McGill-Queen’s Press; LisaMarzano, Graduate Studies; Kimber-ley Murphy, Associate Vice-Principaland Dean of Student Affairs; BrendaSchamehorn, Biology; Patricia Sulli-van, Agnes Etherington Art Centre;Benjamin Whitney, Business.Five years: Christine Belanger, Phar-macology and Toxicology; JaneDauncey, Psychology; Carla Ferreira,Vice-Principal (Advancement); SusanForbes, Health Counselling and Dis-ability Services; Kenneth Green,Physiology; Danielle Gugler, GlobalDevelopment Studies; Yawei Hao,Pathology and Molecular Medicine;Bent Hole, Residences; Lisa Jones,Vice-Principal (Research); SusanKorba, Writing Centre; Lynda Lay-field, Residences; Tyler MacDonald,Custodial Services; Tina Monument,Business; Sharon Murphy, Engineer-ing/Science Library; SuzannePrimeau, Custodial Services; LoriRand, Residences; Scott Rhodes, PPS;Heather Richardson, PPS; JackieShea, Respiratory and Critical Care;Alex Smallegange, Central HeatingPlant; Harry Smith, University Secre-

For historians, the assessment of America during the Bush era poses a fundamental challenge: how didthis progressive society become a symbol of political dysfunction in both domestic and international

contexts? Cary Fraser’s talk will address this question as part of an exploration of the professional and civicresponsibilities of historians in the contemporary world where academic freedom provides a legitimate platform for “speaking truth to power.”

Cary Fraser is an historian of international relations who teaches American and Caribbean History, the politics of race, American foreign policy and the history of the African Diaspora in the Atlantic World at Pennsylvania State University.

Thursday 1 October 20093:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Room 11, Dunning Hall

Cary FraserDepartment of HistoryPennsylvania State University

“The Politics of Knowledge and the Responsibilities of Citizenship”

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A Footnote on HealthBack-to-work blues: Easing into work after summer vacation

It’s Sunday afternoon. You’ve just had a wonder-ful summer holiday, relaxing and doing every-thing you wanted to do. But as the afternoonprogresses a feeling of anxiety slowly sets in.You can already feel your post-vacation excite-ment beginning to fade as you anticipate themadness you know tomorrow is going tobring. Say goodbye to relaxation and sun-shine, and hello to a full voice-mail box andan endless list of tasks to tackle.

If this is how you feel when you return towork after a vacation, you’re not alone. Formany, the transition from vacation to theworking world is often filled with anxiety

and disorientation. This is especially true if yourwork days are very demanding and your work environment is

fast-paced, the standard for most people these days. But there are a number ofways to make the transition from your relaxing vacation back to work a littleless jarring:Get organized before you go. Before taking your vacation, make a list of tasksto complete and tick everything off as you get it finished. Having that visualwill help you leave feeling like everything has been taken care of. Also, know-ing that you’ve left everything in order will ease anxiety when it’s time to goback, keeping your mind off unfinished work and your focus on total relax-ation.Ease back into it. Be mindful of how you schedule your first few days back.Don’t try to tackle everything you missed while you were gone all at once andif possible don’t plan any big meetings or set any major deadlines. Just try toget through the tasks at hand, talk to your co-workers to find out what youmissed and then progressively go through your priorities. Work thoughtfullyand by the end of the week, you’ll feel caught up and less stressed.Post vacation reminders. If you travelled during your vacation, bring some-thing back that you can put at your workstation. A photograph, picture frameor ornament can help create a more harmonious work environment by givingyou something to look at when you’re feeling stressed and bring you back to acalmer state of mind. It creates a harmonious work environment and has beenshown to relieve work pressure. But, make sure your souvenir is appropriate forwork. Not everybody wants to see the wild pictures from your Miami vacation!Focus on the positive. Thinking about the friends you have and other reasonsyou enjoy your job will help make coming back to work a breeze. Studies showyour mental health and state of mind can have a significant effect on yourwork life. Those who have a positive and optimistic attitude deal with fewerwork-related problems, are more energetic and generally feel more peacefuland calm. Challenge yourself. Enroll in a seminar or class when you return. It will help togive you a sense of purpose, and once completed, a sense of personal satisfac-tion and growth, making work feel more rewarding. Schedule your next vacation. While it may seem far away, research showsthat having your next vacation planned before you get back to work can giveyou something to look forward to. It helps you feel better about being back atwork and if you’re planning on taking a trip, it may motivate you to start sav-ing for that next relaxing and exciting vacation getaway.

People experience back to work blues no matter how long or short theirtime away – even just after a weekend! If these feelings of anxiety or apprehen-sion don’t go away or worsen, it could be a sign of a more serious problem –one you shouldn’t ignore. Take time to explore why you might be feeling likethis about your return to work. It may be helpful to speak with your EmployeeAssistance Program for additional support and resources that can help you pin-point the root of the matter. For most though, a little time, planning and a fewpositive steps can help you reflect on the highlights of your last vacation with-out losing sight of all the great things you’re involved in here and now.

The Queen’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential off-site supportservice available to faculty and staff.

Employee

Assistance

Program

1-800-387-4765

www.queensu.ca/eap/

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HELP LINESCampus Security Emergency Report Centre

613-533-6111Human Rights Office

613-533-6886Irène Bujara, Director

Sexual Harassment Complainant Advisors

Margot Coulter, Coordinator613-533-6629

Chuck Vetere – Student Counselling613-533-2893 ext. 77978

Anti-Racism Complainant Advisors

Stephanie Simpson, Coordinator 613-533-6886

Audrey Kobayashi – Geography, 613-533-3035

Anti-Heterosexism/Transphobia Complainant Advisors

Jean Pfleiderer, Coordinator613-533-6886

Eleanor MacDonald, Politics613-533-6631

Coordinator of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Please contact Harry Smith, Coordinator of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, at 613-533-6495 for assistance or referral to an advisor.

Sexual Harassment Respondent Advisors

Paul Banfield – Archivesext. 74460

Greg Wanless – Dramaext. 74330

Anti-Racism Respondent Advisor

Ellie Deir – Education ext. 77673

Internal Dispute Resolution

SGPS Student Advisor Program613-533-3169

University Dispute Resolution Advisors – Students

Please contact Harry Smith, Coordinator of Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, at 613-533-6495 for assistance or referral to an advisor.

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

Diane Kelly, Access and Privacy Coordinator 613-533-2211

Accommodation and WellnessShannon Casteels, Workplace Advisorext. 77818

Employee Assistance Program

1-800-387-4765

University Chaplain

Brian Yealland 613-533-2186

Rector

Leora Jackson613-533-2733

Health, Counselling and Disability Services

613-533-2506

* Internal numbers may be accessed from atouch-tone phone off-campus by dialling613-533-6000 + extension number.

tariat; Jennifer Snook, Clinical TrialsGroup; Cathy Touzel, Health Coun-selling and Disability Services; LisaTurriff, Clinical Trials Group; PaulVeitch, Residences; Helen Waller,Residences; Jillian Walsh, HealthCounselling and Disability Services;Linda Williams, Health Counsellingand Disability Services; Judy Wilson,School of English; Elizabeth Wood-cock, Alumni Relations & AnnualGiving.

Employee Assistance Program

For off-campus professional coun-selling, call toll free, 24 hours a day,seven days a week: 1-800-387-4765(français 1-800-361-5676). Details:www.queensu.ca/eap

Staff job postings

For staff job postings, visitwww.hr.queensu.ca. The site is up-dated weekly on Fridays.

Notices

Faculty invitation to the principal’s installation and fall convocation ceremonies in Grant Hall

Monday, Oct. 26, 5 pm

Installation of Daniel Robert Woolfas principal and vice-chancellor.Honorary graduands: JeannetteArmstrong (LLD), Jill Bolte Taylor(LLD), Thomas R. Williams (LLD).

Thursday, Oct. 29

9:30 amQueen’s Theological College, Facultyof Arts & Science, School of GraduateStudies (Anatomy & Cell Biology,Art, Biochemistry, Biology, Commu-nity Health & Epidemiology, Cana-dian Studies, Chemistry, Computing,Classics, Global Development

Studies, Drama, English Languageand Literature, Environmental Stud-ies, French Studies, Geography)Honorary graduand:Frances Lankin (LLD)

2:30 pm

Faculty of Arts & Science, School ofGraduate Studies (German Language& Literature, Industrial Relations,Life Sciences, Mathematics & Statis-tics, Microbiology & Immunology,Neuroscience, Pathology, Pharmacol-ogy & Toxicology, Philosophy,Physics, Physiology, Public Adminis-tration, Urban & Regional Planning)Honorary graduand:Basil Hargrove (LLD)

Friday, Oct. 30

9:30 amFaculty of Arts & Science, Faculty ofEducation, School of Graduate Stud-ies (Political Studies, Psychology, Re-

habilitation Therapy, Religious Stud-ies, Russian Studies, Sociology, Span-ish & Italian Languages & Literature, Women’s Studies)Honorary graduand:Paul Volcker (LLD)

2:30 p.m.

Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty ofArts & Science, School of GraduateStudies (Economics, Film and Media,Geological Sciences, History, JewishStudies, Kinesiology & Health Stud-ies, Linguistics, Law, Medicine,Music, Nursing Science), Faculty ofHealth Sciences, School of Business,Faculty of Law. Honorary graduand: Sheila Watt-Cloutier (LLD)

Assembly: The academic processionassembles 30 minutes before convo-cation times on the second level ofKingston Hall. To join the proces-sion, please complete the online

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form before Oct. 2 atwww.queensu.ca/secretariat/convo-cation/Faculty.html to reserve a seat.Faculty may also reserve a seat or re-galia by emailing senate@queensu.caor phoning ext. 36095.Academic regalia: Queen’s gradu-ates who require a hood or gownmust reserve ahead of time with theUniversity Secretariat. Members ofthe academic procession who are notQueen’s graduates and who needblack gowns may reserve them bycontacting the University Secretariat.(See contact information above) Re-served gowns and hoods are to becollected from Lee Tierney in 210Kingston Hall.Receptions: Receptions are organ-ized by the faculty or school con-cerned. Faculty members areencouraged to attend these functionsand meet with the graduands andtheir families.

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Changes @ IT Support Centre

For more information, please visit the ITServices websiteor call the IT Support Centre at 613.533.6666.

New Hours:8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday to FridayThese hours apply to:♦ QLC Desk (Stauffer Library, main level)♦ Service Depot (Stauffer Library, lower level)♦ Telephone Support (613.533.6666)

Laptops can no longer be dropped off at the Queen’s Learning Commons desk.

New fees have been introduced.

w w w . q u e e n s u . c a / i t s

French ClassesNon-credit, 10-week coursesSmall classes, casual settingCost $210 • See schedule located @www.queensu.ca/french (enter website then click on tab)

New Courses: French in the Workplace, French for Travelersand Brown Bag Lunches

Courses start end of September 2009

Reserve your space today!

Francophone Centre195 University Ave

Info: arbezk@queensu.caor 613-533-6522

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Volunteers

Couples wanted

A Department of Psychology studyon how couples perceive speech in anoisy environment is looking forparticipants. Details: 613-533-6000ext. 79367 or email conchlab@yahoo.ca

CalendarUnless specified, all events are freeand open to the public. For a com-prehensive listing of campus events,visit the Queen’s Events Calendar atwww.queensu.ca or eventscalendar.queensu.ca

Galleries and Museums

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

University Avenue at Bader Lane. Adults, $4, seniors $2.50, Gallery As-sociation members, students andchildren free. Free admission Thurs-days. www.aeac.ca

Union Gallery

Stauffer Library, first floor. Main Space and Project Room: Ab-ject Nature, Emily Vey Duke andCooper Battersby. to Oct. 8. Supported by the George TaylorRichardson Memorial Fund and theCampus Computer Store.uniongallery.queensu.ca

Museum of Health Care

Ann Baillie Building, 32 George St. www.museumofhealthcare.ca

Lectures and Events

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Italian ClubFirst and third Tuesday of the month

to Dec.1. 307 Kingston, 3:30-5 pm.Details: Cristiana Zaccagnino, 613-533-6000 ext. 77843. All levels ofItalian welcome.

Wednesday, Sept. 23

The Monieson CentreJean de Bettignies, Queen’s. Knowl-edge Exchange Seminar. Goodes,noon. business.queensu.ca/moniesoncentre

Saturday, Sept. 26

Four Directions Aboriginal StudentCentreThird-annual educational pow wow:Honouring Our Women. Agnes Beni-dickson Field. Sunrise ceremony, 6am, grand entry, noon, closing cere-monies, 5:30 pm. Details: informa-tion visit www.queensu.ca/fdasc/news/Powwow.html

Monday, Sept. 28

EducationEamonn Callan, Stanford UniversitySchool of Education. When to shutstudents up: free speech, civility, andteaching. A243 Duncan McArthur,Akwe:kon Room, 5:30 pm. Details:educ.queensu.ca/alumni/events/DuncanMcArthurLecture.html

Tuesday, Sept. 29

Information sessionMars Canada Inc. Elspeth Baugh Fire-side Room, Ban Righ Hall, 5:30 – 7pm. Third-and fourth-year businessstudents and other majors welcome.Details: educ.queensu.ca/alumni/events/DuncanMcArthurLecture.html

Monday, Oct. 5

EducationRebekka Horlacher, University ofZurich. Best practice around 1800:Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi’s educa-

tional enterprise in Switzerland andthe establishment of privatePestalozzi-schools abroad. A243Duncan McArthur, Akwe:kon Room,5:30 pm.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Dunning Trust LectureGauvin Bailey, University of Aberdeen. The Andean HybridBaroque: Converging Cultures in theChurches of Colonial Peru. Ellis Au-ditorium, 6 pm. Sponsored by theSenate Committee on Creative Artsand Public Lectures and the depart-ments of Art and Religious Studies.

The Monieson Centre

Distinguished Fulbright Lectureand ReceptionRajiv Sabherwal, Fulbright Scholar.Knowledge Management and Busi-ness Intelligence: Resource Competitors or Synergistic Forces?302 Goodes, 3:30 pm. RSVP:monieson@business.queensu.ca or613-533-2350.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

RAQonteursPeter Bell, Sharbot Lake FamilyHealth Team, Willa Henry, FamilyMedicine Residency program,

director, Queen’s, Mary Woodman,nurse practitioner, Prince EdwardFamily Health Team. Family HealthCare: Meeting the Needs of an AgingPopulation? Kingston City Hall, 7:30pm. Presented by the Retirees’ Asso-ciation of Kingston (RAQ).

Thursday, Oct. 15

John Austin Society (History ofMedicine) Daryn Lehoux, Why Do Bears LoveHoney? Or What the Oddities of Ancient Medicine Have to Tell Us.University Club, 5:30 pm. Details: jas3@cogeco.ca

CLOWNING AROUND WITH PATCH ADAMS

Hunter “Patch” Adams signs one of his books at Queen’s Medical House recently. The subject of the Academyand Golden Globe-nominated movie starring Robin Williams, Dr. Adams is a practising physician and clown whohas devoted his life to changing the U.S. healthcare system, which he describes as expensive and elitist.

GREG BLACK