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Volume 3 No. 9 DECEMBER 2, 2005
SPREADING JOY
How you can make a difference
this Christmas Page 2
THE BIG PICTURE
How the first EVDS research chair
transcends disciplines Pages 4 & 5
WORLDLY EFFORTS
International awards go to faculty, med
students and senate volunteers Page 6
DISCOVERY ENERGY CREATIVITY COMMUNITY
GLOBAL
CHALLENGE
What a U of C post-doc says must be
done to halt global warming Page 3
Damon Matthews is one
of the first to look at how
carbon cycle feedback
loops could affect efforts
to stablize carbon dioxide.
/ Photo by Ken Bendiktsen

Choir spreads holiday cheer
Choir members wanted,
no experience required
By Alex Frazer-Harrison
Tis the season to sing
out with the Christmas
spirit and the
University Christmas Carollers
are looking for a few
good voices to help spread
holiday cheer.
For the last two years,
volunteers from across the
U of C community have
taken part in an informal
choir that travels to hospitals,
schools and senior
centres around the city the
week before Christmas.
“We’ve had people
from the physical plant,
different faculties on campus,
different departments
—a whole cross-section,”
says organizer Ian Warwick,
director of development
and external
relations for the Faculty of
Fine Arts.
“This is a real opportunity
to give something
back to the community.
And it is a great opportunity
for people to have
some fun. There’s no
experience required in
choral singing and we also
By Angie Hart
get people who have sung
in church or community
choirs.”
In the past, the carollers
have performed at places
such as the Colonel
Belcher Hospital, Alberta
Children’s Hospital, University
Elementary School
and the Renoir Retirement
Residence.
“Malcolm Edwards of
the Department of Music
is the choral director and
he has done some amazing
things with amateur
choirs,” says Warwick.
“He’s worked with people
who have never sung
before—he has a wonderful
knack for encouraging
people to sing.”
The carollers perform
many of the traditional
holiday favourites. Last
year the repertoire
included classics like The
First Noel, O Christmas
Tree, and Silent Night.
“For those in the community
who are unable to
get out but appreciate a
visit from heralding voices
and festive spirits, our
small contribution can
40th ANNIVERSARY
Continuing Ed. celebrations underway
Early initiatives include a
$4,000 giveaway and a
student satisfaction survey
make a big difference,”
says Warwick. “It is also a
great time of year to
gather (and) enjoy the
company of friends and
colleagues.”
Three dates have been
set for lunchtime
rehearsals for the choir:
Dec. 13, 15 and 16 (locations
to be announced). All
rehearsals will be held
between noon and 1 p.m.
Venues for this year’s
performances are still
being arranged, and will
take place between Dec.
19 and 23.
Warwick says past
LET IT
SNOW
Groundskeepers
Diane White and
Lynette White clear
off the season’s
first accumulation
of snow from in
front of the Science
Theatres doorway.
They are just two
members of the
grounds crew that
is reponsible
for clearing 26
kilometres of
campus sidewalks.
/ Photo by Ken
Bendiktsen
Ian Warwick gets an early start on his practice for carolling.
/ Photo by Ken Bendiktsen
choirs have been 20–25
members strong and he
hopes to see a similar
turnout this year.
“If you can dedicate
some lunch hours for
rehearsals and for performances,
give us a call,” he
says. “We hope to see people
get out there and have
some fun with the Christmas
spirit.”
For more information
about getting involved in
the Yuletide performances,
including rehearsal locations,
call Warwick at 220-
5496 or e-mail
iwarwick@ucalgary.ca.
In Continuing Education, 40th anniversary celebrations
have already begun. In late November, some 29,000 Continuing
Education students received a Winter 2006 program
guide along with an invitation to participate in two anniversary
initiatives: a tuition draw, valued at $4,000 in total, and
a student satisfaction survey .
While the direct mailing of the program guide launched
The 40th Anniversary “40 x $100” tuition draw, and the
“Here’s to the Future” student satisfaction survey, both initiatives
are for the entire community, including all U of C
employees (except Continuing Education staff and instructors).
“We chose these two initiatives because we wanted to
celebrate the university’s anniversary with loyal students
who regularly attend our courses or seminars, as well as
future students,” says Lorna Prediger, Continuing Education’s
manager of marketing and communications.
“Everyone in the community is welcome to enter the
tuition draw, and anyone who has taken or is currently
enrolled in a course or seminar is also encouraged to fill out
the satisfaction survey and pass along their opinions and
comments. We feel the information we gain through this
survey will help us improve our courses, programs and student
services in general.”
The draw will result in 40 people each winning a $100
voucher towards tuition for any non-credit course offered
by Continuing Education in 2006.
Entry forms are on the Continuing Education website at
www.cted.ucalgary.ca. Entries must be in by December
23, 2005. Those selected must answer a skill-testing question
and the winners will be announced early in January
2006.
The “Here’s to the Future” student satisfaction survey
can be found on the Continuing Education website. By filling
out the survey, respondents are helping Continuing
Education better understand the needs of its students. The
surveys are submitted anonymously and take less than 10
minutes to complete.
Continuing Education will hold other 40th anniversary
celebrations during the year including a “Here’s to the
Future” instructor appreciation event in February.
TO THE POINT
Book earns counselling award
Dr. Nancy Arthur and Dr. Sandra Collins will
receive the 2006 Canadian Counselling Book Award
for their book Culture-Infused Counselling: Celebrating
the Canadian Mosaic at the national joint
conference of the Canadian Counselling Association
and the American Counselling Association to
be held in Montreal in March 2006.
Arthur is a Faculty of Education professor who
holds the Canadian Research Chair in professional
education. Collins is from Athabasca University.
This 14 chapter edited collection involves authors
in the field of counselling psychology from several
universities across Canada, including Drs Vivian
Lalande, Kevin Alderson (both with Faculty of Education),
and Drs Anne Laverty and Jean Pettifor
(adjunct professors with APSY).The text was written
to provide Canadian perspectives on multicultural
counselling for graduate students and for
practicing psychologists and counsellors.
German university honours
civil engineering prof
In a recent visit to Germany, Schulich School of
Engineering professor emeritus Dr. Walter Dilger
was presented with the honorary degree of Dr.-Ing.
honoris causa by University of Stuttgart Rector,
Dieter Fritsch.
The honorary degree was given in recognition of
Dilger’s outstanding technological and scientific
achievements in the field of structural engineering,
in particular his materials research related to the
application of bridge engineering.
Additionally, the degree honours Dilger’s wideranging
international professional engagement
and his participation as initiator and program coordinator
of the now 25-year-old exchange program
for students of the University of Stuttgart and the
University of Calgary.
Dr. Fadhel Ghannouchi to head
intelligent RF radio technology lab
iCORE recently announced that newly appointed
iCORE and ECE professor, Dr. Fadhel Ghannouchi,
will head a leading-edge laboratory in broadband
wireless communication systems.
“Dr. Ghannouchi’s work in RF technology is an
excellent fit to the telecommunications group in
that it complements research currently carried out
by the group,” said Dean Chan Wirasinghe, who
emphasized the impact of Ghannouchi’s research.
“The RF layer, is one of the key components
without which the wireless link is incomplete. His
[research] in conjunction with existing labs in the
telecommunications group will open the door to
advance and complete systems level research that
is more relevant to future generations of practical
wireless communications systems.”
The lab will address global challenges in intelligent
RF radio technology research and education,
providing a unique platform for pre-competitive
research, and industrial and technological development,
generating close collaboration between
univesity and industry researchers.
Ghannouchi’s iCORE professor grant provides
$1.5 million over five years with additional funding
from CFI, NSERC, the University of Calgary,
TRLabs, as well as, industry cash and in-kind
contributions.
Education professor given
honourary membership
Faculty of Education professor Bryan Heibert was
recently awarded an AlbertaTeachers Guidance
Counselling Association Honourary Membership.
This award is given to individuals who have
contributed significantly to the profession over
a number of years.
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DECEMBER 2, 2005

Lance Storm flies through the air in a match against HHH.
/ Photo courtesy StormWrestling.com
First-year students
put hammerlock
on large project
By Greg Harris
The tights, trash talk and
tag team fighting are getting
a bit out of hand in
Dr. Bart Beaty’s classroom
at the University of Calgary.
But then excess is the
name of the game when
the subject is professional
wrestling.
About 15 students
enrolled in General Studies
201, a first-year course
in the Faculty of Communication
and Culture, are
taking a scholarly look at
the multibillion-dollar
entertainment phenomenon
that features musclebound
good guys and bad
guys who take it to each
other every week in the
ring.
“Wrestling presents a
strange space between performance
and lies,” says
Beaty, a film studies
scholar teaching Grappling
with Professional
Wrestling.
“It’s a pop culture phenomenon
and it provides a
fertile subject for students
to think about critically.”
The course is designed
to teach first-year students
about writing, research
and scholarship at the university
in a small class setting.
They are required to
submit a major research
paper, as well as prepare
some class presentations
along the way.
“Despite how it may
sound, this is definitely
not an easy credit course,”
Beaty says
“The main thing I want
them to get out of this is
how to undertake a
lengthy and sustained
research project on a single
question. When students
get out in the real
world they are going to be
given projects to do and
deadlines—and they’re
going to be large projects.”
Students are using the
only scholarly book written
on the subject as the
“Wrestling presents a
strange space between
performance and lies,”
says Beaty, a film studies
scholar teaching a course
on Grappling with
Professional Wrestling.
/ Photo-illustration by Ken
Bendiktsen
main textbook and supplementing
those readings
with material from the
Wrestling Observer
Newsletter. They are also
watching taped matches,
including some from Mexican
professional
wrestling, as well as hearing
from people directly
involved in the industry.
“If you include countries
like Mexico and
Japan, where wrestling is
very big, then it’s definitely
a multibillion-dollar
enterprise and worth
thinking about critically,”
Beaty says.
And how does Beaty
respond to critics who
frown at the subject matter?
“I always point out that
people once turned up
their noses at the idea that
we would teach film, and
75 years ago they turned
up their noses at the idea
that we would teach 20th
century literature. People
have always been hostile
to teaching popular culture
at university.”
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“If we want to achieve stabilization at all, we need to move our economic decisions in that direction and reduce carbon
emissions substantially. We’ll have to reduce emissions even more to account for carbon cycle feedbacks,” says Dr.
Damon Matthews. / Photo by Ken Bendiktsen
Stabilizing
CLIMATE
CHANGE
more daunting
than thought
By Greg Harris
If the world is serious about halting global warming then
it will have to reduce carbon emissions over the next
century by as much as 230 billion tonnes more than
previously thought, according to new research from the
University of Calgary.
This means that industrialized
nations will have to cut back even
further their use of fossil fuels,
which are the main sources for carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
“We know that we have to reduce
emissions of carbon dioxide dramatically,
in order to stabilize CO 2 in
the atmosphere,” says Dr. Damon
Matthews, a post-doctoral fellow in
the University of Calgary’s Department
of Geography. “The question
is, by how much? And what information
do we need in order to set
appropriate emissions targets?”
Matthews’ research shows how
much future emissions need to be
reduced so as to allow for the possibility
of adverse effects of climate
changes on natural carbon sinks. His
paper, ‘Decrease of emissions
required to stabilize atmospheric
CO 2 due to positive carbon cycle-climate
feedbacks,’ appears in a forthcoming
issue of Geophysical
Research Letters, a leading journal
for short communications in the field
of climate science. An abstract is
available at:
www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2005/2005GL023435.shtml.
His research comes out on the eve
of the United Nations Climate
Change Conference in Montreal,
Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, which close to
10,000 people are expected to attend.
It is the largest intergovernmental
climate conference since the Kyoto
Protocol was adopted in 1997.
Matthews’ research paper is one
of the first to look at how carbon
cycle feedback loops could affect
efforts to stabilize CO 2 . “It frames
the scientific questions in a policy
relevant way,” he says. “If we want
stabilization, what do we have to
do?”
A carbon cycle feedback to climate
works like this: increasing CO 2
emissions contribute to climate
change; climate change reduces the
effectiveness of naturally occurring
carbon sinks, such as oceans and
forests, which remove significant
amounts of CO 2 from the atmosphere;
weakened carbon sinks are
unable to remove as much CO 2 ,
meaning more remains in the atmosphere;
atmospheric CO 2 growth and
consequent climate changes are
amplified.
This positive carbon cycle feedback
to climate will require lower
emissions to meet the same stabilization
goal. “If we want to achieve
stabilization at all, we need to move
our economic decisions in that
direction and reduce carbon emissions
substantially. We’ll have to
reduce emissions even more to
account for carbon cycle feedbacks.”
Matthews says that policy discussions
in North America quickly need
to move beyond the question of
whether or not climate change is
real. “There are certain things in climate
science that are very well
established. One of them is that climate
change is happening and that
it’s because of human intervention in
the climate system. That’s not a subject
for debate anymore.”
What is up for discussion are
questions such as: How much will
climate change over the next century?
Is there a “safe” amount of climate
change? How much do we need
to limit emissions so as to avoid dangerous
climate impacts?
The Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change has predicted an
average global rise in temperature of
1.4°C to 5.8°C between 1990 and
2100. Some current estimates indicate
that even if successfully and
completely implemented, the Kyoto
Protocol will reduce that increase by
somewhere between only 0.02°C and
0.28°C by the year 2050
“Kyoto was never intended to be
the final say on emissions control.
This is a first step, and clearly much
more is needed,” Matthews says.
Kyoto requires industrialized countries
to reduce emissions to (on average)
5.5 percent below 1990 levels
by 2012. According to Matthews’
research, a comparable reduction in
emissions will be required simply to
keep pace with changes in the carbon
cycle, with much lower emissions
required to actually reduce future climate
changes.
DECEMBER 2, 2005
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Q& A
Architects need to talk with environmental scientists. Pl
industrial designers. Urban designers need to collaborat
designers, says Brian Sinclair. / Photo by Ken Bendiktsen
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DECEMBER 2, 2005

Dean Brian R. Sinclair
Interview by Katrina Bradley
The new EVDS Haworth Chair in
Integrated Design is a milestone
for the Faculty of Environmental
Design. Can you explain?
The Haworth Chair in Integrated
Design is our first research chair
in EVDS. As such, it is exciting
that this particular chair acknowledges
and celebrates integration.
EVDS was founded in 1971 as an
interdisciplinary non-departmentalized
faculty. Through the years
it has been our holistic comprehensive
philosophy that has given
EVDS its edge—its unique position
in the international landscape
of higher education.
Why integrated design? What
led the faculty to pursue a
research chair in this area?
Our contemporary world is highly
fragmented and separated. Each
specialized activity is cast into its
own silo or compartment—with
these specialized activities often
failing to talk with each other and
share perspectives. Perhaps the
age old phrase, ‘You can’t see the
forest for the trees” proves relevant.
Each specialization uses its
own jargon, employs its own
methods and disseminates findings
within like circles. The Faculty
of Environmental Design sees
another way of working as appropriate
and potent. That is, while
we need our own areas of specialization,
or disciplinary expertise,
we need to transcend the focus at
times to see the bigger picture.
Architects need to talk with environmental
scientists. Planners
need to work with industrial
designers. Urban designers need
to collaborate with environmental
designers. And so on and so on.
To work together in such a manner
demands a willingness to see
the world from other vantage
points. In the academy this has
been historically and structurally
difficult.
The notion of integrated design
respects and reflects such interdisciplinary
cooperation. If our
approach to design is to limit it to
single spheres of expertise our
chances of failure are higher,
especially when the modern problems
we confront are so complex,
messy and arguably ‘wicked.’
However, if we can reconsider the
problem informed by the expertise
of a broader range of disciplines,
and if we can develop methods
and mindsets of working that look
beyond scalar boundaries and topical
borders then we might realize
some real breakthroughs and more
powerful and appropriate design
solutions. This is the leading edge
dimension of integrated design.
How will the Haworth Chair
serve to unite disciplines within
and beyond EVDS?
Integrated design by definition
requires manifold inputs into the
equation. The Haworth Chair in
Integrated Design will look most
closely at emerging areas of practice
known by terms such as agile
architecture, open building, and
systems approaches to the built
environment. Perhaps the most
obvious link is between our architecture
and industrial design programs—in
particular in the
exploration of interior spaces that
look closely at the level of construction
detail and the inter-relationship
between part and whole.
How will a wall assembly come
together? How will the parts
‘speak’ to each other, visually,
electronically, technically, visually,
etc.? The other disciplines in
EVDS all have roles to play and
expertise to contribute? Areas of
connection include the public
realm, urban landscape, policy
and regulatory milieu, environmental
quality (e.g., air, water,
light, views, infrastructure, etc.),
psychological issues, sociological
dimensions of placemaking, economic
modeling, cultural aspects,
political realms, spiritual matters,
etc. When we begin to consider
integrated design then we are
compelled to open many doors
and tackle problems in a more
holistic, intensive and comprehensive
manner. While it’s not necessarily
or usually easy or simple, it
is nonetheless urgent and essential.
Why Haworth?
Haworth is an international company
with a very strong design
focus. The company is also
increasingly concerned about systems
approaches to the design and
development of appropriate,
highly functional, flexible, adaptable
and beautiful environments.
Clearly there are strong synergies
between Haworth and the Faculty
of Environmental Design.
Haworth sees the importance in
and need for high quality innovative
research that will make our
world better. The company is also
a leader in many areas of sustainable
design and environmentallysensitive
intervention. Such
matters are paramount for EVDS
and factor centrally into our
strategic planning, vision and mission.
We expect that the Haworth
chairholder will engage in exciting
experimentation, rich innovation
and leading design work that
will make a difference. The
Haworth and EVDS partnership
celebrates a vital connection of
industry and academy intent on
exploring the power of integrated
design for making a better tomorrow
today.
Donation funds
first EVDS
research chair
With a focus on
sustainability,
design and the
environment, the
Haworth Chair
promises to
contribute
critically needed
knowledge,
principles and
practices
By Katrina Bradley
Dr. Dennis Salahub, vicepresident
research and
international, recently
announced the newly
founded Haworth Chair in
Integrated Design on
behalf of the Faculty of
Environmental Design
(EVDS). This position is
externally funded by
Haworth Inc. under the
Project Evolve partnership
with Direct Energy Business
Services. Project
Evolve is a long-term partnership
between the University
of Calgary, Direct
Energy Business Services
and Haworth and is forecasted
to yield more than
$38 million in energy savings
and student and
research support over
seven years.
The Haworth Chair will
provide a focus on
research and teaching in
integrated design, bringing
together a broad range of
fields, scales, technologies,
approaches and sectors.
The chairholder will
effectively bridge between
the academy and industry
by disseminating valid,
vital and thought-provoking
research back into the
community to benefit students,
faculty and the
broader community.
EVDS Dean Brian R.
Sinclair underscores the
precedent-setting aspects
of the new chair.
“We live in exciting yet
challenging times, where
complexity is increasing,
the globe is shrinking, and
the need for wise and
appropriate design intervention
is urgent. To effectively
manage complex
problems and to realize
strong solutions we need
new ways of seeing, thinking
and acting.
The establishment of
the Haworth Chair in Integrated
Design acknowledges
the great need for
more holistic, creative and
comprehensive approaches
to tackling such problems.
“With a focus on sustainability,
design and the
environment, the Haworth
Chair promises to contribute
critically needed
knowledge, principles and
practices that will enhance
the quality of our experiences,
our products, our
spaces, our places, and our
lives.”
Recruitment of the
Haworth Chair in Integrated
Design will begin
in early 2006.
Haworth Inc is an international
leader in sustainable
innovative interior
solutions, operating in
more than 120 countries
and employing 7,500
members worldwide
(including over 1,950
Canadians). The company’s
Canadian headquarters,
the Haworth
Center of Excellence for
Architectural Interiors and
Wood Products, is located
in Calgary Alberta.
“We think beyond our
business to our communities,”
said Dick Haworth,
chairman of Haworth.
“We cultivate hope for
our future by investing in
people, education and a
sustainable world. We will
help make the world a better
place for people to
work and live. We are
proud to invest in the
Haworth Chair in Integrated
Design at the University
of Calgary’s
Faculty of Environmental
Design.”
anners need to work with
e with environmental
Haworth is committed to fund the first research chair in
EVDS. / Photo courtesy of Haworth Inc.
DECEMBER 2, 2005
5

France
honours
U of C
professor
Awards honour
international efforts
at U of C
By Janna Klemen
Dr. Pierre-Yves Mocquais will receive the Ordre des Palmes
académique for his work promoting francophone culture
outside France. / Photo by Ken Bendiktsen
By Alex Frazer-Harrison
An award dating back to the days of Napoleon
Bonaparte will be presented to a University of
Calgary professor later this month.
Dr. Pierre-Yves Mocquais of the Department of
French, Italian and Spanish and a former dean of the
Faculty of Humanities, is scheduled to receive the Ordre
des Palmes académiques at a special ceremony at the
Rosza Centre on Dec. 13.
The award, which was established in 1808, is presented
by the French government to recognize excellence
in education, and to those who promote
Francophone culture outside France.
“I was very surprised to learn I was nominated,” says
Mocquais, who was born in Angers, France, and came to
Canada in 1976, receiving his PhD at the University of
Western Ontario in 1983. “I had to provide some information
about myself, and get the usual letters of recommendation.
Even though I was nominated, it wasn’t a
sure thing.”
Mocquais’ work includes the study of francophone
communities that were established in Alberta and
Saskatchewan at the turn of the 20th century. He served
as president of the France-Canada Association while
teaching at the University of Regina, and is currently
vice-president of the Alliance Française of Calgary.
He served as dean of the U of C’s Faculty of Humanities
from 1999 to 2004.
“I nominated Pierre-Yves for his contribution to
research on francophones on the Prairies,” says Gérard
Carlier, Honorary Consul of France at Calgary. “We
wanted the award to be part of the recognition and the
celebration of Alberta’s centennial. We wanted to recognize
Albertans who contribute to developing good relations
between France and Canada.”
Carlier says the citation is signed by both the French
minister of education and the French prime minister.
The General Consul of France in Vancouver will come
to Calgary to present the award to Mocquais.
For Mocquais, winning the Ordre des Palmes
académiques could almost be seen as a family tradition.
“My paternal grandfather was a member as well,” he
says. “He was a school principal. It must have been
sometime in the 1940s when he received his award.”
The award was created by Napoleon during his time
as emperor of France. Mocquais says the ruler, who is
best known for his military conquests and defeats in the
early 19th century, saw the value in promoting post-secondary
education. “It gave prestige to the work that universities
do,” he says.
Moquais says he sees the award as adding prestige to
the whole U of C community.
“I’m pleased for the University of Calgary because I
think something like this is a good thing for the university
and its image,” he says. “It’s always good to have
international recognition. It adds to the stature of the
university.”
Clockwise from top: Don
Ray, Harrie Vredenburg,
both of whom won the Faculty
Award, and Stephen
Randall, winner of the
Leadership Award.
The fifth annual University
of Calgary Internationalization
Achievement
Awards (UCIAA) were
handed out at the Rozsa
Centre on November 30.
President and Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Harvey Weingarten
pointed out how
internationalization is an
important component of
the university’s academic
plan. “The awards give us
reason to celebrate. We are
honoured to recognize
individuals and programs
that foster internationalization
at the University of
Calgary.”
This year the Academic
Program Award went to
the Faculty of Environmental
Design (EVDS)
Study Abroad Program—
Barcelona, Spain. Initiated
in 1994, the program has
given hundreds of University
of Calgary students
the opportunity to live and
study for an extended
period in one of the most
interesting and culturally
engaging city in the world.
Sheona Mitchell, a
medical student, won the
Student Award. Mitchell
has maintained a high
level of local involvement
through her volunteer
commitments with the
International Students
Centre, World University
Services of Canada, Intervarsity
Christian Fellowship
and the Refugee
Sponsorship Board.
Mitchell has been involved
in many international
activities and has been
instrumental in promoting
the internationalization
vision of the University of
Calgary.
Dr. Donald Ray and Dr.
Harrie Vredenburg both
won the Faculty Award
this year. Ray, a professor
in the Department of Political
Science, is the International
Coordinator of the
Traditional Authority
Applied Research Network
(TAARN). He is also the
project leader of the Traditional
Leadership in Local
Governance and Social
Policy in West and Southern
Africa.
Dr. Vredenburg is a professor
of strategic management
and Suncor Energy
Chair at the Haskayne
School of Business and is
the founding director of
the International Institute
for Resource Industries
and Sustainability Studies
(IRIS). Both the institute
and its graduate programs
were founded on the principles
of developing
energy resources globally
in a sustainable manner.
These initiatives have led
to the Haskayne School of
Business being consistently
ranked as one of the
top business schools
worldwide in research and
teaching in social and
environmental sustainability
and responsibility.
This year the Leadership
Award goes to Dr.
Stephen Randall. Randall
has been dean of the Faculty
of Social Sciences
since 1994. His dedication
as a leader of internationalization
is apparent in his
lengthy contributions to
the University of Calgary
and the international community.
In 1996 he was
elected to the Royal Society
of Canada, the highest
academic recognition this
country can offer. Randall
also received Colombia’s
highest civilian decoration,
the Grand Cross, Order of
Merit from the Presidency
of Colombia.
Joseph C.Y. Leung is
the recipient of the Community
Award. Leung
served as a member of the
University of Calgary Senate
from 1999–2005. As a
member of Senate he contributed
his time and
energy to a number of initiatives.
He has been
involved with the Faculty
of Environmental Design
(EVDS) in a number of
key internationalization
efforts, most notably the
EVDS Alta de Lisboa project
and his ongoing role as
a member of the EVDS
Dean’s Advisory Council.
The Lifetime Achievement
Award went to Dr.
Merlin Brinkerhoff. When
he joined the University of
Calgary in 1970, he immediately
became an integral
part of the International
Activities Committee, an
interdisciplinary group that
was the forerunner to the
International Centre. He
was also a very active
member of the Latin
American Studies Group.
All of his sabbatical leaves
involved cross-cultural
research in Mexico, various
countries in South
America, India and the
Philippines. Throughout
his career, he also worked
as a consultant in various
countries such as
Venezuela, Suriname,
Guyana, St. Lucia and
Bangladesh. His university
career has focused on
research, teaching (especially
graduate students)
and administration from an
international perspective.
As an academic, Merlin
feels strongly that these
international activities
have been life-long learning
experiences that have
broadened his knowledge
and understanding and
made him “who and what”
he is.
Dr. Dennis Salahub
says that internationalization
is about people—individuals,
in their various
roles, who bring the world
into our university, and in
turn, bring the university
out to the world. “We are
able to grow internationally
due to the efforts of
our outstanding students,
faculty, staff, and alumni
and out external Calgary
community.
6
DECEMBER 2, 2005

Rasporich receives
prestigious
Fulbright award
University of Calgary professor
Beverly Rasporich
has been named a 2005
Canada-U.S. Fulbright
Scholar, a prestigious title
reserved for a select few
scholars in Canada and the
United States.
As a Fulbright Scholar,
Rasporich will occupy the
Portland State University
Chair in Canadian Studies
from January through May
2006. While there, she
intends to complete a book
on Canadian/American
humour and culture entitled
Miss Canada and Her
Uncle Sam.
“Dr. Rasporich is an
excellent addition to our
chairs program,” said Dr.
Michael K. Hawes, executive
director of the Foundation
for Educational
Exchange between Canada
and the USA. “She will be
a welcome visitor at Portland
State and an important
resource for both
students and scholars.”
Portland State University
serves more than
25,000 students. PSU has
a vibrant Canadian Studies
program, which offers the
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Washing your hands thoroughly plays a large part in cutting down the transmission of the flu
virus from one person to another.
Campaign aims
to make U of C a
FLU-FREE ZONE
By Natalie St-Denis
It’s that time of year
again—influenza season.
Influenza, a virus
that causes respiratory illness,
affects many people
every year. And although
most people recover from
it without problems, people
at higher risk, such as
seniors and infants, can
suffer from complications,
including pneumonia and
death.
The virus tends to
mutate from year to year,
which is why annual vaccinations
are required to
provide protection against
the newest strains of
influenza. The Calgary
Health Region intends to
vaccinate 250,000 people
against influenza this year.
The University of Calgary
plans to take it a step further
by creating an awareness
campaign for keeping
U of C campus a flu-free
zone.
“We encourage everyone
to get their flu-shots
and to be proactive in their
health, hand washing with
soap is a big part of it. If
we can avoid transmitting
the virus from one person
to another, then we may
succeed in keeping the U
of C a flu-free zone,” says
Colleen Parsons-Olsson,
associate director of the
health and fitness programs
in the Faculty of
Kinesiology and a member
of the U of C advisory
committee for health,
wellbeing and effectiveness.
Anyone interested in
flu-shots should visit University
Health Services for
more information.
The advisory group is
working on getting hand
washing posters from the
Calgary Health Region as
well as sending e-mails to
faculty, staff and students
reminding them of good
health practices. “If we
can get enough funding for
our campaign, we’ll also
create disinfectant handwash
stations in computer
labs as well as provide
handy wipes for key
boards, phones, and gym
equipment,” says Parsons-
Olsson.
“If people do get sick
we want them to stay
home and stay out of circulation
until they’re no
longer infectious.”
Other tips on avoiding
the spread of influenza
include covering your
mouth or nose with a tissue
when coughing or
sneezing and then disposing
of the tissue in a
wastebasket.
Avoid touching your
eyes, nose and mouth if
you haven’t washed your
hands and especially if
you have been typing at a
common computer or
working out at the Fitness
Centre.
“The inconvenience of
being sick and the time
lost from work or school
are two big reasons for
good health practices. I
hope everyone on campus
is ready to take the challenge
and see how well we
can do if we all do our part
as responsible members of
the community. Ultimately,
we want to keep
our campus a healthy
place to be,” says Parsons-
Olsson.
LANDSCAPING / IRRIGA-
TION / PATIOS: General yard
clean-up; aerating. Landscaping:
interlocking stones; patios,
walkways, rock walls. Irrigation
systems installed & repaired.
Wooden deck construction &
repair. Contact Wayne Schuks,
998-4569 or wschuks@ucalgary.ca.
ART RENTAL SERVICES –
Triangle Gallery. Rent and/or
purchase artwork by artists
from Calgary and region. Realist
to abstract. Wide selection
of sizes and media. Phone
874-9685 or 630-1913.
www.artrentals.ca.
NITESTYLES (Established
1992). Men’s haircuts $15,
women’s haircuts $18 after
showing student ID. Hi-lites
starting at $35. 30-min. massage
and haircut $55. Gift certificates
available. Free parking.
Sherina (Licensed 1984). Ph:
313-9592. 340 – 14th St. N.W.
www.nitestyles.org. Christmas
special all professional products
50% off.
KITCHEN BANQUET and two
single sized captain beds with
leather covered mattresses
(used as couches) with cushions.
$150 OBO. 802-4865.
FOR SALE: 1969 Ford Mustang
Coupe, sky blue, 165,000
miles, great condition, $2,000
of new parts just put in, $8,900
OBO. Dave 620-1187.
DECEMBER 2, 2005
7

WHAT’S ON
DEC. 2 – 11
Friday, Dec. 2
12 pm THEATRE: Now
and in the Hour of Our
Death. By Rainer Marie
Rilke translated by Conny
Burian. The story of a
young girl who makes an
incredible sacrifice to
save her ailing mother
and younger sister, and in
the process uncovers a
deeply hidden family
secret. Powerful and disturbing,
this production is
part of the Rilke Project,
an interdisciplinary class
between the Depts. of
Drama and Germanic
Studies. Tix: $2 at door.
Reeve Theatre.
12 noon FORUM: A
Study of Public Interest
in Teacher Quality: A
Ground for Reflection?
Dr. HsingChi Wang.
RSVP adri@ucalgary.ca.
Education Tower 1314.
3 pm TALK: Favorinus
Corinthian Oration: a
Piqued Panarama of the
Hadrianic City. Michael
White, U. of Texas. U.
Sponsor: Greek and
Roman Studies. Science
Theatre 125.
5 - 10 pm SPORTS:
Wrestling Meet. Red
Gym.
6 & 8 pm SPORTS:
Dino's Volleyball Games
vs Regina (women) &
Brandon (men).
Jack Simpson Gym.
7 pm SPORTS: Dinos
Women's Hockey vs
Red Deer College.
Olympic Oval.
7:30 pm TALK: The
Changing Urban Landscape
of a Roman City:
Recent Discoveries at
Ostia Antica. Michael
White, U of Texas. Sponsor:
Calgary Society for
Mediterranean Studies.
Free for members;
$4/non-member or $2/stu.
Murray Fraser Hall 160.
TBA: DANCE: Lost in
Space. Alberta Dance
Theatre (formerly Children
in Dance) perform.
Info: www.albertadancetheatre.com
or
call 225-1271. University
Theatre.
8 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
8 pm MUSIC: Flute
Choir and Saxophone
Ensemble. Department
of Music. Tix: General
$10, Stu/Sen $7 from
Campus Ticket Centre
220-7202, Info: 220-5376.
Boris Roubakine Recital
Hall, Craigie Hall.
Saturday, Dec. 3
8 am - 8 pm SPORTS:
Wrestling Meet. Red
Gym.
2 pm SPORTS: Dino's
Men's Basketball Game
vs Saskatchewan. Jack
Simpson Gym.
6 & 8 pm SPORTS:
Dino's Volleyball Games
vs Regina (women) &
Brandon (men). Jack
Simpson Gym.
TBA: DANCE: Lost in
Space. Alberta Dance
Theatre (formerly Children
in Dance) perform.
Info: www.albertadancetheatre.com
or
call 225-1271. University
Theatre.
8 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
8 pm MUSIC: U of C
Vocal Jazz Ensemble.
Department of Music. Tix:
General $10, Stu/Sen -
$7 from Campus Ticket
Centre 220-7202. Info:
220-5376. Eckhardt-Gramatte
Hall, Rozsa Centre.
Sunday, Dec. 4
2 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
2 pm SPORTS: Dino's
Men's Basketball Game
vs Saskatchewan. Jack
Simpson Gym.
8 pm MUSIC: U of C
World Music Ensemble.
Department of Music. Tix:
General $10, Stu/Sen $7
from Campus Ticket Centre
220-7202. Info: 220-
5376. Eckhardt-Gramatte
Hall, Rozsa Centre.
Monday, Dec. 5
12 pm WORKSHOP:
Meditation. A time to
practice your mediation
style in a group or to
learn a simple introduction
to the art of meditation.
No experience
required. Native Students
Office, boardroom, MacEwan
Student Centre, 3rd
floor.
Tuesday, Dec. 6
10 am WORKSHOP:
Mock Grant Review.
Review of a successful
SSHRC grant application
with a panel. Sponsor:
Faculty of Nursing. Professional
Faculties Bldg.
1297.
12:10 pm REMEM-
BRANCE: National Day
of Remembrance and
Action on Violence
Against Women. All are
welcome. Nickle Arts
Museum.
7:30 pm TALK: Introduction
to Diamond Way
Buddhism and Meditation.
Everyone welcome!
Info: Chris @ 255-8423
or
www.diamondway.org./cal
gary. Multi-Faith Chaplain's
Centre, MacEwan
Student Centre.
8 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
8 pm MUSIC: Community
Music Program Showcase
Concert: Lab Banc,
Cecilia Grimstead,
director, with Chamber
Music Ensembles from
the Department of
Music. Tix: $4, Children
12 & under are free from
Campus Ticket Centre
220-7202. Info: 220-5376.
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall,
Rozsa Centre.
Wednesday, Dec. 7
1 pm DANCE: Porcelain
Thoughts, a new work
choreographed by Wojciech
Mochniej and performed
by the Urban
Dance Company. Sponsors:
Faculty of Fine Arts,
Program of Dance and
Continuing Education
Urban Dance pilot project
which is part of the University
of Calgary’s Urban
Campus Initiative. Auxiliary
Gym, Kinesiology.
8 pm TALK: Big Rock
Lecture Series: Christmas
in Washington:
Roosevelt and Church
Forge the Grand
Alliance. David Bercuson
and Holger Herwig, Centre
for Military and Strategic
Studies. Drinks at
6:30 pm; dinner buffet at
7 pm; discussion and coffee
at 9 pm. Proceeds go
to the Big Rock Scholarship
awarded annually to
six students at U of C. Big
Rock Brewery, 5555 —
76th Ave. SE.
8 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
8 pm MUSIC: U of C Big
Band. Department of
Music. Tix: General $10,
Stu/Sen $7 from Campus
Ticket Centre 220-7202.
Info: 220-5376. University
Theatre.
Thursday, Dec. 8
12 pm TALK: Living on
the Edge: Experiences
of Parents With Acting
Out Adolescents. Linda
Binding, Nursing. Sponsors:
Faculties of Nursing,
Education and Social
Work. Professional Faculties
Bldg. Room 222.
12 pm TALK: New Challenge
in the Conservation
of Historical
Shipwrecks. Farideh
Jalilehvand, Dept. of
Chemistry. Sponsor:
Sigma Xi. Bio Sciences
211.
3 pm RETIREMENT: Pat
(Patricia) Evans. Evans
has worked for Research
Services for the past 22
years. Atrium, Administration
Building.
7:30 pm LECTURE:
Russian Immigration to
Israel: History, Achievements,
& Challenges.
Dr. Matitiahu Mayzel,
Senior Fellow of the
Cummings Center for
Russian and East European
Research Center of
Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Sponsors: Israel Studies
Program at the University
of Calgary and the Calgary
Jewish Community
Council. General Admission:
$5; Student Admission
is free. Calgary
Jewish Community Centre,
1607-90 Ave SW.
8 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
10:30 pm THEATRE:
Drunk on Monday in
Welcome to Drunkheller.
U of C's Improvised
Soap Opera. Join
us for the second season
of U of C's gut-busting
improvised soap opera.
Laugh until it hurts at the
antics of the 10 crazy
characters in small town
Drunkheller. From the
homeless deputee sheriff,
lovingly nicknamed
'garbage girl', to the town
witch hell bent on turning
her pet raccoon into a
human, every night is a
wild ride. It is completely
improvised. Tix: $2.
Reeve Secondary Theatre.
Friday, Dec. 9
10 am TALK: An
Overview of Traditional
Medicines in Cambodia.
Dr. Hieng Punley, Director
of the National Centre of
Traditional Medicines,
Ministry of Health. Bio
Sciences 211.
7 pm MUSIC: The
Rooster Blues Band. No
cover charge. Graduate
Students' Lounge (3rd
floor MacEwan Students'
Centre).
7 pm LAUNCH: dANDelion.
When is Alberta’s
oldest literary magazine
new again? Twice a year!
dANDelion, the literary
magazine produced by
Creative Writing Graduate
Students in the
Department of English
and the dANDelion Magazine
Society will celebrate
with music from
Smithjosh, screenings of
short film selections
curated by Jonathon Ball
and poetry and performance
by David Bateman
(author of Invisible Foreground,
Frontenac 2005).
Info: Jordan Nai, editors@dandelionmagazine.ca,
or call
220-4679. The New
Gallery — 516D 9 Ave.
S.W.
7:30 pm MUSIC: A
Christmas Carol: a
Musical. Let's Sing
Broadway Players. Tix
$10 advance, $12 at the
door; available from Campus
Ticket Centre (220-
7202) and sponsor
(249-5703). Sponsor:
Let's Play Broadway
Players. Boris Roubakine
Recital Hall, Craigie Hall.
8 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
8 pm CONCERT: Music
for Flute, Harp and Horn
featuring the CPO's
Gwen Klassen (flute),
Tisha Murvihill (harp) &
Laurie Matiation (horn).
Dept. of Music, Celebrity
Series. Info: 220-5089 or
www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/even
ts. Eckhardt-Gramatte
Hall, Rozsa Centre.
Saturday, Dec. 10
Josh Dalledonne as John Wilmot – 2nd Earl of
Rochester, and Julie Mortensen as Elizabeth Barry in
the U of C Department of Drama’s production of The
Libertine by Stephen Jeffreys. / Photo by Tony Field.
The life and times of
a decadent dandy
The University of Calgary Department of
Drama celebrates passion and decadence
by bringing Stephen Jeffrey’sThe Libertine
to life in the ReeveTheatre.
The Libertine follows the rise and fall of the
Restoration's most decadent dandy and infamous
poet. During the reign of Charles II, John
Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, was considered
the most depraved man in England. From his
friendship with the King, to his adulterous and
decadent lifestyle, this modern tragic-comedy
offers a controversial glimpse into the 17th century
and the unusual genius of a man driven by
his spirit for life.
The Libertine runs Nov. 29 – Dec. 10 (except
Dec.5&6)at7:30p.m.Ticketsare$15for
adults and $10 for students and seniors, and
are available at the CampusTicket Centre or at
the door.There is also a 2-for-1 Sunday matinee
onDec.4at2p.m.
There is an audience advisory for strong language
and content.
2 pm MUSIC: A Christmas
Carol: a Musical.
Let's Sing Broadway
Players. Tix $10 advance,
$12 at the door; available
from Campus Ticket Centre
(220-7202) and sponsor
(249-5703). Sponsor:
Let's Play Broadway
Players. Boris Roubakine
Recital Hall, Craigie Hall.
7 pm MUSIC: A Christmas
Carol: a Musical.
Let's Sing Broadway
Players. Tix $10 advnace,
$12 at the door; available
from Campus Ticket Centre
(220-7202) and sponsor
(249-5703). Sponsor:
Let's Play Broadway
Players. Boris Roubakine
Recital Hall, Craigie Hall.
7:30 pm DANCE: The
Nutcracker. Jeunesse
Classique Ballet Co. Tix:
General $20, Stu/Sen
$15, Children 10 & under
$10 from Campus Ticket
Centre 220-7202. Info:
253-7550. University Theatre
8 pm CONCERT: Music
for Flute, Harp and Horn
featuring the CPO's
Gwen Klassen (flute),
Tisha Murvihill (harp) &
Laurie Matiation (horn).
Dept. of Music, Celebrity
Series. Info: 220-5089 or
www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/even
ts. Eckhardt-Gramatte
Hall, Rozsa Centre.
8 pm THEATRE: The
Libertine. Reeve Theatre.
Sunday, Dec. 11
2:30 pm DANCE: The
Nutcracker. Jeunesse
Classique Ballet Co. Tix:
General $20, Stu/Sen
$15, Children 10 & under
$10 from Campus Ticket
Centre 220-7202. Info:
253-7550. University
Theatre.
7 pm MUSIC: Christmas
with the Savridi
Singers. Tix: General
$15. Tix & Info: 244-8971.
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall,
Rozsa Centre.
7:30 pm GATHERING:
UofC Faculty Women's
Club and Faculty Sitting
Swap Festive Evening.
RSVP 282-2014 or
fwclub@ucalgary.ca. New
members welcome.
Location: TBA.
Compiled by Ken
Bendiktsen
The listed events are of
general interest. Events of
a specialized nature may
not be listed here but can
be found on the Web at
www.ucalgary.ca/events.
Email your events
information to
kenben@ucalgary.ca
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DECEMBER 2, 2005