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* Third student refugee arrives tomorrow
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Third student refugee arrives tomorrow

by Bojana Savic

Student refugee program volunteers

Looking back on the accomplishments of UW World University Services Canada
(UW WUSC), we cannot help but feel excitement and fulfillment over what has
been accomplished this year.

We are a student organization powered by volunteers such as (from far left)
Shazeen Bandukwala, Kabil Rahaman, Nicola Weston, Dan Richards, and Tim
Hudson, seen showing off some of our new "Student Refugee Program" T-shirts.

UW WUSC held a campus-wide referendum in support of the Student Refugee
Program (SRP) in January 2008 and, after exhaustive campaigning, was very
grateful to have obtained support for the SRP from the student body. Now
approximately 24,000 students will donate $1.00 per term to the SRP!

WUSC is now being institutionalized as a FEDS service, just like GLOW or the
UW Sustainability Project. The permanent source of income from the levy –
something WUSC did not have before – and institutionalization into UW
provides WUSC with long-term stability.

What difference will the student levy make to the students the SRP sponsors?
Before, UW WUSC could sponsor one student for one year. We feel that one
year is too short to ask a student refugee to come to Canada, adapt,
initiate studies and become self-reliant. Now, with the income from the
student levy, we will be able to sponsor three students every two years for
a period of two years.

WUSC is now focusing on establishing longer-term commitments from its
partners, the university colleges and UW senior administration. These
partners have been making in-kind contributions of accommodation, meal
plans, and two-year tuition waivers on a student-by-student basis. Now that
the student refugee program is well established we anticipate arranging
agreements to provide ongoing contributions in these areas.

We are also excited to see our first two sponsored students living
successfully in Canada. Tariku Kebede is now a full-time engineering student
starting this fall. Both Tariku and Samuel Banti, the second student, spent
the summer working at Research In Motion (RIM). UW WUSC is very thankful to
have support from RIM, allowing these individuals their first work
opportunities in Canada.

Our third sponsored student, Yueu Majok, will be arriving from Kakuma
Refugee Camp, Kenya, on August 20. He will be greeted by a group of UW
student volunteers who will orient him to Canada and UW before he begins
frosh week along with other excited students in September. Yueu has been
accepted into the Faculty of Environment and will be upgrading his English
language in the fall term before pursing his education full time at UW.

Yueu wrote to us earlier this week: “I am feeling sad because I am leaving
my family members and friends behind. I am also happy about the fact that I
am going to school in a foreign country. It is the greatest adventure I have
ever had. It has given me the belief that the real developers of the world
are those who help bring up people with development disabilities. Those who
have participated in this program have the heart to feel others and to make
the whole world equal in any way they can do it. I am ready now to come to
Waterloo.”

WUSC is now looking forward to September to draw new students to the student
refugee program, organize its attendance at the 62nd WUSC Annual General
Assembly in Ottawa, and help Yueu transition into university life in
Waterloo. For more information contact Bojana Savic: Bojana_s24@hotmail.com
or Lisa ter Woort: terwoort@uwaterloo.ca

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Sabbaticals: Coulomb explosions, older drivers

Here’s a list of some more UW faculty members who will be starting
sabbatical leaves as of September 1, with their plans for the sabbatical
months as reported to UW’s board of governors.

Raafat Mansour, electrical and computer engineering (6 months): “I plan to
spend my sabbatical as a Research Visiting Professor in the following
institutions: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; University of New
South Wales, Sydney, Australia; University of Magdeburg, Germany; and
University of Bremen, Germany.”

Joseph Sanderson, physics and astronomy (12 months): “The sabbatical leave
will take place at the University of London (UK). The project will be to
study molecular alignment, using impulsive and adiabatic methods. A second
collaboration with a group including professors from Swansea and Belfast
will focus on Coulomb explosion of small molecules.”

Grace Yi, statistics and actuarial science (6 months): “I plan to visit
Professor Lang Wu at the University of British Columbia and Professor Nancy
Reid at the University of Toronto who have been collaborating with me on
different projects. I also plan to visit Professor Bruce Lindsay at Penn
State University with whom I newly started collaboration. I expect that my
research will greatly benefit from these arrangements.”

Grzegorz Glinka, mechanical and mechatronics engineering (6 months):
“Writing a book on the fatigue of welded structures, writing delayed
scientific papers from past research project, supervision of graduate
students and supervision of experiments.”

Adam Kolkiewicz, statistics and actuarial science (12 months): “During the
sabbatical leave I plan to focus on research. In particular, I would like to
finish several research projects that I was not able to complete due to
administrative positions that I had in the last three years.”

Anita Myers, health studies and gerontology (12 months): “I plan to continue
and expand my research on older drivers in collaboration with CanDrive
(Canadian Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly) through a
$5 million, five-year grant proposal to CIHR. Other collaborative projects
on older adult mobility include program/policy evaluation and research
studies on special populations (persons with vision, neuromuscular or
cognitive impairments, and ethno-cultural minorities).”

Daniel Davison, electrical and computer engineering (12 months): “This
sabbatical will be based at the University of Waterloo. My main goal is to
expand my research program in the dynamic control systems engineering area,
motivated by applications in the social psychology field. In addition, I
have been approached by a publisher to write an undergraduate textbook, and
the timeline matches up with the proposed sabbatical.”

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UWRC plans events for autumn

Here's an update on activities from the [12]UW Recreation Committee (UWRC).
There's still time to enter the Contest of the Month. Email the date of
UW’s Homecoming 2008 to UWRC@admmail.uwaterloo.ca no later than Thursday.
Winners will receive passes to Marineland and/or theatre tickets.

The committee is offering UW employees discounts on a variety of events and
attractions. Here they are, with contacts for more information:
* CN Tower and Ontario Science Centre. UWRC@admmail
* Ontario Place and Chinese Lantern Festival tickets available until mid
September. mulbrick@uwaterloo.ca
* Enterprise Car Rental:
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infopur/ri-travel-car.htm for UW
arrangement. Quote account #NAC1010.
* Marineland discount tickets are now available. cpflug@uwaterloo.ca
* Galaxy Theatre tickets, $8.50 per ticket – valid until December 2009.
UWRC@uwaterloo.ca
* Princess Cinema tickets, $7.00 per ticket – valid at both theatre
locations until April 2009. UWRC@uwaterloo.ca
* Via Rail: http://www.viarail.ca/corpo/uwaterloo/ To receive the 10 per
cent discount with VIA, one must form a profile and insert Discount Code
710601.

UWRC also has a long list of events organized for UW employees and retirees
this fall, everything from "Laughter Yoga" and meditation instruction to
restaurant dinners, movies, tours, talks, a feng shui discussion group, and
more. Details [13]online. Register for events by emailing
UWRC@admmail.uwaterloo.ca.

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Thomas Seebohm passes

Thomas Seebohm, architecture Thomas Seebohm (left), an associate
[15]professor of architecture, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 12, while
cycling in Quebec. He was 67. Holder of a PhD in mechanical engineering as
well as a master's degree in architecture, he came to UW in 1985 and taught
while continuing his career as an architect and designer. Among other
achievements, he founded and directed the [16]Integrated Centre for
Visualization, Design and Manufacturing.

The [17]obituary in the Waterloo Region Record, August 16, says in part:
"Tom was a devoted teacher, passionate researcher and hard worker as an
architect and professor of architecture at the University of Waterloo, where
he relished the exchange with stimulating colleagues. He was committed to
his community, being involved in urban planning and environmental issues
such as the Grand River Wetlands, Victoria Park and the Farmer's Market.

"A memorial gathering will be held in Kitchener, Ontario at a later date.
Donations to fund a scholarship for architecture students specializing in
green building would promote one of his major interests and be much
appreciated: Thomas Seebohm Memorial Scholarship, c/o School of
Architecture, University of Waterloo, 7 Melville St. South, Cambridge, ON,
N1S 2H4, 519-888-4567 ext. 27661."

CPA staff

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Link of the day

[19]Afghanistan’s Independence Day

When and where

Library hours for late August: From now until September 7, Dana Porter and
Davis Centre libraries are open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday
and Sunday noon - 5 p.m.

Math Undergraduate Office (MC 4022) will be closed to walk-in traffic,
August 15-22, for construction work. Staff will answer phones and emails.

Warrior football tryouts and team meeting today, 8:30 a.m., Columbia
Icefield football room.

Hot water and heating shut off in all buildings inside the ring road, as
well as Village I, until and including Wednesday, for maintenance on steam
mains. Domestic hot water will run cold.

Warrior men’s golf fundraising tournament Tuesday, Whistle Bear Golf Club,
Cambridge, for information e-mail davehollinger@rogers.com.

Warrior soccer tryouts and team meetings Tuesday, women 4 p.m., men 6 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield soccer fields.

Natural gas will be off in the following buildings, while gas supply
stations are relocated, Wednesday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Wright Engineering,
Engineering 2 and 3, Pollock Hall, Rod Coutts Hall, Physics, Biology 1 and
2, Chemistry 2, Davis Centre, Grad House, Earth Sciences & Chemistry, and
South Campus Hall.

Water will be shut off in the new section of the Student Life Centre,
Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., for repairs to the hot water line. Water
will be on in the old section.

Water will be shut off in Doug Wright Engineering, A and B wings, Thursday,
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., for leak repairs. Water will be on in C wing.

Warrior women’s field hockey tryouts and team meeting Saturday, 10 a.m.,
Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Retail Services outlets — Bookstore, TechWorx, and UWShop, in South Campus
Hall, open on Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.. Campus Techshop, Student Life
Centre, closed.

Warrior men’s baseball tryouts and team meeting Saturday, 1 p.m., Columbia
Icefield diamonds.

Fee payment deadline for fall term is Monday, August 25 (cheque, money
order, fee arrangement) or September 3 (bank transfer), details [20]online.

Warrior rugby tryouts and team meetings Monday, August 25, men 9 a.m., women
5 p.m., Columbia Icefield rugby field.

Laughter Yoga: event for all UW employees through the [21]UW Recreation
Committee, August 27, 6 to 6:45 p.m., Waterloo Park at Albert Street. Will
be cancelled in the event of rain or lightning. To register, email
uwrc@admmail.uwaterloo.ca.

Surplus sale of UW furnishings and equipment August 28, 12:30 to 2 p.m.,
Central Stores, East Campus Hall.

Single and Sexy’ preview performance Thursday, August 28, 1 p.m., Humanities
Theatre, admission free, all staff and faculty, family, friends and
community members welcome. Followed by reception at 2:30 marking 20th
anniversary of the play. RSVP by August 15 to sc2gibso@uwaterloo.ca

Labour Day Monday, September 1, UW offices and most services closed (move-in
day for residences).

Orientation Week September 1-6.

Warrior men’s volleyball tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2,
noon, Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s golf tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2, 4 p.m.,
Physical Activities Complex room 2021.

Warrior tennis tryouts and team meeting, Tuesday, September 2, 4:30 p.m.,
Waterloo Tennis Club.

English Language Proficiency Examination September 3, Physical Activities
Complex, details [22]online.

eHealth Risk Workshops from WIHIR: last day to register at reduced rate is
September 5. Workshops on risk, privacy and security in eHealth take place
October 7, 8 and 9. Details [23]online.

Fall term classes begin Monday, September 8.

Fed 101 beginning-of-term party Monday, September 8, Federation Hall, doors
open 10 p.m.

St. Paul’s Master 2008 Golf Tournament in support of St. Paul’s United
College, Friday, September 12, Glen Eagle Golf Club, Caledon, Ontario, $130,
registration and information 519-885-1460 ext. 204.

Homecoming 2008 Saturday, September 27, details on alumni [24]web site.

15th Annual Downey Tennisfest at Waterloo Tennis Club, Waterloo Park,
September 28; register by September 19. For details and to register contact
Shirley Fenton, 519-888-4074, sfenton@uwaterloo.ca. Or check [25]website.

[26]Yesterday's Daily Bulletin
[27]Campaign Waterloo

[28]Communications and Public Affairs
[29]University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
+1 519 888 4567
[30]Contact us | [31]http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca | [32]© 2008
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Scholarships honour departing Reimer

a news release from Conrad Grebel University College

James Reimer

As theology professor James Reimer retired, Conrad Grebel University College
announced that the A. James Reimer Award at the Toronto Mennonite
Theological Centre had reached its goal of $250,000. This award was
initiated by alumnus Alan Armstrong (systems design engineering ’94) and
enhanced through the generosity of many additional donors and matching funds
from the Ontario Trust for Student Support.
The purpose of the Reimer Award is to develop excellent Mennonite
theological scholars by providing an annual $12,500 scholarship at the
[10]Toronto School of Theology. This award offers support similar to
scholarships and awards offered in the sciences, a rarity for theological
students.

Armstrong took several courses from Reimer and considered him a mentor as he
“wrestled with the philosophical and theological purpose of my technical
training.” Despite a busy academic schedule, Reimer “helped me find a way to
put the pieces of my faith back together,” says Armstrong. “Jim did not have
me retreat to a simple faith, but rather helped me to understand the
classical tradition on its own terms and somehow to manage that within my
own skeptical, almost agnostic, post-modern world and worldview.”

“The Reimer Award helps us identify and support future scholars and leaders
who will continue the lively engagement between faith and life that Jim
Reimer exemplifies in his teaching and writing,” said Jim Pankratz, academic
dean of Conrad Grebel University College and acting director for the Toronto
Mennonite Theological Centre.

Reimer retired after 22 years teaching at Grebel. In 1990 he was
instrumental in establishing the [11]Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre as
its founding director.

“We’re deeply grateful for the outstanding contribution Jim Reimer has made
to theological education and discourse, both in the academy and in the
church, in Canada and beyond,” said Henry Paetkau, president of Grebel.
Paetkau announced a newly established scholarship award for theology
students in Grebel’s master’s program at a recent dinner for Reimer’s
retirement. The Jim and Lorna Blair Charitable Foundation has initiated this
$5,000-a-year scholarship to honour Reimer’s career at Grebel.

Reimer received his MA in history from the University of Toronto (1974) and
his PhD in theology from the University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto
(1983). He specializes in nineteenth-century European intellectual history,
modern theology, German theology in the 1920s and 1930s, modern theology and
technology, theology and critical social theory, and Mennonite systematic
theology.

He has published widely in scholarly journals and is the author or editor of
several books, most notably The Dogmatic Imagination (2003) and Mennonites
and Classical Theology (2001). He is a member of the Center of Theological
Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey. He is currently working on a theology of law
and civil institutions and is involved with interfaith dialogue between
Christians and Shiite Muslims in Iran.

Reimer has also been actively involved in church settings through preaching,
popular writing, and teaching. “Jim is a teacher, a scholar and a beloved
and active member of his local congregation who also serves the wider
Mennonite church,” says Armstrong. “His theology is grounded in the
classical stream, yet takes seriously the insights of modern and post-modern
thinkers. Jim's work has helped the church immensely in the areas of
pacifism, sexuality, and inter-religious dialogue. The time he spent with me
was literally life-changing.”

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New learning projects funded, part 2

from the Centre for Teaching Excellence

Geoff McBoyle This year the call for Learning Initiative (LIF) and Program
Initiative (PIF) [13]Fund proposals included both single proposal
submissions and a new initiative introduced by Dr. Geoff McBoyle (left),
associate vice-president, academic. The new initiative invited faculty
members to submit theme-based proposals in three areas: Student Engagement
in Learning (SEL), Community Service Learning (CSL), and Teaching and
Technology. The themes were identified through an iterative process of
consultation with Dr. Ken Coates, dean of arts, faculty members from the
Teaching Based Research Group and the Teaching Excellence Council, and
graduate students. In all, eight projects were funded. Four were noted in
[14]a previous Daily Bulletin. Here are the details of the second four.

Daniel Maoz (Jewish Studies) and Paul Socken (French Studies) entitled “The
Chevruta Initiative: Traditional Jewish Learning that Links One Text with
Two Learners to Produce Three (or more) Opinions”. Chevruta is a team-based
approach to learning designed to enrich student learning through documented
reflective analysis. Students will engage in activities honed centuries ago
in Rabbinic learning centers to educate Jewish men in oral – and written –
religious tradition and thought. This ancient process is modified by removal
of gender and ethnic boundaries. As such, Jewish thought and understanding
reflected within the sacred cannon of Jewish literature is opened up to
appropriation by the students. (LIF)

Christine McWebb, (French Studies) entitled “Development of a Multimedia
Teaching Tool for Teaching Cultural Studies”. The focus of this study is to
develop a complete digital multimedia and multifaceted teaching product
which can be implemented specifically in a course on medieval literature and
culture but which is ultimately exportable into other areas of teaching
cultural studies. The new tool will essentially be an e-book that will allow
instructors to effectively provide the teacher and the learner with
expandable information, explanations, interpretations and contextualization
for learning materials. (LIF)

Jennifer Roberts-Smith, Drama professor Jennifer Roberts-Smith, right (Drama
and Speech Communication) entitled “Foundational Theatre Studies as
Praxis”. The project addresses three areas of research: enriching student
learning through experiential, praxis-based pedagogy; improving student
engagement and learning outcomes through flexible, integrated use of
technologies; and developing sustainable, transferable resources for
praxis-based, inter-medial teaching. The focus is on the development of a
permanent online teaching and research resource – a performance archive to
be made available via a controlled access web site. The course site will
also provide a freely accessible “Theatre Research Skills Online” component
that will enable students to develop skills for academic theatre research
through progressive exercises. (LIF)

Gordon Stubley, Mechanical engineering Gordon Stubley (left), Kaan
Erkorkmaz, Jan Huissoon, William Owen (Mechanical and Mechatronics
Engineering) entitled “Development and Validation of a Controls Systems
Concept Inventory and Diagnostic Test”. Students find introductory control
systems courses to be both challenging and, unfortunately, often irrelevant.
Any meaningful program to improve the teaching and learning in introductory
control systems courses needs a clear test of student conceptual
understanding to determine the effectiveness of proposed methods and
activities. The purpose of this project is to develop an inventory of the
key concepts in control systems theory and a diagnostic test to measure
student understanding of these concepts. (LIF)

CPA staff

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Link of the day

[16]Immunization Awareness Month

When and where

Library hours for late August: From now until September 7, Dana Porter and
Davis Centre libraries are open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday
and Sunday noon - 5 p.m.

Math Undergraduate Office (MC 4022) will be closed to walk-in traffic,
August 15-22, for construction work. Staff will answer phones and emails.

Warrior football tryouts and team meeting today, 8:30 a.m., Columbia
Icefield football room.

Hot water and heating shut off in all buildings inside the ring road, as
well as Village I, today, tomorrow and Wednesday, for maintenance on steam
mains. Domestic hot water will run cold.

Warrior men’s golf fundraising tournament Tuesday, Whistle Bear Golf Club,
Cambridge, for information e-mail davehollinger@rogers.com.

Warrior soccer tryouts and team meetings Tuesday, women 4 p.m., men 6 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield soccer fields.

Natural gas will be off in the following buildings, while gas supply
stations are relocated, Wednesday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Wright Engineering,
Engineering 2 and 3, Pollock Hall, Rod Coutts Hall, Physics, Biology 1 and
2, Chemistry 2, Davis Centre, Grad House, Earth Sciences & Chemistry, and
South Campus Hall.

Water will be shut off in the new section of the Student Life Centre,
Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., for repairs to the hot water line. Water
will be on in the old section.

Water will be shut off in Doug Wright Engineering, A and B wings, Thursday,
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., for leak repairs. Water will be on in C wing.

Warrior women’s field hockey tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23,
10 a.m., Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s baseball tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23, 1 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield diamonds.

Fee payment deadline for fall term is August 25 (cheque, money order, fee
arrangement) or September 3 (bank transfer), details [17]online.

Warrior rugby tryouts and team meetings Monday, August 25, men 9 a.m., women
5 p.m., Columbia Icefield rugby field.

Single and Sexy’ preview performance Thursday, August 28, 1 p.m., Humanities
Theatre, admission free, all staff and faculty, family, friends and
community members welcome. Followed by reception at 2:30 marking 20th
anniversary of the play. RSVP by August 15 to sc2gibso@uwaterloo.ca

Labour Day Monday, September 1, UW offices and most services closed (move-in
day for residences).

Orientation Week September 1-6.

Warrior men’s volleyball tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2,
noon, Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s golf tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2, 4 p.m.,
Physical Activities Complex room 2021.

Warrior tennis tryouts and team meeting, Tuesday, September 2, 4:30 p.m.,
Waterloo Tennis Club.

English Language Proficiency Examination September 3, Physical Activities
Complex, details [18]online.

eHealth Risk Workshops from WIHIR: last day to register at reduced rate is
September 5. Workshops on risk, privacy and security in eHealth take place
October 7, 8 and 9. Details [19]online.

Fall term classes begin Monday, September 8.

Fed 101 beginning-of-term party Monday, September 8, Federation Hall, doors
open 10 p.m.

[20]Friday's Daily Bulletin
[21]Campaign Waterloo

[22]Communications and Public Affairs
[23]University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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* Andrew Cooper wins Fulbright Award
* PhD oral presentations lining up
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Andrew Cooper wins Fulbright Award

from the Centre for International Governance Innovation

[10]Andrew Cooper Andrew F. Cooper (right) has been awarded a prestigious
2008-09 Canada-U.S. [11]Fulbright Visiting Research Chair by the world’s
premiere academic exchange program. Dr. Cooper is associate director and
distinguished fellow at the [12]Centre for International Governance
Innovation (CIGI) and [13]professor of political science at the University
of Waterloo.

“Dr. Cooper is a distinguished and important scholar whose work on public
diplomacy has been critical in our understanding of Canada’s role in the
world,” says Dr. Michael K. Hawes, executive director of the Foundation for
Educational Exchange, which administers the Canada-U.S. Fulbright awards.
“I am thrilled to be able to support Dr. Cooper’s work and to welcome him
back to the Fulbright family.”

As a Fulbright Visiting Chair, Dr. Cooper will take up residence at the
[14]Center on Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California from
January to mid-May 2009. There, he will undertake a research project to
explore the role of individuals and foundations in the United States and
Canada which promote ideas and practices that stretch our notion of who does
diplomacy and why.

Dr. Cooper is a recognized expert in the areas of innovative diplomacy and
comparative foreign policy. His recent book, Celebrity Diplomacy, examines
the role that celebrities play in international relations, and his newest
co-edited work, Global Governance and Diplomacy: Worlds Apart? looks at the
theoretical and practical disconnects between national diplomacy and global
governance. He has authored and edited 20 books published internationally.

Dr. Cooper’s past honours include a 2000 Visiting Fulbright Scholar Award at
the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins
University, one of the leading graduate schools devoted to the study of
international affairs, economics, diplomacy and policy research and
education. He has previously been a visiting professor at Harvard
University, Australian National University and Stellenbosch University.

By engaging the brightest minds in academic exchanges, the Canada-U.S.
Fulbright Program seeks to enhance mutual understanding between Canada and
the United States. Through its bilateral academic exchanges, outstanding
students, scholars and professionals strengthen Canada-U.S. relations by
examining a wide range of subjects which are critical to the relationship
between the two countries.

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PhD oral presentations lining up

Physics and astronomy. Jean Paul O. Brichta, "Laser-Initiated Coulomb
Explosion Imaging of Small Molecules." Supervisor, J. Sanderson. On display
in the faculty of science, ESC-254A. Oral Defence Thursday, August 28, 10:00
a.m., Physics Building room 352.

Health studies and gerontology. Paul Spagnuolo, “Effects of Dietary Bovine
Lactoferrin on Intestinal Lymphocytes in Mice after Dextran Sulfate Sodium
or Acute Exercise Challenge.” Supervisor, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz. On display
in the faculty of applied health sciences, BMH 3110. Oral defence Friday,
September 5, 10:00 a.m., Matthews Hall room 3119.

Optometry / Biology. Hyun-Yi Youn, "Ultraviolet B and Blue Light-Induced
Phototoxic Effects on Retinal Pigment Epithelium Using In Vitro Assays."
Supervisor, Jacob Sivak. On display in the faculty of science, ESC-254A.
Oral Defence Friday, September 5, 10:00 a.m., Optometry Building room 347.

Civil and environmental engineering. Tricia Stadnyk-Falcone, “Mesoscale
Hydrological Model Validation and Verification Using Stable Water Isotopes:
The Development of Iso Watflood.” Supervisors, Nick Kouwen and Tom Edwards.
On display in the faculty of engineering, PHY 3004. Oral defence Friday,
September 5, 1:00 p.m., Engineering II room 3324.

Statistics. Ivan Adolfo Carrillo Garcia, "Analysis of Longitudinal Surveys
with Missing Responses." Supervisors, Changbao Wu and Jiahua Chen. On
display in the Faculty of Mathematics, MC 5090. Oral defence Friday,
September 5, 2:00 p.m., MC 6027.

Systems design engineering. Maryam Shokri, “Concept of Opposition for
Incremental Model-Free Reinforcement Learning.” Supervisors, Mohamed Kamel
and Hamid Tizhoosh. On display in the faculty of engineering, PHY 3004. Oral
defence Friday, September 5, 3:00 p.m., Engineering II room 1307C.

Mechanical and mechatronics engineering. Mehrnaz Motice, “Development of a
Novel Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimization Scheme for Micro-Compliant
Devices.” Supervisors, Amir Khajepour and Raafat Mansour. On display in the
faculty of engineering, PHY 3004. Oral defence Monday, September 8, 8:30
a.m., Engineering III room 4117.

Computer science. Matthew Nichols, "Efficient Pattern Search in Large,
Partial-Order Data Sets." Supervisor, David Taylor. On display in the
Faculty of Mathematics, MC 5090. Oral defence Monday, September 8, 9 a.m.,
Davis Centre room 1331.

Computer science. Aaditeshwar Seth, "Design of a Recommender System for
Participatory Media Built on a Tetherless Communication Infrastructure."
Supervisors, Srinivasan Keshav and Robin Cohen. On display in the Faculty of
Mathematics, MC 5090. Oral defence Monday, September 8, 10 a.m., Davis
Centre room 3323.

Electrical and computer engineering. Neda Parnian, “Integration of Local
Positioning System and Strapdown Inertial Navigation System for a Hand-Held
Tool Tracking.” Supervisor, Farid Golnaraghi. On display in the faculty of
engineering, PHY 3004. Oral defence Monday, September 8, 10 a.m.,
Engineering II room 2354F.

Systems design engineering. Abbas Ahmadi, “Multiple Cooperative Swarms for
Data Clustering.” Supervisors, Fakhreddine Karray and Mohamed Kamel. On
display in the faculty of engineering, PHY 3004. Oral defence Monday,
September 8, 10:00 a.m., Davis Centre room 2634.

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Olympic update, and other Friday notes

Olympic rings Olympic update: UW kinesiology grad student Keith Beavers
capped a 20-year career in competitive swimming — he is 25 — by reaching the
Olympic finals for the first time. Last night he competed in the men's
200-metre individual medley with the likes of American Michael Phelps, who
won the gold, to nobody's surprise. Beavers finished seventh in a field of
eight, with a time of 1:59.43. "I achieved all my goals and I just couldn't
be happier," he told Josh Brown of the Waterloo Region Record. The story is
[17]online.

Starting next week, with exams over and next term's newcomers still thinking
about what to pack, the campus grows even quieter. Hours are shortened in
libraries (see sidebar, top). Only three food service outlets will be open.
In the Student Life Centre, Tim Hortons is closed this weekend, then opens 8
a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, to the end of August. Brubakers will be
open 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday to Friday, August 18-31. Pastry Plus in Needles
Hall is open as usual, 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Bon Appetit (Davis Centre) closes tomorrow, reopening September 2 at 10:30
a.m. The Eye Opener café (Optometry) closes tomorrow, reopening September 8
at 8 a.m. Mudie's (Village I) closes tomorrow, reopening August 31 at 9 a.m.

[18]Children's summer camps will finish next week, with Arts Computer
Experience, Engineering Science Quest, and the Ontario Mennonite Music Camp
wrapping up on Friday, August 22.

Some things are starting: the [19]UW Warrior Hockey Camps for players five
to 14 years old start on Monday and run through Friday, August 29.
Registration is on Sunday, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Columbia Icefield Arena.

Up to 600 people (with 600 bicycles) are expected to stay at Village I and
Ron Eydt Village this weekend, August 15 to 17, during the 190-kilometre
Brampton-to-Waterloo stage of the [20]Multiple Sclerosis Bike Tour. This
annual event raises funds and public awareness for the MS Society of Canada.

CPA staff

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Link of the day

[22]Link Picnic Festival

When and where

Library hours extended for exam season, through tomorrow: Dana Porter
Library, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; Davis Centre library, 24 hours a day.

Library hours from August 16: On Saturday Dana Porter closes at 11 p.m.,
Davis Centre Library at midnight. From August 17 to September 7, both are
open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon - 5 p.m.

Spring term exams end Saturday (schedule [23]online).

Student Life Centre will have no electrical power today, 5 to 7 a.m., to
allow installation of a breaker for the QNC construction site. Computer
equipment should be shut down beforehand.

Math Undergraduate Office (MC 4022) will be closed to walk-in traffic,
August 15-22, for construction work. Staff will answer phones and emails.

Warrior football tryouts and team meeting Monday, 8:30 a.m., Columbia
Icefield football room.

Hot water and heating shut off in all buildings inside the ring road, as
well as Village I, August 18, 19 and 20, for maintenance on steam mains.
Domestic hot water will run cold.

Warrior men’s golf fundraising tournament Tuesday, August 19 (note date
change), Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, for information e-mail
davehollinger@rogers.com.

Warrior soccer tryouts and team meetings Tuesday, women 4 p.m., men 6 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield soccer fields.

Warrior women’s field hockey tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23,
10 a.m., Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s baseball tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23, 1 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield diamonds.

Fee payment deadline for fall term is August 25 (cheque, money order, fee
arrangement) or September 3 (bank transfer), details [24]online.

Warrior rugby tryouts and team meetings Monday, August 25, men 9 a.m., women
5 p.m., Columbia Icefield rugby field.

Single and Sexy’ preview performance Thursday, August 28, 1 p.m., Humanities
Theatre, admission free, all staff and faculty, family, friends and
community members welcome. Followed by reception at 2:30 marking 20th
anniversary of the play. RSVP by August 15 to sc2gibso@uwaterloo.ca

Labour Day Monday, September 1, UW offices and most services closed (move-in
day for residences).

Orientation Week September 1-6.

Warrior men’s volleyball tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2,
noon, Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s golf tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2, 4 p.m.,
Physical Activities Complex room 2021.

Warrior tennis tryouts and team meeting, Tuesday, September 2, 4:30 p.m.,
Waterloo Tennis Club.

English Language Proficiency Examination September 3, Physical Activities
Complex, details [25]online.

Fall term classes begin Monday, September 8.

Fed 101 beginning-of-term party Monday, September 8, Federation Hall, doors
open 10 p.m.

St. Paul’s Master 2008 Golf Tournament in support of St. Paul’s United
College, Friday, September 12, Glen Eagle Golf Club, Caledon, Ontario, $130,
registration and information 519-885-1460 ext. 204.

Homecoming 2008 Saturday, September 27, details on alumni [26]web site.

15th Annual Downey Tennisfest at Waterloo Tennis Club, Waterloo Park,
September 28; register by September 19. For details and to register contact
Shirley Fenton, 519-888-4074, sfenton@uwaterloo.ca. Or check [27]website.

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* New learning projects funded, part 1
* Glad to be a grad? Wear the button!
* Beavers sets Canadian swim records

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New learning projects funded, part 1

from the Centre for Teaching Excellence

This year the call for Learning Initiative (LIF) and Program Initiative
(PIF) [10]Fund proposals included both single proposal submissions and a new
initiative introduced by Dr. Geoff McBoyle, associate vice-president,
academic. The new initiative invited faculty members to submit theme-based
proposals in three areas: Student Engagement in Learning (SEL), Community
Service Learning (CSL), and Teaching and Technology. The themes were
identified through an iterative process of consultation with Dr. Ken Coates,
dean of arts, faculty members from the Teaching Based Research Group and the
Teaching Excellence Council, and graduate students.

In all, eight projects were funded. Here are the first four. The second
group of four will be noted in a future Daily Bulletin.

The CSL theme proposal, submitted by Diana Denton (Speech Communication),
Lowell Ewert (Peace and Conflict Studies), Cheryl Rose (Social Innovation),
and Nancy Waite (Pharmacy) entitled “Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn:
The Beginning of a Cross-Campus Community Service Initiative”, addresses an
educational approach that integrates service in the community with
intentional learning activities that encourage students’ critical and
reflective thinking, and civic responsibility. (PIF)

The SEL theme proposal, submitted by Jean Andrey (Geography), Paul Guild
(Management Sciences), Sally Gunz (Accounting), Rohan Jayasundera (Physics
and Astronomy), and Vivian Schoner (CTE) entitled “Slide in the Academy
–Toward Evidence and Remedy” will explore the extent of student engagement
in learning. Issues to be explored are knowledge growth, learning skills and
practices, motivation and interest. Results will be used to inform
development of a survey diagnostic tool that assesses engagement in
learning. (LIF)

Yulia Gel, Statistics Yulia Gel (left), Abraham Bovas, Stefan Steiner, and
Sean Scott (Statistics and Actuarial Science) entitled “Development of
E-Learning Techniques for Teaching Forecasting and Regression” assesses the
effectiveness of various novel E-Learning techniques for teaching time
series and applied regression analysis in undergraduate courses in
statistics. Specifically, the E-Learning tool will be designed to illustrate
key methodological time series and regression analysis concepts as these
apply to real-life problems through students’ use of self-learning and
self-assessing modules of case studies. (LIF)

Shannon Dea and Tim Kenyon (Philosophy) entitled “Small-group work in a
Learning Commons: Effects on Learning Outcomes and Student Engagement Among
Philosophy Majors” will test and compare three models of small-group work in
a new departmental learning commons for philosophy instruction. The study
looks at learning outcomes, student engagement over time, retention of
philosophy majors, and the alumni identification with UW Philosophy. (LIF)

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Glad to be a grad? Wear the button!

2008 Glad to be a grad button September is coming, bringing a fresh wave of
new students — and to welcome them, old students are being encouraged to
flash their "Glad to be a Grad" buttons during Orientation Week, September 2
- 5.

A letter will be sent out to all on-campus alumni next week from Jason
Coolman, director of Alumni Affairs. People who received the bright yellow
buttons last year are encouraged to pull them out and pin them on. New
people will receive a button along with Coolman's letter. Anyone who was
overlooked can request a button [12]by email, or by phoning extension 37320.

"By wearing the . . . 'Glad to be a Grad' button each day of Orientation
Week, you will identify yourself as a UW alumnus, show your pride in the
university and establish a bond with our new students," the letter
continues. "Alumni Affairs staff will be scouring the campus throughout the
week, awarding prizes to alumni spotted wearing their button! Visit
alumni.uwaterloo.ca/gradbutton to see last year’s winners. We will update
this page with this year’s winners throughout Orientation Week.

"In an effort to reduce waste, please keep your button and wear it during
future “Glad to be a Grad” button campaigns."

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Beavers sets new Canadian swimming records

Olympic rings

Swimmer Keith Beavers, a UW kinesiology grad student, has set two new
Canadian records at the Beijing Olympics. He swam two preliminary races on
Wednesday: first the 200-metre backstroke, then the 200-metre individual
medley. In the backstroke he came 15th of 40 swimmers and set a new personal
best time (1:58.84). In the medley he came 8th of 46 and set a new Canadian
record of 1:59.19.

Since he finished in the top 16 in each event, Beavers moved on to the
semi-finals Thursday morning. There he finished 12th in the men’s 200-metre
backstroke. Although he did not make the finals, he did set a new Canadian
record time of 1:58.50 in the event. In the 200-metre individual medley he
finished eighth overall, with a time of 1:59.43 — qualifying him to swim in
the finals on Friday morning. Since he plans to retire from international
competition after the Olympics, Friday’s race will be his last. (Source:
Josh Brown, [14]Waterloo Region Record.)

A final note: it's five years ago today that the [15]Big Blackout happened,
a time when most of us can remember exactly where we were and what we were
doing when the power went off. At UW, many of us were at our computers.
Here's how the [16]Daily Bulletins of August 15 and [17]August 18, 2003,
told the story.

CPA staff

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Link of the day

[19]Ottawa Folk Festival

When and where

Library hours extended for exam season, through August 16: Dana Porter
Library, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; Davis Centre library, 24 hours a day except
Sundays 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Spring term exams August 5-16 (schedule [20]online).

Hot water will run cold in UW Place today, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., while gas supply
stations are relocated.

Student Life Centre will have no electrical power on Friday, 5 to 7 a.m., to
allow installation of a breaker for the QNC construction site. Computer
equipment should be shut down beforehand.

Math Undergraduate Office (MC 4022) will be closed to walk-in traffic,
August 15-22, for construction work. Staff will answer phones and emails.

Warrior football tryouts and team meeting Monday, August 18, 8:30 a.m.,
Columbia Icefield football room.

Warrior men’s golf fundraising tournament Tuesday, August 19 (note date
change), Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, for information e-mail
davehollinger@rogers.com.

Warrior soccer tryouts and team meetings Tuesday, August 19, women 4 p.m.,
men 6 p.m., Columbia Icefield soccer fields.

Warrior women’s field hockey tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23,
10 a.m., Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s baseball tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23, 1 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield diamonds.

Fee payment deadline for fall term is August 25 (cheque, money order, fee
arrangement) or September 3 (bank transfer), details [21]online.

Warrior rugby tryouts and team meetings Monday, August 25, men 9 a.m., women
5 p.m., Columbia Icefield rugby field.

Single and Sexy’ preview performance Thursday, August 28, 1 p.m., Humanities
Theatre, admission free, all staff and faculty, family, friends and
community members welcome. Followed by reception at 2:30 marking 20th
anniversary of the play. RSVP by August 15 to sc2gibso@uwaterloo.ca

Labour Day Monday, September 1, UW offices and most services closed (move-in
day for residences).

Orientation Week September 1-6.

English Language Proficiency Examination September 3, Physical Activities
Complex, details [22]online.

Fall term classes begin Monday, September 8.

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>Glad to be a grad? Wear the button!
...
> you will identify yourself as a UW alumnus,
> show your pride in the university
...

"pride" ?

What exactly does he mean by that?

The OED's first three definitions of this word aren't something
I'd like to experience:

1 A high or overweening opinion of one's own qualities, attainments,
or estate, which gives rise to a feeling and attitude of superiority
over and contempt for others; inordinate self-esteem.
Reckoned the first of the `seven deadly sins'
2 The exhibition of this quality in attitude, bearing, conduct, or
treatment of others; arrogance; haughtiness.
3 A consciousness or feeling of what is befitting or due to oneself
or one's position, which prevents a person from doing what he
considers to be beneath him or unworthy of him

Most of the other definitions don't appeal to me either.

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* New immigration program announced
* Canadians off to Informatics Olympiad
* Profs in the news: chutzpah, nanotubes

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New immigration program announced

CEC event at UW

(From left: UW President David Johnston, Gerardo Salas, Olivia Siswanto,
Eman Alabadleh, Minister Diane Finley, Shirwan Sumaroo, Rita Maria Lopez
Laphitz, Avvey Peters.)

The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, chose
the Festival Room in South Campus Hall as the venue for a major announcement
on Tuesday morning.

UW President David Johnston introduced Finley, who spoke about the Canadian
Experience Class (CEC) program, flanked by international students attending
Waterloo: Gerardo Salas, from Mexico, an undergrad in mechanical and
mechatronics engineering; Eman Alabadleh, from Palestine, a master's student
in management science; Shirwan Sumaroo, an arts undergrad from Mauritius;
and Rita Maria Lopez Laphitz, a biology master's student from Argentina.

The CEC is described in [10]a press release as "a proposed new avenue for
immigration for certain temporary foreign workers and foreign student
graduates with Canadian work experience. Unlike other existing programs,
this proposal will allow an applicant’s Canadian experience to be considered
a key selection factor when immigrating to Canada."

"Choosing newcomers based on knowledge of our labour market and experience
within Canadian society would make Canada a more attractive destination for
skilled individuals from around the world,” Finley said. “International
students and skilled workers would be more likely to choose Canada if they
knew their time in Canada and contribution to Canadian society would assist
in their eligibility to apply to stay permanently.”

Next to speak was Olivia Siswanto, a UW student who expects to complete a
bachelor's degree in science and business by 2011. Siswanto, who came to
Canada in 2004 at 16 years old to complete a pre-university program in
Hamilton, shared her immigration story, including how the introduction of
the CEC will benefit her.

Avvey Peters spoke on the benefits of CEC from the perspective of an
employer. Peters is executive director, communications and government
relations for Communitech, an organization supporting high-tech industry in
Waterloo Region.

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Canadians off to Informatics Olympiad

from a UW Media Relations press release

IOI logo 2008 While the summer Olympics athletes dazzle in Beijing,
University of Waterloo mathematics experts will coach a team of Canada's top
high school computing stars in the prestigious [12]International Olympiad in
Informatics (IOI) to be held next week in Cairo, Egypt, August 16 to 23.

The annual week-long IOI competition, which has been held since 1989,
features 400 of the world's top computer science high school students,
selected through national computing contests. About 250,000 young people
compete in total each year to represent their country.

High school students from Canada at IOI 2008 The four Canadian students
heading for Egypt are (from left) Tom Szymanski of Windsor, Ontario, Aaron
Voelker of Smittsville, Ontario, Robin Cheng of Coquitlam, B.C., and Hanson
Wang of Toronto. They will be coached by Troy Vasiga, a UW computer science
lecturer and director of the [13]Canadian Computing Competition, Ian Munro,
a computer science professor, and Graeme Kemkes, a doctoral student in
combinatorics and optimization.

To represent Canada, the four students competed earlier this year in the
Canadian Computing Competition, run annually by UW's Centre for Education in
Mathematics and Computing based in the Faculty of Mathematics.

The team and their UW coaches leave on Friday. As well, Mary Joy Aitken,
senior development officer in the Faculty of Mathematics, will accompany the
team and run [14]a blog, complete with photos and updates, throughout the
competition.

"Our team is very well prepared and ready to give their best efforts in the
competition," Vasiga says. "We are quite excited to be going to Egypt and
our students will be touring parts of Egypt near Cairo including the
pyramids and the Nile river."

In 2010, UW will be the first Canadian university ever to host the IOI
competition. About 400 of the brightest young people aged 14 to 17 from
nearly 100 countries will come to Waterloo to participate in the
competition.

The IOI, first proposed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is the world's premier high school computer
programming competition.

The goals of the IOI are to challenge and give recognition to young students
from around the world who are the most talented in informatics (computer
programming) and to foster friendship among these students from diverse
cultures.

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Profs in the news: chutzpah and nanotubes

Randy Harris, English department An article in the [16]August 15 issue of
the Chronicle of Higher Education ("Who Framed George Lakoff?") cites a
passage from a book by [17]Randy Harris (right), professor of linguistics,
rhetoric, and communication design in UW's English department. Here's the
snippet from the Chronicle article: "One illustrative episode, recounted in
Randy Allen Harris's The Linguistics Wars (1993, New York: Oxford University
Press) has Lakoff repeatedly interrupting [Noam] Chomsky to shout, 'Noam!
Noam! You're wrong!' At another point, Lakoff interjects: 'I have been
lecturing about these things, and if you are interested, you should come to
my class.' As Harris . . . notes wryly, 'the level of gall required for
anyone, let alone a junior lecturer, to tell the inventor of the field to
attend his classes if he wanted to stay current goes right off the chutzpah
meter.'" Harris's book is described by one reviewer as "intellectual drama
crossed with a Shakespearean history play."

Shirley Tang, Chemistry Nanoscience research led by UW professors Shirley
Tang of chemistry (left) and Niels Bols of biology has been featured in an
article entitled "Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain
Protozoa, Study Shows," in [18]PhysOrg.com, June 18. The research found that
certain single-celled organisms, when exposed to carbon nanotubes, become
less healthy and less able to eat up bacteria, which could lead to some
bacteria populations ballooning. The organisms do, however, ingest the
carbon nanotubes — which poses another potential problem, that of the
nanotubes moving up the food chain. The researchers earlier published their
findings in Nature Nanotechnology, May 11; that article is also [19]online.

CPA staff

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Link of the day

[21]Discovery Days in Yukon

When and where

Library hours extended for exam season, through August 16: Dana Porter
Library, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; Davis Centre library, 24 hours a day except
Sundays 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Spring term exams August 5-16 (schedule [22]online).

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre auditions for “Twelve Angry Men” (male
actors, technical and production staff) August 11-13, 6 to 9 p.m.,
Humanities room 334 (production opens October 23, information e-mail
ep@kwlt.org).

Laughter Yoga: event for all UW employees through the [23]UW Recreation
Committee, today, 6 to 6:45 p.m., Waterloo Park at Albert Street. Will be
cancelled in the event of rain or lightning.

Hot water will run cold in UW Place on Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., while gas
supply stations are relocated.

Student Life Centre will have no electrical power on Friday, 5 to 7 a.m., to
allow installation of a breaker for the QNC construction site. Computer
equipment should be shut down beforehand.

Math Undergraduate Office (MC 4022) will be closed to walk-in traffic,
August 15-22, for construction work. Staff will answer phones and emails.

Warrior football tryouts and team meeting Monday, August 18, 8:30 a.m.,
Columbia Icefield football room.

Warrior men’s golf fundraising tournament Tuesday, August 19 (note date
change), Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, for information e-mail
davehollinger@rogers.com.

Warrior soccer tryouts and team meetings Tuesday, August 19, women 4 p.m.,
men 6 p.m., Columbia Icefield soccer fields.

Warrior women’s field hockey tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23,
10 a.m., Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s baseball tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23, 1 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield diamonds.

Fee payment deadline for fall term is August 25 (cheque, money order, fee
arrangement) or September 3 (bank transfer), details [24]online.

Warrior rugby tryouts and team meetings Monday, August 25, men 9 a.m., women
5 p.m., Columbia Icefield rugby field.

Single and Sexy’ preview performance Thursday, August 28, 1 p.m., Humanities
Theatre, admission free, all staff and faculty, family, friends and
community members welcome. Followed by reception at 2:30 marking 20th
anniversary of the play. RSVP by August 15 to sc2gibso@uwaterloo.ca

Labour Day Monday, September 1, UW offices and most services closed (move-in
day for residences).

Orientation Week September 1-6.

English Language Proficiency Examination September 3, Physical Activities
Complex, details [25]online.

Fall term classes begin Monday, September 8.

Fed 101 beginning-of-term party Monday, September 8, Federation Hall, doors
open 10 p.m.

Homecoming 2008 Saturday, September 27, details on alumni [26]web site.

Positions available

On this week’s list from the human resources department:

• Environmental engineering technologist, Civil and environmental
engineering, USG 7/8
• Research co-ordinator, natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics,
Office of Research, USG 8
• Administrative assistant, Arts undergraduate office, USG 5
• Manager, IT security, Information systems and technology, USG 14
• Department secretary, Systems design engineering, USG 4
• Project manager, Population Health Research Group, USG 7
• Mentor, Professional Development for Engineering Students (PDEng), USG 5/6

Longer descriptions are available [27]on the HR web site.

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Sparkly red Homecoming shoes Homecoming's coming! August is moving along,
which means fall will be here before we know it. And fall means Homecoming.
A special invitation to Homecoming 2008 will soon be arriving in the
mailboxes of on-campus alumni. Once again the red sparkly shoes (pumps,
crocs, oxfords, flip-flops, and wellies) take centre stage, as the
Homecoming Committee reminds everyone that 'There's No Place Like
Homecoming.' The annual event features something for everyone as the campus
opens up for alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community for a day of
fun. Highlights of this year's event include the 23rd Annual AHS Fun Run,
the Homecoming Family Carnival and the Battle of Waterloo (football, UW vs
Laurier) on the new Warrior Field. Check out [10]homecoming.uwaterloo.ca for
up-to-date information.

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UW heritage team marks milestone

Beatrice Tam, UW Historic Places Initiative

The Historic Places Initiative (HPI) Team at the University of Waterloo has
just achieved an important milestone. Since its inception in January 2007,
the team has drafted 500 nominations to the Canadian Register of Historic
Places.

The HPI Team, set up by the [12]Heritage Resources Centre at UW in
collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and funded by Parks Canada, aids
municipalities in drafting nominations for designated heritage properties.
Once approved, the properties are listed on the Canadian Register, an online
register of historic places from across Canada. The register does not put
any further restrictions on the property, and is primarily intended to serve
as a tool to promote and celebrate the historic places in Canada. The UW HPI
team has most recently been working with the municipalities of Caledon,
Guelph, Kitchener, Halton Hills, Markham and Mississauga.

West Montrose covered bridge A number of nominations that the HPI team has
written are now listed on the Canadian Register, seven of which are located
in the Region of Waterloo. Among these is the West Montrose Covered Bridge
(left) in the Township of Woolwich, the only remaining covered bridge in
Ontario and the second oldest bridge in the Region of Waterloo.

“The HPI’s current goals are to continue to increase the number of
properties in Ontario nominated for inclusion on the Canadian Register and
to continue to engage heritage stakeholders by holding workshops and
attending conferences and events,” says Paul Dubniak, the current HPI team
leader.

The Heritage Resources Centre and the School of Planning are offering a
Heritage Planning Workshop for interested citizens, professionals and
students on October 25 and 26, and November 8 and 9, 2008 in Goderich,
Ontario. More information can be found [13]online.

In cooperation with Community Heritage Ontario and the Ministry of Culture,
the HPI team was able to hire a Summer Experience Program student for a
second year in a row. In the seven-week placement, the student fully
participates in the workings of the HPI team including drafting nominations.
“Just in my first few weeks, I have come to appreciate the importance of the
Historic Places Initiative,” says Beatrice Tam, this year’s SEP student and
a first-year planning student at UW. “I am happy to have this opportunity to
gain a fuller understanding of why heritage sites add diversity and value to
a community.”

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Textbook grant web portal coming

from a Council of Ontario Universities notice

The [15]Council of Ontario Universities is sending out a reminder about the
new Textbook and Technology Grant for full-time university and college
students that was introduced by the 2008 Ontario Budget — a commitment of
$385 million over three years.

Later this summer, "the [16]Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
(MTCU) will re-introduce the grant through a promotional campaign that will
include media releases and the launch of the portal where students can apply
online for the grant.

"A stand-alone Textbook and Technology Grant online application will be
added to the OSAP portal for students applying for the grant (September
operational date still to be determined). Students who are applying for OSAP
will automatically be considered for the grant once their full-time
enrolment has been confirmed by their institutions.

"To be eligible, students have to be Canadian residents; international
students are not eligible. For Canadian residents, the eligibility threshold
to receive the grant is 60%% of a full course load for students who do not
have a permanent disability. For students who have a permanent disability,
the eligibility threshold is 40%% of a full course load."

More details will be released in late August.

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UW professors out and about

"Texting thumb" study first of its kind

The first-ever research study on "texting thumb" and other kinds of
discomfort stemming from the overuse of hand-held devices is being carried
out, appropriately, by researchers at UW. Richard Wells Professor
[18]Richard Wells, kinesiology (right), in collaboration with Ben Amick,
scientific director of the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto, is
surveying thousands of Canadian workers to find out whether using hand-held
devices such as BlackBerrys, iPods, personal digital assistants, or cell
phones that combine multiple functions, results in thumb, arm, shoulder and
neck pain.

Most of these devices include a mini-keyboard, stylus or thumb wheel/pad as
the primary input interface. Heavy use of such hand-held devices has been
linked in the media to pain and disability in the hand, mainly the thumb,
and variously named "texting tenosynovitis," "texting thumb," or "text
messenger's thumb."

Researchers will perform an internet-based questionnaire study in large
organizations to determine the prevalence of hand and thumb troubles in
people who use hand-held devices. As well, the study will assess any
relationships between people's use of hand-held devices and any hand, arm
and shoulder troubles they may have. The information will help shed light on
the emerging problem and gain insight into the prevalence of hand and arm
troubles in the workforce. Also, it will lay the foundation for possible
preventive activities such as recommendations on use or the design of
devices.

The original, uncut article was prepared by UW's Media Relations Office and
appeared in the Waterloo Region Record on July 26.

Heritage districts not to be feared

Robert Shipley, planning An editorial that appeared in the Waterloo Region
Record on July 24 mentioned the work of Robert Shipley (left), a UW planning
professor. To help answer homeowners' questions about the impact on their
property value when their homes are placed within a heritage district,
"Parks Canada is studying heritage districts and compiling information
provided by the residents who live within them. In Kitchener, Robert Shipley
. . . is leading a team that is studying the Upper Doon Heritage
Conservation District. The team is looking into the Upper Doon district
because it is the oldest of the four heritage districts in Kitchener. . . .
Shipley said [19]the team's research shows there is little validity to the
concerns that are often raised when a city considers imposing a heritage
designation on a neighbourhood. A majority of the people in the Upper Doon
district who were interviewed expressed satisfaction with the heritage
designation. . . . The survey didn't find that the homeowners who had sold
their properties had lost financially."

CPA staff

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Link of the day

[21]International Youth Day

When and where

Library hours extended for exam season, through August 16: Dana Porter
Library, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; Davis Centre library, 24 hours a day except
Sundays 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Spring term exams August 5-16 (schedule [22]online).

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre auditions for “Twelve Angry Men” (male
actors, technical and production staff) August 11-13, 6 to 9 p.m.,
Humanities room 334 (production opens October 23, information e-mail
ep@kwlt.org).

Retail services outlets (bookstore, UW Shop, TechWorx, Campus TechShop)
closed all day today for staff general meeting.

Laughter Yoga: event for all UW employees through the [23]UW Recreation
Committee, Wednesday, 6 to 6:45 p.m., Waterloo Park at Albert Street. Will
be cancelled in the event of rain or lightning.

Hot water will run cold in UW Place on Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., while gas
supply stations are relocated.

Student Life Centre will have no electrical power on Friday, 5 to 7 a.m., to
allow installation of a breaker for the QNC construction site. Computer
equipment should be shut down beforehand.

Math Undergraduate Office (MC 4022) will be closed to walk-in traffic,
August 15-22, for construction work. Staff will answer phones and emails.

Library hours from August 16: On the 16th Dana Porter closes at 11 p.m.,
Davis Centre Library at midnight. From August 17 to September 7, both are
open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon - 5 p.m.

Warrior football tryouts and team meeting Monday, August 18, 8:30 a.m.,
Columbia Icefield football room.

Warrior men’s golf fundraising tournament Tuesday, August 19 (note date
change), Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, for information e-mail
davehollinger@rogers.com.

Warrior soccer tryouts and team meetings Tuesday, August 19, women 4 p.m.,
men 6 p.m., Columbia Icefield soccer fields.

Warrior women’s field hockey tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23,
10 a.m., Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s baseball tryouts and team meeting Saturday, August 23, 1 p.m.,
Columbia Icefield diamonds.

Fee payment deadline for fall term is August 25 (cheque, money order, fee
arrangement) or September 3 (bank transfer), details [24]online.

Warrior rugby tryouts and team meetings Monday, August 25, men 9 a.m., women
5 p.m., Columbia Icefield rugby field.

Single and Sexy’ preview performance Thursday, August 28, 1 p.m., Humanities
Theatre, admission free, all staff and faculty, family, friends and
community members welcome. Followed by reception at 2:30 marking 20th
anniversary of the play. RSVP by August 15 to sc2gibso@uwaterloo.ca

Labour Day Monday, September 1, UW offices and most services closed (move-in
day for residences).

Orientation Week September 1-6.

Warrior men’s volleyball tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2,
noon, Columbia Icefield meeting room.

Warrior men’s golf tryouts and team meeting Tuesday, September 2, 4 p.m.,
Physical Activities Complex room 2021.

Warrior tennis tryouts and team meeting, Tuesday, September 2, 4:30 p.m.,
Waterloo Tennis Club.

English Language Proficiency Examination September 3, Physical Activities
Complex, details [25]online.

Fall term classes begin Monday, September 8.

Fed 101 beginning-of-term party Monday, September 8, Federation Hall, doors
open 10 p.m.

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> Some excerpts from the documents specific standards:

> - Furniture should accommodate the 5th to 95th percentile
> (104.5 lb/60-inch female 215 lb/74.3-inch male).

Are we really looking at a standard where 1 out of every 10 adult
Canadians cannot be accommodated by the furniture? I know we're looking to
streamline the admission process, but this is absurd.

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...
> Can you dig it? More of today's news
...
> As [18]reported in the Daily Bulletin earlier this month, Waterloo
> Region is looking for input into a project called Waterloo Region's
> Vital Signs, "an annual check-up that measures the vitality of our
> region, identifies significant trends, and, with your help, assigns
> grades in 11 key areas critical to Waterloo Region's quality of life."
> The deadline for taking part in the [19]online survey has been extended
> to this Friday, August 1. More information [20]here.
...
> 18. http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2008/jul/16we.html
> 19. https://secure.nettrac.net/pmg/survey.asp?CT=Y&txtClient=327VSGS
> 20. http://www.wrvitalsigns.ca/

Perhaps they aren't getting sufficient response
because their survey page isn't working right.

When I try it[19], all I get is:
Cookies are not enabled on your computer.
You cannot access this site unless Cookies are enabled
in your web browser security settings.
even though my browser does accept cookies.

Most people would give up at this point.

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> When and where
...
> Blood donor clinic continuing through Thursday (10:00 to 3:00) and
> Friday (9:00 to 2:00), Student Life Centre multipurpose room,
> appointments phone 1-888-236-6283.

Their new approach of having to phone for appointments isn't working.
The donation room is almost empty of donors, and the appointment
sheets for the rest of the week are rather sparse.

Anyone know why they discontinued signing up at the Turnkey Desk?
That practice seemed to work very well over the last few years.

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