KIM TO VISIT:   Prime Minister Kim Campbell's tour of this part of
Ontario will include a visit to the University of Waterloo on Monday
morning (Aug. 16). Tentative plans call for the PM to arrive about 10
a.m. at the Davis Centre. She is to meet with youngsters from UW's
day camp programs and talk with several researchers.

Also on the tentative agenda is a round-table discussion with co-
operative education and graduate students. Campbell will leave about
11:30 a.m. to address a meeting of the Confederation Club at the
Valhalla Inn at noon.

James Downey, UW president, issued the following memorandum today:
"The Prime Minister, the Honourable Kim Campbell, will be on campus
on Monday, August 16, beginning at approximately 10 a.m. She will
visit the Davis Centre Great Hall for a general meeting, and to see
several displays, before moving on to a private session with some co-
op and graduate students.

"Inasmuch as such a visit is rare, I would encourage you to permit
any member of your staff who wishes to do so the time to witness the
public portion of this event at the Davis Centre, which is expected
to last about 30-45 minutes."


SOCIAL CONTRACT:   The University of Waterloo and the UW Faculty
Association have reached a three-year "social contract" agreement on
faculty salaries. A memo by UW president James Downey on the
agreement was released this morning.

"It takes into account the university's financial difficulties,
faculty agreements at other Ontario universities and the importance
of the selective increase program in rewarding and retaining the
university's outstanding teachers and researchers," Downey says in
his memo mailed to faculty members.

The agreement, reached Tuesday night, awards full 1993-94 selective
increases, effective Sept. 1. Half selective increases will be
awarded May 1, 1994 and May 1, 1995. No scale increases will be
provided before April 1, 1996 - when the government's social contract
legislation is due to expire.

"The cost of these selective increases," Downey says, "will be fully
offset by savings from additional unpaid days and by salary savings
when faculty members who retire or resign are replaced at lower
salaries."

Under the agreement, faculty will have to take five unpaid days off
in the current 1993-94 fiscal year, ending April 30. And up to eight
unpaid days off in both 1994-95 and 1995-96.

"Further information about the handling of unpaid days off will be
forthcoming," Downey says.

Also, the agreement holds out the promise that if the university's
financial picture brightens significantly in the next two fiscal
years, "a portion of the additional income will be used to increase
the amount allocated for selective increases in those years."

The agreement notes that the two-per-cent scale increase previously
scheduled for last May 1 will be deferred until April 1, 1996.
However, it will be enacted only if there's "a sufficiently large
increase in 1995-96 income," as specified in the agreement.

If those faculty pay increases are awarded, Downey says the
university will reopen discussions with the UW Staff Association
aimed at "providing comparable increases at that time."

FULL TEXT:   Here is the text of Dr. Downey's memorandum re: the
faculty salary agreement:
"I wish to report that a 3-year agreement has been reached between
the University and the Faculty Association under the terms of the
Social Contract Act, 1993.  It takes into account the University's
financial difficulties, faculty agreements reached at other Ontario
universities, and the importance of the selective increase program in
rewarding and retaining the University's outstanding teachers and
researchers. "The Agreement provides for full 1993/94 selective
increases to be implemented September 1, 1993.  Half selective
increases will be awarded on May 1, 1994, and on May 1, 1995.  There
will be no scale increases prior to April 1, 1996.  The cost of these
selective increases will be fully offset by savings from additional
unpaid days and by salary savings when faculty members who retire or
resign are replaced at lower salaries.
"The number of unpaid days for regular faculty members will be 5 in
1993/94 and up to 8 in each of 1994/95 and 1995/96.  Unpaid days will
be converted into a percentage salary reduction to be applied
uniformly over the remaining 8 months (September to April) of 1993/94
and over the full 12 months of 1994/95 and 1995/96.  Further
information about the handling of unpaid days will be forthcoming.
"The Agreement also specifies that, if there are significant
improvements in the University's operating income in 1994/95 and/or
1995/96, a portion of the additional income will be used to increase
the amount allocated for selective increases in those year.  The 2%
scale increase previously scheduled for May 1, 1993, will be deferred
to April 1, 1996, and will be implemented only if there is a
sufficiently large increase in 1995/96 income, as specified in the
Agreement.
"If the conditional increases described in the preceding paragraph
are awarded, the University will reopen discussions, as provided for
in the Staff Agreement, with a view to providing comparable increases
at that time. The full text of the Agreement is available from my
office or from the Faculty Association."


BANKS NAMED ASSOCIATE PROVOST:   Prof. Robin Banks of the Department
of Psychology will serve as associate provost, academic affairs, for
one year beginning Sept. 1, Jim Kalbfleisch, vice-president, academic
and provost, said in a memorandum.

"Professor Banks brings to the position a wealth of administrative
experience as chair of the psychology department from 1971 to 1979,
dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1979 to 1991, and acting vice-
president, academic and provost in 1987/88. He will be of great
assistance to President Downey and me during the challenging year
ahead," the memo said.

"This one-year agreement is consistent with plans to review the
administrative structure at the University of Waterloo, as previously
indicated by President Downey. It is likely that the position of
associate provost, academic affairs, would be affected by any major
administrative restructuring.

"I am grateful to Prof. Banks for agreeing to help once again, and to
the psychology department for altering teaching and administrative
assignments on very short notice. I am confident that all members of
the university community will give Prof. Banks their full co-
operation and support in his new position," Kalbfleisch's memo
concludes.


>From Jim Fox, John Morris, UW News Bureau
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