Daily Bulletin, Monday, November 7, 1994

MACLEAN'S MAGAZINE has issued its annual ranking of the universities --
those that didn't boycott the whole exercise, anyway -- and UW again
stands at the top of the "reputational" surveys for "highest quality",
"most innovative", "leaders of tomorrow" and "best overall", in its
category of "comprehensive" universities.

The detailed rankings, based on such factors as class size, budgets, 
faculty qualifications and library books, put UW tied for first with
the University of Victoria.  I can't help noting that Victoria has sometimes
been nicknamed "Waterloo West" for its emulation of UW and the number of
people who have moved from this campus to that one.  Last year, Waterloo
was second, behind Simon Fraser; in 1992 it was first in the category.
Seven "comprehensive" universities are ranked this year.

Comment this morning from Jim Kalbfleisch, UW's provost: "It's nice to
be near the top, but there are lots of factors a student needs to
consider in choosing a university, besides the Maclean's rankings."

In the "medical-dental" category, Maclean's ranked the University of 
Toronto first in Canada.  In the "primarily undergraduate" category,
Mount Allison repeats as first-place winner; Laurier is fifth among
18 institutions.

ONE WEEK TO GO, and the United Way campaign has hit a total of $124,103,
including $106,818 in staff and faculty donations, says Terry Stewart
of applied health sciences, who's one of the organizers.   The total
is as of last Thursday night.  Says Stewart: "Last year a total 795 
employees donated $127,205 to the UW for United Way Campaign.  With one 
week remaining, only 629 employees have donated $106,818.  That's a 
difference of 166 donors and $21,000."

Besides the $106,818 in pledges from employees, the campaign has collected
$4,529 from graduate students, $3,028 from UW retirees, $1,000 from the
Federation of Students, and about $9,000 from other sources.
 
Donations must be received by the financial services office by Thursday 
to count towards this year's campaign totals.

THIS WEEK:  A four-day symposium sponsored by the faculty of environmental
studies starts today.  Title: "The Heritage Estate in Canada and Ontario:
History, Current State and Future Prospects."  The symposium starts tonight
with a 7 p.m. session on "international approaches to heritage".

John English, UW history professor and MP for Kitchener, speaks tonight
(7:30 p.m.) in the Humanities Theatre.  He's giving this year's Faculty of
Arts Lecture, under the title "Canada and the Canadian Question".

Knowlton Nash, voice of doom on CBC television, visits UW on Wednesday to
promote his new book "The Microphone Wars: A History of Triumph and
Betrayal at the CBC".  He'll be speaking in the bookstore at 7 p.m., with
an autographing session to follow.

A CORRECTION:  In Friday's Bulletin I said that Ursula Franklin, who visits
the environmental studies faculty next week for a special lecture, is a
physicist.  In fact, she's a metallurgical engineer.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
888-4567 ext. 3004      credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca