Daily Bulletin, Monday, September 26, 1994

THE UNITED WAY campaign is about to start.  "Thermometers" to announce
pledges from staff and faculty members have been posted prominently on
several campus buildings, and this week's Gazette will have a double-page
advertisement with detailed information about the campaign and about the
good done in Kitchener-Waterloo by United Way charities and agencies.  
Invitations to make cash donations or pledges will hit faculty and staff
desks next week.

STAMP LAUNCH:  Canada Post will introduce its "Prehistoric Life in Canada"
mammal stamps today, with celebrations several places across the country,
including UW's biology and earth sciences museum.  Grade 6 students from
Empire Public School -- the biggest dinosaur fans anybody could imagine --
will be on hand to break a woolly mammoth pinata as a dramatic gesture
for the stamp launch.  Alan Morgan of the biology department will chat with
the students about another ancient animal, cosily known as the short-faced
bear.  The UW museum has first-day covers with all four of the new stamps
available at $2.50 (get them from the earth sciences department office).

CO-OP ON LINE:  The Student Access System is coming this fall, "to provide
students with electronic access to administrative information", starting
with job descriptions and interview schedules in the department of co-op
education and career services.  The co-op department had been expecting it
right about now, but there's a brief delay, says an announcement handed
to me this morning.  "It appears that the first opportunity to make this
service available will be with the posting of interview schedules," says
Dave Thomas of the co-op department.  That would probably be late next
week; interviews start October 11, the day after Thanksgiving.  The Gazette
will have a big article about the service when it gets going.

ALL ARE INVITED to an open house today, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the office
of Services for Persons with Disabilities, in Needles Hall room 2051.
There will be refreshments; better yet, visitors can meet the staff and
ask any questions they may have.  Sitting in my in-box this week, by the
way, is the office's new Guidelines for Faculty and Teaching Staff, a
booklet that talks about various disabilities and what special arrangements
may be needed for students who have them.  "Disability" means a lot more
than just the use of a wheelchair; the booklet touches, for example, on
low vision, traumatic brain injury, and attention deficit disorder.

WORKING HARD?  I would be glad to hear comments from staff and faculty
members about how they and their departments are coping with the changes
at UW over the past couple of years.  How's the workload?  How's the
quality of service?  How's the stress?  How's the morale?  I have in mind 
an article or series in the Gazette about these issues.  I won't quote
people, or identify them, without specific permission, but the more 
individuals I hear from, the clearer the trends will be.  Drop me a note
at credmond@watserv1.

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