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"Practicing professional artists with teaching experience" will conduct studio courses in drawing, watercolour, ceramics and soapstone carving at East Campus Hall for three age groups: six to 10 years, 11 to 16 years, and 17 years and over.
Although non-credit summer courses have been held in the past, said department chair Don MacKay, this is the first time a series of Saturday classes has been taught during the fall and winter months, and the first time a program has been established for children as young as six.
The courses will allow the instructors, mostly graduate students, to gain additional teaching experience and earn some money, he added, and depending on the response, the department may profit as well.
Notices for the program are being sent to local art galleries, libraries and to the campus community, and while registration should be completed a.s.a.p. to reserve a spot, the deadline for payment of fees is September 1 (or January 6 for the winter term). The fall term runs from September 13 through November 22, and winter classes from January 10 through March 28. For information about times and fees, phone ext. 6923.
According to J.P. Larda, associate vice-president (professional development) for the association, life insurance agents in Ontario and several other provinces are required to obtain 30 credits of life insurance continuing education every two years to maintain their licences. The life insurance school provides 16 credits, and helps ensure people in the field stay current with industry issues.
From August 17 to 20, some 450 life insurance agents, brokers, mutual funds agents, managers and head office people from various companies are meeting at the UW Conference Centre to learn about hardware and software developments and receive an update on regulations and market changes.
The keynote address, "Financial Services Distribution in the Third Millennium", will examine where the industry is headed in view of the blurring boundaries between such financial services as banks, stockbrokers, life insurance companies and mutual fund companies.
Also on the agenda is Oktoberfest Night on Tuesday at Fed Hall, where even underwriters can let their hair down.
Exactly why would a UW web site present gorgeous colour pictures of an Auburn University basketball player and a couple of intense chemists at North Carolina State?
Because UW provides the Web space for the University Photographers' Association of America, that's why, and the web site, along with information about the association itself, is a place to show off the prize-winning images in its annual competition.
Chris Hughes, UW's own photographer, explains the association in which he's active:
The UPAA is an international organization of approximately 200 colleges anduniversities. Our members are a committed group of professional photographers concerned with the application and practice of photography as it relates to the higher education. Our organization is committed to photographic excellence through continuing education and networking with our professional colleagues.He notes that the UPAA web material also includes result of an annual print competition, plus links to local sites that range from "University of Mississippi Imaging Services" to -- what's this? -- University of Waterloo Graphics Photo/Imaging.Due to the widely separated geographical locations of our institutions, communications with the membership is extremely important. The associations' Technical Symposium is hosted by an member institution on annual basis, and the newsletter is published on a quarterly schedule. While these are important vehicles of communication, the website offers a instant overview of the organization, its executive, constitution, competition results, and Symposium information. As more members are working in a digital production environment, it was a natural progression for us to establish this site.
A university photographer is expected to undertake any type of assignment as required by a cross section of the entire university community. The website offers an immediate look at the excellence in photography by our membership.
Barbara Elve
bmelve@nh4.adm.uwaterloo.ca
August 18, 1991: François Gérard, former principal of St. Paul's United College, dies as the result of an accident in India.
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