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Here's a reminder that the cashiers' office is, indeed, on the second floor of NH these days. The usual first-floor location is being remodelled. I peered into the construction site yesterday, and found it at the dust-and-rubble stage, a cave lit only by a couple of trouble lamps on long cords.
Students who don't get their registration out of the way this week, before the crowds get thick, will be doing it next week in the small gym of the Physical Activities Complex. Recommended schedule for registration: science students on Tuesday morning, engineering Tuesday afternoon, arts Wednesday morning, environmental studies and independent studies Wednesday afternoon, mathematics Thursday morning, applied health sciences Thursday afternoon. "All students unable to register as above may register Friday, September 5."
The English Language Proficiency Exam will be given at various hours on September 5. Late fees begin September 8, and that's also the day that classes start.
Need a WatCard? Get it this week at the WatCard office in the General Services Complex (along the ring road near the security office) or next week at the Festival Room in South Campus Hall.
Graduate students also register next week, at the cashiers' office in Needles Hall, says the graduate studies office.
The main issue is the way TechBC will be governed: solely by a board of governors, without a senate, the kind of academic governing body most Canadian universities have. The absence of a senate poses "threats to academic freedom for those holding academic appointments in that institution", says a resolution of the CAUT executive committee, and so does the absence of tenure for instructors.
Says a statement from CAUT:
Considering that the objectives of the new institution are strictly linked to the "economic development" of the province of British Columbia, we are forced to the conclusion that TechBC is a narrowly conceived trade school. Its board will encourage, and finally, permit its staff to undertake research only where that research contributes directly to the economic development of the province.The institution describes itself in these words: "The Technical University will be located in Surrey, British Columbia, one of Canada's fastest growing cities. Study at the graduate and undergraduate levels in applied and technological areas initially will include programs in information technology and business administration. Important to the TechBC mandate are applied research as well as the forging of productive partnerships with industry and with Fraser Valley communities. Much of the educational program is planned to be available on the Internet."The Minister of Education, Skills, and Training, Mr Paul Ramsey, announced during 3rd reading that the new institution (we refrain from using the term "university") would not be encumbered with a senate, nor would it allow for tenure of its academic employees. By every standard usual in Canada, and by the criteria one might draw from Canadian university history, TechBC is not a university. It is a threat to our central beliefs in open, transparent, and accountable academic governance in Canada, and to academic freedom.
Advertisements for employees in the new university have been published at several points in the past several months, and TechBC is now looking for Vice-Presidents, for programmer-instructors, and a range of employees inbetween.
Pam has a new surname. If you are looking for Pam Ropp in the Applications Technology group of IST, ask for Pam Fluttert (fluttert@ist).IST and the University have lost an extremely talented and dedicated staff member with the resignation of John Sellens. With his 20 years of association with the University, as a student and staff member of MFCF and IST, John is widely known and highly respected. We wish John well in his new adventures.
After 22 years of working at UW, Al Evans has resigned from IST. Many people on campus know Al for his expertise in networking. We wish him well as he leaves UW to pursue other opportunities.
We are pleased to announce that Stephen Markan started working in IST, Client Services, on August 1st. Stephen will be working in Environmental Studies and in IST.
In yesterday's Bulletin I wondered about "LUAC", which seemed to be meeting on campus. Someone was able to tell me that it's the Life Underwriters Association of Canada, which actually was here last week, though some of the signs are still around.
And I referred to a utilities shutdown in Village I, made necessary by the renovation project there. Things keep changing. Latest plan is for a shutdown of chilled water and air conditioning, in the Village and also in the University Club, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
You could think of it as duct tape central: the Web site where the Possum Lodge crowd hangs out between episodes of television's "Red Green Show". Officially a FAQ, for "frequently asked questions", the site goes a bit beyond that austere format. Its creator, Tim Nye, explains:
Most of the credit for the Red Green FAQ goes to its founder, Kent Brodie, who lives in Wisconsin. When he was no longer able to maintain the FAQ, he passed it on to me. Ironically, Steve Smith (aka Red Green) was once an undergraduate in mechanical engineering here at Waterloo, where the FAQ now resides.The site got a workout last November when Smith performed as the featured attraction at UW's Homecoming celebrations.Checks of the logs over long periods has shown that the Red Green page is visited about 500 times per week by people from all over the world (makes you wonder what people imagine Canada is like!).
CAR
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