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Monday, July 7, 1997

The younger generation arrives

Children are suddenly all over campus, and didn't you love those big white campers-this-way arrows at the University Avenue entrance this morning? Arts Computer Experience, Engineering Science Quest, and Environmental Experience day camps are getting under way for this summer:
  • Arts Computer Experience offers instruction in arts, computers, drama and music, as well as outdoor games, activities and swimming. The camp for children ages seven to 12 provides four two-week sessions during July and August. Contact: Jayne Hayden, dean of arts office, ext. 2005 (who reports that there are still spaces available in ACE for kids who find themselves without much to do for a couple of weeks).
  • Engineering Science Quest seeks to create an "awareness and appreciation" of science and engineering in a fun setting for children in grades 3 to 12. The Junior Newton program is for grades 5 and 6; Junior Edison for grades 7 and 8; Bondar for grades 9 and 10; and the new ExXtreme Camping for grades 11-12. Also new is "Camp Suzuki" for grades 3 and 4. The camps run from July 7 to August 29. Contacts: Bill Baer, Rob Dickson and Tonya Sulley, care of the engineering machine shop, ext. 5239.
  • Environmental Experience Camps provide children with an opportunity to "explore the natural environment" in fun-filled and interactive ways. (This week: "walk and explore the Niagara Escarpment forest.") The centre, based in the faculty of environmental studies, offers weekly summer day camps and an overnight camp in July and August for children ages nine to 11. Contact: Heather Black, Heritage Resources Centre, ext. 2072. Also in operation this month is the Shad Valley program for talented teenagers. And coming in August is the Ontario Mennonite Music Camp.

    To find a dean of AHS

    With the resignation of Bob Norman as dean of applied health sciences, the search process for a new dean is under way, under the terms of UW's Policy 45.

    The nominating committee "is now in place and has held its first meeting", says a memo from UW provost Jim Kalbfleisch, who chairs the committee. It will be publishing ads for the position in August and September, and will hold its next meeting in mid-September: "By then, members hope to have identified the important issues facing the Faculty so that the characteristics to be sought in the next Dean can be developed in context. The Committee would very much appreciate receiving input on this phase of its work and, accordingly, invites you to make your views known to any member of the Nominating Committee."

    Here are the committee members:

    Written comments to the committee can be sent to its secretary, Emily Barnes, university secretariat.

    Waterloo Web site of the day

    THE ORCHID HOUSE
    http://sciserv2.uwaterloo.ca/orchids.html

    Jerry Bolce, recently retired from UW's computing services department, maintains this award-winning Web site, supported by the Central Ontario Orchid Society, of which he was one of the founders eleven years ago. The site has a large amount of technical information on growing different kinds of orchids (temperatures, light, food) and some striking pictures of these notoriously sensitive, delicate, beautiful flowers.

    Bolce tells a little about his site:

    I have been growing orchids for twenty years and have been working with computers for thirty five years. When the web first became a reality, I became very interested in the simpler means of presenting and accessing data on the Internet. My position in computer support in DCS (now IST) allowed me access to the new technology. As soon as a web server became available in April of 1994, I started up my own web page on the hobby of raising orchids. I was able to use a lot of the orchid material that I had accumulated over the years to put together a web page so that I could share my interest in orchids with other orchid hobbyists in the world. As other orchid related web pages appeared on the net, I added their pointers to my home page.
    His page has received some rave reviews, including one from Greg Alikas, creator of The Orchid Photo Page: "The Orchid House is much more than just a link index, there's real information here as well! In addition to culture sheets for many genera you can find information on growing orchids with artificial lighting, how to measure humidity, nutritional requirements of plants and even an orchid story by H.G. Wells. . . . The clean, low-graphics approach of this WebSite provide fast access to information, good news for people with older systems or slow connections."

    Notes on 07 07 of '97

    Job match results for co-op students in search of fall term jobs will be posted at 3:00 this afternoon. "If you are not matched," says the co-op department, "you should attend the Continuous Phase instruction meeting at 4:30 p.m. and pick up a copy of the continuous phase procedures sheet. Room numbers for these meetings will be posted with the match results on the bulletin boards in Needles Hall."

    An information meeting about graduate work in the mathematical sciences is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon (Math and Computer room 5158, Tuesday at 3:30). Agenda: "Why undertake a graduate program? How do you know if you are suited for graduate work? Where can you obtain information on programs? What financial assistance is available?" Representatives from the various departments in the math faculty will be on hand with specific information, and there will be refreshments. "All students welcome."

    St. Jerome's College holds its Third Annual Golf Tournament today "for faculty, staff, grads, business associates, and friends of the College. It's a best-ball tournament, so the only pressure is to have fun." The event is a fund-raiser for the St. Jerome's capital campaign, and starts at 12:30 at the New Dundee Country Club. Dinner follows.

    Heather Calder of the Federation of Students sends a reminder that "Orders for the Good Food Box need to be in and paid for by Monday, July 7." Hey, that's today. "Food boxes will be delivered on July 24 this month." More information: ext. 6331.

    Friday's scheduled shutdown of electrical power in the central area of Village I was "cancelled until further notice", the plant operations department advises.

    CAR

    TODAY IN UW HISTORY
    July 6, 1974: The Math Society and Engineering Society sponsor a Saturday afternoon beach party at Columbia Field, with a three-legged race, frisbee throwing, and a large-scale tug-of-war.

    July 7, 1962: UW's first engineering graduates receive their degrees.

    Editor of the Daily Bulletin: Chris Redmond
    Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
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