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First-year student is mourned First-year mechanical engineering student Darren Hill was killed Saturday in an automobile crash near Harmony, Ontario, in the Stratford area. "Those who got to know Darren in the short time he was here," says a friend, "remember him as a quieter individual who had an incredible knack for fixing things." He is mourned both in engineering and at St. Paul's United College, where he was living. He will be remembered tonight during a chapel service at St. Paul's that begins at 6 p.m. Hill's funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at 2 p.m. in his home town of St. Paul's Station, also near Stratford. Transportation from St. Paul's College is being arranged (phone 885-1465 ext. 212 for details).

Three honoured for research 'excellence'

The awards were established in 1999, based on a recommendation in the "Building on Accomplishment", planning report. Each award provides a grant of $1,500. Annually, there can be "up to two" winners from applied health sciences, arts, environmental studies and the church colleges, and "up to two" from engineering, math and science.

The nominators, normally unit heads such as department chairs, are expected to provide the information needed for adjudication. "This includes," says a memo, "the rationale for the nomination, the nominee's curriculum vitae, four letters of support (one from the University, three external references at arm's length, with a minimum of one external reference from outside of Canada, and, preferably, outside of North America, and a summary of other evidence of research recognition as appropriate."

The committee that chooses the award winners is chaired by the vice-president, with other members named by the senate research council.

This year's winners are described in the words of their nominators:

• Howard Green, department of kinesiology, "is recognized as one of the first and foremost scientists in Canada and elsewhere to investigate skeletal muscle cell function in humans and is internationally noted from his contributions to the study of muscle contractile proteins and their transformation with physical activity or inactivity".
• Murray Moo-Young, department of chemical engineering, "a pioneer in the establishment of quantitative correlations for mass transfer, mixing, non-Newtonian flow and reaction kinetics in reactors and has earned an international reputation as an innovator and a leader in both the traditional and the new biotechnologies".
• Garry Rempel, department of chemical engineering, "a pioneer in the design and development of novel polymer entrapped metal catalysts. He is widely recognized for his fundamental research in Chemical Engineering which has led to a number of breakthroughs in new catalytic process developments including the commercialization of a catalytic process for the production of high performance rubber which is widely used by the automotive industry."

Signing up for winter courses

Class Enrolment appointments for Winter 2002 undergraduate class selection have been scheduled for the period September 24 to October 6. Students will be able to view their appointment time in myQUEST starting, Monday September 17. Class Enrolment Instructions are posted in studentQUEST.

Appointment for full and part time students have been based on units completed to date; senior students go first. Appointment start times are staggered; they begin at various times of the day and last for two days from the start time. The earliest start time is 9 a.m. Once the appointment is underway, students can access Quest between 7.a.m and midnight or until the end time of the appointment. (Access to Quest is not possible overnight, from midnight to 7 a.m.)

"Students who have been block enrolled need only select electives or non core courses."

Students who are on work term this fall selected their winter courses in July and do not have a class enrolment appointment in this period.

Open enrolment for the winter term will begin after the "class enrolment" process ends, on October 9. That's when students, including those now on work term, can make changes to the courses they've already chosen.

Class enrolment for spring term 2002 will be scheduled for early November.

Grads can learn to become teachers

That's why UW has a Certificate in University Teaching program, sponsored by TRACE and the dean of graduate studies.

The flyer asks grad students some setup questions: "Would you like to become a more effective teacher and communicator? Would you like a forum in which to discuss issues in teaching with others? Would you like to develop skills that will prepare you to compete in today's job market?"

And the follow-up: "If you answered yes to these questions, then UW's Certificate in University Teaching may be for you. In 3 to 6 terms, you can complete the 3 required courses which include activities such as attending teaching workshops and writing response papers, preparing a research paper and presenting a synopsis at a workshop, developing a teaching dossier, and completing a teaching practicum.

"The program is based on continuous improvement which enables you to hone your teaching skills throughout your graduate studies at Waterloo. And when you complete the program, you will receive a Certificate, a statement confirming the award of the certificate on your transcript, and mention in the Convocation program."

Anybody interested in knowing more about the program can attend an organizational meeting tomorrow at 12 noon in Needles Hall room 3001. "You can also pick up program information at the Graduate Studies Office," or read the details on the Web.

Campus recreation registration, and more

According to ads from the Federation of Students, today is Clubs Day in the Student Life Centre, with booths and displays from dozens of student associations -- ethnic, recreational, religious and so on. It's also "leather jacket day" at Aussies, the variety store on the lower level of the SLC, with UW jackets priced at a mere $325 for today.

Co-op students should converge on Needles Hall this morning, as the "master copy of co-op record" is available for pickup starting at 10 a.m. for students who will be taking part in the job interview process next month. A further co-op note: work reports from the spring term are due by 4:00 today in most cases ("some faculties differ").

Brubakers in the Student Life Centre is advertising a "Sock Hop Lunch" today, from 11:00 to 2:00, and I'm kind of afraid to ask what that involves. Alternatively, at Bon Appetit in the Davis Centre, it's Tooney Toosday ("everything is two bucks").

The senate undergraduate council will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Needles Hall room 3004. A major item on the agenda is a tidying up of the requirements for the environmental engineering programs.

A memo from the Muslim Student Association: "The MSA's General Body Meeting will insha Allah be held today at 5:30 p.m., in Math and Computer building room 1085. On the agenda: Elections for president, vice-presidents and executives; intro to events and activities for the term; food! (Please bring a small donation to cover the costs.)"

The field hockey Warriors will host the Western Mustangs at 7:00 tonight at University Stadium.

The student awards office in Needles Hall will be closed all day tomorrow, "to meet critical deadlines", a memo warns. The office is open today and will open again at the usual hour on Thursday.

Tomorrow brings a surplus sale of UW property, from 11:30 to 12:30 at central stores, in East Campus Hall off Phillip Street.

Programming contests will be held this Saturday and again September 29, with an eye to picking UW's team for the Association for Computing Machinery international contest, in which Waterloo is a perennial finalist. Gordon Cormack in the department of computer science (gvcormac@uwaterloo.ca) has the details about registration for the contests.

CAR

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