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Wednesday, August 13, 2003
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Editor: Chris Redmond credmond@uwaterloo.ca |
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Where it goes:
Almost half of the cost of research is salaries for staff, graduate
students and faculty members, says the annual
statistical report from the
office of
research. This calculation includes $88.2 million spent from grant
and contract funds during 2002-03. Categories are Salaries and benefits;
Scholarships and bursaries; Equipment, furnishings and buildings;
Travel; Supplies and miscellaneous expenses; Indirect costs.
A total
of $99.6 million in grants, contracts and other research funds went through
UW's books last year.
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The Venice Biennale is a blend of artistic culture connected with dance, music, visual arts, theatre and architecture. It acts as a workshop for artistic education and innovation where countries will display their artists' creativeness.
Students who would like to explore the canals from the scenic Arsenale to the momentous Giardini della Biennale and the Museo Correr will be able to take Fine Arts 394 for credit or just for interest. This studio or art history course welcomes non-students to become a member of the expedition. Full-time students in the fall term can take the class as an extra course and not pay additional tuition. The expense of the trip to Venice, however, is not included in this fee.
Approximate cost of the tour is $3,050, which includes airfare and hotel accommodations. There is also a mandatory $89 tax as well as optional cancellation and medical insurance.
Students will make their journey to the Venice Biennale from October 2 to 12. Colloquium themes will range from the Façade of the Basilica of San Marco to the history of the Venetian glass industry on the island of Murano to Venetian Gothic architecture, with an emphasis on the exterior of the Doge's Palace.
When students come back to UW they will either do "a suite of finished works based upon experiences in Italy" or prepare photographs and labels for the exhibition and write a contribution to the exhibition catalogue.
Anyone interested can contact one of the faculty members involved: Jane Buyers (jgbuyers@gto.net) or Joan Coutu (jmcoutu@artsmail).
The event, originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, is called "A Changing Melody: A Conference for Persons with Dementia and their Partners in Care". It was being organized by the Kenneth G. Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP), based in the faculty of applied health sciences, in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada, the Alzheimer Society of Ontario and the Dementia Advocacy Support Network International.
"The purpose of this event was to provide a positive environment for persons with dementia and their partners in care to come together and learn from one another and this remains a priority for the planning committee," said Sherry Dupuis, associate director of MAREP. "Due to the lack of registrations, particularly from persons living with dementia and their partners in care, it became very clear that we were not as successful in reaching this target population as we had hoped to be."
Conference organizers are working working with Alzheimer Society chapters and other organizations to find more effective ways of ensuring that persons with dementia and their care partners know about the conference and how it might benefit them. "A Changing Melody" is being re-scheduled for sometime in the spring of 2004.
Dementia is a progressive condition characterized by a decline in mental abilities and changes in personality and behaviour. Usually, there is a loss of functioning that eventually impedes the ability to carry out everyday activities. "Recent research, however, suggests that persons with dementia, particularly in the early stages of the disease, can continue to grow, learn and contribute to their own care," Dupuis said. "A Changing Melody will provide an important opportunity for persons with dementia and their partners in care to become more informed about dementia so they can become more active and more effective in their own care."
Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia, affects 50 to 60 per cent of those diagnosed with a dementia.
The conference's workshops were to cover topics such as living with dementia, communication changes, planning ahead, relationships and community roles, and nutrition and naturopathy in dementia care.
It's become clear that the voicemail system crash in late July deleted not just messages for telephone users all across campus, but also their recorded greetings. Says Bruce Uttley of information systems and technology: "Telephone Services has been dealing with the problems on a one-to-one basis, but we felt it would be a good idea to let everyone know." In other words, you probably need to record a new greeting. (The keystrokes, at least if it works the same for you as it does for me, would be 82-1-5.)
The student awards office will be closed today, reopening tomorrow at the usual time. . . . All copy centres and the main UW Graphics outlet will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. today for a staff meeting. . . . The library advises that the Trellis computer system will be down from 6 p.m. Friday until midday Monday. . . .
The English Language Proficiency Exam will be offered during orientation week for thousands of new students, as usual, but there's also a special sitting of it scheduled for this Saturday at 1 p.m. It might not be too late to sign up, if you still need to pass the ELPE requirement.
Also in the "not too late" category: students planning to collect a degree at fall convocation in October need to fill out an Intention to Graduate form, available from the registrar's office, the graduate studies office or departmental offices. "If you submitted a form earlier in the year for Fall 2003," says a registrar's office memo, "you need not submit a new form. Address to which convocation information will be mailed is the mailing address recorded in Quest."
Exams end tomorrow, and that also marks a deadline for some co-op students. Those without fall term jobs who have not submitted a "continuous registration" form by tomorrow will be transferred to the category of "On own, self-imposed", meaning no more help from the co-op department in finding a job.
The likelihood of Ontario budget cuts has been much in the news lately, as an economic pinch collides with an election campaign. The Globe and Mail reported Monday that provincial ministries are facing a hiring freeze and a 2 per cent operating budget cut -- but "Transfer payments to hospitals, colleges, universities, school boards, municipalities and other agencies will be exempted from the 2-per-cent spending cut."
And . . . Waterloo is looking forward to the annual late summer busker carnival, scheduled for August 20-24. Volunteers are wanted, says the city of Waterloo, "for setup and takedown, selling souvenirs, street decorating, Kidz Day activities. etc." For information, call 885-1339.
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