Yellow on the green at Matthews Classic

124 golfers part in the 25th Annual Matthews Golf Classic on Monday, June 9 at Grand Valley Golf Course in Cambridge.

"The weather was great and we all had a good time," writes Sheila Hurley. "We were honoured to have Burt Matthew’s son David and his wife Jane attend the event from Toronto. The golfers very much appreciated their attendance and we know his dad would be very pleased to know his son was taking part in this annual golf event."

Pictured above is one of the golf teams who got into the spirit of the event by creating a team golf shirt with the Matthews Classic logo on it. Team members included Jim Howard of Human Resources, Kim Gingerich of the Office of the Vice-President, Academic & Provost, Ray Darling of the Registrar's Office, and Logan Atkinson of the Secretariat and Office of General Counsel.

But how did the golfers fore fare in the course of the day's events? Results are as follows:

Lowest Team Score (with a score of 61 – par was 70)

• Ed Danhousen (Parking Services)
  
• Dave Reibel (UW Police)
  
• Marshall Gavin (Retiree)
  
• Zack Van Breda – (Parking Services)

Honest Golfers (with a score of 82)

• Wendy Fleming (Management Sciences)
  
• Annette Dietrich (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  
• Lisa Hendel (Management Sciences)
  
• Susan Widdifield (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  

And an Honorable mention went to another team tied with a score of 82:

• Paul Ludwig (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  
• Steve Utter (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  
• Tony Stevens (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  
• Mary McColl (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  

Closest to the Pin (Women)

• Hazel Kennedy (Retiree)
  
  

Closest to the Pin (Men)

• Scott Davis (Co-operative Education & Career Action)
  
  

Longest Drive (Women)

• Susan Widdifield (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
  
  

Longest Drive (Men)

• Ed Danhousen (Parking Services)
  
  

Closest to the Golf Bags (2)

• Mike Doehn (UW Police)
  
• Dwight Smith (Husband of Brenda Smith from the Faculty of Arts).

Dwight gave his golf Bag to Jane Matthews who was second on the list to win the bag.

 

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Lloyd Axworthy named St. Paul's chancellor

St. Paul’s University College has announced the appointment of Lloyd Axworthy as the institution's first chancellor.

Currently president and vice-chancellor at the University of Winnipeg, Axworthy has had a distinguished career in academia, and is recognized as a Canadian statesman and respected politician. For 27 years, Axworthy served in public office, six of which he served in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly and 21 in the federal parliament. He held several cabinet positions during that time, including Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has received international recognition for his work in the advancement of the human security concept, particularly the Ottawa Treaty, a global treaty banning anti-personnel land mines.

“It is a great honour to join the close-knit St. Paul’s community—a place that feels familiar, with its strong history and commitment to social justice and to nurturing in students a sense of purpose and place in the world,” said Axworthy. “I share St. Paul’s mission to reach and include a wide diversity of students and to offer relevant, community-focused programs and services.”

Upon leaving public office in 2000, Axworthy became Director and CEO of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia prior to joining the University of Winnipeg in 2004. In 2010, he was made an honourary member of the Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba and given an Ojibwe name, Waapshki Pinaysee Inini, which translates to White Thunderbird Man.

"We are thrilled that he took such great interest in our mission and has accepted to be part of the St. Paul’s community,” said Graham Brown, principal of St. Paul’s. “We are looking forward to the impact that such a distinguished humanitarian brings as our inaugural chancellor.”

Axworthy’s work at the University of Winnipeg has focused on campus renewal and its surrounding urban community with the view to making post-secondary education more accessible to students who are from the inner-city, Aboriginal, recent immigrants, or refugees. He has also expanded the university’s outreach in the areas of Aboriginal education, environmental studies and human rights.

Axworthy was the Stanley Knowles Humanitarian Lecturer at the University of Waterloo campus in 2012. The installation will take place in the fall of 2014.

Photograph courtesy of the University of Winnipeg.

 

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Campus parking lots to get a facelift

Parking Services has started a process to reconstruct several parking lots around the main campus.

An engineering study was recently done to prioritize the lots needing work, and according to Tom Galloway of Parking Services, the plan is to rehabilitate select parking lots on campus every year for the next number of years, with the construction costs to be paid for from the reserve fund created by user parking fees.

For 2014, Parking Lots S (across from Mackenzie King Village), K (across from Village I) and N (across from Parking Lot L and the Central Services building) will be reconstructed. And it is a reconstruction - asphalt and curbs are being removed, new drainage will be installed, and the lots will be topped with new aggregate and new asphalt.

Yesterday the contractor began work in lots S and K. Reconstruction efforts in those lots should be completed by the end of July. Around that time, work on Parking lot N will commence, with a completion date set for early September.

"Permit holders in S and K have been informed and signs have been erected," says Galloway. "They have have been informed of nearby and alternative lots they can use during construction."

Parking Lot N is a Pay and Display lot, so when work begins, users will be encouraged to use other pay and display lots on campus.

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Convocation by the numbers and other notes

"Last week marked the University of Waterloo’s 108th convocation," writes Dana Ciak of Alumni Relations. "Hundreds of graduates crossed the stage to receive their degree, beginning a new chapter in their lives as alumni of the University of Waterloo. These new graduates are now part of the UWaterloo alumni community which is a family of over 169,000. Welcome to the club our newest alumni!"

Alumni Relations is pleased to share this fun infographic (click to enlarge) that shows just what goes into making convocation a day to remember.

As part of the inaugural Summer Lights Festival in UpTown Waterloo and downtown Kitchener tomorrow evening, Rick Haldenby, associate professor at University of Waterloo School of Architecture, will speak at the CIGI Campus. The lecture will be followed by a free public musical performance in the CIGI courtyard from 9:00 p.m. to midnight, by the Nota Bene Baroque Players: The Lumina Project. For more information, visit the Summer Lights Festival website. (And you didn't hear it from me, but a certain editor of the Daily Bulletin may be involved in a Summer Lights event atop the UpTown Parkade at 9:00 p.m. Saturday).

St. Jerome's University has announced that Dr. Donna Ward has been named the 2014 recipient of the Chancellor John Sweeney Award for Catholic Leadership. The award will be presented at the annual St. Jerome's Feast on the evening of September 26, 2014.

The Chancellor Sweeney Award for Catholic Leadership recognizes those who publicly exude the gospel values and embody them in the face of challenging issues. It also celebrates the example set by the individual in shaping future leaders.

Since attaining her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto (1975), Dr. Ward served 37 years as a physician in the Kitchener-Waterloo area working in St. Mary's General Hospital, Grand River Hospital and the wider community. Dr. Ward has held a number of leadership positions in hospitals, the Community Care Access Centre and the Department of Family Practice. She is best known for her collaborative efforts with many community partners to build the palliative care service in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

Read the full announcement on the St. Jerome's website.

Conrad Grebel University College is celebrating the grand opening of its Next Chapter building project on Sunday, June 22 at 2:00 p.m. Attendees can take a tour of the new facilities, which house the music classroom and studios, community education and seminar rooms, the Milton Good Library and Mennonite Archives of Ontario space, and the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement. The program will begin at 3:00 p.m., with refreshments to follow.

The Engineering Graduate Studies Office will be holding a retirement celebration for Susan Spaetzel on Wednesday, June 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in DC 1301. All are welcome.

 

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