"CONTENTdm"@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1210082"@en . "University Publications"@en . "2015-07-17"@en . "2000-09-21"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubcreports/items/1.0118132/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " VOLUME 46 I NUMBER 14 | SEPTEMBER 2 1, 2000\nINSIDE\n7 myUBC launched\nNew student portal\nprovides one-stop surfing\n8 Green genes\nPause to smell the flowers\nwith Collin Varner THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH\nzrep ort s\nBRITISH COLUMBIA .JL.\nAlumni Day\nhonours Haida\nartist Bill Reid\nResearch, tradition and raising the \"Respect to Bill Reid\"\npole take centre stage at Alumni Day\nby Bruce Mason staff writer\nrm; star attraction of ubc's Alumni Day, Sunday, Oct. 1, is the \"Respect to Bill Reid\" totem pole\ncarved by renowned Haida artist\nJim Hart and helpers. It will be\nraised by hand with ropes outside\nthe Museum of Anthropology's\nGreat Hall at 3 p.m.\nAdmission to the museum and\nparking is free for the day and everyone is invited to attend. Welcoming speeches and preparations\nfor the pole raising begin at 2 p.m.\nA celebration of the raising will be\nstaged at 4 p.m.\nConsult the complete guide to\nAlumni Day in the current (fall) issue of The Chronicle or visit\nwww.alumni.ubc.ca where the\nguide is posted.\nAlumni Day kicks off at 10 a.m.\nwith a welcome by ubc President\nMartha Piper and Alumni Association President Linda Thorstad in\nthe Leon and Thea Koerner University Centre. Free ubc cinnamon\nbuns and coffee will be available to\njump-start the day.\nOne hour later, in Fredric Wood\nTheatre, Alumni Day Chair Darlene Marzari will launch Alumni\nDay and Great Trek Month. Student performances will follow.\nThe day's activities are centred\naround Flagpole Plaza from noon-\n4 p.m. These include a cheerleading\ndemonstration, baseball clinic and\nfree campus tours. Also featured are\ndisplays of the official community\nplan and demonstrations by Nursing, Applied Science and Agricultural Sciences, including the B.C.\nWine Research Centre, Animal Welfare and Botanical Garden.\nOne of Alumni Day's most pop-\nsee Alumni Day page 2\nAxworthy to join\nglobal issues centre\nCentre aims to be academic\nleader in global issues\nfederal liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy will join\nubc's Liu Centre for the Study of\nGlobal Issues.\n\"To attract one of Canada's most\nsenior statesmen is a tremendous\nachievement for ubc\" says ubc\nPresident Martha Piper. \"Mr. Axworthy's experience and contacts,\nhis strong academic background,\nincluding his PhD from Princeton,\nhis international profile, and his\ncommitment to advancing important global issues will help position\nthe Liu Centre as an academic\nleader in global affairs.\"\nAxworthy's role will be in the development of research, policies\nand partnerships aimed at solving\nmany of the most pressing global\nissues, such as governance, environmental change, sustainability,\nand human security.\n\"One of ubc's key goals is to recruit and retain outstanding people,\" says Barry McBride, vice-president, Academic. \"The incredible\nskills Lloyd Axworthy brings will\ncomplement the expertise of our\ninternationally-renowned faculty\nwho will participate in the activities ofthe Liu Centre.\"\nTwenty faculty members are affiliated with the Liu Centre. Their\nexpertise ranges from global environmental change to international relations, sustainable development, human rights, health issues,\nsoil and water pollution and international regulatory regimes.\nIn addition, the Liu Centre has\nestablished a 15-member, senior-\nlevel International Advisory Council, chaired by Maurice Strong, the\nformer executive director of the\nun Environment Council.\n\"This interdisciplinary ap-\nsee Axworthy page 2\n75TH anniversary of classes at point GREY After years of planning, protests, petitions and the Great Trek, the university\nat Point Grey finally opened for business in 1925 with 1,400 students. To celebrate the first lectures on campus, then\nPresident Leonard Klinck called a general assembly of students and faculty for September 22, 1925. Klinck stressed the\nsignificance of that date in ubc's history: \"...this morning, over this land and in many other lands the thoughts ofthe\ngraduates of this University fondly turn to their Alma Mater. Mere change of location does not separate us.\nHenceforth, there is no 'old' or 'new,' just the University of British Columbia.\" Students flocked to the new\nauditorium (now known as the Old Auditorium), only to find that the seats had not yet been installed. Undeterred,\nand used to roughing it in church basements, storefronts and cramped classrooms, students sat on the floor for the\nrest ofthe assembly. UBC Archives photo.\nEngineers' submarine\ntakes international prize\n15 students, $1500 and nine\nmonths work produce winner\nby Andy Poon staff writer\nWHEN ASKED WHAT THEY DID this\nsummer, a group of ubc engineering students can claim to having\nbested the field in an international\nsubmarine design competition.\nubc's entry in the annual Human Powered Submarine Design\nContest in San Diego, Calif, was\nthe fastest vehicle in the two-person, propeller-driven class with a\nwinning time of 3.066 knots (5.7\nkilometres per hour).\nThe contest, sponsored by the\nAmerican Society of Mechanical\nEngineers, encourages students to\napply engineering theory to practice. Nine teams from across the\nU.S. and Canada took part.\n\"Students get a tremendous\namount of experience designing\nreal systems with an event like\nthis,\" says Doug Chambers, 22, the\nubc team captain. \"We're responsible for setting timelines and\nmeeting goals to get the job done.\"\nFifteen Mechanical Engineering\nstudents poured nine months of\ntheir free time into work on the\nsubmarine\u00E2\u0080\u0094four months on design and five months on manufacturing the sub. Chambers estimates that each member devoted\nEngineers pose with winning entry.\n50 hours a month on the project.\n\"The reason we back this as a\ndepartment is because of the design and organizational experience that the students get,\" says\nMechanical Engineering Prof.\nSander Calisal, the team's faculty\nadviser. \"We supervise them, but\neverything is their brainchild\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nthey go from step zero to step 100,\nthey organize the travel, the budget, everything. They do all the work\nand they deserve all the credit.\"\nThe team's winning design consists of a 3.6-metre fibreglass and\nresin hull encasing an aluminum\nspace frame. The vessel is propeller-powered by an operator pedalling in the rear of the submarine\nwhile another steers the boat.\nThe operators are completely\nsubmerged in water and must\nwear scuba gear to run the sub.\nCompletely computer-designed,\nthe sub was manufactured by the\nstudents with $1,500 from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the Mechanical\nEngineering Dept. and the Engineering Undergraduate Society.\nChambers says that there were\nteams at the competition that had\nsubmarines worth as much as\n$35,000. He hopes to boost the\nteam's fund-raising efforts this\nyear with an eye to submitting an\nimproved model ofthe sub at next\nyear's competition.\nA demonstration ofthe winning\nsub will take place at ubc's Empire\nPool Sept. 23. For more information, call 221-7051. I UBC REPORTS | SEPTEMBER 21\nWomen's self defense\ncourse means business\nr.a.d. system uses real\nforce to fend off attacks\nby Hilary Thomson staff writer\nwomen faculty, staff and students will have an opportunity to\ngain self-defense skills in a new\nprogram offered by Campus Security in partnership with the university detachment ofthe rcmp.\nCalled the Rape Aggression Defense (r.a.d.) system, the two-day\ncomprehensive course covers\nawareness, risk reduction and\nphysical defense techniques.\n\"We want to provide women on\ncampus with the knowledge they\nneed to make an educated decision about resistance,\" says Tom\nClaxton, a Campus Security officer and one of the program's certified instructors.\nWomen of all ages and fitness\nlevels are welcome to attend the\nprogram that was launched in 1989\nby a former police officer and has\nbeen taught at more than 450 cam-\npu=ps in the U.S. and Canada.\nClaxton wears a special padded\nsuit during his training sessions so\nthat women can practice their defense moves with realistic force.\nAnd while he is trained in martial\narts, he emphasizes that this is not\na martial arts program. Working\nwith Const.Tricia Gagne, he teaches a program of resistance and\navoidance strategies in a safe, controlled environment.\nA workbook helps participants\nCampus Serurirv officers Tom\nClaxton. left, and lasenka Pavlovic\ndemonstrate defensive techniques.\nlearn about defensive awareness\nand psychological deterrents such\nas confident body language. In addition, they receive a list of community safety resources and are\nentitled to take free unlimited refresher courses.\n\"We want to help women take\nan active role in their own self-defense and psychological well-being,\" says Claxton who has been\nwith Campus Security since 1991.\n\"This program is about empowering people.\"\nHe hopes the program will be a\ncommunity catalyst that will encourage other departments and\nstudent groups to offer r.a.d.\ntraining. The program complements ubc personal safety resources such as the ubc Security\nBus, the Alma Mater Society\n(a.m.s.) SafeWalk program, the\nBlue Light Emergency Phones and\naccompanied campus transit offered by Campus Security.\nThe r.a.d. program is offered\ntwice this fall, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 and\nOct. 14-15, and takes place in the\nStudent Union Building. Each session can accommodate 20 part-\nicipants.The fee is $20; students\npay $10.\nThe program is offered with the\nsupport ofthe a.M.S., the Women\nStudents' Office and the Graduate\nStudents Society.\nFor more information call (604)\n328-8093 or 822-8274 or e-mail Claxton at tclaxton@interchange.ubc.ca.\nubc personal security information is listed under Programs at\nwww.safety.ubc.ca.\nAxworthy\nContinued from page 1\nproach will create knowledge that\ncould not have emerged from the\nperspective of any one discipline,\"\nsays Frieda Granot, dean of the\nFaculty of Graduate Studies within which the Liu Centre is based.\nAxworthy will attend the inaugural conference and opening ceremonies of the Liu Centre, Sept.\n20-22. The program consists of an\nacademic symposium, a round table discussion on global issues and\nthe Liu Centre vision, formal opening ceremony and International\nAdvisory Council Meeting.\nThe Liu Centre for the Study of\nGlobal Issues will be housed in a\nbuilding made possible by Dr. Jieh\nJow Liou\u00E2\u0080\u0094a distinguished international businessman and philanthropist\u00E2\u0080\u0094and his family.\nthe university of british columbia\nfaculty of medicine\nSCHOOL OF AUDIOLOGY AND\nSPEECH SCIENCES\nDIRECTOR\nThe Faculty of Medicine invites applications for the position of Director ofthe School of\nAudiology and Speech Sciences at the Professor or Associate Professor rank to assume\nduties July 1, 2001. This is a full-time tenured position which is subject to final budgetary\napproval. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The individual\nselected should have a PhD and a strong background in Speech and/or Hearing Science, or\nin Linguistics or Psychology focusing on speech, language, or hearing science. He or she\nshould also be familiar with the nature of practice in speech-language pathology and/or\naudiology. and have a proven publications record, demonstrated ability to obtain grant\nsupport, teaching and administrative experience and an academic reputation\ncommensurate with a leadership role in the School. The individual selected will be\nexpected to have a clear commitment to a framework for education and research that\nemphasises the relationships among disciplines and between research and clinical\npractice.\nThe School offers an intensive two- to three-year program of graduate coursework,\nresearch, and supervised community-based clinical practice leading to the MSc degree. It\nalso offers PhD and postdoctoral education. The School has strong interdisciplinary links\nwith others departments at the University.\nIn accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian\ncitizens and permanent residents of Canada, ubc hires on the basis of merit and is\ncommitted to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply.\nLetters of application accompanied by a curriculum vitae, three recent publications and\nthe names of three referees should be submitted by Oct. 31, 2000, and directed to:\nDr. John A. Cairns, md, frcpc\nDean, Faculty of Medicine\nRoom 317, Instructional Resources Centre\nUniversity of British Columbia\n2194 Health Sciences Mall\nVancouver, b.c. Canada v6t 1Z3\nAlumni Day\nContinued from page 1\nular events for both kids and\nadults is Children's Place, hosted\nby the Faculty of Education at Koerner Plaza from noon to 3 p.m.\nAttractions include a story circle,\ncomputer games, clowns and face\npainting.\nA panel discussion on co-op education begins at noon in the\nLasserre Building.\nThe Alumni Lunch will feature\nNobel laureate Michael Smith\nspeaking on the Human Genome\nProject. The cost is $15. Call (604)\n822-3313 for ticket information.\nubc's Favourite Professors lecture starts at 1 p.m. in the Lasserre\nBuilding and includes Pathology\nProf. Don Brooks; Dean of Education Rob Tierney leading a panel\ndiscussion on the future of education in B.C.; English Prof. Dennis\nDanielson on \"Imagining the Universe\"; Anatomy Prof. Chuck\nSlonecker on \"Why People Walk:\nThe anatomical basis for bipedal-\nism\"; and David Tarrant on the Botanical Garden.\nParking is free in the Rose Garden Parkade all day.\nThe \"Respect to Bill Reid\" totem\npole was made possible by a grant\nfrom the Canada Council Millennium Arts Fund. It will replace the\nhouse-frontal pole carved in 1962 by\nReid and Doug Cramner that is now\ntoo fragile to be housed outdoors.\nFollowing some restorative work,\nthe older pole will eventually be\nraised in the museum's Great Hall.\nubc reports\nPublished twice monthly\n(monthly in December, May,\nJune, July and August) by:\nubc Public Affairs Office\n310 - 6251 Cecil Green Park Road\nVancouver BC, v6t izi.\nTel: (604) UBC-info (822-4636)\nFax: (604) 822-2684\nWebsite: www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca\nubc Reports welcomes the submission of letters and opinion\npieces. Opinions and advertising\npublished in UBC Reports do not\nnecessarily reflect official university policy. Material may be\nreprinted in whole or in part with\nappropriate credit to ubc Reports.\nLETTERS POLICY\nLetters must be signed and\ninclude an address and phone\nnumber for verification. Please\nlimit letters, which may be edited\nfor length, style, and clarity, to 300\nwords. 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