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By Sandra Muir
Move over Michael Bubl. Laurier will be represented at the 53rd
Annual Grammy Awards with a nomination for a choral recording
involving Laurier alumnus Noel Edison (BMus 95), Faculty of Music
Professor Leslie DeAth and instructor Carol Bauman.The nomination
in the
category of Best Small Ensemble Performance features the
world-renowned Elora Festival Singers, which is conducted by
Edison. DeAth contributed piano on two tracks and Bauman
contributed percussion on one track for Eric Whitacre: Choral
Music. The CD features 11 choral masterworks by Eric Whitacre,
a
renowned American composer.Its an overwhelming vote of
confidence that the singers have done well and an honour to be
in such prestigious company with the others that have been
nominated. Regardless of the outcome, I am looking forward to
attending the awards in
February, said Edison.DeAth, who teaches piano
and lyric diction and directs Lauriers opera productions, plays
piano on little tree and Little Birds.The Grammy nomination
doesnt surprise me in terms of its performance quality. The
choir sounds magnificent, said DeAth. Bauman, who teaches
musical
skills and percussion techniques at Laurier, provided percussion
on Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine.Im always excited to
work
with Noel and the choir. Their consummate musicianship is
inspiring, said Bauman.
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tell us about organizational bias.
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Mr. Laurier says goodbye but not farewell
Photo: Dean Pa
lmer
5 Strange trip: did controversial beat poet Allan Ginsberg
really visit Laurier back in the day?
By Sandra Muir
In the sun-filled foyer of the brand new west wing of Laurier
Brantfords Research and Academic Centre (RAC), Laurier officials,
politicians from all levels of government, business professionals,
donors and students gathered Jan. 21 to celebrate the latest
addition to the campus. Laurier President Max Blouw
applauded the work of the many people involved in making the
state-of-the-art building a reality, noting that it was completed
on time, on budget and in good spirit.The new building, which
includes a 3,700 sq. m east wing
that will open later in the year, will help Laurier Brantford
develop innovative academic programs, said Lesley Cooper, acting
principal/vice-president of Laurier Brantford. It will also allow
the campus to expand from its current 2,600 students to 4,500
students in the next five years, she said. The new 2,800 sq. m west
wing
houses advanced teaching and research facilities, administration
and student facilities. It is also home to the new storefront
Stedman Community Bookstore, which opened in December. The
bookstore was built with the support of community philan-
Mike Belanger, director of residential services, retires after a
long and varied careerBy Sandra Muir
In a ballroom at the St. George Banquet Hall in Waterloo,
hundreds gathered Jan. 13 to honour Mike Belangers contri-butions
to Laurier. When the outgoing director of residential services was
asked for his guest list of family, friends and colleagues, he
admits it was hard to put people into different groups. Family is
easy. But there is a
whole world of people I know from Laurier, and I dont really
think of them as colleagues. I think of them as friends. In many
ways, they are more of a family than anything else, said
Belanger.The feeling is mutual for
many of those friends and family members including some who
still affectionately call him Bones because he was so tall and
skinny when he first came to campus as a student in 1971. Hes also
known to many as
Mr. Laurier for the various staff and volunteer roles hes held
on campus over the last 40 years including, but not limited to,
manager of the Turret, director of housing and coach of the varsity
golf team. One of
his most notable contributions was the creation of a renowned
residence-life program that fosters a supportive student
environment and encourages mutual respect.Hes been here
forever.
Hes touched every part of Laurier, said Chris Dodd (92), manager
of housing services and residential life. He is Mr. Laurier.When
Belanger arrived on
campus four decades ago as a first-year geography student, he
planned to go on to do an MA. But after finishing his undergrad
degree, he decided to pay off his student debt first and got a job
managing the Turret. Thats where he met Leah, who worked in the
games room. The two were married in 1980.That same year, while
Belanger was helping to launch the original Wilfs, the director
of housing position opened up. It was a doorway to a new career
path, and an opportunity to fully showcase the leadership skills
that former dean of students Fred Nichols recog-nized in him. I
kind of watched him grow
from when he first enrolled here. I saw leadership qualities in
him right away, said Nichols, who
Laurier garners Grammy nomination
Mike Belanger, retiring director of residence life. Hes been
here forever. Hes touched every part of Laurier.
Professor and instructor perform on disc, alum conductsLaurier
Brantford unveils new RAC west wing
hired Belanger. Hes one of the best things to happen to
Laurier.The opportunity to show
those leadership skills came early on when Belanger decided to
revamp the don system. Back then, don camps were held the weekend
before students
arrived. The majority of the time was spent socializing, with a
few hours of instruction on first aid and what to do when kids got
into trouble. We started to think about how
could we can change things, said Belanger. We thought,
why dont we try teaching students not to do things, rather than
waiting for them to do something wrong. And so we started to take
more proactive measures.
GRAMMYS see page 2RAC see page 3
MIKE BELANGER see page 5
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programming and research activity at one campus can be extended
to students and faculty members at other campuses, enriching
opportunity for all.The proposed Milton
campus will help the provincial government satisfy the urgent
need for university spaces in
the Greater Toronto Area. Demographic projections
suggest that tens of thousands of university spaces will be
needed in the GTA in the coming decades. Our own research suggests
that a Laurier Milton campus could accommodate 4,500 undergraduate
and graduate students by 2019-20, and 10,000-15,000 domestic and
international students over the following decade.You may ask: Why
should
Laurier be the one to satisfy this challenge in the GTA? Well,
for starters, many of our current students come from the GTA. If we
dont satisfy the demand for education, another university surely
will with the potential for impact on enrolment at our Waterloo and
Brantford campuses.Framed in a more positive
light, a Milton campus will provide Laurier with an extraor-
dinary opportunity: the ability to design a brand new campus
with exciting programming and research opportunities, all with
financial support from a range of community, government and
private-sector partners.Capital funding is the big
question, and it has not yet been resolved. It is clear,
however, that we need a firm and substantial commitment from the
provincial government in order to proceed with a Milton campus. It
is also clear that we need
to continue discussion of this opportunity within the Laurier
community. We have provided regular updates and input opportunities
since 2008 (see www.wlu.ca/miltoncampus) and we have scheduled a
joint meeting of the universitys Senate and Board of Governors on
Feb. 17 to share information and discuss the proposed Milton
campus.I look forward to hearing your
thoughts and opinions about this important opportunity for the
future of the university.
Max BlouwPresident & Vice-Chancellor
Edison is the conductor and artistic director of the Elora
Festival Singers and Torontos Mendelssohn Choir - world-class
choral ensembles. He
is a former part-time faculty member and conductor of the WLU
Choir. In 2009, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario.The
Grammys will be
broadcast Feb. 13, 2011.Laurier is reviewing its visual
identity, and is looking for your input.The university is
conducting
a visual identity review, which means examining the univer-sitys
graphic elements such as the crest and wordmark. Building on the
work already
done during the Envisioning Laurier and Academic Planning
processes, the review will answer two questions: should we update
or change the universitys visual identity, and if so, how can we
update the visual identity in a cohesive way that reflects our
strengths, values and traditions?The university engaged design
firm Scott Thornley + Company (STC) in 2010 after a
compre-hensive RFP process. STCs client list includes Columbia
University, University College London, the Fields Institute, the
National Arts Centre, the Royal Conservatory, the Christopher and
Dana Reeve Foundation, and the Trudeau Foundation and many
others.STC has come to know Laurier
well in recent months. They conducted focus groups with Lauriers
Centennial Steering Committee and did extensive secondary research
before developing the LAURIER100 logo. Theyve since designed the
centennial banners, website
and advertisements that are beginning to appear in national
publications.Now, STC is consulting with
students, faculty, staff, alumni and others prior to developing
the creative brief that will answer the questions noted above and
guide their design work.You can share your thoughts
via an online forum or on Lauriers official Facebook page. Visit
www.wlu.ca/vir or visit http://www.facebook.com/LaurierNow
beginning February 10 to leave your comments!For more information
about
Lauriers visual identity review, please visit
www.wlu.ca/vir.
The recent grand opening of the Laurier Brantford Research and
Academic Centres west wing was an exciting success.More than 100
people braved
a cold and snowy morning to celebrate a significant milestone in
the development of the Laurier Brantford campus.The Research and
Academic
Centre provides our students and faculty in Brantford with a
landmark building that was specifically designed to enhance the
campuss learning and research environment. When the east wing opens
later this year, we will have a superb educa-tional facility that
will enable the campus to accommodate an additional 2,000 students
in future. As I celebrated the opening
of the west wing alongside representatives from the city, the
federal and provincial govern-ments, and the community, I was
struck by the transformative power of partnerships and the
leadership role that education can play in enriching all aspects of
a community.It was clear to all who
witnessed the BRAC opening that Laurier has provided Brantford
with a welcome foundation upon which the community is building its
future. This is a fantastic opportunity,
a fantastic moment for our city, said Mayor Chris Friel. Weve
gone through a process where, industrially, we got kicked in the
teeth now we have recovered, with this university.The same high
level
of enthusiasm exists in the Town of Milton, which has invited
Laurier to partner in a proposed state-of-the art Education Village
adjacent to the magnif-icent Niagara Escarpment.Miltons
circumstances are
different than those of Brantford. Milton is a fast-growing
community on the edge of the Greater Toronto Area with a strong and
diversified economy. Nonetheless, the town like the City of
Brantford understands that a post-secondary educa-tional
institution is critically important to be competitive in the new
economy and will contribute significantly to the intellectual,
social and economic health of the community.Laurier has been
exploring
the Milton opportunity with the town since early 2008. Last
month, a number of additional partners formally joined the process.
This broader partnership reflects a level
of cooperation and common purpose that, I believe, will ensure
the long-term success of Miltons post-secondary aspirations.As in
Brantford, a campus
in Milton has the potential to strengthen the local community.
And, as in Brantford, it has the potential to enrich Wilfrid
Laurier University as a whole by leveraging community and
government funding to support new academic and research programs
that the university would not otherwise be able to support.
State-of-the-art communications technology, as well as the
proximity of Milton to the Waterloo and Brantford campus (less than
an hours drive to either), will enable a significant degree of
interaction between students and faculty at all Laurier campuses.
Academic
Brantford success shows potential for a Milton campusPRESIDENTS
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Dr. Max Blouw and Federal Minister of State Gary Goodyear
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thropists Mary and the late Ruth Stedman, who each contributed
$250,000. The Stedman family is known for the chain of book and
stationery stores that originated in Brantford over 100 years
ago.At the opening of the west
wing, Laurier officials paid tribute to the support of federal
Minister of State Gary Goodyear, Brant MP Phil McColeman and Brant
MPP Dave Levac.We can put the dollars out
but I know the hard work that goes into it, said Goodyear. Thank
you for helping us get the economy on its way back on track.The
federal and provincial
governments each contributed $13 million toward the building.
The provincial government committed to supporting the project in
its 2009 budget as part of its investment in post-secondary
institutions across Ontario. The federal contribution was part of
the Government
of Canadas Knowledge Infra-structure Program. Blouw made note of
the
shared vision between Laurier and the city, while Brantford
Mayor Chris Friel applauded the university for helping to turn the
city around.Weve gone through a
process where, industrially, we got kicked in the teeth, he
said. Were not unique. Other cities have gone through the same
thing. But we just kept getting kicked and kicked. Now we have
recovered, with this university.Laurier Brantford has
expanded rapidly since it first
opened in 1999. Originally a one-building institution located in
the Carnegie building, which once housed the Brantford Public
Library today it is a campus of 19 refurbished or new buildings
spread throughout the downtown core.I get six or so requests
every
year from other communities to have us build a campus for them,
said Blouw. Why dont they call some other university? The answer is
very clear. Whats happening here is known province wide. Retired
Laurier president Bob
Rosehart, who presided over the first years of growth in
Brantford, encouraged Blouw to keep building. He said in the early
days when there were fewer buildings, students didnt think the
campus had the atmosphere of a full-fledged university.Im very
pleased to see Maxs
leadership and the leadership in Brantford, he told the crowd.
Walking around, I can see that it now has the university feel.
By Kevin Crowley
Efforts to bring post-secondary education to the Town of Milton
will continue through a new memorandum of under-standing (MOU) that
identifies specific areas to be examined in the development of the
proposed Milton Education Village a 450-acre neigh-bourhood centred
around a 150-acre university campus.Eight municipal, business
and education partners, including Laurier, are part of the new
MOU, which was announced Jan. 24 at a meeting of Milton Town
Council. The new MOU complements an existing memorandum between
Milton and Laurier.Similar to the first
memorandum, the new three-year MOU outlines the intention of
Laurier and Milton to continue inves-tigating the potential for a
university campus on 150 acres of land on the southwest side of the
community, adjacent to the Niagara Escarpment. The new MOU includes
additional partners with the expertise and financial resources to
round
out the partnership needed to develop the broader concept of a
Milton Education Village a comprehensively planned, 450-acre
neighbourhood that would include a university campus, research park
with a technology commercialization centre, a variety of
housing
options, and retail support services. Funding remains a
major consideration. The new MOU, which must be approved by the
Laurier Board of Governors, states
that the proposal requires an acceptable level of funding from
the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities for
construction, capital and operating costs for the university
campus. The provincial government is currently preparing its
2011-12 budget, which is expected to include a new 10-year capital
plan, including investment in post-secondary education
infrastructure.Academic programming at a
Laurier Milton campus would be governed by the Wilfrid Laurier
University Senate, which governs all academic programming at
Lauriers multi-campus sites.This new memorandum
of understanding brings new partners to the Milton Education
Village initiative and continues the exploratory work that is
needed to assess the feasibility of establishing a Laurier campus
in Milton, said Max Blouw, Lauriers president and vice-chancellor.
A Laurier Milton campus
could produce significant benefits for the university, for the
local community, and for students and residents in the broader GTA,
said Blouw.
However, we must proceed with due diligence. To this end, we
will continue to share information and seek input from the Laurier
community as we examine all aspects of this exciting
opportunity.The university and its senior
administrators have provided numerous updates and opportunities
for discussion about a Milton campus since the first MOU was signed
in March 2008. To continue the discussion about the possi-bility of
a Milton campus, a joint meeting of the univer-sitys Senate and
Board of Governors is scheduled for Feb. 17, starting at 1 p.m. in
the Senate and Board Chamber.In addition to Laurier, the
other signatories to the new MOU include: the Town of Milton,
Sheridan College Institute of Applied Arts and Technology, the
Regional Municipality of Halton, Milton Hydro Distribution Inc.,
Mattamy Homes Ltd., Del Ridge Investments, and Milton Land Four
Investments Ltd.
To read the takeaway notes from the various sessions, visit
http://www.accoonline.org/ccls/Summit2010/
New MOU supports continued exploration of Milton campus
Areas identified for further investigation
The need for adequate provincial funding for capital and
operating costs for the proposed Laurier and Sheridan campuses.
Laurier and Sheridan College will develop their own MOU to
explore joint academic programming and the devel-opment of the
Milton Education Village and their individual campuses.
Laurier and Milton will work together on a proposal in which the
Town would finance the construction and operation of a parking
infra-structure for the Laurier campus.
Laurier, Milton and Mattamy Homes will jointly explore student
residence needs.
Laurier, the Town of Milton, and Milton Hydro will jointly
inves-tigate best practices in developing a sustainable, economical
and energy-efficient campus that incor-porates principles of green
and clean technologies.
Laurier, Sheridan and the Town of Milton will work together to
investigate a universal transit pass.
Back row: Laurier President Max Blouw, Brant MPP Dave Levac.
Front row: City of Brantford Mayor Chris Friel; Federal Minister of
State Gary Goodyear; Acting Princi-pal/Vice-President: Laurier
Brantford Lesley Cooper; and Brant MP Phil Coleman.
Town of Milton
We just kept getting
kicked and kicked. Now
we have recovered, with
this university.
-Brantford Mayor Chris Friel
RAC continued
Photos: S
andra Muir
The RAC building incorporates environmental and energy-efficient
design elements. Both wings are Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Silver registered projects.
The RAC has the following environmental features:
High recycled and regional content in construction materials Low
VOC interior materials Energy-efficient design and construction 25
per cent to 33 per cent more efficient than standard buildings
Reduced indoor water use by over 30 per cent Water cistern for use
of roof water for irrigation purposes Construction waste diversion
diverted over 90 per cent of construction waste from the landfill,
instead of sending it for
recycling or reuse Carpooling parking spots and bicycle racks
installed to reduce reliance on cars Living wall in the lobby of
the RAC-West
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Name: Mike WhitehouseJob Title: Coordinator, Communications
& Tech-nology, AthleticsMovie Title: Scott Pilgrim vs. the
WorldDirector: Edgar Wright
Ive been a video game fan for almost two decades, and this movie
hit a soft spot for me with its highly stylized look and feel,
which brought back memories of killing time with my favourite games
back in the day. This is a film that will immediately appeal to a
specific demographic, yet the strong script, music and
cinematography make it an enjoyable ride for anyone.
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of the PresidentFood Item: Seagram WrapWhere To Get It: Wilfs
Restaurant and Bar
The Seagram Wrap has a little bit of everything. The chicken is
coated in a wing sauce of your choice, which gives it tons of
flavour. Its also filled with cheese as well as lots of fresh
veggies, so it doesnt feel too bad for you. To top it off I get a
side order of sweet potato fries a perfect complement. The price is
just right for a meal out, and it will definitely fill you up!
Photo: Sandra Muir
On a snowy day in mid-December, the Atriums glass walls werent
letting in much sunlight. Winter came early this year, and it did
not tread lightly. On Jan. 24, the mercury at the Waterloo
International Airport touched -24.6 C, close to the record low of
-25 C set in 2004. But average winter temperatures in Ontario have
been relatively balmy in recent years cold comfort on those
blustery winter days.
By Mallory OBrien
Laurier Professor Thomas O. Hueglin explores his family history
in a new book from WLU Press titled We All Giggled: A Bourgeois
Family Memoir.We All Giggled shares the
intimate stories of two families that came together when
Hueglins parents met and married in 1945. The Hglins, as they were
known then, lost most of their fortune over the course of the two
world wars. The Wachendorffs survived the wars despite their Jewish
ancestry; the book features a photo of Hueglins half-Jewish uncles
with Adolf Hitler. Hueglin wrote the book
based on his own memories, but he also read family journals and
diaries and spoke with his 91-year-old aunt in Germany. He
recollects growing up in postwar Germany in an environment of
stability and comfort, and chronicles his familys ups and downs and
abiding love for music, food
and art.When you put your mind
to it, its amazing what you remember, said Hueglin, who wrote
the book for his children. I just wanted to write down
the old stories. What emerged was an entire family memoir,
spanning several generations.We All Giggled weaves a rich
tapestry of anecdotes about opera singers, restaurants and
travels, as well as family relations, romance and the kind
of impromptu reactions to people, places, and situations that
often result in uncontrol-lable giggles, Hueglin wrote in the
book.This book reminds us what
the ideal family actually is: a collection of colourful,
delight-fully imperfect people who have, for better and worse, made
up the music of our lives, said Alison Wearing, author of Honeymoon
in Purdah: An Iranian Journey, in a review of the book. May we all
remember and honour our families with such care, respect, and
willingness to giggle and forgive.Hueglin grew up in Germany
and moved to Canada in 1983. He has been a professor of
political science at Laurier since 1985. His recent book
publica-tions also include Comparative Federalism and Classical
Debates for the Twenty-first Century: Rethinking Political Thought.
We All Giggled is available
now through WLU Press. For more information, visit
www.wlupress.wlu.ca.
Remembering the way it wasProfessors new book explores his
familys colourful history
A real Canadian winter
Senior Laurier officials served up accolades and ice-cream
sundaes to over 1,000 students on Lauriers Waterloo campus Jan. 27,
thanking them for eight years of support for Lauriers Student Life
Levy.Since its inception in 2003, the
levy, funded entirely by students, has provided $8.5 million in
support for projects that enhance student life at the university. A
total of 90 enhancement projects have been funded, focusing on
student life, technology, library acquisitions, and scholarships
and bursaries.This was an extraordinary
gesture of generosity from Lauriers students, said Rob Donelson,
vice-president of development and alumni relations. We were
delighted that so many of our students came out today to have their
contribution acknowledged.The fund supported a wide
range of projects, including a new floor for the AC gym,
enhancements to the MyLaurier.ca portal, and acquisitions for the
Brantford library, among many others. A total of 71 projects were
funded at the Waterloo campus, while 19 projects were funded at the
Brantford campus.The students decided to help
the school, said Richard Diodati, a first-year Bachelor of
Business Administration student who attended the recognition event.
I think [this event] shows the school cares about the students and
our contribution.The recognition event included
speeches celebrating the students and their gift by Donelson,
Vice-President Student Affairs David McMurray, and Laurier
President and Vice-Chancellor Max Blouw. Its the student leadership
at
Laurier that makes such a signif-icant difference to the quality
of education we provide here, said
Blouw. Its subsequent genera-tions of students who actually
benefit. That is a true act of philanthropy and generosity, and I
congratulate all of you for that.In 2003, Andy Pushalik, then
WLUSU president, and Ben Durrer, then WLUSU chair of the board,
signed the current Student Life Levy agreement on behalf of the
students. Several current and former WLUSU presidents and board
chairs attended the recognition event on Jan. 27.The Student Life
Levy gives
us the ability to shape our own student-life experience, because
when youre a donor of that magnitude the university takes you
seriously, said Allan Cayenne, President of WLUSU from 2006 to
2007. Its really helped the students here.A recognition event at
the
Brantford campus will be held in the near future.
Giving thanks for a generous giftUniversity acknowledges $8.5
million in student support
Over 1,000 students attended the Student Life Levy recognition
event on Jan. 27. Above: Dr. Blouw thanks students for their
donation.
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leadership and purpose. Im passionate about
creating social change and learning through action, and these
are integral components of Lauriers Community Service-Learning
program, said Conway. Im excited to join the Laurier team and to
develop projects that target specific community issues by fostering
collaboration and working towards innovative, multi-sector
solutions. Conway recently served as
director, strategic planning,
evaluation and research at Mosaic Counselling in Kitchener, and
as the director of Pathways to Education. She is in the final
stages of her PhD in Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo,
and holds a M.Phil. degree from Cambridge University and a Bachelor
of Arts and Bachelor of Education from Queens University.
Established in 2006,
Lauriers CSL program has grown to more than 1,600 Laurier
students taking CSL courses in 12 different academic departments.
The program includes curricular CSL, where service learning is
incorporated into academic programs, and co-curricular CSL, where a
service-learning and reflection component is built into volunteer
initiatives like Shinerama. Laurier is a leader in the
number of psychology courses incorporating mandatory CSL and has
the only mandatory 40-hour community service component in a
Canadian MBA program.
Today, dons arrive almost 12 days before students to undergo 10
days of training. The program still includes team building, but
also incor-porates instruction on how to help students participate
in residence life.When you come to university,
your first year should be fun. But you have to be responsible,
and learning to take responsi-bility is an important part of it,
said Belanger.There were also physical
changes to housing that Belanger helped lead. He played a key
role in the creation of the Bricker Residence, which opened in 1991
and was the first residence on a Canadian university campus to
feature an apartment-style rather than dormitory-style layout.The
students told us what
they wanted, and I helped organize it.Amid these successes
have
been challenges. Enrollment has outpaced housing space in recent
years, resulting in a scramble every summer to secure additional
beds for students. Mike he never gets excited.
He takes challenges and makes them work. And I think thats
amazing on his part, said Nichols.There are also calls from
parents with day-to-day issues. And then there are the
devas-tating tragedies Belanger has had to deal with. I remember
getting a call in
the middle of the night in 1986.
A young fellow had collapsed in one of our residences. So I got
up and got dressed and went down to the hospital in time to the
meet the don who was there. The doctor came out and said, he didnt
make it. It was just such a shock. And then the doctor said
Ive got another critical emergency that Ive got to go to. Could
you stay here and meet the parents?Belangers ability to deal
with any challenge has made him a sought-after member of the
Laurier community and he has been a willing participant. He
volunteered on several committees, many of them for athletics (his
tenure as Lauriers golf coach lasted for almost 25 years). He
helped implement the Laurier One Card, was a head negotiator for
staff, and served as acting director of Information Services.Going
forward, his ties to
the university will also include a $1,000 bursary in his
name
co-founded by Chris Dodd and Rob Hums (92). The Mike Belanger
Residence Life Award was created to provide financial support for
future student members of the Residence Life team who both improve
the Laurier experience for students and demonstrate financial need.
There are so many people
who have gone through residence life and been affected by Mikes
work, said Dodd. After all that hard work,
Belanger is looking forward to some down time. There are lots of
things I
think I want to do, he said. But for the first three or four
months, I kind of want to have no schedule and do nothing as a
change. And then Ill see.In the meantime, its likely
that Laurier will still play a big part in Belangers life.Most
of the activities and
events and things that we do as a family are with Laurier
people, or at Laurier events or Laurier activities, he said.
For a complete list of appointments visit www.wlu.ca/hr
New AppointmentsPatricia Belland Administrative Assistant, Dean
of Arts
Claire Bennett Sustainability Coordinator, Physical
Resources
Linda Bennett Administrative Assistant II, Sociology
Donna Braund Coordinator: Financial & Biographical Services,
Advancement
Troy Caplan Custodian
Ben Clifford Coordinator: Programs, Athletics
Tracey Ens Manager, Procurement Services
Kory Jeffrey Coordinator: Digital Media Hub & Presi-dents
Innovation Seed Fund, University Communications
William Paul Johnson Technical Support Specialist, Brantford
Terry Newlove Custodian
Joan Saraco Director, ICT Solutions
Changes in staff appointmentsDan Dawson AVP, Student
Services
Chris Floto Leadhand Electrician
Ross Fraser Student Support Specialist (Student Services),
Brantford
Cora Hennel-Greer Commu-nications Coordinator, Faculty of
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Vanessa McMackin Records and Data Management Coordi-nator,
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Bridget Parris Information Specialist, Registrars Office
Jennifer Porritt Manager, Training and Development
Dorota Rams Skazinski Human Resources Assistant
Andrea Swinson Sr. Admin-istrative Assistant (PhD & Masters
Prog), SBE
Janice Vilaca EA Office of VP / Principal Brantford
RetirementsSusan Pequegnat Information Specialist, Registrars
Office
New Director of Community Service-Learning appointed
At a recent screening of the new movie Howl, about the work of
legendary beat-generation poet Allen Ginsberg, a friend of mine
mentioned shed heard a rumour that Ginsberg once gave a poetry
reading at Laurier. Is it true?
It really all depends on how you define the concept of truth.
For Ginsberg, a leading counterculture figure with a habit of
questioning authority, those claiming to know the capital-T truth
were always suspect. But putting all philo-sophical queries aside
for the moment, yes, he was here.Ginsberg recited poetry to a
packed house in Lauriers room 1E1 on Feb. 4, 1980. It was the
year of the Mount St. Helens eruption and the US govern-ments
landmark bailout of the Chrysler Corporation to the tune of $1.5
billion. Ginsbergs impact at Laurier seems to have been only
slightly less momentous. You see, Ginsbergs
appearance was somewhat of a controversy given the nature of his
poems and his ability to freely express himself. According to the
Cords article on the performance, people in the audience heaved
sighs of
relief (that it was over) and of disbelief at the use of his
crass language and vivid descrip-tions. Tough crowd. The
performance was part of
the Festival of Contemporary Arts, organized by Lauriers English
department. Ginsberg was asked to attend the conference by Dr. Gary
Waller, head of the English department at the time and an expert on
creative writing.Ginsberg was no stranger to
controversy, although most of his big battles were far in his
past by the time he came to Laurier. Howl, his great early long
poem, was the subject of a lengthy obscenity trial in the 1950s. He
was cleared of all charges a verdict that may have troubled some
visitors to the Festival of Contemporary Arts.
Ginsberg passed away in 1997, but thanks to the magic of film he
was able to make a more recent appearance in the Waterloo area, at
the Princess Cinema on King Street. This time around, Ginsbergs
performance was met with admiration, awe and accep-tance. Perhaps
pretty boy actor James Franco played a part in this, but it depends
on who youre talking to.
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Laurier has appointed Megan Conway as the new director of the
Laurier Centre for Community Service-Learning (CSL), effective
February 1. Conway will apply her academic and professional
experience to Lauriers CSL program, which integrates meaningful
community-service placements with theoretical learning in the
classroom. David McMurray, Lauriers
vice-president: student affairs, says hes delighted to have
Conway leading what he describes as a transformative, high-impact
teaching and learning practice with proven educational benefits.
Megans extensive
community background and her academic and professional expertise
will bring strong leadership to the strategic development of our
CSL program, said McMurray. Through its strong reflection
component and specific learning outcomes, Lauriers CSL program
aims to enrich students learning experi-ences while benefitting
community organizations and the individuals they serve. The program
supports Lauriers focus on inspiring lives of
Megan Conway
PEOPLE AT LAURIER
Allan Ginsberg blows minds in Lauriers room 1E1 on Feb. 4,
1980.
Mike Belanger (right) with a well-wisher at his retirement party
last December in the Paul Martin Centre.
MIKE BELANGER continued
Photo: Sandra Muir
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How long have you been at Laurier?Since July 1, 1980 31
years!
Youre retiring in July how do you feel?Its been a great pleasure
being here. Im feeling good about retiring I have a lot of irons in
the fire. Im working on events that will happen when Im retired,
like a Shinerama tennis tournament for Cystic Fibrosis that Im
organizing with four MBA students.
You do a lot of work around the reflection process in community
service-learning (CSL) why is it so important?Many people dont
realize how powerful the learning outcomes from community-
service learning and volun-teering are until theyve articulated
them through the reflection process. When I was 15, I was
the leader of a rock band that played at an event for the public
school patrols sponsored by the Ottawa Police (it was around the
time of The Beatles so we had a lot of 11-year-old screaming fans).
I didnt recognize it as a valuable volunteer experience until years
later. I reflected on it and realized it involved leadership
development, clarifying values, personal self-development and
collaboration. Reflection allows you to look at an issue or
experience from a what, so what, and now what? perspective.
What is the biggest impact of CSL on students?The awareness they
gain. They help others and they learn about themselves. They look
at where theyve been, where theyre at and ask themselves what is it
about their experience that they want to do more of. What are they
passionate about? What are they good at? What community needs fit?
It helps students to be more reflective and more strategic about
their volunteer opportunities and their career path.
Please tell us about the Corporate Service Club you helped to
start at Laurier.Corporate Service Clubs of Canada applies the
service-
club model within workplaces, over the lunch-hour, making it
easy for members to help their communities. Participation benefits
the employee, the university and the community. The ripple effect
is incredible in ways people may not even appreciate. One Laurier
employee invited her son to come along, and they went through the
reflection process together. Her volunteering not only helped the
community but it also benefitted her as a mother, as a role model,
as an employee and it brought a new dimension to her relationship
with her son.
What are your plans for retirement?I plan to travel with my
wife
and strengthen the networks and relationships Ive already got
around music, tennis and church. My relaxation comes through music
(Baetz is in the band Professional Misconduct) and tennis. I also
enjoy watching others benefit from getting actively engaged. Ill
stay involved with my research on academic integrity and work with
the Volunteer Action Centre. And theres a lot of oppor-
tunity out there for retirees around volunteering and
reflection!
By Lori Chalmers Morrison
COFFEE WITH A CO-WORKER
Name: Mark Baetz
Job: Professor of Business; As-sociate Director, Laurier Centre
for Community Service-Learning; and Academic Integrity Advisor.
Where you can find him: On the third floor of the Peters
building.
How he takes his coffee: I drink green tea every morning. I went
to a nutrition seminar and the speaker said the single most
important piece of advice was to drink green tea every day.
Lunch and Learn: Happiness in Your LifeWhen: Feb. 9, noon-1
p.m.Where: Read Lounge, Carnegie Building, BrantfordCost: Free to
all Laurier staff and facultyBring contentment into your life by
altering the way you view challenges, by becoming more aware of
your blessings and by living in the moment.To register, visit
https://www.wlu.ca/hr/registration/login.php
Music at NoonWhen: Feb. 10, noon 1 p.m.Where: Maureen Forrester
Recital HallCost: FreeThe New Art Quartet performs in this weeks
installment of the regular series.
Womens Hockey vs. WaterlooWhen: Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.Where: Sunlife
Financial Arena, Waterloo Recreation ComplexCost: VariesThe womens
hockey Hawks battle local rivals University of Waterloo. Visit
www.laurier-athletics.com for more infor-mation.
Monteverdi VespersWhen: Feb. 13, 7 p.m. 9 p.m.Where: St. Marys
Catholic ChurchCost: $10In celebration of Lauriers centennial, the
Faculty of Music presents Claudio
Monteverdis Vespers. Tickets are $10 at the door. This epic
90-minute work includes eight soloists, Lauriers combined choirs
and a 30-piece orchestra.
Music at NoonWhen: Feb. 10, noon 1 p.m.Where: Maureen Forrester
Recital HallCost: FreeDavid Rose, viola, performs in this weeks
installment of the regular series.
Gaza, the Goldstone Report, and the International Criminal
CourtWhen: Feb. 17, 4 p.m. 7 p.m.Where: Paul Martin CentreCost:
FreeWilliam A. Schabas, director of the Irish Centre for Human
Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway, analyzes the
Goldstone Report on the 2008-9 Gaza war.
The Limitations of Nuclear-Family Living: Tales of the Journey
into ParenthoodWhen: Mar. 1, 1 p.m. 3 p.m.Where: Paul Martin
CentreCost: FreeProfessor Bonnie Fox of the University of Toronto
discusses research on parenting and on the problems experienced by
mothers in traditionally struc-tured nuclear families.
Opera Production: The Magic FluteWhen: Mar. 4-6, 2011, 8 p.m. 10
p.m.
COMING EVENTS For a complete list of events visit
www.wlu.ca/events
Professor Mark Baetz displays an award he received for helping
to start Lauriers Corporate Service Club.
Where: Theatre AuditoriumCost: $20/$10 (St/Sr)This Laurier
production of Mozarts great opera was directed by Michael Kavanagh
and conducted by Leslie DeAth.
Leupolds Legacy: Inspiring lives of leadership and purposeWhen:
Mar. 5, 1 p.m. 5 p.m.Where: Waterloo Lutheran SeminaryCost: Free
and open to the publicThis celebration of Ulrich Leupolds
contribution to music and theology will include historical displays
throughout the seminary as well as lectures at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
In Elegy for the Stolen Land, Peter Sibbalds ongoing exhibition
at the Robert Langan Art Gallery, the photographer explores the
changes that humans have wrought on the landscape in Southern
Ontario.His starkly beautiful black-
and-white images explore how
waves of development, from farming through to suburban
development, have impacted the landscape and pushed aside its
aboriginal inhabitants.Sibbald grew up on the
shores of Lake Simcoe, on lands previously inhabited by his
pioneer ancestors. He
currently resides in the GTA.I try to challenge viewers
to explore how contemporary land-human relationships have
evolved and to consider their own involvement in this ongoing
process, Sibbald says.Elegy for the Stolen Land
runs to Feb. 19.
Photo: Lori C
halm
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February 2011
By Mallory OBrien
If theres one thing AMCs hit television series Mad Men has
taught the younger female generation, its that women in the
corporate world have come a long way since the 1960s. But the more
some things change, the more others stay the same, as the work of
Laurier accounting professor Bruce McConomy unfortunately
attests.McConomy and his research
partner, Merridee Bujaki of the University of Ottawa, have found
a unique way to study corporate attitudes towards women. Theyve
analyzed the photographs in annual reports, and looked at the ways
in which women are represented in these images or arent
represented, in some cases. What we found was that
while the percentage of women who work in many industries was
quite high, the percentage of photos that featured women was very
low, McConomy says. This seems to indicate that women are not
portrayed as being a critical part of the company.On average across
all indus-
tries, 47 per cent of the workforce is female, but McConomy and
Bujaki found that only 18.5 per cent of the pictures of people in
annual reports include women. Not a single industry showed a
greater percentage of women in pictures than actually work in the
industry. McConomy says it may have
something to do with the fact that the annual reports are
representing senior management instead of the workforce. The
numbers seem to back that up.Take the health care industry,
for instance, where only 21.5 per cent of annual report pictures
feature women. Fully 82 per cent of the workforce is female, but
women only account for 13 per cent of senior management positions
and 10 per cent of boards of directors.In the information
technology
industry, meanwhile, 46 per cent of the workforce is female, but
only 8.7 per cent of senior management is female and a meager 4.4
per cent of people on the boards of directors are female. In the
annual reports of infor-mation technology companies,
only 16 per cent of the pictures of people featured women. The
energy industry comes
closest to accurately reflecting its workers, but that may
simply be because the percentage of women working in the industry
is so low a mere 18 per cent. In the annual reports of energy
companies, 14 per cent of the pictures included women. It is
unlikely that Mad Mens Peggy Olson would be particularly heartened
by this statistic. Another thing the researchers
looked at is how women were treated relative to men in annual
report pictures. In one study, they coded each photo based on a
number of dimensions, including age, ethnicity and manner of dress.
When they tallied up the
results, they found that women were more likely to be shown as
youthful, or even as children. Women were less likely to be dressed
professionally, more
likely to be smiling and more likely to be shown as customers
instead of employees. Less than five per cent of the pictures
showed men being a customer, but 33.3 per cent of the pictures
showed women being a customer.Women are depicted as
being less serious and having less important roles while men are
more likely to be shown as skilled employees or executives,
McConomy says. Maybe thats just their role in these industries, but
part of it is just how theyre being presented in the industry its
difficult to disentangle the two.Past research has shown that
men are more likely to be talking in photos, and scholars have
argued that such images, taken together, imply that men have more
to say about the organi-zation.The pictures can represent,
however subconsciously, discriminatory beliefs of senior
management, because these reports do have to be approved by
senior management, McConomy says. But just how conscious are they
of whats in them?All told there were 2,884
pictures in the 100 annual reports McConomy and Bujaki reviewed,
which averages about 29 pictures per company. Of those 29 pictures,
about 17 were of people. Of those 17 photos, 12.5 were pictures of
just men, 2.5 were pictures of just women, and two were pictures of
men and women together. In a second paper that looked
more closely at the subset of photos that included both men and
women 106 of them 73.5 per cent of men were speaking but only 20
per cent of the women were. McConomy says you will often see male
promi-nence, such as a male manager standing with a woman working
on the computer. McConomy
found that men were more prominent 65 per cent of the time,
while women were more prominent only 25 per cent of the time. There
is a small amount good
news. We found that companies that are more inclusive of women,
reflected by the fact that women were represented in more photos,
tend to have better financial performance, McConomy says. Diversity
is good for the bottom line.But overall, the annual report-
picture is still cloudy. Comparing his recent work with studies
done in other countries more than a decade ago, McConomy notes
there hasnt been much change over the years.Youd kind of expect
that over
time things would be improving, but they arent, he says. Its the
kind of research you could revisit in five to 10 years to see if
things have changed Im hoping they will have.
RESEARCH FILE
He reads corporate annual reports for the picturesBruce McConomy
analyzes the photographs in annual reports and finds some
disappointing patterns
Photo: Dean Pa
lmer
Laurier Business Professor Bruce McConomy studied corporate
annual reports and found that the pictures tell their own
story.
Selected statistics from McConomy and Bujakis paper The
Portrayal of Women in Canadian Corporate Annual Reports published
in Volume 27, Issue 3 of the Canadian Journal of Administrative
Sciences.
Industry
Energy
Consumer goods
Healthcare
Financials
Information technology
Women in pictures
14.1%
26.3%
21.5%
23.5%
16%
Women in the industry
18.3%
55.2%
82.1%
57.8%
46%
Women on the board
8.5%
13.3%
10%
11.5%
4.4%
Women in senior management
9%
19.2%
13.4%
15.5%
8.7%
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IN THE CLASSROOM A look inside the lecture hall
Photo: Dean PalmerAlicia Sliwinski uses a dynamic, physically
active teaching style to enliven her lectures.
Faculty and staff get festive at the seasonal lunchWaterloo and
Brantford campuses meet December 13 and 14 to celebrate the holiday
season
Classroom engagement
Photos: Tom
asz Ad
amski
On Dec. 13 and 14, staff and faculty at the Brantford and
Waterloo campuses took a breather from the pre-holiday rush to
enjoy some seasonal cheer with co-workers.
But it wasnt just about conversation and chocolate fountains.
The seasonal lunch raised over $790 for the food bank, as well as a
huge box of toys for the annual Laurier toy drive.
Professor: Alicia Sliwinski
Class: GS211, Theories of Devel-opment
Description: This course introduc-es students to the themes and
is-sues that comprise development studies, and how these
contrib-ute to or impede social justice at the national and
international levels.
To ensure students stay engaged during class, global studies
professor Alicia Sliwinski uses the full space of the classroom. I
walk up and down the aisles,
which allows me to have more direct contact with students, she
says. This not only makes the formal lecture format livelier but
also seems to enhance students knowledge acquisition. Even within a
large class, its possible to create safe spaces for students to ask
questions. Sliwinski hopes students
leave the course with a better appreciation of the complexities
within the field of development and a curiosity to learn
more.Ultimately I hope I opened
their eyes and stimulated their concern regarding global
devel-opment issues that not only have an impact out there but also
in their own daily lives.
By Mallory OBrien