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Deregulation for Remembering an Artist
Arts and Sciences
BySusanBloch-Nevitte they do not address rising costs,
“and there is no provision at all
Queen’s University’s request for inflation. We’ll need the
to deregulate tuition fees grant provided for the first 1,000
tor arts and science programs double cohort students just to
got thumbs down last week from keep the lights on.
the provincial government, but “Students expect value for the
UofTpresidentRobertBirgeneau money they spend on their
says that doesn’t prevent the education,”Birgeneauadded. “On
province fromuppingits grant to theirbehalfwemakenoapologies
universities. forouraspirationtobeoneofthe
“Tuition feeshavebeencapped great public universities in the
belowinflation forseveral.years,” world and there’s no reason why
he said. “When the required a public university in Ontario
minimum of 30 per cent of new shouldacceptlessthanthebestor
tuition revenues is set aside for resign itself to a lesser rank
student financial assistance, the amongitspeers.”
university is left with a 1.4 per Four years ago the province
centnetincrease.Whenthecom- deregulated tuition fees for a JEWEL
bination of a provincial grant numberofprofessionalprograms,
with no inflationary increase letting universities determine
RANDOLPH
whatsoever and tuition fee their own fee levels.—Most under-
increases regulated at two per graduate programs primari—ly
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our resources are being seriously onincreases. Cres.lastJanuary.Police arestillinvestigating.
eroded.” Queen’s proposed that its arts
Ontario’s public university and science program be deregu- More Government Funds Needed to
system has two main sources of lated and in return for a 10 per
support; government grants and cent tuition hike it would match Meet Demands of Double Cohort
student fees. In Birgeneau’s view, the government’s required
thefundamentalproblemremains allocation of 30 per cent of new
that grants and regulated fees no revenues for financial aid. The ByJanetWong demand; all indications now maintain its financial aid guaran-
longer cover the costs for a uni- government responded late last point to a greater demand, tee that ensures financial support
versity that intends to rank with week that it was not prepared to UOF T HASA—CHALLENGE ON ITS especiallyatU ofT. to any needy student who is
the world’s top public research make any changes to the regulat- doorstep how to deal Queen’s Park has agreed to offered admission as well as its
universities. edsystematthistime. with thousands ofadditional stu- provide full operating funds to housing guarantee for all first-
While U of T has received U ofT’sundergraduate student dents without capital funding handle student increases. year students who request it.
increasedgrantstohelpcopewith commitments fromtheprovince. However, while the province’s “Universities will have to become
thedouble cohort, Birgeneausaid -SeenoPace6- Ontario universities are pre- SuperBuild Growth Fund will ahigherprioritywiththe govern-
dicting an enrolment surge of provide U of T with funds for ment,” said Levy. “Wetvill do our
some 58,000 additional students buildings to accommodate some share,butwe can’t doital.”
U of T Student Wins bfuyel2l0e0d4-b0y5.tThrheeeinfcarcetaosrsei—sbeitnhge 2th,a5t0n0uemxbtrearswtiuldlebnetse,nraobloluitngthweircee ScTarhbeorMoiusgshisscaaumgpaus(eUsTMw)illanbde
double cohort (the elimination of overthenextfewyears.Levysaid. —taking the bulk of new students
Rhodes Scholarship Grade 13causingtwohighschool “To date we have not received about two-thirds in all.
classes to graduate in the same thefundingforalltheclassrooms, According to Principal Robert
year), additional pressure from a labs and officeswe need in order McNutt of UTM, a new student
ByLannaCrucefix The fourth-year Innis College demographic bulge as the chil- to handle the initial enrolment residence and academic building
student had just been informed dren of the baby boomers make plan,letalonedealwithevenlarg- (the Centre for Culture and
T TAKES SOME EEFORT TO SILENCE that he was one of 11 Canadian theirwaythroughthe systemand er numbers,” Levy said. And the Information Technology) are
Ia debater. So when Vivek students to win a 2002 Rhodes a growing participation rate as problem becomes more urgent being erected to meet part ofthe
Krishnamurthy was left speech- scholarship to the University of more high school students want whenthe universityfactorsinthe expected increase. “However,” he
lessbyaphone calllastmonth,it to attend university. The first space that will be needed for said, “the campus will require
hadtobeverybignewsindeed. -SeestudentPage6- wave ofstudentsarrivesthisfall. greater numbers of graduate and newscience andlibrarybuildings
“We knew this surge was com- second-entrystudents. to handle the thousands more
ing and all universities worked Meanwhile, recruiters are field- students we’re expecting, above
with the Ontario government to ing questions of growing concern andbeyondinitial forecasts.”
increase first-year student intake by parents and students, said
in response to the projected Florence Silver, director of INSIDE
demand,” said Professor Sheldon student recruitment. “At informa-
Levy, vice-president (government tion sessions and at high schools
andinstitutionalrel—ations). across the Greater Toronto Area,
U of T agreed subject to parentsareveryworriedaboutthe
adequate—capital and operating educational future of their chil-
support to increase full-time dren,” she said. “They’re asking
undergraduate enrolments to questionsoneverythingfromhow Dowrywitha dificrence
47,700 by 2005-06 from 38,304 the university plans to expand its “Conservatories”inRenaissance
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in 1998-99. The plan. Levy- buildings to the availability of Italy made it possible for
STEVE added, was based on early financialaidandhousing.” orphangirlstomarry. Page 7
VivekKrishnamurthy province-wide estimates of Levy said the university will
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IN BRIEF Six Named to Order of Canada
ByAilsaFerguson highest level. “His leadership in ThenandNow. Currentlymasterof
U national and international surgi- Massey, “he is always willing to
OF T’s master of Massey cal and scientific organizations serve his profession and his com-
College and a retired profes- and the presidency of the Royal munity and has been a dedicated
sor committed to the promotion College of Physicians and volunteer on behalf of numerous
U OF T EYES SCHOOL BOARD BUILDING and preservation ofthe canoe as a Surgeons ofCanada,” the citation organizations.”
UOFT’sGoverningCouncilwillconsiderbuyingtheTorontoDistrict symbol of Canadiana are among states, “are a testament to the Director of ambulatory care of
SchoolBoard’sadministrativebuildingonCollegeStreetatitsnextmeet- tuhneivseirxsiptryomicnoenmtmumneimtbyerstooftbhee ecosltleeeamguienswahtihcohmheeainsdhealbdrobayd.h”is Stth.eMhiecahratela’sndHovsapsictualla,rGprraohgarmamhaast
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lifetimeachievement. Diseases Network, has earned an ratesacross thecountry. Heinitiat-
tional relations), said the building is in an ideal location for expansion Named officer of the Order of international reputation for his ed the Emergency Cardiac Care
in the Faculty ofNursingwhere enrolmentswill be increasingoverthe
Canada, the order’s second highest work on genetics and the regula- systemsin Canadaandcreatedthe
next fewyears inaneffort toalleviatenursingshortagesinOntario. “It’s rank, were Professor Bernard tion of calcium in muscle. The first cardiopulmonaryresuscitation
in a strategically important area for the university’s growth, right near
Langer, chair ofsurgery. University recipient ofnumerous prestigious (CPR)trainingprograminOntario.
the heart of the St. George campus,” he said. Details of the sale are
Professor David MacLennan of the awards, MacLennan is a fellow of Aswellhe played a keyrole inthe
confidential until the purchase receives Governing Council approval.
Banting and Best Department of theRoyalSocietyofLondonanda successfulevolutionoftheOntario
Academic Board approved the purchase at itsJan. 24 meeting.
Medical Research and Professor foreign associate of the U.S. Heart and Stroke Foundation,
EmeritusPhilipSeemanofpharma- NationalAcademy ofSciences. transformingitintooneofthemost
CASE GOES TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION cology. John Fraser, master of Seemanisknowninternationally successfulinNorthAmerica.
Massey College, Professor Anthony for his research on dopamine Wipper is passionate about pro-
The Ontario Human Rights Commission is hearing a complaint by a Graham of the Department of receptorsandtheirinvolvementin motingandpreservingthecanoeas
formerinstructorin the Department ofMiddle East and IslamicStudies Medicine and Professor Emeritus diseases such as schizophrenia, asymbolofCanadiana. Overa45-
(now Near and Middle Eastern civilizations) who says he was denied Kirk Wipper of the Faculty of Parkinson’s and Huntingon’s. A yearperiodhe collectedmorethan
positions at U ofTbecause ofhis religion. The hearing, before a three- PhysicalEducationandHealthwere former member of the board of 500canoesandkayakswhichnow
person board of inquiry, is expected to wrap up by late June. Todd appointedmembersoftheorder. In directorsoftheOntarioMentalHealth formthegreaterpartoftheexhibits
Lawson is arguing the university discriminated against him on the all, 96 new appointments were Foundation,hecontinuestoserveon atthe CanadianCanoe Museumin
groundsofhisBaha’i faith. “While thehearingisunderway,itwouldbe announced Jan. 14 by Governor manyeditorialandadvisoryboards. Peterborough. Cited forhis contri-
inappropriate forustodiscussthe casebeyondnotingthatweconduct- GeneralAdrienneClarkson. Fraser, cited as having “made butionstoU ofTand toconserva-
ed an investigation into this matter and we are confident there was no As head of general surgery at his mark on our country’s fourth tion,Wipperis“knownasamanof
misconduct,”saidDeanCarlAmrheinoftheFacultyofArtsandScience. Toronto General Hospital, Langer estate,” has worked for several vision and determination, [who]
“We are satisfied that his religious beliefs were not a factor in the established one of Canada’s Canadian newspapers, including has helped, in his many endeav-
university’s hiringdecisions.” premier multi-organ transplant TheGlobeandMail,andwaseditor ours, tobringalive the historyand
centres.AswellhecreatedUofT’s ofSaturdayNight forseveralyears. cultureofournation.”
STAFE GRANTED LEAVE FOR DAY OF ACTION surgical-scientist program, an A respected writer, he is author Roseann Runte, former presi-
internationally emulated training thebest-sellerTheChinese:Portrait dent of Victoria University, was
Following a request by U of T employee unions. Professor Angela model designed to combine clini- of a People and most recently also appointed to the Order of
Hildyard, vice-president (human resources), has agreed to permit time cal and research training at the EminentCanadians: Candid Talesof Canadaasamember.
off work for staffwishing to participate in the national student day of
action planned for Feb. 6, 2002. “1 recommend that at the supervisor’s
Franklin Receives Pearson Peace Medal
discretion, staff be permitted limited time off during the day, without
pay, to participate intheactivities, wheresuchlimitedtimeoffdoesnot
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interfere with the maintenance ofservice,” said Hildyard in a memo to NIVERSITYProfessor Emeritus of big problems that were
all principals, deans, academic directors and chairs. Hildyard empha- Ursula Franklin of materials achieved without war, such as
sized that this does not mean an endorsement of the campaign or its science and engineering has South Africa,” said Franklin, a
many goals but does reaffirm U of T’s commitment to strong public received the Pearson Peace Medal world-renowned expert in the
fundingofhighereducation m Canada. from the United Nations studyofancientmaterials. “AndI
Association in Canada in recogni- was very thankful that a form—er
UNIVERSITY CLOSES CASE ON SHANK tion of her contributions to recipient of that same med—al
humanitarian causes championed Archbishop Edward Scott was
TheuniversitywillnotpursuefurtheractionagainstRoxanneShank, by former Prime Minister Lester intheaudienceso that 1 could, in
the lawstudent who appealed a one-yearsuspension for allegedly mis- B. Pearson. his presence, point out how a
representing her grades. Shank was one of34 students investigated by By her direct actions, “she has concerted moral effort against
the FacultyofLaw lastspring, ofwhich 17weresanctioned formisrep- changed the thinking, the something as evil as apartheid
resentingtheirgrades. Earlierthismonth,theOntarioSuperiorCourtof assumptions, the direction of the couldchangethegovernmentofa
Justice (Divisional Court) upheld the university’s rightto discipline stu- livesofthosewhohavewelcomed very large countrywithout war.”
dents for misrepresenting their academic results to third parlies. her clarity, honesty ... and her Franklin came to Canada in
Although the court’s decision did not state conclusivelywhether Shank constant search for truth,” wrote 1949 aftercompletingherPhD in
had actually committed the offence, it did conclude that she had not hernominator forthe award. standingandconflictresolutionat experimental physics at the
explicitlyadmitted to it and set aside the original sanction. U ofT feels Franklin’sactivismhasincluded theToronto highschool named in Technical University of Berlin. In
the matter is now closed, said Vice-Provost Vivek Goel. “This has been serving as part of a group that herhonour. 1967shebecame the first woman
a long and protracted case, one that has been very difficult for Ms. campaigned against the bombing “In the post-Sept. 11 world, it appointed to U ofT’s Department
Shank,” Goelsaid. “It’s time to move on.” of Kosovo by NATO warplanes. isdoublyimportanttoexplorethe of Metallurgy and Materials
She also played a central role in means of peace and co-operation Science and the first to be
THE the creation ofan innovative pro- because in the face of violence, appointed University Professor,
gram m cross-cultural under- one forgets so easily the solutions U ofT’s highest academic rank.
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Bond Awarded Dannie Heineman
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Editor: StevendeSousa • [email protected] NIVERSITY Professor Richard astrophysicists, now at Stanford Physics and the American
AssociateEditor:AilsaEerguson • [email protected] Bond of astrophysics has University, won theprize in 1997. Astronomical Society.
DesignandProduction:MichaelAndrechuk • C.A.Zyvatkauskas • CameliaLinta beennamed 2002 recipient ofthe “The thing that’s really great
Advertising/Distribution: MavicPalanca • [email protected] prestigious Dannie Heineman about this is the people that I’m
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Illustrations: MikeAndrechuk,CameliaLinta,ReganTigno,CazZyvatkauskas tionofhispioneeringworkonthe really quite exceptional so to be
AdditionalPhotography: CameliaLinta cosmic microwave background numbered in that crew is a very
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University of Toronto Bulletin 2 Monday,January28, 2002
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CURIOSITIES
TAs Ratify Multi-Year Contract
ByjaneStirling the bargaining committee felt if totalfundingsupport.Thecontract
M wegot—certainthingsintheagree- also inc—ludes a substantial
embers of the union repre- ment for instance, improve- increase —from $110,000 to
senting the university’s ments to the dental plan and the $300,000 in the fund for the
2,500teachingassistantshaverat- creati—on of a financial assistance dental rebate plan as well as an
ified a multi-year agreement with fund we’dacceptalonger-term increaseintheamountofindividual
an average two per cent wage contract. We gotwhatwe needed rebates.
increase over the term of the and the university got what they Otheritemsinthe agreement:
contract. needed and that’s what makes a •amendmentstothelistofduties
The TAs, members of the good agreement.” TAsperform toinclude designing
Canadian Union of Public The deal, which expires April Web sites and responding to
Employees (CUPE), Local 3902, 30,2005,procidesfor anincrease e-mail enquiries from students,
ratified the deal over a three-day of 2.25 per cent effective Feb. 1, whenthesearedutiesassignedby
voting period last week. Eighty- 2002,followedby2.25percentin thesupervisor;
three per cent of the 730 votes September, 1.75 per cent a year •improvements to leaves of
cast were in favour of the later and 1.5 per cent in absence including increased
contract. September2004aswellasalump bereavement leave for up to five
“I am delighted the TAs have sumpaymentof$75 perperson. days without loss of pay and the
ratified the agreement,” said A financial assistance fund of introduction of compassionate
Professor Angela Hildyard, vice- $225,000ayearwillbeestablished leave; and
president (human resources). to provide financial assistance •simplifiedhiringcriteria.
“Thiscontractprovideslong-term to TAs. Under the agreement the In other labour news, the uni-
stabilityfortheteachingassistants unionwilldevelopcriteria,which versity and members of CUPE,
and fortheuniversity.” must be discussed at the labour- Local3907,whichrepresents 182
Michael Swayze, the union’s management committee, to graduate assistants at OISEAJT
staffrepresentative, saidmembers determine the basis for granting will meet with a conciliator in
“wrestled with” the issue of a financialassistance. February. The contract for mem-
three-year, eight-month contract. Under the agreement, the uni- bers ofCUPE 3907 expired Aug.
“A contract of this length is versitywill cap thenumberofTA 30, 2001, and talks between the
unprecedented for this unit and hours a department can count in university and union ended in
unusual for CUPE,” he said. “But calculating a graduate student’s December, 2001.
KEN
Law Faculty Raises the Bar JONES
BySue Toye RonDaniels,whochairedthetask faculty-to-student ratio ofnine to Prickly Pair
force. one, making it one of the lowest
The Faculty of Law has But for Mary Khazanov, a sec- ratiosinNorthAmerica.Aswellit
unveiled a five-year plan to ond-year law student, the hike is recommends creating new inter-
change the way it delivers legal more about dollars thansense. “It national student exchanges and By Michah Rynor
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the U.S. including Harvard here is bringing the very best ThesculpturewasdonatedtotheUniversityofTorontoatScarborough,
($27,000US),Yale($29,800)and mindstoservice thatgoal.” whereitnowresides,bySeagramin 1969.
Chicago ($27,000).
“Increasingly we are operating UAB approves Varsity Centre budget
inaglobalsocietyandinorderto
attract the best, we must have a
program that meets the highest ByMichahRynor student in each of the next two toencouragegovernmentstorestore
standards of international years. Beginning in 2005-2006, and enhance public funding of
excellence,” Danielsadded. The University Affairs Board the levy will increase to $70 per capitalcosts.
To combat steep hikes in passed a motion at its meet- full-time and $21 per part-time “I find it curious that student
tuition fees, the law school has ingJan. 23approvinginprinciple St. George student, increasing leaders who are concerned about
significantlyincreasedits—commit- the operating plans and budget annuallyby three per cent for 25 student consultation should
Dean oflaw,Ron Daniels ment to student aid from for the proposed Varsity Centre. yearsoruntilthemoneyborrowed object to proceeding to the ulti-
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Current students will be exempt fullyparticipateinourprograms,” costsofthe project. meeting,DavidMelville,amember Administrative Council. “As for
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dents how investment in the its international human rights decayinganddecrepit.” meeting. Both groups say they ahead with student participation
future ofthisprogramwill attract program could only support a Ifstudentsvoteinfavourofthe don’t believe student ancillary because of the benefits it will
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with a program that is second to programinplacetoassistgraduates. full-timestudentattheSt. George used for a referendum would be will serve the needs of future
none in the world,” said Dean The draft report also calls fora campus and $7.50 per part-time better spent on lobbyingstrategies generations ofusers.”
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Universityof Toronto Bulletin 3 Monday,January28, 2002
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Royal Canadian Institute Student Wins Rhodes Scholarship
for the advancement of science
Free Lectures - ContinuedFromPage 1 - thinkeverybodyon the committee future. “1 enjoy studying and
J.J.R. MacLeodAuditorium OxfDoersdp.ite his credentials, wwoouwledd augsreaeboutthatVivwehkatwasreahlilsy alinkaelytsoisg,etbumtyohnanthdesodtirhteyrahnadndgetI
Medical Sciences Building, 1 King’s College Circle Krishnamurthy didn’t think of sheer energy and enthusiasm for in the thick ofthings,” he said. “1
Information: 416-977-2983 applying for the scholarship until what he wants to do,” she said. prefer being constructive rather
http://www.royalcanadianinstitute.org encouraged by Professor Stephen “That enthusiasm is rare and from than criticizing from the outside,
Clarkson of political science. the committee’s perspective was to get inside and do things and
2002 “Vivek’s very bright and accom- somethingthatwassogoodtosee.” shake thingsup.”
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University of Toronto Bulletin—-4 Monday,January 28, 2002
Crooning Constables
Singing cop passes torch to next generation
ROTMAN RANKS IN TOP 10: FINANCIAL TIMES
The MBA program at theJoseph L. Rotman School of Management
wasfourthintheworldinthe annualFinancialTimessurveyofbusiness
schools in the category of “value for money” The school also ranked
eighth overall among business schools at public universities and 31st
out of 100 top public and private business schools worldwide, a 15-
pointjump fromlastyear. Dean RogerMartin credited the goodshow-
ing in part to the continued growth of the school’s programs and the
hiringofinnovative newprofessorsoverthepast threeyears,
LENSKYJ “KICKS ASS”
NOWmagazinehasnamedProfessorHelenLenskyjofOISE/UToneof
their“Angelswhokickass.” InitsJan. 10-16edition, themagazine fea-
turednine“battlingsoulswhochallenge,disturbandinspire.”Thesoci-
ologist is well known for her book Inside the Olympic Industry: Power,
Politics and Activism and for her role in the fight to oppose both of
Toronto’srecentOlympicbids. Shenotedthatoneofthedifficultaspects
of the bid struggle was that, “it was pretty tough countering all the
DANIEL
myth-making [bythebid’sPRpeople).”
SUPERCOMPUTERS DUTKA
Innovative research by ProfessorZhenghong Lu of materials science ConstableVeronicaAmodeo ofthe UniversityofToronto Police
andengineeringwas featuredJan. 15 byUnited Press International. Lu
andhisteamhavebeen—workingwith “quantumw—ells.”These thinlay- By LannaCrucefix Although he plans to continue singing at events
ersofcrystallinesilicon onlynanometresthick maybeinvaluable likevolleyballmatchesandhockeygamesdespitehis
to the development of future inventions. “When talking about nan—o- FYOU WERE ON A SCAVENGER HUNT IN TORONTO AND recent retirement, Wilson admits that he has passed
electronics, you can in theory get really fast, ultrafast computers Ihad to finda doctorwho golfs oravegetarianata the torchtohiscolleagueVeronicaAmodeo.
handheldsupercomputers,”he said. Greenpeacemeeting,itwouldn’tposemuchofprob- Music is in Amodeo’s blood, her talent inherited
lem. Butwbatifthe listasked forpolice whosing? from her father, she says. “He was in a rock band
As it turns out, they are quite close to home. while I was growing up until I was about five years
Clinicians’ Task Force Set Constable Veronica Amodeo and retired Constable old. I picked it up from him.” Originally from
John Wilson ofthe University ofToronto Police can Belleville, Ont., where she has often performed,
UOFTHASCREATEDATASKFORCE agreementsbetweentheuniversity befoundsingingtbenationalanthemaroundthecity Amodeoalsowritesandsingscountrymusic. “1have
tmdiieromenbcstehtlrioypse.xpwpaiAlitlodhtrehbiottyushgechtlchihmenaoincsuagtnliivnafegrarecsruienltlotyat,y- caacacnotcmdiomnueignattctahembealhteostatpenoirdtsta,hlce.limFtneuihdcreiatylchaellraeraaceddovemirpssalohliris-oyp sawastiiinntgUggha?am”totehfWVeiaTolrrnsseVeiocatonryrdsdwiagetayarysm.aeesInvsoedtonahtnbotsouh.ougepthyWetint,hlhiasrnWedoghenftyyoeheoicadtthrbonsaeoilscnalnag’logtt.hapems“reIoiosmwdb,eealaosaennmtaedsot atmphhleibiardinydgsgloabenrwoigooolkuflrlnetepdjhteuerswottinfotiicshrgooeh,nttmhgesiashnnegItds’oav.edw”mdrwsieKr.taietr“ataIinetocndkd.heooISowTholsneme.lgepettItshiilsmtuioekapesnedtixsonpotjamhtuaenhts-d.et
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tufaencacuchlhtaiynnggheahdovsepfirotrealmsaseiavnneerddaltehsedseecncltaiindaielcsla,yl UdteeTrmFsiAcasnafdcrteieeo-dnmoasimplasorfkfetrdhoesmcocrcleliisnnioicficailnaesnt.s- BauntAdlattfhtheeoryuhsgeahay,rhiHenegyc,mowenfaseyisnstgeo,stgoht,eoytfhweiaeslniitsngrteosalsllihygahkdtielfyfmenyreenrhtva.o”nud,s nsiontWgihininglgetfhoasrthdecoonfmaimtnduisonnimstuyosripccohlaaircivitnay.gluparboljeecctsomcpaonniennvtolvoef
said Provost Adel Sedra, “yet the who argued that they are satisfied before singingin front ofcrowds, Wilson is undeni- her life, Amodeo is not planning any future tours.
wfaaoncrTdukhliitenyncgrh1ea1eas-nsemvcdiehrmiaonbnnegcmoeremdnpttlacesoxkfniosftrioydr.cce”leirnawibiclalyll wathinetdShestddaortfnafh’eatnisrosrtoeecfqisiuanittarihneoacntii.anlttheeravguernneitveiemorensnibttsyy acfabollo.yd,Ipailts’ossvileiokneeavtneeoruyarbitosyuhptmemeunostfi.cm.uIts’“siMcvu,ist”ailch’fesorvsiamtyaesl.,.”it“’Ist’msalgiik-e jFfuousnrtdnfiooniwdn,gitswfhhuena.itsIyct’ousurailogiuokseodttoochdsaoe,en”cweshhteeoregseaytisto.wuitllanldeahd.av“eI
be co-chaired by Professor Vivek places high priority on ensuring
Goel, vice-provost (faculty), and that clinical faculty members Task Force to Review Copyright
Professor David Naylor, dean of enjoyprotection oftheiracadem-
medicine and vice-provost (rela- ic freedom, matched to their
tions with healthcare institu- responsibilities. He says that ByBruceRalston consequently some say in how discovered this formal policy was
tions). Task force members while the UTFA actions have those products are sold andused. notbeingenforcedinpractice,find-
include clinical and tenured fac- served to highlight the attention Copyrightable works created However, the principal recom- ingonlyonecasewheretheuniver-
ulty as well as representatives that the task force must pay to by faculty members should mendationoftheUofTtaskforce sity shouldbe sharing the revenue
from thehospitals. thisissue,thegrievancehasalien- be treatedthesame,whetherthey isthatinstructionalmediacreated fromthesaleofcoursewarewithits
“Therelationshipofthe clinical ated both clinicians and teaching arebooks,articlesorinstructional by faculty should not be treated creator. That would be if a “sub-
facultywith the universityis fun- hospitals. media, recommends a university differentlyunderuniversitycopy- stantialuse ofuniversityresources”
damentally different from that of Professor Rhonda Love, presi- task force. right policy than textbooks writ- wasinv—olved,thetaskforcerecom-
other tenure-stream faculty,” said dent of UTFA, said that in her The Task Force on Intellectual tenbyprofessors, saidDaniels. mends suchastheuseofspecial
Sedra. “Clinical faculty do n—ot view, any changes inpolicies and Property relating to Instructional “New instructional media equipment or an “extraordinary”
workdirectlyfortheuniversity procedures would “ultimately Media released its draft report should be treated equivalently use of the university’s multimedia
tseihaorennyailnsagrswehfosrevolomfl-uencmtlipanrliioclyayledpoporpalrcottfihecesei-,r rhaeraeqsutitorheehalUevgTeaFlaAnresysplaoengpsaplirboeifvlfaieltcty.itfUoTtphrFoeA-y tDcoahdnaairyeg.lesdCowhfialtiahrw,eedxtahembiytnaisnDkgefaowrnhceetRwhoaensr w“cioCpotyphrynirgiehgwthattbaelbxelteuwalowrwokor;rkksw,se”hohduielddsanibodet. pulrtoUyduocoftwiTn’oesnrssptehrriospnognnoaevsles.rerttihoenirofofwacn-
through practice plans.” The tect the rights of clinical faculty U ofT’spoliciesoncopyrightand see a principled case for differen- electronic work may be against
plans then redistribute the earn- under the Memorandum of author/university ownership tiating. Otherwise,ifatextbookis the trendsetbyotheruniversities
ings as income to the clinicians Agreement,” shesaid. neededtobeupdatedtotakeinto in paper form there’s one set of recently,Danielssaid,butthetask
andhelp tosupportthe academic The task force will develop a account the increasing use of rules, but ifthat same material is force believed unresolved issues
missions ofthe teachinghospitals draft set of policies to govern Web-based “courseware” and digitized all ofa sudden there’s a around ovmership ofinstruction-
aathncoCdoslemitnphoielcfeautlxnhiefsveaetucrnusoilifvtteyypr.osaliritecyi,geostvhieenrcanlfefuiddliibantyg- asrgeepolepvakoetiirinnnogtnesmdthehianepntiwdrsihvtoihofewUwcstloihfnoeiTyncasslhhhooofuuawllcuddlttbbhyeee, oactsohsuMeerarrstneniywneagwroemttehhcederreyiaatuehrndaeisvvboeeuyrrscpirertisoig.fehestsssaorrteso dsmipefeUdfcieiroaaeflnTpt’rsscoecldtua.ur”icrmtesnttpporoolidicunysctserudugcgtbeiysotnsiatlas asbdlauuiicmdltedidtoihoneaniwmlneeatsrmotebeftiarhlmlse’ps’ecTdliainasntskegsnrFtiotoosrwmcia.nestrHooten-o
ed hospitals and the affiliation representedwithintheuniversity. using university resources and professors. But the task force Technology-Assisted Education.
— —
Universityof Toronto Bulletin 5 Monday,January 28, 2002
Technology in Support of Learning and Teaching Pharmaq^ Faculty
TheUniversityofToronto'sKnowledgeMediaDesignInstitute
Spring2002LectureSeries Renamed
Wednes<;lays,February6-April24,2002
5:00to6:30pm -unlessotherwisespecified*
TheLectureTheatre,Room105,FacultyofArchitecture,Landscape,andDesign ByJessica Whiteside extends beyond U of T into the
250CollegeStreet(atHuronStreet). developing world where he has
The Faculty of Pharmacy has donated millions in medical
February6 MSIBntilireTtgvisaeetnOnievpaeRes.u,nLaCCenohrdaumiraDrsneo,eafWnMtaIChrTaeerClMIlInAaiTmstrisOahtpoeifeivnen':C,22AoUuPnMrriaovsjfeeeorWsrsasiIortnryei,toIiDfanittTrieoevrcreitomIonnrtM,GoalConebanagtleeIrmneffoonrrtmEaBdtouiacorandt;iSohananardlinPCgroemspiudteinntgRobert DthaenbUeFneainvceurrlsteiyntaymoefdofPthhTaeorrmLoeansctlioye iLa.nt swuep“p1laitrehesi.nnkaimt’isnqguitteheexfcaictuilntgythfaotr
recognition of the successes and someonewhohasgraduatedfrom
February15 DSetseivgenninSghaonwl,inEedfuaccaitliitoineasltTheacthrneoallolygylePvreorgargaeml,eaDrenpinagrtmentofEducation,ConcordiaUniversity cdoinsttriinbguutiisohnesdofgorandeuaotfesi.ts mTohset Tthoerofnatcou,ltywahnod itshesUuncihverasitgyreaotf
February20* TheRiseandDemiseofOn-LineEducation honour, announced Jan. 25, Canadian entrepreneur and who
DavidNoble,DepartmentofPoliticalScience,YorkUniversity. Thistalkwillbeginat5:50pm. marks the first-ever naming of a has been so supportive of the
February27 EducationalWebcasting:Technology.Process,Uses,andIssues pharmacy faculty in Canada. needs of people not only in
RonBaecker(UToronto),Dr.BobHsuing(FacultyofMedicine,UniversityofChicago),DanKeating Dan arrived in Canada as a Canada but worldwide,” said
(OlSE/UToronto) Hungarian refugee in 1947 with Professor Wayne Hindmarsh,
March6 IGfraegcolrayssArbooowmdc,oCuolldlelgiseteonf,Cwoomupludtianngy,onGeeocragriea?TEexcpherienceswitheClass hfei’ves adoCllaanrasdiiannhissucpcoecsksets.torNyow—, deaDnanofpehaarrnmeadcy.his bachelor’s
an accomplished businessman in degree in 1954 and an MBA(also
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March20 TDA supported a variety of organiza- Canada’s largest manufacturers of
March27 EducationalObjects.HumanandAgentInteractionontheSemanticWeb:Schooljustain'twhat tionsaroundtheworld,including generic drugs. Dan is currently
Itusedtobe! his alma mater. chair of the board of Viventia
TerryAnderson.ProfessorandResearchChairinDistanceEducation,AthabascaUniversity Dan and the company he Biotech (formerly Novopharm
April5 MedicalEducationinanAgeofInformaTIcs: Issuesandparadigms founded, Novopharm, have given Biotech), a company still owned
CharlesFriedman,Assoc.ViceChancellorforBiomedicalInformatics,UPittsburgh closeto$15milliontoUofTover by his family, which researches
the years, the bulk of which has thedevelopmentofmoreeffective
TuesApril9* TheK-12ClassroomoftheFuture
AllisonDruin,Human-ComputerInteractionLab&CollegeofEducation,UniversityofMaryland. gone to the Faculty of Pharmacy. medications to fight cancer.
Thistalkwillbeginat4:50pm. Doafn’thsedfoancautltiyo’nssfuitnucrleudheomseup,potrhte Ph“aSrumpapcoyrtisiangwaythfeorFmaecutlotsyhoowf
April17 TheImpactofe-leamingontheuniversitycampus:measuringthecostsandbenefits Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building, my thanks and to encourage
TonyBates,DirectorofDistanceEducationandTechnology,ContinuingStudies,Universityof a $70-million education and future innovations in pharmacy
BritishColumbia research facility scheduled to education and research,” Dan
April24 Concludingpanel: PuttingItallTogether open in 2005. His philanthropy said.
Livewebcastswillbeavailableathttp://ePresence.kmdi.utoronto.ca. Webcastattendeesshouldregisterat
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sponsoredbyBellUniversityLaboratories.
- ContinuedFromPace 1 - a fourth-year student in environ-
government agrees with the mental studies. “My classes here
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president (education). “We feel professors or teaching assistants.
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enough, that students pay frombothlevelsofgovernmentin
• Treatment of fungal Infections Specialized careforyourfeet enough for university. Students ordertosustain qualityeducation
from higher income brackets are and make sure that all students
• Orthotics (control of foot two and halftimes more likely to have a right to attend school.”
attend university than students The province’s response to
movement)
from the lowest income brackets. Queen’s was silent on whether
HARVEY E. ROSENFELD, D.P.M. All students, no matter what current tuition caps would be
• Diabetic foot core their economic background, raised but Birgeneau said any
• Arch problems Doctor of Podiotric Medicine have a right to attend university. tuition increase at U of T would
It’s crucial in this society to have be accompanied by support from
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Birgeneau noted, however, that student financial aid. This year
• Nerve conditions Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M8 the combined resources provided the endowment provided $25
by government grants and million in financial assistance.
(Neuroma and Neuropathy) Fax: [phone] regulated tuition do not even Financial aid remains one of
cover inflation and unless the the key priorities ofthe universi-
• Bunions
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world. uates presently graduate debt
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the list in provincial university for those students in debt, the
operating grants per student and average debt upon graduation is
student-faculty ratios among about $14,000.
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UniversityofToronto Bulletin 7 Monday,January 28, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Emeritus ProfessorAlan M. Gordon
Vice-President and Provost Department ofSpanish andPortuguese
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he University ofToronto invites expres- goalofbeingamongtheverybestpublicuniversities HartHouse Revolver Club
sionsofinterestinandnominationsforthe intheworld.
position of Vice-President and Provost. A Celebration of His Life
Established in 1827byroyalcharter, theUniversity The Provost ofthe UniversityofToronto will be a
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President ofthe University, Dr. Robert Birgeneau, teaching, and Music Room, Hart House
has established as the priorityofhis presidency the •a record ofdemonstrated excellence as a scholar
goal thattheUniversityofTorontowillbecomeone andadministrator.
ofthe top public research universities in theworld. Thefamily invites written reflections on
Excellent graduate and undergraduate teaching by This person will be an adept communicator who Professor Gordons life andwork.
leading researchers is a fundamental component of writes, listens and speaks well, and who must be
willing to be accessible to all constimencies ofthe
achievingthisgoal.
University, both internal and external. The Provost
The University currently has a faculty of 2,800, of the University ofToronto will likewise be an
some55,000studentsenrolledacrossthreecampus- effectiveleaderwhowillunderstandandbuildupon Faculty of Law
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University ofToronto Bulletin 8 Monday,January 28, 2002
New
Proposal for a
University Copyright Policy
The Report of the Task Force on
Intellectual Property
Relating to
Media
Instructional
January, 2002
Proposal fora New University Copyright Policy
The Report ofthe Task Force on Intellectual Property Relating to Instructional Media
January, 2002
1 Introduction
The University ofToronto Task Force on Intellectual Property Relating the Canadian legal context, and the best practices of peer institutions.
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use ofnew instructional media (“NIM”)has the potential to improve the University; Wendy Noss, former director of Legal Affairs and
University’s ability to fulfil its fundamental mandates ofresearch and Government Relations at CanCopy; William Barek, Director of the
teaching in the spirit of academic freedom. As the Task Force on Centre for Instructional Technology Development (University of
Academic Computing and New Media concluded, the University must Toronto at Scarborough); and Rob Harvie and Jay Moonah from the
progrpianrtateircniamptaitoenmalilnyestihgsenifni.ecawnt”drieg*isteaalrchlaunndisvcearpseity“iwfitiht eixscetlolenrtemgarianduaatne CI1ne.n3atdrdeitfioorn.AAcsasdiesmtainct&ProAfdeaspstoirvLeisTaecAhunsotliongoyf(tUhneivFearcsuilttyyooffTLoraowntaon).d
andundergraduate * Thechallenge forUniversitypolicy is Mr. Jason Bechtel, Intellectual Property and Contracts Counsel,
to facilitate the use ofnew technologieswhile ensuring thatthe interests University of Toronto provided invaluable support and advice to
ofall members ofthe University community are protected and our core members of the Committee (including the development of several
missionremains intact. criticaldocumentspreparedfortheCommittee).
At this point in our deliberations, we would like to share our learning AnimatingPrinciples
and consult with the broader University community prior to making
final recommendations to the University administration. This document The Task Force has generatedthe following animating principles for its
ismeanttobe thebasis forsuchadiscussion. inquiry:
1.1 SummaryofRecommendations 1) TNhIeM.poIltischyouslhdourledduscueppboarrrtiecrrseattoitvheeadnedveilnonpovmaetnitveofdNeIveMl.opment of
1. TbhaastedthoenUtnhievemrosdietlydoruatflti,naedndinadthoipst,reaponretwatCso.p5y.rightPolicy 2) Thepolicyshouldprotectthe integrityofNIMwork.
2. Thatthe Universityrepeal the existingPolicyon Copyrightand
OtherProprietaryRights andthePolicyon ComputerSoftware. 3) The policy should provide proper support for, and respect to, the
ThePolicyon CopyrightandOtherProprietaryRights should, centrality of academic freedom. The policy should facilitate, not
however,remain in force fornon-copyrightable materialsthat distort,theacademicmissionoftheUniversity.
arenotcoveredbythenewpolicyuntil aseparatepolicyis
writtentoprotectsuchmaterial. 4) Thepolicy shouldacknowledge that facultywill oftenbe in the best
3. ThattheUniversityrevisethe followingpolicies so astobring position, and should have the greatest incentives, to fully exploit
themintoharmonizationwiththeproposedCopyrightPolicy, as NIM while furtheringthe centralmissionoftheUniversity.
outlinedins. 6 ofthisreport:InventionsPolicy, Universityof
TorontoPolicyon ConflictofInterest(AcademicStaff). 5) The policy should ensure equitable sharing ofthe risks and rewards
4. Thatthe Universitystudytheneedforapolicyaddressingthe ofdevelopingNIMbetween facultymember(s) (andstudents,where
protectionofdata, databases, andothermaterialthatcannotbe appropriate)andtheUniversity.
copyrighted.
6) The policy should consider the role ofthe University in supporting
1.2 Mandate andWorkoftheTaskForce development of NIM in a broad sense including: financial and
technical support for project development and recognition of the
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The Vice-President Research & International Relations and the diverse ways in which NIM can complement the research and
Provost established the Task Force in December 2000 in order to make teachingmissionoftheUniversity.
recommendations regarding University policy on the ownership of
instructional materials in electronic media created by members of the 7) The policy shouldbe clear and accessible, and should minimize the
Universitycommunity. Aspartofitsmandate, theTaskForcewas asked scope for confusion, delay, and uncertainty in implementation. The
to review the University’s existing policy framework, the policies and policy should also minimize, to the greatest extent possible, the
practices of peer institutions, and consult with the University needforcompliancebureaucracy.
community.
8) The policy should be open to, and supportive of, all forms of
Members oftheTaskForce include: technology.
RonDaniels, Deanofthe FacultyofLaw (Chair)
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PeterMunsche,AssistantVice-President TechnologyTransfer
CarlAmrhein, DeanofArts & Science 2 New Instructional Media
MarkChignell, DepartmentofMechanical & Industrial Engineering
Carl Corter, Associate Dean, OISE/UT 2.1 Properties
PatriciaFleming, FacultyofInformation Studies
PaulGooclvVivekGoel,ViceProvost, Faculty Newforms ofinstructionalmedia are numerous and diverse, but have in
AdrienneHood, DepartmentofHistory common the use of new technologies to record and disseminate
Kenneth Lavin*, Gerstein Science InformationLibrary pedagogical materials. This can take the form of simply extending
Carol Moore, ChiefLibrarian existing practices, such as placing course texts “on-line” in digital form
JudithPoe*,DepartmentofChemistry insteadof, orsupplementaryto, makingpaper-based materials available.
Lawrence Spero, Department of Pharmacology and Teaching But new forms of instructional media can also change the nature of
Laboratories existing practices. For example, new technologies make it possible to
Lena Kikuchi, graduate student. record, store, and disseminate pedagogical experiences that used to be
limited to a particular time and place, such as lectures or class
In order to fulfill its mandate, the Task Force held a series ofmeetings discussions. This possibility can in turn transform the nature of both
examining the background, context and nature of the phenomenon of teaching and learning by allowing for the “unbundling” of traditional
NIM, the currentrelevantUniversityofTorontopolicies andpractices. teachingduties andprovidingnewmethods ofinteractionwithstudents.
While new forms of instructional media continue to evolve, the
' “DiscussionPapertoFacilitateUniversityCommunityInput”(available
fromMs. CarolRobb, OfficeoftheVice-PresidentandProvost),p. 3. following list of examples provides a sense of the scope of the
phenomenon:
* KeimethLavinandJudithPoeare alsomembersofUTFA. However,their
membershiponthiscommitteeshouldnotbeconstmedasUTFAapproval
ofthepolicy.
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