Fighting modern slavery – Prof leads UN project in Africa –
Some call it sex work or sweatshop labour. Patience Elabor-Idemudia calls it slavery.
U of S teaching and learning in spotlight
The University of Saskatchewan is paying particular attention to teaching and learning this fall as it prepares for the release of what the Provost believes could be one of the most influential foundational documents yet produced by the Integrated Planning process.
MacKinnon to receive honorary degree
U of S President Peter MacKinnon will be presented with an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree at the University of Regina’s fall convocation ceremony.
Extension employees review alternatives
Extension Division employees have received word about where they might fit into University’s new structure for outreach and engagement.
Wallpaper project launched with website
For some time now, Patrick Hayes has had a photo of Sir Wilfrid Laurier at the College Building cornerstone laying posted as the wallpaper on his computer screen, an image that inspired him to develop a unique way to celebrate the University’s centenary.
Council approves ULC vision, budget – New centre to serve teachers, students –
Identified in the Integrated Plan and expected to feature prominently in the yet-to-be-released Teaching and Learning Foundational Document, the new University Learning Centre (ULC) received official approval Sept. 21 to proceed with the work of supporting and enhancing teaching and learning at the University of Saskatchewan.
Merriam assumes Council chair
Geological Sciences professor Jim Merriam was elected chair of University Council Sept. 21, although it took a bylaw change to get him there.
Dumont returns for second term
Art Dumont, chairman and chief executive officer of Tehnicoil Corporation in Calgary, has been returned to a second term as chair of the U of S Board of Governors.
Skeletal remains
Art and Art History graduate Sonya Adams, who earned her BFA this past spring, finds inspiration in the skeletal remains of outmoded communications technologies and this particular rendering of bits of a typewriter earned her a top prize in this year’s BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition. Titled Untitled, the charcoal drawing will be added to BMO’s corporate art collection along with work by other regional winners, all graduating students, who each receive $1500 for their piece.
Alumni awards feature entertaining winner
A piano performance by one award winner will make this year’s U of S Alumni Association achievement award gala a particularly entertaining evening when alumni, family and guests gather to celebrate Oct. 12.
Payroll savings available
The University is once again offering its monthly-paid employees the chance to take advantage of automatic payroll deductions for the 2006/07 Payroll Savings Plan and Canada Retirement Savings Plan (RSP).
Error
The information in Coming Events in the Sept. 22 issue of On Campus News about an address by journalist and historian Gwynne Dyer was printed in error. He will not be speaking on campus Oct. 12.
The Big Squeeze Research will benefit industry, environment
Deep inside the Earth, tremendous forces are at work squeezing and heating rock and the fluids that permeate it. Now, deep inside the Geology Building, new equipment is allowing geological engineers to simulate and study those conditions as part of a larger research project that could have significant benefits for the environment.
Virtual exhibit features pulp paperbacks
Desire in the Shadows, Forbidden Sex, The Loving and The Daring – these are some of the titles in the University’s collection of queer paperbacks from the 1950s and 1960s now on display in a new virtual exhibition.
Campaign tops $113 million – Saskatchewan donors generous
Summer is usually considered a slow time for fundraising but the pace has remained steady for the University’s Thinking the World of Our Future capital campaign, boosting the overall total for the campaign to $113.2 million in donations and pledges as of July 31.
Cameco Plaza unveiled
A major donation to the University’s Thinking the World of Our Future Campaign received an official thank-you Sept. 23 when Cameco Plaza was dedicated between the Administration and Kinesiology Buildings.
Retention funding announced
The provincial government has announced $1.5 million in funding over five years for the retention of scientists at the U of S’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), said a provincial government news release.
Growing a real pain for many children – Research hopes to define condition –
Throbbing legs, aching thighs and painful, sleepless nights – if you’re the parent of a child who suffers from growing pains, you’re probably all too familiar with these symptoms.
Sharing her message
Inuk singer/songwriter and motivational speaker Susan Aglukark, center, pauses for photos and to sign autographs after sharing her message of strength and hope to College of Nursing students at the Prince Albert site Sept. 22. According to Assistant Dean June Anonson, the Juno award winner talked about overcoming personal demons and dealing with prejudices – personal prejudices and those encountered in others. Aglukark finished her day in P.A. with a sold-out concert. She is shown with Jeannette Bear, left, president of the student union in P.A., as well as other students.
Rainbow discussions legitimize sexuality and gender research
Research on sexuality and gender at the University is now out in the open.
Engineering student dances to e-fame
Scott Theede’s dance moves are all over the Internet.
Calendar celebrates U of S women
The contribution of women to all aspects of life at the University of Saskatchewan over the past 100 years will be celebrated in a special 2007 centennial calendar scheduled to be unveiled Oct. 19.
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