U of S : Communications : OCN : Nov 28, 1997

Miscellany

Council votes to discontinue printing
of MAs and MFAs in Latin

Henceforth, the two graduate degree diplomas the University has been printing in Latin - the MA degree and the MFA degree - will be printed in English.

At its November 20 meeting, Council discussed and approved a motion the Graduate Council had approved on October 8, 1997 - that "...the Master of Arts and the Master of Fine Arts diplomas be printed in English as soon as possible."

In a November 7, 1997, memo requesting that the issue be placed on the Council's agenda, Professor Gary Kachanoski, dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research, notes that the College has received "numerous requests" for the two diplomas in English for English translations of the Latin text.

The only diplomas printed in Latin at the U of S are for degrees in arts or in science and honorary degrees.

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Old Administration Building closed

Sadly, the new Nobel Plaza can no longer be used as an entrance to the old Administration Building. Last week, the University acted on the recommendation of structural engineers that "the original Administration Building remain closed until a long-term solution is prepared and implemented."

It was hoped, when the Convocation Hall portion of the 1910 building was closed recently, that it could be re-opened in six or eight weeks. But in their report to Facilities Management, the consulting engineers cite such things as "visually distressed beams, outdated steel reinforcing steel details, poor workmanship, and long-term deflections of up to 100mm in the floor of Convocation Hall" in justification of their recommendation.

President Ivany has struck a committee to look into fund-raising possibilities to rectify this "heritage tragedy," but simultaneously noted that major new capital funding would first go to such critical situations as the Thorvaldson Building, with its classrooms, labs, library, offices, etc.

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Tributes pour in for Makahonuk

The campus community has been saddened to hear that CUPE 1975 president Glen Makahonuk, who is 46, has been diagnosed as having an inoperable brain tumor.

Evelyn Wojcichowsky, of the CUPE 1975 office, reports that hundreds of calls and cards of support have been pouring in from across campus and across the country.

Makahonuk will receive a book of messages, along with a plaque that reads: "In appreciation for all your years of selfless dedication to the cause of justice in the workplace. IN SOLIDARITY from the members of CUPE local 1975 University Employees union."

Makahonuk has been resting at home since November 7.

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