Kominar Goes Out Swinging

Steve Kominar is retiring at the end of February 2002 after 36 years at the university. As Steve will be using much of his vacation prior to his official retirement, Human Resources had arranged for a golf day with Steve before he leaves. It was at Roseland Golf Course on Wednesday, August 22, with tee-off around 1 p.m. Followed by dinner.

Drakich Reappointed

Director of Faculty

Recruitment and Retention

Dr. Janice Drakich will continue as Director of Faculty Recruitment and Retention for two more years. The position was created two years ago to manage the most intensive round of faculty hiring since the developing decades of the University of Windsor some 30 years ago.

"We are extending this initiative because it has been very effective and because it is of central importance to the future development of our university," says Academic Vice-President Neil Gold. "We are delighted that Dr. Drakich has agreed to continue with the excellent work that she has done."

President Ross Paul echoes Professor Gold's comments. "We have been very innovative and resourceful in the methods that Dr. Drakich has initiated. Now other institutions are starting to catch on and catch up. The need to attract and retain excellent faculty is getting all the more intense. We'll be depending on Dr. Drakich and her team to keep us ahead of the game."

"The University of Windsor was ahead of the hiring curve in the last two years and we've been able to promote the University and capture the attention of academics across the country through our award-winning advertising campaign and faculty recruitment video," says Dr. Drakich, a professor of Sociology and Anthropology. "The challenge in the next two years will be to sustain our leading edge in a climate of increased competition and a decreasing pool of candidates. The Office of Faculty Recruitment & Retention will support the hiring committees with more innovative and aggressive recruitment strategies."

Dr. Drakich believes that the appointment of faculty is only the midpoint of the recruitment process. She says "extending the recruitment process to encompass the retention of faculty is crucial to our success and involves the entire university community."

Development Officer Positions

Posted by Human Resources

Non-union Administration: Faculty Development Officers are being sought for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, the Odette School of Business and the Faculty of Human Kinetics.

The Faculty Development Officer (FDO) is primarily responsible for fund raising activities relating to the faculty within the University of Windsor. The FDO will report to the Director of Development and work closely with the Dean as well as department heads, directors, chairs, professors and volunteers in planning, implementing, managing and meeting dollar targets of each fund raising initiative, or mini-campaign.

Library System Upgrade,

Catalogue Goes to the Web

As part of the Library's strategic initiative to broaden access to resources, the University of Windsor's integrated library system had an upgrade and face-lift over the July 1st weekend. The upgrade included a migration to a web-based public catalogue, as well as significant changes behind the scenes.

The new catalogue is available at http://webvoy.uwindsor.ca or off the Leddy Library (http://web4.uwindsor.ca/library)

and Law Library (http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/law/PaulMartin.nsf/) home pages. Please note, the links and shortcuts to the previous catalogue will no longer function.

The Leddy Library and Paul Martin Law Library have been working with Information Technology Services to complete final adjustments to the main system .

Training sessions on the new catalogue interface is available in the fall, as part of our regular Library Orientation series. Faculty members who wish to arrange for in-class training or Information Literacy sessions are encouraged to contact their Liaison Librarian or Leddy Reference Services at extension 3180.

Windsor International

Simpson to Coordinate

International and Development

Research, Education and Training

Earth Sciences Professor Frank Simpson has been appointed the University of Windsor's Coordinator of International and Development Research, Education and Training. Dr. Simpson will work closely with Dr. Michael Salter, Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs in his new position.

Dr. Simpson is a registered professional geoscientist who will bring considerable experience and commitment to this position. He has long been engaged in international and development research, most recently in India on a project involving Water Resource Management and in Nigeria on a Gully Erosion project. Funding for both projects was provided by Canada's International Development Research Centre.

Operating through Windsor International Dr. Simpson will work on matters relating to international development and international research. He will also continue to teach. Faculty members who have IDRET interests are invited to contact Dr. Simpson at franks@uwindsor.ca.

BUILDING OUR CAMPUS

RESIDENCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

BEGINS EARLY NEXT YEAR

A new student residence building accommodating 348 students is currently in the design phase. The residence will have suite-style accommodation designed for two students per suite. Each suite will include private bedrooms, a small common area and a bathroom. Construction will commence in early 2002. The new residence will be built on Sunset Avenue across from the Anna and Charles Clark Residences. Total construction cost of the new student residence building is projected at $17.6 million. The houses currently on the university-owned property will be demolished in the next few months.

Join us at an information session on the new building projects for the campus on Tuesday, September 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Ambassador Auditorium. Everyone welcome. Drop in anytime to view the conceptual drawings of all the new buildings -- Multimedia Learning Centre, Dramatic Arts Facility, New Student Residence Building, and Classroom renovations -- see the architects' renderings and have a dialogue with the architects and project managers.

CELEBRATION OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP EXCELLENCE

There was a marvellous turn-out to the second annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship Excellence yesterday at Winclare Hall to honour 22 members of faculty who have made outstanding contributions to their fields and to the university. President Ross Paul said and increase from $10 million to $17 million in research support in the last year is only one of the many reasons for celebrating. Honoured were, from top left in the above picture:

David Fowle, Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) award winner,

Byron Rourke, winner of Innis-Gerin Medal for Social Sciences from the Royal Society of Canada,

Doug Haffner, Canada Research Chair,

Brian Fryer, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,

Phil Graniero, CFI award winner,

in second row, Ron Frisch, Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre grant,

Hugh MacIsaac, contract with University of Michigan and Great Lakes Protection Fund,

Peter Sale, NSERC Collaborative Research Opportunity,

Steve Loeb, Canada Research Chair,

Barry Adam, two Health Canada research grants,

in the third row, Dan Heath, Canada Research Chair,

Rob Letcher, CFI award winner,

Doug Stephan, NSERC/NOVA Industrial Research Chair in Polymerization Catalysis and Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund grant,

Alistair MacLeod, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for the novel, No Great Mischief

and in the front row, Peter Frise, spearheaded creation of Network of Centres of Excellence: AUTO21,

Maria Cioppa, NSERC University Faculty Award,

Adnan Ali, CFI award winner,

Siyaram Pandey, CFI award winner,

Roman Maev, research projects in physics,

and Sirinart Ananvoranich, CFI award winner.

Not able to be present at the celebration were Mike Kral, SSHRC Strategic Grant in Society, Culture and the Health of Canadians II, and Jan Ciborowski, subcontract with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the Environmental Protection Agency.

READY TO KICK...

Hackey sacks made in Nepal especially for the University of Windsor will be handed out at the Ontario Universities Fair in Toronto today and through the weekend. More than 50 faculty and staff from across the university will be there to meet the 60,000 prospective students expected to attend. Among them will be Windsor Student Recruitment Officer Brian Perich, a Communications Studies grad who was busy yesterday checking over the information packages to be used at the fair.

BUILDING OUR CAMPUS

RESIDENCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

BEGINS EARLY NEXT YEAR

A new student residence building accommodating 348 students is currently in the design phase. The residence will have suite-style accommodation designed for two students per suite. Each suite will include private bedrooms, a small common area and a bathroom. Construction will commence in early 2002. The new residence will be built on Sunset Avenue across from the Anna and Charles Clark Residences. Total construction cost of the new student residence building is projected at $17.6 million. The houses currently on the university-owned property will be demolished in the next few months.

Join us at an information session on the new building projects for the campus on Tuesday, September 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Ambassador Auditorium. Everyone welcome. Drop in anytime to view the conceptual drawings of all the new buildings -- Multimedia Learning Centre, Dramatic Arts Facility, New Student Residence Building, and Classroom renovations -- see the architects' renderings and have a dialogue with the architects and project managers.

Architect's concept for

Dramatic Art Facility

The new 30,000-square-foot, two-storey facility for Dramatic Art will be located on the west side of Essex Hall and attached to the north and west face of the existing Essex Hall Theatre. It will replace much of the space in the current Drama Building with new offices and teaching labs. A building committee has selected AJ Diamond, Donald Schmitt architects (Toronto) and Michele DiMaio Architect (Windsor) to design the facility. The university expects to break ground on this project in late November or early December.

The Dramatic Art Facility is part of the campus development projects made possible in part by funding from the provincial SuperBuild program.

LOTUS NOTES WORKSHOPS SC

TELEPHONE UPGRADES -- IT'S FOR YOU

NO PHONE OR MODEM ACCESS

TO, FROM OR ON CAMPUS

EARLY SATURDAY MORNING

a new power system is installed for the new campus digital phone system. , new digital phones will be installed in every office that does not have one already.

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