University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

1 November 1996

University leads the way at ASTech awards night

Dovichi, Moody, Piper, Strausz recognized for contributions

University of Alberta staff took almost half the awards in the 1996 ASTech list of prizes. The prizes are given by the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Awards Foundation, a private not-for-profit group created in 1990 to identify and celebrate achievements in science and technology. Full Story

Task force on employability of arts graduates expected to report by end of term
If Arts students can be made more aware of the skills they're developing, they would feel a lot better about their studies and, ultimately, see how it all fits into the world of work, says Arts Students' Association President Sheamus Murphy. Murphy is hopeful a recently established Dean's Task Force on Employability of Arts graduates will come up with some concrete suggestions on how to do that.

Finance Minister says youth unemployment a 'time bomb' for Canadian society; addresses MBA students
Canadian society's failure to provide entry-level jobs for youth is a time bomb for the future, says Finance Minister Paul Martin. "We've got to focus on youth unemployment," Martin told MBA students, 17 October.

From City Hall to University Hall: Wanda Wetterberg, former general manager of Personnel, now Associate VP (Human Resources)
The University of Alberta's new Associate Vice-President (Human Resources) says she faces a big learning gap in terms of understanding the culture of a full-service, research-intensive university. "It's not something you can find in a book," says Wanda Wetterberg, who took up her new duties in mid-October after a glowing career with the City of Edmonton.

ARC backs carbohydrate chemistry research
An agreement signed 23 October by the University of Alberta and the Alberta Research Council brings new funding and collaboration to an area of research expected to have enormous impact on Albertans' health and economy.

Pandas rule Canada West: Field Hockey squad claims its first conference crown
The University of Alberta Pandas field hockey team won a berth at the CIAU Nationals in Victoria after taking the Canada West Universities Athletic Association title 20 October. It's the first conference championship in the Pandas' 26-season history.

U of A seen as a big player in development of value-added agricultural products
The University of Alberta will be a major player in the development of value-added and niche markets for Alberta's agricultural products, U of A representatives told the provincial government's Standing Policy Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development recently.

Art and Design Department set to open Print Study Centre next week
Although the U of A is an institution that never sleeps, it is looking forward to a "night and day" kind of event.

English Language Program builds worldwide reputation
A decade ago staff at the Faculty of Extension's English Language Program weren't sure they would find enough students to fill their new daytime classes. Today the concern is more about whether there will be enough space for all the students.

Researchers' comic book has meaningful dialogue for smokers
Two researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a comic book and teaching manual designed to help "hard to reach" male smokers quit the habit. Health Canada awarded about $75,000 for the project, completed by Maryanne Doherty-Poirier and Brenda Munro of the Department of Human Ecology, in collaboration with Gordon Munro of the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.

Donor has a heart as big a Bears linebacker; athletes call him 'dad'
Several years ago, Brian Forrest, a Bears football player and bartender at Room at the Top, asked Mark McQuitty if he could adopt him. On this campus, that wasn't such an unusual request. Pandas and Bears athletes like to be adopted. It helps pay their way. McQuitty agreed, and since then he has donated part of his tips to the cause.

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