STUDENT HOUSING DIRECTOR NAMED
Heather Lane, dean of students at Victoria College, University of Toronto, has been named director of Student Housing Services, effective Aug. 20. She succeeds Allan McInnis, who retires Aug. 31 after 28 years at U of G. Lane holds a B.A.Sc. and M.Sc. from Guelph and a PhD in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University. At Victoria College, she is responsible for all aspects of student life outside the classroom, including residence programming, advising student governments, orientation and judicial and student activities. She is also secretary/treasurer of the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services.

MANCINI TO HEAD CENTRE
Bruno Mancini has been appointed director of the Counselling and Student Development Centre, effective May 1. This is a new centre, created out of a renewal exercise in Student Affairs. As director, Mancini will be responsible for students with disabilities, for personal and psychological counselling and for the Campus Ministry. He first joined the University in 1979.

FOUR NOMINATED FOR STAFF SEAT ON B OF G
Four members of the University community have been nominated for a staff seat on Board of Governors. They are Sue Bennett of the OAC dean's office/library, Virginia Gray of the Office of Open Learning, John Lynch of Laboratory Services and Michael Mandeville of Physical Resources. Mail ballots for the election were distributed earlier this month and must be returned by May 31 to the Board Secretariat on Level 4 of the University Centre. Results will be considered by B of G at its June 14 meeting.

NEW SCHEDULE OF DATES EFFECTIVE SUMMER 2002
At the April meeting of Senate, a new schedule of dates was adopted, which included the elimination of the special schedule classes. This new schedule of dates does not come into effect until summer 2002, so special schedule classes will continue for both the fall 2001 and winter 2002 semesters. In planning for the new schedule, departments with special needs such as laboratory assignment, work groups and lab orientation are invited to contact the office of the associate vice-president (academic) for assistance. Send e-mail to m.mancuso@exec.uoguelph.ca.

COU RELEASES REPORTS
The Council of Ontario Universities recently published its biennial report for 1998 to 2000 and has just released Facts and Figures 2000: A Compendium of Statistics on Ontario Universities. For copies, call 416-979-2165, Ext. 236, or visit the Web site www.cou.on.ca.