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APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
U of G's new Department of Business has its first official chair — Prof. Julia Christensen Hughes, director of Teaching Support Services (TSS) and a faculty member in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Her five-year term begins June 1. Prof. Fred Evers, Sociology and Anthropology, has been named acting director of TSS for one year, effective April 1. Peter Wolf will serve as acting associate director.
COMMITTEE SEEKS FEEDBACK ON UNDERGRAD LEARNING
Draft reports of the University's 21st-Century Curriculum Steering Committee, which explore ways to enhance the undergraduate learning experience, are now available for review and feedback at www.21c.uoguelph.ca. The committee invites members of the University community to read the reports and offer comments and recommendations for the next two weeks. Final reports will go to Senate in April.
AVP CANDIDATES TO SPEAK
Three candidates for the position of associate vice-president (research services) will give public presentations on the future of university research. First up March 20 is Liette Vasseur, AVP (research) at Laurentian University. Michael Owen, AVP (research and international development) at Brock University, will speak March 23. Steven Liss, associate dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science at Ryerson University, will give the final presentation April 3. All talks begin at 11 a.m., with Vasseur and Liss speaking in Room 1714 of OVC's Lifetime Learning Centre and Owen speaking in Room 1713.
CSAHS SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR 2007 TEACHING AWARDS
The College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) is calling for nominations for its 2007 Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching. All members of the University community are invited to nominate CSAHS faculty and graduate teaching assistants for the awards by March 23. Nomination forms, guidelines and information are online at www.csahs.uoguelph.ca/teachawards.html.
STUDENTS LAUNCH JOURNAL
The Anthropological Issues Group (AIG) has launched an academic journal called Anthropolitique to give undergraduate and graduate students a forum to publish papers related to anthropology. The full edition of the journal is published online at www.uoguelph.ca/~anthro/anthropolitique.htm, but a print edition featuring a selection of articles can be obtained from the AIG office in Room 637 of the MacKinnon Building.
CBC TO AIR VICTOR DAVIS FILM
Victor, a movie written by and starring U of G graduate Mark Lutz and featuring past and present Gryphon swimmers, will air on CBC this fall. The film chronicles the life of two-time Olympic medallist Victor Davis of Guelph.