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Could this be the new

_ Provost of UNBC?

Haakon Sutiivan

Puoto anp PrRopucrTion CoorDINATOR

Dr. Mark Dale, Dean of Gradu- ate Studies and Re- search at the Uni- versity of Alberta, is in the process of applying for the position of Provost at UNBC. As part of this process, Dr. Dale had to argue his case for why he is suited for this position at UNBC in front of a group of students and faculty. His credentials are many and his vision for UNBC is strong.

Since obtaining his PhD from Dal- # housie University, # Dr. Mark Dale has served in many pos- itions ranging from for Provost. being a Chair of Botany Studies to an Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies. He has served in his current position, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, for the last ten years at the Univer- sity of Alberta and this is where he has started many initiatives includ- ing a program that sends graduate students out into the community to teach others about their field. In this position he has also gained experi- ence in situations such as faculty evaluations and student appeals.

Some challenges that he says that he will have to deal with as Pro-

vost of UNBC are money, people, and “stuff”. People give the money, money buys the “stuff’ and the “stuff’ brings the people in. Keep- ing this cycle up will be one chal-

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lenge. Other challenges he sees include providing students with programs they want and integrating teaching and research.

Some personal attributes he says

_ that he has is that he is dedicated

and hard working with knowledge of universities and insight into how they operate. He also says that he has a style that involves shared re- sponsibility and lots of communica- tion.

When it came time for the stu- dents and faculty to ask him ques-

tions, much more information was gained.

When it comes to research, he says that it should be of the highest qual- ity and since we can’t do everything we should see what is done best and con- centrate on that. He also says that there is a lot of potential for research in the surrounding communities since UNBC was built to serve them.

When it comes to evaluations, he said that basing teaching per- formance on student evalua- tions are un-

Dr. Mark Dale argues his case for why he is the best candidate ‘eliable due to

the “lovability” factor and peer evaluations should be used to supplement the student ones.

Why did Dr. Mark Dale have to do an “interview” in front of stu- dents and faculty? It was because the university administration wants feedback from everyone to see if he is who they want to be Provost. This position affects everyone at UNBC, so the university will listen to feed- back about the applicant to help de- cide whether he’s the right man for the job.

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Spring into Green on March 20!

Miriam MATEJOVA

CONTRIBUTOR

Did you know that the school cafeteria recycles its grease and sup- ports local charities, or that UNBC reuses all material removed during renovations? If you are curious to learn more and find out why won several awards for being “Can- ada’s Green University,” or how much g carbon you re- lease to the air just by driving to school, come to the UNBC’s first annual Green Day on March 20 and Spring into Green!

An environmental science/inter- ~

national studies class of thirteen students, taught by Art Fredeen and Ken Wilkening, has taken on the difficult task of organizing the uni- versity’s first Green Day. For two and a half months, the students and their professors have been brain- storming, researching, planning and organizing this campus wide event that will bring together individual community members and local busi- nesses from Prince George that pro- mote green and sustainable practi- ces. Also, Green Day will'showcase UNBC’s commitment to ‘green re-

search,” ‘green teaching’ and ‘green living.’

To add more excitement and di- versity, the organization commit- tee has arranged several entertain- ing events on this exciting day; these include live bands such as The Arbitrarys and Smoksbacks and the Sunrise, Street Spirits Theatre, poetry readings, crafts, and even pi- fiatas, which are designed to at- tract people of all ages. The com- mittee will also . be hosting a Science Fair with top participants from Prince George elementary schools, and a discus- sion panel on air quality in Prince George. Our school cafeteria is go- ing to showcase some of their new- est culinary ideas, so do not hesitate to mark this day in your calendar!

If you are interested in this unique event, please stop by on March 20, either as an observer or a partici- pant. What better way to celebrate the Spring Equinox then by paus- ing, learning, and thinking how you could make your everyday practices ‘greener.’ Spring into Green with us as a member of ‘Canada’s Green University!’

Photojournalism the hard way

DEANNA PROACH

CONTRIBUTOR

“It began when I started to send copy to the Prince George Citizen,” Audrey L’Heureux said when talking about the beginning of her career as a writer.

“But it was a round-about road that got me there,” she explained.

Audrey was born in Springside, Saskatch- ewan, attended Chilliwack High School and then obtained a Commercial Radio Wireless License at Sprott Shaw in Vancouver to quali- fy her for wartime duties with the Department of Transport.

This led her to being assigned to Vanderheof

“$3 was a lot of money at that time, and it lead to establishing a fully equipped photo shop in downtown Vanderhoof thanks to a $300 loan from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.” states Audrey.

“Then the Chronicle owners asked me to

tail sales. She got a good price for the Photo Shop.

So, if Audrey loved Victoria, why did she come back up north? The answer is simple: “Smithers needed an editor, and I liked Smith- ers,”

eoeatee So, if Audrey loved Victoria, why did she come aoe ie “Wehadto back up north? The answer is simple: “Smithers job of edi- ‘0 from hot . ae 4c ; » tor of the foe dae: needed an editor, and I liked Smithers, EE eth type print- Interior ing to offset News.

press with The Citizen, in Prince George, do- ing the weekly printing.” She laughed. “There was a big learning curve.”

Radio Range, controlling wartime air traffic. In a few years Audrey left Vanderhoof for

After her discharge from war duties, she mar- ried a returned soldier and pioneered farming in the Vanderhoof area, raising her family of three mostly without power or running water.

During the early 1960’s, the Vanderhoof community newspaper, ‘the Nechako Chron- icle, was struggling to-tnake ends meet and answer to new technology.

“The Chronicle bought a carbon copy of the copy I was preparing for the Prince George Citizen, which meant I was making 50 cents a column inch for my literary efforts and $3 a photo.” She could see the possibilities.

personal reasons, moving to Prince George,

but within a year it was plain to see she should be running the newspaper, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce agreed. She re- turned to Vanderhoof, buying out the Nechako Chronicle Limited as the major shareholder, plus a used car, with the CIBC bankrolling her.

Within four years the Nechako Chronicle was out of debt. She sold the newspaper and moved to Victoria. There she purchased the Photo Shop in the Hillside Mall, enjoying the advantages of Victoria, but got bored with re-

But a trip to Kitimat resulted in Audrey ac- cepting the position of editor of The Ingot, the workplace newspaper at Alcan’s Smeltersite.

“Thad to learn all about the aluminum smelt- er at Alcan in a hurry which included a quick trip to Montreal.” Her experience in reporting all about establishing the Molybdenum mine at Fraser Lake and the Mercury mine at Fort St. James held her in good stead.

When referring to her job at The Ingot newspaper Audrey says, “That was a very prestigious job. The wages were much better than community newspapers.”

In a couple of years, though, Audrey ac- cepted a proposal of marriage from an old ac- quaintance, Ed L’Heureux. After the marriage they moved to Prince George for a couple of

years, returning to Vanderhoof to be nearer friends and family.

’ “Ed had asked me not to edit newspapers any more and bought me a good typewriter, setting it up in his trailer so we could go game fishing.”

A Canada Council Grant allowed Audrey to prepare a manuscript called From Trail to Rail: from the first explorer to the completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, 1793- 1914. She self-published two books from this manuscript: Settlement Begins, 1905-1914 and Surveys and Gold, 1862-1904. The sec- ond book, Settlement Begins, was published in 1989, and Surveys and gold, in 1990. These books are non-fiction, and are actually a com- pilation of first person accounts. Audrey re- searched this anthology, chose the excerpts, and then wrote introductions to each.

According to Audrey, “the history here was so important and so new that I wanted to write about it. This is the Cradle of British Colum- bia History. BC started here.

It is all very exciting.”

“Once a writer, always a writer,” she says. “The computer makes it easy to research and express yourself.”