June 12, 1998

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CAREER WORKSHOPS

Career and Placement Services (CaPS) is offering the following Workshops:

For more information or to register, please call 492-4291 or visit our office at 2-100 SUB.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING SERVICES (UTS) SESSIONS

UTS is organizing its annual Orientation for Graduate Teaching Assistants at the beginning of the academic term this fall. This year sessions will be held Monday, Aug. 31, Tuesday, Sept. 1 and Wednesday, Sept. 2 in the Tory Lecture Building (Tory Turtle). Sessions run all day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will be on a range of topics from various presenters. Sessions are free and all graduate students are welcome to attend. For more information, visit the UTS web page at http://www.ualberta.ca/~uts.

MCCUBBIN RETIREMENT CELEBRATION

Moira McCubbin and her husband Duncan emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1965 and both began working at the U of A shortly after. Moira was biochemistry supervisor at SMRI for 21 years and moved to the Office of Environmental Health & Safety as chemical safety technician in 1986. She had a positive influence across campus with people who work with chemicals and with implementation of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and the Chemical Spill Response Program. Moira has also worked closely with the Department of Physical Plant in the renovation of laboratories as well as the Asbestos Abatement Program and Air Quality investigation and control.

We will be celebrating Moira’s retirement with her at Alumni House June 18. All friends and colleagues are invited to an open house from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Contributions toward a gift are welcome; call Cindy Ferris at 492-1810.

RETIREMENT CELEBRATION, SOCIOLOGY

Friends, colleagues and students of Professors Les Kennedy, P. Krishnan, and Wayne McVey are invited to honor their valuable contributions to the Department of Sociology. Cumulatively, they have dedicated 90 years of service to the University of Alberta. For tickets to their retirement luncheon, contact Jim Creechan, 433-6130 or 492-9839. Email: jim.creechan@ualberta.ca or call Carol Dilitriou at 492-0472. The lunch is at noon on June 25 at the Faculty Club, and tickets are $15 for students, $20 for others, and $45 for couples.

DIMIC AND MOZEJKA RETIREMENT CELEBRATION

All are cordially inited to a retirement celebration for Milan Dimic and Edward Mozejka, Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Studies. The celebration will be held Une 25, 8 p.m. at the Papachase Room, Faculty Club, University of Alberta, $15 per person. RSVPs and contributions for a gift may be left with Lois Larson, 492-4801.


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