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1. Senate Election Results
2. 2002/2003 Royal Bank Teaching and Learning Improvement Fund (RBTALIF)
3. The Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching
4. Centraide and Our Redmen

Dr. Helene Perrault and Dr. Kate LeMaistre tied for first place in the election for Faculty representatives to Senate. Dr. Perrault has volunteered to take the one year term, from 2001-2002, and Dr. LeMaistre will serve from 2001-2004.

Gill Rejskind, Chair
Faculty Nominating Committee

The Centre for University Teaching and Learning (CUTL) and The Royal Bank are presenting the Application & Guidelines for submission to the 2002/2003 Royal Bank Teaching and Learning Improvement Fund (RBTALIF).

The RBTALIF provides seed grants each year ($60,000 annually) to help initiate the improvement of teaching and learning practices in courses, programs, and curricula. It encourages applications where direct impact on teaching and learning can be demonstrated within the first three years of implementation.

1. The deadline for submitting applications is February 11, 2002. All relevant information is available on the CUTL website at http://www.education.mcgill.ca/cutl/tif.html.

Terry Gandell, Coordinator
Centre for University Teaching and Learning (CUTL)

The Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching was established last year in order to recognize excellence and commitment to teaching and the importance of these qualities in the academic experience of students at McGill.

All of the nominees were of an exceptional calibre and McGill is privileged to have amongst its ranks such outstanding educators. The Committee had the arduous task of choosing from this pool four individuals who through their dedication and commitment to teaching have made an impact not only in their particular departments and faculties but more importantly in the lives of their students, as can be witnessed by the myriad of letters that accompanied the nominations.

It is my pleasure to inform you that the winners of the 2001 Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching are Carolyn Pittenger, Centre for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Faculty of Education, in the category of Faculty Lecturer; Andrew Kirk, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, in the category of Assistant Professor; Gordon Roberts, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, in the category of Associate Professor; and David Harpp, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, in the category of Full Professor.

Please join me in extending McGill's heartiest congratulations to these teachers who are indeed pursuing a very noble profession.

Dr. Bernard J. Shapiro
Principal and Vice-Chancellor

As part of the Homecoming activities this coming week-end, the Athletics Department has organized a Football game between McGill's Redmen and Laval's Retrouvaille on Saturday, October 27th at 1:30 p.m. at the Molson Stadium. Ticket prices are: $9.00 general admission, $5.00 for students, and free for kids under 14. For every ticket sold, $2.00 will go to Centraide.

Come show your support for Centraide and our Redmen on Saturday. It will be a great opportunity for the entire McGill community to come out and cheer the McGill Redmen on their quest for a National Championship. It will also be a good opportunity to come out and support a worthy cause!

Centraide has taken a number of tickets and are selling them to their client organizations in and around Montreal, and the Students Society of McGill University (SSMU) along with the Student Presidents Council have taken on 1,000 tickets and are selling them to their students. Your attendance at Saturday's game, along with your efforts in attracting the academic staff and the administrative and support staff in your unit in coming to this event will complete a picture that we will all be very proud of. McGill makes a difference...

To obtain tickets, please contact Rosa Giobbi (398-4010 or rosa.giobbi@mcgill.ca). Hope to see you on Saturday!

Lydia Martone and Vivienne Rock
Co-Chairs, McGill Centraide Committee