News Release

2006-09-18 10:08:52

Media Advisory – Public Forum on Dawson College tragedy

WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, September 18, 2006) -- The University of Waterloo is organizing a public forum to help students, staff and faculty better understand the roots of violence in society, following the tragedy that recently struck Dawson College in Montreal. Academics from four programs within the faculty of arts, representing history, peace and conflict studies (PACS), philosophy and psychology, will participate in a panel discussion as well as question-and-answer session.

Date: Monday, September 18, 2006

Time: Noon to 1 p.m.

Location: University of Waterloo Theatre of the Arts Modern Languages Building

Professors scheduled to participate are Lowell Ewert, director of PACS; Marlene Epp, history and PACS; Scott McCabe, psychology; and Tim Kenyon, philosophy. Ken Coates, dean of the faculty of arts, will moderate the discussion.

The Theatre of the Arts can only accommodate a certain number of television cameras and the organizers are asking that flash photography be kept to a minimum. In order to help meet their needs, broadcast outlets and print photographers are encouraged to contact Michael Strickland in UW media relations at (519) 888-4777.

Resources

Ken Coates, dean of arts, (519) 888-4567 ext. 38163

Michael Strickland, UW media relations, (519) 888-4777

University of Waterloo release no. 103

2006-09-18 10:08:52