SI e July/August 2007

The Douglas College Newsletter i New Westminster Campus, David Lam Campus, Surrey Training Centre

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Celebrating scholarly and creative achievement

 

(r - foreground) Learning Resources Web Development Librarian Diane Hewitt reviews the features of the
Library's Employee Publication site at the Celebration of Scholarly and Creative Achievement 2007.

Welcoming the world

International students and
instructors seeking to enhance
their English skills and broaden
their academic horizons are
choosing Douglas College.

Through innovative programs
such as The Summer English
Language Institute and
customized ESL programs,
students from Japan, Korea
and China are getting

the opportunity to build
communication skills.

This year, the Summer English
Language Institute welcomes
Japanese students from three
Douglas College-partnered
institutions—Momoyama
Gakuin (St. Andrew’s)
University, Kyoto University
of Foreign Studies and the
University of Kitakyushu—
for short-term ESL programs.
Students from the Catholic
University of Pusan (Korea)
are also completing a four-
week ESL program over June

and July.

Not only are students learning
about English, foreign

instructors are also coming
to Douglas College to pursue
professional development
Opportunities.

Teachers from China's
Heilongjiang Institute of
Technology (HIST) will arrive
this summer for a four-week
professional development
program in Teaching English
as a Foreign Language.

In the Fall, thanks to new
government and institutional
agreements, 13 students from
China's Beijing Language and
Culture University (BLCU)
will arrive at the College
while three Douglas students
embark on studies in Beijing.

Mexican students are also
eligible to study here,
following four affiliation
agreements signed in that
country in April. The
agreement opens access to
45,000 students for English-
language training based in
tourism and international
business.

Douglas College continues to
take new steps to recognize the

achievements of employees.

Selections from ESL
Instructor Linda Villarreal’s
soon-to-be released CD

Water, Colour and Shade and
Music Instructor Kathryn

The latest is the Celebration

of Scholarly and Creative

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visit www.douglas.be.ca/

library/Douglas_College_
Employee_Publications.

was held May 31 at the New
Westminster Campus Library
Lounge, with guests enjoying
musical performances and

special presentations.

Web Development Librarian
Diane Hewitt unveiled a new
library catalogue access point
for work produced by Douglas
College employees. This

 

resource will serve as a gathering

(I! to r) ESL Instructor Linda
Villarreal and Music Instructor
Kathryn Cernauskas pose with
their CDs.

place for all employee-published
materials, whether in print or

electronic media.

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Students from the Catholic University of Pusan pose with ESL Instructor Laurel Whitney for class portrait.

CFCS Associate Dean announced

_ Gary Tennant has been appointed Associate Dean of Child, Family and Community Studies
(CFCS).

Tennant has been a faculty member in the Child and Youth Care (CYC) Department since 1981
| and has served as CYC program coordinator for a number of terms.

“Gary brings a wealth of experience in curriculum, program development, community projects
_and has served in a variety of ways on cross-college initiatives,” says Jan Carrie, Dean of CFCS.

_ Tennant is also a member of the Applied Degree Standards Sub-Committee. His position as
_ Associate Dean begins on September 1.

 

 

Quote of the Month

‘A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.”

INside - June 2007

—James Dent