DOUGLAS COLLEGE ARCHIVES Mad Hatter Page 3 BCGEU Good & Welfare Committee Re: Ihe Good & Welfare (Steering) Committee of the B.C.G.E.U. Douglas College Bargaining Unit has met twice. A resolution for start-up funds has been forwarded to Local 59. Request for Recommendations: Priority number one has been established for members on sick leave. Departments are requested to designate someone to notify anyone on the Good & Welfare Commit- {ee when a staff member is off for any length of time. Priority number two is when members are on Long Term Disability Leave. Staff members are requested to give committee members recommendations re- gar ding: A. Structure of the Committee B. Guidelines/Procedures regarding "outreach" to members on: Sick, Long Term, Bereavement, Family lliness, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Leave or transferring to other positions (internal), or Leaving the College due to layoff, retirement, transfer to another job Cexternal). Good & Welfare (Steering) Committee members: Ratfle Jean Hammer Jean Easton Anne Fenten Steve Sale Lila Van Taves Bob Gor don Anna /at PHOTO OF THE WEEK JOHN BLACKWELL CONVENER OF THE CIS PROGRAM Graduation - Spring 1985 AN very sincere thanks to those who assisted in any way with the Graduation ceremonies. The assistance and cooperation of all con- tributed to a very successful event. Thanks to all. Gerry Della Mattia On the following 5 pages is the Valedictorian Speech given by Penny Kelly for Spring 1985 Graduation.