Briefs

 

@® Pinetree meeting set

All Douglas College employees are
invited to the next Pinetree Campus
update meeting which will be held from
noon-!pm on March 8 in the Board Room.

’® Ceremony date changed
Please note that Douglas College has
changed the date for its Summer, 1994
graduation ceremony. It will now be held
on Wednesday, June 15, instead of
Thursday, June 16 as previously
scheduled.

@® Expense claim reminder

A reminder that the College’s fiscal year
closes on March 31. All expense reports
for activities up to this date must be
submitted by March 31 (submit separate
claims for April expenses). In addition, all
advances must be finalized by this date.

e® Hire a student

If you are interested in employing a
student this summer, please contact
Connie Doherty (5101) or Patty Lewis
(5105) of the Student Placement Office
for information on Challenge ’94 projects.
Application deadline is March 4.

?® Give to the Heart Fund

Help the B.C. Heart and Stroke
Foundation this year with a tax deductible
donation. Murray Leslie of Business and
Commerce is canvassing for the
foundation and would be delighted to
receive your contribution. Please send
contributions by campus mail or drop
them by office 4363; income tax receipts
will be issued.

@® Escape to Denman Island
For rent: two-bedroom ocean-front
cottage. All facilities. $60 per night or
$300 per week to April. Call Jean
Cockburn at 925-1549 evenings.

@® Escape to Pender Island
For rent: cottage on secluded, 10-acre
cliff-side site. Wood burning fireplace, all
amenities. $300 per week, $125 per
weekend. Call Julie Roper at 527-5419.

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Bookstore bunch: (left-right, front row) Jean Easton, Margo Lott and Nicole Chabot;
(back row) Linda Valecourt, June Anderson and Ryan Hill.

Department profile - Bookstore

It is called the Bookstore, but there is much more to this College department than the name
implies. Along with servicing the needs of students, it also assists College employees by
providing their operating needs from paper clips to computer supplies. The Bookstore
carries Douglas College insignia, handy for employees going to conferences, and offers
clothes, cards and gifts for special occasions. It has become a meeting place, a browsing
area and a shopping centre.

If items cannot be found on the shelves, special orders can be submitted for academic and
non-academic books, office supplies and other items.

As the College has grown, so has the Bookstore. The staff includes experts in their
respective fields who have a lot of energy and dedication. Here is a look at the people who
make the Bookstore an interesting place to visit.

Linda Valecourt, Manager

Linda is responsible for planning and development of operational policies and procedures.
Over the next year her number-one priority is the computerization of the store, including the
point of sale. This will assist the store in becoming more responsive to all customer needs
and will enable it to better serve the College’s expansion.

Margo Lott, Supervisor

If you have any questions regarding books (texts or otherwise), alternate choices,
availability, price, or publisher information, Margo is the one to see. Margo is responsible
for coordinating all phases of textbook management and liaises with faculty, staff,
publishers and students to ensure the books are on the shelves each term. She is developing
a reference and general book section and welcomes all customer input.

Jean Easton, Senior Bookstore Clerk

Jean’s main role is as buyer of all ancillary items (non-book materials). She brings in
merchandise for conferences; buys clothing, stationery and gift lines; and liaises with
College employees for any special order requests for both student and office use.

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