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October’s weather would have to be
pretty nasty to erase the memories of
September’s sun-drenched splendor.
For those of you who took holidays in
August, we’re sorry. For those who
vacated in September,
congratulations, and we hope you
took lots of sunscreen. Autumn is
officially here... the fall equinox
passed on September 21 (when day
and night are of equal length).
Halloween’s coming up fast, so start
planning your costume now. Don’t
wait until the night before whatever
Halloween bash you’re going to, or
like everybody else at the College,
you'll end up desperately rushing to
Linda Stefiuk in the Stagecraft
Department. Linda, of course, will be
in the middle of designing and
making the costumes for the fall main
stage theatre production, and while
she is very talented and has worked
miracles in the past, she can’t come
up with costumes for all the

procrastinators around here. Anyway,

here are some other notes from
around the College.

Baby news...

Wendy McKay, wife of Douglas
College wrestling coach Dave, gave
birth to Alison Claire (6 Ib, 13 0z) on
August 28. Except for the odd night
of sleep deprivation, everybody’s
healthy.

Susan publishes...

Locutions 1s the title of English
Instructor Susan McCaslin’s just-
published book of poetry. The book
is divided into sections of works
called The Wisdom Poems, Songs of
the Beloved, and The Angelology.
It’s her first book of poetry, although
she has published widely in literary
magazines and produced several
chapbooks of poetry. Susan will be

reading from her work at a
WomenSpeak event on November 29
in the Boardroom.

Liz lucks out...

Liz Wilson from Student Services
won $802.80 in the Foundation’s
August 60/40 draw, while $535.20
went to student aid.

Melody appointed...

Psychiatric Nursing Instructor
Melody Hull has been appointed to
the College’s program on the
National Nursing Competency
Project. It’s a collaborative project
between registered/licensed practical
nurses, registered psychiatric nurses
and registered nurses, with the goal of
establishing entry-level competencies
and scope of practice for nursing.

Bob seconded...

When government ministries need to
add expertise, who are they going to
call? Often they call on Douglas
College faculty. Bob Logelin,
coordinator of the Basic Occupational
Education program, is the latest -- he
has been seconded for one year to the
Ministry of Social Services, where
he’s working as provincial
coordinator of the Training and
Support Services Refocus Project.
It’s a revamp of day programs offered
to people with mental handicaps by
the Ministry. The list of faculty who
have been seconded is long, and is a
good reflection of the degree of
expertise in Adult Education here at
Douglas College, as well as quality of

support services offered for programs. |

Nursing on the Net

We've given you lots of high-tech
news in this issue of INside, so you
techno-phobes out there may not want
to read on...the General Nursing

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Program is the first College
department to develop a Listserv on
the Internet, and it's the first of its
kind in the health sciences field. It
allows faculty and staff who work in
nursing learning resource centres
everywhere to network. There are
already 17 subscriptions, including
several from the US and one from the
UK. Subscribers share information on
how to teach skills, the latest
equipment, computer software tips,
and how to write grant applications.
College nursing faculty and staff view
and edit the information that gets
posted.

Thanks...

The Douglas College Foundation
would like to thank everyone at the
College who contributed through the
United Way to the following:

Douglas College Alumni Association
Douglas College Athletic Endowment
Douglas College Childcare

Douglas College Health Care &
Nursing

Douglas College Music Scholarships
Douglas College Scholarship Fund
Dreger Family Endowment

Mary Johnson Endowment Fund
Margaret Meagher Memorial Bursary
Endowment

WomenSpeak Endowment

Have a great October!