Events Calendar All events take place at the New Westminster Campus unless otherwise noted. November 4-12 Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft Departments present Les Belles Soeurs by Michel Tremblay Studio Theatre. For times, ticket information and reservations, call the Box Office; 604-527-5488. November 10 to December 19 The Amelia Douglas Gallery presents Artworks by Wilfredo Limvalecia Opening reception November 10. For Gallery times; 604-527-5495. November 12-19 Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft Departments present Frankenstein adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley by Allan Lysell. Directed by Allan Lysell. Performing Arts Theatre. For times, ticket information and reservations, call the Box Office; 604 527-5488. November 17 Noon at New West presents Student Showcase Recital Performing Arts Theatre, 12:30pm November 19 Literature Alive presents Poetry by Gerald Hill Room 3343, 10am November 24 Noon at New West presents Student Showcase Recital Performing Arts Theatre, 12:30pm November 25 Douglas College Chorus and Chorale Eric Hannan, director 8pm, Performing Arts Theatre November 28 Douglas College Concert Band and Jazz Bands Blair Fisher, director. Performing Arts Theatre, 8pm Les Belles Soeurs and Frankenstein kick off theatre season Julianne Appleton (left), Karen Nowak, Tanya Anastasiadis and Andrea McPhee perform in Les Belles Soeurs. This hard-edged comedy with an “All in the Family feel” about it is presented by the Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft Departments and runs from November 4-12 in the Studio Theatre. Frankenstein, adapted from the novel by director Allan Lysell, will be on stage in the Performing Arts Theatre November 12-19. For ticket information and times, please call 604-527-5488. Winter registration for College Employees Winter 2006 registration for College employees begins November 22. If you're in doubt as to the fee exemptions you qualify for as a College employee, please check with the Employee Relations office. For further information, call the Office of the Registrar at 604-527-5527 and identify yourself as a College employee planning to register for the Winter semester. Lawn bowling for dollars earns cash for students It was a steep learning curve for the novices, but it was worth it in the end as students were the big winners at Mayor Wayne Wright's lawn bowling tournament. The recent fund-raising event attracted 26 teams from all over the community to the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club. Most four-person squads were made up of beginners who needed a little help from the expert players. The mid-September tournament raised a total of $10,000, which was split between Douglas College and the Lawn Bowling Association. Briefly Douglas College won the Universal Access Award for providing barrier free design for people with disabilities at the 34th Annual Royal City Builders Awards on October 5. The College was recognized for the work completed on the recent addition to the fifth and Sixth floors at the New Westminster Campus. The awards are sponsored by the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the City of New Westminster and honour those who achieved excellence in design and construction. ¥ English instructors David West and Susan McCaslin judged the poetry contest for the Surrey International Writers Conference (www.siwe.ca). It was a banner year for entries, and with a first prize of $1,000, the choices were difficult. West has judged the contest for three years while this is McCaslin’s first. See the conference Web site for details. * The Recognition and Awards of Excellence festivities will be held this year in the Upper Cafeteria on November 24 starting at 4pm. The Retirement Dinner, honouring a number of new retirees, was held on October 28. Check upcoming issues of INside for further details. : Geography Instructor Mike McPhee was appointed Chair of the Coquitlam Foundation Land Trust Fund Committee at the foundation’s recent Annual General Meeting. The foundation is a major philanthropic organization serving the Tri-Cities. The Paper cut: Web Calendar saves trees, provides more current info Facing increasingly fast changes in program offerings and what g students need to know, Douglas College is joining a growing list of colleges and universities that no longer produce a paper version of the institutional Calendar. The on-line Calendar, already the College’s official calendar for several years, will now be the only Calendar available from Douglas College. Print publications with £ introductory College information and program listings such as the mini-calendar and College viewbook are being produced for potential students. The challenge of keeping College information accurate and up-to- date along with the decline in demand for the paper version are the major reasons for the change. The Web-based Calendar can be updated throughout the year with the latest in new programs, prerequisites and transfer ee agreements. Conversely, paper calendars - with a print life of one or two years - are out of date soon after they are printed and become increasingly inaccurate over time. The shift also reflects the changing ways today’s students access information. Most students now get information about the College on the Web, with over 83 percent ranking the Web as their “essential source” for College information. When they want printed information they print out the specific pages they need. Since the late 1990s, sales of the printed calendar have been declining and over half of those last printed remain unsold. With few people buying the paper version, printing the entire Calendar became expensive a nd unnecessary. For more information, contact Trish Angus, Registrar or Brad Barber, Director, Communications and Marketing. Making a Difference Lawyer and activist Lesra Martin (left) shares a moment with former Douglas College Board member Roger Jones at the College’s 35th Anniversary Volunteer Celebration. Martin, who helped free boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter from prison, was the keynote speaker at the event celebrating the contribution volunteers make to the College. Land Trust Fund Committee oversees the Foundation’s efforts to protect and conserve lands of environmental significance through the purchase and donation of land and holding of conservation covenants. McPhee was also appointed to the Board of the Society for Ecological Restoration (BC Chapter) for a third term. : The Art Exhibit Committee is looking for new members to help choose and curate exhibits in the Amelia Douglas Gallery. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact Lorna McCallum at 604-527-5284. ; Karol Heselton, Career and Employment Program Instructional Facilitator, has moved to Operations Supervisor BOE. Lea Langford is the new CAEP Instructional Facilitator. Tania Dong is the Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President, Employee Relations. She replaces Marie Gonzales, who moved into an ER Coordinator position, replacing Danean Gray. INside Douglas College is published by the Communications & Marketing Office the first Tuesday of each month. Submissions and story ideas are welcome; deadline is 10 working days before publication. Send text-only files to INside editor, CMO, Room 4700, New Westminster Campus; e-mail to haukad@douglas.be.ca; or call 604-527-5325. Printed by the Douglas College Printshop.