The Douglas College Newsletter ™ New Westminster Campus, David Lam Campus

October 2006

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Team Work: Douglas Development Style

‘The team may change but
the mission remains the same
- provide unique professional
development opportunities
for all College employees.

‘This year, Douglas
Development said goodbye to
Cynthia Fulton and Susan Smythe
and welcome to Julia Robinson, as
half-time Coordinator, and Thea
Berretta, as the advocate for the
Peer Faculty Mentoring Program.

Cynthia Fulton returns to her
work in Criminology and Smythe
rejoins the Geography department.

“Although I am sad to see
Cynthia and Susan leave, as they
were wonderful co-workers,

I’m excited to welcome Julia
and Thea to the Douglas
Development team. Thea brings
a youthful enthusiasm to her
position and Julia has a strong

Douglas College trio speaking

‘Three speakers from Douglas College will be making
presentations at an international symposium hosted
by the Shanghai Administration Institute. The
symposium on The Construction of a Harmonious
Society: Population Development, Human Capacity
Building and Human Resource Management in
Public Sectors runs November 7 to ro.

Presenting at the conference will be: Dr Bruce
Hardy of the Child and Youth Care Counsellor

The Douglas Development team: (I-r) Lin Langley, Julia Robertson, Wendy Waidson and Thea Berretta.

understanding of the learner/
learning relationship that together
they make a phenomenal team,”
says Lin Langley, Faculty/Douglas
Development Coordinator.
Robinson joined Douglas
College in 1982 and has developed
a deep sense of what challenges
—and successes - both learners
and instructors have experienced
here at the College. Robinson
founded and developed the
College's award-winning Learning
Centre and this semester launched
a pilot on-line tutoring project.
“In my time at Douglas College
I have seen how students learn
as well as how my own teaching
experience affects them. It’s a
unique point of view but it’s not
the perfect view. My new position
with Douglas Development will
help me gain even more insight

program on The Relationship Between Change

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into the world of learning. ’'m
grateful for that,” say Robinson.
Berretta, a Sociology instructor
and member of the Douglas
College community since 2005,
will be devoting her energies to
developing a collegial network
of educators through the Peer
Faculty Mentoring Program.
“Tm thrilled to be involved
in the Peer Faculty Mentoring
Program. It’s such a great
opportunity for people to grow
as individuals in a mutually
supportive environment.
Personally, I’m excited about
creating relationships with
all faculty and being a part of
promoting and supporting this
exciting program,” says Berretta.

in Shanghai

and Leadership: The Criteria of Selecting Right
Leaders at the Right Time for the Right Job;
Community Social Service Worker program's John
Fox on Recruitment and Retention of Competent
Public Sector Workers: Meeting the Canadian
Challenge; and Pension and Benefits Manager
Ross McKinnon on From Operational to Strategic
- Transforming the HR Function: A case study of a
public sector organization.

Last chance to order Canada Savings Bonds

Once again, Douglas College is pleased to participate and offer our employees the opportunity to purchase
Canada Savings Bonds by automatic payroll deduction. Forms are available in the Payroll office, room 4720.
Deadline for submission of new application, or change forms, is October 20. Please note that employees
already enrolled in the CSB program, need not complete any forms and current deductions will continue.

For additional information, please contact Rosemary Small at 604-527-5375.

Farewell and welcome to
Board members

The Douglas College Board saw
some changes heading into the Fall
semester.

The Board welcomed Mary
Hemmingsen as a new appointed
community representative at its
August meeting. Hemmingsen is
currently the General Manager,
Capital Plans, Asset Management
and Projects at BC Hydro and
has also held senior positions
as director, vice president and
manager in key areas of Hydro’s
operations. Hemmingsen has
served in a number of financial
management roles for the Greater

Vancouver Regional District
(GVRD), the Alberta Securities
Commission and KPMG. She
holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration from Simon Fraser
University and a CA designation.
At the end of July, June
O’Connor completed her term
as an appointed Board Member.
During her term she served as
Chair of the Finance Committee
from April 2002 to July 2006, and
as Co-Vice Chair of the Board
from March 2002 to May 2004.

Recognizing great teams

The Team Excellence Awards
were created in 2004 to honour
quality achievement at Douglas
College. They recognize a team-
based quality effort. The award,
presented to teams of two or
more individuals, is presented at
the annual fall recognition event
in November.

“For the two years these
awards have existed, the
small committee that reviews
the nominations and makes
the selections has been
most impressed with the
number, range and quality of
nominations. Selecting two or
three teams from among the
submissions has been a real

   

The Training Group Self -
Employment Team, 2005 Team
Excellence award winners

challenge,” says President Susan Witter.

If you would like to make a team nomination you will find
award criteria and a nomination forms at www.douglascollege.
ca/about/awards/team-excellence.html. Deadline for nominations

is October 15.

Time for employees to
register for Winter classes

Winter 2007 registration for
College Employees begins at
7:30am on November 21. To
receive priority registration,
please ensure you fit into one
of the following categories:

You attended classes or
applied for admission for the
Winter 2006, Summer 2006
or Fall 2006 semesters.

* You are a College employee
who has taken academic courses
at Douglas College in the past,
but did not attend classes or
apply for admission for the
Winter 2006, Summer 2006, or
Fall 2006 semesters. Apply for
readmission online or complete an
Application for Readmission form
to reactivate your student number.
Identify that you are a College
employee when reapplying.

* You are a College employee
who has not yet taken academic
courses at Douglas College.
Complete an online application
for admission at www.douglas.
bc.ca/applynow. Ensure that
you have met the entrance
requirements for the program
of your choice. Identify that
you are a college employee.

In all categories, contact the
Registrar’s Office at local 5524
to advise that you are planning
to register for the Winter 2007
semester as a College Employee.

Please contact Employee
Relations regarding application
and applicability of fee exemptions
as a College employee as well
as the Education Training
and Accord for funding.

 

 

Quote of the Month

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.

- Elizabeth Lawrence