INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / SEPTEMBER 18, 1990

 

 

tion of stairs awkward. When the
colour of the sidewalk or con-
course blends with the colour of
Have you noticed the addition _ the step, a misleading impression
of coloured strips on the edges of —_of a level sidewalk may occur. Ad-
main stairways in the College? ding a contrasting colour signals a
Have you found it easier to walk step and provides a more comfort-
up and down the concourse stairs? able approach to accessing the
This contrasting colour hasbeen _uilding for people with visual im-
added to increase the accessibility _ pairments.
of the campus. Many people with Terry Leonard, Director of
visual impairments have poor Physical Plant, is committed to
depth perception, making naviga- _ creating maximum accessibility on

Increasing Access

 

New face in Registrar’s Office

oe Walton, the new Assistant to the Registrar, started her new
position on September 4. Before joining Douglas College, Walton
worked at the
B.C. Institute
of Technology
for 15 years

as Supervisor
of Admis-
sions and
Registration.

Leaving
B.C.LT. after
so many
years was dif-
ficult, says
Walton, but al-
ready she’s
been im-
pressed by
the calibre
and dedica-
tion of staff at
Douglas Col-
lege, par-
ticularly in
the -
Registrar’s Of-
fice.

"I’m im-
pressed at the
lengths of ser-
vice most employees have in the Registrar’s Office," she says. "They
must be happy here - that in itself is comforting."

Walton looks forward to her future at Douglas College and the
prospect of changes in the registration system to meet the growing
needs of the college.

"It’s exciting to be in on the ground floor - to be involved with the
college and helping to adapt procedures of registration for the future,"
she says.

Walton is taking over for Penny Gallagher, who left the College
earlier this year to join Vancouver Community College. ™

 

 

 

 

 

New Assistant Registrar, Brenda Walton.

 

 

 

this campus and future campuses.
He informed me that the plans for
the new addition at the New
Westminster campus include
electronic doors and a visual
alarm signal. It is easier to have
these items built into the plan
rather than adding them at a later
date. Hats off to Terry Leonard for
his "accessible" attitude.

Gladys Loewen

Disabled Student Services

Attention Staff!

The Education and Training
Fund is almost depleted.

Out of the $5600 allotted by
the College for the fiscal year
1990/91 (April/90 - March 31/91),
there is $550 remaining.

We are very pleased to see that
21 employees to date have
received assistance from this fund
to further their educational goals.

The remaining funds will be al-
lotted on a first-come, first-served
basis.

Jim Doerr & Brenda Jack

Library
Orientation Fall
1990

All instructors are invited to
bring their classes to the library for
library orientation. Booking forms
have been distributed via the
departmental assistants, or book-
ings may be made by phone to Jac-
quie Ticknor, Library Orientation
Assistant, at local 5198.

The orientation session nor-
mally takes one hour, and consists
of a short introduction to the
library by a librarian and the com-
pletion of a self-paced assignment,
the Library Lab, by the students.
The assignments are marked and
returned to the instructor for
return to the students.

It is appreciated if the instruc-
tor accompanies the students to
the Library.

If there are any questions or
special requests, please contact
Jean Cockburn, Orientation
Librarian, at local 5184. &

 

 

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