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Approximately 300
employees put on their
brightest smiles for the
group photo taken in
the concourse on
December 16, 1999. The
photo was followed by
the annual Holiday
Celebration where the
College community
made merry with
appetizers, drinks and a
30th anniversary cake.
Employees also posted
their wishes for the
next millennium and
enjoyed photographs of
people and events from
the College's past.

 

Students walk in shoes of
United Nations counterparts

Local and visiting students have the chance to moderate
world affairs and participate in discussions of global
interest at the second annual Douglas College
International Model United Nations 2000
(DOUGIMUN), held at the New Westminster Campus
from February 10 to 13.

“It’s an amazing opportunity for students to apply the
theory they have learned in the classroom to a real life,
politically important situation,” says Marlene Hancock,
DOUGIMUN 2000 faculty advisor and Douglas
College political science instructor. “It’s the best chance
for them to practice their organizing, debating and
diplomacy skills.”

University and college students are expected to come
from Virginia, Oregon and Washington State, and a
small group of high school students is arriving from
Saskatchewan. Community groups from around the
Lower Mainland are demonstrating their support,
including the Burnaby Ismaili Mosque which will host
the closing ceremonies on February 13.

Some of the model councils to be formed by the
students include the World Health Organization, UN
Security Council, International Court of Justice
(expected to debate Canada’s role in the Balkan
Conflict), the Commission on Human Rights and the
World Trade Organization which will focus on trade in
the Asian-Pacific region.

“Students assume the role of a specific country and are
expected to represent that country’s interests as
accurately as possible,” says Hancock. “They will attend
the same meetings, sit on the same councils and debate
the same issues as their real life counterparts.”

Enhancing the political experience will be a live video-
conference with actual representatives from the UN in
New York City. Student delegates will be able to ask
questions of global ambassadors and get an instant
response. Several political dignitaries will also attend the

conference to give speeches and join in the discussions.

Among the participants will be Francis Ng, President
and CEO of CTC Enterprises Inc, and Earl Drake,
former Canadian Ambassador to China. The former
Chair of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board is
slated to address the delegates, and organizers are
hopeful that the Honourable Raymond Chan will also
be able to attend.

While some might argue that the real UN has little time
for student representations, Hancock disagrees. “We are
building a real working relationship with the UN,
which has a history of being particularly attentive to the
concerns of today’s youth. These things take time to
develop, but the UN is definitely paying attention.”

For more information about DOUGIMUN 2000,
contact Marlene Hancock at local 5208.

 

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Summer 2000 registration for College employees
starts March 18th. To receive priority
registration, please be sure you fit into one of the
following categories:

1. If you attended classes in the Winter semester:
Call Pat Tracey in the Registrar’s Office at local
5524, identify yourself as a College employee

planning to register for the Summer semester.

2. If you are a College employee with a student
number and you did not attend classes in the
Winter semester: Complete an Application for
Readmission form to reactivate your student
number. (Be sure to identify yourself as a
College employee when reapplying.)

3. If you are a College employee without a
student number: Complete an Application for
Admission form and return it to the Registrar’s
Office as soon as possible. Be sure to identify
yourself as a College employee when applying.
You must do this before March Gth to receive
priority registration.

If you are in doubt as to the fee exemptions you
qualify for as a College employee, please check with
the Personnel Office.

Learner support and success
report available

In June 1998, the Senior Instructional Officers
Committee (SIOC) and the Senior Educational Services
Officers Committee (SESOC) of BC received funding
from the (then) Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills
and Training to produce a report anticipating and
determining the nature and levels of educational
support services required to meet the needs of future
learners. The resulting report, Learner Support and
Success: Determining the Educational Needs for Learners
in the 21" Century, authoured by Ted James, Dean of
Student Development, is now available.

“We're soliciting feedback from various areas
throughout the College,” says Al Atkinson, VP
Educational Services and the College's SESOC
representative. The report has gone to all departments
and faculties, the Education Council, the Senior
Management Team and the Board.

“SESOC and SIOC will incorporate the feedback into a
subsequent (shorter) document, which will then be
presented to the CCEO for adoption. This piece could
then be used as an advocacy paper for the system in
presentations to government, among other things.”

 

Quote of the Month

“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

Eden Philpotts