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INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / JULY 17, 1990

Open House proposals get tentative approval

on’t let the quiet atmos-
phere fool you.
Despite the fact that life on

campus generally slows down
during the summer months, a
huge wave of enthusiasm con-
tinues to build as Open House ’90
fast approaches.

Seventeen departments and
disciplines have submitted fund-
ing proposals to the Open House
Committee for activities they hope
to stage during Open House on
November 16 and 17.

The committee, which has
$20,000 to allocate, gave tentative
approval to several exciting
proposals. The committee’s recom-
mendations are now going for-
ward to senior management for
final approval.

Here’s a rundown of the
committee’s recommendations:

The Music Department
promises to satisfy almost every
musical appetite, with stage band
performances, mini-concerts,
piano recitals, and jazz ensembles
throughout the College during
Open House. The department
hopes to set up an information
booth with brochures, pictures and
recordings highlighting the music
program.

Community Programs & Ser-
vices plans to offer 40 free mini-
workshops on a variety of topics,
including juggling, Overcoming
Shyness, CPR, First Aid and Laugh
for the Health of It. :

The Douglas College Library
proposes to offer visitors a free
copy of the front page of a
newspaper on “the day you were
born.” Demonstrations of online
Database Searching will give
visitors a glimpse into the “infor-
mation age,” and visiting
storytellers will appeal to families
and show there is still a “high
touch” element in a “high tech” en-
vironment.

Douglas College Theatre
Department will offer a mainstage

musical production of “Guys and
Dolls.” Visitors will get a brief
glimpse backstage of makeup
demonstrations and a live model
costume display.

The Alumni Association
proposes to hold a Friday night so-
cial in the upper cafeteria follow-
ing the Royals basketball game for
spectators, players and people
who attend the theatre
department’s mainstage produc-
tion of “Guys and Dolls”.

The Alumni Association also
plans to sell popcorn during Open
House and host an Alumni Recep-
tion Room, decorated with pic-
tures depicting the past 20 years at
Douglas College.

The Arts and Humanities
department plans to sell souvenir
posters in aid of student scholar-
ships. According to Jacqueline
Gresko, the poster could depict a
“humorous picture” to explain to
the public what Douglas College
does."

The team in Developmental
Studies have come up with a daz-
zling display to showcase the
multi-cultural nature of Douglas
College. The department proposes
cultural demonstrations and dis-
plays of international cooking, cal-
ligraphy, native dress fashion,
games from different countries,
and folk dancing. As well, there
will be information booths on the
English as a Second Language pro-
gram, the Homestay program, Lan-

guage Partner Program and

college students studying abroad.
Business and Commerce
plans to host a clinical laboratory,
where students in the Medical Of-
fice Assistant program will check
pulses and blood pressure of
visitors. A learn-to-type computer
lab will be set up, in addition to a
Legal Secretarial Display and pic-
torial display showing “Office Ad-
ministration Graduates at Work.”
The Health Sciences Depart-
ment proposes to set up a series of

displays and demonstrations high-
lighting four programs, including
Health Information Services Tech-
nology, General Nursing and Long
Term Care Aid. Nursing skills and
dental skills will be demonstrated
in the labs. Visitors could take a
medical terminology quiz or
watch a video called “Today’s
Nurse” and “Well, Shut My
Mouth.”

The Psychology Department
proposes to set up displays and ac-
tivities to promote interest in
psychology.

Last but not least, the
Women’s Centre is planning to or-
ganize a childminding service
during Open House.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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