Policies on
Computer

Douglas College policies are available to
all employees through Data General.

To view a policy statement on Data Gen-
eral, follow these steps: from the main
menu select "X" for additional programs;
select "P" for policies; select "2" for View
Current Policies Document; then move
cursor to the policy desired and select
"1" to retrieve the document.

In 1991, the following College Policies
were changed/created:

A10.01.02, Access to Douglas College for
Advocacy Purposes; A10.01.04; Conduct in
Shared Facility - Thomas Haney Centre;
A16.01.02, Centralization of Learning
Resources Materials.

To date, the following were changed/
created in 1992:

A02.07.02, Employee Exchanges;
A02.09.01, Sexual & Personal Harassment;
E02.01.07, Accessiblility to College
Programs, Courses & Services for Persons
With Disabilities. a

 

Remembering Debbie

Many friends from Douglas
College attended the Memorial Ser-
vice for Debbie Perrin on June 10.
Debbie, 31, worked at Douglas
College since 1981 and married
husband Darrell, now a College
Building Service Worker, in 1984.
She passed away on June 6 follow-
ing a courageous baitle with
cancer. Her co-workers in the
Registrar's Office remember
Debbie for her sense of humour
and upbeat attitude.

She will be missed.

 

 

 

Popove new
President
of AEC

Douglas College Board Chairman Myrna
Popove has been elected as President of
the Advanced Education Council of B.C.
(AECBC) for 1992-93 at the Council’s
Annual General Meeting in June.

The AECBC consists of board members

and administrators from post-secondary in-

stitutions in B.C. and works to advance
post-secondary education in the province.
Popove had served as director of the
AECBC since June, 1991.

Popove’s election to the prestigious post
comes just two months after she won the
Association of Community College Trust-
ees Regional Trustee Leadership Award at
a ceremony in Portland, Ore. «

Meshaka-Azab
retiring

Aida Meshaka-Azab is retiring this sum-
mer after teaching in the College’s Social
Sciences department for more than 20
years. During that time she has taught a
variety of courses, including courses on in-
troductory sociology, ethnic minorities
and the role of women in society.

But Meshaka-Azab’s main area of exper-
tise was in a subject which has increasing
relevance in today’s society: the sociology
of health and illness.

The course was a favourite elective for
many nursing students, according to Jay
McGilvery, chair of the Social Sciences
department.

"We're going to miss having her around
after 20 years," he said. "It will be hard
to find someone to cover the courses she
specialized in." &

Harassment continued from page 1

 

sexual harassment has also become a
growing concern around B.C. colleges and
universities, especially after a 1991 inci-
dent at Vancouver Community College in
which a female student received written
rape threats. And while sexual harass-
ment is primarily a problem for women,
either sex can be both victims and harass-
ers.

The policy establishes two committees to
deal with reported cases and provides a
wide variety of options to deal with indi-
vidual complaints. The need to educate
the College about harassment issues will
be reached through workshops, lectures
and written materials.

The personal harassment sections deals
with conduct which causes a person
"substantial distress." Such actions may
include verbal or physical intimidation or
discriminatory behaviour.

Both harassment committees, one each
for sexual and personal cases, will include
representatives from administration, fac-
ulty, BCGEU staff, and the student body
(if a student is involved).

Gordon said most institutions do not get
more complaints once an official harass-
ment policy is instituted.

"Our research shows that universities and
colleges with harassment policies do not
receive an increase in complaints because
there is a greater awareness of the is-
sues," she said.

Designed in consultation with the DCFA,
BCGEU and Student Society, the policy is
available to employees on the Data
General computer network (see Policies
story, this page). Students may obtain
information through counsellors, the
Student Society or the Women’s Centre. a