INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / September 3, 1991

 

 

THE INSIDE ZONE

by Carillon

Well, here it is: the what-I-did-on-my-
summer-holidays version of college
news. But before we get into who
has been doing what, a hearty "Wel-
come back!" to everyone who’s
been away this summer.

The weather hasn’t been great
and the summer was especially
taxing for a few people who were
"under the weather" — a special wel-
come back goes out to Academic
Advisor Linda Stieler and Writer
Jeff McDonald (of the Public Infor-
mation Office). We’re glad you’re
both feeling better.

Hail, hail, the gang’s all here...

And hello again to all those
who've been on leave, like biologist
Val Schaefer who just returned after
a year of teaching in the University
of Victoria’s Environmental Studies
program. Cathy Albrechtsen is back
with a permanent part-time job with
Institutional Research after a sum-
mer sojourn at Vancouver
Community College. Costume
Designer Linda Stefiuk is back and
getting ready for Fiddler on the
Roof, this fall’s mainstage theatre
production. Watch for it; Fiddler
promises to be a good show.
Maureen McGee in Systems is
moving to a permanent position
working with Executive Secretary
Margaret Murray. Lisa Barone is
now the permanent Personnel
Receptionist after filling Rose
Wilson’s maternity leave for the last
six months.

Motherly love

Speaking of maternity, congrats
to Lori Johnson from the Student
Finance office. Lori and Brian an-
nounced the birth of their baby girl
on August 21, 1991.

Feeling free

This summer saw Lynn Powers
from Admin enjoying life in England,
and Psychiatric Nursing Instructor
John Crawford travelling in
southern Europe. He’s already plan-

 

ning his next trip to Spain.

Want an adventure? Just
ask Shipper Dawn Makey
to take you for a ride on
her motorcycle. Talk about
freedom — Dawn just
returned from a motorcycle
trip through Montana and
the Dakotas; then she rode
over to Vancouver Island to
go caving.

Counsellor Susan Mesh-
work is back after time off
to enjoy music. Over the
years Susan has alternated
counselling at DC and
Kwantlen with playing her
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music consulting services.
She provides recorded
music to enhance any occas-
sion — happy or sad. "Anything ex-
cept exercise classes," she said.

In Student Services...

Susan will have new colleagues
to work with as Everett Robinson
takes a leave to set up a private
counselling practice and Alena
Strauss works on her PhD at UBC.
Filling their shoes will be difficult,
but word has it that new counsel-
lors Steve Norris (no relation to
Chuck) and Jean Spence are ex-
perienced and up to the task.

Student Services is seeing a lot of
changes. Along with new counsel-
lors, they also have a new
receptionist, Rita Marchioro, who
began her job a week before
registration. What timing for initia-
tion into a job! Trial by fire! Hang in
there, Rita: the worst is over now
until January registration. Connie
Hamre returns to the New
Westminster campus to her former
position of Student Placement Clerk
after a one-year stint in Maple
Ridge. She was filling in for Sherry
Walker who was on educational
leave taking courses at Douglas Col-
lege and Simon Fraser University.
Assessment Officer Georgina Fer-

Perhaps you should speak to the Registrar.

guson has a new office on the
second floor across from the north-
west elevators.

Fare thee well

It’s much easier to say hello, but
we also have to say farewell to
some others who will be sorely
missed. Dottie Rundles, who was in-
strumental in establishing Douglas
College’s widely-recognized Visual
Language Interpreter Training (sign
language) program, is leaving for
Portland, Oregon, where she will
start a freelance and consulting prac-
tice. Mark Walsh in Institutional
Research is gone to the London
Place Eye Centre here in New
Westminster. London Place is one
of the few places in Western
Canada where the new Excimer
Laser equipment is being used to
correct myopia. And ‘bye to Patrick
Noel, Instructional Assistant in the
Consumer and Job Preparation pro-
gram. Patrick is starting up a house
for children under 12 with special
needs in east Vancouver. Good
luck; we'll miss you all.

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