INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / FEBRUARY 13, 1990 SS exiges FOUNCATION News Rotary Club donation continued from page 3 “They can not access reading materials in other formats, nor can they reach books off the shelf. This laboratory is an attempt in the right direction to allow disabled people to access the library, and to allow them to function more inde- pendently," says Loewen. @ International education bursary established International Education stu- dents will now be eligible to apply for bursaries thanks to the Center for International Education. The Center recently donated $3,000 to endow the International Education Bursary. The interest from the endowment will be used to provide one or more bursaries each year. Any International Education student who has completed two or more semester’s course work and maintained a satisfactory academic record is eligible to apply for the award. Preference will be given to students who have need of finan- cial assistance. Manager of the Center for Inter- national Education, Tad Hosoi, says “No other awards are presently open to international education stu- dents.” “Many international education students require financial assis- tance,” Hosoi adds. “We have stu- dents who come to Canada on very tight budgets supported by their parents. These students would be greatly appreciative of any extras”. The Center for International Education plans to continue to build the endowment with annual donations. To assist International Educa- tion students with financial need now, the Center has also set aside $2,000 for bursaries in the spring semester. @ Sunny Hill Hospital helps students Students at Douglas College are getting a little help from their friends at Sunny Hill Hospital for Children, the major paediatric rehabilitation centre for the province. The Sunny Hill Hospital Auxiliary has donated $5,000 to the Douglas College Foundation for stu- dent bursaries. Interest from the en- dowment will be used to assist students with a disability at the Col- lege, or students who are training to work with disabled persons. The endowment will be used to assist students who are enrolled in programs such as Child and Youth Care Counsellor, Community Social Service Worker, Community Sup- port Worker, Early Childhood Education, Home Support Worker, Long Term Care Aide, Therapeutic Recreation, General and Psychiatric Nursing programs, or a University Transfer program which leads to a rehabilitation career. @ Alumni establish award for grads A new award has been estab- lished to support graduates of Douglas College. The Douglas Col- lege Alumni Association Award will assist graduates with their con- tinuing education or professional development. Alumni president, Ted Jang says “We want to help Douglas Col- lege graduates achieve their educa- tion and career goals. This is a big step in that direction.” To establish the award, the Alumni Association donated the $3,000 proceeds from last year’s Career Fair. Any student who has com- pleted a set program of studies or 45 or more credits in the University Transfer program at Douglas Col- lege is eligible to apply for this award. Preference will be given to students who are/were active in the College or their community. Candidates must also submit evidence of their continuing educa- tion or professional development activities. @ Foundation raises emergency funds The protracted strike between the faculty and Douglas College during the fall semester placed many hardships on the students, but the College and community pulled together to help those stu- dents who faced financial difficulty. The Foundation and the Col- lege worked together to raise over $34,000 in emergency bursary funds. “CKNW Orphans fund, the Douglas College Student Society, students graduating from the nurs- ing program and college faculty and staff all pulled together,” said Foundation Chairman Peter Webster. Nursing students were finan- cially hardest hit during the strike. These students, with the assistance of the Foundation, organized a private appeal to unions and com- munity groups. @ a