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You’re invited

Douglas College President

Susan Witter invites all College
employees, faculty, administrators
and board members to attend our
annual summer celebrations.

Tuesday, Aug 26

2nd Annual Summer Wrap-up BBQ
Noon-2pm

David Lam Campus

Cafeteria Courtyard

Thursday, Aug 28

uth Annual Summer Wrap-up BBQ
Noon-2pm

New Westminster Campus

Upper Cafeteria outside deck

(weather permitting)

 

New CFCS programs offered this Fall

Next month, a new program
and a new stream are on
offer courtesy of the Faculty
of Child, Family and
Community Studies (CFCS).

The Disability and Applied
Behaviour Analysis (DABA)
Program is an advanced
citation, where students

will learn how to analyze
behaviour and create effective
strategies to help people with
disabilities, including Autism
Spectrum Disorder, develop

functional skills.

“Tt is the only behaviour
analyst program west of
Manitoba which has been
approved by the Behavior

 

Analysis Certification Board
and the Teacher Qualification
Service,” says instructor and
Program Coordinator Lori

Woods.

DABA is the latest addition
to a group of three CFCS
programs that train students
to work with people with
autism.

Meanwhile, the new
Aboriginal Child and Youth
Care stream prepares students
to work with Aboriginal
children, youth and families.

“Douglas College has been a
leader in educating child and
youth care workers for over 30

Former Dispensing Optician instructor Emmett McRobie, now a
representative with Centennial Optical, was at a recent celebration to
present an award to student Tracy Nunes.

years and has strong ties to the
community. Our department
had a commitment to show
leadership in the process

of reconciliation with First
Nations, Inuit and Métis
peoples,” says instructor
Artemis Fire.

The Aboriginal community
requested and contributed
to the development of the
stream, making it unique.
The faculty worked with
Vancouver Native Health,
an Advisory Circle and
community elders Se’qwa:y
en te’n, Danny Charlie (Sto:lo
Nation) and Skiljaday, Merle
Williams (Haida Nation), to

create the course. Both Charlie
and Williams will be teaching
a course about strengthening
the family spirit.

Fire taught a pilot course to
Vancouver Native Health
staff. “They gave us valuable
feedback on the course
development,” says Fire.

Students can use the
Aboriginal CYC stream

as a ladder into the Child
and Youth Care Counsellor
program.

Though open to anyone
with an interest in working
with Aboriginal children and

youth, its creators are hoping

Dispensing Opticians celebrate

Dispensing Optician (DOPT)
faculty and employees

hosted their annual awards
ceremony in June. In addition
to handing out 18 awards

to students, the occasion
provided a impromptu
reunion with Emmett
McRobie, a former DOPT
instructor who now works at
Centennial Optical.

McRobie, who taught at
Douglas for 11 years, was

on hand to give an award
sponsored by his employer to
student Tracy Nunes. In all, 14
optical companies presented

cheques to DOPT students.

Though he left for the private

sector last year, McRobie is

far from forgotten, reports
his former colleague Ted
Littlewood.

“He was a great instructor.
He taught lab, practicum
and theory over the years he
worked with us. The students
loved him,” says Littlewood.

Working in the field,
McRobie says he enjoys
talking up the DOPT

Program at every opportunity.

“T feel like a goodwill
ambassador for the College.
It’s nice to give back to the
program, now that I’m ina
position where I can influence
that.”

the stream will attract more

Indigenous people to the field.

“So much harm has been
done in the past in the name
of education and now we
have an opportunity to use
education to open doors for
people,” says Fire.

Occupational Health —

and Safety news

Check out the
Occupational Health and
Safety (OHS) website for:

° information on new
employee orientation

¢ working alone procedures

* instructions for accessing
WHMIS training, accident/
incident report forms and
procedures

¢ smoking cessation toolkits
* ergonomics
¢ OHS Program manual

¢ Committee minutes

 

¢ and more! |

Visit douglascollege.
ca/services/facilities/ |

-healthsafety.html |
REMEMBER |

Never leave valuables

(purses, laptops, cell

phones, etc.) on your desk

if you are away from it.

Take them with you or lock |
them away. Never leave a

| wallet in a coat pocket. |

 

 

Briefly

The Douglas College
Concert band is recruiting
musicians for this Fall. All
levels of ability are welcome,
but some experience is
required. This opportunity
is open to employees and all
community members.

Rehearsals will be held
Wednesdays from 7-9pm
starting in September at the
New Westminster Campus.
There will be an end of
term concert in December.
The cost is $50 for the Fall.

Contact Blair Fisher at
604-527-5272 or fisherb@
douglas.bc.ca for more
information.

A

Payroll has moved from
room 4720 to room 4002.
All phone locals remain the
same. The new fax number

is 604-527-5699.

The old Payroll office was
quickly occupied by the
Communications and
Marketing Office (CMO),
bursting at the seams until the
wall between the two offices
came down. The new CMO
fax number is 604-527-5055.

A

Briefly is pleased to announce
International Education
Advisor EK Kyong is now
mother to a healthy baby
boy. The wee lad was born at
8:23pm on July 26, weighing
in at 8lbs, 2 oz.

In Student Services, Karen
Zold from Co-operative
Education is the new
Developmental Education
Departmental Assistant at the
New Westminster Campus.
Zold replaces Maxine Gracey
who has left the College for a

new job closer to her home.

Meanwhile, Robin Gill joins
Co-operative Education as

a new Program Assistant.
Cathy Tremblay moves from
auxiliary to regular staff as
Learning Services Centre
Coordinator.

In the Bookstore, Lori
Cooper is now Bookstore
Clerk at the New Westminster
Campus. Heather Peek-
Philpott moves from auxiliary
to regular as Sr. Bookstore
Clerk-Buyer. Erica McKeddie
moves into the position

of Logistics Coordinator

at David Lam Campus,
replacing Delta Wong who
has resigned.

Kelly Blackburn moves into
the position of Site Services
Assistant in the Facilities
department.

Finance is pleased to
announce Svetlana
Shpolanski moves from
auxiliary to regular as
Accounts Receivable/Cashier
Clerk. Nikki Kerr is now

Supervisor — Accounts
Receivable, replacing Margo
Lott who is taking early
retirement. Lisa Beishuizen
becomes Accounts Payable
Clerk upon her return from
maternity leave in September.

Health Sciences welcomes
Maria Cordeiro as Program
Assistant I] — she was
previously auxiliary in
Facilities at the David Lam
Campus. Sapna Singh moves
into the position of Clinical
Placement Assistant.

In Commerce and Business,
Anne Gapper moves from
auxiliary to regular as
Administrative Officer.

At the Office of the Registrar,
Shelly Graff takes on the

new position of Scheduling
Supervisor. Dave Dalcanale is
now Records Supervisor.

In Science and Technology,

Veronica Wahl moves from
auxiliary to regular as Urban

Ecology Technician. Edward
Frey joins the College as the
new Geology Lab Technician.

At the Centre for Sport,
Recreation and Wellness,
Christine Valdez becomes
Athletics and Activities
Coordinator, replacing Brian
McLennan who has resigned.
She previously worked in
Facilities. Maria Morse moves
from Health Sciences into the
position of Program Assistant
Il and Michelle Leong
moves from Health Sciences
into the position of Centre
Coordinator.

At the Centre for Health &
Community Partnerships,
Julie Olson moves into the
position of Departmental
Assistant I] at the David Lam
campus.

In the Communications and
Marketing Office, Kelly
Parry moves from auxiliary to
regular as Marketing Assistant.

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