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The Douglas College Learning Centre is a
study in success.

Established on a trial basis for the spring
semester, the Centre has provided assis-
tance in reading, writing and study skills
to students referred by College faculty.
Proposals are currently being formulated
by Centre facilitator Julia Robinson and
Acting Director of Student Services and
Developmental Education Ted James to at-
tempt to secure funding to continue
operations.

 

 

 

 

The Christine Young Award was presented to Early Childhood Education
student Sarah Bachelor in March. The award was established in memory of
Christine by her mother, Jean Hammer of the Library, and by friends of
Christine in the ECE program, in which she was enroled at the time of her
passing several years ago. Seen here are (I to r): ECE Instructors Pat Brown
and Carol Ebner; Child, Family and Community Studies Director Bev Miller;
Sarah Bachelor; Jean Hammer and Patty Lewis from Financial Aid. a

"The response has been quite strong con-
sidering we opened in February. We've
had 45 referrals for reading and study
skills and we've also given other students
tutorial assistance with word processing,"
says Robinson. "One of the goals for the
trial was to discover the needs of students
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were to continue I’m sure the demand

would grow as students and faculty Faculty and Human Resource Development Workshops

become more aware of it."
Brown Bag Seminars

Robinson says students have been re- All Brown Bag Seminars are from 12 noon to 2 pm unless otherwise stated.

ferred from 15 different disciplines at the Rethinking Language Competencies
College, including most university transfer Tu, Apr 6 - Call 5472 to register.
subjects as well as General Nursing, Psychi-

: ; , International/Intercultural Education Network
atric Nursing, Computer Information Fr, Apr 23, 14:00 - 16:00, Boardroo
Systems and the Community Support oe se ie ds e
Worker program. Starting with Learning: Issues for Teaching Teaching Students with Disabilities

We, Apr 28, Boardroom — Call 5472 to register.
The Centre has also served a broad range

of cuiaas cous The Nicaraguan Project: An Invitation

Planning for the Exchange: Making People Feel at Home
"We've helped students who were at risk Fr, Apr 30 12:00 - 14:00, Boardroom
failing examinations or assignments. May Institutes

We've also assisted students who have Assessing Assessments: Students and Standards
been getting B’s who think they can do Mo, May 3 09:30 - 15:00, Boardroom
quite a bit better if they worked on a spe-

cific aspect of their skills. If we can help
students with skills that will impact on
their future education, it is important that Tools for Teaching Workshops
e do so." Trading up: Using Colored Overhead Transparencies
Mo, Apr 12 or Fr, May 7 14:00 - 16:00, Meeting Room 3100A. IMS
To find out more about the Learning

Centre, contact Julia Robinson at Cone ‘eiee aie a.
527-5539. & All sessions are held in Computer Training Room, 1616

Raising Awareness: Learning Disabilities and Strategies for Instruction
Fr, May 21 09:30 - 15:00, Boardroom

New Employee Training #1 — Mo, Apr 12, 09:00 - 16:00
New Employee Training #2 — Tu, Apr 13, 14:00 - 16:00 a