Events Calendar All events take place at the New Westminster Campus unless otherwise noted. March 21 - April 30 The Amelia Douglas Gallery presents pottery by Connie Glover; paintings by Liliana Kleiner Opening reception March 21, 4-8pm Info: 604-527-5465 March 22-30 Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft Departments present Our Country's Good Performing Arts Theatre Times, tickets and reservations: 604-527-5488 March 28 Noon at New West presents Student Showcase Recital 12:30pm, Performing Arts Theatre Upcoming productions visit past through women of WWII and Australian convicts Heather McClean (top), Leah Ward (centre) and Lindsay Johnston keep the home fires burning in Waiting for the Parade. The Theatre and Stagecraft Departments stage two powerful productions this March. Waiting for the Parade explores the flip side of war, while Our Country’ Good is a comedy, with history. Most war stories tell the tale of the soldier, the medic, the prisoner. But what of the people left behind, waiting for the business of war to end? Waiting for the Parade chronicles the lives of five women and how they make it through World War II. “This play shows the other side of war, those six years without husbands or sons,” says Guest Director Johnna Wright. “We discover what these women did and how they coped. That’s the appeal of this play — we're not asked to follow the exploits of heroes, but to enter the lives of ordinary people who must respond to extraordinary circumstances.” Set in Calgary, Waiting for the Parade sports an all-female cast and covers a wide range of personalities. There’s the older woman with two sons, one in the service and one in jail for protesting the war. We also meet an anti-war schoolteacher with a bloodthirsty husband deemed unfit for service, along with a woman who gets her first job in a factory and whose husband goes missing in action, a German-born woman who is ostracized by the others, and the “Queen of the Volunteers” who is hated by all. Briefly Marie's a winner! Congratulations to Marie Bell, Psychiatric Nursing instructor, winner of January's 60/40 Employee Lottery. Marie takes home $814.80 and student aid increases by $543.20. Students expose instructors Janice Penner, ESL instructor, lets us know that students have answered the burning question: who are those ESL teachers, anyway? Two sections of 200- level writing students in EASL conducted interviews and wrote profiles about the 31 regular ESL instructors at Douglas College. At the New Westminster Campus check out the wall between rooms 4219 and 4221. At the David Lam Campus, check out the area near B2550. Booster shot for ER Marianne Exmann of Employee Relations would like to welcome a new Employee Relations Manager in ER. Formerly at Bell Canada, Anar Amlani started work at the College March 1. Welcome, Anar! Money-budgeting workshop for youth The CAVE Youth Employment Centre (associated with Centre 2000) presents Budgeting Your Money workshop for youth ages 15-29 at the New Westminster Public Library, March 14, 2002, 10am-12pm in the Plaskett Room. To register, call the CAVE at 604-438-3045 (seating is limited). CFCS Faculty honoured Two members of CFCS (Child, Family and Community Studies) Faculty have received a NISOD (National Institute for Staffand Organizational Development) Excellence Award for leadership. Waiting for the Parade runs March 15-23 in Douglas College’s Studio Theatre, room 4140. Performances take place at 7:30pm, witha matinee March 23 at 2pm with two-for-one general admission. The March 19 performance is a two-for-one general admission talkback. Our Countrys Good is a comedy with history, a play that explores the transforming power of theatre. Based on the true story of the first group of British convicts and their jailers who colonized Australia in 1788 and who just happen to produce a play in their spare time. “This play is smart and funny and a bit bawdy — ‘suggestive scenes and dialogue’, as they say,” says Director Allen Lysell. “It’s emotionally powerful and deals with really important issues: gender inequality, class structure, and the healing powers of art. It talks about priorities fora society, making the point that it is not about economics or social order but about treating people first; dealing with our moral needs, using equal parts of drama and comedy. Perhaps, in today’s environment in BC this is especially meaningful.” This play within a play follows the convicts and officers of the fleet Jen Curdie (top) and Patti Berukoff as convicts in Our Country's Good. that brought them to Australia as they produce The Recruiting Officer together. “The audience will see actors playing two roles, very often contrasting roles,” says Lysell. “The actors often change costumes on the stage, going from their role as convict to their role as officer and changing yet again to their character in the play within the play. Hopefully the heightened theatricality of actors playing multiple characters will both entertain our audience and illuminate the play.” Our Countrys Good runs March 22-30 in Douglas College’s Performing Arts Theatre. Performances take place at 7:30pm, with two-for-one general admission matinees March 23 and March 30 at 2pm. Free admission March 25 with Douglas College student ID. March 26 is a two-for-one general admission talkback. No performance March 29. Tickets for both performances are $12/general admission and $5/students and seniors. For more information and reservations, call the Douglas College Box Office at 604-527-5488. Pat Brown received the award A new grandson Michelle Ulrich of CFCS shares the news that Barbara Hill, Departmental Assistant II, CFCS, has a new grandson. Tristan for the long-term leadership she has provided in a variety of positions such as ECE Coordinator, Integrated Curriculum Coordinator, CFCS Acting Dean and ECE Articulation Chair. Jan Humphrey received the award for the vision and leadership she provided to the CTELL lab development project and to the furthering of ASL educational opportunities for the Deaf Buckoll was born February 15 at 2:48pm, weighing in at 8lbs 130z and 21 inches long. Congratulations, Grandma Barb! Numbers double for accounting presentation Liz Hicks, Accounting instructor, reports that “recently, community and their families. the Accounting Dept (Commerce and Business) hosted a Chem welcomes techs The Chemistry department presentation by two professional accounting bodies, Certified Management Accountants of BC and Certified General Accountants of BC. This event welcomes two lab technicians: Brian Watson as a Tech IV for both the New Westminster and David Lam Campuses and Ivy was open to the College Rajan as a Tech II at the David community, but aimed primarily Lam Campus. at Business students. Organizer Connie Johl expected up to 50 attendees, but more than twice that number showed up, all trying to crowd into a fourth floor classroom. This of course created ‘Grand Central Station’ conditions. Adding to the confusion was the fact that no one had remembered to order the advertised refreshments! Fortunately, John Forbes was able to mobilize the cafeteria staff on very short notice to produce soft drinks and eats for the crowd. Our hats are off to them for coming through so ably. The presentations were excellent, the supply of brochures and other handouts were quickly exhausted, and a good time was had by all. Next time we'll book a much bigger room!” Staff Moves In Payroll, Jewel Walker joins the team as the new Payroll Officer. INside Douglas College is published by the Communications & Marketing Office the first Tuesday of each month. Submissions and story ideas are welcome; deadline is 10 working days before publication. Send text-only files to INside editor, CMO, Room 4700, New Westminster Campus; e-mail to winterst@douglas.bc.ca; or call 604-527-5325. Printed by the Douglas College Printshop.