Events Calendar All events take place at the New Westminster Campus unless otherwise noted. November 1 - December 7 The Amelia Douglas Gallery presents 3-unfolding Opening reception November 7, 4-8pm Gallery: 604-527-5465 November 6 November 7 Literature Alive presents Noon at New West Miriam Toews, author of presents Swing Low:A Life Music for Organ and 7pm, Room 1809 Trumpet: 12:30pm, Queen's Avenue United Church November 8 - 16 Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft Departments present Kindertransport Studio Theatre Box Office: 604-527-5488 November 14 A Class Act winefest 7-9:30pm, Executive Plaza Hotel, Coquitlam Tickets: $50; call 604-777-6176 Expect some disruption during construction It’s going to get noisy around here. That’s the word from Vice President Karen Maynes regarding the construction of the fifth and sixth floors at the New Westminster Campus, slated to begin May 5, 2003. While students and employees happily anticipate the addition of Fourth Floor North indicates area of 5% and 6" floor expansion new computer labs and more classroom space, getting there will mean some inconvenience for those working and studying at the New Westminster Campus. “We have to recognize that there’s going to be noise for 16 months. We're kidding ourselves if we think we can build without it,” says Maynes. “It’s a reality. We cant close the building for currently on the fourth floor will be closed, but 16 months.” those on the second floor near the Library will remain To deal with the problem of noise during the open. The geography lab in tari ariee Sarrieatee ‘all the north building will also remain open. “People should know that they may have to use rooms classes on the north side of the building will be moved to the south building from May through August, 2003. The computer labs not normally set up for their purpose, like having a small class in a lecture theatre,” says College President Susan Witter. Classes will resume in the north building in September 2003, but some noise will continue. “The intent is to get us to lock-up by September 2003, which means all steel will be erected, the roof will be on and the doors and windows will be in,” says Terry Leonard, Director of Facilities. “We're hoping to Upcoming plays explore murder and loss The Theatre and Stagecraft Departments stage two powerful productions in November. Kindertransport examines the cost of survival through the Holocaust, while Book of Days reveals that small towns can be deadly. In the nine months before the outbreak of WWII, almost 10,000 children, most of them Jewish, were sent from Germany to Britain ina movement known as the Kindertransport. “Moving theatrically between 1989 and wartime, Kindertransport takes events from our history — the Holocaust and the survival of the Jewish people — and makes them accessible by showing us how the terror of the past affects a modern-day family,” says Director Cheryl Matheson. “It condenses and focuses the incomprehensible and incommunicable events of the Second World War into the taut, accessible personal relationship between a mother and daughter.” Kindertransport runs November 8 to 16 at Douglas College’s Studio Theatre. No performances November 10 and 11. Murder roars through a small town in Book of Days, a play about crime — but not punishment. “This play is about evil and the clothing that evil wears, and how you can’t always recognize it because it shops at the Gap and goes to church,” says Director Allan Lysell. “It tells us that sometimes, evil » wins. Book of Days chronicles the mysterious death of a prominent community leader, and the struggle of one woman, Ruth, to uncover the truth in the face of lies, hypocrisy and intolerance. Ruth’s quest, however, threatens to undermine the foundation of the town. Lysell likens playwright Lanford Wilson toa modern-day Shakespeare, noting the play within a play format. Book of Days features a production of Saint Joan, where the character of Ruth plays Joan of Arc. Book of Days runs November 15 to 23 at Becca Coad as Ruth (playing Joan of Arc) in Book of Days, presented by the Theatre and Stagecraft departments. Also playing is Kindertransport, which examines the effect of the Holocaust on a modern-day family. $5/students and seniors. get the most disruptive work done over the Summer semester, but it depends on how quickly the contractors work.” The class schedule for Summer 2003 will remain the same as this year, working on a Tuesday through Friday matrix with night classes running Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. “We'll most likely have to make full use of all the time blocks available, which means there will be more classes starting right at eight o'clock in the morning,” says Maynes. Employees working in the north building will be most directly affected. Plans are currently in the works to help lessen the effect on them during the Summer Semester. The approximately 2,260 sq. metre expansion will feature a new Learning Technology Centre, consolidating most campus computer labs into eight 40- seat rooms. The area will also feature two seminar rooms, two breakout rooms, technical facilities and bookable faculty offices. The expansion will create space for about 750 additional full-time equivalent students, and is budgeted at about $5.3 million. In addition, existing labs and facilities freed up by the changes will be reallocated for other uses, with the emphasis on learning spaces. The new floors are expected to be ready for use in September 2004. Nursing degree update Douglas College’s plans to offer a degree in nursing are moving forward. In April, provincial legislation was introduced allowing BC colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in applied (career) programs. Douglas College immediately began work to implement a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Five months later, the government announced that all nurses entering practice must graduate with a baccalaureate degree by 2005. “We have made the decision to stop offering the bridge- out option as of April 2005,” says Dean of Health Sciences Joy Holmwood. “This means that students currently in the program can choose the diploma exit option, but all students entering as of January 2003 will be required to complete a degree. “Since we have been teaching the degree curriculum to the end of semester five, we would like to have the opportunity to offer the students the total degree -- all eight semesters -- on our site,” says Holmwood. “We plan to bring forward a proposal in November 2000 to offer the full degree and award the credential under the new legislation.” As one of 10 partners in the Collaborative Nursing Program in BC (CNPBC), the College’s nursing program shares the development of baccalaureate nursing curriculum, teaching and learning strategies and program policies with Langara, North Island, Selkirk and Camosun colleges; Okanagan, Kwantlen, Malaspina and Cariboo university-colleges; and the University of Victoria. Douglas College’s Performing Arts Theatre. No performance November 1h Performances for both shows take place at 7:30pm, with several matinees and two-for-one performances. Tickets are $10/general admission and For a complete list of dates and times, see www.douglas.bc.ca or call the Douglas College box office at 604-527-5488. Tickets can be purchased or reserved at the box office. ad < This partnership allows for a seamless transfer of students between the partner institutions. Like the other colleges in the program, Douglas College offers the first five semesters of the degree. Upon completion, students can transfer to the University of Victoria’s Lower Mainland campus at Langara College or Kwantlen University College and complete the degree, or they can choose the one semester bridge-out option that allows them to graduate with a diploma and become licensed as Registered Nurses.