Thursday, Oct 9 ‘The Arts at One presents An Opening for Light: The Music of Leslie Uyeda Heather Pawsey, soprano; Kathryn Cernauskas, Hute; Rachel Iwaasa, piano Friday, Oct 10 The Therapeutic Recreation Department and the Center for Health and Community Partnerships present Enhancing Health: Leisure and Health —Visualize the Connection Thursday, Oct 16 ‘The Arts at One presents the Art of Drum Robert Caldwell and Bruce Henczel, percussion ipm, Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre Friday, Oct 17 ‘The Therapeutic Recreation Department and the Center Events for Health and Community Partnerships present Enhancing Health: Circle of Friends — Social Support and Calendar ipm, Laura C. Muir Performing Noon, C1025, David Lam Free admission Health Arts Theatre Campus Info: 604-527-5723 Noon, C1025, David Lam Free admission Free admission Campus Info: 604-527-5723 Free admission faculty Chemistry at Simon Fraser oe Douglas grads come full circle as new additions to has also worked for Family Services of Greater Vancouver and St. Leonard’s. University. During his early days at Douglas, Brown recalls taking classes in trailers at the McBride campus that had leaky roofs and buckets strategically located in key Other Douglas grads joining Frasch in the Faculty of Child, Family and Community Studies this Pall are: Child and Youth Care instructor Robert Bates, Early Childhood Education instructor Diana Stewart and Community Rehabilitation instructor Chris Tanner (a spots. However, he also clearly remembers an early mentor. “Bob Browne was one of my favourite instructors. He always taught us the practical Kevin Brown and Melissa Frasch are looking forward to giving students the level of support they enjoyed. ‘This semester, several new employees have an insider's perspective on what it’s like to be in their students’ shoes, having graduated from Douglas themselves. For Melissa Frasch, an instructional facilitator for the Aboriginal Child and Youth Care Stream, this will come in particularly handy in her duties which include providing student support. “This is an intense field to work in and | think that offering as much support as possible is essential,” says Frasch, who works for Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society. Frasch says she “felt supported 100 percent” while working on her BA in Child and Youth Care from a then-existing joint program between Douglas and UFV in IUE gets green infusion f DOLLARS Ce wes REO dation Institute of Urban Ecology Executive Director Rob McGregor, with Karen Baker-MacGrotty of RBC, says RBC’s donation will support free workshops held at elementary schools across Metro Vancouver. Douglas College's Institute of Urban Ecology (IUE) is feeling a little greener thanks to a donation supporting its environmental education programs. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Foundation presented the Institute with a $9,000 cheque last month. The funds will support free workshops given by IUE staff to schools and community groups across Metro Vancouver. “At the Institute, we strongly believe in the importance of educating youth about the value of nature in the city. This generous contribution from RBC allows us to continue to educate Vancouver-area youth 2007 (before Douglas offered its own BA in Child and Youth Care). She says she is looking forward to providing the same level of support to students. “[ have gotten so much from my education and from my own experience in the field. | fully believe in this program and am excited that we have opened the Aboriginal Stream,” says Frasch, who rom RBC about critical ecological and environmental issues,” says IUE Executive Director Rob McGregor, a Biology and Environmental Science instructor. Since its creation in 1996, the IVE has been dedicated to conserving urban biodiversity and educating the public about the value of nature in the city. Last year, the Institute offered more than 150 workshops to educate the public, primarily school-age children, about the ecology of urban areas. These workshops, particularly two about birds and bats, are especially popular with elementary schools in the Vancouver area, says McGregor. Classroom and Community Support graduate). Meanwhile, in the Faculty of Science and Technology's applications of chemistry and that’s what motivates me. He was always interested in how his students were doing — he a1 ; was sincere, says Brown. Continuing Education 1 Bay Department, Kevin Brown BES Coordinator Brian has returned after 23 years Miltimore says Brown too has of working in his field as a chemist. This Fall, he started teaching for the Building Environmental Systems (BES) Program. He continues to work for GE Water, where he got his first taste become a terrific instructor. He notes that his new teacher scored 100 percent in every category of his student assessments at UBC. “Adult students are hard markers. They aren't afraid to tell you what they think,” says Miltimore. of teaching while training clients to use GE's specialized chemical treatment programs for industrial water systems. “Tm delighted to h He has also taught at UBC. ee brought him in to the program. It’s closing the loop. It gets no better than that,” says Miltimore. Brown graduated from what was then the General Sciences Program in 1980 and went on to get a degree in -CSRW has a new Dean The Centre for Sports, Recreation and Wellness has a new director. Dean Howie says he is looking forward to a new professional challenge, after 22 years at Champlain College in Montreal, where he was instrumental in developing the Champlain College Athletic Foundation and the Student Athlete Academic Success Program. “T feel that the Champlain Athletics Department has progressed and attained many goals and objectives. I also feel that with the facility and human resources available at Champlain, athletics had reached its potential,” says Howie. “Dean brings with him some outstanding experiences in engaging students in campus activities, building college recreation and athletic programs as well as involving students in community service,” says Douglas Vice President Educational Services Blaine Jensen. Howie is leading a centre consisting mainly of new staff, along with veteran Dave Munro, faculty program manager at the Sports Institute. He says he is looking forward to beginning a new chapter at Douglas. As head coach of Champlain's men’s soccer team, Howie led them to five conference championships, a Canadian Colleges Athletic Association gold in 2007 and silver in 2006. He also coaches youth with the Danone Cup U12 Soccer Team. Howie replaces Lou Rene Legge, who has retired.