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\  February’s weather
as makes it a good
month to take
some of your
precious holidays
and hop a plane
headed south.
Pa We understand
that some
\ people
around the
) College
are doing
so; their
a identities are being
protected for their own safety. If
you’re not one of those people lucky
enough, or wealthy enough, to spend two
weeks killing margaritas and twisting by
the pool in some country much closer to
the Equator than Canada, take heart. If
this is February, next month is March, and
that means spring. Here’s some news
from around the College, and from around
the world.

 
  
 
 
  
   
 
 
 

France made cheaper

For anyone going to France this spring or
summer, College President Bill Day has a
tip. In Paris on recent OECD business, he
reports staying at the Hotel Alexander, a
cosy family-run operation close to all of
the major attractions, but still reasonably
priced. He liked it so much that he
promised to tell people back home about
it. Give Bill a call for more details.

Coffee’s on David...and Bonnie too
Something’s happening at Event
Magazine. Creative Writing Instructor and
Event Magazine editor David Zieroth
won the Douglas College Foundation’s
December 60/40 draw. He picked up
$823.20, while $548.80 went to student
aid. Not to be outdone, Managing Editor
Bonnie Bauder took the January pot, no
less than $841.20, with $560.80 going to
student aid.

A belated Christmas present
Systems and Computing Manager Geoff
Campbell and wife Susan had an extra
special holiday season. Their daughter
Sydney Olivia was born December 27,
weighing in at a healthy 9 pounds, 11
ounces. She’s a little sister for Brendan,
who is six.

Great expectations

The Foundation’s Alana Frymire is
expecting her first child in June, while
Lisa Barone in Financial Aid is expecting
her first in April. Melody Ezart in the
Accounting Department is expecting her
second in June.

Betsy no longer a Senyk

The First Nations Coordinator’s first
name is still Betsy, but her last name is
now Bruyere. That’s the only
change...hospitality in the First Nations
Services Office (Room 2202) stays the
same.

D.C. gets gold star for harassment
manual

Thanks to the PIO’s Sue Vincent and
Carole Nelson from Systems and
Computing, Douglas College was able to
meet a recent request from Northern
Lights College (in north-eastern B.C.) to
put the College’s Sexual and Personal
Harassment Manual on disk as a template
for their own version. Recognition should
go to Mia Gordon, Liz Wilson and the
many Harassment Advisors and people
from investigative committees who
provded advice and feedback. Also, a
workshop on policy facilitated by Marian
Exmann and Liz Wilson at Northern
Lights’ Dawson Creek campus received
rave reviews. Congratulations!

Students’ families safe

Many of Douglas College’s international
students come from Japan, and some from
the area of Kobe, which was hit hard by
an earthquake in January. We’re happy to
be able to report that all students’ families
were safe. The College’s Centre for
International Education was able to help
Douglas College students get in contact
with their families. Also, our colleagues
at Momoyama Gakuin (St. Andrew’s), our
sister univeristy in Osaka, emerged safely
from the disaster. Centre for International
Education Director Tad Hosoi was in
Japan at the time, but forturnately he was
in Tokyo when the quake struck.

Registrar’s Office staff changes
Cathy Gibney is the new Departmental
Assistant, Mary Whorley becomes
Graduation/Eligibility Clerk, replacing
Leah Ponting, the new Admissions
Clerk, replacing Tannis Robinson, who
is the new Admissions Coordinator.
Tracy McCaskill is the new Records
Clerk, replacing Tricia Bird who is
moving to Facilities. Karen Turner,
Shahnaz Darayan and Chris Walmsley
are new Front Counter Reception Clerks.
Christine David and Anne Dijk are the
new Data Entry Clerks.

Goodbye until March!

 

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