Events Calendar May 20 Community Music School Suzuki Hyack Days Concert/Picnic Time TBA, Queen's Park May 21 College Closed for Victoria Day Allevents take place at the New Westminster Campus unless otherwise noted. May 27 Community Music School Student Recital 2pm, Performing Arts Theatre May 28 Community Music School Student Recital 2pm, Performing Arts Theatre May 31 BCGEU PD Day Call 5440 for more information An Evening with Deepak Chopra College well represented at teaching, learning and technology conference i ‘ ‘ [t was happy faces all around at An Evening with Deepak Chopra as CE Programmer Geraldine Street thanks Chopra for the establishment of a bursary fund at Douglas College. (I-r): Myrna Popove, Deepak Chopra, Sivakumar Varma, Geraldine Street, Susan Witter and Don Rost. Briefly Maxine's a winner! March’s 60/40 lottery winner is Maxine Madden of Centre 2000. Maxine takes home $749.40 and student aid increases by $529.60. And baby makes three Jennifer Whitlock of the Registrar's Office reports that she'll be offon maternity leave June 29, returning on July 2, 2002. “My husband Kevin and | are expecting our first child on July 23, and we are very excited,” she says. “Especially Kevin, since HE isn't the one getting big and clumsy!” Congratulations to both of you! Be prepared for the big one If you missed April’s emergency preparedness workshop, there's still a chance to get to one of the two sessions offered May 4 at the David Lam Campus, 1-2:30pm or 3-4:30pm, room Al470. Topics covered include reducing personal/family injury; what personal emergency supplies you will require at the College, athome and in your vehicle; understanding the need to be self sufficient fora minimum of 72 hours; and how to identify potential hazards (both at home and at the College). There will be draws at each session for personal earthquake kits. No pre- registratoin is required. For further information please contact Pat Thomasson at 527-5363. Village of Idiots Kevin Sanders, part of the Basic Occupational Education team here at the College, acts with the Langley Players in Village of Idiots, showing April 26- May 19. The play, by Vancouver playwright John Lazarus, is a quirky comedy based on Jewish folklore wherein a young Jew deserting the Russian Army finds himself in legendary Chelm, the Village of Idiots, where lots is going on: an enterprising married couple survives by selling glasses of schnapps to each other; a traveller claims to have grown up in a another Chelm, exactly like this one; and where it is forbidden to walk upon the first snow of the winter. Reserve your seats by calling the Langley Playhouse Reservation Line at 534-7469. Tickets are $12/adults and $10/ general admission. Busy time in HSS Psychology/Social Sciences newest faculty member Roger Tweed just had an article, Learning considered within a cultural context: Confucian and Socratic Approaches, accepted for publication in American Psychologist. Kathy Denton, Psychology/Social Sciences Chair, has just On May 5-8, Bruce Landon of Psychology, Susan Smythe of Douglas Development and Geography and Susan Greffard of Distributed Learning Services will join educators from around BC and beyond in Whistler to expand their knowledge and explore their practice in the use of emerging educational technologies at Connections 2001 - Points of View: Teaching, Learning, Technology. Landon’s presentation, Developing Your Own On-line Resources Efficiently, demonstrates easy-to-use tools and facilities that help develop resources to support on-line teaching. Topics covered include Web storage, learning objects, copyright and tools for collaboration. A diskette of free tools and resources that both faculty and students can use to present or exchange information will be distributed to participants. Smythe and Greffard’s presentation, On-line Learning About Learning On-line: Experiential Professional Development For All Employees involves peer-based professional development and on-line explorations, the four on-line mini-courses offered at Douglas last year examining on-line communication and teaching/ learning environments. The aim of this program is to provide a safe, supportive atmosphere for curious College employees to investigate the World Wide Web and think critically about why or how on-line tools might — or might not — be helpful in various work settings. For more information, contact Landon at 527-5598, Smythe at 527-5411 or Greffard at 527-5253. returned from Minneapolis where she presented a poster based on research she did during her Ed Leave. The poster, by K. Denton & L. Zarbatany entitled S:tuational and Individual Differences in Adolescents’ Support Preferences and Behaviors was presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Guangwei Ouyang, Philosophy instructor, presented his paper Technocracy and its Impact to Morality in China at the American Philosophical Association Conference in San Francisco on March 30. Future College employee? Tim Paul of DLS and Lani Hyde of EASL have ason, Benjamin Ronald Paul, born the morning of April 16 weighing 7lb 14 oz. The whole family is doing great, with Tim expected to descend from Cloud Nine any day NOwW?..; Happy Grannies! Susan Greffard of DLS has three reasons to be happy: she just completed her post-graduate certificate at UBC in Technology-Based Distributed Learning, and she’s going to be a first- time grandma this summer — of twins! Her son Shaun, a CISY grad, and his wife are expecting the duo at the end of June. Anne Currie, retired CE member, is celebrating the arrival of her first grandchild, a girl, Emmerson Taylor, 7 lbs 14 oz born on April 7. Proud parents are Anne’s son Mark and his wife, Christine. No shortage of summer rentals North Shuswap Lake, July and August weekly rental. New 900 sq. ft. 2 bdrm. suite in large private home. Fully equip.kitchen, micro, BBQ, w/d, sat.tv/ver, queen-size beds, linens provided. Suite is ground level with private entrance on beach. Wharf/boat buoy. Near golfing, river rafting, etc. Adult oriented, NS, NP, Max.five people. $995/week. 250-955- 0301 Celista, BC. Contact Gloria Kummerfield via e-mail at kfield@mail.ocis.net. Looking for a tranquil get- away in May or June? Three-bedroom ocean-view architectural gem on Gabriola Island (near Nanaimo) available for rent (weekly only). Quiet and restful, the house backs onto an orchard and forest and isa short stroll from an accessible sandstone beach. Birdwatch, bike, beachwalk, bumble or nap to your heart's content. INside Douglas College is published by the Communications & Marketing Office the first Tuesday of each month. Submissions and publication. Send text-only files to INside editor, CMO, Room 4700, New Westminster Campus; e-mail to winterst @douglas.bc.ca Competitive rates. Contact Tom Whalley (whalleyt@douglas.be.ca) for details. Get away from it all and rent a three-bedroom cabin near a sandy beach, close to Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. Fully equipped kitchen, barbeque, fireplace, large living room, sundeck, canoe and pickle ball court. July and August $400/week, September to June $325/week or $60/ night. For more information call Jean Hammer at 939-5777. Enjoy ocean views froma cliff side retreat on Pender Island. Ten forested acres and a cabin that sleeps four, has a fireplace, wrap- around decks, vaulted ceiling and lots of natural light. May, June & September $300/week or $50/night, July and August $400/week. Off season rates available. For more information call Julie Roper 421-0125 or local 5938" Be a leader Enhance your career skills and develop your leadership potential with Continuing Education's new Community and Workplace Leadership Program. An information session will be held May 12, 1:30-3:30pm at the New Westminster Campus, room 1630/40. For more information, please call Sharon Smith at 527- 5161. Summer computer workshops Kerry Wong of Systems and Computing would like all employees to know that Systems & Computing workshops are not scheduled in the summer semester; however, they do invite requests from anyone who would like one-on- one training on college supported applications, Groupwise, or any of the workshops that have been offered this past semester. Just call the Help Desk at 5330 to place your request or e-mail them at topofmind@douglas.be.ca Staff Moves In the Office of the Registrar, Maureen Clarke moves from Auxiliary to regular as Continuing Education Registration Clerk, Jessy Kainth moves from “sub” to regular as Information Services Assistant, replacing Maureen Baxter who has moved into Admissions Officer. In Systems & Computing, Kim Reeves moves from Computer Technician to Network Computer Technician replacing Richard Lefaive who has resigned. In Student Financial Aid, Karen McKitrick moves from “sub” to regular as Financial Aid Advisor story ideas are welcome; deadline is 10 working days before ; or call 527-5325. Printed by the Douglas College Printshop.