Events Calendar June 6 and 7 Graduation 2006 Ceremonies at 10:30, 2:30 and 6:30pm Performing Arts Theatre Reception to follow June 10 Community Music School presents: Community Music School Recital 2pm, Performing Arts Theatre For more information call 604-527-5469 Jordan Kerton: A peak experience When it comes to peak experiences, Jordan Kerton’s climb up Mount Kilimanjaro with her client Brock Metcalf and an off-road wheelchair tops them all. Kerton, Metcalf and team set a world wheelchair altitude record by climbing to the 19,000- foot Stella Point on the fabled African mountain. “We made the climb to build awareness that anything is possible, like Brock wanting to climb this mountain,” says Kerton. “He had this dream and it came true.” Kerton met Metcalf through her work as a therapeutic recreation practitioner and care worker. When Metcalf — who has cerebral palsy — was selected by the North Shore Disability Resource Centre to make the climb, Kerton worked closely with him to make it a reality. “Tt was difficult,” said Kerton. “T did Brock’s care work during the climb and it was quite the adventure. It was a huge learning experience for me.” Another major learning experience Kerton met was the ‘Therapeutic Recreation Program at Douglas College. Kerton had been working as a private, in-home care giver, mostly with people with spinal cord injuries, before entering the program in 2003. The program trains Therapeutic Recreation Practitioners (TRP) like Kerton to work with people who have disabilities or illnesses that prevent them from having a healthy leisure lifestyle. TRPs provide meaningful leisure activities that help their clients achieve the quality of life they deserve. The Douglas College Living Library wants you Are you passionate about Frankfurt, fly-fishing or fossils, or get worked up about baseball, biology or business? Do you want an opportunity to inspire others? Then join us as a part of the new Douglas College Living Library program. The Douglas College Living Library works like a library but instead of lending books, it will be lending people. The library is looking for people willing to be “borrowed” for half-an-hour to answer questions on their area of professional or personal expertise. Our goal is to share the huge pool of knowledge contained within our walls with the people in the communities we serve. ‘The idea originated in Holland where a librarian at the Almelo Maureen Nicholson, coordinator of the Print Futures program and president of the Editors’ Association of Canada will join a host of Print Futures students and alumni at the EAC’s annual national conference, Cultivating Diversity. CMO’s own Writer/ Media Specialist, Kelly Parry will be presenting a workshop on developing professional portfolios. The conference, which runs from June 9-11, will feature award-winning author Wayson Choy as keynote speaker and offer a wide range of professional development workshops. Municipal Library compiled a list of people from a variety of lifestyles and backgrounds who were willing to talk about their beliefs and their lifestyles. We would be the first Canadian college to launch this innovative people-lending scheme and would therefore garner some positive, upbeat publicity. We would also spread the message that Douglas College is an open, welcoming, creative and fun place to study and work. If you are interested in participating in this program please contact Yvonne Mostert at mosterty@douglas.be.ca. Once a list is completed, web and information materials will be developed, and the service will be launched. Visit www.editors.ca/cultivate for more information. The Print Futures: Professional Writing program has been a partner in developing this conference since September 2005. + ‘The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program holds its third- annual Scholarship Day on June 21 with special presentations and concurrent sessions. Dr. Peter Hill, Vice President, Academic, Research and Clinical System Redesign from Fraser Health will present at 9:30am in the Performing Arts Theatre. He will provide information about the mandate of his office For Kerton, the program was a perfect fit. “T’ve always been athletic and | enjoy working with my clients. I thought I wanted to be a nurse, but that changed when I felt the excitement of helping someone do something they thought they'd never do again, like go swimming,” says Kerton. “It’s a life-transforming experience to help people do the things they want to do and to realize that life doesn’t end after an injury.” Kerton graduated in 2005 and works as a self-employed TRP and care worker. Starting in September, students will be able to earn their Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation from Douglas College — the first degree of its kind to be offered in British Columbia. June 12 to August 12 The Amelia Douglas Gallery presents Douglas College Permanent Collection For Gallery times, call 604-527-5465 June 18 Community Music School presents Suzuki Recital 2pm, Performing Arts Theatre For more information call 604-527-5469 Therapeutic Recreation grad Jordan Kerton. Free access to Fitness Centre for Douglas College employees Employees can now access the Fitness Centre, Room 1315 at the New Westminster Campus for free. Operating hours will also be extended for spring, fall and winter semesters. Employees can either sign-in on a drop-in basis by filling in the binder at the counter or pay a $5 deposit on an Access Card for the semester at the Activities Office, Room 1317. For employees wanting to use the Weight Room at the Pinetree Community Centre across from the David Lam Campus, they can purchase an Activities Card for $5 at the Pinetree Community Centre Kiosk which is valid for one year from date of purchase. For more information go to: douglascollege.ca/csrw/fitness Unveiling CSIS A new department has been created to deliver information technology education. Called Computing Science and Information Systems (CSIS), the new department combines the resources of Computing Science (CMPT) and Computer Information Systems (CISY). It is housed in the Commerce and Business Administration faculty. Department Chair Raymond Yu says the re-structuring will benefit students and faculty. “We expect more synergy from bringing together expertise and resources in a bigger department,” he says. For the time being, courses will be offered under the CISY or CMPT name, but in the future courses will carry the CSIS name. Programs will remain largely unchanged — students can still earn a certificate or a diploma, or focus on transferring into a university degree program. Briefly and possible opportunities for scholarly projects within Fraser Health. A number of concurrent sessions on scholarly work are also scheduled for the remainder of the day. Coffee and programs will be available from 9-9:30am in the Performing Arts Theatre Foyer. Publishers’ representatives will be displaying books as well. Interested faculty and administrators are cordially invited to attend. No registration is required. & On May 24, The Registrar’s Office joined together with faculties, departments and staff to play host to approximately 200 students and about 175 family and friends. Guests browsed displays, listened to speakers and enjoyed free prizes (including free tuition). + Rosita Wan moves from Commerce and Business Administration to Departmental Assistant II in Science and Technology. In the Foundation, Alexis Smith moves from auxiliary to regular as Development Officer. + Angela Hubert moves from auxiliary to regular as Performing & Creative Arts Event Officer in Language, Literature and Performing Arts. K Don Hauka from the Communications and Marketing Office has moved on to a communications position at Capilano College. He is replaced by Kelly Parry, formerly of CEIT’s Client Learning Services as CMO’s new Writer/Media Specialist. 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 parryk@douglas.be.ca; or call 604-527-5048. Printed by the Douglas College Printshop.