May 11 June 2 Community Music School Community Music School presents Digital Guise presents Suzuki Recital 2pm, Performing Arts Theatre Details: 604-527-5469 4pm, Performing Arts Theatre Details: 604-527-5723 June 3 Community Music School presents Student Recital 2pm, Performing Arts Theatre Details: 604-527-5469 Douglas College rules the scoreboard March was a stellar month for Columbia Colleges Provincial Douglas College Sports teams. | Championship and the right to compete in the Canadian The Men’s Basketball team won the British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association (BCCAA) Championships at Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, by defeating UBC-Okanagan 73- 70. They went on to take Silver at the 2007 CCAA National Men’s Basketball Championship in Truro, Nova Scotia. Colleges Championship with a 30-0 record in a 6-team league. Student-athletes made history by winning all five National titles at the Canadian Colleges’ Athletic Association (CCAA) National Badminton Championship. The championships, hosted by Douglas College, took place at the Richmond Pro Badminton Centre. The Douglas College Badminton team won the British Team Canada Women’s Basketball team, coached by Tim Frick, Sports Sciences Instructor, won the International Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Friendship Games Osaka Cup a resounding 66-41 defeat over Team Australia. Frick also received a special “Friendship Saturday in Osaka, Japan with = Award” at the event. Stephen Lewis talk raises funds for Uganda Stephen Lewis kept the full-house at the Massey Theatre spellbound for his presentation “A Vision for a World Free of HIV/AIDS” Lewis, the former United Nations’ Special Envoy for HIV/ AIDS in Africa and Canada’s UN ambassador from 1984 to 1988, made his presentation in support of the Douglas College Community Social Service Worker (CSSW) program’s Uganda Project and Uganda Endowment Fund. His appearance raised over ten thousand dollars to support continued student fieldwork in Uganda. Stephen Lewis with four students from the Community Social Service Worker (CSSW) program's Uganda Project. Health and safety news May 6-12 is this year’s North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. This year’s slogan and theme focus is Safety and Health: A Commitment for Life — Start Today! Douglas College’s Health and Safety Week activities and events will focus attention on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace and at home. This year’s events committee wants to encourage participants to equip themselves with tools, information and knowledge to educate each other with positive attitudes and behaviors that will convey commitment and confidence at work, at home and in the community. Watch your inbox for upcoming events/concourse displays/information/draws/ prizes for that week. Also, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) computer-based training will soon be accessible on everyone's desktop. For more information on the Douglas College Occupational Health and Safety activities and committee minutes visit www.douglas.bc.ca/services/ facilities/healthsafety Student Ambassadors enrich academic experience Developing opportunities for student leadership is a primary goal of the Office for New Students. The newly established Student Ambassador program is a fully-integrated student leadership program designed to complement a student’s academic experience and provide opportunities to give back to the campus and local community. “These students will become highly visible and effective program representatives at numerous local recruiting events,” says Kyle Baillie, Manager, Office for New Students. Student Ambassadors will play a key role in a variety of campus activities, including new student recruiting and orientation, campus community spirit events, community service projects and alumni events. Through the planning and production of these activities, Student Ambassadors develop a wide range of professional skills such as team leadership, marketing, communications and event management. Participants may also recieve leadership training and professional development seminars and a $400 honorarium for each semester served. They will receive tickets to local, national and international leadership conferences and take part in networking opportunities with Douglas College alumni. When finished, students receive a Certificate of Service and reference letter outlining their contribution for future employers. Ambassadors are expected to contribute in some way to monthly events (approx. 10 hours/month), maintain a minimum 2.0 CGPA, attend a mandatory training session, and complete one Community Service Project (CSP) per semester. The Office for New Students hopes to recruit student representatives from each faculty and program. To recommend a student for a Student Ambassador position or to find out more contact Eric Glanville, Student Development Coordinator at glanvillee@douglas.bc.ca.