INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / March 31, 1992

 

 

The Inside zone

by Carillon

Recently the comic strip Doones-
bury ran predictions about the
U.S. presidential primaries that
had been made and sealed two
months earlier. Following in the
fine artistic tradition of shameless-
ly stealing good ideas, the Inside
Zone made its own bold predic-
tions one week ago: there will be
a brief NHL players strike; the
whiny ballad from Robin Hood by
North Vancouver’s Bryan Adams
will be defeated for Best Song
Oscar by the whiny ballad from
the film version of Beauty and the
Beast; it will rain in April. Remem-
ber, you read it here first.
Meanwhile...

For social butterflies...

The opening week of April
promises to be a busy one on the
Douglas College social calendar.
The Athletic Department holds its
annual awards bash on April 1 (no
foolin’), followed by the grand
opening of the new Amelia
Douglas Art Gallery on April 2. All
employees are invited to the gal-
lery opening to see the works of
up-and-coming Chilliwack artist
Christopher Woods, and to hob-
nob with invited mayors, MPs,
MLAs and media types.

Taking leave...

We won't be seeing several in-
structors for a while as they depart
on recently-approved educational
leaves. Leaving for one year are:

Anthropology’s Al McMillan,
to follow up on his Toquaht Ar-
chaeologicai Project; Connie Land
of Commerce and Business Ad-
ministration, to gain on-the-job
experience of current manage-
ment styles; Jacqueline Gresko of
History, to continue toward her
doctorate in the Department of
Social and Educational Studies at
UBC; and Criminology’s Elizabeth
Peerless, to study Geographic In-

 

formation Systems.
Leaving for four
months are: the Music
Department’s John
Glofcheskie, to com-
plete his doctoral
dissertation at the
University of
Cambridge; Gail Fraser
of English, to write an
essay for The
Cambridge Companion
on Joseph Conrad;
Susan Greathouse of
Nursing, to complete
her M. Sc. thesis; and
Geography’s Ian Joyce,
to examine fisheries

 

 

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development in Miami

and Cuba.

Write on, Chris...

Following in the footsteps of
the likes of Alan Fotheringham,
U.S. presidential hopeful Patrick
Buchanan, and the deposed
leader Mikhail Gorbachev, the
Sports Institute’s Chris Johnson is
now a columnist. The bearded
one will be writing a regular coach-
ing column for a new B.C. weekly
called Sports Vue.

Bye-bye Bill...

Public Information Officer Bill
Bell has taken a six-month leave of
absence, causing some job shifts
in that department. Publicist Brad
Barber will take on the PIO posi-
tion (having the initials B.B. is
clearly listed in the job descrip-
tion). Meanwhile, Christina
Symons, who coordinated 1990
Open House and the President's
Commission in 1991, is the new
Publicist.

Barbs for Barb?

After a dozen years at Douglas
College and recently negotiating a
new contract for BCGEU staff,
Barb Offen of CP&S is away to
take a full-time position with the
Union. To say goodbye, Anne

Okay, okay. But it’s my turn next.

Fenton would like to organize a
roast or some kind of sendoff. If
you have any ideas, call Anne at
5374.

Congratulations, Jennifer...

Biology Instructor Jennifer Get-
singer is expecting a baby, which
is due to arrive in June.

A job well done...

Douglas College took part in a
continent-wide satellite video
conference called Making Interna-
tional and Intercultural Education
Work a couple of weeks ago.
Organized by the College Profes-
sional Development Committee
and International Education, the
event showcased successful inter-
national programs and allowed
participating colleges to ask ques-
tions of a panel of experts live.
Due to excellent organization in
advance, Douglas College’s role in
the process was impressive, and
questions posed by Douglas
College people dominated that
portion of the conference.

See you next time. -.