Women explore visions of equity

A keynote address by Jane Gottfriedson,
President of the B.C. Abonginal Women’s
Council. will be one of the highlights of
events celebrating International Women's
Day on March & at Douglas College.

Gottfnedson came to national prominence
as one of the court challengers to the
Charlottetown Accord, citing that the
document did not adequately guarantee the
rights of Aboriginal women. Addressing
the day's theme of Visions of Equity, she
will at speak at Ipm in Room 1614. This
will be followed by a Douglas College
panel discussion from 1:45-2:15pm, open
discussion at 2:15pm, and oral
presentations on ‘Visions of Equity” at
2:30pm.

The day will also feature an International

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and exam questions are also exempted.

The Act establishes a deadline of 30
calendar days in which non-exempted
information must be provided. To assist
compliance. Chisholm said the College
will develop a directory to locate
requested data. Otherwise. the new formal
rules will do little to change most existing
procedures which already conform to the
spirit of the legislation. For example.
employees can already access their own
Personnel files but cannot see another
person’s file without their permission.

“Both Personnel and the Registrar's
Office have already had ethical restraints
in place for years to deal with these issues.
The difference now is that they have been
enshrined in law,” said Chisholm.

If you wish to see an information video
called A Matter of Balance, or have any
questions about the Act, contact Virginia

 

Lost and found

A brooch was found following the
remembrance ceremony for Mar-
garet Meagher To claim, please visit
the Cafeteria Manager's office on
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Food Fair in the concourse. In addition,
the Women’s Centre invites submissions
of stories or fairy tales rewritten froma
womanist perspective (maximum 1,000
words), which will be displayed in the
Centre.

To get things off to an early start, the
Women's Centre and the New
Westminster School District will host a
special breakfast on Monday, March 7,
beginning at 7:45am. Held at Fins
Waterfront Restaurant at the New
Westminster Quay, the morning will
feature speakers Mary Lyons, School
District Superintendent, and College
Faculty Development Coordinator Gillies
Malarnich. Cost is $15; to reserve tickets
call 527-5148. &

Eyes on arts

A look at nature through the eyes of a
Chinese peasant farmer and a look at the
bewildering world of adults through
Alice’s eyes are two of the Douglas
College arts highlights for March.

Wang Jinglong, a painter from the
People’s Republic of China, reminds us of
the beauty in everyday life in an exhibit
called A Peasant Painter's View of
Huxian, featured at the Amelia Douglas
Gallery from March 7 to April 1.

Jinglong turned to painting in 1979, when
he was in his 50s. He still lives and farms
near the town of Huxian in Northwest
China. The opening reception runs on
March 10, from Spm-&8pm.

At the Performing Arts Theatre, the
Theatre and Stagecraft departments offer a
production of Alice in Wonderland aimed
at both children and adults.

“Our production looks at the idea of Alice
trying to make sense of a strange adult
world, as it would seem for any child that
age.” said director Michael Fera.

Performances nin March 18, 19, and 22
through 26 at 7:30pm, with 1:30pm
matinees on March 19, 20, 26 and 27. For
tickets call 527-5488.

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Learning Col-
legespeak 101

Whether they are computer hackers,
accountants, skiers or street-gang
members, every group has a language of
slang or jargon it likes to call its own.
These days, some North American college
students use a vocabulary that includes
terms such as “Take the L Train’, meaning
to lose at something, and ‘momoflage’, to
conceal something from mother.

The jargon isn’t quite as colorful for
Douglas College faculty, staff and
administrators, but it is important to know
the lingo to follow College issues. To help
out. the Inside offers the first in a
reference series defining commonly used
terms and outlining the make-up and role
of College bodies.

College Board - a lay body of 11 people
appointed by the Provincial Government.
The College Board is the legal entity
which runs Douglas College and which
makes the final decisions on financial and
educational matters, and College policies:
it does not get involved in day-to-day
operations but is charged with looking
after student and public interests.

Education Council (Ed Council) - the
main decision-recommending body for
College-wide education issues such as
grading, admission standards and
curriculum; has faculty representatives
trom all departments and staff and student
representatives.

Departmental Educational Committee
(DEC) - the equivalent of the Education
Council at the departmental level -- each
department with faculty has a DEC;
responsible for issues such as programs,
curnculum and instructional materials.

Management Committee - the College's
senior. administrative decision-making
body which includes the deans. bursar and
is chaired by the President: non-voting
associate members include reps from
DCFA, BCGEU., student society, COG
and Education Council.

College Operations Group (COG) -
mid-managers from both instructional and
non-instructional departments; COG
analyzes upcoming issues/decisions to
assess their operational impact on each

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