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Douglas College Belize Field
School 2012: May 7 to June 25

 

e are still looking for people
who want to do 9 credits
of university transfer

courses in 8 weeks (May 1 to June
24). Four of these weeks will be in the
beautiful Caribbean country of Belize.
This program is open to all British
Columbian post-secondary students.

This is a study and adventure
opportunity of a lifetime. Every
student who has done this trip in
the past two years has raved about
it. Belize is a beautiful country, rich
in culture, history and geography.

We have great accommodations,
food and excursions. You will not be
disappointed.

Belize offers so much for students
academically, adventure-wise and
personally. You won't belize it!

Firstly, it’s an academic
adventure of that will engage your
mind, body and spirit. Our first
two weeks in Belize will be spent
exploring the geographic landscapes
of the country. Adventures include
pyramid climbing, jungle camping,
cave exploration, and four days on a
tropical Caribbean island surrounded
by coral reefs.

Secondly, students will come
face to face with people and places,
past and present, associated with
Maya civilization. This is an unique
opportunity to discover the true
Mayan of December 2012.

Thirdly, Belize is the the jewel of
the Caribbean. Students will engage
with the patchwork of cultures
comprising the multicultural mosaic
of modern Belize.

The Program
The Belize Field School focuses on
the study of the landscapes of Latin

America, Mayan archaeology and
sustainable development. These
themes are the focus of the courses
offered:

Geography 1190 Geography of Latin
America (human, environmental)
Sociology 1155 Social Issues
(sustainable development, social
issues)

Anthropology 150 Mayan
Prehistory (offered by Galen
University, Belize)

“All courses are university transferable.

The Cost: Unbelizeable value!

Here’s a breakdown of total costs
(excluding airfare, tuition, textbooks,
weekday lunches, weekend meals
and your own personal spending
amount).

Program Fee: $3000.00

This covers: Belize accommodations
for 5 weeks, weekday breakfasts
and dinners, Galen University
course tuition, all entrance fees

for excursions, all course related
transportation in Belize, Belize
student visa permit, travel medical
insurance

*There are quite a number of $1000 and
$500 international studies scholarships
available to help offset the costs of the
trip. You can also use student loans.

For more information check out
our website: www.douglas.be.ca/
services/international-education/
studentplanet/study-abroad/field-
schools/Belize.html

 

 

Douglas celebrates new logo
Administration encourages students to ‘DO’

 

By Dylan Hackett, News Editor

ouglas College students
and administration
welcomed the college’s

new logo with a post-it tagging
of the large “DO” letters

framing the concourse of New
Westminster campus last Tuesday
and at David Lam campus on last
Thursday.

Students lining up around
the New West concourse’s
fishbowl were enticed to post
a message pertaining to the
ambiguous, goal-oriented
command of “DO,” representing
the top strata of the new Douglas
College logo, now seen at the
corner of the New Westminster
campus as an illuminated sign.
Douglas also recently plated new
metal lettering at the three main
campus entranceways.

The Marketing and
Communications office, the
faculty responsible for the
rebranding, describes the logo
with the following:

“Our brand is people’s
overall sense of the experience
of being at Douglas. It lives
in the hearts and minds of
students, prospective students,
alumni, faculty, staff, and
others. It’s continuously
created and supported by the
skilled, passionate teachers
in our classrooms, and by the
knowledgeable, dedicated staff in
our service areas.

Our brand package
emerged from deep listening
and engagement with students,
faculty, and staff, through focus
groups and an online forum.

This information, filtered and
condensed, went into a survey
completed by more than 1,000
current students. That led to
preliminary creative work, which
was tested in another survey
with current and prospective
post-secondary students across
the Lower Mainland.”

Douglas also recently
expanded its advertising
campaign in the Lower Mainland
onto primetime television with
a 30-second commercial which
explores the idea of “what's in a
name.”

“What's in a name?” the male
voice of the commercial ponders,
“well, that depends. What if
more important than what you
say is what you do? What if what
you do puts people right at the
centre? Creating a place of ideas
and dialogue to help people
discover what they love to do.
Maybe then, you’d have a name
like this.”

Members of the
administration—including
Douglas College President, Scott
McAlpine—were present at the
event, handing out goodie-bags
to participating students.

Regarding the new logo, on
his blog, McAlpine said, “T like
the new material and so far the
feedback I’m hearing is positive.
The approach is sophisticated,
compelling, and smart. It reflects
the high quality of our programs,
our teaching and our student
services. And it also reflects our
strategic plan, and its vision to be
the largest and most progressive
baccalaureate degree-granting
college in British Columbia.”