Neo:

We hate raking them, those maple leaves
that festoon our streets and gardens every
year, but this fall they took on a different
meaning. We at the INside Zone figure
we’re going to rake all our maple leaves
up, put them in a pile in the middle of the
yard, and just contemplate them for a
while.

Laughing all the way to Vegas...
Chris Johnson was invited to speak at
the American Dental Association’s annual
conference last month in Las Vegas. Over
53,000 delegates attended, and 350 down-
in-the-mouth dentists signed up for his
laughter workshop, which he titled You
Don’t Need Nitrous Oxide to Laugh in the
Office. He got a standing ovation, and 1s
confirmed for next year’s conference in
Orlando, Florida. Other dentists have
asked him to speak in Chicago and New
Orleans. Chris also reports that he
crapped out on the slot machines.

Laughing all the way to the bank...
...to deposit the $832.80 that she won in
the Foundation’s September 60/40 Draw
was Jeanette Mossing from Psychiatric
Nursing.

Winning orientees...

At Employee Orientation on October 5,
new employees won a bunch of T shirts,
sweatshirts, and coffee mugs. The
winners were: Des Dougan, Systems &
Computing; Barbara Thompson,
Purchasing; Bob Laughlin, Math &
Sciences; Laurel Donaldson, Business,
Anne Djik, Admissions; and Dianne
Hewitt, Learning Resources.

Students volunteering...

About 50 English as a Second Language
students attended a workshop organized
by Language & Cultural Assistant Lani
Hyde on October 18. The workshop was
delivered by Maria Nguyen of the
Greater Coquitlam Volunteer Centre. It
was designed to help get ESL students

involved in community volunteer work,
which helps community groups and also
lets them practice their English.

Melanie Acting Director...

Student Life Coordinator Melanie Yip
will be Acting Director of the Centre for
International Education from November |
to December 31, while Tad Hosoi is on
leave.

Staff moves...

Rosita Wan is now Receptionist in
Systems & Computing, Glen Robinson is
Circulation Intercampus Assistant in
Learning Resources, replacing Kathy
Williams who is now Reference
Orientation Assistant. Nargis Karim
moves from Tech Services into the
position of Overdues Interlibrary Loan

Douglas
College’s
Annual
Retirees’

| Luncheon on

October 6 was a

chance for

| employees both
past and present
to get together,

eat, drink, and
reminisce. Seen
here are Carol
Leyland, former
Learning Centre
Assistant,

| Marion James,

| formerly of
Community

| Programs &
Services, and
Purchasing

 

Supervisor
Devona Davies.

 

 

LONE

Borrowing Assistant, while Laura
Toerper is now Technical Services
Assistant, Aquisitions, Lauretta Rajotte
is Technical Services General Assistant,
and Catherine Doll is Technical Services
Assistant Catalogue/Aquisitions. Judy
Murray returns to the Developmental
Studies, while Wendy Watt returns to her
Departmental Assistant position in
Student Services. In the Registrar’s
Office, Chris Walmsley is the Registrar’s
Receptionist Clerk, as is Shahnaz
Darayan. Last but not least, Walter
Melnyk is the new Communications &
Marketing Officer for the Pinetree Way
campus in the CMO.

Until December! I