May 17

Celebration of Teaching, Learning,
Program Development and Scholarly
Activity. Thursday, 4-6pm, Upper
Cafeteria, NWC, . Hosted by the
VP Education’s Office. Details:
604-527-5520

May 23 to July 7

‘The Amelia Douglas Gallery
presents Habitat: works by Moira
Carlson and Penny Birnam.
Opening Reception May 23, 4:30-
7:30pm. Details: 604-527-5723

May 30

Connect Orientation Event. New
students get the opportunity

to meet faculty members and
classmates and to check out the
campuses. Details: Kyle Baillie at
604-527-5814 or baillick@douglas.
be.ca

 

  

Dental students give back to the community

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For the fourth year in a row, patients without access to dental
care have had the opportunity to experience the skills of
Douglas College Dental Assisting students, instructors and staff.

On April 17, the program opened its doors to the public for the
BC Dental Association’s annual Community Dental Day. Seven
volunteer dentists were joined by Dental Assisting students,
allowing the dentists to assess students for potential jobs or
practicum offers. Volunteers also included Douglas College
instructors, and in total the dental team served almost 100
patients.

Held in partnership with the Association of Dental Surgeons of
BC, Community Dental Day provides free urgent dental care
to the working poor, including low-income adults, seniors and
students without dental plans.

Dental Assisting student Jessica Lee (far left) joins the dental team
of Dr. Bernard Gin for Community Dental Health Day.

 

Students Connect with
Douglas College

To help students and parents make the
most of their transition to college life,

the Office for New Students (ONS) is

hosting the Connect Event.

Each faculty will host individual student
receptions while Student Services, as

well as student groups, will have display
tables set up in the Concourse. Through

separate welcome sessions, students and
parents have the opportunity to ask
questions. Student and parent campus
tours will also take place.

“The Connect Event is designed to make
students feel at home and to ensure they
have all the information they need to get
off to the right start,” says Kyle Baillie,
Manager, Office for New Students. The Connect Event takes place at the
New Westminster Campus from 5:30-
9:30pm. Students must RSVP online
through the Office for New Students
website at www.douglas.bc.ca/new-
students/office-new-students/Connect_
Event_Home

Whether the student is coming directly
from high school or returning to school
after a period of time away, the May 30
Connect Event will walk them through
the startup process while they meet with
other new students, faculty members and
college employees. For more information call 604-527-5814,

or email information@douglas.be.ca.

 

 

 

 

Eric Glanville (center), ONS Student Development Coordinator,
poses with students at the New Westminster Campus.

 

 

Program partnership builds roads
to success

The Training Group, in partnership with the Road
Builders and Heavy Construction Association, has
embarked on a new program offering entry-level
trades training.

The Roadbuilders Foundations Program is
designed for those new to the trade or wanting
to begin an apprenticeship in BC’s robust road
building and heavy construction industry.

‘The four-week program is offered every second
month at Douglas College’s Surrey Training
Centre. Graduates receive a Certificate of

along with a Road Builders Safety Training System
Certificate. Participants also receive certification
in Level 1 First Aid, flagging and WHMIS.

The training will help enable them to enter
further training and apprenticeship programs in
the road construction sector.

For more information, please contact program “A new Training Group program will prepare

assistant Deb Ringrose at 604 588-7772. workers to enter BC's road building sector.

 

New Health Sciences
dean announced

Dr. Michel Tarko has been appointed as the Dean of Health

Sciences, replacing Dr. Joy Holmwood.

‘Tarko, who is currently serving as Acting Associate Dean of
Health Sciences, has a Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing from the
Manitoba School for Psychiatric Nursing, a Bachelor of Arts
from the University of Manitoba and a Doctorate of Philosophy
in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of British

Columbia.

‘Tarko has been a faculty member at Douglas College for 19
years. He has a long-standing professional interest as a researcher
and conference presenter of the Newman Systems Model and
has sat on steering committees for the National Nursing Sector
Study and the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
Clinical Placements.

INside - May 2007