INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE /JULY 3, 1990

 

Open House ’90 to be a “health” of a good time

ou should come to Open
House ’90 just for the
“health” of it.

Planning for Open House ’90
is moving right along, and Health
Sciences is right on top of it.

“We would like to have nurs-
ing students doing hands-on skills
presentations,” says Joy
Holmwood, director of Health
Sciences.

“We're doing hands-on skills
regarding our programs, with
things like medical charts and
quizzes on medical terminology.”

Holmwood would also like to

organize a reception for people in
the health care community.

“One thing we would like to
do is recognize the contributions
that health care organizations have
made to health care students. We
want to thank people. Being an ap-
plied program, we couldn’t
produce graduates without the
help of a variety of health care
agencies.”

It’s the twentieth anniversary
of the College, and Holmwood
sees the Open House as a chance
to look back for a moment, and
look to the future as well.

“We're putting together a
photo mural with students from
the past, present, and future. It
will show where we’ve come
from, and where we're going,” she
says.

Open House ’90 is a way to
create closer ties to the public.

“We need to have this com-
munication with the community,”
says Holmwood. “It’s time we in-
vited them here and showed them
what we’re up to. And it’s an op-
portunity to show the sense of
pride that we have in our institu-
tion.” m

 

 

Child care is a business issue

 

 

 

 

 

Over 70 people attended a
symposium on employer-supported

child care held at the University of

British Columbia on June 20th. The
symposium was part of a unique
project between Douglas College and
U.B.C. which has been investigating

how supervisors can help employees

deal with work-family issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“We can’t afford to have people
working below their potential. Worse
yet, Is to have employees leaving due
to family problems,” said John

Heldrich as he spoke on the need for
supervisors to support employees by
recognizing family demands.
Heldrich Is Vice President of
Administration of Johnson and

Johnson.

Carol Ebner and Elva Reid of the Early
Childhood Education Program, along
with John McKendry, dean of Applied
Programs, were among the many
Douglas College personnel working
onthe employer-supported child care
project. In this photo, following the
screening of their video, Canadian
Business and Child Care, Carol, Elva
and John prepare to present their
research results.