INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / MAY 1, 1990

 

 

Faculty Professional
Development. May 14-18

The Role of

Community in Learning

The College-Wide Professional
Development Committee has
given the green light to the staging
of a five-day series of events for
faculty in the week of May 14 to
18th.

This series is in response to
the Faculty P.D. survey under-
taken early in the spring. The sur-
vey indicated faculty’s preference
(79%) for a May time slot for
professional development ac-
tivities.

Although five days in length,
faculty may elect to attend as
much as they are able. Each day
will run from 0900 to 1600, with
separate and distinct activities oc-
curring in the morning and after-
noon.

The series is organized around
two main themes: Innovations in
Instruction and Individual, Or-
ganization and Community
Ecosystem Wellness. The five days
will culminate in a sponsored
luncheon barbecue.

Topics will include:

* collaborative learning

* design of computer-based in-
struction

* future-history planning process

* students of the 1990’s

* course and instructor review
process

* personal ecosystem (wellness)

* organizational ecosystem

* community ecosystem

* learner/participant retention

* guide to personal computer pur-
chase

* women’s ways of knowing

Watch your mail slot for
registration. For information, call
Eugene Hrushowy for more
details (local 5122). @

 

 

College loses personnel director

Ross Cameron has submitted his resignation as Director effective
May 8, 1990 to pursue other interests.

Ross, who has been with the College since March 1986, is currently
using up his accrued vacation entitlement. He will clear up some out-
standing issues prior to May 8, 1990.

For the interim period, Rob Corbett will be acting in the capacity of
Director of Personnel and Labour Relations. Rob will be dealing with a
number of labour relations and human resource issues that have arisen
during Ross Cameron’s absence.

A friendly reminder...

Please keep drinks out of classrooms.

That’s the message from Douglas College’s building service workers
to faculty, staff and students.

"We've posted no food and drink signs in all the classrooms but
people ignore them," says Lance Hurst, one of the building service
workers.

"There’s only five of us (building service workers) in the entire col-
lege, and along with the janitors, we’re spending a lot of time cleaning
up classrooms. We can’t keep up."

Hurst says building service workers want staff, faculty and students
to refrain from eating or drinking in classrooms and to "leave the rooms
as clean as they found them."

"If people would simply remember to clean up after themselves and
turn off the lights at the end of the day, it would make our lives a lot
easier," he says. @

Weight Watchers to continue

On Thursday, May 10 there will be an information session for
anyone who may be considering joining a weight program. The meeting
will be in room 4306 from noon to 1:00 p.m. This will also be a make-up
session for the week there was a problem with the scale.

Anyone who is interested in joining, or, who wishes to continue with
the program may register for eight weeks for $68.00, payable at the time
of registration (may be paid in two installments).

ROOM 4306 — 12:00 to 1:00 P.M., MAY 17 TO JULY 5

Please contact Anne Fenton at 5374 if you are interested. &

Coming Soon to Douglas College

¢ Sunday, May 27 — 2:30 p.m. CHORFEST 90
A weekend choral festival hosted by Amabilis Singers, Douglas
College Choral Society, & B.C. Choral Federation. Final concert in the
Douglas College Gymnasium, 2:30 p.m. Admission: $5. A 20th
Anniversary event.

¢ Sunday, May 27 - 2:00 p.m. AMABILIS SINGERS
Douglas College Gymnasium. For ticket information call the Arts &
Humanities Office 527-5466.

 

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