INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / October 1, 1991

 

 

Try changing colleges for a while

Eugene Hrushowy believes it
would be best for all concerned if
some of you left town for a while.

Hrushowy is the Douglas College
Coordinator for the Community
College Exchange Program which
allows qualified employees to swap
places with others in 300 member
institutions across North America
for periods from two weeks to one
year. Hrushowy will present semi-
nars to explain how the system
works and how you can apply on
October 7 from 10am-noon and
Nov. 18 from noon-2pm in room
1220.

“It’s a double-barrelled benefit
for the institution,” says Hrushowy.
“Our employee returns with en-
thusiasm, new ideas and apprec-
iation that the College values. The
College gains fresh perspectives
from the exchange employee.”

Unlike similar university plans ser-
vicing faculty only, Hrushowy says
another important feature of the
CCEP is that it accepts staff, faculty
and administrative employees.

The program is open to regular
fulltime employees and requires
three years of fulltime employment
(fte) for a six-month exchange and
six years fte for a yearlong term.
Douglas College provides
employees with salary and benefits
and support in setting up the ex-
change.

Why do it? Hrushowy says while
the program does interest people
who want to broaden their oppor-
tunities for professional develop-
ment, the main attraction is often
personal.

If you plan to apply, you will
need patience — the process takes
at least one year — and a bit of luck.
Once an employee selects their
desired colleges, an application is
processed through the program’s
offices in Phoenix and then passed
on to the designated colleges. Then
it’s a matter of making a fit; finding
your opposite number who wants
to visit B.C. and Douglas College.

And they’re out there. Douglas
College joined the program last fall
and although no matches have yet

been worked out, Hrushowy’s
office has received applications
from people in Oregon, Colorado,
Toronto, Calgary and the
Okanagan.

For more information call
Hrushowy at 527-5122. @

International
demand for
instructors high

P or faculty members seeking more
exotic professional exchange op-
tions, there is a world of
opportunity.

Douglas College Marketing In-
structor Walter Pickering and
Cooperative Education Coordinator
Marian Justus, both back from offi-
cial trips to Asia, report high
demands for instructors, particularly
in business and technical fields.

Pickering visited Thailand in June.

“If you are looking for a different
world in terms of culture, people
and approaches to life, Thailand is a
great place to experience,” he says.
“It is a newly industrialized country
and their educational needs are ex-
panding in areas like applied
science, business, ESL and tourism.”

Justus travelled to Hong Kong for
the World Co-Op Education Con-
ference in August, and she says
delegates from the Philippines,
Malaysia and many other nations
were also seeking that kind of
expertise.

“In the opening address of the
conference, the head of the Hong
Kong Poly Tech made it clear they
would be happy to take anyone
with management, technical or
professional expertise."

Several European countries were
also represented at the conference,
and Justus says there are oppor-
tunities in Eastern Europe as that
part of the world opens up.

Both Pickering (5430) and Justus
(5446) welcome any questions
about faculty exchanges. @

 

 

Events
Calendar

 

Noon At New West - Fall 1991
Concert Series

e October 3, Michael Strutt,
Guitar, Anne-Elise Keefer,
Flute.

e October 10, Patricia
Schreiber, Soprano
John Glofcheskie, Piano
(Lecture Recital).

e October 17th, Barrie
Barrington, piano
(Lecture Recital).

Women’s Centre

e Introduction to Managing
Relationship Break-up for
Women. October 8th, 12 to 2
pm, Room 2720.

Volunteer Fair

e October 2nd,
10 am to 2 pm
Douglas College Concourse

Human Resource
Development

¢ Self-Defence for Women
October 3rd,
9 am to 4:30 pm, Room 1313.
Follow up session - Oct. 29,
9 am to 4:30 pm, Room 1313.
Call Personnel at 5440 to
register.

Faculty Development

Workshops

e Ethical Encounters for
College Personnel
October 10, 9:00 to 12:00
pm, Room 0606.

e Community College
Exchange Program
October 7th, 10 am to 12 am,
Room 1220. Call Eugene at
5122 for more information or
to register.

Annual Widgeon Creek
Canoe Trip

e Saturday, October 5,
Contact Jean Hammer at
local 5180. =