Events Calendar Continued from page three. Friday, March 26 Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert with Douglas College Chorus and Chorale and the Douglas College Concert Band 8pm, Performing Arts Theatre. Admission: $10 general, $5 students and seniors. Douglas College students free, tickets at the door Monday, March 29 An Evening of Jazz with Douglas College Jazz bands directed by Robert Caldwell and Robin Shier, 8pm, Performing Arts Theatre, Admission: $10 General, $5 students and seniors. Douglas College students free, tickets at the door Tuesday, March 30 Co-op Housing - Shining Example of Participation or Hell Run by a Committee? Join Jennifer Kirkey, a faculty member in Science and Technology and a DCFA Vice President, for an informative session on co-op housing. noon-1pm, room 1806 employees employee when applying. Employee Relations office. Briefly The Faculty of Child, Family and Community Studies is co-sponsoring a conference The Importance of Research for Family Theory and Therapy on March 5 and 6. Speakers include Dr. John Gottman of the renowned Gottman Institute in Seattle, where they do research on relationships and divorce prediction, and Dr. Michael Kerr of the equally renowned Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, DC. The conference is just about fully booked, but for more information, contact instructor Nancy Newman at 604-527-5590. x Michael Wilson (Geology and Anthropology) has co- authored two articles in the February issue of Geotimes, the journal of the American Geological Institute. The two articles make up this month’s feature story, which relates to geology and the early peopling of the New World. One article, The Ice-free Corridor Revisited, considers the Web registration for College Summer 2004 registration for College employees begins March 24. To receive priority registration, please be sure you fit into one of the following categories: 1. If you attended classes in the Winter Semester, call the Office of the Registrar at 604-527-5356 and identify yourself as a College employee planning to register for the Summer Semester. 2. Ifyou are a College employee with a student number and you did not attend classes in the Winter Semester, complete an Application for Re-admission form to reactivate your student number. (Be sure to identify yourself as a College employee when reapplying.) 3. Ifyou are a College employee without a student number, complete an Application for Admission form and return it to the Office of the Registrar as soon as possible. Be sure to identify yourself'as a College If your are in doubtas to the fee exemptions you qualify for as a College employee, please check with the DVST Students Surveyed The College’s 2004-05 budget plan includes a recommendation that regular tuition fees be charged for Developmental Studies students who have graduated from secondary school. Currently, DVST courses are free. DVST faculty have completed a survey of DVST students. For details contact Program Coordinator Joyce Cameron at 604-527-5156. decreasing likelihood that the first people to arrive in the mid-continent migrated southward through the Yukon and Alberta between the retreating ice sheets near the end of the last glaciation. The second article, Quest for the Lost Land, discusses the increasing likelihood that people migrated down the West Coast through lands subsequently inundated as the ice sheets melted and sea levels rose. The articles mark the latest round ina long-standing debate that may soon be coming to resolution as archaeological and paleontological finds continue to accumulate. Contact Wilson at 604- 527-5236. 5 Shony Bar-Elan of Applications Services made number 5 on the SoundClick World Jazz Charts with his latest jazz track called Oasis. Con- gratulations, Shony. * Kimberley Fehr, the Writer/Media Specialist in CMO (and the editor of ° Marketing instructor gets certified Willis Turner (left), President of Sales and Marketing Executives International (SMEI), and Gerard Edwards (centre), a marketing instructor at Douglas College, displays Edwards' newly minted certifications, Certified Sales Executive (CSE) and Certified Marketing Executive (CME), along with College President Susan Witter. Edwards has been on educational leave since last spring, working as SMEI's Acting Director, Education. His job: revamping the organization's CME, CSE and SMEI Certified Professional Salesperson (SCPS) credentials, which included writing textbooks and creating resources for the programs. Now, the revamp is done and Edwards has the credentials to prove it. “| wanted to be sure that material in the certification programs melds really well with what we're teaching at the college and university levels in North America,” says Edwards. “The long-term goal is for college and university graduates to get credit in the certification process for their education." this newsletter), recently had two freelance articles published in the Georgia Straight, and one in the Vancouver Courier. The New Horizons Community Concert Band is looking for new members. If you have previous band experience at the intermediate or Grade 3 level, they are looking for you. They meet Wednesdays from 6:30 to9:30pm. Cost is $120 for 17 sessions. Contact Gary at 604-592-0032 or e-mail gwbateman@shaw.ca. Drop by the Bookstore and take advantage of the Annual Pre-Inventory Sale; all sweats are 25 percent off until March 12. The Women’s Centre wishes to remind students and staff about the Mother’s Room (room 322 on the third floor of the Students’ Union Building). The room provides a quiet place for breastfeeding. Pick up the key at Students’ Union Resource office (second floor of the Students’ Union Building), the Women’s Centre, Continuing Education or from Security (after hours and weekends). Looking fora relaxing holiday? Enjoy beautiful Long Beach on Vancouver Island while staying at the Summerhill Guest House, ina peaceful old-growth rainforest setting. Check out the Web site at www.tofinolodging.com or ask Ginny Batke at 604- 527-5439 in Administra- tion fora brochure. Get away from it all and renta three-bedroom cabin near a sandy beach, close to Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. Fully equipped kitchen, barbeque, fireplace, large living room, sundeck, canoe and pickle ball court. July and August $400/ week, September to June $350/week. Call Jean Hammer: 604-939-5777. New Westminster Campus’ Bill Hughes Family Library is proud to welcome more cutting-edge technology, affectionately referred to as Hal, the self- checkout unit. Hal’s been with the Library since December of 2003 and they’re confident that he will prove an invaluable asset in coming rush periods. If you’re tempted, come and ask the Library staff for a formal introduc- tion. Remember, bring your library card with you and choose some books to checkout before you begin. You'll be as excited as the Library staff are to see how accommodating and simple Hal is to use. A She hasn’t even graduated yet, and she already has a job. Congratulations to former Community Music School Program Assistant Catherine Jones (and Print Futures: Professional Writing student) on her new job as a program and volunteer coordinator with the Fraser River Discovery Centre. x Congratulations to Carolyn De Melo who was filling in for Ian Cockfield as the Assistant Editor at Event Magazine, Douglas College’s award- winning literary publica- tion. De Melo has accepted a position working at the Office of Research Services at UBC as their Grant Applications Assistant. x Mag Lam moves from auxiliary to regular Program Assistant I at The Training Group. Maxine Gracey moves to Departmental Assistant II in the Psychiat- ric Nursing Department. * Anar Amlani, ER Manager, has resigned. Ross McKinnon has accepted the position of Pensions and Benefits Manager, effective March 1. Ross comes from the Capital Regional District in Victoria where he held the position of Manager, Employee Resources. In addition to his experience in all aspects of human resources, Ross is skilled in the areas of pension and benefit administration and human resource information systems. INside Douglas College is published by the Communications & Marketing Office the first Tuesday of each month. Submissions and story ideas are welcome; deadline is 10 working days before publication. Send text-only files to INside editor, CMO, Room 4700, New Westminster Campus; e-mail to fehrk@douglas.bc.ca; or call 604-527-5325. Printed by the Douglas College Printshop.