Briefs

@® Pinetree meeting set

All Douglas College employees are invited to the next Pinetree Campus update meeting which will be held from noon-!pm on March 8 in the Board Room.

’® Ceremony date changed Please note that Douglas College has changed the date for its Summer, 1994 graduation ceremony. It will now be held on Wednesday, June 15, instead of Thursday, June 16 as previously scheduled.

@® Expense claim reminder

A reminder that the College’s fiscal year closes on March 31. All expense reports for activities up to this date must be submitted by March 31 (submit separate claims for April expenses). In addition, all advances must be finalized by this date.

e® Hire a student

If you are interested in employing a student this summer, please contact Connie Doherty (5101) or Patty Lewis (5105) of the Student Placement Office for information on Challenge ’94 projects. Application deadline is March 4.

?® Give to the Heart Fund

Help the B.C. Heart and Stroke Foundation this year with a tax deductible donation. Murray Leslie of Business and Commerce is canvassing for the foundation and would be delighted to receive your contribution. Please send contributions by campus mail or drop them by office 4363; income tax receipts will be issued.

@® Escape to Denman Island For rent: two-bedroom ocean-front cottage. All facilities. $60 per night or $300 per week to April. Call Jean Cockburn at 925-1549 evenings.

@® Escape to Pender Island For rent: cottage on secluded, 10-acre cliff-side site. Wood burning fireplace, all amenities. $300 per week, $125 per weekend. Call Julie Roper at 527-5419.

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Bookstore bunch: (left-right, front row) Jean Easton, Margo Lott and Nicole Chabot; (back row) Linda Valecourt, June Anderson and Ryan Hill.

Department profile - Bookstore

It is called the Bookstore, but there is much more to this College department than the name implies. Along with servicing the needs of students, it also assists College employees by providing their operating needs from paper clips to computer supplies. The Bookstore carries Douglas College insignia, handy for employees going to conferences, and offers clothes, cards and gifts for special occasions. It has become a meeting place, a browsing area and a shopping centre.

If items cannot be found on the shelves, special orders can be submitted for academic and non-academic books, office supplies and other items.

As the College has grown, so has the Bookstore. The staff includes experts in their respective fields who have a lot of energy and dedication. Here is a look at the people who make the Bookstore an interesting place to visit.

Linda Valecourt, Manager

Linda is responsible for planning and development of operational policies and procedures. Over the next year her number-one priority is the computerization of the store, including the point of sale. This will assist the store in becoming more responsive to all customer needs and will enable it to better serve the College’s expansion.

Margo Lott, Supervisor

If you have any questions regarding books (texts or otherwise), alternate choices, availability, price, or publisher information, Margo is the one to see. Margo is responsible for coordinating all phases of textbook management and liaises with faculty, staff, publishers and students to ensure the books are on the shelves each term. She is developing a reference and general book section and welcomes all customer input.

Jean Easton, Senior Bookstore Clerk

Jean’s main role is as buyer of all ancillary items (non-book materials). She brings in merchandise for conferences; buys clothing, stationery and gift lines; and liaises with College employees for any special order requests for both student and office use.

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