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Gala to benefit

WomenSpeak

Singers, poets, piano players and some country cloggers; there’s going to be an exciting array of entertainment at the WomenSpeak Fundraising Gala on October 21 at the Performing Arts Theatre.

Popular singer/songwriter Shari Ulrich headlines the evening, which also features gospel singer Pearl Brown, award-winning poet Lily Spence, pianist Rebecca Fasihi and pita player Qui Xia He.

Other performers include Iris Cunningham and Group (Irish/ Gaelic musicians and singers), Inclognito (country cloggers), the Bhangara Dance Team and the Bluegrass Princesses.

Tickets cost $20, and $10 for

Vancouver artist Michael Mancuso seemed right at home during the September 9 opening of his show at the Amelia Douglas Gallery.

students. Reserved tickets are recommended, call 527-5472 (quote ID H801A 19943). ff

Adult Literacy Coordinator sought

The Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour is seeking a Provincial Coordinator for Adult Literacy Programs to work in Victoria.

Applicants must have a post-secondary degree in an appropriate discipline, considerable experience in the adult literacy field and knowledge of instructional and curriculum design.

Responsibilities will include reviewing institutional program proposals, addressing curriculum development needs, addressing the development of literacy practitioners, and providing ongoing needs analysis in literacy programs. The position also involves policy development and the managing of $1.3 million cost-shared literacy projects.

If this position is filled by an applicant from a post-secondary institution, a secondment will be arranged. The application deadline is October 7. Apply to: Norma Kidd, Manager of Developmental Programs, Urban Colleges, Developmental and Business Programs, Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour. Fax: 356-8851 or phone 387-6182.

Job-sharing still open

Douglas College staff members are reminded you may still apply to the Personnel Department for job-sharing status under the current B.C. Government Employees Union contract.

The provision allows two full-time regular employees to share a job, each working 18 hours per week, if specific conditions can be met. The agreement allows up to five BCGEU positions in the College to be job shared. Detailed information is available in the BCGEU contract under Letter of Understanding Number 11.

Chinese art on display

The Douglas College Art Exhibit Committee is pleased to announce that three of the Chinese paintings by Wang Jinglong exhibited in the Amelia Douglas Gallery in March have been acquired by the College. The works have been permanently hung in the circulation area of the library. The paintings are entitled: Gathering Honey, Cutting Rice and Emperor Tang Runs a Restaurant.

The Committe sends its thanks to the library staff for making these acquisitions accessible to the College community. lf

Did you know...

This semester the total number of credit students at all Douglas College sites is 8,051.