VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Vancouver Community College ^ City Centre M, CITY CENTRE May 19, 1994 EASY VOICEMAIL ACCESS! Library |/'A' ^ U 3^4 250 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1S9 be lengthened to six (6) digits. If you have not done so already, please Mitel has recently implemented a new access code for Voice mail. At your own telephone set you may access your voicemail box by simply entering 8*. The telephone system sends the voicemail system your extension number as the mailbox to access, you will then be prompted for your passcode. This feature only works from your own telephone set; therefore, if you are accessing your voicemail box from elsewhere at the two colleges, you must continue to use the original do. To change vour passcode. at anytime; Dial into your mailbox: 8* (if calling from your own phone) or 80*XXXX (XXXX is your mailbox number); press U (8 key for User Options); press P (7 key for Passcode); key in new six digit passcode. Wait, voicemail will announce back to you your new code. Press X (9 key to exit User Options); press X (9 key to exit your mailbox). you run the risk of locking up their mailbox by If you have any questions or concerns regarding Voicemail or other telephone related matters, please contact me at local 8368 or 443-8368. entering invalid passcodes. As well, I recently requested that the Voicemail box passcode VCC/City Centre is a great place to work! So many good Samaritans offered assistance recently during a rather difficult situation at Health Services. A big thank you to the following people: Kareen Mock, a Culinary Arts student quickly assessed my predicament and alerted Joseph Edmonds and Alfredo Camales in Security. In the immediate area and offering aid were Kelly Sinclair who works with Retail Meat students, Jorge Aragon from the Building Maintenance code 80*XXXX, where X is your personal mailbox number. Take care that you do not use 8* from another person's phone as HELPING HANDS C. Wagner Information & Computer Services Department, John Vautour from the Building Service Worker program, and Bob Malone from Hairdressing, as well as some unnamed cooking students. It is very reassuring to know you work in a place where people come "out of the woodwork" to give a helping hand. Many thanks! P. Smith Health Services completing the requirements of the Provincial Instructor Diploma. L. Martin V.P. Instruction and 72 units were collected. Thank you to all who participated. A. lapalucci Building Services Manager & Student Services SATURDAY CLOSURES PARKING AT KEC CONGRATULATIONS Jackie Ehlert has been elected as the successful Canadian candidate, sponsored by the American National Association of College & University Food Services, to participate in the 1994 Leadership Institute to be held on June 5 to 10, 1994 in Lake Dardanelle at Little Rock, Those employees who will be coming to KEC on a regular basis and wish to park in the employee lot should apply for an IMPARK parking tag. This will allow you parking privileges although you are still required to pay one dollar ($1.00) for the day. Arkansas. If you are coming to the campus occasionally, then The Leadership Institute please park in the student was developed for Assistant Directors and Directors across the USA. lot, but remember, the one Space is limited to thirty dollar charge still applies! For further information, call Diane Greffe in the Facilities Department at 7131. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAMPUS WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, JULY 2 BECAUSE OF FRIDAY, JULY 1 BEING A STATUTORY HOLIDAY. R. Schofer C.E.I Night Building Manager LIBRARY NEWS New Videotapes in the Library: the Covey Leadership J. Strachan Bridging the Gap: Co¬ operative Education in British Columbia; Colorful World of Development Institute, Tom Champoux from the Effectiveness Institute and A/Director Facilities & Gemstones; and, Purchasing Department History of Apparel Design: 1930 to the 21st Century delegates per year. Featured lecturers include Dr. Stephen Covey from many others. New Books in the Library: Well done, Jackie RED CROSS CLINIC 501 Cook's Tips AND Just a note to let you know Abuse of Trust that the Red Cross Clinic Addiction Allergy Cooking with Ease Berlitz Complete Guide to Congratulations to Grant was a success. Ninety-six Gibson for successfully people attended the clinic Cruising and Cruise Ships Canadian Parliamentary Guide Color Mac Counterattack! Therapeutic Touch: A Practical Guide When Feeling Bad is Good World Economic Outlook Young Offenders Act CENTRICITY DEADLINE Please note that the deadline for submissions for Centricity is every Cup of Coffee Denied Too Long P. Butler second Monday at noon. Face-to-Face Library The next deadline date is May 30, 1994. The following are the deadline dates to the end of the Guide to Successful Meeting Planning Halftone Effects WANTED: year: Feedback Mediterranean Light One good used guitar. Please contact Brock Elliott at Local 8547 if you More-Than-Just Surviving are able to oblige him. June 13, 1994 June 27, 1994 Interactive Instruction and Handbook Motivating and Managing WHERE ARE THEY NOW?! Today's Volunteers Producing a First-Class Newsletter Dr. Marvin Lamoureux Socio-Political Aspects of dropped by the office ESL recently. Marvin wanted to let everyone know that Wine Atlas of Australia and New Zealand Workplace Guide Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults Brief Introduction to Computer Ergonomics Communication: Skills to Inspire Confidence First Things First he is alive and well and having a wonderful time! He just recently returned from Laos. He was there for six weeks as Team Leader for a Post- Secondary Education Rationalization Project for Guinness Book of Records the Asian Development Banks Project. On (1994) Wednesday, May 18 he How to Write Training Materials left for Kenya to work on a two-week contract with Laughing Classroom the World Bank Private University Project. His maranGRAPHICS Learn at First Sight Wordperfect 6.0 for DOS Mind Over Media National List of new line of work keeps him very busy, and he says that there is life after vcc. Advertisers (1993) Pain Erasure Sign Design Environmental Graphics S. 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THIS YEAR WORK OF THE STUDENTS FROM THE ART & DESIGN FOUNDATION COURSE WILL 3E INCLUDED. THE SHOW WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY UNTIL SATURDAY, JUNE 11. CONGRATULATIONS JEWELLERY STUDENTS THREE STUDENTS FROM THE JEWELLERY ART & DESIGN PROGRAM WERE SELECTED AS WINNERS IN THE DIAMOND INFORMATION CENTRE'S DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANIZED 3YTHE CANADIAN CRAFT MUSEUM. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE EVENT AND THE STUDENTS WERE COMPETING WITH SOME OF THE TOP JEWELLERY DESIGNERS IN THE COUNTRY. FROM OVER 300 ENTRIES 20 WINNERS WERE CHOSEN. TWO OF THE STUDENTS, NYELLA MEHAIDTLI & PARI AZARM- MOTAMEDI, WILL &E GRADUATING THIS YEAR AND MORE OF THEIR WORK CAN 5E SEEN IN THE STUDENT JEWELLERY SHOW HERE AT THE COLLEGE FROM MAY 23 UNTIL JUNE 11. THE THIRD STUDENT, DEBORAH £OLING£ROKE-PRICE, GRADUATED IN JUNE '93 AND NOW WORKS FOR VAN YPREN JEWELLERS. THE SHOW "I3EY0ND TRADITION: A UNION OF DIAMONDS AND CRAFT" WILL 3E ON DISPLAY IN VANCOUVER AT THE CANADIAN CRAFT MUSEUM -639 HORNBY STREET- FROM JUNE 27 UNTIL JULY 10 BEFORE TRAVELLING ACROSS CANADA. * §5 MEMORIAL AWARD As you are all aware our dear friend Jimmy Pullar passed away in April 30, 1994. His wife has indicated that in lieu of flowers or donations to other organizations* that we set up a bursary in his name here at City Centre. If you wish to make a donation, please contact Syd Hartley Angelo lapalucci Roger Schofer