v.vvt nivi k : COMMUNITY COLLEGE 'J CITY CENTRE June 29, 1994 NO SMOKING! CAMPUS TOURS areas. For students with To all faculty, staff and Please note that there will students... Just a reminder that VCC City Centre has be no tours scheduled for the summer months (July, been designated as a non¬ smoking area. No August). If anyone is interested in leading a tour skills, we provide a forum to review and renew these skills. For many of our students however this is smoking is allowed anywhere inside the building. Thank you for in the fall, please contact P. Lalji. your continued K. Kelly Director of College for future successes. Services In some program areas, we previously developed study cooperation. L. Martin, V. P. Instruction & Student Services COUNSELLORS LEAD SUCCESS SKILLS WORKSHOP 1994 CALENDARS Study Skills, Stress Calendars are now available in the Counselling Department. If anyone is interested in one, please drop by the department and a staff Management, Assertive Communication, Job Search Skills - these are some of the workshops we have presented in class to students over the last year. their first opportunity to "learn how to learn". It is an opportunity that establishes the foundation have worked with faculty to develop assertiveness training workshops tailored to the particular environments or situations that students may encounter in their chosen professions. Effective communication skills workshops seem to be particularly pertinent and popular prior to students going out on practicum placements. member will be happy to give you one. We have found that M. Wilson personal organization skills and effective study methods are critical to Counselling student success. Our classes are designed to address both of these The transitions from College to the workplace can be a challenging experience. The transition can be made easier through Job Search workshops which emphasize CITY CKNTR preparation, research and ways to make contact with potential employers. Ian Forsyth (8454), Wayne Avery (8449), or any of join the Plan, which allows the counsellors and we will do our best to members to defer a portion of their monthly income. This deferred amount is accommodate you. not taxable until withdrawn and faculty. It seems that H. Pearson for all of us there is no end to the challenge of dealing with life's many demands! Department Head, from the Plan, and you have up to six years to accumulate these untaxed funds before you withdraw them to finance your leave. Stress Management workshops have been popular with both students Counselling As you withdraw the funds you begin to pay income WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF SABBATICAL Outside of regular class time, we have offered a variety of skill building workshops such as goal achievement, time management and developing self esteem. The level of attendance at self esteem workshops attests to the high level of interest in this area. Wayne Avery, Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, offers a similar range of Success Skills workshops for students with disabilities. this, your next step is to find out the details. At year of absence, for study, City Centre, Brian rest or travel..." (Websters Humphrey (Drafting) and Mary Wilson (Counselling) Dictionary). You won't likely see it mentioned in your union contract, but it is an option available to all employees a sabbatical leave. You could request a leave for six months or for a year to do whatever you want. What's the catch? Money, of course. Who's going to pay for this leisure? You are. more about disability Don't stop reading. If the issues. idea of a sabbatical leave appeals to you, it's time you asked about the are enthusiastic and informed members who will give you more details. They will both be in Room 300B (lunch room) from 12 noon to 1 pm on Wednesday, July 6th to answer any questions you may have. M. Wilson Counselling Department Does your department require a computer or a printer? Deferred Salary Sabbatical workshops into their Leave Plan. Since the curriculum after experiencing positive feedback from students. If you think your students would benefit from Success Plan began in 1985 a Skills workshops contact If you like the sound of Sabbatical: a year or half Wayne also provides workshops for staff and faculty who want to learn Many instructors build these Counselling tax on them. number of College employees have used it to finance a sabbatical leave. All permanent College employees are eligible to The College has the following PCs available for departmental use: O'l'Y DhSCRIPTlON 2 ACER 700 Plus 40MB hard drive, 1 MB Ram. datatrain V232A monitor. 1 ACER 710, 32 MB hard drive, 1 MB Ram, datatrain CITY CENTRE BOOKSTORE SUMMER HOURS CENTRICITY DEADLINE July 11 -15, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please note that the deadline for submissions V232A monitor 1 ACER 910, 4MB hard drive, 1 MB Ram, NEC multisync monitor 1 EPSON LQ-1000 printer (tractor feed paper only) 1 EPSON LQ-1050 printer (requires print head $200) These are great for word processing, i.e. Word Perfect 5.1 Plus or DOS based spreadsheets and data bases. They are not able to run Windows. For more information, please July 18 - 29, CLOSED for Centricity is every The regular hours of operation from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. will resume August 2, 1994. For emergency purchase of required texts, call Parviz local 7106. MEDIA SERVICES The summer hours for Media Services are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and on Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please note that Media Services is closed from 12:00 to 1:00 on Fridays for lunch. M. Macintosh Media Services year: at 8312 or Karen at 8311. C. Silver Bookstore contact Dave Crowe, Purchasing Department at second Monday at noon. The next deadline date is July 11, 1994. The following are the deadline dates to the end of the WEDDING BELLS!! Mandie Faye is getting married! The big day is July 30, 1994. Come by the bookstore and sign a congratulations card for July 25, 1994 August 8, 1994 August 22, 1994 September 5, 1994 September 19, 1994 October 3, 1994 October 17, 1994 October 31, 1994 November 14, 1994 November 28, 1994 December 12, 1994 her. S. Paterson for C. Silver Bookstore Centricity glove sale! an<3 students°Ur DePartment i Paints. Also" h Gfeat to wear . .atex rubber alo -•ning- v- " - — —^ „ , "" - cnn<. •00 b°«. 100 ^ nin9 and at locals 8491 or > /Vi^/WOa! STUDENT SUCCESS COUNSELLING WORKSHOPS f BOOK NOW J FOR FALL '94 CALL IAN FORSYTH LOCAL 8454 24 Hour Relay -1.3 Million Dollar SuccessI 15th Annual Thanks for all the dimes per mile! 124HOIIREELAY Many thanks to all those generous people who were kind enough to sponsor me in the 24 Hour Relay held this past Saturday, June 18/19, for the kids Thank You VCC! at Swangard Stadium. My team, the J.W. T. Lapdogs, ran a total of 172 miles over the gruelling and rain soaked 24 hours. I managed to collect $642.16 in pledges thanks to the generosity of my friends and fellow co-workers'at VCC. As the last rain drop fell, the J W T. Lapdogs had raised $6836 00 for the B.C Lions' Society for Children with Disabilities Overall, the 174 teams that participated in this 15th year of the relay brought in a total of 1.3 million dollarsl Wow, imagine how much more we could have raised if the sun had shonel I thank you, the B C. Lions' Society thanks you, but most of all the kids thank you for having large hearts and even bigger wallets. Steph Jewell r catch with Infl Education Sunday, Aug. 28,1994! All VCC students, International or non-International, friends, family, staff & teachers are invited to join us on this trip to the final day of Track & Field events & Closing Ceremonies of the 15th Commonwealth Games! Held in our beautiful capital city, Victoria, B.C. where summer lasts the longest! Be there with your flag to cheer on your own country and see South Africa compete for the first time in over 30 years! Victoria 94. XV CommarwssA Gene* XV Jfeddi AUGUST 11-31 AOCtf W Tickets available after June 29, 1994 Cost' The day includes: All ages A scenic & spectacular ferry ride to $95.69 *Cosf includes: * Guide to accompany group * Bus, & Ferry fees (return) Victoria through the jewel-like Gulf Islands! Free time to explore, have tea & shop in this bit of Canada that is more British than Britainl Time for lunch in the heart of historic Victoria! Pree shuttle service to the University of Victoria's Centenial Stadium for the finals in the Track & Field eventsl A great seat for the Closing Ceremonies of the 15th Commonwealth Gamesl Time after the closing ceremonies to enjoy the spectacular Harbour Festival before returning to Vancouver at sunset! 4.43 35.25 * Ticket for final day of Track & Field Events & Closing Ceremonies * Small Canadian Flag 42.00 11.00 2.91 * Commemorative cap & pin 95.69 Bring your own lunch and have a picnic by the harbour or grab a bite of lunch in any of downtown Victoria's great waterside cafes! Meet the group at the comer of Broadway and Cambie Streets at 6:30 a.m. The bus departs at 6:45 a.m. and returns at 24:30 a.m Please pay the cashier (4th floor, KEC) by July 14, 1994 Sorry, no refunds afterV July 14, 1994 (Turn over) Hurry! Buy your This event will tickets now! sell out! VkuitaM. W with Infl Education m Sunday, Aug. 28,1994! August 28,1994 Sunday ITINERARY Trip to Commonwealth Games - Victoria, BC 06 30 a.m Meel group - check in with guide - Rec. Leader Comer of Cambie & Broadway Streets. 06 45 a.m .PCL Bus loads passengersl & departs for Twassesen Ferry Terminal See above Bus is not charted by VCC and will depart on schedule! 08:00 a.m. Depart on B.C. Ferry to Victoria Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal 08 00 - 9:40 a.m. Spectacular Ferry Ride through the Gulf Islands Breakfast can be purchased on the Ferry Arrive Vancouver Island - Swartz Bay Arrive PCL depot, downtown Victoria 700 Douglas Street Located behind Free time to shop, sightsee, have some lunch. Wax Museum, Harbour, 0.30 a.m. 0:30 a m. - 12 30 p m. Crystal Gardens, all within walking distance 2.30 p.m Meet VCC Rec. Leader at shuttle stop to travel to Centenial Stadium. All B C. transit in Victoria is free and included in Commonwealth Ticket. 2 30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Travel to Centenial Stadium,University of Victoria, ".00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. View finals of Track & Field Events Map will be supplied on the day. 4:30 p.m. - 6 30 p.m. Closing Ceremonies of 15th Commonwealth Games Last held in Canada, in 6:30 p m. - 7:00 p.m. Travel back to Victona Harbour area Go with Rec. Leader. Info on where to v.". 5: 'lCr-r% meet bus for departtire from Victoria 7:00 p.m. - 8 30 p.m. Harbour Festival Time to view Festival and have some sup] 8:45 p.m Meet Rec. Leader and group at PCL terminal PCL Terminal - 700 Douglas Street, Victoria 9:00 p.m. Bus loads passengers and departs from Victoria. Travels to Swartz Bay Terminal 10:00-11:30 p.m. Ferry ride back to Vancouver as sun sets over Gulf Islands Leave from Swartz Bay, 12 30 a.m. Arrive back at comer of Broadway & Cambie Streets Travelers should arrange their own transport home Victoria 94, XV CommonwaaHh Gune* XV Joca du ComroonvnwMi AUGUST 19-28 AOClT 1994