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VOL 1

NO 9

VANCOUVER
COMMUNITY

COLLEGE

Excitement
Inside

builds for
Open House

Z95.3, Vancouver's highest-rated radio

station, will broadcast from KEC with
remote feed to CC. In the days leading
up to Open House, they will advertise
the event to their listening audience.

An authentic Citizenship Court at KEC.
We're delighted to hold this important
and moving event at VCC.

United Way tax
info

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Lusic...culinary arts demonstrations...

Many departments will showcase their
wares in campus common areas, while

These are just a few of the exciting events

UBC library

planned for Open House '95 on April
6, from 11 am to 9 pm. Here's a
sampling of what's in store:

Announcements

6
Music student
shows his brass

Celebrating

30
Years

Culinary arts department.

book readings...an on-location broadcast
with Vancouver's hottest radio station.

VCC faculty and

Calendar and

A sampling of fine cuisine from the

Inter-campus shuttle buses

others will present special classes within
their own areas. With the help of selfguided tours, visitors will experience
for themselves VCC's incredible
diversity of programs and the
people who study and work in
them.

will leave every 15-20
minutes, making it easy

This is a just a sample of some

for all visitors to have a

of the events we are planning
for Open House. Of course, there
are lots more events in the plan¬

chance to sample the best of
what both campuses have to
offer.

The KEC Library will present "VCC
Publishes", featuring readings from
some of VCC's published authors,
including Caroline Adderson reading
from her book "Bad Imaginings," which
was nominated for the 1993 Governor
General's Award.
Music, music and more music—from latin
to jazz and everything in between.

A poster contest, tentatively entitled "VCC
and Me."

ning stages. We'll keep you posted in the
days leading up to Open House, only four
weeks away!

P.S. Special thanks to Bob Altwein,
Media Services, for the Open House
logo design.
Generous co-spon¬

sors of Open House

are Z95.3 FM, The
Province newspaper

and TV Week maga¬
zine.

Province

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Where is that
darn receipt?*

Connections
Production Team

if your generous donation to the VCCUnited Way Campaign 94/95 was in the

Editor, Design and Layout:
Dale Rasmussen,

PR & Communications Dept

form of cash or cheque, you should have
received your tax receipt by now. If not,

uick
uote

please give Steph Jewell, local 7010 a call
and she will help! If your generous dona¬
tion was made via the payroll deduction
plan you will find the required charitable
information located in box 46 of your T-4
slip. This is only for those payroll deduc¬
tions in the 94 tax year. Donations to the
United Way Campaign for Fall/94 made via
the payroll deduction plan are not collected
until after Jan. 95.

The most potent
weapon in the
hands of the
oppressor is the
mind of the
oppressed.

—Steve Biko

Confused? Stressed? Afraid the god of
taxes will sacrifice you on the audit altar?
Chill! — call Steph and she will explain
the United Way part of the process. Many
thanks to all those marvellous folks who
helped VCC become one of only two
educational institutions who reached their
goal in the 94/95 campaign!
* Mantra practised by millions of Canadians to
prepare for their personal appointment with the
god of taxes.

Campus Contacts:

Vickki Montigny (CC) and

Manijeh Golkhizi (KEC)
Communications Coordinator:

Sarah Lucas, local 7158
Connections publishes every

Thursday, and the deadline for
submissions is 3:00 pm on the

previous Friday. Please supply
your article to Manijeh or Vickki in
a simple, word-processed format

(text only is best) on an IBMcompatible disk. Please include a
hardcopy.
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edit submissions for clarity and
length, when necessary.
Please recycle this newsletter. ^

Everything you always wanted
to know about FOIPOP{Vxt&dom
of Information and Protection of Privacy) but
were afraid to ask is now available in a new
InfoGuide recently sent out to all employees.
The Guide touches on how access to informa¬

tion has been improved as well as what meas¬
ures to prevent unauthorized collections have
been developed, the definition of "records" and
"personal information," and how FOI requests

are handled. Take a few minutes to read up on
FOIPOP and how it may affect the way you
access information.

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MARCH 9 1 99S

How do I

Where do I take the letter?
Take it to the Circulation Department
at the UBC Main Library and they will

access the

issue a UBC Intermural library card.

UBC library?
A Q & A guide for VCC faculty

Is there any other way to obtain
materials from UBC's Library?
Your VCC Libraries are part of a
provincial interlibrary loan
network. You can simply request

F

JLJach year faculty members inquire about
how to access the UBC library. Your VCC
Librarians are pleased to provide the
following information guide for those
wishing to access this valuable resource.

Can / obtain a UBC Library card?
Yes. VCC Faculty are eligible for a
UBC Intermural Library card.

How do / get it?
UBC requires proof of faculty status in
order to be eligible for library
privileges. Since we do not all have
faculty picture ID cards, UBC requires
other proof in writing of faculty status.
They will, however, accept an official
letter from the College verifying
faculty status.

at either the City Centre or
King Edward Campus
Libraries for materials to
be ILL'ed from any of
BC's universities or coll¬
eges. Our Library
borrows the materials
for you, and then
lends them to you. Just ask
at your campus information desk.

How do / find out what materials
are available at UBC and other

libraries?
Ask for assistance at your campus

library information desk. In addition,
the VCC Library Catalogue (which can
be accessed either in the Library or by
computer modem) has the UBC
Library Catalogue as well as other
Library catalogues on-line. VCC is part

Where do / get this letter?
Contact Daisy Sukhia (local 7019) in

of the B.C. Electronic Library
Network, which has provided us with

Employee Relations. She will issue the
official letter after you sign a release
form as required by the Freedom of

on-line access to several library
catalogues and index data bases.

Information Act.
-

—¦

—

a

Kudos to Music
from Kiwanis

I

ment Head, Ted Greene, Instructor, Susan

he coordinator and administrator of the
Kiwanis Music Festival, held in the VCC
auditorium on February 23-25 know how to say
thank you with class. They appreciated the VCC
Music Department's help in staging the Festival

VOL 1

so much that they sent a bouquet of thanks to
the department. They also sent John
Cruickshank a letter of appreciation and in
particular singled out David Branter, Depart¬

NO 9

Everett, Program Assistant and Sherry
Pidperyhora, Department Secretary for their
cooperation and support. Congratulations to the
Music Department for a job well done!

PAGE 3

Join Steph Jewell and

Snacks. Two nights accommodation (dou¬

friends on the
Canadian Outback Perfect
Powder Ski Getaway

ble occupancy), indoor pool, whirlpool and

Take the Canadian Outback Powder Ex¬
press and experience the dry Okanagan

powder of Apex Ski Resort. You simply
will not find a better value in a two day ski
package. Relax with a movie and Outback

sauna. Two lift tickets, including tour and
ski tips, or one lift ticket and one green fee.

Shuttle transportation from Penticton to
Apex Resort each day. Gunbarrel Saloon

night. Canadian Outback host. Departs
Friday, March 17,1995 and every Friday
until April 15.

snacks aboard our private coach as we

For more information contact Steph Jewell,

leave Vancouver Friday evening and
return Sunday evening. After a hard

871-7010. To book and pay for a space

day of skiing on Saturday you can

back Adventure Company, Phone 6887206, Fax 688-7290.

retire early in our comfortable
Penticton accommodation or kick
up your heels at our famous

contact Cameron Mein, Canadian Out¬

Salmon at the Crossroads:

Gunbarrel Saloon night. Powder,

Facing a Changing Future

sunshine, high speed quad and

This is an evening of information and

good times—this weekend escape

discussion on the west coast salmon fisher¬

has it all! Golfers? Instead of a Ski
day, substitute a round of Golf at breathtak¬
ing Twin Lakes Resort!

ies, with opportunities for public input.
Thursday, March 16, 7:30 pm at the H.R.
McMillan Planetarium, 1100 Chestnut
Street. Tickets are $7.00 adults and $5.00

Price: $179.00 plus GST based on double

seniors and students, and are available at

occupancy. Includes return deluxe motor
coach transportation from Vancouver to
Penticton and movie enroute and Outback

the door. Co-sponsored by The Sierra Club
of BC and The David Suzuki Foundation.
For more information call 732-4228.

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PAGE 4

New Books in CC Library

• High Acuity Nursing

• Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing
Theories
• Chemistry for the Health Sciences
• Child Health Nursing
• Complete Book of Chinese Health and
Healing
• EDI: Charting a Course to the Future
• Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted
Suicide

• Human Resources Study of the Cana¬

dian Marine Transportation Industry
• Maternal-Infant Nursing Care

• Nursing Process in the Care of Adults
with Orthopaedic Conditions
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing:
Concepts of Care
• Strong Medicine: How to Save Canada's

Health Care System
MARCH 9 1 995

New Videos in CC Library
• Pain Management Perspectives:

(1) Introduction to the Issues
(2) Principles of Effective Pain Control

(3) Effective Use of Opoids
• Toronto Ready-to-Wear Canadian

for Institutional Researchers and

Administrators
• The Origin of Language:
Tracing the Evolution of the
Mother Tongue
' Prior Learning Assessment in

Designer Collections Spring/Summer

British Columbia: an Orienta¬

1995

tion for Postsecondary Institu¬

tions

New books at KEC Library

Taking Control: Your Blue¬

• Adult Basic Education in British Colum¬
bia Colleges
• All About Attention Deficit Disorder
• Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing
Individual and Institutional Performance

print for Financial Success
Trends and Challenges in

• Canadian Internet Handbook

• Changing College Classrooms: New
Teaching and Learning Strategies for an
Increasingly Complex World
• Computer Resources for People with

Disabilities: a Guide to Exploring
Today's Assistive Technology
• A Discovery of Strangers (Rudy Wiebe)
• The Runaway Brain: The Evolution of
Human Uniqueness

• Operational Evaluation of College
Administrative Services: a Framework

Human Resource Develop¬
ment

The Union and its Members: a
Psychological Approach
Best Canadian Short Stories -

1994
Autonomy and Long Term
Care

Bioethics in Canada
Count Us In: Growing Up
with Down Syndrome
Governing, Leading and
Managing Nonprofit Organiza¬
tions
The Privacy Handbook

TIPS &
TRICKS
Did you know that the
practice of putting two
spaces between sen¬

tences has gone the way

of the dodo bird? It's
difficult to get used to
this if you've spent years
pressing a typewriter
space bar between
sentences, but

typesetting requires
only one space after
periods, question
marks, exclamation

points and colons. And
the same goes for
anything typed on a
word-processor, be¬

cause they feature
proportional spacing.
Typewriters didn't offer

POSTINGS
Senior Administra¬
tive Services Clerk,
International Educa¬

tion. Closing date:
Mar. 16.

Admissions Clerk (a),
Registrar's Office.

Bookstore Cashier,

The VCC-KEC

Langara Bookstore.

Automotive Techni¬
cian Department
currently needs
vehicles 1984 or
newer for brake and

Closing date: Mar. 17.

WANTED
Looking to buy baby
furniture, clothes,
etc. Please contact

Elise at local 7093.

tune-up, transmis¬

sion and engine
work. Requests filled
as openings become

available.
No labour
charge. We
work on

this feature, so two
spaces was used to

emphasize the start of a
new sentence.

vehicles
from faculty, staff,
students and/or the
general public. Please
call Cecilia at local
7426.

Closing date: Mar. 16.

VOL 1 NO 9

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u/fa/te ate $?#(/ siw?
Former VCC
Music student
shows his brass
¦Jf Unable to crack the line-up at the
VSO, a local musician is on his way to
New York.

spit out at Lord Nelson Elementary School
in East Vancouver.
"I was stunned," said the 31-year-old. "I
said to them 'You're joking' and asked

them to double check the votes. When I
phoned my girlfriend to tell her, she said it
sounded like I was hit with a baseball bat."
When the world stopped spinning, the
reality of his achievement began to sink in.
Although he considered himself a "middle
of the pack" performer as a youngster,

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practice, practice, practice has earned Ross

three nights at Carnegie Hall plus a Euro¬
pean tour next season.

lO succeed in the music industry today,

timing really is everything. Just ask Jim
Ross. One year ago, the trumpeter failed to

qualify for the final round of a tryout for
the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. One
month later, the Commercial Drive resi¬
dent, bom and raised in East Vancouver,

won a job as second trumpet for the New
York Metropolitan Opera and is heading to
the Big Apple next summer to play in the
biggest gigs of his life.
Trying humbly not to toot his own horn, he
says the competititon was fierce with 350
talented musicians vying for the position.
The wave of tension hit a crescendo for the
Britannia Seconday School graduate when
the field narrowed down to four finalists at
Manhattan's Lincoln Centre in late Novem¬
ber. Drawing numbers out of a hat, Ross

auditioned first at 2:00 pm and forty
minutes later, the selection committee was

in another room deliberating who would
become the newest member of the prestig¬
ious musical company—arguably one of
North America's best.

The rest is history, with Ross being the
chosen one and nobody was more surprised

than the kid whose first scratchy note was
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Many of the operas like the Marriage of
Figaro will broadcast on radio and televi¬
sion and the contract includes a recording

deal. Ross will also have the distinct
honour of accompanying Placido Domingo
and Luciano Pavarotti among other re¬
nowned vocalists on special occasions.
Boasting a fine musical pedigree, Ross—a
Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong fan—

studied under the direction of the late VSO
co-principal trumpet Tom Parriott after
attending the music program at Vancouver
Community College. In the last few years,

Ross bounced from job to job wherever the
brass instrument would take him and he
always managed to make ends meet thanks

to regular stints with the Royal Winnipeg
Ballet and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra
where he'll continue to play for the next
half year.
But when his six figure salary kicks in on
August 1,1995, Ross says "I'll make more
money next season than in the last five
years."

Reprinted and abridged from an aricle by
Steve Braverman, in the January 4, 1995
edition of the Vancouver Echo.

MARCH 9 1995