VCC connections.

c. 2 v. 8 no. 7; 2002 (08) Aug 01

Appointment: Director of Continuing
Education

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Library News

Maintenance Information
Overhead Projectors

Vancouver Community College
King Edward Campus - Library

Box 24620 Station F
Vancouver, B.C. V5N 5T9

Fiat Mode XV Highlights Student Talent
VCC student designer accepts flowers of congratulations from the audience. A
model wearing one of her gowns pauses on the catwalk. See page 2 for more

information on the 15th annual fashion show.

FIAT MODE XV
Continuing Education Fashion
Arts graduates demonstrated their
creative skills to a full house with
standing room only, atVCC's 15th
annual fashion show. FIAT MODE XV.

i

Held at Performance Works
(Granville Island) on July 9, 2002, the
models showed off a wide variety of
outfits- from the risque to the
tailored, from the sumptuous to the
sweet—to the oohs, ahhs and
chuckles of an enthusiastic audience.

For the ecologically-minded, there
were two stylish dresses made from
surgical paper (one short and one
long) as well as a pants suit made
from rubber bands-yes rubber

bands! As always, graduates from
past years joined this year's grads to
demonstrate their success in industry

and film.
Once again, the Fashion Arts

graduates demonstrated that VCC-CE
continues to offer well-rounded,
innovative and comprehensive

training to students in the fashion
industry.

The support and attendance of so
many staff from the College is
greatly appreciated

ifr

Congratulations to the grads and
staff for a job well done!
Cecelia Pineda
Senior Program Coordinator, Arts

a Design

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Appointment

New and Revised

Policies

It is with great pleasure that I
announce the appointment of Gyda
Chud as Director of Continuing

The new policy International
Students Eligibility for Domestic and

Education, effective immediately.

International Fees, Policy C.2.2 was

Gyda has a Bachelor of Arts
(Sociology) degree and also a Master

approved at Operations Council on

of Education (Early Childhood
Education) degree. She started at
Vancouver Community College with
a half time term contract in 1983
and was appointed Senior Program
Coordinator in April 1987. Since

August 2001, Gyda has been Acting

May 16, 2002. A revision was made

to the Rental of College Facilities
Policy B.3.3, and approved at
Operations Council on June 11, 2002.

Both Policies are on the College
website If you need a hard copy of
the policies you may print them from
the web site, or call Vivienne at 7159

Director of Continuing Education.

When Gyda is not working at
VCC, she is busy in the community. In
1978, she developed the Preschool

Environmental Scan

Services. She was also the founding

The Environmental Scan was
originally presented to Education
Council on October 2, 2001 and
Operations Council on October 9,

chairperson of the Westcoast Child

2001. A second run has now been

Care Resouce Centre. As well as being
an active member and director of the

Vivienne Garrott at 7159.

Multicultural Services, now known as

Westcoast Multicultural and Diversity

Correction
In the July 2 edition of
Connections, there was an oversight

under the heading, "Call for
Presentations" on page 5 Please note

that Dave Donaldson is the VCC
representative on the Social

Committee of the ACCC 2003
Conference in Vancouver

Revised Office Hours
This is a reminder that
Counselling and Advising Services at
King Edward Campus will have a
change of office hours on
Wednesdays beginning August 7 The
Department office hours will be:
Mon., Tues. ft Thurs. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Wednesday 11.30 a.m -7 pm
Friday 9 a.m. -3pm

printed. Copies are available from

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of
B.C, a representative of the child care

sector of the BCTF, and a board
director of the Pacific Immigrant
Resources Society, Gyda established

We have done it: $45,200 Saved!

and chaired the Human Resources

We are now sending about 150,000 more copies to duplicating every

Roundtable on Child Care in Ottawa.
This hard work and commitment

month. Over the five months that we have been tracking, we have realized a

were recognized when she recently
received the Volunteer Vancouver

savings of $45,200 by concentrating on using the duplicating department
over the convenience copiers. This is a SUPER effort on the part of everyone
to reduce the use of the convenience copiers. Thank you!

Award for Leadership for the Year
2001 and the 2002 Simon Eraser
University Alumni Association Award
for Service to the Community

for selecting the paper size, changed the defaults for covers, and brightened

Please join me in congratulating

forms, and if you notice other areas that you feel would be helpful, please let

Gyda on her new appointment, as
she continues her excellent

leadership of the Continuing
Education Division.

A couple of changes have been made to the on-line requisition form so
that your requests can be processed more efficiently. We have added a section
the areas where you need to make choices Please have a look at the new
me know.

We are now also able to process your PowerPoint documents and
presentations. Let us know in your email which view you would like printed.
If you need more than one view, and need different numbers of each, you will

Joan McArthur-Blair

need to send in separate requisitions. Also, do not forget that the finishing

Vice President Education

touches to your documents, such as binding, cerloxing, or folding do require
extra time. See the requisition forms for the number of days you can expect
these special touches to take.

Again, we have all done a great job reducing the use of the convenience
copiers. Keep up the good work If I can help make things easier, I can be
reached at local 8324
Sandra MacSorley
Manager of Ancillary Services
August 12, 2002

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Photo ID Cards:
Important
Information
To improve service to you and
your students, Photo ID schedules
have been simplified and made more
flexible.

Photo ID will now be offered on
regular days at any time between 10
a m. and 6:30 p.m. Schedules from
September 1 - December 19, 2002,

will be posted at key locations at
both City Centre and King Edward
Campus. Copies of these schedules

are also available for printing or
consultation on the shared network

• Students who currently have a

reservation for 30 minutes, after

Student ID card can obtain an
expiry date sticker from the
Cashier's Office at either

which time it may be signed out to

campus.

For additional information about
photo ID, please contact Malcolm
Mcintosh at local 8365 or

another user.

Thank You
Media Services

mmcintosh@vcc.ca

CURE Career
Development
Media Services Hours
Information
Sept. 3, 2002 - April 30, 2003

Achieve your career aspirations at

City Centre
Monday to Thursday
7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday

the College by applying for CUPE
Career Development funds.

The following information will get
you started.

drives I: and J: drives, common/

7:30 a.m. -4pm

PhotolD (these are Adobe Acrobat
[PDF] files so click on My Computer-

• Budget for 2002/2003 CUPE

Saturday

Career Development: $40,000
• Eligible applicants: Permanent

>1: or J: drive -> common -> photolD

->and select the folder for either KEC
or CC) The posted dates and times
will accommodate both students and
employees.
Please ensure that your students
are aware of the changes as well as

the following information:

S'SO a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

and temporary members of

KEC
Monday to Thursday
7:45 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday
7-45 p.m. - 4 p.m.

(Closed 12 - 12:30)

CUPE 15.
• Reimbursement Limits- $500 per
fiscal year per member Further
reimbursement may be available
should the budget allow at the
year-end review

• Examples of Eligible Expenses:
Tuition fees, conference costs

• Student ID cards are required in

including travel and lodging

order to access Library services

expenses, convention and
workshop registration fees,
course materials.

and to obtain FASTTRAX transit
discount stickers from the
Student Association Offices.

($2.00 fee applies)
• Student ID cards are available to
all students registered in the
College Banner system.

• Students must show their
registration form in order to
obtain a Student ID card or
expiry date sticker.
• Students may obtain their ID
cards at either King Edward or
City Centre Campus.

• There is no charge to obtain a
Student ID card although if the
card is lost or stolen, there is a

$20.00 replacement fee payable
at the Cashiers' Office. The
cashier will issue a new

registration form which is
necessary to obtain a
replacement card during posted
hours.

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Media Equipment
Resources
Media services provides media
equipment distribution at both City
Centre and the King Edward Campus
locations. A full range of equipment
is available from flip charts and video
playback systems to windows based
computers, data projectors and
digital cameras.

Equipment can be reserved for
specific dates and times by visiting or
calling the distribution counter at
King Edward Campus, local 7131/
7314 or the City Centre Campus,
local 8366/8367. If your plans
change or if you do not need your
equipment at the date you specified,
please call us so that the equipment
may be loaned out to other
instructors We will hold your

• Details: Section 19.1 of the
CUPE Collective Agreement.
• Requests: Obtain a request form
from your campus and send to

Carol Galloway, Associate
Director, Human Resources.

• Guidelines and further
information: contact any

member of the CUPE Career
Development Committee (Detty
Cheng, Veronica Jorna, Daniel

Warlock, and Sandra Jones)
Public Notice of Next Finance
Committee Meeting
The next public meeting of the Board
Finance Committee will be held on
Tuesday, September 17, 2002, in Room
5025 beginning at 4 00 p m Please call
604-871-7163 for information
Doreen Sharan

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Library News
Help your students access
videos!
Do you ask your students to view
videos as part of their course work?

Did you know that videos can be
placed on Reserve? Placing a video on

Reserve will ensure that it will be
accessible to all your students during
the time they need it. Otherwise it
may be checked out or booked for
days, and your students will be
frustrated and out of luck.

To place a video on Reserve please
go to the Information Desk or call to
speak to a member of staff (KEC 7326; CC -8339). We will help you to
ensure that your students get first
priority for the videos they need to do
their coursework.

VCC Library Booking
Procedures for

Faculty
We are streamlining our booking
procedures so that all faculty will
have the best opportunity to book
times for tours and class sessions

either at the City Centre Campus
Library or the King Edward Campus
Library. These procedures are effective
as of August 1, 2002.

TOURS
Tours are scheduled for half an
hour and provide an overview of the
library and its resources accompanied
by a walk-around.

CLASS SESSIONS
Class sessions, after consultation

with the instructor, will be scheduled
for 1 hour or 1.25 hours and will
include instruction in sound research

methods, a review of library materials
specific to the course and online work
using the library catalogue, fulltext or
other databases and the web. We can

accommodate up to 12 students at a
time.

August 12, 2002

ALL BOOKINGS WILL BE CENTRALIZED
There are now two ways to book.
You may either e-mail our Library
Booker or contact her by telephone.

We will not be taking any bookings
at the library information desks.

By Email:
• Address your email to Library
Booker (librarybooker@vcc.ca).
In the Subject line, please use
the words Class Session
Booking or Tour Booking It is
essential that you provide us
with the following details in
the body of the message:
• Your name and local phone
number as well as your

home phone number It is
important for us to reach
you to confirm the booking.
If it is a Class Session, a

librarian will contact you to
discuss the type of session
you require for your
students, any special
assignments and other
arrangements for the class.
• The name of the course or
program.

• The number of students
• The preferable timeframe in
which we can provide
instruction to your group.

By Telephone:
• Leave a detailed message at
local 8348 for the Library
Booker. Your call will be

do this we need your help Please
note the following changes to our
services.

Effective immediately all video
bookings and media enquiries
will be handled through the
Information Desk at your
campus Library. A video
booking form providing
complete title information and
indicating desired show dates
must be completed. Video

bookings may be made in
person, by completing a web
booking form on the Library
web site at www.vcc.ca/library

(available in September!) or by
phone (KEC - local 7326; CC local 8339).
Please note that bookings will be
taken on a first-come first-served
basis only. To avoid disappointment,

it is vital that you book videos well
in advance of your desired show
dates.
To renew your videos, please

contact the Circulation Desk (KEC 7323; CC -8340).
Thank you for noting these
necessary changes. We look forward
to your continued use of our video

collection and support of our media
booking service!

returned within 24 hours.

BOOK AHEAD OF TIME
Booking early improves your
chances of getting a class session or
tour when you want it. Forward

your request to the Library Booker
at least two weeks in advance of
your booking date, whenever
possible.

NEW VIDEO BOOKING
PROCEDURES
The VCC Library video collection
is heavily used by the VCC
community but especially by you,
the faculty. We would like to
continue providing you with an

Do the Mag Shuffle!
When you have finished reading
your new or recent magazines, we

would be happy to receive them in
the library. We are planning to use
them as part of informal recreational
reading collections for ESL students
in off-campus locations. You may

drop them off at the Library
Information Desk. Please call Cathie
Perry, ESL Librarian, at local 7487 if
you have any questions.

excellent media booking service to
support your curriculum needs. To

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New Books: CC Library
£0 Food Supply Cham Management:
Issues for the Hospitality and
Retail Sectors
03 Excel ft Access for Accounting
IB Microsoft Excel 2000
03 Excel 2000 Basic

IIS Building 6t Managing a World
Class IT Help Desk
S33 Learn Access 2000
03 Office 2000 Essentials

03 Using ACCPAC for Windows
Small Business Series Version 4.1

03 Customs Proposals
CI Instant AutoCAD: Architectural
Residential Drawing Using

AutoCAD
ID The Big Book of Design Ideas
03 The Voices of Our People: An
Activity Guide About Belonging
03 The ESL Miscellany. A Treasury of
Cultural and Linguistic
Inforrmation
03 Research Perspectives on English
for Academic Purposes
03 Sustained Content Teaching in

Academic ESL/EFL: A Practical
Approach
03 Macromedia Director 8
Shockwave Studio
CO Web Programming: Building
Internet Applications
03 Teach Yourself Visually Windows

XP
03 JavaScript 1.5 By Example
03 Transforming Health Promotion
Practice
03 Safety Standards and Infection
Control for Dental Assistants

03 Final Cut Pro 2 Digital Film
Making
03 Advanced Removable Partial
Dentures

IB Professional Web Graphics
03 Adobe Illustrator 9.0

03 Photoshop 6 Wow! Book
ca Restorative Care: Fundamentals
for Certified Nursing Assistants

ffl Using AutoCAD 2002
03 The Illustrator 9 Wow! Book
03 Web DesignTools and Techniques
IB How Wireless Works
03 IP Routing Protocols: RIP, OSPF,
BGP, PNNI Et Cisco Routing
Protocols

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IB Don't Make Me Think! A
Common Sense Approach to

Web Usability
SB Robin Williams Web Design
Workshop

03 The Book of SCSI: I/O for the
New Millennium
03 PC Hardware. A Beginner's

Guide
CO Flash 5 Virtual Classroom

IB Final Cut Pro 2 Editing
Workshop

03 Government of Canada Interim
Response Standing Committee
on Human

IB Resources Development and the
Status of Persons With
Disabilities
03 Interim Report Access to Higher
Education and Training
IB The Encyclopedia of the Musical
Theatre
IB The New Grove Dictionary of
Jazz

03 PDF with Acrobat 5

03 Gramophone Classical Good CD

03 Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide
to Healthy Nutrition

03 The Penguin Guide to Compact

Guide
Discs

d Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of

New Books: KEC Library
CO Ancient Civilizations Almanac
IB Ancient Civilizations.

Biographies
03 Remember Pearl Harbor:
American and Japanese
Survivors Tell Their Stories
CI Wild East: Travels in the New
Mongolia
03 Mummies of the Pharaohs:
Exploring the Valley of the
Kings

03 People of the Dancing Sky: The
Iroquois Way
03 1000 Questions About Canada
IB Diary Between Friends
IB Triumph on Everest: A
Photobioqraphy of Sir Edmund

Hillary
CO 1621: A New Look at
Thanksgiving

CI Trial By Ice: A Photobiography
of Sir Ernest Shackleton

03 By Truck to the North
03 Population: Opposing
Viewpoints
IB Rethinking Multiculturalism:
Cultural Diversity and Political
Theory
03 Guide to the Canadian House
of Commons

03 Legal Lynching:The Death
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03 On Kiddie Porn: Sexual
Representation, Free Speech Et
the Robin Sharpe Case
03 Waterproof. Canada's Drinking
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Dreams: The Early Years 1903-

1940
IB A Companion to Schubert's
Schwanengesang: History, Poets,
Analysis, Performance

03 Singing Schumann: An
Interpretive Guide for
Performers

CO Research Perspectives on English
for Academic Purposes

IB Acrobuster: Dictionary of
Canadian English Acronyms,
Imtialisms and Abbreviations
IB A Passion for Narrative: A Guide
for Writing Fiction
03 The Oxford Companion to
Shakespeare
CO His Life: A Poem [re George
Bowermg]
03 The Rest of the Story: Critical
Essays on Alice Munro
IB Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On
Being Black and White in
Canada
IB Windows XP Simplified
03 Hyperspace: Our Final Frontier
03 The Condominium Owners'
Guide to Mold
IB How the Internet Works
03 PC Hardware: A Beginner's

Guide
IB Good Practice: Computer
Troubleshooting
IB Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen,
Fuel Cells, and the Prospects of
a Cleaner Planet

ffl Who's Hiring
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Iflaritza's
maintenance
message

i

New Library Hours i
The following hours of
operation will be in effect from ,
. September to December 2002.

City Centre Library

Tip-top Shape
Despite the increasing use of
Computer on Wheels (COW) in the
classroom, the Overhead Projector

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

(OHP) continues to be a very
important instructional aid. Simple

Tuesday

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

operation, low-tech requirements,

1 Wednesday

9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

j- Thursday

9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

• Monday^

low cost, and reliability (they don't
crash!) make the Overhead Projector
a tool difficult to surpass. Its
presence in the classroom is likely

Friday

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

permanent

'Saturday

11 a.m. - 3 p.m

The typical Overhead Projector
has a top piece of glass (stage glass)
and just below that is a plastic lens

King Edward Library
Monday

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Tuesday_

,9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday

9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Thursday

with concentric circular lines on it
expensive part of your projector. Two

other important components are the

with books.

9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

'Saturday

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

30th only

Because of the simplicity of its
design, the most common failures of

if exposed to the sun the Fresnel lens
will melt.

overhead projectors are due to
or a dirty motor will not cool a lamp
sufficiently, shortening its life, or will
cause warping of the Fresnel lens.

You should never allow anything to
block the airflow of your projector's
cooling fan The intake and output
vents must not be obstructed, or
overheating will occur.

Please avoid moving the machine
while the lamp is on, or even shortly
after turning it off. This can cause

premature lamp failure A hot lamp
filament can fall apart due to the
machine being jarred.

August 12, 2002

* DO NOT leave Overhead
Projectors close to windows, because

excessive heat. A fan running slow

'Saturday hours will run from
September 14th to November

* When not in use for an

extended period, turn the unit off
and DO NOT cover the stage glass

(Fresnel lens). This lens is a very

lamp and the fan.

Friday

Important reminders:

*The stage glass can be cleaned

with glass cleaner. NEVER use glass
cleaner on the Fresnel lens; it will
destroy the plastic lens.
If you have concerns about noisy

fans, lamp failure or a dirty Fresnel
lens, call me and I will schedule
proper cleaning and lubrication of
your Overhead Projector or supply an
alternate unit for your immediate
use.

Maritza Nunez

Maintenance Et Repair
Technician, IMS

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Calling All Walkers!

Rocky Dino Opera

11 th Annual Ismaili Walk for Charity in
support of Habitat for Humanity Of

Lee Henderson & Chris Keam
Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels,
Vancouver BC

Greater Vancouver
Sunday, September 8,11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Lumberman's Arch, Stanley Park
This year, the proceeds of the walk will go
to support Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Vancouver, an organization committed to
providing affordable home ownership for
those in need This year's vision for the walk
is "Building Communities Together" This
theme is an example of the humanistic values
such as volunteerism, generosity and
compassion that are the core of the Islamic

faith

The printing & paper used in the
cover shells for VCC Connections
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Activities for the whole family include
barbeque lunch, live performances by dancers
and musicians, Kids World and more1 The
walk takes about an hour and all walkers
must collect pledges

VCC is applying to be the Walk for Charity
Partner/Beneficiary in 2004 or 2005' Please
support this good cause and show your VCC
spirit'

Please call Shanez Hirji at local 7131 for
more information.

Comedy/Dance/IVIusic/50 minutes/14
and Up
In Advance: $7.00
At Door: $10.00
Amphitheatre by Performance Works
on Granville Island.
An abandoned East Van gas station seems
like a refuge to Brad and Janet when their
SUV breaks down But their relief turns to
shock when a peek through the door reveals
bikesexuals and dinosaurs engaged in magic
rituals
In the space of a song, they are
transported far from their suburban pre¬
conceptions, into a world where pedal power
and pre-historic reptiles rule the roads Will
the bikesexuals sing their way into Janet's
heart and put some steel between her knees7
Not if car addict Brad has his way Find out
who stays Find out who comes Learn catchy
tunes you can sing on your bike.
Saturday September 7, 9 p m
Thursday, September 12, 9 p m.
Friday, September 13,9 p m

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