c I T Y ^-VANCOUVER VOCATIUiMAL INSTITUTE CENTRE LIBRARY MAy u m ABJECT APOLOGIES FROM YOUR EDITOR! and speaking of Dick reminds us of CITY CENTRE DAY... Due to technical difficulties there has been a long hiatus between Centricity issues. This was due in part to circumstances beyond our control and in part to an excess of crisii that had to be dealt with before the Dean of Instruction went on vacation (due to return on June 04). It is with deep regret that Dick Strachan and the members of the City Centre Day Committee advise that City Centre Day will NOT be held this year. (We were really looking forward to the Champagne/Orange Juice breakfast and the flashy sweatshirts the Committee were to wear). However, the Committee felt it would be unfair However, things now appear to be getting back on track and, with a whole lot of luck, Centricity will be distributed every second Monday (as we promised to do in our first issue!). to impose another day without classes on the . students. It has been suggested that Dick return as a Consultant to chair next year's committee! FAREWELL TO CITY CENTRE LOTS OF NEWS - LOTS OF CHANGES ¦ LOTS OF NEW FACES! The following was written by Dick Strachan on his retirement day (May 15, 1990)... Hot of the press is the news that STEPHANIE FORSYTH has just accepted the position as To all of you who, in some way, have touched my life over the last seventeen years, I bid a fond farewell. Dean of Instruction - Tourism and Hospitality. As I move into another phase of my life, retirement, I carry the enrichment of our working together in good times as well as bad times. It will take some time for me to realize that I shall not be returning to City Centre, to the peace and tranquillity of Budget, Administrative, Congratulations Dean Forsyth!! Stephanie has also been appointed the administrator responsible for the Food Services Support Department, replacing John Vandenakker. Stephanie tells us that the entire Food Services Support area is currently being reviewed. of dollar bargaining! For an interim period AXEL SAUER has been appointed as the Director of the Food Services Support Department. Good-by and keep the spirit of Wl/City Centre And welcome to the Culinary Arts Foundation and Parkins meetings and to the gentle murmurs O C7~ © instructors who have recently joined us from alive. Richard Strachan VOLUME 1 BCIT: MICHAEL PINTER, RICK IRWIN, HARALD BONKOWSKI, GRAHAM PEPPER, IAN SMITH, ERNEST WALLGRAM and KEIJU YANAGAWA. Number OS J. Gelling - Editor (Local 237) May 22, 1990 CHANGES (Cont'd) LOGOS, NAMES AND RECYCLING BOXES BARBARA CAMERON has moved on to bigger JOHN VANDENAKKER has asked departments and better career opportunities as the Assistant ordering stationery supplies from printers, to Director of the Public Relations Department, based at Central Administration (local 344). PLEASE ensure that City Centre is shown and However, Barb will continue with current City Centre projects until another Communications make sure that the logo is changed (logo can be that there is no reference to WI. Also please obtained from Barb Cameron at C.A. local 344). Officer is hired. Congratulations Barb and good luck in your new position. REA DEVAKOS tell us that JUNE HILLMAN is (in Rea's words) "unfortunately for them" retiring from the Library. All faculty and staff are invited to a farewell party to be held on Friday, June 8th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Library A/V Room. Coffee and cake will be SUZANNE PATERSON requests departments, who have the new recycling boxes, NOT TO WRITE ON (bend, staple, or mutilate) THEM as they will have to pay for a pristine new one. Also if there are any departments that do not have the recycling boxes and would like some give Suzanne a call at 239. served. CITY CENTRE OPEN HOUSE DAY Department Their new "media person" is JANET JACKIE SANDY is the Chairman of the City Centre Open House Day Committee and has asked us to tell you the following: WURZBACK, Janet will be coming from Langara and is expected on campus June Ist. Also from Langara is the Library's new support staff supervisor, KATHLEEN BELL. Rea and the library staff invite you to drop by with your messages of welcome to Janet and Kathleen and farewell to June. City Centre Open House will be on Thursday, October 11th. It will be held in conjunction with the opening of the new Hospitality and Tourism Centre, as well as tying in with VCC's 25th Anniversary celebrations. Sub-Committees have been formed for: SEND FLOWERS and CHOCIES DEPARTMENT We have been advised that during April, GEORGE CLARK and LOU CLYNE were in hospital, but both are back home now. George is expected back on campus sometime in midJune, and Lou sometime mid-July. (Co-ordinators listed in brackets) - Publicity (Barb Cameron) - Tours (Roger Schofer) - Food (Jackie Sandy) - Activities/Events (Sandra Jones) - Tourism Opening (Jackie Sandy) - Decoration/Signage (Angelo lapalucci) ANGELO IAPALUCCI tells us that the Red The poster contest deadline has been extended to June 8, 1990 - get your masterpieces in NOW - and you might win $250. Specifications can be obtained from Cross will be holding a blood donor clinic in the Jackie Sandy. ITS GIVE TIL YOU BLEED TIME AGAIN! main mall on June 15. So eat lots of spinach to build up your iron-rich blood and then give (and get a free coke and cookie). Departments are asked to submit their proposals and requests for space and equipment to Jackie Sandy. KAY HEWER reminds us that Weight Watchers is back on track again and meeting every Tuesday at noon in Room 205. LIBRARY NEWS YOUR FUTURE IS WITH US! PAM CANTY (another of our indefatigable Library correspondents) writes to say that routing of periodicals will not recommence until the backlog caused by the strike has been cleared away. However, faculty and staff are welcome to go to the library and borrow periodicals. Pam assures us that routing will resume as soon as possible. The following positions are open for applications, contact the Employee Relations Department for more information: The next seven positions are all located at City Centre. Closing Date for applications is May 25, 1990. DEPARTMENT HEAD - Asian Culinary Arts DINING ROOM NEWS DEPARTMENT HEAD - Hospitality JACKIE SANDY has asked us to note that J.J.'s Dining Room will be open for breakfast and lunch (reservations for lunch will be accepted Administration (full-time programs) from faculty and staff). However dinner service will not recommence until September 09, 1990. Administration (part-time programs) DEPARTMENT HEAD - Hospitality ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT HEAD - Culinary Arts Foundations WANT TO SEE THE NEW THEATRE? DANA FISTER tells us that on June 8th, at 2:30 a Scholarships and Awards Ceremony will be held in the new City Centre Theatre (bet you CO-ORDINATOR I - Baking and Pastry Arts Department CO-ORDINATOR II - Food Service Career didn't even know we had one - right?). Presentations will be made by the donors who CO-ORDINATOR II - Tourism Travel generously support our students. A program of Department events will be prepared and distributed by the Financial Aid Department in the near future. GEMS FROM CONTINUING ED. DONALD OAKES announces that CE will be supervising the Gemological Association of Great Britain's Preliminary and Diploma year examinations in June 1990 at City Centre. Those CLERK II - Admissions Department City Centre Closing Date: May 29, 1990 PART-TIME TEMPORARY INSTRUCTOR Accounting Program : Langara Closing Date: May 25, 1990 wishing to write the examinations should contact Donald at 682-5844. RESEARCH ASSISTANT - KEC Closing Date: May 29, 1990 THE BIG JUGGLE CLERK TYPIST II (Mailroom) - KEC JOY DA VIES is the new Small Business Development Officer on campus and is busy Closing Date: May 29, 1990 CLERK II - Co-Op Education Programs Langara Closing Date: May 29, 1990 developing "How to Start Your Own Business" curriculum for City Centre departments. Joy is presently organizing a conference on "Balancing CLERK II - Student Services Family and Business" which will take place at the Langara Coast Stanley Park Inn on July 14-15. For more information contact Joy at 645-6452. Closing Date: May 29, 1990