I VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Vartr*;';?':; September 28, 1993 "OCT 0 7 1993 CITY CENTRE Varcr/i,::" • isy CHAIN LETTERS Use of campus mail room for distribution of chain letters in appropriate. If you are aware of any further incident, please bring it to my attention. Karen Kelly to call for timesheets on a Wednesday due to a STAT holiday (short week). Late timesheets received on Fridays will no be guaranteed pay. Many thanks for your anticipated cooperation. Karen Kelly Bookstore Director THE MASTER TEACHER Administrative Manager STAFF TIMESHRETS Thank you for your patience. We look forward to serving you better in the future. Karen Kelly Administrative Manager Once again this year we will be distributing The This is a reminder to all persons supervising timesheeted staff members; ie: student aids, work study, temporary employees, etc.: BOOKSTORE CLOSURE The Bookstore will be closed for reorganization from Thursday, October 7th until Friday, October 15th, inclusive, a total of All timesheets are to be submitted to my office weekly, by noon on Thursdays. Should an employee/student be scheduled to work on the Friday, please esthnate the time and adjust the actual hours on the following week's timesheet. From time to time, there will be a need six days. Master Teacher. It is comprehensive and discusses a wide spectrum of professional attitudes and skills which enhance success and satisfaction in education. It gives you practical suggestions you can use immediately. We hope you will read your Please ensure that your students are aware of this closure. If you believe this closure will cause a issues, pass them along to your faculty and staff and save them for reference. serious inconvenience to This publication is both your students, please let me know and I will try to practical and inspirational. It addresses a wide range of topics from teaching techniques make an arrangement to assist them. to motivation. The CITYCKNTRK company that produces these is presently developing one specifically for college instructors. This one is developed more for high school instructors, but most of the ideas can be very easily adapted for use in college settings. We will be circulating the college version once it becomes available. within the year - have always been encouraged to request pension calculations and documentation from the Superannuation Commission well in advance of actual the Municipal or College pension plans, you might be interested in the opportunity for a personal interview with a retirement. The representatives are in the Commission now suggests prospective retirees begin the process a full year Vancouver area two days per month, offering half- before actual retirement. usually the first or second In the late Fall of each each month. Those year, the Superannuation Commission prepares and send s out an individual printout for each contributor, detailing contributions to August wishing such an interview should complete a Request form (available from Employee Relations) and forward it to the Superannuation 31 of that year and Commission four (4) providing pension projects for those 45 years of age and older. These printouts are an essential months prior to the Superannuation Commission representative. The hour interview sessions - Wednesday/Thursday of Four times a year you will receive a photocopy of The 3R's for Teachers: Research Reports & Reviews. This publication contains an overview of current educational research findings and comments on events and trends in the field that are directly applicable to the classroom. record for employees. The Master Teacher and find it useful in your Additional copies are not available and it normally takes between four (4) instruction. and six (6) months to We hope that you enjoy Bob Aitken Program Development & Staff Training Department THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT OR RETIREMENT PLANNING? Employees planning for obtain similar information upon individual request. These printouts provide you with basic information when considering early retirement; more specific information may not be readily available to you in the time-frame in which you must make a decision. retirement - and particularly those considering retirement In planning for retirement and, as a contributor to requested interview date. Again, if you are seriously planning for retirement in the coming twelve (12) months - please begin now in order to have all the specific pension information that you will want for planning your future. Employee Relations Shirin Theophilus Harassment Issues Advisor The office locations, office hours and telephone numbers of Shirin Theophilus, VCC Harassment Issues Advisor, are as follows: MONDAYS: KING EDWARD CAMPUS Counselling Services 3rd Floor - King Edward Campus 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Telephone: 871-7192 TUESDAYS: CITY CENTRE CAMPUS c/o Counselling Services City Centre Campus 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Telephone: 443-8310 WEDNESDAYS: LANGARA CAMPUS Health Services Langara Campus 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Telephone: 324-5494 THURSDAYS: KING EDWARD CAMPUS Counselling Services 3rd Floor - King Edward Campus 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Telephone: 871-7192 Please note: Messages may be left for Ms. Theophilus at any time on 871-7040. r Join VCC Int'l Educ. in the "College Corner" at B. C. Place Stadium. For a Journey into the Lions' Den! B.C. Lions'vs Sacramento Gold Miners Friday, October 8, 1993 yA^ Game Time: 7:00 P.M Ssllf Ticket Price: $10.00 ' Canadian Football If you are interested in attending the game in a special reserved section with your classmates Please pay the Cashier (4th floor, KEC) by: Pigskin Bar-B-Q. starts at 5:00 p.m. the only way to play - since 18611 September 29, 1993 For more information contact: Steph Jewell 871-7010 P.S. All students, staff, faculty & friends & family of same are welcome to attend all Int. Ed. events! The more the Merrier! / PRODUCTIVITY GAINS It probably doesn't surprise you that the Accounting, Computers and Management (ACM) department at City Centre makes extensive use of computers. Writing programs or using applications is an integral part of virtually all of our courses. Computers are also playing an ever increasing role in the administrative side of things. Here's how. All student information (enrolment data, program information and marks) are managed with a custom developed package called Student Information Delivery (SID). SID serves the entire Business Division and with Brigitte Kirmis managing the system, provides more and more information to instructors about the status of their students. All of our ACM instructors plus Brigitte (program assistant) and DJ (technical support) are connected to the department's network (Novell Netware 3.11). We can all access common programs from the file server (central computer) and use the electronic mail (E-Mail) system on the network to communicate with one another. E-Mail is proving to be a useful tool. Ideas and questions can be sent to others quickly, bypassing paper, trips to our mail room etc. Paper use is down, productivity is up and it's also fun and quite easy to use. We've recently modified the SID system so that marks and other student information can be sent directly to instructors within minutes of their request. Plans are under way to allow instructors to send marks directly to the SID system, bypassing the need to record on paper and then have the marks reentered into the system. For those of us who just can't get enough, we provided dial in access to the network (just 1 modem and 1 line at present) so that an instructor can check his/her mail or create new mail from the living room couch. All in all the technology is proving to be exiting and useful and the productivity gains are becoming apparent. I would be happy to talk with you about our environment so please give me a call if you're interested. Paul Hunt Instructor Computer Application Support Specialist Program Local 8546 College Students m International Development Progrm/i > •• ..v?'*"**-'- -O- ¦1 ^ RIENC ;{(( The Association of Canadian Community Colleges ACCC is currently inviting proposal submissions for the College Students in International Development Program (CSIDP). The CSIDP aims to provide Canadian Youth in the community college system with opportunities to enhance their awareness and understanding of international development issues through mutually beneficial, partnership assignments in developing countries. It is open to students between the ages of 18 and 29 who have completed either two years of a three-year program or are in the final year of a two-year program . What does this program mean for the student? Through studies and an overseas work experience, participating students will develop a greater understanding of the dynamics of international cooperation and become advocates for international development within their own communities. What does this program mean for the college or institute? Students participating in this program will bring a greater development awareness and understanding to the institution, thereby assisting in the internationalization of college operations. How will this program benefit the community? These students will enter the workforce equipped with skills that will assist their employers in developing new international markets for Canadian products and services. Who is eligible for this program? Colleges or institutes that have an existing institutional linkage in a developing country designated as eligible by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). What are the program funding expectations? Costs for this program will be shared between ACCC, the participating Canadian and overseas host institutions (through in-kind contributions) and CIDA. Individual participants will be expected to fundraise a portion of their overseas living allowances. For more information and proposal submission deadlines, please contact: Rosalind Viveash Project Officer Association of Canadian Community Colleges 200 -1223 Michael Street N. Ottawa, Ontario K1J 7T2 Tel: (613) 746-6251 Fax: (613) 746-6721 rtecervED SEP 15 1993 tesr/iate Director's Office frn.terr.a.tiftnal.. , B. C. Asia Pacific Awards If you want to expand your knowledge of an Asia Pacific culture and language, forge friendships and working relationships with people from another country, and share those experiences with fellow British Columbians on your return, you could qualify for the British Columbia Asia Pacific Awards. The Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour, through the British Columbia Centre for International Education, offers a variety of financial awards to public post-secondary students, faculty, and staff eager to develop their understanding of the cultures, economics and languages of the Asia Pacific. These awards are reserved for people who are keenly committed to cross-cultural understanding. Recipients represent Canada abroad and are expected to use the experience to promote understanding at home. Eligible applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, and be permanent residents of British Columbia attending/working in a public post-secondary institution. Deadlines for submission of applications are: November 1 ^ February 1 For further information and application forms, please contact Cecily May, 5th floor K.E.C. (Tel: 871-7178). 20SEP93 ASIAPAC NOT