WINSIDER : VOLUME T: NUMBER 5 : MARCH 03/89
THE VVI ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM
Did you know that the VVI is the proud possessor of a painting by the well known Canadian artist Jack Shadbolt?
His watercolour of the 1945 demolition of the old Central School (the original building on this site) hangs by
the WTs switchboard. In the same area a painting by Charles H. Scott, depicts the view from the Central School

towards the area now occupied by the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (at the time occupied by a Baptist Church).
The pastel drawings, which hang along the second floor mall, are by O.N. Fisher and show the various stages/

of demolition and construction which took place during the 1963 expansion of the VVI.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Vi Bienert thanks everyone who responded to her training and development inquiry. The response was as

follows:
Orientation to Central Administration
Computer Literacy
Introduction to Word Perfect 5.0
Knowing WordPerfect 4.2 & Wishing to
Take Advantage of 5.0
Advanced WordPerfect 5.0

62

79
76
41
24

Customer Relations
Cross-Cultural Communications

30
63

Controlling Stress on the Job
Work Planning and Performance Appraisals
Management Skills for Supervisors

47

TOTAL:

108
38
568

The Human Resource Development Department is now in the process of arranging for space, labs and

instructors. Workshops will be scheduled between April and June, 1989.

WHO SAID THERE WERE NO HONEST MEN LEFT IN THIS WORLD?
Diogenes would have been proud to meet cafeteria workers MARK FEARN and TONY SCHNALHOLZ who
found a wallet this week in the cafeteria containing $100 in cash, along with a signed blank cheque. The boys,
with no hesitation at all, turned in the intact wallet, which was then returned to the grateful owner.

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COMMUNITY ®
Vancouver

Vocational Institute

CAPTIONS COURAGEOUS
During the KEC United Way Campaign a Slave Auction was held at which DANNY WARLOCK and DANA
FISTER, as part of a Triumvirate, purchased Yi Bienert and Dale Jones to work in their areas — the V VI Cafeteria

and Financial Aid Department respectively.

Danny Warlock doing an "Oy Vey" routine while Dale appears to
be losing the College hundred of revenue dollars. Meanwhile, Vi
attempts to master the intricacies of the cash register.

VANCOUVER M.L.A.'S COME TO VCC TO LEARN
Paul Sinnott of the Advertising and Public Relations Department wrote to say that on February 7, several
members of the legislative Assembly came to VCC, at the invitation of the President and Chairman of the
College Board. The purpose of this visit was to show the MLA's, at first hand, the effect of the funding
restrictions that the College has been operating under, and to encourage them to support StanHagen, the Minister

of Advanced Education and Job Training, before the Treasury Board.

STILL THINKING OF CHANGING JOBS?
The following positions are open for applications. Submit resumes to the VCC Employee Relations
Department.

1. Assistant Dean of Instruction, Tourism and Hospitality - VVI
Closing Date: 1989 March 03
2. Acting Director of Continuing Education

Closing Date: 1989 March 10
3. Program Assistant H - KEC

Closing Date: 1989 March 10
4. Clerk Typist II - CE (located at VVI)
Closing Date: 1989 March 07

EXCELLENCE IN ADULT EDUCATION
The B.C. section of the Northwest Adult Education Association is sponsoring a talk by Laurie Andersen, an
educator and partner in HRD Associates.

Date: Thursday, 1989 March 09
Time: Presentation, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Social Time: 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Place: Board Room (#201)
Vancouver School Board

1595 West 10th Avenue

RSVP: 731-1131 (local 387)
REMINDER
The Women's Network invites all VCC women to join in an International Women's Day Celebration on
Wednesday, March 8, 1989, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at KEC.

For a mere $6.00 you will get:
Happy Hour
Chinese Smorgasbord Dinner
A Film: "The Best Time of my Life"
Cake and Socializing
If you'd like to attend contact Joan Rike at KEC (local 561)

FACULTY EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES
VCC is an institutional member of the Faculty Exchange Centre of Lancaster, P. A. The centre enables interested

faculty members to be in touch with colleagues in other educational institutions, with the object of promoting
and facilitating faculty exchanges.
Each fall the Centre publishes a Teaching Exchange Directory and House Exchange Supplement which includes
the names of those who have registered their interest in considering an exchange. With VCC now a member,
V CC faculty can register without payment of any fees, through the office of the Director of Employee Relations.
Names of interested faculty are now being solicited for the Fall 1989 publication. If you are interested please
complete the registration form at the back of the Insider and return it to Dale Jones before JUNE 30,1989.

I've always wanted to write something for the VVlnsm- ;

dec but never thought it would come to this! I would like to ,
take a mcment of your time to tell you hew ! feel about V.V.I. I
... on the other hand, after thirteen years it would take a lot

! more than a moment to express that. !

| The time has come to move on, I do not make this i
' move rashly, it has been carefully considered and still ft is
; hard. How do I say so-long to a group of people that I have I
I spent soooo much time and energy with\on? Time will teil ,
j how I deal with this but I must say that the support ,, !
encouragement and directness of a great many of you has ;
helped beyond measure.
' If I were not to pursue this path, there are several !

people in line to give me a good swift kick.With ail nonesty ;
I would deserve it. So, for the good of the Bookstore
myself, I've gone over the wail... ,«

Thank-you for the flcwers and cut-glass bowl. The

| coffee-party was an interesting gesture for someone who ;
! doesn't drink coffee and whose hips have seen way too j
j many VVI cakes, and though there was a budget meeting ; I'm assured that the administration was thinking of me i

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Hie following article was written by Wayne Avery and published in the BCMHP
(The British Columbians for Mentally Handicapped People) News (Vol 6. No. 4J.

Work your way up
by Wayne Avery
M. is a 31 year old man with a mental
handicap who is proof that students with

training soon became oriented toward

special learning needs can be success¬

this specific goal. M. became involved

fully integrated into regular vocational

in a work experience in JJ.'s Lounge
and Restaurant at Vancouver Voca¬
tional Institute. It soon became apparent

programming at the post-secondary

school level.
Like many people with a mental
handicap, M. began his working life in
a sheltered environment. His opportu¬

individualized programs, the focus of

that M. had the ability to be successful
in this setting and on the advice of the
on-site supervisor and his instructor, M.

nity at furthering his education began

applied to and was accepted in the

with the Career Awareness program at
Vancouver Vocational Institute where he

Dining Room and Lounge program.

came to learn basic job readiness skills.
The program also afforded him an

perseverance, M. is now in training in
an integrated setting where he is learn¬

opportunity to explore what was avail¬
able to him in the way of a career. It was

ing how to become an effective team
member in the fast paced hospitality
industry. He is learning how to take

in this program that he began to identify
the foodservice industry as an area that
he wanted to pursue.
After six months in the Career Aware¬
ness program, M. applied to and was

After 18 months of hard work and

reservations, greet customers, handle
food and beverage orders, serve cus¬
tomers, operate a cash register, and

prepare hot and cold beverages includ¬
ing espressos and cappuccinos.

accepted in the Basic Foodservice
Worker program, a specific training
option which is very practical and com¬
munity based and intended for students
will special learning needs. M. indicated
a desire to work in a formal dining room

had any suggestions for future students.
M. replied, "... take Career Awareness

with more interpersonal contact and, as

in kitchens and then in the Dining

the course has the ability to engineer

Lounge," M. went on to say that one of

In a recent interview I asked M. if he
and get set in the right direction ... then
Basic Foodservice, to learn how to work

the advantages of being a student in the
Dining Room and Lounge program was
that he was able to earn tips. Again to
quote M., "Yesterday ! got $5.00.

Today I got nothing but I still smile. It's
not the tips, it's serving the customer and

making them happy. That's the best
reward."

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