CITY CENTRE
Volume S, Issue 2

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
COMPUTER COURSES

With the assistance ofVCC's Continuing Education Division, HRD will be offering
several computer courses in February and March at the Oakridge Computer Lab.

Tentative scheduling includes:
• Introduction to Excel
• Intermediate Excel
• Introduction to Windows

• WordPerfect for Windows Upgrade
• WordPerfect Intermediate

Watch your mailboxes for registration forms. Class space is limited and registrations will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis only.

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A VERY SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY

In case you
missed the day,
January 11th

In May 1993,
Culinary Arts will
send a team of
apprentices and
their instructors
to compete in

Wi

Tiste of Canada'-

the first student

whole new vocabulary.

team to compete

in an international competition
from VCC and British Columbia.

"In today's work environment, where one

person is doing the work of two, most of
us aren't prepared to cope with the ever¬

growing magnitude of information that

On February 11, 1993, you and your
special valentine can have a unique,
world class dinner when you become one
of the first to taste the meal that the
VCC team will prepare in the
competition.

crosses our desks," says management

trainer Denise Wallace of Priority
Management.
Those "fesVtractions" cause

"AesVorganization" which can be
"desltfmc/zVe" to productivity.
We become "deskconcerted"
and victims of "deskstress".

That means you should clear
your desk of papers, pens,
calendars, in-trays, clocks

and other paraphernalia,
putting them in files, drawers
and closets and allowing yourself
to be focused on the task at hand.
Cost is $50.00 per couple with all

Wallace suggests recording all activities
and plans in one place (like a personal
organizer) and priorizing all documents
into files like Correspondence, Projects
and Reading.

proceeds going to the team's expenses.

Seats are limited to 40 couples. Join us
in the Banquet Dining Room for a
unique experience on a very special
'Valentine's Day'.

Deskiractions, she explains, are a very

real and costly problem in today's
workplace, leading to inefficiency, higher

For more information, please contact

Lorna at local 8313.

stress, energy loss, lack of concentration

and productivity declines.
Submitted by Brock Elliot
Business Diviskhi

Vohnnd,lssue2

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Jahuary 25,1^93

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NEWS FROM HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE HOW WELL OUR STUDENTS
ARE DOING

Join the second year
Hospitality Administration students and
experience world cuisine at the

FOUR CORNERS RESTAURANT
(located behind the bakery-2nd floor)

PROVINCIAL CHAMPION
presented to

Vancouver Community College

Diane Dy bin ski

Heidi Phillips
Kristina Wilson
Carmine Morelli, CFBE, Instructor
As the winner of the
'1992 Provincial Post-Secondary School
Tourism Case Study Competition'

GRAND OPENING
Februaiy 2, 3 & 4

held in conjunction with

Open every Tue-Wed-Thurs for lunch

11:30am - 12:45pm
Reservations: 443-8352

Tourism Careers Expo '92
Vancouver, BC

presented by

BC Sports Hall of Fame Museum
and

Themes

Simon Fraser University
Pacific Rim Institute of Tourism

February 2-4 France
February 9-11 Italy
February 16-18 Valentine's Day

February 23-25 CLOSED

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Januaiy 25,1993

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NEW VIDEOS IN THE LIBRARY

COLLEGE RESOURCES DIVISION
COLLEGE HEALTH SERVICES
College Health Services
at VCC provides
medical, psychological,
psychiatric, and nursing
care and preventative
health services and
education for students
and staff at the college.

ANGER

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CRITICISM

In addition to two full-time college
physicians, the college employs four
nurses and two support staff personnel to

Anger:

pt.l: Accept/Apologize/Make Amends
pt.2: Diffuse/Talk It Over
pt.3: Diffuse/Take a Break
pt.4: Leave/Get Help

serve our college community.

Also provided, is a large and expanding
Tuberculosis screening program
involving several thousand students each
year. Over the course of this year we will
administer over seven hundred
immunization injections for Hepatitis B
to students and staff who may be at risk
due to possible workplace exposure.

Criticism:

pt.l: Accept/Apologize
pt.2: Ask to Clarify/Accept
pt.3: Object to Hurtful Criticism
pt.4: Explain Your Side
Wayne

NEW SERVICE ANNOUNCED
On November 1, 1992 we established a
link with an 'after hours' medical
consultation service which will provide a
replacement physician who will be
available for telephone consultations and
house calls after 5:00pm weekdays, and
24 hours during weekends and holidays.

BLOOD CLINIC
The Red Cross is
grateful for your
support!

This service is designed to provide the
two full-time college physicians with
after hours medical back-up for urgent

The City Centre Drive
Blood Clinic was held

or emergency situations.

Tuesday, Januaiy 19th.
We are glad to mention that 21 from the
82 participants were first-time donors.
Many thanks to all of you.

Graham Burns, M.D.

Assistant Director
College Health Services

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January 25,1993

YOUR GOOD HEALTH MAY DEPEND

1970 and offers courses leading to
certificates as medical office assistants
and medical secretaries as well as
medical transcriptionists. The instructors
have all worked in hospitals and medical
clinics and they know what the industry

ON VCC- TRAINED

TRANSCRIPTIONISTS
Deep in the
heart of every

expects.

hospital is a
relatively quiet
place known

The students learn basic medical
terminology, anatomy, physiology and

as the steno pool.

disease processes. Anyone who works

with records in hospitals needs to know
why people get ill and how an illness

There is no splashing here,
-only the tapping of keyboards-as medical stenographers listen
to doctors' dictation on tape
and type up reports that are
essential to patient care.

progresses.

Edna Bartoshewski, Department head,
Medical Office Careers, said that
transcribing is not the same as typing.
"Speed is not the most important skill,"

A large portion of these stenographers,
now called transcriptionists, received
their training at VCC-City Centre.

she said. "It's how accurate you are, the

degree of your typing rhythm and how
well you are able to utilise the
transcriber."

Chris Bublitz recently graduated from
the Medical Transcriptionist Program

Bartoshewski says that in the 22 years
the program has been run, over 90% of
the graduates have found and kept jobs.
Many graduates have also set up their
own transcription businesses and are
doing well. "That success rate says it all,"
adds Bartoshewski.

with top grades. Bublitz has all the skills
that she needs to become a medical
transcriptionist: good typing, a quick ear,
and an understanding of medical
terminology.
She is different in only one respect.

Chris is blind.
She chose VCC because of the
program's reputation. Her blindness put
her ahead of her class-mates in the most
central part of the course-transcribing
from tape to computer. "It's a lot harder

for others; they're not used to it," she
said. "I've been working from tapes all
my life."

There are 60 students in the Medical
Office Careers Program at City Centre.
The program has been at VCC since
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Januaiy 25,1993

PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH SUPERANNUATION COMMISSION
REPRESENTATIVES

If you are approaching retirement age or actively planning for retirement, and will be
receiving a Municipal or College pension, you will be interested to know that the
Superannuation Commission representatives are available for personal interviews in the
Lower Mainland two days per month.
The interviews are held at the Medical Services Plan offices, Metropointe, Ste. 402-4603
Kingsway, Burnaby.

Those wishing an interview should complete a request form (available from Employee
Relations) and forward it to the Superannuation Commission four months prior to the
requested interview date.

Those planning retirement have always been encouraged to begin the necessary
procedures with the Superannuation Commission well in advance of actual retirement.
The Commission is now encouraging people to begin the process-that is, request for
pension estimate, interview and pension application material, a full year before actual
retirement.

Employees wanting a specific estimate of pension (beyond the annual statement
automatically provided) should complete a Request for Pension Estimate form (now
available through Employee Relations) and forward to the Superannuation Commission.
Sharon McClure

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Januaiy 25, 1993

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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Job Offer

B.C. Asia-Pacific Awards

ACCC Senior Technical

The deadline for the
submission of
applications for the B.C.
Asia pacific Awards is
Februaiy 1, 1993.

Consultant for Optimization and
Development of Human
Resources Project in Nicaragua.

Two-year posting starting
April, 1993.
Call for proposals for a
comprehensive study on
international education in Mexico

B.C. Commonwealth of Learning

1992/93 Fellowships Programme

for the B.C. Centre for

International Education (BCCIE).
Eight B.C. educators will be chosen to
travel to developing countries to provide
advice and guidance in desk top
publishing and other aspects of distance
education for a period of up to one
month, by april 30, 1993, is possible. A For further information on international
maximum of three qualifying applications education affairs, please contact
can be submitted by VCC. Cecily May, Coordinator
International Education
KEC - 5th Floor
The countries will be five of the
following:
Brunei Darussalam

Guyana

Malawi
Nigeria

India

Solomon Islands

Saint Lucia
Sri Lanka

COL will provide travel costs, funds for
accommodation in the host country and
a modest perdiem toward meals and
other incidental expenses. The Fellows
are expected to submit, and present if
feasible, a short report regarding the
Fellowship visit upon their return to B.C.
As the duration of the Fellowship is for
a relatively short period of time, it is
requested that the Fellows do not plan
to have spouses or other family members
accompany them.
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CITY CENTRE DAY
FEBRUARY 12, 1993
Starting January 25, 1993, register for your favorite workshop at the
Information Desk in the Library. There is a complete description of each
workshop there. The last day to register will be February 2, 1993.
There is limited space in each workshop so book your space as soon as
possible.

Lunch will be supplied by Puccini's Restaurant and will include:
Garlic Bread
Ceaser Salad
Cannelloni
Tea or Coffee
Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased at Instructional Media Services.
Please purchase your tickets before February 2, 1993. All tickets are
non-refundable.

NOTE: There will be no food service in the cafeteria
on February 12, 1993.

SEE YOU ON FEBRUARY 12, 1993

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Please note that the
'Orientation Luncheon'

for new staff scheduled for
Wednesday, January 27,1993
has been postponed until

September '93

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Bringing global learning to our students and
global awareness to our service.
The B.C./Yukon Regional Caucus of the Association of
Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) and the Centre For
Curriculum And Professional Development proudly cosponsor a mini-conference on Internationalizing the College.
Date: Saturday, February 6, 1993
Time: 8:00 AM - Arrival & Coffee
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Program
Location: Vancouver Community College

City Centre Campus (Hamilton & Dunsmuir)
Program

Welcome: John Cruickshank, President, VCC
ACCC Services Overview: ACCC Staff
International Overview
Dr. Jon Jesslman

Board Chair
The B.C. Centre for Internationa) Education

CENTRE FOR CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AdvAncemenf through Ecfucaffon

SCHEDULE
1:00-2:30

8:00 a.m. Registration and coffee

B1 University College of the Fraser Vallev Training Cultu
ally Competent Human Service Workers. Multicultural ai^
global awareness learning in social work programs.
Maria Wolfson - Coordinator, Social Services

08:30 Welcome: John Cruickshank
President, Vancouver Community College

ACCC Services Overview: ACCC Staff
International Overview:
Dr. Jon Jessiman, Board Chair
The BC Centre for International Education

B2 Camosun College Internationalizing Psychology. The
production of instructional resources that will assist psychology
faculty in dealing with cross-cultural issues.
Bryan Teixeira - Instructor, Psychology

WORKSHOPS
10:15- 11:45
A1 Vancouver Community College Canada in The Global
Village. A description of the development of an interdisciplinary
learning module that increases global awareness and international
understanding through comparisons of a broad range of socio¬
economic, demographic, cultural, and physical characteristics
from a current computer-based international database.

B3 Mt. Hood Community College (Oregonl International¬
izing the Curriculum: Cross Campus Learning. Models for
creating international teaching units across the curriculum. Em¬
phasis on broad-based faculty initiative, research, and develop¬
ment.

Margaret A. Gratton • Assistant to the President for Staff, Organi¬
zational Development and International Programs

Walter Behnke - Instructor

2:45 - 4:00
A2 Vancouver Community College Resource Collection for
Internationalizing the Curriculum. The development of a core
multi-media resource library collection for use by instructors,
students, and administrators to support the internationalizing of the

CI Camosun College Negotiations in International Busi¬
ness. The development of case studies.
Bruce Partridge - Instructor, Business Division

curriculum.

Mary Anne Epp - Librarian
A3 University College of The Fraser Vallev Latin Ameri¬
can Studies in an International Studies Program. The attempt to
integrate international studies components into a variety of disci¬
plines and an overview of current work in progress in Latin
American Studies.
Collin Ridgewell - Instructor, Sociology
A4 Spokane Falls Community College (Washington) Interna¬
tional Education. A description of international studies activities
at Spokane Falls where a number of courses have received interna¬

C2 Douglas College Bilingual Asian Language and Stud¬
ies. Design and instructional resource development for two As'
language courses and one Asian studies course.
Tom Whalley - Instructor, Developmental Studies
C3 University College of the Okanagan International Educa¬
tion at Okanagan. The development of International Education
over the last three years with emphasis on the incorporation of
international content in first and second year Sociology.
Dr. Nancy Netting - Instructor, Sociology

tional components.
Mr. Nasburg - Instructor, Political Science

REGISTRATION FORM - ACCC BCVYukon Regional Consultation (February 6. 1993)

Phone:

Name: _

Address:

Fax:
Workshop Preference

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Cheques to: ACCC Regional Consultation
Capilano College
c\o John Potts, Dean

2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5

Conference Fee: $45.00 (includes lunch)

Telephone: (604) 984-4988
Fax: (604) 984-1758