VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Vancouver Ccm-Tin'*'/ Ccliege € f' ^'0 r 25j v V1 S'rcef Vancouver, DC V63 159 CITY CENTRE October 13, 1992 Volume 3, Issue 4 CENTRICITY IS BACK ON THE ROAD! Let me introduce you to our new edition of CentriCity, produced with the assistance of our support staff on the she worked for Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. She said she was drawn to BC because of an enthusiasm for skiing and a passion for sailing. Welcome aboard, Jackie! A NEW BABY We are trying to make CentriCity an informal means of communication for the Campus which will be available twice a month. Therefore, we will be waiting Congratulations to Justina Wong from the Drafting Department on the arrival of her new baby girl. Deanna was born Sunday, October 4, for your news, articles, recipes, etc. 1992 and weighed 6 lbs. second floor. r • ¦ *i 1 t/jj'Jwww'Khft* .liwyrr' /, / • • • • w i'* \ . '.j \t'j 12 oz. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Steph Jewell for all the time and effort she put into producing our newsletter in the past. Deadline for next issue: October 23rd. Thank you. Karen Kelly NEW FACE! Please extend a warm welcome to Jackie Ehlert, Director of Food Services Support. Jackie comes from St. Paul's Hospital and previously CANADA SAVINGS BONDS If you wish to purchase Canada Savings Bonds, the final day for submission is Thursday, October 15. Applications are available at the Switchboard. Please submit completed applications as soon as possible directly to Tosh Ikesaka, Payroll. Late submissions will not be accepted. Karen Kelly FAX NUMBER CHANGE UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN The fax number of the machine located at the Switchboard, 2nd Floor Administration Office, is being changed from 682- Preparations are on the way for the kickoff of our 1993 United Way these machines as these numbers are a Campaign. Envelopes for donations have already been distributed around the campus. Condy has contributed once more to treat all of us to a gourmet luncheon to be held Thursday, October 15th from 11:00am1:30pm. Tickets are only $4.00. You can buy them in advance from the cafeteria, part of our College locals. The instructions are as follows: student records, continuing education and the bookstore. • to call outside the College you MUST David Kolot is in charge of the Early 3342 to 443-8588. The Student Services fax machine number has already been changed but it is 443-8444. There is a change in the operation of DIAL 9. Bird Draw and the Pancake Breakfast which will be held Thursday, October 22 from 7:00am to 10:00am. The cost of the breakfast is only $2. Everyone is encouraged to attend and participate! • to call within the College system you need dial only the local i.e. 8588 or 8444. There will be a period of about three months where both the old and new numbers will work, but if you are having business cards made up or anything of TAPED BOOKS Several organizations produce taped books for students with disabilities, including 'Recording for that nature, please ensure that you use the new fax numbers. Karen Kelly the Blind' in the USA and the 'Crane Library' at UBC. Requests are filtered through an organization called the "College and Institute Library Services Clearing House" which has an office at the Langara Campus of VCC. In order to be eligible for taped books, a student must either be visually impaired or have a learning disability. Students with a learning disability are required to provide proof that an assessment has been done and a specific learning WORD PROCESSING CENTRE First come, first served. Two units of Wang 8" diskette storage cases are available to be given away. Please contact Nga-Moi or Pam (local 8325 or 8326). Volume 3, Issue 4 -2- October 13,1992 i A.S.E. CONFERENCE disability diagnosed. The procedure for accessing taped books at City Centre follows: For those of you particularly interested in support services and programs for students with disabilities in [=====^ community college settings, the Adult 1. Students need to contact Services for Students with Disabilities in the Counselling Department as far in advance of their start date as possible. Copyright permission is not always readily available and can take up to 6 months to obtain. Production of tapes cannot proceed without written permission from the publisher. Special Education (ASE) Network of B.C. will be hosting its annual conference on February 27 and 28, 1993. The venue will again be the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver. 2. The student will be given an application for service to complete. This year's conference is titled FOCUS Verification of disability must be ON CHANGE and will reflect the rapid, included. often overwhelming change that surrounds us on a day to day basis. The conference sessions will again be divided between formal workshop presentations where one might learn a specific skill and interactive sessions that are designed to be issue oriented brainstorming 3. Services for Students with Disabilities will then liaise with the Department Head to determine what texts will be required. An order will then be initiated with Langara. sessions. 4. If the relevant text is already on tape, it will take approximately 3-4 weeks to process. If the text is not available, the wait can be significant. The conference will also feature the AGM for the ASE network of B.C. As in years past, the Conference Organizing Committee is already hard at work. If you have any ideas for For further information, please contact Dolores Callaghan at local 8440. workshops, speakers, etc. and you want to get involved, don't hesitate to call or fax me. The conference schedule of workshops and speakers should be finalized by the end of October, 1992. Phone 443-8449. Fax 443-8444. Wayne Avery Conference Chair Volume 3, Issue 4 -3- October 13,1992 NEW JOURNALS FROM THE LIBRARY DENTAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT The second year dental hygiene students will be displaying their 'table ABCs of the Human Body clinics' once again this Fall The date, time and place is as follows: Business Protocol Canadian Human Resource Management Best Jobs in Amenca for Parents Biography of the Unborn [motion picture] College Reading & Study Strategy Programs Communication Feedback [motion picture] Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy Coping with Difficult People Thursday, November 12, 1992 DC/AC Fundamentals (2nd ed/1992) 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Diets that Work Disney's Art of Animation Feng Shui for Business 2nd Floor, Main Mall Foyer Heart: Attack [motion picture] Introduction to Lotus 1-2-3 [videorecording] These 'table clinics' are open to the students and public for viewing and information. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation with this Juggling Just Resumes Killing Us Softly. Advertising's Image of Women [motion picture] Magazine Article. How to .. event. Measuring, Managing and Maximizing Performance Not a Love Story [motion picture] Lorna Brown Power of Self-Esteem [audiocassettes] Relaxation Exercises [audiocassettes] Right to Die [motion picture] Ron Fry's How to Study Program' Write Papers Style is Not a Size Virtual Reality Your Best is Good Enough Andrew COUCHES FOR STUDENT LOUNGE MEAT SALE! Greetings everyone! Holidays are coming, hurry, order now The Student Association Lounge is in and stock up! Take advantage of our excellent quality and affordable meat prices: desperate need of some couches for students to sit on. Is there anyone looking to get rid of an old couch and does not know who to give it to? We sure would appreciate it if you could spread the word that we are looking for donated couches. Please call me if you Beef: Sides $1.59 lb. - Hinds $1.89 lb. Pork: Sides $1.39 lb. Lamb: Whole $2.29 lb. have a couch, or know of someone who has one. Thank you in advance for your Cut, wrapped & frozen! To order call 443-8351. time. Abby Rose, Student Association Volume 3, Issue 4 -4- October 13, 1992 m RECIPE OF THE DAY STUDIO 58 For those who enjoyed the peanut butter oatmeal cookies at the dental department coffee party, here it is by Studio 58 is extremely proud to begin its 27th season with the Canadian Premiere of MAD FOREST, by world-renowned British playwright Caryl Churchill, on stage from October 1 to October 18. popular demand!! MAD FOREST will prove to be one of (350 ml) (125 ml) 3/4 cup (175 ml) 2/3 cup (150 ml) Vh cups % cup 2 Vk tsp 1 cup 1 cup '/j tsp 1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) the most provocative and memorable butter or marganne, softened sugar packed brown sugar (2) eggs (7 mi) (225 ml) (250 ml) (2 ml) (250 ml) vanilla shows of the season. Shows continuing until October 18. Performances: Tues - Sat at 8:00pm rolled oats all purpose flour baking soda raisins (optional) Sundays at 3pm & 8pm Admission: $7.00 Tue-Wed-Thurs $6.50 students & seniors $9.00 Friday & Saturday • In mixing bowl, cream peanut butter and butter. Gradually beat in sugars. Blend in eggs and vanilla. 2 for 1: $4.50 per person-Sundays Group Rates: For a party of 10 or more Contact Studio 58 • Combine oats, flour and baking soda. Lightly blend into creamed mixture (add raisins, if desired). Studio 58 is located in the basement of the Main Building on the Langara • Drop by tablespoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F (180 C) Campus of Vancouver Community for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking College, 100 West 49th Avenue. sheet 5 minutes, transfer to rack and Helen Nestor, Studio 58 cool. • Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Volume 3, Issue 4 -5- October 13,1992 INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS • Buy compost for your garden at the WORKSHOP Vancouver Park Board's annual Compost Sale, Saturday, October 24th 10-3, VanDusen Gardens at 37th & All people trained as facilitators or people interested in being facilitators are invited to attend an organizational meeting: Oak. • Attend the "Uncommon Tree Sale and Fest" Sunday, October 25th, 10-3, VanDusen Gardens at 37th & Oak. November 10, 1992 • Take note of the trees in your 3:30pm neighbourhood and on your street. Remind yourself of the ways they contribute to the well-being of our City. KEC - Room 4056 For more information, please contact Joan McArthur-Blair in Program Development at local 8418. For more information call the Vancouver Park Board at 681-1141. NEADS ARBOR WEEK - OCTOBER 19-25 THINK TREES! The fourth conference of the National Educational Association of Disabled Our urban forest - trees in parks and on streets Students (NEADS), entitled "Education: A Key to Independence." will be held in Vancouver from November 6-9, 1992. and private property plays an important role in making our city a This conference promises to explore new and exciting themes Students with disabilities from across Canada will share in a forum which will examine our issues and concerns relating to access to post-secondary education. Other delegates will include employers, disabled student services personnel, educators, livable environment. Trees condition our air by absorbing carbon dioxide and pollutants in the air, supply oxygen for us academics and government representatives. to breathe, act as noise buffers, control erosion, cool the air in summer, provide We encourage students to register today. The cost is $75.00 per student and $125.00 for other conference applicants. privacy and generally "take the edge off This fee covers access to all conference proceedings as well as participation in the opening reception on Friday, November 6th and the closing banquet on Sunday, November 8th. All workshops and confeience events will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver. the urban landscape. Here are some ways you can celebrate Arbor Week: Registration forms are available through the NEADS office, 513 Umcentre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S • "Go Green" by carpooling, using 5B6, tel (613) 233-5963 (voice and TDD). transit or walking to work during Arbor Week. Wear a green ribbon to show your participation. Volume 3, Issue 4 THAT'S ALL FOR NOW! -6- October 13, 1992