June 21/96

What’s New
in the Library

Family of Earth and Sky: Indigenous
Tales of Nature from Around the
World; edited by John Elder and
Hertha D. Wong

The Moor’s Last Sigh; Salman
Rushdie

The New Oxford Book of Canadian

Short Stories in English; edited by
Margaret Atwood and Robert Weaver

The Hundred Secret Senses; Amy Tan

Virtually Normal: an Argument About
Homosexuality; Andrew Sullivan

Working Women Don’t Have Wives:
Professional Success in the 1990s

A History of Pagan Europe; Prudence
Jones and Niger Pencil

The Suburb of Happy Homes:
Burnaby, Centennial Themes; edited

by Leonard J. Evenden

Road Worthy
Quote!

...because the only people for
me are the mad ones, the ones
who are mad to live, mad to
talk, mad to be saved, desirous
of everything at the same time,
the ones who never yawn or
say acommonplace thing, but
burn, burn, burn like fabulous
yellow roman candles
exploding like spiders across
the stars... Kerouac “On the
Road”

o-ordinator of the Textile Arts Program at Capilano College, Ruth Scheuing,
was the only B.C. winner among this year’s Chalmers Awards recipients.

Ruth won the Jean A. Chalmers Award for Crafts for her multimedia textile art.
The award carries a $20,000 cash prize. Jury members cited Ruth as “forging new
directions for craft through her work which embraces the history and traditions of
textiles with a view to the future.” Congratulations, Ruth!

The Personnel department is busy working towards the summer slow period.
Some recent appointments include: Carmen Orton, as the new divisional assistant in

On a Personnel Note

Business Administration, replacing Dorothy Webb, who will be retiring June 30.
Joan Hollman is a new administration/registration officer in Registration, replacing
Hazel Soon, who is taking early retirement in July. Joan is being replaced by
Tamara Parizek as the new learning assistant in Social Sciences. Barry Williamson
is moving from Biology to Registration to fill the other administration/registration
officer position, replacing Cheryl Helm. Cheryl replaced Doreen Cottrell, who
retired recently.

We are currently recruiting for regular positions of a technician III in Biology,
secretary for College Relations, and several Child Care positions. There are also
some temporary positions available, including network manager in Computer
Services, secretary of International Admissions, supervisor in Accounts Payable, and
a computer operator. Some recent departures from the College include Marleen
Morris, former director of Public Relations, Zeenat Meghji, former secretary,
College Relations, and Sheila Brygadyr, former supervisor, Advising Centre.

As a final note, with all the staffing activity going on, we strongly urge employees
to arrange with Personnel Services for various tests of skills at your convenience.
You don’t have to wait for a competition! Your testing results remain valid for two
years. :

Submitted by Dale Gagne

College president
Dr. Greg Lee, left,
with Dianna
Larsen, registrar,
and Alf Waterman,
Mathematics
instructor, at
Dianna’s farewell
party. Dianna is
holding a painting
done for her by a
Capilano College
Graphic Design
student. Her last
day as registrar
was Friday, June 7.

@nformer