Vol. 1, Issue 5 May-June, 2001

Greece forum resounding success

The third World Forum onEarly Care and Education washeld in Athens, Greece fromApril 24- 27, 2001.

The resounding success ofthe world forum was a tribute tothe energy, commitment, andgenuine enthusiasm of the 600attendees from 80 nations whogathered together in Athens.Each delegate arrived with asense of excitement, determinedto make this the event of a life-time for themselves and every-one they met.

Despite differences in cul-ture, language, and economics,children of the world share acommon need: early childhoodexperiences that enhance theirgrowth and development. Theforum promoted the improveddelivery of quality services forchildren by bringing togetherearly childhood administrators,trainers, NGO leaders, advo-cates, researchers, and publicofficials from six continents toexplore the hallmarks of quality.

From the preceding back-drop, Dr. Wayne Eastman,Coordinator of Applied Arts andAccess Programs as well as aninstructor in Early ChildhoodEducation at the Corner Brookcampus of College of the NorthAtlantic, was asked to present apaper. The unique format of theforum enabled Dr. Eastman toco-present with two colleagues -Diane Levin, Wheelock College,

lence. Finally, Kishor Shresthadiscussed the effects of televi-sion on young children’s behav-ior in Nepal - a developingcountry. Besides the precedingpresentation, other topicsaddressed included: educatingfor peace, promoting literacy,children with special needs,children and families impactedby conflict, health and nutrition,preserving culture, managingrisks, etc.

From Wayne’s diary…“Athens is considered to be

one of the most alluring destina-tions in Europe, offering theromance and magic of theAegean and the mystery andwonder of an ancient civiliza-tion. Athens, with a population

Boston, and Kishor Shrestha,Tribhuvan University,Katmandu, Nepal. Their topicMedia Culture and MediaViolence: Its Impact on YoungChildren Around the World gar-nered much attention from dele-gates because of its global signif-icance.

First, Diane Levin framedthe issues for workshop atten-dees. Levin’s aspect of the pres-entation provided an overviewof the current media culture inthe United States, how it cameabout, and how it affects chil-dren, families, schools, and thewider society. Next Dr. Eastmanarticulated an overview of theimpact of television and thescreen media on young chil-dren, with a special emphasison the relationship between tel-evision, childhood and vio-

Wayne, fourth from left, with some friends from the conference.

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of about 4.5 million, isa beautiful city to visitin April. Far from thesnow and wet weatherof spring inNewfoundland, onecould take in the dailytemperatures of 19 to24 degree Celsius. Anoutstanding feature ofthe Greek climate is itsabundant sunshine,averring 3,000 hoursper year. Dining inAthens was marvelous.Greeks use eveningdining as a principalsource of entertainment.They dine late and enjoy open-air venues.Shopping in the Plaka, the city market of Athens,is a definite treat. Items most sought after by visi-tors are traditional handicrafts, jewelry, flokatirugs, pottery, onyx, marble, and alabaster. Ofcourse when visiting Athens one must view theAcropolis at the top of the famed Mount Olympus.

“With all the sights available, it is easy tobecome a full time tourist. But keeping in the spir-

it of a true College of the North Atlantic facultymember, I used the forum as a venue to promotethe many programs available at the college. In con-clusion, when traveling, a point of considerablepride is taken in the reality that Canadians are sorespected all over the world. This was evident bythe fact that two of the more sought after lapelpins at the World Forum were the Canadian flag aswell as the College of the North Atlantic pin.

Atop Mount Olympus. Maybe Hercules carried all that stone up there.

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On May 2-3, the newly formed CollegeDevelopment Action Team got together for twodays of meetings in Gander.

The purpose of the meetings was to estab-lish a focus and develop action items for the vari-ous aspects of College Development.

There was representation from all districtsand nearly all the areas of the college.Participating were Rick Penney, Director of CollegeDevelopment, Donna Hobbs, Bev Hulan, StephenLee, Enid Strickland, J. Barry, Larry Reid, GregChaytor, Winnie Montague, Mac Moss, SuzanneDawe, and Derrick Hicks. Moderators wereSheldon Brown and Brian Foley.

The team will hold regular meetingsthroughout the year and work has already begunon some of the excellent ideas generated atGander.

One of the ongoing challenges being facedin the college is access to promotional materials.

The action team is currently working on develop-ing a process whereby a library of all advertisingand promotional materials can be established andaccess to this material can be granted.

Another excellent project generated fromthe Gander meetings is the development of a col-lege standards manual. This manual will takesome time to compile as many discussions anddecisions must be made about what guidelines thecollege will follow in terms of its standards. Thedebate over the use of the college logo alone couldtake months!

In all, more than 20 action items were takenon by various members of the team, all to be com-pleted within their own specific timeframes.

There is a strong feeling among team mem-bers that College Development is headed in theright direction and all are looking forward to thenext meeting.

College Development headed in right direction

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Bill Fagan, an instructor in the CommunityRecreation and Leadership program at the PrincePhilip Drive campus, has hung it up after 26 years.

Bill was able to combine his education with hisfavourite hobbies and interests as an instructor inthe Community Recreation and Leadership programand as a supervisor of sports programs.

He’ll retire now to his cabin on Thorburn Lake,golfing and playing hockey.

Bill was one of the first in Newfoundland to geta Master’s in Physical Education (from CBS to theUS), but many may be surprised to know that thissoft-spoken man is an excellent speaker who isoften invited to speak at special occasions, especial-ly sport and athletic events.

An exceptionally talented athlete, Bill played hockey for many years with the St. John’s Blue Caps,and was recently inducted into the CBS Hall of Fame. From one friend: “A quiet man of few words, butthey are wise and weighty words. A good father, brother, friend, coach and Dad.” What else is there?Have a great retirement Bill.

Bill Fagan retires after 26 years

A large delegation from the college willhead to Windsor, Ontario at the end of the monthto attend the Association of Canadian CommunityColleges’ annual conference.

The college would normally have represen-tation at the ACCC conference, but this year’s dele-gation is larger as next year we are the hosts!

Yes, the 2002 ACCC conference is beingheld in St. John’s and the college is already wellunderway with planning for this event.

While most of the volunteers will be fromthe St. John’s area, for logistics reasons, theVolunteers Committee is looking for volunteers torepresent other districts. If you are interested inhelping out with the 2002 conference (or attendingit), please make your interest known to your DA orADA. They will forward your name for considera-tion. The Volunteers Committee will be sendingout its own notice in the near future.

We are co-hosting the 2002 conference withthe Marine Institute and the theme we have cho-sen is: Making Waves – colleges, skills and theeconomy.

Wish us luck!

Windsor, here wecome!

Commercial Cooking student Gerald McLennon preparesmussels in beer and salsa during the recent national Legioncurling championships held in Stephenville.

Mussel man

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The Royal Canadian Legion held its NationalCurling Championships in Stephenville this pastwinter and College of the North Atlantic played abig part in its success. On two occasions the col-lege put off a magnificent dinner for the out-of-town guests, one at the college and the other at theLegion in Stephenville. Here are a few picturesfrom the dinner at the college. The sculpture of thecurler was done by instructor Tom Morrissey, andis made entirely out of lard.

College hosts Legion curlers

Going to the ACCED Conference

Erika Hamilton was the winner of an all expensespaid trip to next year’s Atlantic Colleges Committeefor Entrepreneurial Development (ACCED)Conference being held in Charlottetown, PEI.Hamilton attends the Bay St. George campus ofCollege of the North Atlantic and won the trip whiletaking part in the campus’ second annualEntrepreneurship Workshop held March 21. HereHamilton receives her prize from Paul Chafe,ACCED President.

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Rick Martin’s AC1350 Taxation course inClarenville proved to offer more than lessons inCapital Cost Allowance and complicated tax calcu-lations — it turned into a learning experience involunteering.

As part of their Taxation course, second-yearbusiness students participated in Canada Customsand Revenue Agency’s (CCRA) Volunteer TaxPreparation Program. All the taxation students andinterested Business/Office Administration under-went a training session in tax preparation fromCCRA staff at Clarenville campus in earlyFebruary. This training was part of CCRA’s annualeffort to educate interested members of the localcommunity so that they, in turn, can assist seniorsand low-income taxpayers in the preparation oftheir taxes.

“This is the fifth year we have done this, and ithas always been a real success!” said Martin.“Through the training session and in the prepara-tion of client’s taxes, students get a much betterunderstanding of how the personal tax systemworks.”

On the evenings of March 14 and 21 the stu-dents of the Taxation class, as well as businessinstructors Rick Martin and Paul Tilley, held opensessions in the campus where students and mem-bers of the community were invited to come tohave their taxes completed by the students.

“We advertised the sessions through CCRA andon our local community channel. We also placed

Who said volunteering was taxing?

posters around Clarenville,” said Tilley. “We hadseveral students come with their taxes, and wealso completed tax returns for several seniors.”

Rosalie Blundon, a second year Business stu-dent and one of the volunteers, really found theexercise useful.

“As a class we worked together and we learneda great deal - it helped to make sense of the theo-ry!” she says.

If any other campus is interested in volunteer-ing contact Lisa Gosling, with the CCRA VolunteerTax Preparation Program at 1-877-772-2879.

Students Jill Tavenor and Chantil Muggridge complete a taxreturn during the tax preparation seminar at ClarenvilleCampus.

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Late in May, faculty, staff and students at SealCove Campus, along with invited guests, will gath-er for what has become an annual event at theschool: the Jack McGrath Memorial Award dinner.

At this dinner, one student will be recognizedfor academic excellence in his or her chosen pro-gram of study, along with personal characteristicssuch as dependability, cooperation, initiative andenthusiasm. He or she will be presented with a$500 check, along with an engraved plaque. Thisceremony is held each year to remember a formerinstructor’s valuable contribution to the vocationaleducation system and to the students and staffwith whom he worked.

Jack McGrath joined the staff of what was thenthe Seal Cove District Vocational School inSeptember 1975, having gained 30 years’ experi-ence in the construction industry. He was also aveteran of the American army, having served inthe Pacific during World War II.

Jack taught in the Pre-Vocational WoodworkingProgram until 1988, earning his Diploma inVocational Education from Memorial University in1977. During his 13-year tenure at Seal Cove, Jacktaught thousands of high school students from theConception Bay South, Conception Bay Centre,and St. John’s School Boards. Active in the provin-cial government’s Youth Representation Program,he also had opportunity in the mid-1980s to teachHouse Construction and Forestry as part ofMemorial University’s Industrial Arts TeacherEducation Program. Beyond these professionalaccomplishments, Jack was known as a quiet-natured, witty and pleasant person who was dedi-cated to his family. He was, in the words of oneformer colleague, “as good as gold.”

After Jack’s death in January of 1989, Seal Covestaff members decided that a student award wouldbe an appropriate way to honor an instructor whowas dedicated to youth advocacy and to instillinga sense of self-worth and confidence into everystudent he taught. As an instructor, Jack was notedfor making every student feel important, and forencouraging students to believe in their own abili-ties and the value of their work. He was alsoknown to donate his woodworking projects (inwhich he took great pride) for various educational

Jack McGrath Award honors student excellence

achievement awards. With this in mind, staffmembers cooperated with the Student ActivitiesCouncil and the McGrath family to establish andfund the award, which was first presented in 1990.

Past Winners1989-90 Glenys Dawe1990-91 Roxane Butler1991-92 Catherine Grace1992-93 Terry Barron1993-94 Austin Penney1994-95 Jeannie Dalton1995-96 Gertrude Scott1996-97 Sylvia Butler1997-98 Tara Cryderman1998-99 Henry Pike1999-00 Marie Brookings

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By Paul Tilley

A fresh coat of paint is not the only thing thisplayground equipment is getting. During the win-ter, workers have been busy removing equipmentfrom Clarenville’s playgrounds and bringing it toCollege of the North Atlantic’s shops for refurbish-ing and refinishing.

When the town began this project the collegeresources were made available. Clarenville campushas been providing assistance in welding, cuttingand providing a heated space so that the equip-ment can be scraped and painted.

“The college thought this was an excellent ini-tiative and the campus would like to assist in anyway to improve the playgrounds in Clarenville,”said Larry Reid, Assistant District Administratorfor the campus.

Playgrounds and play spaces have become anissue in Clarenville over the past year since con-cerned parents in the community began to pushfor safer play areas for their children. The town isinvesting in excess of $10,000 into bringing play-grounds and play spaces up to CSA standards.

We’re doing it for the kids!Campus helps fix up playground equipment in Clarenville

If the number of Business Managementand Office Administration students on work-terms in the St. John’s area is any indication ofwhat employers think about the quality of ourgraduates, then we must be doing somethingright.

Currently, there are 200 students in thesetwo programs from the Prince Philip Drive cam-pus taking part in work-terms.

“As you can imagine, it did take quite abit of time to contact all the employers, but whenyou work with such a great staff, the job of find-ing 200 work-terms positions is not too difficult,”says Joan Fogarty, coordinator of the officeadministration program at the campus.

“I think our reputation with the city’sbusiness community certainly helped contributeto another very successful year. I am looking for-ward to personally thanking each and every oneof them at the Employers’ Reception.

Hundreds doing work-terms

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By Sheldon BrownProfessional Development Coordinator

College Policy HR-404 outlines roles, responsi-bilities and processes for professional develop-ment at College of the North Atlantic. Section3.1(a) states that “Employees will recognize theirroles in self-improvement through the develop-ment of a Personal Professional DevelopmentPlan.” The policy goes on to indicate that requestsfor college support of employee-initiated learningactivities must be made within the context of apersonal development plan (PDP).

A PDP helps toidentify training andlearning priorities. APDP can take manyforms; however thereare generic compo-nents that should bepart of any PDP. Thisarticle will present abasic PDP frameworkfor your considera-tion. Adaptations tothe framework can bemade, based on indi-vidual need.Although the focushere is on occupa-tional skill develop-ment, the sameprocess can beapplied to personaland organizationalskill development.

When developing a PDP, you generally consid-er four questions:

1)What should I learn?2)Why should I learn?3)How can I learn?4)What will be the result?

The answers to these four questions essentiallylay the foundation for the content of the PDP.

Continuous Learning in the WorkplaceThe answer to “What should I learn?” can

either be self-determined or driven by the organi-zation. Self-determined needs can be identifiedthrough a structured needs assessment or careerplanning process; as well, some people can intu-itively identify needs based on self- observation orfeedback from others. Learning needs driven bythe organization usually result from the implemen-tation of new work processes, new technology, achange in duties, performance evaluation or orga-nizational strategic direction.

With “Why should I learn?” , you are essential-ly asking “What’s init for me?” Theanswer to this ques-tion often influenceshow effective thelearning process willbe - you need tounderstand how thelearning will fulfill apersonal need; aswell, it is equallyimportant to under-stand how the learn-ing will contribute tothe specific job func-tion and the organi-zation’s ability to ful-fill its mission.Understanding whythe learning is impor-tant is an essentialcomponent of thelearning process.

Having identifiedwhat to learn, and having rationalized same, thenext step is identify the appropriate learningstrategies and resources with which to accomplishthe learning objective. When considering “Howcan I learn?”, a good place to start is to determinelearning preferences: Do you learn better in astructured or an unstructured environment? Doyou need an established time frame, or would you

Personal Development Plan

Objective: to learn how to use Power Point software in presentations

Rational: presentations are a defined part of my role; Power Point adds quality to thepresentation process, thus improving the effectiveness

Strategy Resources Evidence Target Date

1. Enrol in acontinuing educationcourse offered by thecollege

2. Complete a self-directed course onCD-ROM

1. Course materials;access to computerwith relevantsoftware

2. CD: InteractiveGuide to MicrosoftPowerPoint 2000;access to computerwith relevantsoftware

1. Completion of thecourse objectives(certificate!)

2. Production anddelivery of a PowerPoint presentationbefore a liveaudience

1. June 29, 20001

1. June 29, 2001

Support Required: Access to contentexperts on staff; permission to attend course;financial support from supervisor to purchasethe CD

Additional Considerations: Due to natureand travel requirements of my job, targetdates may need to be adjusted.

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preferred a self-paced activity? Would you preferto be part of a group of learners, or would yourather learn alone? Do you learn best by seeing,hearing or doing? Other factors to consider includeavailability of the resource, costs, time and avail-able support. Taking this information into consid-eration, the next step is to identify all of the avail-able options, and decide which one(s) are mostappropriate. Remember that resources includepeople!

The answer to the final question provides con-crete evidence that you’ve accomplished yourobjective. By defining “What the result will be”,you’ll be able to confirm that you’ve achieved yourdesired outcome. For example , if your objectivewas to learn how to use power point, the desiredoutcome (for the purpose of providing evidence)might be the development and delivery of a powerpoint presentation for your peers. As the old say-ing goes: “If you don’t know where you’re going,

how will you know when you get there?”Identifying “What the result will be” allows you toknow when you “get there”.

It may help to map out your PDP,. The follow-ing is a simplified illustration of a PDP format:

(Note: Two strategies were included for thepurposes of illustration. In reality, either one couldhave sufficed.).

The development of a PDP rationalizesemployee-initiated requests for college support forProfessional Development, and therefore shouldassist the decision-making process. More impor-tantly, the creation of a PDP can perpetuate a con-tinuous learning cycle, thus promoting a culture oflifelong learning at College of the North Atlantic.

It is appropriate to create a PDP in consulta-tion with your colleagues - peers, administrators,HR personnel, PD Coordinator, and so on. Pleasefeel free to contact yours truly for information orassistance.

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College of the North Atlantic held its annual hockeytournament over the winter with many of the campuses beingrepresented. The tournament’s Most Sportsmanlike Playerwas Howie Drake. The Burin team won the tournament,defeating Ridge Road by a score of 8-1 in the championshipgame. Calvin Power, captain of the Burin team, accepted thechampionship plaque.

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By Irene O’Brien

Please, let me introduceyou to one of the most interest-ing, versatile people youwould ever want to meet.“How did we get her?” I askedmyself. Not content with myown answers, I decided to askher. Explaining quietly andslowly so I would understand,her soft, melodious voice wasas soothing as a good massagetherapy session. I quickly real-ized that the calm exterior is aclever front for a vibrant, cre-ative personality with anextremely interesting background and who nowworks with us! The next time you are at the PPDcampus in St. John’s, you can drop in to ourlibrary and meet our “new” librarian (March,1999) and newly-published author, Janet Fraser.

Janet arrived in Newfoundland from the cultur-al backwoods of Canada (Toronto) in 1994 whenher husband started a job at MUN. She found ourprovince, and St. John’s in particular, a great placeto kick-start a career in writing that she says shehad pretty well ignored for about 15 years. Withher education and experience, she also had notrouble getting freelance and contract work thatwas compatible with her growing family’s sched-ule. Eventually, she found herself in a full-timeposition at CNA’s library at PPD campus.

But..in the meantime and on weekends, whatdoes a librarian with two Master’s degrees do - ifnot work in a library? This particular librarian hasbeen found teaching writing at MUN, publishingpoetry in The Antigonish Review, or writing arti-cles for many magazines, including TickleAce,Atlantic Business, and CoastLife. She has workedas a researcher for Maclean’s, The Toronto Sun,and The Halifax Chronicle-Herald. She has been adatabase librarian for the The Globe and Mail,developing “GAM”, The Globe’s online newspa-per. She is the founding editor of a prestigious lit-erary work, the Canadian Literature Index, and oneof the editors of the Voisey’s Bay EnvironmentalAssessment, a report that is bound to have major

impact on the economy andenvironment in Newfoundlandand Labrador.

She has edited for publish-ing companies, taught, writtenbook reviews, edited publica-tions (both small and large),done freelance library work,and conducted writing work-shops for adults and writingcamps for children. (How oldis this woman?) Of course, sheworks with us now and stillkeeps an interest in her otherprojects, especially her writ-ing.

Oh, and did we mentionshe recently attended the Writer’s Alliance awardsnight where her book of poetry, Long Girl LeaningInto The Wind (Killick Press, Sept.2000) was onthe short-list for a provincial book award.

A word of advice from Janet to those that thinkthey want to write: “Don’t invent excuses not towrite. You have to have the drive, and not let any-thing get in your way.... Of course, you have to eat,but that doesn’t mean you stop writing. And forheaven’s sake, don’t do it for the money.”

Janet Fraser: Librarian. Poet. Journalist. Reviewer. Media Librarian. Award Winner.Information Scientist... (ran out of ink using “bold” for title)

By John Whalen

Moores earns certification

Lillian Moores, who works at the LiteracyOutreach Centre at the Grand Falls-Windsor campus,was recently elected the Provincial Training Officerfor Luabach Literacy for Newfoundland and Labrador.

In this position, Lillian travels around theprovince delivering a 10-hour training workshop tovolunteers wishing to tutor adults. She is also respon-sible for arranging all training in Newfoundland andLabrador for Luabach.

Lillian became a certified Trainer for Luabach thispast January in Toronto, Ontario.

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By Heather Pumphrey

For those of you who do not know HaroldBaker, he works in the Audio-Visual department attwo of the St. John’s campuses (Ridge Road andPrince Philip Drive).

Actually, many people believe Harold is theAV department!

Apart from knowing every piece of audio-visual equipment inside and out, Harold, likemany college employees, has a creative side thathe has honed into quite a polished talent.

If you are reading this on the electronic ver-sion of the newsletter, then you will be able toclick on the attachments to see what I am talkingabout (you will need a media player on your com-puter). If you are reading the paper version, thenlet me explain.

Harold loves to sing and his expertise inthe audio-visual world has allowed him to makerecordings of his songs. On these tracks he singswith his “other brother” – the one who works atthe Department of Municipal Affairs in St. John’s.This is not to be confused with his brother – theone who works in another department at PrincePhilip Drive campus. (Did I say ‘not to be con-fused?’)

Anyway, what makes these recordingsunique is that Harold played bass and sang all themelodies and harmonies – in fact, he does three-part harmony with himself! Other brother plays allkeyboards and guitar.

Click on the address below and enjoy. Sorryto those reading this on paper.

http://www.northatlantic.nf.ca/news/newsletters/burning_love.mp3

http://www.northatlantic.nf.ca/news/newsletters/sea_of_heartbreak.mp3

Harold Baker and his other brother

The Atlantic Colleges Consortium is a partner-ship formed in 1998 among the four AtlanticCommunity Colleges and the four AtlanticGovernment Departments responsible forAdvanced Education.

The strategic goals of the ‘Consortium’ includeenhancing the quality and cost-effectiveness of thecommunity college systems of the four Atlanticprovinces through cooperative and collaborativeinitiatives. It is based on this objective that theconcept of @College – Atlantic Canada’s VirtualCollege - is proposed.

The pan-Atlantic @College initiative will be aninnovative, capacity-building project that willserve the socio-economic development agenda ofAtlantic Canada. It will position the region’s pub-lic colleges to compete cooperatively in the globaldistance education marketplace without compro-mising existing educational services.

It will focus the existing expertise andresources of the colleges to an area of concern toindustry and government in Atlantic Canada –productivity. Research indicates that AtlanticCanada is lagging behind the rest of Canada andthe U.S due to skill shortages, constrained spend-

ing on workplace training, deficiencies in work-place education and training, and modest techni-cal progress.

Activities will also include the design, devel-opment, commercialization and delivery of web-based learnware in workplace environments.Workplace training is recognized as a key ingredi-ent in the growth and competitiveness of a region,and there is a need for more applied research inthis area.

The Consortium will also develop a partner-ship with a research agency to focus on specificissues negatively impacting the productivity ofAtlantic Canadian businesses related to educationand training. This will consist of ‘online’ initia-tives and ‘just in time’ performance support initia-tives with a view to understanding and impactingproductivity gains at both a remedial and innova-tion levels. A current example is College of theNorth Atlantic’s partnership with North AtlanticRefining Limited to convert classroom based train-ing to online on-the-job training, which is expect-ed to improve overall productivity and safety per-formance.

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By Irene O’Brien

The Medical Radiography students at TopsailRoad campus recently took part in the provincialMedical Radiation Technologists Association’sannual conference and 50th anniversary celebra-tions held in St. John’s.

The students from the class of 2002 set up anexhibit called “Caught in the Web”, a directory ofwebsites for Medical Radiation Technologists, andwere awarded a cash prize for their efforts.

Irene O’Brien, an instructor at the campus, anda former student collaborated on a research projectearlier in the year on the effects of aldehydes onmedical radiation personnel and won $200.

Keeping on with the good news, KennethRalph from Port De Grave, won the NAMRT 50thanniversary scholarship of $250 and a framed cer-tificate. Also, Melanie Murphy from Parker’s Covewon the student essay competition for her submis-sion called: “The Invisible Enemy: OccupationalRadiation Exposure to Miners of St. Lawrence,Newfoundland.” She won $150 and received aframed certificate.

And finally, Dr. E.R. Reddy, chairperson of theMedical Radiography program’s advisory commit-tee, was given a lifetime honourary membership inrecognition of his commitment to the profession.The last award in this category was given 28 yearsago.

Congratulations to all!

Students take part in anniversary celebrations

Andy McLean, a security guard at the Bay St. Georgecampus, retired last month after 30 years on the job. Fromleft, campus ADA Cyril Organ presents McLean with aframed photograph and a certificate of appreciation.

Happy retirement Andy!

Students win awards

Kenneth Ralph from Port De Grave, a MedicalRadiography student at College of the North Atlantic,recently won the Newfoundland Association of MedicalRadiation Technologists 50th Anniversary Scholarship.The award, $250 and a framed certificate, will beawarded annually to the Medical Radiography studentwith the highest average mark for Semester 4 and 5combined.

Melanie Murphy from Parker’s Cove, a MedicalRadiography student at College of the North Atlantic,recently won the student essay award competition for asubmission called “The Invisible Enemy: OccupationalRadiation Exposure to Miners of St. Lawrence,Newfoundland” at the Newfoundland Association ofMedical Radiation Technologists annual conferenceheld in St. John’s. Murphy received a framed certificateand $150.

The Medical Radiography Class of 2002, Collegeof the North Atlantic, was given an award for an exhibitcalled “Caught in the Web,” a directory of websites forMedical Radiation Technologists complied by the class,during the Newfoundland Association of MedicalRadiation Technologists annual conference held in St.John’s recently. Here, student Nicole Budgell of St.John’s demonstrates how to use the directory.

Still with the Outreach Centre

Cindy Dancey, an Adult Basic Education stu-dent at the Literacy Outreach Centre in Grand Falls-Windsor, has been awarded the David E. LawrenceScholarship.

This is a $500 scholarship given to a Level IABE student registered for two consecutive semesters. Itis based on financial need, occupational goals, perse-verance and attitude.

Second year editor

Leonora Furey, Library Technician at the Baie Vertecampus, is starting her second year as editor of theNewfoundland and Labrador Library AssociationBulletin. Congratulations Leonora!

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