May 2012: Go to Work

It’s May, and work experience is starting up. Check back over the summer for stories of work trials and triumphs.

Hidden Talents Revealed

Attendance is expected to be high at Portfolio Show 2012. If you haven’t replied to your invitation, please do so now.

See you on Saturday, April 14, 2 to 5 p.m., in the Amelia Douglas Gallery. Congratulatory and farewell speeches are at 4 p.m.

WHAT A SURPRISE
Did you know that LAUREL BORROWMAN appeared on Sesame Street? That LARISSA WARREN auditioned for Canadian Idol? That TOBY REEVE played trombone? That SHARON MIKI can — and does — walk on her hands? That KEALY DOYLE speaks Russian? Even better, they can write!

Find out more about our grads in the video interviews on the Portfolio Show website, produced by the team of KEALY DOYLE, BRIAN GOPELL, ANDY JOY, and TOBY REEVE.

Week 13: Work, work, work … Easter

April 2-6, 2012

This week is all about wrapping things up.

Here are some reminders for first-year and part-time students:

• Remember to register for CRWR 1202 before the course opens for general enrolment on April 8. If you run into difficulties (and you may), contact Maureen.
• If you’ve confirmed your summer work term, connect with your employer to complete your contract, due on April 10. This deadline is soft, but it’s in your best interests to complete the contract early and sort out your schedule for summer.
• If you haven’t confirmed your work term and are still looking, make an appointment with Maureen to discuss options. There is a weekly sign-up sheet for appointments at Rm. 3323.
• Volunteer to help with the Portfolio Show. There is a sign-up sheet posted in GoogleDocs.

And a few reminders for graduating students:

• Check the Meeting Place to make sure you’re on track with your responsibilities for the show. If you’re not, raise a flag now for help.
• Make sure all of your invitations are in the mail. If you’re running late, send an e-vite (jpeg posted in the Meeting Place) to your guests so they can respond by the RSVP deadline of April 10.

THANK YOU TO STAGECRAFT STAFF AND STUDENTS

Stagecraft’s KELLY PHILLIPS and student assistants are lending a hand with preparations for the Portfolio Show. This week, they’ll take care of prepping and painting the display easels for the event.

PORTFOLIO SHOW CONNECTIONS

To view the grad-of-the-day, visit the online show. New this week are videos of graduating students talking about their experiences in Print Futures.

• Follow on Twitter: @prfu2012
• Like on Facebook

ALSO ON CAMPUS APRIL 14: LIT FEST NEW WEST

This free, all-day writers festival will take place in the Douglas College Concourse.  For event updates, follow on Twitter: @LitFestNewWest.

HAVE A HAPPY EASTER

The college is closed for the long weekend. Take a break or catch up.

Week 12: Posters up! Website, too!

March 26-30, 2012

Posters go up this week around campus for Portfolio Show 2012. Thanks to designer SHARON MIKI and the inimitable Douglas College Print Shop supervisor GLENN ELLINGSON. The program booklet is just about complete, thanks to KARIN KEEFE and LAURIE NEALE. And the show website is out there, too, thanks to KEALY DOYLE, BRIAN GOPELL, ANDY JOY, and TOBY DIX REEVE.

Remember to RSVP to printfutures@douglascollege.ca by April 10.

DON’T FORGET ABOUT EASTER

There’s a long weekend on the horizon. The college will be closed over the Easter weekend (April 6-9). If you need access to the workroom or lab to complete assignments in that period, please notify Maureen at nicholsonm@douglascollege.ca by April 4.

Week 11: Momentum!

March 19-23, 2012

This year’s grads are enthusiastically preparing for the Portfolio Show (Sat., April 14, 2-5 p.m.). The invitations are in the mail, the poster’s just about at the printer, the portfolios are being fine-tuned, and the to-do list is getting shorter.

Please come to cheer them on. RSVP by April 10 to printfutures@douglascollege.ca. If you’d like to hire a grad, get in touch.

Left to right. Back row: Scott Krasman, Toby Reeve, Linda Tobias, Nicole Gottselig, Marc Thompson, Laurel Borrowman, Melissa Mungall. Middle row: Larissa LaFrance, Sheryl Gray, Dominique LeClair, Allie Davison, Kealy Doyle. Front row: Dee Noble, Karin Keefe, Will Richter, Larissa Warren, Laurie Neale, Alice Jurak. Missing from photo: Aubri Galano, Claire Preston, Sharon Miki Yoshida.

CHARMAGNE IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION

Congratulations to first-year program participant CHARMAGNE YEUNG, gold-medal winner in mixed doubles at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national championships. Charmagne played badminton for Douglas in 2005-2008, winning three gold medals, and returned this year to study in Print Futures and resume her badminton career.

Week 10: Portfolio Show shifts to high gear

March 12-16, 2012

This year’s Portfolio Show is looking good! New for 2012 is a Saturday afternoon time slot (April 14, 2 to 5 p.m.) and a concurrent event at the college, Lit Fest New West.

Invitations for special guests — family, friends, employers, colleagues — will be in the mail this week, with posters, the program booklet, and the online website ready shortly thereafter.

P.S. What’s a Portfolio Show? It’s the capstone event for students enrolled in PRFU 2490, our program’s final professional readiness course. For the event, participants develop their professional portfolio to show the work they’ve done during program studies and related work experience and/or employment. It’s fun (music, speeches, a whole lot of energy) and well attended (150 to 200 people). Please come. Everyone is welcome.

Week 9: Doing the happy dance for work experience

March 5-9, 2012

How exciting! The first round of interviewing for work experience is now coming to a close, and many students have confirmed their summer jobs and others are considering their offers. The second round of postings begins on March 5. For those still seeking work, please be sure to check the Meeting Place in Blackboard.

Applause goes to AVALON DOYLE (communications intern with the Vancouver Board of Trade), ANDY JOY (intern copy editor with The Canadian Encyclopedia), AMANDA MAXWELL (editorial assistant with the SFU Office of the Vice-President, Research, and the Great Canadian Scientists Project), JERRIE LYNN MORRISON (also communications intern with the Vancouver Board of Trade), JACQUELINE STEUART (communications assistant for the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre), BRYCE TARLING (writer/editor with alive magazine), and CHARMAGNE YEUNG (marketing assistant for the Royal City Farmers Market).

As well, MEGAN CAREY has self-initiated a work term as a communications assistant with the Fraser Health Authority, and LESLIE STE. MARIE recently completed an early-starting work term with the SFU Office of the Vice-President, Research.

CONFERENCE NOW CONFIRMED

We’re on! The program’s occasional conference, Writing Matters, is now slated for Sat., Aug. 18, at the Douglas College New Westminster campus. This year’s event marks 21 years of Print Futures: Professional Writing. The event will wrap up the year with a celebration, including special recognition for retiring instructor DIANA WEGNER, and will serve to kick off a great new academic year in September.

Please provide your feedback on what you’d like to see at the conference. If you’ve never attended Writing Matters, go to the 2009 program to get a glimpse of what’s been done in the past.