»^.^,.,^'^, .,»^,^^^^^;^^?«w^»^^«w^<(»AM»»^i..»^^l^^a6^^i^^^«^ Trag i c ac c i d e n t ta kes ife of staff m e m b e r By Steve Tait Treanor's boss said, "I loved her. Chronicle staff She was a super lady. There are some people in this world you Jerry Treanor, a valued can't replace and Jerry is one of member of Durham College's them. I never had to ask her Counselling and Health twice to do something." Services Department, will be Through the many years at remembered for her work Durham College, Treanor behind the scenes and for the worked full-and part-time. She work she did with students. worked in the Adult Training Treanor, 65, died instantly Department, and was the in a car accident in Erie, manager of the Futures Pennsylvania on Thursday, Operation program. April 2. jerry Treanor Treanor leaves behind Those who knew her say she Co-workers say she was the husband Dr. James Treanor, made students feel comfortable, easiest person in the world to son David and daughter special and important. She had work with and displayed the Elizabeth. a real fondness for people. The same characteristics with staff In recognition of Treanor's thing that made her rare was as with students. She was contribution, a memorial college that she would work with warm, supportive, generous and scholarship has been set up. anybody no matter what the competent. Donations are being accepted by A! Clarke and Amie White are all smiles at the athletic banquet. case. Bonnie Ginter-Brown, Student Services. photo by Ted McFadden Athletes shine brightly D u rham ce l e b rates 2 5 th at annual awards banquet By Daphne Motswakae By Lome Greer It was Pattenden who got Chronicle staff The anniversary year will Companies will be on hand the officially Chronicle staff evening under way, begin with a ceremony to discuss career opportunities. describing the athletic season on Sept. 16 followed by a At the open house, all college The largest crowd as "successful." He added, "we Durham College turns 25 student barbecue. On Sept. 25 divisions in four years old will display their years, about 200 people, accomplished some great on Sept. 16 and there will be a Durham College programs. The aim is things this year." preparations to give turned out for the annual are underway to staff appreciation party in the students an overview of Bill Walters was celebrate the courses athletic banquet on April 3. then anniversary. cafeteria. Former staff members available at the college. introduced, and proceeded to Alumni officer, Ann Stowell- will be The semi-formal affair invited. Anniversary festivities will with amuse and inform the Smith said the 25th Oct. 3 began cocktails and a will be a College Day culminate on Nov. 13 with an catered audience with anecdotes and anniversary committee has at the Toronto Blue dinner, followed by the Jays-Detroit alumni-varsity men's basketball introduction of the head table. talk from the NHL strike planned an exciting year full of Tigers game. Tickets are game followed by a Monte Carlo events to Seated there were the Student front. mark this milestone. expected to go on sale soon at night in the main cafeteria. "The owner's and players "It will be an Athletic Association and exciting time the alumni office. About 20 On Nov. 14 more don't trust one for sporting Durham College's athletic another, partly Durham College to reflect on colleges will be going to the activities, and a dinner and because of the old its administration, as well as pension progress over the past 25 SkyDome. dance for the alumni, students plan," he said. "Until this years and to look into the future special guest speaker Bill The weekend of Oct. 20 to and faculty will take place. Waiters, the Toronto Maple mistrust is dealt with no and visualize continual 22 the college will host an open About 500 tickets are to be sold. settlement will be reached." enrolment Leafs' assistant general growth, and house and career fair in the The 25th anniversary dance will manager. Waiters apologized on expanded programs and gymnasium. The career fair will be at Lviv Hall from 8 p.m. to 1 behalf of the Toronto Maple facilities," she said. Ken Babcock, the be run by Durham Region a.m. A buffet will be served. assistant athletic director Leafs hockey organization Including this year's Action at Committee for Training. To commemorate the 25th Durham College, gave credit before the presentations graduates, about 13,000 people About 8,000 students from the anniversary, a souvenir began. will have received to the SAA for their time and diplomas Durham Region high schools magazine will be produced. of Awards given out included from the college since it organization the event. opened will attend both the open house Articles will be written by "The SAA MVP and rookie of the year in Sept. 1967. and the organizes the career fair. students currently attending banquet with my supervision. awards for each team as well Durham College and the They do a fantastic job, and as special recognition to magazine will feature many it's a good experience for league and OCAA all-star pictures and human interest them." players. Recipients included stories from the past 25 years. This year's executive Jim Beam and Jill Drinkwater A special graphic design has consisted of president Craig for male and female athlete of been produced in honour of the Pattenden, vice-president lan the year. In golf, Ryan 25th anniversary. The design Gumming, vice-president of Hughes received the MVP will be used on letters, posters, finance Jill Drinkwater, and award for winning his mugs, T-shirts and sweaters intramural co-ordinator Jim unprecedented fourth that will be sold at the college Beam. consecutive OCAA golf title. bookstore. Activity fee to i n c rease by $2 5 By C. M. Koppens outgoing and incoming SAC director of admissions, Chronicle staff presidents prior to the decision. registration and marketing, said Both favor the increase. though Durham is as well or The student activity fee will Incoming president Jim better equipped than many increase by $25 next year. The Beam said with the number of colleges there is always a big money is to be used for updating students using computer labs need for improving computer Durham College's computer there is always a need for more resources. resources. computers and up-to-date Other colleges charge a user The increase was approved software. fee for their computer labs. by the board of governors at Beam said the college needs He cited Niagara College, their April meeting. the extra money to meet this where each student pays $135 College president Gary demand. into a computer fund. Polonsky expects this will This is especially true this Rahilly said the Academic generate about $90,000, which year due to the reduction in Computer Committee will will be used for improving the government assistance, said decide how the money will be college's hardware and software. Beam. spent. Polonsky met with the Tony Rahilly, executive ' * ? "". \ " '. .(: , .’ ., ' .’’ i*-.^., 1^'^ ;tet,.-^rt.?»*.^.b^-"*"^ri- ' .,«^»..<^»'lte^'ll^»'W''"^lW '^- <^yl,.l«^»lll’H^’:-^’-al****^*l*’"<*^i>* ’***’ .. «-* 2 The Chronicle, April 21, 1992 Camp us J o b p l acement rate at D u rh am d rops By Jody Switzer cent of its graduates working in get jobs when they go out in the are very specifically recession Chronicle staff related fields. field is because the field doesn't related," he said. "The whole "There are many reasons why recognize Durham College as a field of Interior Design is a very our grads get jobs," said very good school," said a second- demanding field at the best of Eighty-six per cent of Carolyne Willoughby, co- year interior design student. times." Durham College graduates who ordinator of the Early Childhood "We are not taught well, we are Students graduate into a were seeking employment found Education program. " There is a not instructed well, we do not professional arena and that jobs in 1991. high turn-over rate in the field get feedback well and it's arena is very competitive, he This is down from the 90.7 of child care. People move into pathetic." said. per cent job placement rate in administrative and supervising Students asked that their Swan said that there are 1990. positions, opening up a job lower names not be used for fear of probably issues that faculty Durham College had 844 down for someone to enter the jeopardizing their marks and must look at, but to his graduates last year. Among the field." reputations as students. knowledge the Interior Design divisions, Health Sciences had She said the ECE program Second-year interior design program at Durham College the highest placement rate. Of has a very strong field students say they haven't got covers all necessary the 182 graduates who were placement program and the projects back from first specifications. available for work, 173 got jobs. support in the community has semester and that they are not Interior design instructor Other placement rates were: been consistent. given positive comments about Richard Brown said that faculty Applied Arts, 89.4 per cent; "We have a complete field their work. has been having meetings with Office Administration, 88.5 per placement program, so quite "We are not qualified, at all, student representatives of each cent; Technology, 80.6 per cent; often our students do get jobs when we graduate," she said.