President’s Report highlights - July

On May 23 and 24, the College was
pleased to play informal host during a
two-day visit by Susan Hunter-Harvey,
the incoming President of Douglas
College.

On May 31 and June | and 2, I
attended an excellent workshop and
conference in Nanaimo, sponsored by
CONALEP (the Mexican technical
education authority), the American
Association of Community Colleges and
the ACCC. This is the second such
conference examining the NAFTA
agreement and the long-term implications
for increasing integration of
manufacturing and trade, labor force
mobility, standardization of
environmental controls, and integration of
standards of training and performance in
technical professions and occupations.

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The conference produced 10 specific
agreements among the collaborating
institutions leading to exchanges of
faculty, students and learners - both
students and labor-market related learners.

Janet Knowles, Manager of Centre
2000, led the development of a
preliminary agreement among several
Canadian colleges, with counterparts in
the American south-west and Mexico,
involving the training and orientation of
small- and medium-sized businesses to
international trade.

Between June 2 and 7, about 13
students, faculty, administrators and
Board members attended the ACCC
conference and the AECBC Annual
Conference and General Meeting. 1

Croal headed
for nationals

Women's boxing has moved out of the
exhibition ranks into the competitve ring.
Douglas College student Nneka Croal is
headed for Windsor, Ont. from July 6-9
for the inaugural Canadian Women’s
Boxing Championships.

Croal is very excited about the
opportunity and is looking forward to
going all out.

Croal, who studies Political Science
when she isn’t studying the sweet science,
will compete in the light flyweight
division. 1

Baydoun bound for Kuwait

After spending almost a decade at
Douglas College as both a student and
employee, Logistical Services Manager
Fadi Baydoun is leaving to join his
family’s import-export company in
Kuwait.

A native of Beirut, Lebanon, with a
background in industrial accounting,
Baydoun arrived from that strife-torn city
in January, 1986 to study General
Business and improve his English-
language skills. Later, he worked as a
security guard and was then hired for his
managerial position in September, 1990.

“T have learned a lot here,” reflects
Baydoun. “This was my first job in the
public sector and it’s a different ball game
in terms of knowledge and experience
than the private sector, where the entire
protocol is directed by profit.”

Baydoun adds he also quickly learned
to appreciate the opportunities the College
provided him and the support of its
people.

“T worked with a lot of nice people,
people I consider myself friends with.
Now, I’m looking forward to expanding

 

Logistical Services Manager
Fadi Baydoun leaves
Douglas College after almost
10 years as student and
employee.

my horizons but I have some sorrow
about leaving,” says Baydoun. “T want to
maintain my contacts and I hope one day
to be able to show my gratitude to
Douglas College.” 1