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HOLD ON TO WHAT WE'VE GOT:

"Hold on to what we've got," is the
message new Douglas College board
chairman, Bill Emerton gave to a re-
cent inaugural board meeting.

"My great concern is that Douglas
College does not become a pipeline
for provincial programs at the cost
of commmity programs,” Emerton said.

Emerton warned the board that the
college could lose its vital function
of "community concept."

"The pursestrings have moved from the
school boards to the provincial gow
ernment and when pursestrings move,
so does the power base," he said.

"We have to develop a strategy to
convince them (the government) that
what we are, is what is needed by the
community."

Emerton emphasized the need to gain
commmity support, not only moral,
but financial.

"We have never taken a crack at dev-
eloping our own private funding
sources for bursaries and programs,"
Emerton said.

He recommended that the board strike
a committee to look into the possibil-
ity of gaining some private funding
and to place more emphasis on public
relations in the community.

Emerton, a partner of Touche Ross and
Co., was elected to the chair, while
Gerry Trerise, a Maple Ridge resident,
was elected to the position of vice-
chair.

"We consider ourselves extremely for-
tunate in having such a high calibre
of experienced members on the board
in what will be a very troubled time
for the college," said President Bill
Day.

"We feel very blessed as an institute."

Sandy Thompson, a notary public in New
Westminster and owner/manager of First

 

Capital Realty, was reappointed to the
board for a two year term by the Minis-
try of Education. Maple Ridge School
Trustee and former chairman of the
board, Helene Casher, will also serve
another term.

Joining them on the board will be Gwen

Chute, a Coquitlam School Board appointee,
Art Sweet, a New Westminster School Board

appointee, and Cliff Murnane, a Burnaby

School Board appointee. Other government

appointees are Stewart Graham, Trerise
and Emerton.

College Board committee appointments so
far are: Casher to the Management Ad-
visory Council, Graham to the B.C.A.C.,
Chute to Education and Services, and
Trerise to Finance and Facilities.

 

 

WOMEN'S CENTRE

In addition to the collection of re-

source materials for use in the centre,

the Women's Centre is involved in a var-

iety of activities.

1. Developing a Career Profile Series
for Lakeside - the Women's unit of
Oakalla Correctional Centre.

2. Hiring a Work Study Student to con-
duct a needs survey for the Women's
Centre.

3. Developing a Douglas College Women's
Night - film, discussion, and speaker
series.

4, Visiting various programs in order to
discuss student needs.

5. Conducting follow up on students re-
leased from Lakeside.

6. Maintaining contact with external
agencies/resources for the purposes
of making and receiving referrals.

7. Participating in orientation and in-
formation sessions.

8. Speaking to various groups about
Womens's issues.

9. Providing information to the college
(CONT'D)