College Briefs

 

?® New Board members
@.. people were appointed to the
Douglas College Board in April. They are:
Neal J. Nicholson, who resides in Coquit-
lam and works as a chartered accountant;
and Howard Bruce Smith, a resident of
Burnaby who has extensive experience in
the maritime industry and as a trade
union organizer.

®® Other Board changes

Special thanks to Myrna Popove who has
served as Chair of the Douglas College

Board since April 1990. Myrna faced a par-

ticularly heavy commitment last year as
she combined her Douglas College duties
with her work as president of the AECBC.

Karin Henderson was elected Board Chair
by the other Board members at the May
20, 1993 meeting, while Bob Buzza was
elected Vice-Chair. As well, Board mem-
ber Gerry Sieben, who was appointed last
June, has had to resign due to other

or

®® From the Registrar's
Office

In anticipation of the first telephone

registration this fall, the Registrar’s Office

wishes to thank all those people who

have worked on the in-person registra-

tion at Douglas College over the years.

¢® From Christine

Christine Unterthiner, Chair of the PD
Day Committee, would like to thank all
those who helped make the day a
success. Special thanks to the other com-
mittee members: Christina Symons, Tom
Childs, June Anderson, Paul Taylor, and
Wendy Davies. Also, thanks to all staff
who took part in the day’s events. See
you next year!

@® And areminder...

PD Day potluck lunch dishes may be
@« up in the fourth floor (south) staff

ounge.

Briefs continued on page 5

 

Try To Remember

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Waack and Dorothy Jones got together on stage to
perform Try To Remember, the theme song for the May 15
and 16 performances held in honor of Waack's upcoming
retirement. Proceeds from the event went to the Henry
Waack Music Scholarship and to the Dorothy Jones
Theatre Award.

 

 

 

Partnerships stronger after
Hungary visit

Douglas College has agreed to the first working arrangements under the partnership agree-
ment signed in December 1992 with Dr. Miklos Horn, the President of the College of
Commerce, Catering and Tourism (CCCT).

Dr. John McKendry, Dean of Applied Programs, has just returned from Hungary where he
worked with Mr. Jim Sator, Director of Commerce and Business Administration and account-
ing instructor Mr. Roy Brooks to implement last year’s agreement with the CCCT.

McKendry says the development of earliest significance involves faculty exchanges.

"We're looking at a series of faculty development workshops and specialized consulting
(computer applications in business/finance) for two weeks later this summer. This will in-
volve a number of faculty from the Department of Commerce and Business Administration
consistent with the 3-year plan for International Business Education."

In exchange, two faculty from the CCCT will spend most of July and August in the Lower
Mainland studying English and becoming familiar with the College system.

Another important development, says McKendry, is the potential for further partnership
agreements with other Hungarian institutions.

"Our work on this visit introducing our accounting and finance curriculum appears to be
leading us to a second Partnership Agreement with the College of Finance and Accounting
in Budapest, a sister institution of the CCCT," he says.

Hungary visit continued on page 5