President’s Report Highlights -

November

The month as a whole has been
heavily conditioned by the Green Paper
on Social Services Reform - the
‘Axworthy Report’. On October 20 & 21
the Council of CEO’s met with Garry
Wouters and staff to discuss elements of
the Axworthy proposal, and initial
reactions to this at the government level,
as well as the college and institutes. At
that time, I briefed the group on the
ACCC work that has been done in this
area, and distributed the notes that I had
prepared on the matter as a result of a
request from David Anderson’s office
(Minister of National Revenue) and the
AECBC.

On November 4 & S, I attended the
Canadian Bureau for International
Education Conference in Vancouver,
representing Douglas College, and
speaking to the topic of institutional
cooperation. This latter honor was a
result of the reputation achieved by
Douglas College as an institution with an
excellent record of cooperative
relationships in international education. I
should mention to the Board that this is a
product of the excellent teamwork and
coordinated leadership shown by Tad
Hosoi, Manager of our International
Education office, and administrators and
faculty throughout the College.

 

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On November 14, I had the pleasure of

meeting our newest Board member, Mr.
Tom Crawshaw, who will be introduced
at more length to the Board at this regular
meeting.

I have attended regular department
meetings of the Psychiatric Nursing,
Child, Family and Community Studies,
and Continuing Education, to
refamiliarize myself with issues, problems
and successes occurring within these
units. These visits are proving to be very
helpful to me in understanding the
pressure, strains, and successes of
departments throughout the College.

A firm of consultants has been hired to
carry out a feasibility study on our
Pinetree Campaign. Work on this is
progressing very well, and we can expect
to receive a report and recommendations
for the campaign in the immediate future.

Over the next nine months, the Board
should keep in mind the very high level of
stress under which this College is
working.

Douglas College specifically has
added stress levels, resulting from the
movement to a large multi-campus
organization, significant organizational
restructuring, the final design and
building of the campus itself, major
money raising, and the selection and
orientation of a new CEO. Under these
circumstances, I ask for the Board's
continuing understanding, and support of
the College and the individuals working
within it.

Review of
College logo
planned

The Public Information Office is
initiating a review of Douglas College's
visual identity and logo. Anyone
interested in participating in the review
please contact Bruce Livingstone (local
5214) or Brad Barber (local 5327).

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Hey — wanna be
on the Board?

Bill 22 is an amendment to the
Colleges and Institutes Act devised
through a process of consultation with
different organizations and interested
groups. College Board members have
traditionally been appointed by the
provincial government and those
appointments will continue. The new
legislation provides for additional elected
members from within the College
constituencies. The legislation also
formalizes the concept of an Education
Council and provides it with sole
authority over certain matters as well as
joint authority and advisory powers in
conjunction with the College Board.

Education council will be made up of
elected members from faculty, support
staff, students and appointed
administrators. The Registrar has been
charged with conducting elections for the
College Board and Education Council.

As Registrar, Trish Angus has been
consulting with each constituent group
and the College Board Chair to devise the
procedures for election of members to the
College Board and Education Council.
Once the procedures are finalized, they
will be made available to all employees
and students at the College. In addition,
an annual calendar of events for
conducting the elections will be
published. Bill 22 is to be proclaimed in
the first week of January. Elections may
take place before this date but new
members could not sit on the College
Board or Education Council until after
proclamation. Elections can be held after
the proclamation date as long as they are
not delayed unduly.

The Call for Nominations will be
announced within the next four weeks and
prospective candidates will be given a
designated period to declare their
candidacy. Candidates should read and
clearly understand the responsibilities of
the positions and be prepared to serve the
full term of office fulfilling all the duties
of that office. Faculty and support staff
candidates will be elected by a mail-in
ballot procedure. Student representatives
will campaign and polling stations will be
set up on both campuses.

If you would like more information,
contact Trish Angus at 527-5358.