President’s Report

It was my pleasure to participate in a
number of tremendously successful
technology sessions at the Spring Break
Conference, in particular the sessions by
IBM and Maricopa. Special thanks and
appreciation go to the organizing
committee, and specifically to Gillies
Malnarich, John Blackwell and Susan
Greathouse.

This month I also attended the
International Consortium for Economic
and Educational Development held at
Laredo Community College in Texas,
where I was re-elected as Secretary to the
Board. Also in attendance at the
conference were Al Atkinson, Tad Hosoi
and Janet Knowles.

Locally, I met with the Chambers of
Commerce for Burnaby and Coquitlam,
and continued discussions with BC Tel
and the Coquitlam School District
regarding the concept of the Virtual
District.

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Internally, I met with Social Sciences
faculty and Counselling Department staff,
among others. I continue to meet with Bill
Bergquist as we strive to clarify and
define my relationship with the Board and
Foundation. I also had the pleasure of
attending the Foundation Awards
Ceremony and the Athletic Awards
Banquet. I was very impressed with our
superb scholars and athletes, and
especially noted the respect and
admiration extended to Betty Lou Hayes,
our Director, Centre for Sport, Recreation
and Wellness.

This month I also had the opportunity
to meet with all CEOs and Gerry Wouters
to review the newly reconfigured Ministry
of Education, Skills and Training.
Preliminary budget information was
provided by the Deputy Minister. In
addition, I held my second President’s
Forum in the Boardroom. It was very well
attended and the feedback was both
positive and gratifying. |

Notes from the
Thomas Haney
Centre

Effective March |, Heather Anderson
will be fulfilling the campus
administrative responsibilities at the
Thomas Haney Centre. Heather will be
combining these responsibilities with her
academic advising position at the Maple
Ridge campus until August 1, 1996.

On Friday, March 8, the Student
Society sponsored a wonderful display of
unique talent by local women in
celebration of International Women’s Day.
Many students, staff and faculty from the
college, high school and community
residents took advantage of the
opportunity to view the many forms of art,
architecture and crafts displayed at this
event. Congratulations to Gayle Ryan and
the members of the Maple Ridge Student
Society for hosting a very successful day.

Education Council highlights

The Education Council is one of the
two governing bodies of Douglas College
(the other is the College Board). Its
membership includes faculty, staff,
students and administrators, who meet
once a month to decide curriculum
matters and discuss other educational
issues.

To encourage wider awareness of the
Council and the issues it takes on, INside
will report regularly on meeting
highlights. Full meeting minutes are
posted outside the Library each month,
and Council Chair Roberta Bend can be
reached at local 5384 for more
information.

Instructional Computing

Following an item from last month’s
meeting, concern over responsibility for
instructional computing was brought
forward by Science and Mathematics.
Susan Hunter-Harvey recognized the
ongoing concern over this issue and
confirmed that an external consultant will
be hired to conduct an assessment. This
study is scheduled for completion by
summer, 1996.

Institute Based Training (IBT)
Ted James and Linda Forsythe made a
presentation on this provincially-funded

project, which aims to help Income
Assistance recipients gain access to post-
secondary programs. Discussion centered
around possible quota systems for
programs and disciplines.

British Columbia Open
University

John McKendry reported that working
documents, including terms of reference
and membership, are being developed for
feedback from representative institutions
and their constituent groups. Both the
Joint Working Group and the Presidents’
Group are pleased with progress made so
far. Creation of faculty groups will be
considered around degree-track programs,
especially “niche” degrees which are
unique to the Open University.

“High Hopes” and New Stats

A document entitled “High Hopes: A
Study of the Goals of Students and
Prospective Students at Dougals College”
was presented for council review. In
addition, Chair Roberta Bend introduced
another study, “Profile of Douglas
College Transfer Students Admitted to
SFU,” which she noted contains statistics
that may have an impact on the College’s
strategic plans. |