INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / SEPTEMBER 18, 1990

 

 

Good planning beats some of the registration blues

hat do 6,326 students have
in common?

They’ve all registered for fall
classes at Douglas College. Unfor-
tunately, 497 students were turned
away, unable to get any classes.

Trish Angus, Douglas College
Registrar says the registration
process ran fairly smoothly con-

ficer Bill Bell says the staff dealt
with about 1,000 enquiries.

"The information table was an
excellent idea," says Angus. "The
response was very positive."

Although the registration
process went smoothly, Angus and
staff in the Registrar’s Office are
looking forward to future changes

to the stu-

 

 

 

dent records
system and
possibly the
entire
process of
registration.
"Tl an-
| ticipate with
| great delight
the day we
change the
present sys-
tem," says
Angus. "This
may include
implement-

 

 

A barbeque for students . . . sponsored by the
Student Society.

sidering the record number of stu-
dents who registered.

"I think our approximation of
numbers worked out well,” she
says, "It’s difficult to accurately
anticipate how many students will
come back each semester."

For new students, a day-long
Orientation program was offered a
week before registration which
Angus says helped to reduce con-
fusion about the process. "Orienta-
tion helps to ease students into the
system," she says. "We try to be
upfront and advise them that they
might not get their courses."

For the first time ever, an infor-
mation table was set up and
various staff from the Public Infor-
mation Office were on hand to
answer questions and make stu-
dents more comfortable during
registration. Public Information Of-

ing registra-
tion by
telephone."

As excit-
ing as the
changes
sound,
Angus is cautious about providing
more details until cost implica-
tions have been worked out.

 

 

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Several booths in the
concourse gave students
information about college

programs and services.

"We will be proposing some-
thing to senior management in
November,” she says, "but it will
cost a lot of dollars. As much as I
can see the benefits of a new sys-
tem, we have to balance these
benefits with the ability to pay for
them. At this College, it seems
time for us to move on," Angus
says.

"I'd like it to be sooner than
later." Hi