Post-secondary plan...continued
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New minister meets College community

 

 

of creating a seamless curriculum from
secondary school to degree completion.
This direction was applauded, but greater
clarity is needed regarding the role of
private training institutes and university
acceptance of Dual Credit, Articulation,
Prior Learning Assessment, etc.

Overall, the post-secondary system in
B.C. seems to be heading toward more
specialization with regional mandates
and centralized control of curriculum.
The College now awaits a planned third
document, which may clarify and
provide details on many of the above

 

concerns. |
Education, Skills and Training Minister Paul Ramsey met with College faculty For You r
and administrators over lunch in the Boardroom on March 4 before addressing =
Benefit -

students and responding to questions. The new Ministry of Education, Skills and
Training portfolio includes the post-secondary education system. Ramsey (left) is

seen here with Vice President Instructional Division John McKendry.

Events
Calendar

 

Noon at New West

Free Thursday concerts

12:30-1:30pm, Performing Arts Theatre
Apr 4 Student Showcase Recital

Apr 11 Student Showcase Recital

Evening Concerts
An Evening of Jazz

Mon, Apr |, 8pm
Performing Arts Theatre
Tickets at the door

Amelia Douglas Gallery
Patterns

Doolee McDonnell
Mar 19-Apr 27

WomenSpeak Institute
Saving Energy, Solar Ovens and Sisterly
Solidarity

Thurs, Apr 25, 7-9pm

Boardroom :

Call local 5440 to register.

Environmental Sciences-in-

Action: Speaker Series
Setting and Enforcing Pollution Standards
Nancy Bircher, Director, Ministry of
Environment, Lands and Parks-Enforcement
& Environmental Emergencies Branch.
Thurs, Apr 11, 7-8pm

Room 2201

 

Douglas College Choral

Society

The Creation by J. Haydn
Fri, Apr 19, 8pm

Olivet Baptist Church
For tickets call 431-9906

A Gala Benefit Concert
Sunday, Apr 21, 4pm

Performing Arts Theatre

For tickets call 431-9906

Instructional Skills

Workshop

Apr 22, 23, 25 & 26
8:30am-4:30pm

Call local 5440 to register.

Alverno Visits —
Apr 29, 30 & May 2
Call local 5440 for more information. |

Extended
Health Claims

British Columbia Pharmacare recently
introduced a computer network called
PharmaNet, which links the province’s
pharmacies through a central database.
Residents of B.C. will now only pay the
portion of their prescription cost not
covered by Pharmacare (in excess of
$600.00 per family) instead of paying the
full cost and waiting to be reimbursed.

Great-West Life will reimburse the
portion of drug cost not covered by
Pharmacare at 80%.

Therefore, all original drug receipts
must be submitted to Great-West Life for
reimbursement. Original receipts will no
longer be returned. Receipts will continue
to be returned for those pharmacies not
“on-line” with PharmaNet.

If you have an additional plan for
coverage you may submit photocopies of
receipts along with the statement of
payment by the co-insurance to receive
further reimbursement.

Effective immediately, original
receipts for all claims must be submitted
to Great-West Life for reimbursement
except in the case of co-insurance. |