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Bill Day

Introduction (cont)

The Specified Assumptions stated by the Ministry are found on
Page 1 of the Summary Notes attached, listed as Item I.- 4. The
Institutional Assumptions are to be derived from information
contained in the "Environment Scan" as described on Page 2 of the
attached Summary, Section III. - A. - 2.

Our problem, as always, is to live according to our philosophy
of full information, and opportunity for advice and criticism through
our governance system, while at the same time meeting externally
imposed deadlines.

Because of their fundamental importance, the "Specified
Assumptions" which form the foundation of the Strategic Plan, will
be circulated in draft form in the immediate future to the entire
College.

Response to the "Specified Assumptions" and our proposed
institutional stance regarding these Assumptions will be welcomed
within a period of two weeks of circulation. The Deans will be
endeavoring to obtain comment and advice from the Division Curriculum
and Planning Committees in this regard, but ad-hoc responses from
individuals and other groups within the College are welcomed. These
responses should be addressed to Ed Redmond, Assistant to the President.
Following receipt of the combined advice, a final proposal will be
approved by the Editorial Committee, which in turn will be reviewed by
the Education Policy and Planning Committee of the College and the
College Board. Meanwhile, planning processes will go on, subject to
change based on the advice of EPCO and the final decision of the
College Board.

From time to time other key documents will be circulated to the
entire College in draft form, and again will be subject to comment
and review within a two-week time frame following circulation.

The last page of the documents attached to this memorandum indicates
a time-line of activities drawn up by Ed Redmond and approved by the
Editorial Board.

The original documents are available to any member of the College
community, and we urge you to read them, because of their importance to
tertiary education in British Columbia and to this institution. Please
contact Ed Redmond for clarification or information.

Because of the high level of uncertainty in our environment, and
the understandable anxieties resulting from that, I am declaring a
College Assembly between 12:30 and 2:09 p.m. on Thursday, February 17,

in the Performing Theatre.