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a QUOTE of the MONTH
The art of politics is learning to walk
with your back to
= the wall, your elbows high, and a
smile on your face. ”
PM-designate Jean Chretien

 

 

 

 

November 2, 1993 The Douglas College Newsletter

 

 

Pinetree update

Planning for Douglas College’s new
Pinetree Way campus in Coquitlam is
continuing on schedule, says Jim Doerr,
Dean of Community Programs and Serv-
ices, who is responsible for the project.

Eyes on science

 

As a precursor to architectural drawings,
space programmers have met with each
department and produced a working paper
suggesting space allocation for each area.

The initial requests for space by depart-
ments in the College exceeded that which «.
was allocated by the government by ap- |
proximately 12 percent. With that figure in »
mind, space programmers suggested where
adjustments could be made.

 

 

 

 

User representatives, along with their
B.C. Minister of Women’s Equality Penny Priddy watches Kim Vuong and department heads are providing comments

Candice Pruden conduct experiments during the third edition of Quantum
Leaps on October 21. The Douglas College event encourages young women
to study and pursue careers in the sciences by bringing together female
secondary school students with women who work in science and technology.

and suggestions to their deans. Deans will
meet with the Building Construction
Committee on Nov. 3 to finish the space
program and bring it back into line with
the finances available.

 

 

 

For more information contact your user

All applications lead to eee
Kamloops

Douglas College will be part of a new centralized application agency for B.C. post-secon-

 

dary institutions which will be operating by fall, 1994. The new agency will be based in
Kamloops and will serve all of the public post-secondary institutions in B.C. except the *| es *
Justice Institute and Pacific Marine Training Institute. inside INside...

Based on long-established systems in Ontario and the United Kingdom, the centralized President’s Report............ 2
agency will enable students to learn about all available programs in B.C. and to access them :
with shorter turn-around times. At the same time, greater student awareness of programs is College Briefs............... 3
expected to produce fuller enrolments. Attitudes towards trades....... 3
"The intent is for students to list a number of application choices and prioritize them. Each Bvents Calendar ...........-.. 4
-nstitution selected is then obliged to consider the student and provide the centre with a

@.-isic: by a specific deadline," says Trish Angus, Douglas College Registrar. "Students PIO Department Profile ....... 6
will then receive news about their admission status from all institutions at the same time, Seeking saucer solutions....... 7
which should make it easier for them to make a final decision." :

Nite Zone... .....-..3.-.-. 8

 

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