TO: DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD April 9, 1987.
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© On April 2nd, Mr. Jim Sator, Mr. Jim Doerr, and I met with Oxana
Exell, Director, Provincial Affairs, B.C. and Yukon Confederation
of Independent Business.

This meeting was a result of an acquaintanceship developed through
the B.C. Business Council Committee on educational relationships,
of which I have been a member for the last year.

Ms. Exell, and the Deans, discussed ways in which the College could
further contribute to the development of small businesses in the
College region, and by which our curriculum might be changed and
elaborated. Ms. Exell will be providing Mr. Sator with information
and contacts which may be useful in the development of our Business
Department.

Following receipt of our budget information, information on the
level and general significance of the budget announcement were
distributed to all line managers of the College, and to the Student
Society, the BCGEU, and the D/KFA executives. A summary report
on the budget was prepared by Mr. Bill Morfey, Bursar, and is being
reproduced in the Mad Hatter under my signature.

The development of an expenditure plan, now that we know with
certainty where we stand, will be proceeding with energy. I expect
that we will be able to provide a proposed expenditure plan to
© the Board in May. Mr. Morfey will be coordinating planning |
activities. Needless to say, our expenditure plan will be calculated |
to harmonize with our 5-Year Plan, that is concurrently under
development at the department level. I have indicated to the
administration, that our preliminary assumption should be that
we will maintain, but not necessarily increase our volume of service,
but will endeavour to provide assistance where clearly needed,
to enhance existing operations, and learning conditions for students.
As the Board knows, our new budget will not provide significant
new discretionary funds, because the College has been operating
in an overrun position for the past two years, and much of the |
budget increase will be needed simply in order to balance the budget |
at our existing level of operations.
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D. Internal Matters - Personnel

 

Plans are being laid for the annual luncheon of, and for College
retirees. As soon as arrangements have been finalized, the Board
and the college community at large will be informed.

As a result of the public controversy and anxiety expressed through
the media regarding AIDS, the Management Committee, with the help
of the Nursing Department, and other faculty members, has
familiarized itself with relevant aspects of the disease. The
consensus of the Management Committee is that no specific activities,

C or change in College practices or policy, are required at this
time.

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