President’s Report highlights - February

On January 20 and February 10, I
chaired meetings of the Lower Mainland
Multicultural Education Project. These
are precursors to a Douglas College/
Burnaby/New Westminster/Coquitlam/
Maple Ridge School District initiative in
the area of coordinated activities in the
field of multiculturalism and race
relations. Douglas College’s
multiculturalism network will be involved
in the project once funding has been
secured. We have been assured of federal
and provincial government support.

On February 3, the Urban Colleges
CEO’s met at Douglas College for their
tri-annual consultation. The two major
items of discussion were the forthcoming
Ministry long-range plan for the College

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just have emotional responses that begin
and end in the theatre,” says Allan Lysell,
who directs the production.

Moo previews on March 17 and runs
March 18 to 25 at 8 pm (no show on
March 20), with a two-for-one 2 pm
matinee on March 25. The Good Woman
of Setzuan runs March 24 to April 1
(except March 27) at 8 pm, with a two-
for-one 2 pm April | matinee. For more
information or to reserve tickets for either
of these productions, call 527-5488. #f

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and Institute system, and recent
announcements regarding the Fraser
Valley Technical University, Kwantlen
College’s status as a University College,
and issues revolving around Royal Roads.

The 3rd annual Vocational Summit
was held at Malaspina College on
February 9 and 10. There was a
substantial Douglas College delegation,
including faculty, administrators, and
Board members. I was privileged to bring
greetings to the Conference from the
ACCC as part of the opening ceremonies
on February 9.

Four meetings have occurred in the
last three weeks dealing with the
forthcoming capital campaign for the
Pinetree Centre. The College is fortunate

that a number of high-energy, well-
connected community people from the
Coquitlam area have agreed to come
together to help the College in this
money-raising challenge. As the Board
knows, I will be spending a considerable
proportion of my time on this project over
the next six months.

The Vice Presidents are hard at work
on the future organization of their
divisions. A great deal of time is
currently being spent in consultation with
Department heads, faculty and staff; and
an equivalent amount of time is being
spent on inter-communications between
the Vice Presidents, to ensure that the
collective result of these activities makes
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Presidential Search Committee
seeks best Canada has to offer

With Douglas College President Bill
Day stepping down in August, the
person who takes his place must have
the skills and leadership to guide the
College into the next century, says Bob
Buzza, chair of the Presidential Search
Committee.

“We need someone who is able to
work with the College and the community
to define and redefine the College
mandate so that the spectacular growth
within the College continues to be
reshaped and focused, with the overall
objective of providing an even greater
array of quality programs and services to
students,” says Buzza.

“We’re looking for the best Canada
has to offer.”

The Presidential Search Committee is
a group of twelve people representing
various College constituencies. Using
pre-established criteria that the successful
candidate will meet, the Committee is
conducting an extensive search for
Douglas College’s new chief executive
officer. An advertisement appeared in a
national newspaper and the Vancouver
Sun in January, and Buzza says response
was heavy with more than fifty applicants.

A number of those candidates have
been invited to proceed to the next step,
which is submission of their complete
curriculum vitae and a written statement

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relating to their vision of leadership, by
March 6. A sub-committee will use that
data to determine a short list for interview
by the entire committee. The short list
should be completed by March 20.

“Among the applicants are extremely
well-qualified candidates from major
industries, the military, financial
institutions and, of course, post-secondary
institutions. The College deliberately
attempted to attract a wide range of
candidates, and did so,” says Buzza. “The
Committee is seeking to short-list three to
five superior candidates.”

Everyone will have an opportunity to
meet short-listed candidates at a
Presidential Colloquium scheduled for the
evenings of April 28 and 29. There, each
candidate will make a presentation and be
available for questions from anyone in the
audience, including students, employees,
the College Board, advisory groups and
the general public.

The last step will involve interviews
by the Board with the final small group of
candidates. The new President should be
named by late May or early June, and
begin her or his duties at the end of
August.

The people working on the search
deserve some praise, says Buzza.

“It’s taking a lot of time and will take
a lot more time. The group is working
well together on a significant task,” he
says. ll