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“As well, students in the remote
location must have access to real-time
communications with the instructor. They
will be able to send sound, pictures and
graphics. This will require a combination
of traditional phone-line, video and
computer technology. It’s very innovative
but at the same time will create a lot of
technical challenges.”

Specific instructional projects which
will experiment with distant-education
technology during phase one are currently
being selected by the Interactive Video
Steering Committee, chaired by Vice-
President of College Development Mia
Gordon. Proposals include beaming
American Sign Language instruction to
another college, and linking two labs
within the New Westminster campus.

To find out more about interactive
instructional technology, or to discuss
prospective projects for phase two (which
runs two years beginning in 1996),
contact Rob Linschoten at 527-5250. I

River rafting,
anyone?

Go with the flow this summer.

Ann Kim of Student Services plans to
arrange river rafting trips for Douglas
College employees on the Chilliwack or
Stein Rivers.

Trips will be arranged in accordance
with your schedule and rafting
experience.

To find out more, call Ann at 5150 by
August 9. I

Events

 

Wine and Cheese

All personnel are welcome to attend a
wine and cheese party to honor Bill Day's
and Jim Doerr's last day at the College. It
will be held in the Douglas Room on
Thursday, August 31 at 3pm.

Amelia Douglas Gallery
Amelia Douglas Gallery Current
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Capital campaign seeks $5 million

As construction continues on the new
Pinetree Way Campus, now just 13
months away and counting, the Douglas
College Foundation is in the midst of an
ambitious campaign to raise $5 million
for the Coquitlam site.

Named Building on Excellence, the
project’s funds will support Pinetree
programs and facilities including $1
million each earmarked for the
Dispensing Optician Program, the
Financial Services Program and for
athletic and recreational facilities.

“Tt’s the biggest fund-raising project
the College has ever undertaken,” says
Foundation Executive Director Mark
Crozet. “‘At present we are focusing our
efforts on gifts of $100,000 and up. We
are working towards a single gift of $400-
500,000 and several $200-300,000 gifts.
We need that level of gift to reach a $5
million goal.”

Crozet says the campaign is a sign of
the times in an era of public-sector
restraint and federal government transfer-
payment reductions.

“The reality of today is that working in

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partnerships with the private sector is
essential when creating new and high-
quality training and educational
opportunities.”

Staying in line with recent campaigns
at SFU-Harbourside and BCIT, Douglas
College will offer name recognition to
major contributors.

“Recognition opportunities will be a
major feature of our fund-raising
strategies,” says Crozet. “These can range
from flag stones to study rooms to the
name of the Library.”

The campaign has also targeted
$500,000 towards increasing Douglas
College scholarship and bursary funds.
Other campaign objectives include:
$300,000 each for computer labs and a
daycare centre; $250,000 each for library
resources, the Institute of Urban of
Ecology/Environmental Studies Program,
and International Business Studies;
$150,000 for access facilities for people
with special needs.

For continuing news on the Building
on Excellence campaign, watch upcoming
issues of Inside. I

Tie and Sneaker Awards on June 28 in the Board Room. Hosted by Centre 2000,
the College’s contract-for-service arm based in Lincoln Centre, the festivities
honored outstanding support from community and College partners.