President’s Report

I would first like to thank the STS
Team for their hard work in preparing the
“People, Learning and Technology” report
and look forward to reviewing their
recommendations in detail.

I have received an invitation to make a
key-note address at Simon Fraser
University’s Summer Institute in July on
the topic of “The role of judgment and
executive decision-making in post-
secondary institutions.” Other speakers at
the Institute are Dr. Michael Manley-
Casimir, Simon Fraser University; Dr.
Patricia O’ Hagan, Simon Fraser
University; Dr. Michael Lipsky, The Ford
Foundation, New York; Dr. Joel Handler,
University of California; Dr. Keith
Hawkins, Oxford University; Dr. John
Hogarth, University of British Columbia;
and Dr. James Ogloff, Simon Fraser
University. All key-note addresses will be
published in book form.

In May I attended the Partners for
Prosperity: Third General Meeting on
Higher Education, Research and Training
Collaboration in North America
Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico. I was

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able to make numerous contacts with
institutions in both the U.S. and Mexico. I
also had the opportunity to discuss the
coordination of international development
activities with the President and Board
Chair from Langara College, which will
be one of the collaborating members of
the BC Open University (B.C.O.U.) Talso
met with Glen Farrell from O.L.A. as well
as several prominent Mexican university
presidents.

The draft document outlining the
mandate and operations of the B.C.O.U.
has been finalized and will be circulated
in June.

I was honored to participate in the
campaign kick-off for the David Lam
campus on May 2nd, and was delighted to
hear Dr. Lam provide strong words of
support for post-secondary education and
for Douglas College.

On a positive note, I’m pleased to
report that while I was away, Marian
Rossell met with Neal Nicholson and
West Graydon, and together they have
been able to allocate space at the Lam
campus for the President’s office as well
as for support personnel. |

Prior Learning...continued from page 1

employers and professional associations
to PLA grads. “We are now Starting a
comprehensive evaluation of all activities
to gauge our success in matching college-
level learning equivalents with learning
outcomes. We’ ve come a long way in the
last year.”

One success story is the 1996 Office
Administration Prior Learning Pilot
Project, which matched College
employees with advisors Martha Entin
and Wilma McCrossan. Staff from many
areas of the College were taken through
the assessment process to learn how to
compile and present evidence of their
prior learning in this area. ‘“These students
represent the best kind of PLA
candidates,” says Ebner. “They’re self-
motivated, well-organized, autonomous
learners. They already have expertise and
experience, and are now seeking
accreditation. We should all be proud.”

Several other Pilot Projects were
conducted over the last year, in areas such
as Therapeutic Recreation, Early
Childhood Education and Community
Support Worker, with Financial Services
being looked into as a possibility for the
fall. |

Education Council Highlights

To encourage wider awareness of the
Education Council and the issues it deals
with, INside will report regularly on
meeting highlights. Full meeting minutes
are posted monthly outside the Library,
and Council Chair Roberta Bend can be
reached for more information at local
5384.

As a follow-up to issues raised at
March’s meeting, Lorna McCallum made
two motions: that the Diploma in Arts
and Science be officially reinstated, and
that the College officially recognize
specialized Associate Degrees on
student’s transcripts and diplomas if
legally possible. Both motions were
carried, with Lorna and Trish Angus to
check on the legal issue.

Following a motion by Tim Shireman,
it was decided that the College continue
to offer the Diploma in General Studies
for one academic year, with a Task Force
to be organized for a report due in
November, 1996. Trish Angus, Lorna
McCallum and Tim Shireman volunteered
to serve on the Task Force, and are

looking for one member from ESL and
one member from Pure and Applied
Science and Technology.

Discussion also involved the approval
in principle of collaboration in the
offering of a Bachelor of Arts in Police
Studies with OLA, the Justice Institute
and BCIT. Before the Council considers
the notice of motion, Gary Parkinson and
Liz Peerless will be invited to speak to
the proposal at the June meeting.

Also to be considered next meeting is
approval of the proposed Diploma
Program in Hotel and Restaurant
Management for implementation in
September, 1996. A representative from
the Faculty of Commerce and Business
Administration will speak to this motion.

The Council did approve in principle
the 14-point proposal offering an
Advanced Certificate in the Applied
Environmental Studies Program effective
September, 1997. |