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Geoff Shuttleworth to discuss progress, and
a Board workshop; during which time the
Board has considered the implications of the
planning process, and given direction to the
administration on the basic assumptions to
be taken into account in the plan.

Mr. Andy Andrews, Director of Program Plan-
ning and Development, Gordon Gilgan and I
have met on several occasions to discuss op-
tions for the future in the area of vocation-
al and technical training. Work has also
been continuing on the clarification of cri-
teria for the. ranking of budget decision
units, which I will be referring to here-
after as budget activity units. This work
has concurrently involved presentations to
and criticisms from the Educational Policy
and Planning Committee which have been most
helpful to us in clarifying our approach to
the ranking of College services and activi-
ties.

On February 23, Dr. Bert Wales, the founding
Principal of Vancouver Community College,
and Mr. Dean Goard, former Principal of
B.C.1.T. and founding Principal of the Van-
couver Vocational Institute, paid a visit to
the College at my invitation, and spent a
very helpful four hours with me. These gen-
tlemen will be returning to provide further
informal advice to the College administration
regarding appropriate development activities
over the next few years.

On March 15, there was a final Facilities
Use Policy Workshop, which has been preceded
by a number of meetings with different con-
stituencies in the College. We expect that,
in the near future, a full policy document
will be recommended to the Board.

D. INTERNAL MATTERS - LABOUR RELATIONS

Negotiations are continuing with the B.C.
Government Employees' Union, and negotiations
are imminent with the Douglas/Kwantlen Fac-
ulty Association. The administration is put-
ting together a "package" for the review of
the Board in the very near future.

 

 

Fraser Valley Sends Thanks |

Following is a letter addressed to Bill Day,
from John F. Potts, Director of Career Pro- !
grams, Fraser Valley College:

Thank you very much for the stimulating and
informative day we had at Douglas College.
Your beautiful new campus was exciting to
tour and the experiences you shared with us :
regarding your move into the new site will
help prepare us for our move. |

I wish to extend a special thanks to Gerry
Dellamattia for arranging the day and
Barbara Bessey for hosting the tour of the
facility. Please also extend our apprecia-
tion to: Ken McCoy, Laurie Fair, Pascale
Best, Ann Raffle, Jean Hammer, Sue Skinner,
Lorraine Aldridge, Julie Beaucaire, Debbie
Cowie, Karen Warren and Eileen Bowcott.
Also a special thanks to you Bill for ar-
ranging the weather, (your staff tells me
you went to considerable length to accomp-
lish this), which was perfect.

 

 

We look forward to a return visit from
Douglas, especially at our new facility in
Abbotsford, scheduled to open in the fall
term.

Sincerely,
John F. Potts

 

Library Magazines

A number of magazines in the Library have
proven to be so popular with patrons that
they are becoming worn out before they can
be bound. It is impossible to bind maga-
Zines when incomplete runs exist.

To help us ensure that Library holdings are
complete, it would be helpful if members of
the College Community would donate personal |
copies of magazines to the Library. Here is}
a list of high-risk magazines:

 

Canadian Consumer Consumer Reports

Life Psychology Today
Byte Beaver
Nibble Scientific American

National Geographic Sports Illustrated