ANNOUNCEMENT

Ed Redmond, Dean of Applied Programs, is retiring on
August 31, 1983.

In due course, we will have a chance to extend to Ed
our best wishes for his future activities.

The position of Dean of Applied Programs will be
advertised early in the new year, in order to provide an
adequate amount of time for interviewing and selection for this
critical position. We hope that the new incumbent will be
available to assume responsibility as of September 1, 1983.

In the meantime, I am assigning Ed as Staff Assistant
to the Principal, in order to ensure that a number of critical
tasks can be performed over the spring.

His primary responsibility will be to:

(a) develop appropriate information for the Lower
Mainland Cooperative Planning Group by which
the College and Institute offerings on the
Lower Mainland can be analysed.

(b) be responsible for the development and writing
of the College 5 Year Educational Plan according
to the guidelines to be provided shortly by the

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Ministry. In carrying out this task, Ed will be
using the information developed to date, and be 5
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I have assigned Gordon Gilgan, Dean of the Adademic Le
Divison, as Acting Dean, Applied Programs Division. This dual
role will necessitate some temporary internal arrangements in
both Divisions, effective December 1, 1982.
Summary re-assignment of committee responsibilities becomes
effective December 1:
Jim Doerr: -Appeals Committee
-Labor/Management Relations Committee
(Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Assoc.)
Gordon Gilgan: -Faculty Association
-~ERIC
Ed Redmond: -Open Learning Institute Advisory Committee

-Educational Leave Committee

William L. Day,
President,
November 25, 1982.