President’s Report Highlights - December

I met with the Community Social
Service Worker Program Advisory
Committee at their November meeting.
This was an opportunity for me to be
oriented to the work of this broad-based
community group. I was particularly
interested in hearing a first-hand report of
a student’s very positive experience with
Prior'Learning Assessment. I have asked
the Chair of the Advisory committee to
make a presentation to the Education
Council about her PLA experience.

Myrna Popove, Bill Day, Mark Crozet
and I attended a fundraising meeting with
the North East sector mayors to request
their support for a one-million dollar
bursary fund. Mark prepared a crisp and
clear presentation, which has led to
meetings with all village and city councils
over a two-month period. The first of
these meetings - with Port Coquitlam City
Council - has already occurred.

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Betsy Bruyere, First Nations
Coordinator, has given me a detailed
briefing on aboriginal and First Nations
issues in British Columbia, on native
students at Douglas College, and the
positioning of the First Nations
Coordinator at Douglas College.

T had the opportunity to meet Mr.
Steve Baxter, Vice President,
International and Western Regional
Manager Jeff Goldstein of Data General.
This was an opportunity for a number of
College administrators to get reacquainted
with senior levels of Data General, and
talk about upcoming projects.

On Monday, December 11, I met with
the Chairs of the College Board Standing
Committees and the Chair of the Board to
discuss the President’s roles and goals for
the upcoming year. We discussed
evaluation process in general, and I
indicated that I would be initiating a

similar evaluation process for the Vice
Presidents to assess performance and
ensure accountability. A copy of the draft
goals will be part of the January College
Board agenda.

I have been named the Council of
Chief Executive Officers’ representative
to the Standing Committee on Education
Technology (SCOET). The Chair of
SCOET, Jim Bizocchi, from Capilano
College, has given me a lengthy briefing,
and provided me with reading material for
further orientation.

A short video presentation is being
prepared under the guidance of Janet
Knowles, Centre 2000, in support of our
application for a ‘Career Store’ in
Coquitlam. In the film, I am able to stress
the College’s commitment to the concept,
which will assist youth between 15 and 29
to develop their skills, provide career
counselling, and get the education they
need. I

 

 

 

 

The top
of the
heap

This team of
students used
pyramid power
(and good
volleyball skills)
to win Douglas
College’s fall
intramural
volleyball league.
Seen here are (I to
r, bottom row):
Todd Thompson,
Steve Beaudry,
Junior da Silva;
middle row: Terry
Walter, Krista
Mlinritsch; top:
Pam Paraiso.