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Douglas College

July 2006

The Douglas College Newsletter ™ New Westminster Campus, David Lam Campus

 

Self Employment Program Wins ACCC Program Excellence Award

An award is an honour but the
recognition is what really matters.

Although they knew they had
won the prestigious Program
Excellence Award from the
Association of Canadian
Community Colleges (ACCC),
the Douglas College’s Self
Employment program (SEP)
team was not aware of the award’s
reputation.

The award follows on the heels of
the program’ s 11th anniversary, a
Douglas College Team Excellence
Award win, the graduation of over
2,000 learners, and a staggering 93
percent rate of grads starting new
businesses.

“This is really a big deal. We had
no idea of the size and scope of
this award,” says Val Lockyer,
SEP’s Assistant Program Manager.
“I'm so proud of the program and
especially of our graduates who
come back to mentor and train
current participants. They build
more than businesses, they build
their own community.”

The Douglas College contingent
g
at the annual conference in

Scholarly
Activity
Coordinator
Selected

Tom Whalley has been selected
as the successful candidate

for the Scholarly Activity
Coordinator position. This is a
two-year appointment beginning
September, 2006.

This past year the position of
Scholarly Activity Coordinator
was established when Whalley was
appointed to an initial one-year,
quarter-time position.

“Tom has done an excellent job of
establishing the Scholarly Activity
Coordinator as a key position
within the college. He has
provided a great deal of support

to College personnel submitting
applications to the Scholarly
Activity fund and has chaired

the Scholarly Activity Fund peer
review adjudication committee,”

 

Calgary joined 1,100 participants
representing 150 colleges from over
900 communities.

“This award really goes to
everyone on the SEP team

who has spent the last 11 years
developing this program. They are
absolutely deserving of any and
all praise. They are responsible
for the evolution of the program
and creating an environment
that creates graduates who are
emissaries of Douglas College.”
says Trevor Van Eerden, Associate

Director, The Training Group.

“SEP, with its program success and
reputation, had every chance of
capturing an award. I was pleased
to sit amongst the other college

 

board members, administration,

faculty, staff, admin and students Front Row (left to right): College board Karen McKitrick, Jan Lindsay, Val Lockyer, Susan Witter and

Pam Tetarenko . Back row (left to right): Board member, Ben Kendall, Bob McConkey, Trevor Van Eerden,
Carolyn Cooper-McOuatt and Blaine Jensen

and watch a Douglas College
program get the recognition it
deserves. I heard compliments
from not only national colleges,

McOuatt also gave a presentation

but international colleges as well,” highest success rate for businesses Employment Program call

entitled Building a Community 604-777-6012

says College president, Susan

Witter.

Lockyer and SEP Marketing
Manager, Carolyn Copper-

started by graduates. Tellingly, the

of Entrepreneurs. \t focused on presentation showcase video was

the SEP’s unique approach to produced by a SEP graduate. For

business development strategies more information about the Self

and the creation of the nation’s

says Jan Lindsay, Vice President,

Education.

With the expansion of the
position, Whalley will be moving
forward on many key strategies
to support faculty and student
involvement in scholarly activity.

“After 28 years with the College, I
am impressed by the broad range
of quality scholarship done at
Douglas College by faculty with
national and even international
reputations for their work. I hope

 

to promote the work of these
faculty members and provide
support for new faculty aspiring to
do scholarly work,” says Whalley.

Community Social Service Worker students Chandra Evason, Carli Travers and Erin Davis interact with
children from a care facility in Masaka, Uganda. The trio and Jen Malterer (not pictured) are completing a
three-month community health volunteer project in the African nation.

 

Quote of the Month

If the first of July be rainy weather,

It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.

— John Ray (Wray), English Proverbs