President’s Report Highlights - April (by Acting President Al Atkinson) On March 23, a College-wide forum was hosted by the Task Force on Organiza- tional Restructuring. It was well attended, and I think that people felt very pleased with the fashion their individual input was received by the Task Force. On March 30, with representatives from the Commerce and Business Department and the Centre for International Education, I attended a going-away dinner for Boon- tariga Lertsatwatana, a visitor from Thailand, who had spent six weeks at Douglas College observing instructional delivery systems and curriculum develop- ment in the Office Administration area. On March 31, I attended a meeting, with Gerry Della Mattia of the Advanced Edu- cation Council of B.C. (AECBC), of the Provincial Liberal Party. The purpose of the meeting, held at their invitation, was to prepare a policy/position paper for col- leges and institutes, as a contribution to their policy development leading to the next election. As a result of that meeting, a decision was made at the AECBC/CCEO that a non-par- tisan paper be developed, using the aegis of the AECBC. Bill Day, Doug Jardine, Glen Farrell and myself will be working on that paper to present to the Liberal Party or any other political party as the vi- sion or policy of the colleges and institutes system. Three meetings were held over the last month with the Coquitlam School Board and the City of Coquitlam in relation to the Pinetree Project. A Fun in the run "I beat Mike Harcourt!" As far as we know, the library’s Jean Coburn doesn’t have any political ambitions, but she certainly felt like a world-beater after a strong finish at the Vancouver Sun Fun Run on April 17. Coburn was one of several Douglas College runners who joined almost 18,000 other participants in the 10-kilometre event which stretched from the Hotel Vancouver to the Plaza of Nations via Stanley Park. While the event was held under ideal, sunny conditions, it wasn’t all a walk in the park. "At the starting line it was difficult to get going because of the crowd, it was quite crushed. Things didn’t free up until the entrance of Stanley Park when I started running to make up time, even though I had entered as a walker," said Helen Clarke, who finished in one hour, 51 minutes and 24 seconds, to beat her goal of two hours. Despite the crush, Clarke said the event "was a lot of fun." She added that the library team plans to challenge other departments to enter the event next year. The Douglas College corporate team, which included Patti Romanko. who recorded a blazing time of 52:35, Eleanore Nucho, Lisa Baer, Byron Mah and Coburn, finished 40 among 62 entries in the Government and Education Division of the Corporate Challenge. Other Douglas College entrants included Theresa Kenkel, Penny Swanson with daughter Kira, Catherine Doll, Jan Selman, Yvonne Mostert and Jacqueline Gresko. For the record, Coburn finished in 1:1:7 while the premier needed 1:9:28. INside INformation INside Douglas College is published the first Tuesday of every month by the Public Information Office. The next is- sue will appear Tuesday, June 7. Deadline for submission for next issue is noon Tuesday, May 24. Submissions on floppy disk in WordPerfect or ASCII format would be appreciated. Mate- rial may be edited for brevity and clarity. Tips, scoops and suggestions are al- ways welcome. Please contact the Public Information Office, (604) 527- 5325, FAX: (604) 527-5095, Room 4700 at the New Westminster campus, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 582 $s douglas college Ray honored Douglas College Board member Judith Ray, a Registered Nurse and Master of Public Health, received an Award of Excellence in Nursing Administration during a special ceremony in Vancouver on April 8 sponsored by the Registered Nurses Association of BC. Judith Ray Ray received praise for her leadership as well as for her role in developing an inte- grated model of service delivery for community care. One example of her work is an accelerated patient discharge pro- gram at New Westminster’s Royal Columbian Hospital. Ray is currently the continuing care man- ager at the Simon Fraser Health Unit in Coquitlam. She has served as a member of the Douglas College Board since May, 28, 1992. & Grant continued from page I foundation knowledge, or the theory, as well as the practical skills component. It also forces instructors to liaise withcontacts in the field to assess the applicability of what we are doing in the classroom as it relates to what is needed in the workplace." The grant will provide $55,035 in 1995-95, $40,359 in 1996-97 and $25,683 in 1997-98. Ilsever is hopeful the practicum option will eventually be able to provide placements for all students in the program. Financial Services admits up to 35 students each fall and spring semester.&