President’s Report Highlights - September

On September 20, I joined members of
the Senior Administration, the College
Board, and the Chair of Education
Council, at an AECBC Interactive
Workshop on “Transforming Community
Colleges to Meet the Challenges of the
Future”. This provided an opportunity for
the group to examine issues related to
future strategic initiatives and processes
for Douglas College and the college
system.

On September 15, Peter Greenwood
represented the Senior Administration,
and brought my greetings, to visitors from
our sister institution in Japan -
Momoyama Gakuin University. Prof.
Toru Miyake, Mr. A. Watanabe, and Mr.
Eizo Hara, were on a tour of various
colleges in B.C., and visited Douglas
College before flying home.

On September 18, I attended my first
meeting of Education Council. I would
like to thank Roberta Bend for providing
me with an orientation both to the
committee, and to the agenda.

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On September 18, I was welcomed at
the Health Sciences Breakfast, and
attended the first part of their Department
Meeting. Over the next weeks and
months, I hope to be able to meet with all
Departmental Committees, as part of my
familiarization process.

On September 20, I had an informal
meeting with Devron Gabor, Director,
Access & Health Programs Branch of our
Ministry, to begin discussions on
significant issues facing Douglas College
and the post-secondary system in B.C. He
is arranging for me to meet the Deputy
Minister and staff in Victoria in early
October.

On September 21, I had an informal
meeting with the President of the Douglas
College Student Society. It was a get-
acquainted session, and an opportunity for
us to share our thoughts on a number of
issues - both short-term and longer term.

 

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On September 18, I received a briefing
on the Pinetree Capital Campaign from
Myrna Popove, Mark Crozet, and Debbie
McFadyen. I look forward to working
closely with the Campaign Steering
Committee in identifying needs, and
accessing aid. In this regard, on
September 19, I attended a meeting of the
Technologies Liaison Committee, which I
found very helpful.

On September 7, I attended the
Thomas Haney Centre Student
Welcoming Barbecue. It was a pleasure
meeting the faculty, students and
professional staff at the Centre. I intend
to be a regular visitor to Thomas Haney
Centre on an ongoing basis.

I have begun a series of strategy
meetings with Brad Barber, Director of
Communications & Marketing, to discuss
communications issues. Mr. Barber is
arranging for me to meet the media
through a series of meetings, in order to
help us to get our message out to the
communities we serve. 1

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