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President’s Report Highlights -

January-February

Between January 23 and 31, I was in
Mexico City heading a Canadian
delegation of college representatives ata
tnipartite education and training
conference hosted by the Mexican
government. The conference itself was a
direct product of the NAFTA agreement,
and reflects Mexico's anxiety and
eagemess to establsh connections in the
U.S. and Canada.

A copy of the paper I presented at the
plenary session on circumstances affecting
technical, vocational and career education
will be available later in March.

The future of the B.C. Construction
Industry “Skillplan” Project is in some
question as a result of a breakdown
beween the Construction Labour Relations
Association (CLRA) and several
construction unions. As a result, I have
spent some time attending meetings with
the CLRA and Skillplan Board of
Directors. |. am still reasonably confident
the project will survive.

On February 1, Denis Therrien,
Superintendent of School District No. 42,
John Watson and myself met to discuss
the longer term implications of the
involvement of Douglas College and
BCIT in Maple Ridge. A reasonably
“clean” relationship with Maple Ridge is
becoming more complex with the entry of
BCIT. and will therefore involve a
considerable amount of close attention to
joint planning. This will serve to increase
the responsibilities and profile of the
Director of the Maple Ridge campus.

On February 10, Ethel Blonden-Andrews,
Secretary of State for Training and
Labour, visited a Douglas College

political science class and delivered a
tecture.

On February 15, senior administration met
for a discussion on the future of Centre
2000. In its first nine months of operation,
the centre has been an outstanding success
in terms of program development and
contracting already achieved.

On Febmary 16, Dean of Community
Programs and Services Jim Doerr attended
a planning meeting sponsored by the New
Westminster School District Adult
Education Division, that is examining the
establishment of a community
development project within New
Westminster. In due course, | will name a
college representative to sit on that
committee. &

Foundation tops
$2.5 million

The recent $250,000 donation by the Real
Estate Foundation of B.C. to the Douglas
College Institute for Urban Ecology has
pushed endowments administered by the
Douglas College Foundation over the $2.5
million mark. *

"This is an important milestone,” said
Foundation Director Mark Crozet. who
expects the coffer to surpass $2.9 million
by the end of the fiscal year in March.

The Foundation administered $2.25
million at the end of 1992-93, and
awarded $130,000 in endowment monies
to students during that year. Final figures
for 1993-94 are expected to reach between
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personal counsellor as well as an advocate
of First Nations student issues. She will
also visit high schools to encourage First
Nations students to continue into
post-secondary education. While First
Nations students are at Douglas College to
educate themselves, Senyk likes to think of
education going both ways.

“There are many misconceptions about
First Nations’ cultures and tssues.” she
says,

To address these concerns, Senyk is
looking at providing cross-cultural training
at the College. “We would like to provide
workshops for the faculty, administration
and staff to open up the bridges of
communication,” says Senyk.

"I would like to keep people in touch with
both traditional and contemporary issues
tor First Nations people.” &

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Many respondents also called for
improved communications on College
health, safety and security issues. Of the
approximately 200 employees who
completed the survey, 68 percent reported
“no knowledge” of whether health/safety
rules were enforced and 8&2 percent
reported "no knowledge” of whether
recommendations following accident
investigations were implemented. The
team recommended use of WCB
workshops, orientation of new employees
and articles in the Inside as some steps to
address the issue.

Five new emergency telephones in the
underground parkade linked to Secunty’s
2400 number were installed following a
recommendation to “enable direct
communication with Security in remote
areas of the College.”

Another recommendation was to ensure
that all College employees receive
WHMIS training. To find out more about
the recommedations of the Review Team,
contact Kris Remmem at 5339 or Pat
Thomasson at 5363. &