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DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD ;
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The Board will be pleased to hear that the Vancouver Foundation is sup-
porting the Purcell String Quartet in a one semester residency at Douglas
College. The quartet will be giving a number of public performances

and providing workshops for Douglas College music students.

The Douglas College theatre production “Working” will open next Thursday,
November 22nd. This production promises to be an exciting different
entertainment. It has received excellent reviews elsewhere, and the
Douglas College production will be outstanding. Board members are
cordially invited.

INTERNAL - PERSONNEL

I have made the decision to not fill the Director of Physical Plant and
Site Services position. On an interim basis I have assigned duties at
the policy level to Mr. Morfey, and at the operations level to Mr.
Leonard, whose title for the next 12 months will be Acting Director of
Facilities Services. This interim arrangement will be reviewed in June,
1985 and a final decision made in October, 1985.

Until a final decision is made regarding the office of the Registrar,

I have asked Dr. DellaMattia to assume necessary functions of the
Registrar. The staff of the Registrar's Office have been most helpful,
and the Board can be assured that over the short term, operations

are continuing smoothly. I expect to make an announcement at the next
Board meeting regarding permanent arrangements.

I have carried out a review of workloads of the Deans and the Bursar,
and have made some adjustments of responsibility for College-wide and
committee activities. I have asked Mr. Jim Doerr to take over primary
staff responsibility for the Douglas College Student Trust, with Mr.
Morfey providing financial analysis and advice. Mr. Gordon Gilgan

has been assigned to represent the College on the New Westminster
Chamber of Commerce. A two-year plan of activity assignments for the
Deans is under review, and will be approved at the next meeting of the
Management Committee. These assignments are intended to change
annually, in order to insure stimulation, and breadth of knowledge
among the Deans.

Negotiations have commenced with the BCGEU reg rding renewal of the-

 
    

current contract. DOUGLAS CULLE

INTERNAL - GENERAL ? ARCHIVES

On Tuesday, November 6th, Jesse Sedhu, President of the Student Society
met with me to discuss concerns of the student body, basically centering
around the impact of funding restrictions forecast over the next three years.

On Tuesday, November 13th, the administrative personnel of the College

met to review my draft responses regarding the Administrative Operations
Review report. The meeting was most helpful to me, and will allow me to
produce a final document in the very near future. 1 expect that the Board
will have this available for their information before the next Board meet-
ing. I will ask for it to be tabled at the Finance, Facilities & Personnel
Committee, in order that I can have the benefit of their commentary

and advice.

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