Excerpts from the PRESIDENTS
Report to the Board

All divisions of the College now have Capital and Operating
Expenditure plans for the current fiscal year. In October, a review
of our budget status will be provided to the 8oard, together with
recommendations from the Management Committee regarding any rolling
adjustments that have to be made at that time.

Work is progressing in the Applied Programs Division on a
meeting with Ministry officials regarding future applied programs,
with emphasis on the engineering-related fields. The base document
for that meeting was reviewed with the Education and Services
Committee last week. The Applied Programs Division have also devised
a system for handling substitute and contract instructor hirings and
a management, that has been adopted by all divisions of the

‘ollege.

_ The Academic Studies Division is completing its final registra-
tionsand course adjustments. A divisional statement of philosophy,
goals, and objectives is almost complete. Of 210 sections offered
in the Academic Studies Division, around 7% were cancelled due to
low enrollment. Of the remaining sections, enrollment levels are
very good; 25 - 30% are full with waiting lists, and less than 20%
of the sections now operating have less than 50% of scheduled
enrollment. Most of these latter courses are 2nd year or service
courses to other groups.

Community Programs are on the point of registration throughout
the College district. Both the CAIMAW Adult Education Project and
the Lakeside Project with the B.C. Correction Service are on the
point of implementation. More information will be available to the
Board in due course through reports from the Community Programs and
Services Division, although we would be pleased to answer any
questions from Board members at this time.

The Educational and Student Services Division mas had a busy
month, with our new student enrollment and registration systems. A
procedures manual is in production at this time, which will provide
the beginnings of a College-wide reference for all employees... in
addition, a style manual for advertising is in production. Mr. :
DellaMattia chaired a very successful workshop on the "Sunset Clause”
of the Colleges and Institutes Act last week. He devoted a con-
siderable amount of time to analysis and preparation for the workshon
and as a direct result of his activities it was a very high quality
educational experience for the entire administration.

 

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The Director of Physical Plant and Site Services, has been coping
with the immediate results of severe budget cuts in his area, the full
impact of which haveyet to be felt by the College. It is clear that
the standard of cleanliness and maintenance of our existing Physical
Plant will be radically reduced this year.

A very successful testing program was completed of the pronosed
glass concourse roof structure for the new campus. Mr. Graydon is
delighted with the results, and authorization has been given to our
contractors to commence work on the main structure. All work on the
new campus is progressing on or ahead of Schedule, and the budget con-
tinues to be well under control. A meeting of the Permanent Campus
Project Steering Committee is scheduled for next week, at which time
a detailed accounting will be provided regarding the entire nroject.

A successful meeting was held with the interested parties, at
which time the College formally requested action on the part of the
City in releasing to its use the Simcoe Park area, as per the College
Board Motion of last Fall.

. The meeting was
successful, and we can now operate in some confidence that Simcoe Park
will become the recreational and P.E. training site that was guaranteec
to the College as a condition of its move to downtown New Westminster.

Douglas College made a justification of its proposed 1982/83
budget to a joint meeting of the Provincial Councils, and the Ministry

Standing Committee. From the administration point of view, it
was useful. Our thinking seems to have held up reasonably well under
the questioning of both Ministry officials, and members of the
Provincial Councils.

The observations of the College Board regarding College Philosophy
have been returned to the college community for consideration and
staffwork. A commentary and recommendations for change of the Collene
Philosophy statement, should that be required, will be presented to the
Board in mid-October. This statement will orovide the foundation for
our 5-Year Educational Plan,

As part of my involvement with the Council of Principals, I have
been responsible for settina uo a workshop of the council with the
Occupational Training Council, to examine mutual problems in operation
of the present system. The Occupational Training Council will be
turning out and spending the entire day with the colleae principals,
so we feel that it will likely be a worthwhile exercise.

I have reviewed the remuneration of our current administration,
and will be discussing this matter with the Finance, Facilities and
Personnel Committee in due course.

I have had a meeting on the United Way Campaign with reoresentative
of our three Associations. We have worked out an appropriate plan of
action. All three associations have been most co-operative. ‘Mr. Robert
Sawka, Director of Personnel, has been of considerable informal
assistance.

The statement on the impact of funding mechanisms on the adult
learner that was approved by the College Board in the Sprinn, was
presented by me to the Council of College Principals in August and
adopted by them as a position paper. Or. Lloyd Morin, Camosun College,
will be working directly with the Data Systems Committee of the Ninistrv
of Education, in an attempt to make clear to them the deleterious
effects of not recognizing the impact of part-time students in certain
programs. In addition, the document itself will be forwarded directly
to Dr. Grant Fisher as representing the opinions of the Council of
Principals. I hope that the same document will be furthered through
the BCAC, thus insuring that the problem is addressed at the political
as well as administrative level.

On a more personal note, | would like to note that the general
tone within the College at this time seems to be one of activity and
enthusiasm. I am impressed with the vigour with which the Deans are
addressing their responsibilities, and especially with the amount of
inter-divisional co-operation and support that is occurring.