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Inter Office Memo ate: November 15, 1984.

 

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EXTERNAL MATTERS - MUNICIPAL

The Royal City Development Group has asked Douglas College to be the
agent for the forthcoming publication "New Westminster - Community
Economic Profile". College personnel have played an important role in
the research and development of this document, and will be continuing
to work with other economic and social partners in the development

of an economic strategy for the City. The College is involved in a
similar pattern of development, in partnership with the Coquitlam
Chambers of Commerce.

On November 5th, I addressed the Burnaby Rotary Club on the subject
of B.C.'s community colleges and their social and economic importance.

As part of our ongoing effort to enrich our community relationships,
we now have a member of the Douglas College administration in all
Chambers of Commerce in the region. This is a long term investment
in the community relationship. We believe that it will lead to an
increased use of the College as a community resource, and also enable
the College to play a more helpful role in assisting people to move
back and forth between education and employment.

EXTERNAL MATTERS - EDUCATION

On October 19, the B.C. Political Science Articulation Committee met
at Douglas College.

On October 20th, the BCAC Public Information Committee, on which I
sit as a representative of the Council of Principals, met and agreed
on some proposals for improving the quality of information to the
general public about the college and institute system. These pro-
posals will be presented to the BCAC Executive this month.

Between October 21 and October 29, the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development sponsored a policy consultation

in Heerlen, Holland. It was a privilege to be invited as a

guest of the Dutch government and the OECD. The primary topic
of the meeting was the implications of current technology for
post-secondary and higher education, using the new Dutch and
Japanese Open Universities as case studies. I was in attendance,
representing the perspective of community college education,
which is viewed internationally as one of a number of alternate
systems for making education and training accessible to the adult
population. It was an extremely stimulating week, reaffirming