EXPERIMENTAL CLASSROOM FURNITURE

Sceoz Klinkhamer, Project Assistant for
the New Westminster Permanent Campus and
our Interior Designer, is in the final
stages of decision regarding the form of
our new classroom furniture.. She is
looking hard at two types of chairs, but
wants to carry out a field-use study of
them. The Management Committee nas ap-
proved the purchase of 15 each of these
chairs in order to equip an experimental
classrcom. Your reactions to these
chairs should come to Sooz.

 

PROGRESS ON GOVERNANCE

Bill Day says that he hopes to have a
formal presentation to a special meeting
of the Management Committee prepared by
the time this Mad hatter is in circulat-
ion. Following a presentation to the
Management Committee, he will be carry-
ing the proposed model for governance
structure and processes to the Board, or
possibly re-circulating it for final
commentary and review to the College
community.

 

 

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TAJ MAHAL

New Westminster Permanent Campus is
coming along well, with the south (down-
hill side) building mass now having a
roof. We understnad that by mid-October
the general shape of the building should
be apparent.

Groups wishing to tour the site are re-
quested to contact Barbara Bessey.

There may be some waiting time involved,
as strict controls now have to be ex-
ercised on tour groups because of the
complicated volume of construction act-
ivity on the site. |

NAME CHANGE

Ed Redmond, Dean of Applied Programs,
is recommending that the name of the
basic piano tuning program should be
changed to "Basic Piano Tuner-Technician"
This was approved as a temporary action
by Management Committee on August ll,
subject to review and final decision by
the appropriate committee once our
governance system starts to function
this Fall.

 

 

 

EVENING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

The Management Commitee has approved the development of an interim plan for
evening administrative services. Andy Andrews and Gordon Gilgan are at work
on the "lan. They have been given authority by the Management Committee to
promulgate the plan as soon as it is prepared. The intent is that there will
be administrative support available four evenings per week on a regular
basis. We will test out the system this Fall, and change it as required.

 

QUIET HOUR ;

The Management Committee has agreed that there should be an attempt by
college administrators to make the period from 8:30 to 9:30 each morning
a "quiet hour". This will simply mean that people will be at their

desks if possible, that meetings will not be scheduled, nor telephone
calls originated. It is hoped that this will enable people to “keep the
paper moving" as efficiently as possible, provide time for some planning
of the day, and (who knows!) even time for some thinking.

 

DENTAL AUXILIARY PROGRAM COORDINATOR SEARCH UNDER WAY

Ed Redmond tells us that the hunt is now on for a coordinator for our new >
Dental Auxiliary program, which will incorporate our present chairside and yt
certified dental assisting programs into an expanded program. The new 2 ” |
program will also graduate "Level III" assistants who will be able to work =O
as dental hygienists. m OQ
The search for a coordinator will be an arduous one, as people with the Cy
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appropriate training and experience are scarce.