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A REPORT TO OUR COLLEGE COMMUNITY

Douglas College 1982/83 Expenditure
Plan -

Impact on Staffing Levels and College
Operations

July 15, 1982

 

In order to provide "last year's” level
of service and support, including an
assumption of 9.4% overall inflationary
salary/wage increases, we calculate
that $13,785,000 is required.

The Ministry has allocated $12,362.000,
including student fees. Excluding a
grant to run the New Westminster
Permanent Building, this is 10.4% more
than last year - apparently adequate
to sustain present operations. Our
problem is based in:

- increased administration costs as

a proportion of college operations be-
cause of the split of Douglas into
Douglas and Kwantlen Colleges.

- this year's costs of faculty and staff
positons created partway through last
year, as a result of the "split".

- this year's costs of full-time
regular faculty positions created
partway through last year as a result
of our contractual agreement with the
Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Association.

- rapidly rising service and supply
costs.

- an actual reduction in Community
Programs budget allocations and little
"lift" in Student Services, Library
and Administration budget allocations
from the Ministry.

The reductions have been made across
the college and all areas have felt
the impact. The basic integrity and
instructional operating base for the
college have been maintained.

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interested in the impact on instructional
and student service areas of the college.
The following brief statements by
divisions will outline the significant
changes in services.

Academic Studies Division

The Division has cut 55 instructional
sections from a total of 426 - roughly
one-eighth of its offerings. Based

on 1981/82 registrations this will
result in 1342 course registrations
that will not be available in the 1982/
83 academic year. This represents
between 95 and 135 full-time equivalent
(FTE) students (calculated at 10
courses/FTE) in the academic program
who will not have access. In addition
this reduction has eliminated the intake
for students desiring a Certificate

in Criminal Justice. These actions
will reduce the Division's faculty by.
about 8 full-time equivalent faculty
(about 25 part-time faculty). In
addition, all discretionary funds such
as travel, and supplies, have been
reduced by 50%, and clerical service

in the Dean's office reduced by 503.

Applied Programs

The Applied Programs Division has made
every effort to accommodate the budget
cuts with a minimum reduction of
student capacity. However, there were
a number of cancellations, particularly
in part-time and free-standing courses,
as well as revision to program offer-
ings which primarily affected the
length of practicums.

In the Carmerce and Business Administra-
tion Department, the Property and
Building Management Program, which has
low enrolments, was cancelled, along
with 8 sections of the part-time Fire
Science Program.

Further reductions in this department
were effected by cancellation of the

 

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