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New Westminster Campus, David Lam Campus & Thomas Haney Campus

Joint effort reaps
reward for nursing
programs

A collaboration between Douglas College’s General Nursing Program and nine other

programs in BC earned them a national award in April. Selected by the Association of
Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) as the winner of its 2001 ACCC Program

Excellence Award, the Collaborative Nursing Program was chosen from about 30

applications from 175 member institutions. The criteria for the award are innovation,

portability, sustainability, effectiveness, participation and efficiency.

“We're very pleased with this recognition,” says Health Sciences Dean Joy Holmwood. “A

program of this magnitude is not known in North America. It’s a unique collaboration

that serves as a model for other programs.”

The Collaborative Nursing Program is a unique partnership between the 10 institutions
to share a baccalaureate nursing curriculum, teaching and learning strategies and program
policies that allow for a seamless transfer of students between the partner institutions. The

equality in decision making and control of the program among partners contributes to its

uniqueness.

“This Program emphasizes our commitment to delivering quality education,” says

Holmwood. “It provides the opportunity for our students to progress directly through to

degree programs at our partner sites.”

The College’s General Nursing Program offers the first five semesters of the Collaborative

Nursing Program in BC. At the completion of these semesters, students transfer to either

the University of Victoria or Kwantlen University College to complete the Bachelor of

Science in Nursing Degree.

In addition to the ACCC award, Douglas College and its partners received another major

recognition for its general nursing program quality in 2001. The Canadian Association

of University Schools of Nursing granted a full seven-year accreditation to all of the

partners in the collaborative nursing program in British Columbia.

The other institutions involved in the Collaborative Nursing program are Camosun

College, Kwantlen University College, Langara College, Malaspina University College,
North Island College, Okanagan University College, Selkirk College, University College
of the Cariboo and University of Victoria.

Spoken communications network a success

On May 11, 14 BC post-
secondary instructors met
at the College for an
educational exchange on
spoken communications.
Instructors of oral
presentations, intercultural
communications and
interpersonal skills
discussed the nature of
their work, common
themes, instructional
strategies, teaching
resources and the
challenges inherent in the

curriculum and assessment

of spoken communications.

Participants from

Malaspina University

College, Capilano College,
the College of New
Caledonia and Kwantlen
University College joined
Douglas College instructors

at the meeting.
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“The diversity of the
departments was
surprising,” says
Communications
instructor Lin Langley, one
of the organizers of the
meeting. “Those who
attended came from
Communications, Theatre,
English, Business, Nursing,
Sign Language
Interpretation, Chairside
Dental Assisting, ESL,

Early Childhood
Education and many of
the departments from
Child, Family and
Community Studies. It was
very useful to see the
diversity of conditions

under which people work”

Based on the positive
results of this meeting,
Langley and others are
forming an articulation
committee on spoken
communications. For more
information on the
committee and the next

meeting, contact her at

D27-5285.

 

   

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Douglas College values approved

Over the course of 15 months, hundreds of instructors, students, staff and
administrators contributed their thoughtful statements of deeply held
educational values. On May 17, the College Board approved the new values.
These guiding principles shape the Douglas College learning community and

govern our decision-making.
* We believe that students are our primary focus.

* We believe in fostering a dynamic, accessible and supportive teaching and
learning environment that prizes excellence and innovation. We value creative
and critical thinking and the will to challenge and be challenged.

* We believe in honouring the contribution and worth of all individuals. We
welcome diversity with its rich complexity and believe that all voices need to be
heard.

* We believe that it is our duty to be thoughtful and caring stewards of the
personal, physical and fiscal resources entrusted to us. We practice social,

environmental andcommunity responsibility.

* We believe that intellectual growth and exploration inspire well-rounded,
responsible and contributing citizens. We invite everyone into the excitement

and curiosity of learning.

* We believe in the power of dreams and in the power of education to make

them come true.

 

 

Farewell to TeleReg

As of August 29, 2001, Telephone Registration (TeleReg) will be discontinued and
replaced with Web Registration. Web Registration was introduced for the Summer 2001

semester, and to date its use is double that of TeleReg.

Students can connect to the Web Registration System from any Internet connection. For
those who are unfamiliar with the Web, information on using WebReg will be covered in
Registration Information Sessions. Sessions for Fall classes begin in June and continue
through to August. As well, students who are already enrolled may use College labs at all
campuses to access the system. Students with no other access can connect through the
College's public-access PCs, located in the Information Centre in room 2700 at the New
Westminster Campus, in the Atrium at the David Lam Campus, and room 2002 at the
Thomas Haney Campus.

New Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences

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The College is pleased to announce the
appointment of Dr. Graham Rodwell as
Dean of Humanities and Social
Sciences. Dr. Rodwell has been an
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary
Studies at the Technical University of
British Columbia since 1999. He has
also been the Program Coordinator and
the Head of Social Sciences at the Open
University of BC. In the United
Kingdom, he held various research and
social service management positions,
and was a tenured lecturer in Applied
Social Sciences at Lancaster University.
Dr. Rodwell will participate ina
number of College and Faculty events

Dr. Graham Rodwell, new Dean of
Humanities and Social Sciences

in May and June, officially assuming

his new post in August.

 

Quote of the Month

We believe in the power of dreams and in the power of education to make them come true.

Douglas College Values