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People around the world can travel the information autobahn |

to Douglas College's new web Site.
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“Douglas College has been able to
create a home page which is more
comprehensive and balanced than many
other educational sites in B.C. The site
provides a framework for reaching a
world-wide readership. Development will
now depend upon the initiative of
individuals and departments as they
discover how the site can serve their
needs,” says Barber.

Planning for the home page focussed
on two basic goals, he adds. The
objectives are to promote exchange of
educational information, increase
awareness of Douglas College services
and events.

Faculty and staff members who create
material meeting any of these goals are
encouraged to link by contacting the
Communications and Marketing Office or
Systems and Computing. Guidelines for
creating a home page are available in the

 

Communications & Marketing Office,
Room 4700.

Information for creating home pages is
also available on the internet (including
links on the College Home Page under
Local Interest). Douglas Development has
also planned home page workshops for
the fall.

“College resources to develop new
sites are very limited so individuals and
departments planning to link with the
College Home Page will need to take on a
self-learning approach and use the World
Wide Web itself to develop their
programs,” says Barber.

The address of the Douglas College
Home Page is www.douglas.bce.ca. The
site can be accessed on-campus through
computers with Netscape in employee
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New project
examines
welfare
recipients’
needs

Many students at Douglas College are
people on Income Assistance, and many
more potential students have difficulty
enrolling and succeeding here. A new
project sponsored by the Ministry of
Skills, Training and Labour will look at
ways in which welfare recipients can
access the College, get support while they
study here, and get jobs when they leave.
Called the Institution-Based Training
(IBT) initiative, it’s also about building
links to community resources and pre-
employment programs. |

The barriers are more than financial;
they have to do with College structure and
culture. The IBT project, which will be
undertaken by a team coordinated by
DVST Instructor Linda Forsythe, involves
examining student intake and support
procedures in several College
departments. Phases one and two run
from September to December, and involve
learning about what’s needed and
designing a program. Upon Ministry
approval of funds, the third phase begins
in January 1996 -- implementing the
program!