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follow-up meeting will be

INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / JANUARY 10, 1989

 

 

held in January and I expect that
there will be a joint meeting

with members of the college
educational administration there-
after.

On December 1, the Com-
munity programmers had a
meeting involving Peter Green-
wood, myself and Jim Doerr,
regarding problems that they are
experiencing, and concerns they
have, regarding budget struc-
tures and information. This
group of nine people is respon-
sible for organizing non-credit,
community based courses and
programs that now involve
more than 20,000 registrations
annually and employs over 400
non-credit instructors per
semester. This represents a
major organizational challenge
and commitment.

The meeting was helpful in
clarifying and in some cases
resolving concerns. This group,
like the remainder of the Col-
lege, is now experiencing
difficulties resulting from the
fact that our main campus is
now so heavily used that it is be-
coming increasingly difficult to
meet growing community needs.

On November 24, December
2, and December 13, meetings
occurred in Maple Ridge on the
topic of our current growing
operation in Maple Ridge and
the future as defined by the
Telosky Project. The Board
should be aware of the fact that
registrations in Maple Ridge
have doubled during this past
year. This success story, as
usual, carries with it its own
problems in terms of a need to

assess stafting and support
levels.

On November 24, the College
Board had a workshop, focuss-
ing on the question of Board
operations and the relationship
of the Board to long-range plan-
ning. A presentation was made
to the Board by Mr. Gerry
Trerise, past Chairman of the
Board, which provided the basis
for a very useful five-hour meet-
ing.

The last three weeks have
seen two excellent theatre
productions - Kiss Me Kate, and
Battle of Angels. Kiss Me Kate
was a joint production of the
Music, Theatre, and Stagecraft
Programs. Battle of Angels - a
studio production - resulted
from the collaboration of the
Stagecraft Technology and
Theatre Programs. Audiences
were large and enthusiastic for
both productions.

D. INTERNAL MATTERS
- GENERAL

The "I Care" Program held its
Open House on the evening of
December 14. This gathering
celebrates the contribution of
both learners and volunteers to
this community-based literacy
program.

During the month, the Col-
lege Foundation had its regular
meeting, and heard plans for the
corporate campaign which is to
be commencing this Spring.
The endowment of the Founda-
tion is well past $600,000, and
the Foundation Board has set a
goal of reaching $1,000,000 for
the next year and a half.
Returns on the College Founda-

donations continue to come in.
Significant donations have been
received recently from the New
Westminster Elks, Kentucky
Fried Chicken Itd., and ICL Ltd.

On December 9, the Interna-
tional Education Program
sponsored a social evening,
giving thanks to the families
that host our international stu-
dents.

On December 6, a large party
was held in honour of the
forthcoming retirement of Silvia
McFadyn-Jones, of the Early
Childhood Education program.
Silvia has been a prime mover
in the Early Childhood Educa-
tion movement in British
Columbia, and is held in high es- |
teem in the educational
community. This party resulted
in students, faculty, ad-
ministrators, past graduates, and
friends from around the
province all turning out toa
very large and exuberant party.
Members of Social Services and
Allied Health Department are to
be congratulated for their hard
work,

On December 15, a
Christmas party was held for all
College employees. This party
was organized and hosted by the
Liberal Arts Department, and
was another great success.

Lest the Board conclude that
nothing goes on at Douglas Col-
lege but parties, I should
mention that Hank Naylor -
recently retired faculty member
from the Construction Manage-
ment Program and Bill Morfey -
our recently retired Bursar have

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tion endowment to date have
become quite substantial, and

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