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After considering topics such as
finances and external pressures, the -..
Steering Committee decided to focus
on student issues for the 1991 study.

"We saw that as the main concern --
Student-centred issues," says
Cockburn. "This is a means by which
we can reinforce the quality of educa-
tion we’re offering to students, and to
aim at a higher level. We also want to
indicate to students that we are con-
cerned about the educational process
we are involved in."

There are five different topics
being examined (see below), with a
working committee for each. These
must report to the Steering Committee
by early January, 1992. The reports

will be presented at an open forum to
be held at the College in February.
The Steering Committee makes its
final report to the College Board in
March. The Board then chooses an
external team to visit the college in
April.

Cockburn is asking faculty to get
students involved. "We need
student insights and input, so we are
asking instructors to communicate that
to their students, We need their
perspective,” she says.

Students can gain valuable ex-
perience by volunteering as members
of the five working committees. "It’s a
great thing to have on a resume," says
Cockburn.

 

Students
Erin Burton 524-5698
Tina Homsy 525-8592

Faculty

Jean Cockburn 527-5184 (Library)

Staff

Administration

Board
Chris Mellalieu 462-9824

List of Topics

1. Description of current students

2. Student access to Douglas College
3. Admissions criteria

4. Quality of student life

5. Goal Attainment

6. Unit review process
7. Impact of 1986 Self-Study

 

Institutional Self-Study Steering Committee

Jean Gunderson 527-5024 (Psychiatric Nursing)
Dan Jones 527-5025 (Psychiatric Nursing)

Heather Avison 527-5240 (Laboratory Technician, Chemistry)
Jean Hammer 527-5180 (Departmental Assistant, Learning Resources)

Jim Doerr 527-5383 (Dean, Community Programs & Services)
Jay McGilvery 527-5316 (Chair, Social Sciences)

Liaison

Jay McGilvery
Chris Mellalieu
Heather Avison
Jean Hammer
Jean Gunderson

(The following two are standard Self-Study questions)

Dan Jones
Jim Doerr

Faculty and staff participation is
important too. "It’s part of their com-
mitment to the College as a whole,
and a chance to have a say in the
future of the College. You don’t get
many opportunities to make a con-
tribution like this."

But it’s more than that, says Cock-
burn. Institutional Self-Study
reinforces what’s already good about
the present systems. "We don’t often
give recognition to what has been
achieved. This is a way to recognize
the high standards that are already in
place. We want to reinforce what’s
good. It’s enhancement, rather than
improvement," says Cockburn. #

 

 

 

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