6 +yud- President’s Report highlights - May On May 3, I was interviewed by Don Young of Peat Marwick regarding a proposed accountability framework linking colleges, institutes and the provincial government. This interview was part of a series being carried out around the province. It is a precursor to a more rigorously defined system of accountability for colleges, institutes, and government. this systems is intended to be concerned with outputs and efficiencies, as well as inputs and registrations. On May 7 & 8, the Board of the National Adult Literacy Database met at Douglas College. The reason for this variance from the usual pattern of meeting in Central Canada, was that the NALD Board wanted to signal its appreciation for the support received from British Columbia on this long-term project. Between May 9 and 13, I attended an OECD Consultation in Quebec City on physical facilities and their interrelationship with changes in philosophy and substance of vocational, technical and career training programs. I have brought back a significant amount of material that will be of interest not only to ourselves, but to the school districts with which we are associated. On May 16, a group of educational administrators from Thailand received certificates from Douglas College commemorating a three-week intensive education and study program within Douglas College. On May 6, Mia Gordon conducted a full morning workshop on the topic of appeals and student conduct. It involved much of the Douglas College administration, as well as our Harassment Advisors. The workshop familiarized the group with the revised policy and regulations in this field. A full copy of the President’s Report to the Douglas College Board is available each month in the Public Information Office, or Administration. 4 Nutcharin Sasiphibul (right) was one of a group of education administrators from the Chandasakesem Teacher's College in Thailand who were presented with a special certificate by College President Bill Day on May 16. INside INformation INside Douglas College is published the first Tuesday of every month by the Public Information Office. The next issue will appear Tuesday, July 5. Deadline for submission for next issue is noon Tuesday, June 21. Submissions on floppy disk in WordPerfect or ASCIl format would be appreciated. Material may be edited for brevity and clarity. Tips, scoops and suggestions are always welcome. Please contact the Public Information Office, (604) 527- 5325, FAX: (604) 527-5095, Room 4700 at the New Westminster campus, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 582 $s douglas college Ravines continued from page 1 College faculty and students with people in the community in environmental projects. The May 28 clean-up of the Renfrew Ravine took place in partnership with the Collingwood Neighbourhood House. Keffer says they’re looking for a couple of hundred volunteers to help out at each ravine clean-up, which will take place over the coming summer with dates and details to be announced as they are set. “We’re after shopping carts, tires, refrigerators, all the big stuff that you can’t take out in a bag. They tend to be very polluting.” In addition to the ravine clean-up and trailbuilding campaign, the new grant will fund an Urban Habitat Classification and Remediation study also to begin this year. That study will classify natural habitats in urban areas and then involve the public in stewardship programs for those habitats. The clean-up and enhancement program follows the Institute’s 1993 Urban Ravine Study and will involve Douglas College students and volunteers from community groups. Future projects include energy policy reviews, a study of islands in the Fraser River and a study of urban forests. Douglas College biology instructor Dr. Valentin Schaefer, one of the IEU organizers, says the Institute has demonstrated that it can play an important role in investigating environmental issues, because it can address problems which governments and consultants won’t. “Consultants and governments are more hesitant to discuss certain issues because their statements may be misrepresented as policy by the public. Nevertheless, such overviews are very important in empowering the public to understand environmental issues,” he says. For more information on the ravine clean- ups, call Mona Keffer at 527-5522.