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centre that allows on-campus music
listening.

The new facilities include a sophisti-
cated instructional resource studio
with production capabilities at a
professional level. This presents 4
number of exciting programming options.
Investigations have begun on defining
the educational response to this grow-
ing need for people in the "information'
field of computer work.

 

 

PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO DOUGLAS COLLEGE
BOARD, JUNE 17, 1982

A. External Matters - Municipal:

Mr. Graydon and I have had a meeting
with Mr. D. Manning, New Westminster
City Administrator, regarding budget
difficulties we are experiencing with
the forecast cost of city services
and road rebuilding around the per-
manent campus. I have informed the
City Manager of the College's
absolute determination that the
budget will not be overrun. The

City Manager has promised full co-
operation in ensuring that the budget
allocation for this purpose, made in
consultation with the City two years
ago, will do the job.

B. External Matters - Education:

In company with members of the Board
and others, I attended the ACCC
Conference in Toronto, and the BCAC
Annual Conference and General Meet-
ing over the past two weeks. Other
members of delegations will be making
their reports in due course. It is
evident that on the national level,
issues of technological change in the
communications field, and the connect-
ion between occupational training and
the national economy are overriding
issues.

 

 

This morning, I met with Dr. Grant
Fisher and Mr. Ron Jeffels, to discuss
the Ministry's concerns over excess
educational space that will be coming
on stream on the lower mainland in
September, and some pessible ways of
reducing Ministry expenditures in the
leasing of outside space. I will be
reporting further on this matter in
due course. As a by product of this
meeting, I have invited Mr. Jeffels to
visit Douglas College over the next
couple of weeks in order to discuss the
roles of the two institutions over the
long term period.

There has been a steady stream of re-
quests for interviews and statements
relating to our current set of decisions
regarding our expenditure plan. Thus
far, I believe that the press has

fairly and fully reported on our sit-
uation.

C. Internal Matters - Education
Development:

The 5-Year Education Plan is in the
final stages of preparation. I am
informed that the full draft document
will be tabled within the next two
weeks.

A full budget has been presented to

the Ministry in regard to the fiscal
implications of ome or two additional
intakes of general nursing students.

The Board will remember that I have
committed the institution to an addi-
tional 32 nursing students this Sept-
ember, and that the implications of an
additional’ 32 in January are still

under review by the Management Committee.
ILexpect to be able to report on our
decisions in this regard by the next
Board meeting. é i pane a
I had the pleasure of attending social
events hosted by the Quebec Student
Exchange Program, and the I Care Pro-