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President's Report to College
Board, April 14, 1983

A. EXTERNAL MATTERS - MUNICIPAL

New Westminster City and the First Capital
City Development Company Limited are con-
tinuing their efforts to achieve a change
in legislation, which will allow the City
to make arrangements with Douglas College
regarding the future of Simcoe Park. I am
satisfied that both organizations are mak-
ing all possible efforts in this direction.

The College continues to host tour groups
and meetings because of the general inter-
est in the Royal Avenue facility. Today,
the Chambers of Commerce from the College
region combined to put on an educational
display in the Concourse.

Among other groups, the New Westminster
University Women's Club toured the facility
last week.

B. EXTERNAL MATTERS - EDUCATIONAL

The college hosted a luncheon meeting with
senior staff of the CEIC, in order to dis-
cuss possible involvement with Douglas Col-
lege in CEIC (Canada Employment and Immig-
ration Centre) sponsored programs. The
meeting was a success, and a number of pos-
sible contracts are being discussed - most-
ly revolving around data processing and
computer-related education.

I attended ceremonies at Kwantlen College
commemorating the opening of their new
technological training facility in Newton.
I conveyed the best wishes of Douglas Col-
lege, and our pleasure in Kwantlen's dev-
elopment to Mr. Wilkinson.

The President of Mount Royal College, and
his senior staff, spent several hours with

detail our system for planning and project
managing the development of the Royal Av-
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of the Canadian Association of Geographers,
three weeks ago, to a very successful two-
day conference of some 250 professionals
and educators.

I have had several meetings with Mr. Thom,
and other senior staff of the B.C. Instit-
ute of Technology, involving general con-
siderations of the relationship between
Douglas College and B.C.I.T. over the next
five years. These discussions have been
very useful, and will continue.

I am currently involved in a number of other
external activities which relate more or
less directly to Douglas College's develop-
ment. These include, involvement in the
Lower Mainland Co-operative Planning Com-
mittee and current discussions regarding

a lower mainland co-operative tele-college,
an "Advocacy Committee" sponsored by the
B.C. Association of Colleges in cO-opera-
tion with the Council of Principals, and a
Ministry sponsored committee on Technologi-
cal Education, with especial reference to
the concept of the “polytechnic” model of
education. In addition, I have been named
Vice-Chairman of the Council of Principals
for the next year.

C. INTERNAL MATTERS - EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
The Educational Leave Committee has made its
recommendations to me, and I am in the
process of sending out letters to a number
of faculty who will be on Educational Leave
during this school year. Once the letters
have been sent and confirmations received,
the Board will be informed of the details
of their projects.

I had the pleasure of giving a lecture to

a Philosophy 101 class, taught by Mr. Brian
Davies, two weeks ago. I was asked to pro-
vide arugments for and against liberal ed-
ucation in the community college, so I
found the exercise to be stimulating.

Work on the 5-Year educational plan is pro-
ceeding steadily. A document has now been
prepared which outlines in draft form the

 

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