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Gordon Gilgan has consented to act

as the Administrator responsible
for the welfare and development
of the Centre. A program of

activities has already commenced,
and I that believe as a result of
visitations to Japan and Hong Kong
over the next couple of weeks, Gordon
will be in a position to work with
interested faculty on the development
of an exciting array of opportunities
for new experience and learning
for Douglas College people.

At this time, I would like to
acknowledge the presence of Therese
Shak of the Caritas Hong Kong
organization, which Gordon = and FE
will be visiting for several days
in two weeks’ time. Therese has
been kind enough to invite us to
visit with Caritas personnel, in
order to discuss possible long term
cooperative arrangements. Therese
has just finished meeting with the
faculty and administrators interested
in the Centre for International
Education. Gordon tells me we now
have a total of 26 faculty that
have signified an interest in being
involved.

E. COLLEGE FOUNDATION

After considerable experimentation,
and much consideration, the College
Board has approved the establishment
of the Douglas College Foundation,
whose purpose is to raise community
resources in order to further the
development of the performing arts;
community and college based recreation
programs; and student aid.

The Douglas College Student Trust

was the precursor of this
organization, focusing solely on
student aid. By any measure, the

Trust was a success, and the
experience with the Trust convinced
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a worthwhile initiative for the College.

The Student Trust, in its one year
of existence, was able to focus activity
to the extent that approximately
$250,000. is now held in trust account
for student aid. The interest on
this capital sum is already yielding
sizeable sums of money every semester
for student aid. We look forward
to the same kind of vigor being brought
to bear in the area of the performing
arts and recreation/athletics.

A number of outstanding community
people have already signified eagerness
to become community members of the
Foundation Board, and members’ have
now been appointed from the Board
of the College and the Administration.
Discussions are ongoing at this time

regarding the possibility of
representatives of the Douglas’ and
Kwantlen Faculty Association, the

BatccGelts Ung and the Student Society
also sitting as Members of the
Foundation Board.

Why should the Foundation be involved
in the arts and athletics/recreation?

Clearly, the area of community
recreation, and if I may use the term
"the entertainment and cultural arts"
are assuming steadily higher profiles
in our. society. This is in spite
of the chronic problems of funding,
and the scepticism regarding the utility
of such activities. In fact, these
fields have become major centres of
economic activity throughout North
America, and B.C. is no exception.

Through good luck and some good
management, Douglas College finds
itself in possession of some of the
finest performing arts, and _ physical
education and recreation-related
facilities in British Columbia’ that
are suited for education and training.