INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / August 20, 1991

College considers interim Coquitlam campus

ss College hopes to offer cour-
ses at an interim Coquitlam cam-
pus in September, 1992 in preparation
for its permanent Coquitlam Centre site
which opens in 1994.

The understanding was reached fol
lowing a July 18 meeting in Victoria
when Jim Doerr, Dean of Community
Programs and Services and Gerry Della
Mattia, Dean of Human Resources and
College Development, talked with repre-
sentatives of the Ministry of Advanced
Education.

“In discussions it was acknowledged
that the initial enrolment at the per-
manent campus of 2,500 would be

administratively and financially difficult
if it were to happen in one chunk,” said
Della Mattia.

“Therefore we recognized that the
college should start offering some
programs in 1992 to begin working
towards that enrolment goal of 2,500
FTE (fulltime equivalent) students.”

Issues such as location, programs
and enrolment numbers for the interim
site are still in the planning stages. Direc-
tor of Facilities and Services Terry
Leonard has begun searching for tem-
porary space in the Coquitlam area.
Within Douglas College, meetings will
be held early in the fall semester to dis-

cuss which program areas should be of-
fered at the interim site.

Decisions in these areas are ex-
pected by November.

During the meeting, the Ministry also
accepted several recommendations
from the President’s Commission for
the permanent Coquitlam campus. It
was agreed that all planning should be
based on eventually reaching a maxi-
mum target of 5,600 FTE students.

The Ministry also accepted the con-
cept of exploring joint development
between Douglas College and the
Municipality for parking, recreational
and cultural facilities. m

 

 

In Memoriam

Fo all Douglas College faculty,
stall and administrators:

It is with deep regret that we
inform you that Heather
Carruthers, wife of Maple Ridge
Centre Director Rick Carruthers,
passed away on August 6, 1991.

Our sincerest condolences go out
to Rick and his family.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be
made in Heather’s name to the
Canadian Cancer Society. &

 

 

 

Kevin Aldridge:
Arts Management

or Kevin Aldridge, there really is no

business like show business.

As an instructor in Douglas College’s
new Arts Management Program,
Aldridge will explore the business side
of running theatrical and fine arts or-
ganizations.

“We want to give people a solid un-
derstanding of the nature of the field
and how it works,” says Aldridge, who
will teach a course on non-profit arts ad-
ministration.

“In the arts field of today, sometimes
it’s a matter of knowing when to put on
your grey suit or when to wear your
jeans.”

A native of Bombury, England,
Aldridge was raised in Montreal. He
earned his Bachelor of Arts at Concor-
dia, where he also completed graduate
work in Institutional Administration. His
varied theatrical background includes
stints as performer, box-office manager
and administrator with several com-
munity groups in Montreal.

 

   

 

 

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Interests include military history and a
16-year-old affair with the bagpipes.

“| always wanted to play a musical in-
strument, but everybody and their
brother were playing the guitar. The bag-
pipes were different enough to be
interesting.” @