TO: DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD December 16, 1982.
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On November 30th, a meeting was held sponsored by New Westminster
School District, which I attended on behalf of the College. The ©
meeting involved a discussion of future directions in co-operative
education and training at the secondary school level.

_ On December 10, the Lower Mainland Co-operative Planning Group met,
in order to discuss further directions, once the data on the lower
mainland community college and institute programs has been assembled —
in January. The basis for the discussion was a report submitted by
myself and Mr. Tony Wilkinson of Kwantlen College. It was obvious
that our work was going to interlock closely with the provincially
developed guideline for 5-Year Plans which has been promulgated
recently. In the afternoon of that day, I participated in a meet-
ing with Dr. Grant Fisher and his staff regarding the 5-Year Plan-
ning process. The provincial requirements will involve some addi-
tional information, and some reprocessing of existing information,
that will be Mr. Redmond's responsibility to assemble over the next
few months. I

C. Internal Matters - Education Development

 

On December 2nd, Ms. Joy Leach, of Malaspina College led a series of
several workshops relating to the involvement of the College in
community projects and activities, that result in additional resources
being made available - thus extending the influence and value of the
College. Ms. Leach emphasized that while such activities in the long
run tended to generate funds that could benefit the College, they did
not result in activities that directly subsidized the activities
for which colleges are funded by the Ministry of Education.
However they greatly enhanced and enriched the nature of college

__ activities and the involvement of college personnel in community
activities. A more detailed report will be made by Mr. Emerton in a
separate part of this meeting. Mr. Jim Doerr, Dean of Community
Programs and Services and I will be reporting at a subsequent meeting
of the Board regarding a proposed set of policy guidelines and plans
of action in this area.

 

D. Internal Matters - Labour Relations ©

I have held discussions with the President of the Faculty Association
regarding the Association's concerns with the behaviour of the College
administration. The thrust of the Association's concerns are that
relationships with the Association should be viewed more seriously by
the College administration, and that there should be a clarifying and
codifying of the basis upon which communications occur between the |
College and individual faculty members. a

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