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The Douglas College Newsletter

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Douglas College teams
up with UCFV to offer

degree

Local students wishing to
major in psychology can
now earn a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Psychology at

Douglas College.

In response to high
demand from students, the
University College of the
Fraser Valley (UCFV) and
Douglas College have
partnered to create the
Douglas College/UCFV
BA program. Students will
graduate with a BA in
Psychology from UCFV.

The program starts this
September, and students
are guaranteed seats in the
courses offered to graduate
in June 2006. It is
particularly beneficial to
students who have an

Associate Degree in Arts

College forges partnerships in the East

Douglas College is on the

move again in China.

A partnership between the
College and the
Heilongjiang Institute of
Science and Technology
(HIST) will bring the
College's first degree-
granting program to
Heilongjiang province this
Fall. Located in the city of
Harbin in northern China,
HIST will start offering the
English-language Bachelor
of Commerce program to
120 students. After the
first year of the program,
approximately 40 students
will be able to complete
their second year of studies

at Douglas College.

“International projects like

and to current students
and graduates of Douglas
College.

“Douglas College students
are already familiar with
the faculty and staff who
will be teaching their
courses,” says Dr. Kathy
Denton, Psychology
Department Chair. “They
also don’t have to worry
about transferring to
another institution or
moving outside of the

Lower Mainland.”

Students will also benefit
from the lower tuition fees.
“All of the program’s
instructors have PhDs,”
oe
says Denton. “It’s a great
way to get a university-
level education.”

While students should

this can be used as an
incubator to develop
degree-granting programs,”
says Guangwei Ouyang,
Douglas College’s Director
of International Projects.
“We are establishing a track
record in running four-year

programs.”

Further south, things are
still booming in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Institute of
Foreign Trade (SIFT), a
long-term partner of the
College, along with a new
partner, Levco Holdings
Ltd., are teaming up with
the College to offer the
Quality Assurance Program
this September. This
program will expose
Chinese manufacturers to

the expectations of the

have an Associate of Arts
before starting this
program, they may still
apply for admission to the
BA program provided they
complete their Associate
Degree by December
2004.

Eligibility, application
procedures and other
questions will be answered
at information sessions on
Monday, May 10,
1-2:30pm, room 4308,
New Westminster Campus;
or Tuesday, May 18, 4:30-
6pm, room 3412, New
Westminster Campus.
Information sessions are
free and open to all; call
local 5780 to register. For
more information please
contact Dr. Kathy Denton
at dentonk@douglas.be.ca
or local 5562.

North American buyer and
focus on total quality
control.

“The program will first
train Chinese exporters,
and then the
manufacturers,” says
Guangwei Ouyang,
Douglas College’s Director
of International Projects.
“We designed the
curriculum, and the core of
the program is quality
assurance, marketing and

international trade.”

College faculty are also
heading to China fora
variety of activities. In May,
Sussan Thomson and
Frank Leonard of
Humanities and Social
Sciences will visit the

Shanghai Administrative

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Forum examines vision for the future

 

Left to right: Heather Barnes, Student Representative to the Education
Council; Susan Witter, Douglas College President; Rita Chudnovsky,
Douglas Development; and John McKendry, VP Instruction.

The New Westminster Campus Boardroom was full to bursting on May
26 during the College-wide forum, “Our Vision for the Future -
Planning the Next Steps.” Over 100 people attended in person while
many participated via video conference from the David Lam Campus.
College President Susan Witter discussed the changing external
context; VP Instruction John McKendry discussed a path to the future;
and Student Representative to Education Council Heather Barnes
presented the student perspective. Eight other people presented points
of view from across the College, followed by an open discussion.

Institute (SAI) to give
presentations and do
professional development
focused on government
decision making and law
and public administration.
Also in May, Les Marshall,
Elisabeth Carter and
George Robertson of
Commerce and Business
Administration are heading
to SIFT to complete
curriculum updates for the
joint degree program in
financial management,

banking and security.

Over the summer, Bob
Shebib, Bruce Hardy,
Doug Estergaard and John
Fox from Child, Family
and Community Studies
are collaborating with four

professors at SAI to

co-author a book on
governance and
community service in
Vancouver and Shanghai.
In October, College
President Susan Witter will
deliver a speech at the
Global President’s Forum
hosted by Shanghai

Normal University.

Closer to home, the
prestigious East China
University of Politics and
Law will be sending a
contingent to Douglas
College to discuss
criminology and Canadian
study programs in August,
while 20 people from SAI
will arrive this Fall for
professional development
in the area of law and

public administration.

New

Members

The College Board and
Education Council
welcome some new and
returning
representatives from
around the College.

The Board welcomes
student representatives
Michael Ouellett and
Joel Koette, faculty
representative Adrienne
Peacock, and support
staff representative
Brenda Pickard.

Education Council
welcomes student
representatives Joel
Koette and Jeremy
Gervan for the New
Westminster Campus
and Peter Tong and
Khairil Rosli for the
David Lam Campus.

 

Quote of the Month

“Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travelling. ”

Margaret Lee Runbeck