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vocational training system that is respon-
sive to labour market changes.

During the last week of August and first
week of September, a number of meetings
were held with Deans and Directors, as
well as specific meetings with Applied
Programs and Continuing Education per-
sonnel, regarding the proposed phase II
and phase III adjustment plans stemming
from the recent workload arbitration. As a
result of these meetings, some modest
changes were made to the draft plans
approved by the Board in July; these are
now in general circulation in the College
for review and comment. In Novemenber,
I will be presenting the final action plans
to the Board for review and implementa-
tion.

On September 3, the first student registra-
tion occurred using our new Banner
Software system. It appears to have been
a success, due in large part to the dedica-
tion of staff in the Admissions,
Accounting, and Systems and Computing
Units. A disheartening number of students
had to be turned away, although they met
all requirements for College programs. I
am dealing with a large number of letters
of complaint which are difficult to
respond to, because the complaints are jus-
tified. Special tribute must be paid to the
patient and courteous staff who had to
deal with large numbers of hostile queries
and complaints "on the line" and over the
telephone. &

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needs 28,000 new spaces during the next
five years to keep pace with growing en-
rolment demands.

The CKNW talk show will be held in
room 1614. The show will feature a
panel of guests and will allow time for
questions from the audience. The Con-
stitution will be discussed from 12:30pm
to 2pm, and education will be the topic
irom 2pm to 3pm.

Bye-Bye, Bill
It was like old times - except for the nattier tie.

Visiting his former office after resigning as Douglas College’s Public Information Officer,
Bill Bell just couldn’t resist playing wordsmith one last time.

"When I was hired as publicist I was actually the College’s second choice. The other person
quit after one day - I stayed 12 years.

"There," he told the Inside. "I just gave you your lead."

Naturally. As College spokesperson Bell had handled many interviews, most of them
tougher than this one. He had also supervised the "image" Douglas College presented
through its advertising and news releases. Away from campus, he enjoyed fencing with
reporters as a North Vancouver alderman and NDP political worker. It is hardly surprising
then, that Bell is leaving to become a senior-vice president with Profile B.C. - a manage-
ment consulting and public relations firm.

As he looked back , Bell discussed accessibility and a minister named Vander Zalm.

"I was able to implement different marketing ideas which I think helped establish the Col-
lege in the community," he said. "We were the first college in B.C. to go on radio. In our
promotion of the I-Care Program we reached out to people who were illiterate. We were
also able to make effective use of the ethnic media."

"Overall, what I tried to get across to administration, faculty and anyone who would listen
is that we have to stress accessibility in education. Serving high school graduates who can
find out about us through counsellors is important, but we also have to reach people who
have been in the workforce for years and who don’t know about the system."

And what about his most memorable time here?

"Tl was already known for my political work, when I had to be Bill Vander Zalm’s PR rep
when he was Education Minister and opening the campus. I did my job in a professional
manner, but what was interesting was that I had briefly met him 10 years earlier when I
was a long-haired radical student. He remembered meeting me, and I didn’t ask why."

(You are invited to Bill’s send-off at 4:30pm on Oct 8 at the Spaghetti Factory, 50 8th St ) a

 

 

 

 

 

Bon Voyage, Bill. After 12 years at Douglas College, Public
Information Officer, Bill Bell announced he Is leaving for a
career as a management consultant.