QUOTE of the DAY
We have the chance to look closely at
program development, curriculum development,
and at new initiatives. ”

Mia Gordon
Dean of Human Resources and College Development

-INside

June 25,1993

 

 

 

The Douglas College Newsletter

 

 

It’s a go! |

We've got it on paper. Now, let’s build it

Planning money for Douglas College’s
Pinetree Way campus was released
Tuesday in Victoria by the Ministry of
Advanced Education, Training and
Technology.

Space planning begins immediately for
the construction of the 2,000 FTE (Full
Time Equivalent) facility, located on a site
near the Coquitlam Town Centre. Phase
e will open in 1996 with operational
ding for 750 FTEs.

There are two sides to the planning
process: program development, and the
facility itself. Mia Gordon, Dean of Human
Resources and College Development, says
that deciding on the program mix is at
the top of the planning agenda.

"The initial plan is for 2,000 FTEs, but
we'll be adding FTEs in chunks after
1996, so we need to decide how that will
happen. "

The process will be complete by the end
of summer, and Gordon stresses the need
for College departments to move quickly.

"We need to meet tight planning dead-
lines. If we don’t, we may lose the
priority from Victoria in terms of dollars
for capital projects.

Our aim is to keep people very well
6. We welcome suggestions for
Jformation flow, because I’m convinced
that if they have the information, the
departments can meet the challenge."

The 1991 President’s Commission, last
year’s Sigma Report, and the College's
ongoing Environmental Task Force have
all worked to identify possible program
areas, some of which could be integrated
across the applied and academic areas,
Gordon says.

 

"We want space programming
completed by
September 30

at the latest," says
Jim Doerr,
Dean of Community
Programs & Services.

 

"A major program area that we're looking
at is environmental studies. Another is
fine arts or visual arts programming,

but we don’t yet know how the new
programs will look."

On the facilities side, the project manage-
ment process begins now. That includes
hiring for project managers, space pro-
grammers and architects, and general
development of the site.

"We want space programming completed
by September 30 at the latest,” says Jim
Doerr, Dean of Community Programs &
Services.

"Eighty percent of working drawings
need to be done for the end of February
1994."

In a recent development, discussions
between Douglas College, the Municipal-
ity of Coquitlam, the Ministry of
Education and the Ministry of Advanced
Education have led to a shared-cost pro-
posal that would locate a high school
next to the new campus.

Doerr makes clear that it would not be
the sort of arrangement Douglas College
has at the Thomas Haney Centre in Maple
Ridge. The buildings may share some
facilities, but they will be separate units.

Also, says Doerr, it’s still too early for
definite information on positions for
College staff and faculty at the new
campus, but he says that should become
more clear when programs and services
are finalized. a

$s douglas college

 

 

If you would like more
information about the
Pinetree Way campus
in Coquitlam, see your
department head, who
will receive updates
monthly, or call Jim
Doerr at 5383.