a ; [ Student Finance & DOUGLAS COLLEGE aa Mad Hatter Page 3 ARCHIVES Placement Services Due to staffing problems our office hours will be limited for the next few weeks, as fol lows: Monday, April 15 Closed all day. Monday, April 1 - We apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks, Julie Steele pressor, a Mae a Friday, April 19 Closed 1200 - 1300 hrs Thursday, April 25 - Friday, April 26 Closed 1200 - 1300 hrs that many of you are saving them for future reference. Those of you who are reading these items regularly will note that they are written by faculty and administrators at many institutions throughout the United States and Canada. DO YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA YOU WANT TO SHARE?? |\f you are interested in preparing an abstract for publication, please contact Gerry Del laMattia. Graduation Ceremonies The Deans wish to thank all who responded to the proposals regarding the May, 1985 Graduation Ceremonies. As a result of your response we wish to report that: a) The date set for graduation will not change. Graduation will take place on May 23, 1985, 8:00 p.m. b) The Graduation speaker will not be eliminated from the ceremony. c) A public, group reception will follow the ceremonies. d) Every effort will be made to equip the concourse for the ceremonies. However, a final decision will not-~ occur until issues related to séating and sound systems are resolved. a College Board Meeting Please note that the scheduled April 18th meeting of the College Board will be held at the Maple Ridge Centre, 11715 - 224th Street, Maple Ridge, in Room M3, in place of the Royal Avenue Site Boardroom, New Westminster. As usual, the regular meeting, which commences at 7:30 p.m., will be an open meeting and all those interested are cordially invited to attend. As part of the regular meeting there will be a presen- tation made to the College Board by the Maple Ridge Adult Learning Advisory Council. M.H. Mor fey a“ ~ Professional Development Program Sherry Ladbrook has been seconded by the Ministry of Education to design and imple- ment a professional development program for BC college staff, faculty and admini- strators for purposes of providing services Gerry DellaMattia —* Innovation Abstracts a For the past six months, all employees have been receiving a copy of Innovation ~“Abstracts as part of their Mad Hatter. The positive response by so many to these abstracts has been gratifying and | note to students with learning disabilities. The design phase of this project is near completion and pilot workshops, to begin in May, are being planned at various locations Throughout the province. Al Atkinson