President’s Report highlights - October

Between September 24 and 27, I chaired a
meeting of the Association of Canadian
Community Colleges Executive and
Board. A great amount of work is cur-
rently going on at the national level,
linking our provincial systems of tertiary
education.

On September 29 and 30, I met with the
National Association of Older Canadians,
who are addressing the question of the fu-
ture of technical and vocational training.
A very successful workshop was held at
the SFU downtown site on September 30.

On October 1, the College was privileged
to welcome Monsieur Bernard Lachance
from the College Bois-de-Boulogne from
Montreal. Monsieur Lachance is Vice-
Chair of the ACCC. He has been working
with me on a possible formal collabora-
tion involving student exchange and
joint-curriculum development in the area

of international business programs. His
college is already a partner with us on our
financial program. Al Atkinson and Tad
Hosoi will be visiting College Bois-de-
Boulogne to continue discussions in this
area.

On October 4, Dr. David Morrison, the
President of Trent University, visited the
College in order to discuss the mecha-
nisms of articulation, transfer and
cooperation between B.C. colleges and
universities.

On October 18 a very interesting full-day
workshop occurred on the topic of sexual
and personal harassment and the opera-
tions of our present policy and procedures.
As a result of the workshop, I think we
have a much clearer idea of the necessary
characteristics of a successful policy and
procedures in this field.

On October 19, a group of Douglas

College personnel had the pleasure of at-

tending the Science Council of B.C. -”
Award’s Night at which Mary Vickers, a
Douglas College Biology instructor, was
celebrated for her work in communica-

tions about science to young women.

On October 21, I chaired a regular meet-
ing of the Skillplan Board of Directors.
Skillplan is the basic education program
operated by the B.C. Construction Indus-
try on industrial sites throughout the
province and in cooperation with the OLA
and participating colleges.

Dean of the Academic Division Gordon
Gilgan has been elected Board Chair for
the B.C. Centre for International Educa-
tion.

Bill Day &

Exchange links with Hungary and Thailand growing

Douglas College will host meetings in
early November with representatives of
the College of Commerce, Catering and
Tourism (CCCT) of Budapest, Hungary,
and the Thailand Ministry of Education to
explore development of a joint-diploma
Hotel Management Program. Among
those slated to attend are CCCT President
Dr. Laszlo Csizmadia and Dr. Tanom In-
tarakumnerd, Director of Planning for
Education in Thailand.

The program under discussion would al-
low exchanges of faculty, students and
expertise, and grant a diploma recognized
by all participating institutions. The pact
would link Douglas College with institu-
tions with established reputations in the
hospitality field. The CCCT is affiliated
with the European-based International
Concierge Institute and works in co-opera-
tion with major hotel chains and Malev
Airlines, Hungary’s national carrier. Sev-
eral Thai institutions also have hospitality
programs and links with major corporate
partners.

"Our local hospitality industry is growing
all the time and replacing some of the jobs
being lost in the resource industries. This
partnership would put us in an excellent
position to approach Canadian corporate

partners," says Dean of Applied Programs
John McKendry.

The program is expected to be the first of
several built on an exchange agreement
between the CCCT and Douglas College
signed here in December, 1992. Sub-
sequent negotiations were completed in
Hungary last May by a team headed by
McKendry and Jim Sator, Director of
Commerce and Business.

"The work to date will result in further
expansion of faculty and student exchange
opportunities across the College. It is our
intent to involve faculty and administra-
tors from all areas of the College
depending on what expertise is needed at
the time. I know there are great opportuni-
ties in health sciences, social services,

environmental studies and academics with
our current partners," says Sator. Q@

Another opportunity is a forthcoming
Certified General Accountant Program.
Students in the new program would study
here and then in Budapest while earning a
professional accounting designation.
Douglas College is coordinating the
project which also involves the CCCT,
Budapest’s College of Finance and
Accounting and the Canadian Certified
General Accountants’ Association.

A partnership has also been agreed to in
principle with the Hungarian University of
Physical Education, following the May
visit by McKendry and PE instructor

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