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SHETLAH THOMPSON HEADS FOR NEW FIELDS

 

Dr. Sheilah'D. Thompson, Provincial Coordinator of Health and Human Services
for the post-secondary division of the Ministry of Education, is becoming a
private consultant in education.

Sheilah has been on secondment from Douglas College to the Ministry of
Education for the past three years, and has submitted a letter of resignation
to Douglas College effective August 30.

Sheilah was one of the founding members of the Douglas College administration
and exerted a strong and positive influence on college/student services for
four years, at which time she became the director of the new Health Services
Department of the college. In that role, she was the senior administrator
responsible for the creation of our unique and highly regarded nursing
education program, and also spearheaded the development of our dental
assistant program.

Three years ago, she went to the Ministry to provide assistance at a
provincial level in. coordinating curricular developments in health and human
services generally. Rather than return to. Douglas or Kwantlen College,
Sheilah has decided to resign from Douglas College, thus enabling her to
work in the province as a consultant without a conflict of interest.

The many faculty and administrators of Douglas College who have worked with
Sheilah wish her the very best of luck and an exciting career as a freelance.

 

 

 

CLARIFICATION FROM NEW WESTMINSTER PERMANENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
RE PRESENT INVENTORY.

As a result of our last meeting with ministry personnel in June, we now have
a clear picture of the guidelines under which we should operate in equipping
the new building. These guidelines have been transmitted to Chairman of
Users Groups and Administrator of Reference.

In summary, we are expected to use our existing inventory of goods whenever
possible in the new building, making allowance for equipment that should 0
be written off because of its dilapidation or inappropriateness for use

in the new facilities.

Some items of equipment will be refurbished as a cost to the project - for
example, the re-painting of certain book stacks, re-topping of certain
laboratory benches,and so on.

New programs, such as Dental Hygiene, will be completely equipped with new
items. We are hoping that much of our existing general classroom equipment
will be replaced.

Detailed information is available from Barbara Bessey, Project Assistant
(Education).