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by the same fiat. At such times,
first action that can be predicted
of the affected students, faculty
or staff, would be to turn to the
institution for support and defence
of the program!

In the long term, therefore, it is
my consistent stance that the
health of our institution as a
place of learning is best assured by
a maximum number of decisions being
made internally, and close to the
needs of those _on whose behalf we
exist--our students.

Under such circumstances, the deci-
sions are made close to the scene of
the action, and the peopl ® making
them are accessible to advice, and
expostulation. Decisions taken in
Victoria on any given topic may in-
deed by benign, and better informed,
than decisions taken within the in-
Stitution. There can be no ques-
tion, however, that they are quite
removed from immediate or efféctive
recourse.

In ena PR is my poektion that
groups within the College who per-
ceive injustice or injury in deci-
sions hee aaa the distribuiton of
resources are best advised to use
the systems and precegures available
to them to affect decisions, rather
than to view external authority as
the solution to the problem--however
cemperng that may be in the short
erm.

Bill Day

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Appointments

Please join me in welcoming two new
p. Coranniers to Douglas College.
hey are:

Rose Marie Fournier: Community Pro-
qrangec=— Nar alg; Health and Allied
ea :

Rose Marie has a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing and a Master of Arts in
Adult Education. She has worked in
a variety of community and education
settings. These include the North
Shore Board of Health, Richmond |
School Board, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver Sa enaty Col-
lege - Langara, North Shore amily
Services, and Burnaby General Hospi-
tal.” am addition, Rose Marie has
worked as a private consultant in
health and community education. As

 

part of her graduate studies she
carried out research at the U.B.c.
Women's Resource Centre.

PETER BENSON: Community Program-—

mer —- Business
Peter has a B.A. (Economics) from
U.B.C., M.B.A. from Simon Fraser

and is neo his Ph.D (Univ-
ersity of Denver). Peter is a
Chartered Accountant (B.C,) Peter
has worked with Peat Marwick, Mit-
chell and gompany » and has taught
Business Administration at the Col-
lege of New Caledonia. With the
Institute of Chartered Accountants
of B.C. he was the Director of Ed-
ucation and then the Director of |
Professional Development. As well
as working as a private organiza-
tional consultant, Peter has worked
with be an eee Corporation Canada
Limited as the Manager of Training
and Development.

Jim Doerr

 

College Assemblies

A College Assembly was held on May |
16, addressing the topic of where
our dollars come from, what is the
genera provincial plan regarding |
he college and institute System,
our general position vis a vis oth-.
er colleges and institutes, and
what assumptions we are making re-
gor cing financing for the nex

o thrée years.

two |
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Following the peer ing, tee sugges-
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tions were made for low-up as-
semblies. These were: |

(A) A review of how money is dis-
tributed within the Col eae |
once we get it--ie., how bud- |
gets are constructed, and de-
cisions made to share out "the
pie. "

(B) A review of the assumptions in,
the 5 Year Strategic Plan re- |
gerean change and evolution of

he college over the next two,
to five years.

sia oo eee these suggestions, and:
will be prepared to schedule col-
lege assemblies on these topics |
over the next six months, if there
iS a significant level of interest
in either or both topics.

If you are interested in an as-