2007 Institutional Report

1. Reporting Institution:

Douglas College

2. Representative:

Dave Waddington

3. Changes to Schedule:

The college has gone to a new timetabling system, with class blocks on Mondays and Wednesdays matched, Tuesdays and Thursdays matched, and Fridays for "customized blocks". This has resulted in easier intercampus travel for instructors, and allows students to more easily attend courses on different campuses.

4. Changes to P rograms/Courses:

We are developing a new course to transfer to EOSC112, and a new Geology Project course (facilitating student exposure to regional geology).

5. Changes to Staffing:

Saf Kakar (Instructor) and Des Wilson (Dean) have retired, and Michael and Dave are full-time in Geology. Cindy continues as technician, and Brett is instructing a couple of courses for us. Our new Dean is Sandy Vanderburgh (a physical geographer from UCFV).

Brett Gilley (instructor) (604) 527-5217        gilleyb@Douglas.bc.ca

Cindy Hansen (lab. tech.)   (604) 527-5217      hansenc@Douglas.bc.ca

Sandy Vanderburgh (Dean)          vanderburghs@douglas.bc.ca

David Waddington (outgoing chair) (604) 527-5230    waddingtond@Douglas.bc.ca

Michael C. Wilson (incoming chair) (604) 527-5226    wilsonmi@Douglas.bc.ca

T. Desmond Wilson (Dean) (604) 527-5222      wilsond@Douglas.bc.ca

6. Changes to Enrolment Trends:

Our enrollment has remained stable since last year:

S2006 - W2007

Student Enrollment in GEOL and SCIE

Douglas College

7. Changes to Facilities:

Our classroom at the Coquitlam campus will soon be shared with Physics, so we are adapting....

8 . Issues/Challenges:

A drop in student skills over the past two years is apparent. We are trying to come up with new strategies for encouraging skill development in writing and numeracy.