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NEWS - College Board Vacancy - Expressions of Interest Sought by Feb. 16, 2012
ORDER IN COUNCIL (OIC) VACANCY ON THE DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD
Human Resources Expertise Sought
Expressions of Interest Sought on or Before February 16, 2012
Thank you for your interest in the Board's July 31, 2012 vacancy. The Board acts on behalf of the public and oversees the affairs of the College, and is seeking candidates whose attributes include:
- a solid background in Human Resources
- an understanding of public post-secondary education
- a broad management background, including strategic planning and risk management
Knowledge of the communities in the Douglas College region, including New Westminster, Coquitlam, Anmore, Belcarra, Burnaby, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, would be an asset.
If you'd like to learn more about public sector governance, the application process and the time and other commitments made by our Board members, please click here for more information, and explore the Board links at the left of this screen. Learn about the provincial Board Resourcing and Development Office (BRDO) and Best Practice Guidelines, and register your expression of interest with the BRDO on or before February 16, 2012.
Questions? Please contact Shelagh Donnelly, EA to the College Board, at 604-527-5388 or donnellys@douglascollege.ca, and read on for more information about the College.
Douglas College is committed to student success and to diversity, respect, instructional excellence and scholarship. Its student base is one of the most diverse in Canada, and the College’s atmosphere of honouring and celebrating the diversity of people makes Douglas College an inviting, dynamic and exciting institution. Increasingly, students in some programs are also able to study abroad through our expanding range of international partnerships. The Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) presented Douglas College its inaugural Gold Internationalization Excellence Award in May 2011, and the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) honoured Douglas in November 2011 with its Outstanding Program in International Education Award, for the College’s Uganda Development Program.
One of the largest public colleges in British Columbia, Douglas College has a strong base in developmental, career and university programs, which means that students have a full range of opportunities to explore as they embark on their learning pathways.
Select Bachelor degrees, Associate degrees, diplomas and certificates are offered in a range of subject areas including first and second year university transfer courses in Arts and Sciences, career programs in fields such as Health Sciences, Child, Family and Community Studies and Commerce and Business Administration. Students may now choose one of eight degree programs that can be completed at Douglas College.
Douglas College has two large campuses, located in New Westminster and Coquitlam, and offers a range of innovative programs at its Surrey Training Centre. The College opened its new, $36 million Health Sciences Centre with state-of-the-art labs and specialized learning facilities at its David Lam Campus in Coquitlam in 2008, and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2011.
In January 2010, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) approved Douglas College as an institution that is eligible to apply for and receive research funding, and the College was awarded its first NSERC grant in April 2010. Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has also approved the College as an institution eligible to authorize research applications to SSHRC and to administer any funds awarded.
As outlined in Part 3, Article 6 of the College and Institute Act, the objectives of a college are to provide comprehensive courses of study at the first and second levels of a baccalaureate degree program, courses of study for an applied baccalaureate degree program, postsecondary education or training, adult basic education, and continuing education.
Each year more than 22,000 students study at Douglas College; approximately 14,800 are credit students and another 7,500 take continuing education or customized training through The Training Group. Douglas College has a total annual operating budget of over $95 million, and employs approximately 1,200 people.
