These priorities reflect implementation plans for Douglas College's 2010 - 2015 Strategic Plan, Pathways to Success.

Read the President's blog for more context on strategic priorities for 2011/2012.

Largest College

175 additional domestic FTE:

• Some one-time only demand sections
• 60 FTE in new programs in: Teaching English as a Second Language (post-degree); Math/Science Teaching for Middle and Secondary School Teachers (post-degree); Psycho-Social Rehabilitation (post-degree)
• 40 - 80 additional international FTE
• Establish Program Development and Implementation Funding Envelope

Learner Pathways

• Become a receiving institution in the BC transfer system
• Implement SFU co-admissions in Arts, Humanities and Science
• Ensure transfer without loss of credit to SFU Science
• Improve transfer to UBC Commerce
• Develop first Foundation Year curriculum for a degree program
• Expand online and hybrid learning: Collaborative online degree in Criminology with TRU
• Enhance online academic advising and improve website infrastructure (content management system, course calendar)

Superior Teaching Quality

• Revise Nursing curriculum
• Replace collaborative Psychology degree with UFV
• Pilot video conferencing of courses between campuses
• Develop plan for research support and structures
• Continue implementing program reviews

Internationalization

• Expand recruitment of students from non-traditional sources
• Expand international partnerships
• Expand international opportunities for domestic students and faculty

Experiential Learning

• Inventory current activities
• Expand connections with local businesses and agencies

Employee Engagement

• Offer intercultural and interpersonal PD workshops

Student Engagement

• Renovate New Westminster concourse
• Explore development of co-curricular transcript

Financial Accountability

• Develop multiyear budget framework

Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability

• Establish threat assessment teams
• Collect base-line carbon footprint data

College Operations

• Re-brand the College
• Begin registration earlier
• Reorganize timetable matrix
• Investigate software/systems for scheduling and room booking
• Change from Novell to Microsoft