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education The future of education As you read this Community Report you’ll discover what we’ve been up to over the last year at Douglas College. You’ll learn how our graduates are contributing to their communities, meet the recipient of the first-ever Alumni Award of Distinction and discover the reason why one man donates to Douglas College. You’ll also notice a predominant theme in some of our stories: planning for the future. At the New Westminster Campus, construction is underway to add a fifth and sixth floor to a portion of the building, creating room for about 750 additional full-time equivalent students. We are also awaiting word on proposals that would allow us to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and a Bachelor of Health Science Degree in Psychiatric Nursing. This would allow our students to complete their degrees at Douglas College while freeing up space at other institutions. But we’re not stopping there. Douglas College’s region is one of the fastestgrowing college regions in BC, and is expected to grow by over 20 percent in the next 10 years. Compounding this pressure is the large population growth in the adjacent South Fraser region, portions of which have excellent public transit access to our New Westminster campus. Although we are currently adding fifth and sixth floors to a small portion of the New Westminster campus, the problem now is that the facility is full. Our main strategy for the last few years has been to provide more courses at our David Lam Campus so students in Coquitlam and farther east don’t have to travel all the way to New Westminster. For example, we opened a summer semester at the David Lam Campus two years ago and all seats filled before registration closed. Now, we’re looking to expand the David Lam Campus. The next phase will accomodate at least 3,000 full-time equivalent students, providing more educational opportunities for Tri-Cities students. We are also anticipating future growth in New Westminster (see story page 3). So, keep your eye on Douglas College. We’re looking to the future to help make dreams come true. Susan Witter, President Bill Gartside, Foundation Board Chair 2
higher education Higher education Douglas College The New Westminster Campus is growing up. A fifth and sixth floor are being added to a portion of the north building, providing approximately 2,260 square metres of extra space for the Campus. Work began in May 2003 and is expected to be complete by May 2004. The extra floors are a welcome addition, says College President Susan Witter. “The New Westminster Campus is currently running at full capacity, and as soon as the fifth and sixth floors open in the Fall of 2004, they also will be full. The David Lam Campus will not be far behind as enrolment grows in the Tri-Cities area.” The expansion will create space for about 750 additional full-time equivalent students, and is budgeted at about $5.5 million. “Douglas College serves one of the fastest growing regions in BC,” she says. “The demand for our courses is very high now and we will soon need more space to accommodate the extra students.” The expansion will feature a new Learning Technology Centre, consolidating most campus computer labs into eight 40-seat rooms. By moving computer labs to the new floors, space will be freed up for general purpose classrooms as well as dedicated-learning areas such as the proposed Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program. The area will also feature two seminar rooms, two breakout rooms, technical facilities and bookable faculty offices. But the growth of the New Westminster Campus isn’t stopping there. A Legacy Fund for Capital Expansion has been started in anticipation of future expansion. The College is currently exploring the possibility of acquiring land that is currently available near the New Westminster Campus. The Legacy Fund currently stands at $2.8 million. “The provincial government has made it clear that we will not receive any funding for expansion from them unless we bring some of our own to the table,” says Witter. “We are responsible for our own future.” 3
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