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Page 6 Bulletin Board Newsletter January 15, 2011SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE EDITORIAL REVIEW OF BCOA PUBLICATIONSDear BCOA members,The initial explanation of the Editorial Review Committee (ERC) was published in the 4 th Quarter Bulletin, butsince questions have been submitted to the Board, the following is additional information about this Committeethat will be published in the January 2011 Bulletin Board newsletter.The purpose of the ERC is to review all BCOA publications before they are printed to ensure the BCOA iscompliant with issues related to copyright and protected from libel and/or inflammatory materials. It is not areview for grammar, style, advertisements or political correctness, and not intended to stifle respectful debate.The review is strictly for serious issues, and those issues should occur only rarely. In those very rare caseswhere a serious issue arises, there would be the opportunity to address it prior to publication, to better serve allmembers of the BCOA. Since the editors of the BCOA publications are not typically members of the BCOABoard, they would not be aware of sensitive matters under executive review.Thus the committee composition - a lawyer who can evaluate legal implications of issues, at least one Boardmember who will know if there are sensitive matters under Board review, and at least one club member who isvery familiar with the history of the club.This first review was to be done by our legal adviser and board member. This review was requested on adviceof counsel, based on specific concerns that she discovered when doing other work for the club. The reviewprocess including deadlines have not yet been worked out with the editors of The Bulletin or the Roster, but theintention is to be as non-interference as possible.The Bulletin Board has been reviewed for the past year by the President using similar guidelines, initiated toavoid missing or incorrect ballots, and it has worked to the satisfaction of the editor and BOD. In the unlikelyevent that Board business / reports were similarly missing from a Bulletin issue, this could be corrected prior togoing to print.ThanksBCOA Board of DirectorsBASENJI BREEDERS EDUCATION & BASENJI UNIVERSITY DISCUSSIONThe following are several items related to the Basenji University, a new educational program added to theBasenji.org website in August 2010:Item # 1) The Breeders Education Committee report given at the Annual General Meeting and which wassubmitted along with other reports to the Bulletin Editor 4 Nov 2010 for inclusion in the 4 th Qtr Bulletin, butwas not printed.Item #2) A BCOA board ballot discussing and disapproving a petition submitted by 23 BCOA members. Thefull petition is included within the ballot; the petition requests the removal of the Basenji University from theBCOA website on the grounds that BCOA policy was not followed when this material was posted.
Page 7 Bulletin Board Newsletter January 15, 20111) The Annual report of the Breeders Education Committee, erroneously omitted from the 4 th Qtr BCOABulletin2010 Report Breeders Education CommitteeLaurie Stargell and Susan CoeThe work of the Committee was in two areas this year. First was the organization of a BreedersEducation Seminar at the National Specialty in Colorado. Marianne Klinkowski, Chair of Judges’ EducationCommittee, presented her judges’ education seminar to breeders, future breeders, and exhibitors. Over 50people attended this late afternoon seminar and the discussion that followed was interesting and lively. We hada short survey for the attendees, and we appreciate all the ideas and insights provided for future seminar topics.The Committee has already begun planning for a Breeders Education event to take place during the 2011National Specialty. The date and time are to be announced.The second endeavor was the opening of the online Basenji University. Marshalling ideas, preparingcourses and workbooks began early in the year, with the opening of the University taking place in September.The web address is: http://www.basenji.org/BasenjiU/niversityIndex.html or you can click to it from the BCOAwebsite.This introductory explanation of the BU is best taken directly from its pages:The Basenji University (BU) is a practical education concept. The goal is to provide home-studyprograms in Basenji breed education. The University is designed as an on-going school of learning inwhich courses on owning, breeding, competing with and judging Basenjis are available year round. TheBasenji University is dedicated to preserving the past and educating future breeders, owners, exhibitorsand judges of the Basenji.How does the University work? The concept is similar to correspondence degree programs, whereBasenji breeders, owners, exhibitors and judges can take courses and complete them at their own paceat home.How are the courses in The Basenji University designed? University courses use a workbook, andsometimes, a workshop approach. Workbook exercises incorporate easy to answer formats such as trueand false, multiple choice, fill in the blanks and matching questions. Breeders, owners and judges sendtheir completed written exercises for each course to BCOA “faculty members” to be reviewed."Certificates of Completion" are offered for courses on breeding, conformation, owning a Basenji,judging, and performance activities. "Certificates of Completion" will be awarded to anyonesuccessfully completing the workbook exercises for each course. Completed workbooks should beattached to emails and sent to BasenjiU@basenji.org. It is exciting to note that several Certificates havealready been issued.How is The Basenji University set up and which courses have been completed? The University isdivided into a system of “colleges.” The divisions are listed below. The University is offering one ormore courses in each college at this time. Additional courses will be uploaded as they are completed.The different Colleges and informational materials represent the efforts of many Basenji fanciers, withessential contributions of photos, material and input. Like any educational institution of higher learning, it isimportant to note that The BU is a work in progress. For example, since the BU’s opening there have beenseveral items added to the Basenji Timeline and the bibliographies. Also, and in consultation with the Judges’Education Committee chair, a new article has been added to course “403 Study Aids and Articles” in theCollege for Basenji Judges called “Suggestions for Judging Procedures”. Three additional courses arecurrently in the works for the College of Basenji Activities. Like any strong University curriculum, we hope andexpect that the Basenji University will continue to grow with new material. Suggestions and ideas are alwayswelcome and considered.
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