Vancouver Community College • Volume 1, Number 4 • February 23,1993

TC votes
to hire
new

Langara

President

The Transition Council voted Monday
to recommend to the College Board that a
search begin for a new Langara College Presi¬
dent.

scheduled to address a proposed tuition fee
increase of 9.5 per cent.

Council has asked for a review of what
its members consider to be "serious flaws" m

The successful applicant would provide

the college's harassment policy In a letter to

leadership m helping guide Langara through

the TC, Jerome Schatten, Division Chair/

the entire transition process Although Langara

T ech, expressed several concerns One of the

will become independent of VCC on April 1,

CC Council complaints is that a former stu¬

1994, the term for the position is five years,

dent or former employee may bring a charge

that's how long it is expected to take before

against an instructor who, under current

every detail of the separation is finalized. The

policy, cannotmake a counter claim ofharass-

Langara President's position will be renew¬

ment against someone who is no longer a

able after this five year period

The proposal was brought to the TC by

student or employee
The CC Council also voiced warnings

Langara's Acting Principal Linda Holmes. It

about an alleged lack of checks and balances on

calls for the establishment of a selection com¬

the Harassment Committee and inadequate

mittee consisting of. two members of the

rules of evidence The TC voted to refer the

College Board, the VCC President, two ap¬

issue to the Harassment Committee for its

pointees of the Langara Council, one Langara

comments

Administrator appointed by the Administra¬

Otherwise, the TC voted to approve a

tors ' Association, one Langara Student Union

new Gerontology Certificate Program-Nurs¬

representative, one member each appointed

ing for CE. The program will offer nurses the

by the VMREU and the LFA, and the Director

opportunity to acquire the competence needed

of Employee Relations, who would be a non¬

to assume leadership roles in promoting, de¬

voting member

veloping, providing and evaluating innovative

It hasn't been decided whether a per¬
sonnel consultant will also be involved.
The College Board meeting on Feb. 25

nursing services for an aging population If

approved by the Board, it will be the only

will be held in the KEC cafeteria, starting at

program of its type in B.C
The next meeting of the TC is scheduled

7.30 p m The extra space will be needed

for City Centre, Room 200, beginning at

because several student representatives are

10'30 a.m.

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