Vancouver Community College • Volume 1, Numbers • March 30,1993

Co-chairs

may lead
Transition
Council

The Transition Council has proposed
two major changes to its structure, one de¬

with its membership list almost from the day
the council was formed.

signed to improve the balance between the

"This is a democratic institution and

campuses and the second aimed at improving

we've been concerned that no one be left out

the Coundl's effectiveness and efficiency. In

On the other hand, we were even more dis¬

the new proposed TC structure:
* Acting Langara Pnndpal Linda Holmes

tressed by the prospect of creating a body that
was simply too large to deal effectively and

would serve as Co-chair of the council along

efficiently with all of the challenges that we

with President John Cruickshank.

face."

* There would be two separate agendas-

Earlier in the TC meeting, Acting Bur¬

-the first to deal only with matters of separa¬

sar Fred Wylie told council members that the

tion and the second to address the day-to-day

Ministry has taken the position that any re¬

administration of the College

funds of tuition fees resulting from the recent

It was also resolved that the Co-chairs

LFA and VMREU job action may not be

would vote on all motions, replacing the

recorded by the College as an allowable ex¬

previous arrangement whereby the Chair cast
a ballot only to break a tie vote.

pense. It was noted that the College received
reimbursement for this expense after the VIA

On a parallel path, it was decided to
establish a KEC-City Centre Council that

job action in 1990. The Board opposes the

would be able to bring its concerns to the TC

with them shortly.

Ministry's position and will be pursuing it

through Cruickshank The KEC-CC Council
probably will not be established until the two

bers that all College budgets should be calcu¬

new Vice Presidents of Instruction and Stu¬

lated on ano-growth basis, with the exception

dent Services are in place.
It was also agreed that the currentmake-

In a related matter, W ylie told TC mem¬

of approved changes in PTEs. He added that
the budgeting of campuses and other College

For

up of the TC would remain unchanged until

units should be done apart from any costs of

daily

June 30 when a Langara President and the
KEC-CC Vice Presidents come on board. The

separation Those preliminary budget pro¬

news

status quo decision came after the TC heard

meeting.

updates
phone

7099
after

2:30 pm

posals should be available for the May 3 TC

requests from several groups to expand the

Otherwise, the College's proposed First

membership. (Those asking for representa¬

Nations' Education Policy has been sent for

tion included student groups from all cam¬

discussion to the Coordinating Committee of

puses, the Administrators' Association and

the Board. The TC was told that there were

the B.C. Nurses' Union).

Said Cruickshank: "The Transition
Council has been struggling to come to terms

concerns about portions of the policy which
call for aboriginal educational and employ¬
ment equity at VCC.

'Acting'

positions
to be
made
permanent

Last Thursday, the College Board took several steps toward establishing a more solidly
rooted College administrative structure
As such, the College will immediately begin an internal search, and only an internal search,
for a permanent Bursar—to be called the Vice President of Finance and Administration--and a

permanent Director of Employee Relations
In that same spirit of achieving more stability within the organization, the College also will
soon move to make all of the current acting administrative positions permanent. Again, this will
be done through internal postings only and it's hoped that the process will be completed by the

end of May
Two other important decisions have been made First, the College will proceed with the
creation of seven positions of Division Deans, four at City Centre and three at KEC

Said Cruickshank "Both the Board and I felt that creating these administrative positions will
assist the people who fill them in making the difficult financial and program deasions that soon
need to be implemented at both campuses "
And secondly, John Vandenakker will be assigned to the new position of Assoaate Vic
President of Administration and Finance, although he will also continue to function as Acting
Pnncipal of KEC and City Centre until the College has m place the two new Vice Presidents of
Instruction and Student Services

If you have any comments or questions, please send them to Chuck Poulsen,
Manager of The Exchange, in care of College Administrative Services.