More money will be available for New West residents hoping to attend Douglas College.
The New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society has merged its Douglas College endowment fund with the City of New Westminster’s 150th anniversary fund, bringing the combined total to more than $32,000. The funds are available to students who reside in New Westminster and need help paying for tuition and books while attending Douglas College.
Since 2002, the firefighters’ charitable society has helped more than a dozen students attend the local college.
The society recently donated another $1,000 to mark the merging of its endowment funds with those of the city.
New deans appointed at Douglas College
Two new faces will join the upper echelons of Douglas College next month.
John Fleming has been appointed dean for the faculty of humanities and social science while Karla Gronsdahlwill be the new dean of child, family and community services. Since September 2015, both had previously worked as interim deans of their respective faculties.
Fleming has a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and French from the University of Windsor, a master of arts in criminology from the University of Toronto and a master of education in counselling psychology from UBC. He has worked at Douglas College for 25 years.
Gronsdahl has worked at the college since 2013. She holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of Saskatchewan, a master of arts in counselling psychology from Bastyr University and a PhD in criminology from SFU.
It’s official
The New Westminster school district finally has the keys to its newest facility – Fraser River Middle School.
While the district was hoping to get access to the new school last week, school trustee Kelly Slade-Kerr announced on Twitter Monday night that the occupancy permit had been issued. School staff and teachers are expected to move in to their new digs next week, and students will get a chance to check out the new school on Sept. 6.
For info on when your child needs to be in school, check out the school district’s website at http://district.sd40.bc.ca.
Looking for more information?
Still searching for more details on the new school curriculum? Want to jump start saving for your kid’s post-secondary endeavours? Or maybe you’re a recent grad trying to figure out how to get a copy of your transcripts?
The province has information on these topics and more, just click here and select the header “Kindergarten to Grade 12” under the banner that reads “services and information topics.”
Kudos
Congrats go out to five New Westminster students who passed the national exam required to become chartered professional accountants.
Kevin Lee, Sarah Lilley, Geoffrey Mooney, Jonathan Pavich and Renata Yulgusheva were among the 158 CPA students across the province who conquered the multi-day common final examination needed to get certification. Way to go!
New courses offered
Students heading to Douglas College this September will have more courses to choose from, according to the local post-secondary institution.
For students interested in a career in mining and mining exploration, there is a new geological resources diploma. Many courses offered as part of the program are transferable so students can move on to university once the diploma is complete, noted a press release.
Meanwhile, students in the college’s social work program can now complete a social work degree without having to transfer to a university. Douglas College announced earlier this month it had received approval to offer a social work degree program.
“The bachelor’s degree is the entry level for many careers in the profession,” said Carla Alexandra, community social service work program coordinator. “We had a good number of our students who had a relationship with their instructors and wanted to stay. Now they can.”
See douglascollege.ca.
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