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School shuffles staffers Departure of senior admin raises questions about the college’s recent turnover By ANNE-SOPHIE RODET
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ivian Lee, Langara College’s director of financial services, is just one of three senior administrative staff members who have either left their positions or been shuffled to others within the college in the last year. Despite the numerous changes in the college’s administration in recent months, the college has not been forthcoming with information Changes as to why. in adminOn Nov. 2, Viktor Sokha, vice-presi- istration dent of administra- happen at tion and finance at Langara, sent out all levels an email to staff an- in organouncing that Lee was no longer em- nizations ployed at the col- as big as lege. Langara He made no mention about the DAWN PALMER reason she left. ASSOCIATE VICEWhen asked why Lee was no longer PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES employed at Langara, Dawn Palmer, associate vice-president of human resources at Langara, said only that “Changes in administration happen at all levels in organizations as big as Langara,” and that the college sometimes needs to restructure itself. Lee’s departure follows those of Bradley O’Hara and Roy Daykin. O’Hara left his position of provost and vice-president, ROY DAYKIN academics and stuFormer vicedents in Septempresident of administration ber for the same and community position at Univerat Langara sity Canada West. Roy Daykin, formerly the vice-president, administration and community engagement at Langara, left in December of 2014 for the position vice-president of finance and administration at Okanagan College after four years at various senior administrative positions at Langara. Palmer said to The Voice by email: “Both Vice Presidents moved because the roles that were offered to them were a perfect fit for what they were personally looking for at this point in their career.”
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The newly signed memorandum will give Langara students the opportunity to transfer certain credits to Queen’s University in Ontario.
Historic transfer deal sealed B.C. and Ontario schools signed new groundbreaking agreement
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We are always working to build educational pathways for students JULIE LONGO LANGARA’S DEAN OF ARTS
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first-of-its-kind partnership between two B.C. and Ontario post-secondary institutions will allow students to transfer Langara College credits towards a degree at Queen’s University. Last week, a memorandum signed by both institutions will allow Langara students with associate of arts or associate of science degrees to transfer to pursue faculty of arts and science degrees at Queen’s. This is the first partnership between a college in British Columbia and a university in Ontario. Lindsey Fair, associate director of marketing and communications at
Queen’s said, by email, that the university wants to open as many doors as possible for Langara students. “The exciting news is that not only are these programs set up for ease of transfer between our two institutions, but on a case-by-case basis we will also look at other transfer requests from Langara students as well,” Fair said. Depending on the program, the minimum GPA required for Langara transfer students starts at 2.6., compared to 2.0 minimum requirement at UBC. The initial conversation between the two institutions began in the spring of 2014 Julie Longo, the dean of arts at Langara, said in an email. “We are always working to build
more educational pathways for students,” Longo said. Second year Langara kinesiology student, Winston Yeung, said he hopes to transfer to UBC next September, and that partnerships with other post-secondary institutions will “definitely increase the popularity of Langara.” Based on his experience, Yeung’s advice to students looking to transfer to Queen’s is to carefully plan out their course schedules while at Langara. “While registering for my first two semesters, I was waitlisted on all my courses, but luckily I was able to fill my schedule full of electives,” Yeung said. Visit the registrar’s office for more information on transferring to Queen’s.
Trouble with organic brews has bubbled to the surface Finding ingredients is an issue for local producers By BRIDGETTE WATSON
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Vancouver brewmaster is bringing the city’s beer drinkers their first local organic pints. The Lower Mainland has seen a Printed on recycled paper
surge in microbreweries in recent years. South Vancouver’s Dogwood Brewing distinguished itself as the city’s only organic brewer when it opened six months ago. The brewery caters to beer drinkers looking for local brews from an environmentally sustainable company, as some commercial breweries can leave a large carbon footprint. STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 5
ORGANIC Brewers Beau’s Brewery, ON
Mill Street Brewery, ON
Crannóg Ales, B.C.
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Dogwood Brewing is the first to serve organic beers in Vancouver.
Nelson Brewing Company, B.C. Alley Kat Brewing Company, AB
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