Douglas College is the largest public degree-granting college institution in British Columbia, Canada. Close to 17,000 credit students, 8,500 continuing education students and 4,210 international students are enrolled here. Douglas College offers bachelor's degrees and general university arts and science courses, as well as career programs in health care, human services, business and the creative arts.[4]
Founded in 1970, the college is named after the former Governor of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas. In 1981, Kwantlen College split off from Douglas College.[5]
Coat of armsEdit
Douglas College's coat of arms was revealed to the public on January 21, 2020. The emblem was designed by Coast Salish artist Carrielynn Victor for the college's 50th anniversary. The emblem was the first to be completely designed by an Indigenous artist in Canada's history. The crowned heart in the middle of the emblem is a feature of coats of arms of the Douglas family, including the College’s namesake Sir James Douglas, and a reference to the college's motto, "Do what you love." The crown on top of it is made of cedar, a wood material that is local to the area. There is a raven on top of the crest, meant to signify cleverness as the bird represents. There are also two Douglas fir trees surrounding the raven which are meant to signify a relation to the college's name. In the Coast Salish language, below the shield, are the words "Excellence, Knowledge, Passion". The reference to the Indigenous language is a recognition that the college operates on a First Nations territory.[6]
CampusesEdit
The college has two major campuses in Metro Vancouver – one in New Westminster (Royal Avenue and Anvil Tower) and one in Coquitlam.[4] The college also has a smaller Training Centre campus in Surrey.
ProgramsEdit
Douglas offers bachelor's degrees, associated degrees, and various programs, certifications and diplomas. [7]
International educationEdit
Each year, more than 4,000 international students from 92 countries take for-credit courses at Douglas College, accounting for roughly 18 percent of the student population.[1]
MediaEdit
The student newspaper, The Other Press, has been in print since 1976, making it one of British Columbia's oldest continuously run student publications. It is a member of Canadian University Press.
The college also publishes Event, a literary magazine published three times per year.
In January 2012, Global's 16x9 news magazine aired a story alleging large scale fraud at Douglas College's Chinese partner campuses. Some faculty members complained that some Chinese students were unable to speak basic English upon graduation.[8] They alleged mass-scale fraud whereby students were guaranteed to pass their courses through various methods such as black market answer sheets, progressively easier make-up exams, and grade tampering. Robert Buller, a former Dean of Commerce and Business alleged Douglas College President Scott McAlpine said "he needed plausible deniability and he wanted to see and hear nothing" when approached about the issue.[8] Since then, Douglas College and the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education completed an independent review of the situation and issued a report.[9] Although the report found "no evidence of academic dishonesty or fraud in the conduct of Douglas College", it noted specific areas of concerns including in lack of oversight in the use of challenge exams.[10] The report stated that "Douglas College would have benefitted from speedier and more thoroughly considered responses" to issues previously identified.
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^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
External linksEdit
Official website
Douglas 360°
August 30, 2023
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Not to be confused with Douglass College or Douglass University This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Douglas College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Douglas College is the largest public degree granting college institution in British Columbia Canada Close to 17 000 credit students 8 500 continuing education students and 4 210 international students are enrolled here Douglas College offers bachelor s degrees and general university arts and science courses as well as career programs in health care human services business and the creative arts 4 Douglas CollegeTypePublic collegeEstablished1970Academic affiliationsACCC CBIE CUPPresidentKathy Denton 1 ProvostThor Borgford 2 Academic staff960Students8 146 FTE 2020 2021 3 LocationNew Westminster and Coquitlam British Columbia Canada49 12 13 N 122 54 46 W 49 2036 N 122 9128 W 49 2036 122 9128 New Westminster campus CampusUrban New Westminster Suburban Coquitlam Colours Black green silverNicknameRoyalsSporting affiliationsPACWEST CCAA NWAACCMascotRoaryWebsitewww wbr douglascollege wbr caCoquitlam Campus Contents 1 History 1 1 Coat of arms 1 2 Campuses 2 Programs 2 1 International education 2 2 Media 2 3 Athletics 3 Controversy 4 Notable alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditFounded in 1970 the college is named after the former Governor of British Columbia Sir James Douglas In 1981 Kwantlen College split off from Douglas College 5 Coat of arms Edit Douglas College s coat of arms was revealed to the public on January 21 2020 The emblem was designed by Coast Salish artist Carrielynn Victor for the college s 50th anniversary The emblem was the first to be completely designed by an Indigenous artist in Canada s history The crowned heart in the middle of the emblem is a feature of coats of arms of the Douglas family including the College s namesake Sir James Douglas and a reference to the college s motto Do what you love The crown on top of it is made of cedar a wood material that is local to the area There is a raven on top of the crest meant to signify cleverness as the bird represents There are also two Douglas fir trees surrounding the raven which are meant to signify a relation to the college s name In the Coast Salish language below the shield are the words Excellence Knowledge Passion The reference to the Indigenous language is a recognition that the college operates on a First Nations territory 6 Campuses Edit The college has two major campuses in Metro Vancouver one in New Westminster Royal Avenue and Anvil Tower and one in Coquitlam 4 The college also has a smaller Training Centre campus in Surrey Programs EditDouglas offers bachelor s degrees associated degrees and various programs certifications and diplomas 7 International education Edit Each year more than 4 000 international students from 92 countries take for credit courses at Douglas College accounting for roughly 18 percent of the student population 1 Media Edit The student newspaper The Other Press has been in print since 1976 making it one of British Columbia s oldest continuously run student publications It is a member of Canadian University Press The college also publishes Event a literary magazine published three times per year Athletics Edit Varsity sports teams at Douglas College are known as the Royals and the mascot is a lion named Roary The Royals compete in men s and women s basketball curling golf soccer and volleyball as well as men s baseball and women s softball The Royals are members of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA the Pacific Western Athletic Association PACWEST and the Northwest Athletic Conference NWAC Controversy EditIn January 2012 Global s 16x9 news magazine aired a story alleging large scale fraud at Douglas College s Chinese partner campuses Some faculty members complained that some Chinese students were unable to speak basic English upon graduation 8 They alleged mass scale fraud whereby students were guaranteed to pass their courses through various methods such as black market answer sheets progressively easier make up exams and grade tampering Robert Buller a former Dean of Commerce and Business alleged Douglas College President Scott McAlpine said he needed plausible deniability and he wanted to see and hear nothing when approached about the issue 8 Since then Douglas College and the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education completed an independent review of the situation and issued a report 9 Although the report found no evidence of academic dishonesty or fraud in the conduct of Douglas College it noted specific areas of concerns including in lack of oversight in the use of challenge exams 10 The report stated that Douglas College would have benefitted from speedier and more thoroughly considered responses to issues previously identified Notable alumni EditElizabeth Bachinsky poet N Robin Crossby game designer Frank Giustra businessman and philanthropist Terry Glavin author and journalist Adrian Holmes actor Daniel Igali Olympic gold medalist wrestler Wanda John Kehewin author and poet Farhan Lalji sports reporter Sky Lee author Lance Ryan opera vocalistSee also EditThe Other Press List of colleges and universities named after people Douglass College similarly titled but different college part of Rutgers UniversityReferences Edit Senior Management Team SMT Douglas College www douglascollege ca Senior Management Team SMT douglascollege ca Retrieved 7 February 2015 https catalogue data gov bc ca dataset full time equivalent enrolments at b c public post secondary institutions a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help a b About Douglas College Douglas College www douglascollege ca KPU Facts Kwantlen Polytechnic University Retrieved 18 July 2022 Coat of Arms Douglas College www douglascollege ca Retrieved 2020 04 15 Ways to Study Douglas College Retrieved 18 July 2022 a b Global News Latest amp Current News Weather Sports amp Health News globalnews ca Archived from the original on 17 June 2012 Retrieved 7 February 2015 Douglas College orders review of China programs Vancouver Sun Archived February 2 2012 at the Wayback Machine Blogs vancouversun com Retrieved on 2014 04 12 Degree Authorization PDF Archived from the original PDF on 15 May 2013 Retrieved 4 November 2012 External links EditOfficial website Douglas 360 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Douglas College amp oldid 1172490592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
