January 12, 2012
Dear students and community members,
NWCC is currently operating in a deficit situation which at this time is estimated to be $1.7 million dollars. We were allowed to run a deficit last year so that we could carry out the important work of Priority Planning, but our grace period is up. According to the College and Institute Act, we must eliminate this deficit and turn in a balanced budget for the coming fiscal year. Our Board of Governors understands and recognizes the need to balance our budget, and both management and union leadership are collaboratively working together through every step of the process to minimize the impact to our students and employees.
These are challenging times for all of us and NWCC’s administration and union leadership will have to make some difficult decisions over the next 8-10 weeks. We will do our best to be open, transparent and supportive during this process, and keep you informed as much as possible over the coming months.
To that end, we will be launching a website at budget.nwcc.bc.ca that will serve as a central repository for updates to our students, employees and communities. In addition, we will be creating an email account at budget@nwcc.bc.ca so people can make inquiries, voice their concerns and make suggestions on how NWCC can save money. I will be holding town hall meetings and will share those dates as soon as they have been confirmed.
Despite our current economic challenges, we will continue to provide our students with high-quality educational experiences. We are proud of everything we have accomplished for our students, alumni and communities and will continue to demonstrate NWCC’s importance to Northwest BC.
Thank you,
Dr. Denise K. Henning
NWCC CEO and President
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