Douglas College is the largest college 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.
26-861: (Redirected from Occasion ) "Occasion" redirects here. For the Harry Connick, Jr. album, see Occasion: Connick on Piano, Volume 2 . [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Event , while unrelated titles should be moved to Event (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Look up event , évent , or events in Wiktionary,
52-729: A First Nations territory. The college has two major campuses in Metro Vancouver – one in New Westminster (Royal Avenue and Anvil Tower) and one in Coquitlam . The college also has a smaller Training Centre campus in Surrey . Douglas offers bachelor's degrees, associated degrees, and various programs, certifications and diplomas. Each year, more than 4,000 international students from 92 countries take for-credit courses at Douglas College, accounting for roughly 18 percent of
78-580: A London-based museum design consultancy See also [ edit ] Accident , an accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. Competition , a contest between organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc. Disaster , an event causing significant damage or destruction, loss of life, or change to the environment Event chain methodology , in project management Eventing , an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country and show-jumping Eventive (disambiguation) Grouped events , in philosophy,
104-420: A boundary in spacetime, typically surrounding a black hole, beyond which events cannot affect an exterior observer Extinction event , a sharp decrease in the number of extant species in a short period of time Impact event , in which an extraterrestrial object impacts planet Mental event , something that happens in the mind, such as a thought Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Event film ,
130-506: 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. Since then, Douglas College and the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education completed an independent review of the situation and issued a report. Although the report found "no evidence of academic dishonesty or fraud in
156-399: A gathering of individuals within a virtual environment Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Event (computing) , a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click Event (philosophy) , an object in time, or an instantiation of a property in an object Event (probability theory) , a set of outcomes to which a probability
182-469: A literary magazine published by Douglas College Business [ edit ] Event Communications , a London-based museum design consultancy See also [ edit ] Accident , an accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. Competition , a contest between organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc. Disaster , an event causing significant damage or destruction, loss of life, or change to
208-498: A property in an object Event (probability theory) , a set of outcomes to which a probability is assigned Event (relativity) , a point in space at an instant in time, i.e. a location in spacetime Event (synchronization primitive) , a type of synchronization mechanism Event (UML) , in Unified Modeling Language, a notable occurrence at a particular point in time Event (particle physics) , refers to
234-432: A social, recreational or corporate events held Sporting event , at which athletic competition takes place Virtual event , a gathering of individuals within a virtual environment Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Event (computing) , a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click Event (philosophy) , an object in time, or an instantiation of
260-467: A special occasion Convention (meeting) , a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest Event management , the organization of events Festival , an event that celebrates some unique aspect of a community Happening , a type of artistic performance Media event , an event created for publicity Party , a social, recreational or corporate events held Sporting event , at which athletic competition takes place Virtual event ,
286-433: A term used to describe highly anticipated blockbusters The Event , an American conspiracy thriller television series for NBC The Event (2003 film) , directed by Thom Fitzgerald The Event (2015 film) , directed by Sergei Loznitsa Derren Brown: The Events , a Channel 4 television series Event , a literary magazine published by Douglas College Business [ edit ] Event Communications ,
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#1732772882910312-429: Is assigned Event (relativity) , a point in space at an instant in time, i.e. a location in spacetime Event (synchronization primitive) , a type of synchronization mechanism Event (UML) , in Unified Modeling Language, a notable occurrence at a particular point in time Event (particle physics) , refers to the results just after a fundamental interaction took place between subatomic particles Event horizon ,
338-529: Is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Event , while unrelated titles should be moved to Event (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Look up event , évent , or events in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Event may refer to: Gatherings of people [ edit ] Ceremony , an event of ritual significance, performed on
364-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Event (disambiguation) (Redirected from Event (disambiguation) ) "Occasion" redirects here. For the Harry Connick, Jr. album, see Occasion: Connick on Piano, Volume 2 . [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It
390-441: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Douglas College 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. 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
416-534: 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
442-892: The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) and the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC). 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. 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,
468-564: 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
494-701: The environment Event chain methodology , in project management Eventing , an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country and show-jumping Eventive (disambiguation) Grouped events , in philosophy, the experience of two or more events that occur in sequence or concurrently that can be subsequently categorized Event (yacht) , a 62.40 m (205 ft) yacht built by Amels Holland B.V. News , new information or information on current events Phenomenon , any observable occurrence Portal:Current events , (Misplaced Pages portal) Sequence of events Sustainable event management or event greening The Event (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
520-479: The experience of two or more events that occur in sequence or concurrently that can be subsequently categorized Event (yacht) , a 62.40 m (205 ft) yacht built by Amels Holland B.V. News , new information or information on current events Phenomenon , any observable occurrence Portal:Current events , (Misplaced Pages portal) Sequence of events Sustainable event management or event greening The Event (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
546-490: The free dictionary. Event may refer to: Gatherings of people [ edit ] Ceremony , an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion Convention (meeting) , a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest Event management , the organization of events Festival , an event that celebrates some unique aspect of a community Happening , a type of artistic performance Media event , an event created for publicity Party ,
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#1732772882910572-414: The mind, such as a thought Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Event film , a term used to describe highly anticipated blockbusters The Event , an American conspiracy thriller television series for NBC The Event (2003 film) , directed by Thom Fitzgerald The Event (2015 film) , directed by Sergei Loznitsa Derren Brown: The Events , a Channel 4 television series Event ,
598-436: The results just after a fundamental interaction took place between subatomic particles Event horizon , a boundary in spacetime, typically surrounding a black hole, beyond which events cannot affect an exterior observer Extinction event , a sharp decrease in the number of extant species in a short period of time Impact event , in which an extraterrestrial object impacts planet Mental event , something that happens in
624-475: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Event . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Event&oldid=1256373040 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description
650-475: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Event . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Event&oldid=1256373040 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description
676-644: The student population. [1] The Other Press was formerly the Douglas College's student newspaper from 1976 to 2021. It was a member of Canadian University Press . The college also publishes Event , a literary magazine published three times per year. 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
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