President’s E-Memo

FIFTY MORE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GAT OFFICERS
Booth College will award fifty more scholarships to officers in Grant Assisted Territories, mostly in the 2/3 majority world.  Scholarships make it possible for Salvation Army officers to access university level courses on-line and on-site (in country).  For more information, officers should contact their territorial leadership or Booth College. Courses begin in May 2006.  Deadline for application: February 1^st.

CRESTMONT & SUFFERN COURSES (USA) IN MAY
Booth College courses offered for officers and others on-site at Crestmont Campus (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) and at the Suffern (New York) campus are scheduled for May 2006.  See listing at the end of this e-memo for details.

IHQ PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER SERVICES COURSE
A special course for those interested in preparing for disaster related service in international settings is being offered in two locations at the Suffern Campus (USA East) in April 2006 and the Crestmont Campus (USA Western Territory) in May 2006.  This is a course offered by Booth College and taught by staff from The Salvation Army’s International Headquarters (London, England).  See details at the end of this e-memo.

SECOND COHORT OF MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM SCHEDULED FOR MAY
The new Certificate in Management program, developed and taught in collaboration with Simon Fraser University, begins at the Winnipeg Campus in May 2006.  It includes the first three (of six) courses to prepare Salvation Army officers for advanced management leadership including Foundations of Management, Financial Management, and Faith Based Leadership.  See details at the end of this e-memo.

COMMISSIONER HASSE KJELGREN TO SPEAK AT GRADUATION 2006
The speaker for the 2006 graduation, April 29th, is Commissioner Hasse Kjelgren, Territorial Commander for The Salvation Army in Sweden.  Commissioner Kjelgren is a highly respected internationalist and has given leadership to the work of The Salvation Army in South America (East), Switzerland, and Sweden.

25^th ANNIVERSARY PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY
The 25th Anniversary Committee continues its work preparing for the celebration of Booth College’s 25th anniversary year.  Established in 1982, the college will be twenty-five years old in 2007.  With over 1,600 alumni to date, the anniversary celebration will have a significant focus on celebration activities relevant to alumni and events honoring contributions of significant others over the life of the college.

THREE NEW FACULTY:  SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Booth College’s strategic plan calls for the hiring of three new faculty to begin teaching in the Fall 2006.  Searches are underway for two new social work faculty members and a sociologist.  Please direct potential candidates to the college website or contact the Vice President/Academic Dean, Dr. Donald Burke at dburke@boothcollege.ca

RE-ACCREDITATION SITE VISIT SET FOR MARCH 1-3, 2006
Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation, the Association for Biblical Higher Education will review the college’s self-study documents (Quality Assurance, Institutional Plan, and Outcome Assessment Plan) and send a team to Booth College March 1-3, 2006 to review the college’s compliance with accreditation standards.  It is anticipated that Booth College’s fifteen year history of accreditation will be extended with formal re-accreditation awarded in February 2007.

SELF-STUDY SETS AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR BOOTH COLLEGE
The completion of the institutional self-study for ABHE accreditation has led to the establishment of an ambitious agenda for the College over the next several years.  Major initiatives will lead to the development of new programs, the creation of new faculty positions and the improvement of services to students. 

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
In October 2005, two members of the student development staff and eight student leaders traveled to Minneapolis to participate in a conference that focused on enhancing the student development programs of the College.  Upon their return, the conference participants met to discuss how they can implement some of the things they learned in the various workshops.

FACULTY NEWS
Booth College faculty members continue to be active contributors to their disciplines, the mission of the College and community at large…Professor Bonnie Bryant conducted a one-day workshop for social workers in Winnipeg concerning the revised national social work ethics standards…Professor Roy Jeal presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in November…Dr. Jonathan Dyck will be participating in an archaeological dig in Israel in June and July with the goal of introducing an archaeology course and archaeological field experience in Israel for Booth College students…Major Brenda Smith continues to write a series of articles about worship in Horizons…Dr. Donald Burke will be speaking at the annual divisional officers’ retreat in the Saskatchewan Division later in January…Dr. Burke will also be conducting a workshop at the National Social Services Conference in Toronto in March…Professor John Berard will be attending a national conference of youth ministry specialists in January…Major Barbara Robinson taught a Booth College course to a class of officers in Santiago, Chile in October. 

NEW DISTANCE EDUCATION/EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Future on-line and on-site course opportunities in April and May through August 2006 may be found on the Booth College Website at www.boothcollege.ca/courses/index.aspx and also detailed above.  Officers in degree completion programs (Canada, USA East, and USA West) will want to pay close attention to deadlines for course opportunities in Winnipeg and Jackson’s Point (ON) , Suffern (NY) and Crestmont (CA) as well as on-line.

DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE LISTING
On-line courses currently available beginning May 2006:  (GAT Officers’ Deadline:  February 1, 2006)

1.103     Intro Bible (Old Testament)                                        2.258     Intro to Sociology
1.113     Intro Bible (New Testament)                                       2.259     Intro to Psychology
1.318     Luke-Acts                                                                          4.110     Intro to Social Work Practice
1.320     Wesleyan Distinctives in Theology                        4.220     Social Welfare in North America
2.101     English Composition

ON-SITE COURSES

See www.boothcollege.ca for more details, or contact Janet Kennedy at enrollment@boothcollege.ca

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