Comments on: Race: VP Academic and University Affairs http://ubcinsiders.ca/2011/01/race-vp-academic-and-university-affairs/ Separating the wheat from the chaff. Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:50:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Hillson http://ubcinsiders.ca/2011/01/race-vp-academic-and-university-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-10368 Hillson Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:41:23 +0000 http://ubcinsiders.ca/?p=7299#comment-10368 What is this "multi million dollar" reserve fund that Jennifer refers to? What is this “multi million dollar” reserve fund that Jennifer refers to?

]]> By: Neal Yonson http://ubcinsiders.ca/2011/01/race-vp-academic-and-university-affairs/comment-page-1/#comment-10367 Neal Yonson Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:10:26 +0000 http://ubcinsiders.ca/?p=7299#comment-10367 My take on the "is Gage South a win" question: No, not really. (Probably a predictable response from me.) To be clear, all the university has agreed to do is sit down and discuss it, but still on their terms and within their parameters. Discussing Gage South represents what should have been the bare minimum in the LUP consultation process, given that it was identified as an issue both early and often. As I've repeated ad nauseum, to get a holistic campus, you need a holistic planning process. Talking to people in the community about the future of the community should be something that the planners crave, not dread. My take on the “is Gage South a win” question: No, not really. (Probably a predictable response from me.)

To be clear, all the university has agreed to do is sit down and discuss it, but still on their terms and within their parameters. Discussing Gage South represents what should have been the bare minimum in the LUP consultation process, given that it was identified as an issue both early and often.

As I’ve repeated ad nauseum, to get a holistic campus, you need a holistic planning process. Talking to people in the community about the future of the community should be something that the planners crave, not dread.

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