October 1, 1996 For Immediate Release

Dr Jack Newberry, UNBC's Vice-President Administration since November 1993, has tendered his resignation from the University, with effect from 30 September, 1996. In his letter of resignation, Dr Newberry said "When I came to UNBC, there were a number of tasks that I wished to address. In large measure, these tasks have been successfully addressed, and I am now ready to move on."

Dr Newberry was initially responsible for finance, human resources, computing services, security, facilities and maintenance, and residence and conference services. As a result of internal reviews and initial restructuring, computer services have been transferred to the academic side of operations to better reflect academic priorities, and responsibility for residences has been reallocated to the new Associate Vice-President Student Services, who joins the University today (October 1, 1996).

Pending the conclusion of current discussions on restructuring, there are no plans to appoint an acting Vice-President Administration. In the interim, the Directors of Services, Facilities and Human Resources will report directly to the President.

Dr Newberry was previously Director of the University and Provincial Institutes Division with the Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour