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Vol. XVI
No. 3
March 24/94

Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence in Teaching and Learning

You've got to change to keep
pace with the work world, or else
you'll be left behind.

That was the message Dave
Street gave to more than 2,000
high school students who visited
the College on March 1.

Street, who has lectured on
workplace realities to more than
200,000 young students across
Canada, came to Cap as part of
the North Shore Career Expo. The
two-week extravaganza was held
through the cooperation of a
number of North Shore organiza-
tions including the College, whose
participation was coordinated by
the Public Relations Department.

“A commitment to lifetime
learning will become necessary,”
Graham Crockart, Chair of the
Capilano College Board, told the
students who were assembled in
the Sportsplex for Street’s lecture.

Street startled the students by
jumping into a fast-paced, enter-
taining hour. It included changing
his clothes, throwing toilet paper,
popping balloons, getting a stu-
dent to eat a jelly doughnut and
taking the audience on a musical

Career Expo Brings
"Street" Smarts to Cap

Above and left: Humor, audience participation and a strong message
about jobs were the keys to Dave Street's captivating presentation.

trip from the ‘60s to the ‘90s.

Kim Adams, career development
coordinator for the North Vancou-
ver School District, talked to many
students after the lecture who
praised Street for being lively and
informative. “They picked up on
his message that they have to
learn the skills necessary for the
jobs of the future.”

“I see the career expo as the
beginning of a process,” she said.
“Various groups will be getting
involved with helping our young
people prepare for careers, and it’s
nice to see Capilano College lead-
ing the way.”

In addition to the lecture, the
students attended discussion
groups and went on a tour of the
College. About 75 faculty, staff and
administrators set up displays,

facilitated discussions and hosted
the tours.

Adams said the tours and
activities made the students
comfortable with the College.
“They’d be more likely now to
come to Capilano College to find
out about courses and get coun-
selling,” she said.

The wealth of energy contrib-
uted by the tour guides, combined
with the excellent job other volun-
teers did in coordinating displays
of programs and leading discus-
sion groups, conveyed a spirit of
enthusiasm and good will to the
students. The Public Relations
Department thanks all the volun-
teers for their participation.

Public Relations Officer David
DeMuynck was the main organ-
izer of the day’s events.