THE INFORMER PAGE 2

JUNE 14, 1990

PEOPLE

It’s the time of year when people say goodbye, for summer
holidays, and sometimes for new prospects. Capilano College is
losing some long-time employees this summer. Retiring after 20
years of service, Jan Bain (last seen in the CANASEAN office)
is now drafting for a living with a cable company in Coquitlam.
Jan has worked in every department of the College (and isn’t
saying which she liked best). She has also taken Cap courses in a
variety of disciplines. She wrote recently to: “All the Great
People at Capilano College” to thank them for her retirement
party: “Thanks to everyone for making my leave-taking such a
pleasant event. It meant a great deal to me to see so many long-
time friends and say a personal farewell. I will remember you all
whenever I serve up a steaming platter of food, warm up in my
college sweatshirt, or sip wine from my college cup. (Needless to
say, you'll be in my thoughts frequently!)” — Jan

David Marshall, who has been teaching at the College since
1973, is also leaving us. Dave is building a studio in his back
yard so he can continue his sculpting full time and is very excited
at the prospect. David is well recognized for his work in bronze,
stone, and wood. We will keep you posted on his next exhibition.
Pat Biggins, one of our founding librarians, is retiring after 17
years with the library. See the Library news for comments on her
leavetaking, as well as Judy Inouye’s. Judy is returning to Fraser
Valley College after two years here. (It’s not something we said,
it’s the weather.)

We also want to say farewell to Dale Read who has been
teaching in the Chemistry department since the College first
opened its doors in 1968 and to Ted Edwards who has been
teaching in the Computing Science department for six years.

Temporary Leavetakings and other news:

Frances Brownell (English) is working on a handbook to assist
students from other cultures in understanding western world
literature; ““We can no longer count on our students
understanding literary references.” Frances has been teaching
world literature for years including one year in China, and says
she has a good understanding of where the gaps both in literary
and cultural heritage are. Jean Clifford (English) is taking one
year’s leave to work on her doctoral dissertation on Canadian
literature, and she will be filling us in on the details later in the
year. Sharon Thesen, (English) who has been gaining a lot of
recognition lately for her poetry, is taking two year’s leave to
write. Ed Lavalle (Labour Studies) has been re-elected president
of the College-Institute Educators’ Association of B.C. and will
be on leave for another year. John Sayre (Commerce) is on paid
educational leave for the fall to work on a textbook on economic
principles, and Karin Lind (Anthropology) will be teaching a
partial load while she conducts research.

Cam Sylvester (Political Studies) is off to Laos, Vietnam, and
Cambodia for six weeks “mainly to learn” he says. Cam is one of
three Canadians travelling with a group that includes academics,
journalists, a film maker, and photographer who were selected
for the U.S. -Indo-Chinese Reconciliation Project. Cam hopes the
tour will give him enough material to include Vietnam in his
comparative politics class, and adds that he is particularly
interested in meeting with a biologist at the University of Hanoi
to learn about the environmental effects of the war. Cam hopes to

extend his visit to include Nepal, Burma, and Thailand.

Graham Forst (English) has been awarded the Morris Saltzman
Multiculturalism Award from the Canadian Jewish Congress,
Pacific Region. Graham is the second recipient of this award.
The first went to Mr. Aziz Khaki, chairman of the Committee for
Racial Justice. Graham was honoured at the two day-long
symposia at UBC on the Holocaust. Graham is co-chairman of
the standing committee on the Holocaust and has devoted his
energies to this educational effort for 15 years. A letter from
Erwin Newst, executive director of the Canadian Jewish congress
States: ““We write to express our deep appreciation for letting Dr.
Forst join us. He certainly does your College proud.”

Don Basham (Outdoor Recreation) is spending his summer
training the people who will be involved in special events for the
50th anniversary of the Alaska Highway in 1992. We will be
pursuing Don for an inside look at plans for this big party in a
future Informer.

Bob Sherrin (English) recently exhibited his photos at the
Burnaby Art Gallery.

Kerry Burke (Music Therapy) is leading a sessional on “Music
in Play Therapy” at the Seventh Annual International Play
Therapy Conference coming up at UBC June 21 - 24.

Keith Wade (Biology) recently escorted a tour of flower lovers
from the Bowen Island Garden Club to see our rhodos. On a
grander scale, Keith led a tour to France for VanDusen Gardens.
Joe Iacobellis is teaching specialized team coaching at the North
Vancouver Recreation Commission this summer.

South American Native Youth
Exchange

Capilano College is going to be part of an exciting new
exchange program that will bring together native Canadians and
Chileans and will result in a conference and seminar at the
College in September. Native youths from B.C. and Alberta and
Mapuche Indians from southern Chile will meet from July to
December this year to exchange information and cultural
experiences. The Chileans will share their knowledge at Cap's
Native Awareness Day on September 20 and will take part in a
two day conference, “‘Native Perspectives on Development
Conference” at Cap September 21 and 22. Bernardo
Berdichewsky (Anthropology) was instrumental in organizing
the exchange and will be conference chairman.

Interestingly enough, this exchange has an historical
precedent. In the 1880s, a group of Chileans arrived on the coast
of B.C. and settled in the Squamish area. When the Mapuche

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