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Championing the Future
Today!

Chevron Canada Ltd. has presented
Capilano College with the first instal-
ment of a $50,000 gift to help develop
a state-of-the-art computer lab.

The lab, which will feature client/
server technology, is being created in
response to a significant shortage of
trained software developers in
Canada. The shortage came to light
two years ago ina Department of
Human Resources Development
(formerly the Canada Employment
and Immigration Commission) report,
“Software and National Competitive-
ness.”

Client/server technology, used in
personal computer networking,
involves a move away from main-
frame and mini computers, which
were the standard for many busi-
nesses in years past. The technological
change is in turn changing the types of

Pat Woertz, President of Chevron Canada Limited, with Capilano College
President Doug Jardine and two students, seated at computer.

skills employers need. Chevron
Canada’s assistance will help the
College train students entering the
workplace, and it will provide speedy
upgrading for people who hold
traditional management information
systems positions.

Chevron’s major gift is testimony of
the importance of linking with the
business community. Through the
continued success of the Foundation’s

It appears more likely than
ever that legislation concerning
educational councils in colleges
will pass in the B.C. legislature.
Whether or not the legislation
states that decision-making
power is to be shared by the
College Board and the council
seems to be the outstanding issue.

The structure of the Presidents’
Educational Advisory Council is
fairly similar to that outlined for
educational councils in the Carter
Document. The document is the
Ministry of Skills, Training and
Labour’s May “93 report on
governance in colleges and
institutes (If you'd like to see it,

PEAC is Poised for Change

ask Penny Connell, loc 2422). It
seems sensible that a restructuring
of PEAC, rather than its dissolution
and re-creation, be done in the
name of efficiency and effective-
ness. It appears likely that the shift
to a legislated model would be
reasonably straightforward.

PEAC as a body has grown out of
the experience and background of
College employees. You may have
opinions about the possible legisla-
tion that you would like PEAC
members to consider. We would be
happy to hear your views. Since its
inception a year and a half ago,
PEAC has been poised for this
discussion. Stay tuned!

annual fund-raising campaign, Cap
continues to build and strengthen
community “bridges” that enhance
learning opportunities for students
and employment for graduates.
Tony Vick, Tony Carter and
Richard Longworth, along with
students and other Business faculty,
have nurtured a community partner-
ship with Chevron for several years.

Annual Parents Appeal

On Feb. 13, room A-010b was abuzz
with work study students calling
parents and asking them to contribute
to the Scholarship and Bursary
endowments. This was the start of
Resource Development's annual
Parents Appeal.

“Scholarships and bursaries affect
me,” said Lana Hollman, one of the
student callers. “I’m a mature student
and without them I can’t go to
school.”

With the low interest rates today,
current endowment funds are unable
to meet a 40 per cent increased de-
mand by students who need help
financing their education. The work
study students did a good job of
explaining this to parents.

“Given the chance to hear the
College’s intentions, the parents
became supportive,” Lana said.

The program runs until March 13.

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