THE INFORMER PAGE 5

SEPTEMBER 16, 1991

You're officially invited to attend the

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of the Capilano College Sportsplex
Friday, September 20, 7 p.m.

An exciting evening of live entertainment
presented by Capilano College
and North Shore community organizations.
Voice Deco * gymnastics
* martial arts * fitness demos, and much more!

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Instructor on Fellowship to Asia

As the Fall term gets underway as usual at Capilano College,
one Cap instructor is beginning the term in a very different
setting.

Jim Bizzocchi of the Media Resources Department is
spending September in Asia, thanks to the Commonwealth of
Learning.

The organization, in cooperation with the B.C. government,
has been running a successful fellowship program. The program
has been bringing 10 educators from developing countries each
year to B.C. to study educational institutions involved in distance
education.

This year, the B.C. government expanded the program to
allow B.C. personnel to visit institutions in developing countries
throughout the Commonwealth. The object is for the fellowship
winners to provide advice in educational areas, with an emphasis
on distance education. The fellowships range from three weeks to
one month.

One of this year’s fellowships went to Jim. In August he left
for Pakistan to advise educators on the use of audio-visual aids
and other technologies in distance education. While in Asia, Jim
is also travelling to Sri Lanka to do a needs analysis in the audio-
visual field for the Open University there.

In all, eight fellowships have been awarded from nearly 50
applications from 19 B.C. educational institutions and the

‘Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology. The
awards were granted on the basis of professional matches
between potential fellows and on the hosting institutions’ needs.
The selection process involved a committee of B.C. educators,
Ministry personnel and COL staff.

The Informer will carry more news on Jim’s trip after his
retum .

Jolene Bordewick, Adult Special Education Coordinator,
attended the International Association of Special Education
Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in May. The conference
drew together 250 participants from 20 countries. Summing up
the proceedings; Jolene writes: “The Conference theme, Building
Relevant Practices Around the World, allowed a range of
provocative ideas to emerge, and offered an international forum
for the exchange of information and materials, as well as a
chance to share new approaches to the practice of special
education from early childhood to employment and community
integration.” She relays her thanks to Frank Gellin, John
Waters and the Academic DAC for helping to defray some of
the costs.

Dave Brewer, Director of Supply and Services, would like
to announce the following new appointments:

Jo Dunlop, Senior Buyer
Robert McKee, Buyer

On behalf of the College Community, Dave would like to
congratulate Jo and Robert on their new positions and wish them
every success in their new endeavors.

Library assistant Pat Pope retired this summer after 20 years
at Cap. Many people turned up for her retirement party June 27
at the B Building, but the power was turned off, so the party
moved to the H Building’s faculty lounge. “There was wine, but
nobody was drinking it. It was one of the hottest days of the year,
so everybody had lots of iced tea. We had a good time talking
about when Pat used to work in the portables in West
Vancouver,” said co-worker Karen Waugh. “Pat decided to get
healthier during her retirement. She’s now busy pumping iron.”

Music instructor Arlene McIntyre is proud to announce that
her student Keitha Fishwick came in as senior voice runner-up
in the Canadian Music Festival Competition held recently in
North Vancouver. In the spring Keitha had won the Clef Society
Scholarship for Outstanding Performer and the senior voice
category of the Coquitlam Festival.

If Robert McKee gets his way, the Sand Caps volleyball
team will go on to be hot contenders. The team, hastily put
together for this year’s Vancouver Sea Festival, came in 11th out
of 30. “That’s pretty good,” said Robert. “It was absolutely the
greatest thing we’ve done in a long time. It’s worth getting into
serious training.” On the first day of competition the team rose
quickly through the ranks, but during the championship July 21 it
lost ground to some tough competitors, the 86th Street Goon
Squad. “We want a rematch,” Robert said. Team members were:

Sarah Dunlop, Jo Dunlop’s (Purchasing) daughter
Joe Iacobellis (Sportsplex)

Jennifer Lidster (Sportsplex)

Greg Sharpe (retired as Advising Centre Coordinator
in May, but sharpe as ever as a volleyball star)

Patty Wiesner (Stores)

Robert McKee (Purchasing)

spare: Tracy Cameron, Patty Wiesner’s sister

Telephone Tag in PR: Judi Fletcher and Elizabeth Rains
have switched telephone locals. You can reach Judi at the new
general number for Public Relations, local 2729; Elizabeth is
now at local 2088.