The Informer Page 10 November 9, 1988 Alphabet Soup, cont'd. GDIP GOAD GPA ICE ISCP KNOW LAC LAS LERD LPI LSP LTCA MOA MPC NSEAC NSEDC OAD OLA OTEU PAC PEC PMI PMTI PPC PRP PRPAC PVI RF RM SCAT SIS SNAP SNS SPL TDD VCC VVI WAC WC WET FORCE Graphic Design and Illustration Program (formerly Commercial Art) Group of Associate Deans Grade Point Average International Co-operative Education International Studies Cooperative Program Knowledge Network (now merged with OLA) Learning Assistance Centre (now ARC) Legal Assistant Studies Program Local Economic Renewal and Development (fed govt program) Language Proficiency Index (but everybody still calls it EPT) Labour Studies Program or Legal Secretary Program Long Term Care Aide Program Medical Office Assistant Program Media Production Centre North Shore Economic Advisory Committee North Shore Enterprise Development Centre (also TOAD) The Office Administration Department Open Learning Agency Office and Technical Employees Union (we're in local 378) President’s Advisory Committee (defunct) Program Evaluation Committee Private Music Instruction Pacific Marine Training Institute Physical Planning Committee Public Relations Practitioners (committee of five) Public Relations and Promotions Advisory Committee Pacific Vocational Institute - now part of BCIT Retail Fashion (now RM) Retail Management Scientific Computing Applications Technology (defunct) Student and Instructional Services Sechelt Native Aquaculture Program Special Needs Services (part of ARC) Self Paced Learning Telephone Device for the Deaf Vancouver Community College Vancouver Vocational Institute (part of VCC) Women’s Access Centre (now WC) Women's Centre (alternates with WAC) Work Equivalency Task Force