The Informer Page 3

November 24,1988

PPC becomes PEC

Physical Planning Committee Report

After a year of difficulty in getting quorums for PPC
meetings, a serious attempt is being made this
instructional year to revitalize the long-standing PPC
(the internal governance committee which recommends
to the President on space and other physical
environment matters).

The Committee, which has two appointed
representatives from each of the four college
constituencies — faculty, support staff, students, and
administration— has been meeting more frequently
(three times since August) and has recently received the
President’s approval to rename itself the Physical
Environment Committee (PEC).

This revitalized committee, still sadly without any
appointees from OTEU, has been examining the
recommendations for its improvement as set out by the
recent Physical Environment Task Force in the Internal
Evaluation. It has also been discussing several issues of
importance to the College and its physical environment:

1. Parking has been reviewed, and the Committee
will be dealing with the Career/Vocational DAC (Dean’s
Advisory Committee) recommendation for some
segregated parking for faculty.

2. Various proposals for more Student Society office
space and general student lounge space. A
recommendation was made on the latter and has been
incorporated into a solution now being acted upon for
enhancing the student use of the east North East
cafeteria area for lounge space.

3. The shortage of study space.

4, The College Space Prospectus to 2001. The
Committee has received a briefing as to the
Administration’s preliminary thinking/ideas on what
are the major space needs to 2001 and some of the
constraints and options for the further physical
development of the campus. The space problem and site
development ideas are also being presented to, and
discussed by, the various instructional DACs. It is
hoped that later, when some master site development
options are available, the PEC might sponsor an all-
college forum on this important issue. The Committee
will also attempt to set out some of these ideas in future
Informers.

5. The other recommendations of the Physical
Environment Task Force.

6. Recycling, with a recommendation that has been
accepted by the President for a moderate recycling
project (of waste paper) for the campus.

The Committee will be dealing with items 1,2,3 and
others at its next regular meeting on Thursday,
November 24 at 4:30 p.m in A112. Anyone is welcome to
attend these open meetings. The regular meeting time
of the committee is the 4th Thursday in each month at
the above time and place. The current members of the
committee are: Nigel Amon and Karin Vickars (faculty),
Graham Shuley and Aaron Vidaver (students), Ken
Hughes and Alan Smith (administration). As yet,
unfortunately, no one has been appointed by staff.

—Alan Smith, Acting Chair

H503 Draws Visitors from Afar

by Hilary Clark

News of the beauty and practicality of Retail
Management’s studio, H503, has spread far and
wide...at least as far as Kwantlen.

Recently, two interior design students from our
sister institution came to study and photograph the
room to help their department in the planning of a new
design studio.

Linda Trent and Brenda Elliot commented very
positively on the function of this classroom for a
multiplicity of uses. The colour scheme also caught
their eyes. As Linda queried, “When paint is paint, why
are colleges always so drab and boring?” (I guess they
caught the stairwells in the A Building!)

It will be interesting to see what Kwantlen
produces as a result of their study. If you still haven’t
seen H503, come and visit.

Oops!
John Watson, not Jim, visited the campus a few

weeks ago from the Ministry of Advanced Education and
Job Training.

Students on the Way Up

Playing sell-out shows at the Commodore on the
weekend is just part of the excitement for the Colin
James Band, who have just completed a tour with Steve
Winwood et al, and will be hooking up with the bad boy
of bad boys, Keith Richards, for another tour.
Supporting Colin James is saxophone player John
Ferrara, a graduate of Cap’s Music programs. Ferrara
was a student at Cap in the early ’80s.

Weaving for Food and Shelter

Cap weaving students joined fellow wool-wenders
for a seminar by Allen Fannin of New York recently.
Allen is self-taught, well known for his outstanding
work, and the author of several books. For 25 years, he
has designed and produced an expanding repertoire of
woven items and spun yarns. His goal has always been
to support himself and his family, and he maintains
that there is a place for small-scale fabric producers in
the marketplace. Allen’s presentation encouraged and
inspired Cap students and the local weavers in
attendance, says Clay and Textile Arts program
coordinator, Meineke Mees.