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‘International students - 30 on campus

A quiet development that has been taking
place on the Lynnmour campus over the past
couple of years is the addition of a small

number of international students to our
largely North Shore student body. This
fall there are about 30 international
students on campus, up from 27 last year,
"and there are more coming for the January
term," says Bob Bagshaw. Bagshaw is about
to become Cap's resident expert on
international students, with his recent
appointment as Liaison Person for

International Students, effective in the

Spring term.

"They are a very interesting group with a
complete cross-section of abilities,” says
Bagshaw. Most students are what he
describes as "ESL plus"—they start out
taking English to support their studies,
which are typically career and academic
programs which will transfer to
university. These visa students “come in
various stages of English language
proficiency," and they come from a wide
variety of countries. Bagshaw estimates
that there are about seven from Spanish
speaking countries in Latin America, a
similar size group from Hong Kong, about
eight individuals from various countries
in Europe, and a number from the Middle
East—Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and North
Africa. Visa students pay substantially
higher tuition fees than Canadians, and it
is a Board policy that they cannot displace
Canadians or Landed Immigrants, so they
register last.

Since we do charge them such high fees,
Bagshaw will be investigating how the
college can do the best possible job for
visa students. This January he is planning
to do a formal survey of visa students,
with the intention of building an
orientation plan for August. Ideas and
suggestions are welcome—call him at 2535.

JOIN US!

Do you have opinions and ideas about the
way in which Capilano College is promoted
and advertised in the community? The
probable answer to that question is yes.
Then why not contribute them in a useful
way by joining the Public Relations and
Promotions Committee (formerly known as
the Advertising Committee)? The PRPC is
unique among college committees—it is
informal and membership is open to anyone
interested and willing to help out. The
committee acts as a "think tank" and an
advisor to Information, Services, and has
been involved with a number of special
projects over the past few years. If you
are at all interested in joining, you
should come along to the next meeting on
Thursday, December 11 at 4 pm in room
B145. During the meeting a series of
slide/tape productions about Capilano
College will be screened. These have been
made by Media Resources students and are
about various specific programs and the
college as a whole. Bring your comments,
suggestions, enthusiasm and creativity and
join us on Thursday.

Women’s re-entry a first

December 8th marked a new start in Sechelt
as 20 women started on their 26 week
Women's Job Re-Entry Program, the first to
be offered on the Sunshine Coast. This
program, aimed at women who have been out
of the labour force for three years or
more, combines classroom training with job
placement. Classroom study includes life
skills, basic upgrading, first aid,
business procedures, computer training,
and job search skills, and the job
placements will be with small businesses
on the Sunshine Coast. April Struthers and
Julie Southherst are coordinating the
program with the enthusiastic cooperation
of the Chambers of Commerce, Regional
District and Economic Development Society.

THIS YEAR YOU CAN WEAR,
"BIG LOOK” THAT MAKES YOU
LOOK LIKE AN ELEPHANT... OR
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TIGHT LOOK? AND LOOK LIKE
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