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MINISTER OF EDUCATION

MAY3 1969

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REPORT ON CAPILANO COLLEGE

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P /. R T

I

SUMMARY OF REPORT PREPARED BY THE COLLEGE
Ic

Staff

•

1

Table I - F a c u l t y Capilano College
2o

.

College Enrolment

1
2

Table I I- Enrolment

2

Table I I I- O r i g i n

2

o f Students

3o

Student Standings

4

4o

Library

4

5o

Student Services

and Media C e n t r e

5

P A R T

I I

SURVEY BY THE ACADEMIC BOARD
lo

Accommodations

2o

C o l l e g e Hours

6

3o

Teaching

7

4o

College Library

Do

Student Services

6o

College Students

7o

C o l l e g e Programs a n d C o u r s e s

10

8c

I n s t r u c t i o n and G r a d i n g

11

9o

Student A c t i v i t i e s

12

10c

Summary and C o n c l u s i o n

12

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5

Staff
and Media C e n t r e

8

,

9
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9

ACADEMIC BOARD
REPORT ON CAPILANO COLLEGE
TO THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION

P A R T

I

SU/vlMARY OF REPORT PREPARED BY THE COLLEGE
Capilano College was opened in September 1968 to serve the region
comprising the School Districts of North Vancouver (#44) 9 West Vancouver (#45)
and Howe Sound (J48) which has eleven senior secondary schools. It operates
during the late afternoon and evening in shared facilities of the West
Vancouver Secondary School.
1.

Staff

The members of the College faculty who teach /,rts and Science courses are
well qualified academically. However 9 during this stage of the College's
development by far the largest portion of the staff are on a part-time basis 9
teaching from three to six hours per week. Most of the College instructors
are members of the staff of either the University of British Columbia or Simon
Fraser University 9 or are senior graduate students at these universities.
Similarly the instructors for the technical courses are largely members of the
teaching staff of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. While this
arrangement has enabled the College to commence operations with a highly
competent teaching staff it has undoubtedly reduced the participation of the
staff in the general affairs of the College. Those whose primary responsibili­
ties are to another institution rarely become fully attached to another institu­
tion where their interest is much more tenuous.
The following table shows the faculty strength during the first two terms.
J/\BLE I
f9culty Capilano College
Fall Term 1968
Full-time
Part-time
Lab. /,ssi stants

6
52
11

Spring Term 1969
8
53
11

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2.

College

Enrolment
TABLE I I
Enrolment
Full-time

( 4 o r more c o l l e g e - l e v e l
Fall

T r a n s f e r program
Vocational/Technical
BoCI.T-,

Transfer

Part-time

courses)

Term 1963

S p r i n g Term 1969

401
52
37

34
34

490

350

(less than 4 college-level

courses)

F a l l Term 1968
Transfer
Less t h a n
More t h a n

S p r i n g Term 1969

Program
Half-time
Half-time

TOT/.L ENROLMENT

215
79

191
114

294

305

784

655

TABLE I I I
Origin

of Students

F a l l Term 1968

Non-Canada
Canada, H o n - B - C o

B,C, U n i v e r s i t i e s
Colleges - Capilano
Other Public
private
Schools
- public
Private
Other

S p r i n g Term 1969

Full-time

part-time

Full-time

47
20
14

35
29
67

3

43
-

314
17
35
490

4

10
14
134
5

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—

•*

2 9 4

350

-

• 531
5

7

Part-time
4
8
4
263

-

1
20
2
3
305

The above t a b u l a t i o n s show t h a t t h e p r o p o r t i o n o f s t u d e n t s i n t h e t r a n s f e r
p r o g r a m g r e a t l y e x c e e d s t h a t o f t h e T e c h n i c a l P r o g r a m ^ as i s t y p i c a l o f c o l l e g e
enrolments elsewherco
I n view of t h e percentage of students achieving less

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t h a n a C g r a d e i n t h e A r t s and S c i e n c e C o u r s e s an e f f o r t s h o u l d be made t o
e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s whose c h a n c e s o f s u c c e s s a r e p o o r t o e n t e r o t h e r p r o g r a m s
t h a t a r e more a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e i r i n t e r e s t s and a b i l i t i e s o
The p r o p o r t i o n o f s t u d e n t s i n t h e t r a n s f e r p r o g r a m who a r e e n r o l l e d f o r
' l e s s t h a n h a l f - t i m e ' i s h i g h and may c o n t r i b u t e t o some l a c k o f c o h e s i v e n e s s
i n t h e s t u d e n t bodyAn a n a l y s i s o f t h i s g r o u p o f s t u d e n t s i n t e r m s o f age^
s e x j e d u c a t i o n a l b a c k g r o u n d ^ i n t e n t i o n s ^ and p a r t o r f u l l - t i m e w o r k w o u l d
help t o c l a r i f y t h i s s i t u a t i o n The o v e r a l l d r o p i n e n r o l m i e n t o f 16-5/1 i n t h e S p r i n g Term may n o t be
excessive f o r t h e f i r s t term o f operationo
The d r o p o f 2 9 - 6 / o o f t h e f u l l - t i m e
s t u d e n t s i s l a r g e l y a c c o u n t a b l e t o some s t u d e n t s d r o p p i n g one c o u r s e i n t h e
s e c o n d t e r m and t h e r e b y b e i n g r e c l a s s i f i e d as p a r t - t i m e - The i n c r e a s e o f 4 4 - 3 / ^ 1
i n t h e 'more t h a n h a l f - t i m e ' e n r o l m e n t i s s i m i l a r l y a c c o u n t a b l e A survey o f
t h o s e who d i s c o n t i n u e d by t h e end o f t h e f i r s t t e r m e l i c i t e d a 33/1 r e t u r n
and i n d i c a t e d t h a t some 40/1 o f t h e r e s p o n d e n t s w e r e i n f u l l - t i m e e m p l o y m e n t
and an a d d i t i o n a l 10)1 i n p a r t - t i m e employmentA b o u t 50)1 i n d i c a t e d an
i n t e n t i o n t o r e t u r n t o t h e C o l l e g e a t some f u t u r e t i m e A b o u t 40>o o f t h e
r e s p o n d e n t s w e r e 2 5 y e a r s o f age o r o l d e r and some 36)1 w e r e m a r r i e d Since
t h e r e a r e no s t u d e n t s g r a d u a t i n g f r o m Grade 1 2 a t t h e t i m e o f r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r
t h e S p r i n g Term t h e r e i s l i t t l e p o s s i b i l i t y o f any number o f i n c o m i n g
students
o f f s e t t i n g t h o s e who d i s c o n t i n u e d Of t h e 7 8 4 r e g i s t e r e d i n September 74/1
r e t u r n e d f o r one o r more c o u r s e s w h i c h i s a r e a s o n a b l e p e r c e n t a g e d u r i n g t h e
f i r s t period of operationA l m o s t 80/1 o f t h e s t u d e n t s who s t a t e d a p r e f e r e n c e gave C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e
as t h e i r f i r s t c h o i c e o f a p o s t - s e c o n d a r y i n s t i t u t i o n I t w o u l d be i n t e r e s t i n g
t o know t h e p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e s e who v/ere n o t a c a d e m i c a l l y q u a l i f i e d t o e n t e r
a u n i v e r s i t y or t h e B r i t i s h Columbia I n s t i t u t e o f TechnologyTen p e r c e n t o f
s t u d e n t s s t a t e d t h a t t h e y i n t e n d e d t o r e m a i n a t t h e C o l l e g e f o r one s e m e s t e r ^
5 6 - 3 ) 1 f o r t w o semesters:, 1.7)1 f o r t h r e e s e r n e s t e r S j 2 5 - 6 ) 1 f o r f o u r s e m e s t e r s and
5-8)1 w e r e u n d e c i d e d As i s t h e c a s e w i t h o t h e r p u b l i c c o l l e g e s t h e above
p e r c e n t a g e s p r e s a g e a c o n s i d e r a b l e d r o p i n t h e second y e a r e n r o l m e n t s Eighteen
s t u d e n t s were a d m i t t e d a f t e r h a v i n g f a i l e d a t a n o t h e r c o l l e g e o r u n i v e r s i t y
w h i c h i s n o t an undue number a t t h i s s t a g e o f c o l l e g e d e v e l o p m e n t A followup o f t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e s e s t u d e n t s w h i l e a t c o l l e g e w o u l d a s s i s t i n f o r m i u l a t ing a p o l i c y f o r a d m i t t i n g f a i l u r e s S i x t y - t h r e e o f t h e s t u d e n t s were employed f u l l - t i m e w h i l e i n a t t e n d a n c e
and 2 6 1 w e r e engaged i n p a r t - t i m e workThis supports t h e claim o f students
i n o t h e r p u b l i c c o l l e g e s t h a t e m p l o y m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r e b e t t e r i n one's home
l o c a l i t y and^ f o r t h o s e who h a v e t o e a r n t h e i r c o s t s i n w h o l e o r i n p a r t ^ i t
i s c o n s i d e r e d an a d v a n t a g e f o r a s t u d e n t t o remiain a t home w h i l e a t t e n d i n g
collegeS e v e n t y - f i v e p e r c e n t o f t h e s t u d e n t s w e r e Grade 1 2 g r a d u a t e s ^ an a d d i t i o n a l 1 0 ) j w e r e s h o r t one c o u r s e and 5 - 3 ) o s h o r t t w o c o u r s e s No b r e a k d o w n s h o w i n g
t h e p e r c e n t a g e who g r a d u a t e d on t h e A c a d e m i c - T e c h n i c a l p r o g r a m and o t h e r
S e c o n d a r y - S c h o o l p r o g r a m s was p r o v i d e d T a k i n g t h e f i g u r e s as a w h o l e t h e
p e r c e n t a g e o f t h o s e who h a d c o m p l e t e d g r a d u a t i o n o r w e r e n o t d e f i c i e n t i n more
t h a n two subjects:, being 9 1 / b 3 i s about average f o r o t h e r p u b l i c c o l l e g e s -

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A p p r o x i m a t e l y 70% o f t h e c o u r s e e n r o l m e n t s a r e i n t h e f i e l d s o f E n g l i s h ^
M a t h e m a t i c s ^ G e o g r a p h y ^ p s y c h o l o g y ^ H i s t o r y and F r e n c h w h i c h i n d i c a t e s a
fairly
t y p i c a l p r o g r a m i n F i r s t Year A r t s I n keeping w i t h t h e present
t r e n d i n s e c o n d a r y and p o s t - s e c o n d a r y i n s t i t u t i o n S j t h e e n r o l m e n t i n
B i o l o g y I s a p p r e c i a b l y g r e a t e r t h a n i n C h e m i s t r y and P h y s i c s .
I n t h e t e c h n i c a l f i e l d s t h e c o u r s e s i n b u s i n e s s management and admini s t r a t i o n account f o r a l a r g e p a r t o f t h e t o t a l o
The c l a s s s i z e s and t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e s t u d e n t s i n t h e i n d i v i d u a l
c o u r s e s and s e c t i o n s t h e r e o f a r e f u l l y s a t i s f a c t o r y .
3.

Student

Standings

The d i s t r i b u t i o n o f g r a d e s i n t h e A r t s and S c i e n c e c o u r s e s v a r y m a r k e d l y
f r o m s u b j e c t t o s u b j e c t . F o r e x a r n p l e j i n e a c h o f B i o l o g y and C h e m i s t r y 5% o f
t h e s t u d e n t s o b t a i n e d an A g r a d e a t t h e end o f t h e F a l l Term and 3 7 % r e c e i v e d
no c r e d i t h a v i n g e i t h e r f a i l e d o r d i s c o n t i n u e d t h e c o u r s e j v d i e r e a s i n F r e n c h
1 1 % o b t a i n e d an A g r a d e a n d 1 2 % r e c e i v e d no c r e d i t ^ and i n P s y c h o l o g y 1 0 %
o b t a i n e d an A g r a d e and 2 0 % no c r e d i t .
These d i f f e r e n c e s a r e n o t t h e r e s u l t
o f s c i e n c e c o u r s e s v e r s u s more d i s c u r s i v e ones b e c a u s e i n H i s t o r y 4 % o b t a i n e d
an A g r a d e and 2 3 % o b t a i n e d no c r e d i t and i n S p a n i s h 3% o b t a i n e d a n A g r a d e
and 2 7 % no c r e d i t .
I t w o u l d seem t h a t i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y d i s c u s s i o n s o n
g r a d i n g s s h o u l d be h e l d i n o r d e r t o e x a m i n e t h e g r a d i n g m e t h o d s and t o a c h i e v e
some u n i f o r m i t y i n g r a d i n g p r a c t i c e s .
As i s t y p i c a l o f c o l l e g e g r a d e s t h e r e
i s some b u l k i n g a t t h e C g r a d e l e v e l s p r o b a b l y b e c a u s e t h i s i s r e f e r r e d t o as
t h e minimum l e v e l t h a t i s o r d i n a r i l y a c c e p t e d f o r t r a n s f e r t o u n i v e r s i t y .
4.

" Library

and M e d i a

Centre

The l i b r a r y s t a f f i s w e l l q u a l i f i e d by t r a i n i n g and e x p e r i e n c e .
Initial
book l i s t s w e r e p r e p a r e d w i t h t h e c o - o p e r a t i o n o f t h e l i b r a r i a n s and s u b j e c t
d e p a r t m e n t s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a and o f Simon F r a s e r U n i v e r s i t y .
These w e r e s u p p l e m e n t e d by l i s t s p r e p a r e d by t h e f a c u l t y and f r o m b a s i c
bibliographic l i s t s .
'
A t t h e t i m e o f r e p o r t i n g t h e l i b r a r y h a d a p p r o x i m a t e l y babOO b o o k s and
s u b s c r i b e d t o 427 p e r i o d i c a l s .
P r o b a b l y due t o t h e l i m i t e d t i m e t o r e c e i v e
d e l i v e r i e s b e f o r e t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e c o l l e g e j t h e number o f v o l u m e s was n o t
adequate f o r t h e s i z e o f t h e c o l l e g e enrolment d u r i n g t h e f i r s t t e r m .
However^
some r e f e r e n c e m a t e r i a l s ^ , s u c h as s t a n d a r d e n c y c l o p e d i a s ^
were a v a i l a b l e t o
t h e students from t h e secondary-school l i b r a r y .
The number o f a v a i l a b l e b o o k s
i n c e r t a i n f i e l d s ^ n o t a b l y Fsychologyj i s f a r from adequate f o r c o l l e g e
instruction.
D u r i n g t h e e a r l y p a r t o f t h e t e r m l i b r a r y c i r c u l a t i o n was m i n i m a l
b u t d u r i n g t h e l a t e r p a r t o f t h e t e r m i t was d e f i n i t e l y i n c r e a s i n g o
The M e d i a C e n t r e p r o v i d e s m i c r o f i l m s s s l i d e s ^ f i l m s t r i p s ^ e t c . w i t h some
appropriate viewing devices.
Reel tapes a r e on t h e shelves f o r l o a n t o t h e
f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s t u d e n t s and t h e r e a r e t h r e e t a p e r e c o r d e r s r e a d y f o r s t u d e n t
l o a n i n t h e VA/ired c a r r e l s o f t h e C e n t r e .
From J a n u a r y 15 t o 3 1 s t . ^ 48 t a p e
r e c o r d e r s w e r e s i g n e d o u t t o t h e l i b r a r y c a r r e l s and 6 7 f r o m F e b r u a r y 1 t o 1 5 t h .
More t h a n one s t u d e n t o f t e n l i s t e n e d t o t h e s e t a p e s a t one t i m e .

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A c c o m m o d a t i o n f o r l i b r a r y s t u d y i s v e r y l i m i t e d a l t h o u g h an a t t e m p t t o
r e l i e v e t h i s has b e e n made by u t i l i z i n g space o u t s i d e t h e l i b r a r y s u c h as t h e
secondary-school
l i b r a r y a f t e r 4s35 pm and t h e s c h o o l c a f e t e r i a .
The l i b r a r y
conditions.
5.

Student

staff

has

endeavoured t o work e f f e c t i v e l y under t h e

cramped

Services

A l t h o u g h t h e p r e s e n t space f o r s t u d e n t s e r v i c e s i s v e r y l i m i t e d ^ t h e
C o l l e g e has made good a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r s t u d e n t a d v i s o r y s e r v i c e s j w h i c h i n d i c a t e s
a r e c o g n i t i o n of the importance of t h i s p a r t of c o l l e g e a c t i v i t y .
Excellent
w o r k i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t h s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s o f t h e r e g i o n have been e s t a b l i s h e d
w h e r e b y s t u d e n t s a r e i n f o r m e d r e g a r d i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s o f f e r e d by t h e
C o l l e g e and w h e r e b y t h e y may c o m p l e t e t h e i r p r e r e g i s t r a t i o n i n t h e i r s c h o o l s
p r i o r t o g r a d u a t i o n from h i g h s c h o o l .
An a d e q u a t e s y s t e m o f s t u d e n t s ' r e c o r d s has been s e t up and t h e d a t a a r e
p r o c e s s e d a t t h e p r o c e s s i n g c e n t r e o f Simon F r a s e r U n i v e r s i t y w h i c h w i l l e n a b l e
t h e c o l l e g e a u t h o r i t i e s t o be c u r r e n t l y w e l l i n f o r m e d r e g a r d i n g i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r s
r e s p e c t i n g t h e work o f t h e C o l l e g e .
Members o f t h e s t a f f o f t h e S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s h a v e i n i t i a t e d e v a l u a t i v e
and r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s w h i c h w i l l be o f g r e a t v a l u e i n a p p r a i s i n g t h e s u c c e s s
o f t h e c o l l e g e p r o g r a m . The A c a d e m i c B o a r d commends s u c h e n t e r p r i s e .

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SURVEY BY

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I

ACADEMIC BO/iRD

On M a r c h 2O3 1 9 6 9 t h e A c a d e m i c B o a r d v i s i t e d C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e .
Discussions
t o o k p l a c e w i t h t h e p r i n c i p a l j t h e Dean o f S t u d i e S j t h e L i b r a r i a n ^ t h e Coo r d i n a t o r o f S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s ^ s u b j e c t c o - o r d i n a t o r s ^ m.embers o f t h e f a c u l t y
and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e S t u d e n t C o u n c i l . F o l l o w i n g t h e s e m e e t i n g s t h e B o a r d
members t o u r e d t h e C o l l e g e w i t h s t u d e n t g u i d e s i n o r d e r t o o b s e r v e t h e
a c c o m m o d a t i o n s s f a c i l i t i e s ^ s t u d e n t s e r v i c e S j l i b r a r y r e s o u r c e s and l a b o r a t o r y
e q u i p m e n t . The B o a r d met w i t h t h e C o l l e g e C o u n c i l f o r d i n n e r d u r i n g and a f t e r
w h i c h a g e n e r a l d i s c u s s i o n on c o l l e g e m a t t e r s was h e l d . I n t h e c o u r s e o f t h e
f o l l o w i n g t h r e e weeks i n d i v i d u a l members o f t h e B o a r d r e v i s i t e d t h e C o l l e g e i n
o r d e r t o c o n s i d e r i n g r e a t e r depth t h e work o f t h e C o l l e g e i n t h e i r s p e c i a l
f i e l d s of i n t e r e s t .
This s e c t i o n of the Report epitomizes the observations of
t h e B o a r d mernxbers d u r i n g b o t h v i s i t s .
1.

Accommodations

The d i s a d v a n t a g e s o f o p e r a t i n g t h e C o l l e g e i n s e o o n d a r y - s o h o o l p r e m i s e s
were v e r y a p p a r e n t i n p r a c t i c a l l y e v e r y aspect o f c o l l e g e a c t i v i t y .
Limitations
o f space i n t e r f e r e w i t h many c o l l e g e f u n c t i o n s ^ t e a c h i n g p e r i o d s h a v e t o be
c o n f i n e d t o l a t e a f t e r n o o n and e v e n i n g ^ b u t w h a t i s e v e n more s e r i o u s i s t h e
e f f e c t u p o n t h e a t t i t u d e o f t h e s t u d e n t s . T h i s l a t t e r outcome was p o i n t e d o u t

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c l e a r l y i n a s u b m i s s i o n made t o t h e B o a r d by t h e S t u d e n t C o u n c i l o f C a p i l a n o
College which stateds
"During t h i s years t h e grovdng p a i n s of t h e Student
C o u n c i l h a v e b e e n many and v a r i e d b u t nowj w i t h t h e end o f t h e f i r s t a c a d e m i c
y e a r i n s i g h t s we seem t o see an o v e r l y i n g c a u s e o f t h e c o n f u s i o n and w o r r y ^
v^hich has b e s e t t h e C o l l e g e . The p r o b l e m i s one o f i d e n t i t y .
As y e t t h e r e
i s no C o l l e g e b e c a u s e t h e r e i s no m a t e r i a l b u i l d i n g o r a r e a w h i c h t h e C o l l e g e
s t u d e n t s can c a l l t h e i r own o t h e r t h a n t h e s m a l l s t u d e n t l o u n g e .
The C o l l e g e i s h o u s e d i n a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l and b e c a u s e o f t h i s i t has
t h e a t m o s p h e r e o f a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l . Because o f t h i s l a c k t h e s t u d e n t s m i s s
an i d e n t i t y w i t h t h e C o l l e g e b e c a u s e t h e r e i s o n l y a C o l l e g e e x i s t i n g on p a p e r
and i n t h e m i n d s o f t h e C o u n c i l j a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and c o m m u n i t y j b u t n o t i n t h e
minds of t h e s t u d e n t s .

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p o s s i b i l i t y of the College developing i t s i d e n t i t y before i t acquires
campus i s d o u b t f u l duo t o t h e a t m o s p h e r e o f t h e h i g h s c h o o l .

Because o f t h e p o s i t i o n t h e C o l l e g e i s i n a t t h i s momentj b e i n g h o u s e d
i n a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s t h e C o l l e g e ' s s t a n d a r d s may s u f f e r and i t s g r a d u a l
c o n s t r u c t i o n may s u f f e r o b s t a c l e s i n i t s p a t h . "
T h i s a s s e r t i o n was r e i t e r a t e d by t h e s t u d e n t C h a i r m a n o f t h e Dean's
A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e who s t a t e d ?
"The f a c t t h a t t h i s C o l l e g e i s s i t u a t e d i n a
h i g h s c h o o l does seem t o h a v e some e f f e c t on t h e a t t i t u d e o f t h e s t u d e n t b o d y .
Some o f t h e y o u n g e r s t u d e n t s f e e l t h a t t h i s C o l l e g e i s a c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h e
high school environment.
The d a n g e r i n t h i s i s t h a t C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e w i l l come
t o be r e g a r d e d as a s e c o n d r a t e cram i n s t i t u t i o n t h a t i s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d
w i t h f i l l i n g t h e p e r c e n t a g e r e q u i r e m e n t f o r e n t r a n c e t o UBC o r SFd."
I n d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h s t u d e n t s and i n s t r u c t o r s d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f t h e
B o a r d ' s v i s i t r e p e a t e d r e f e r e n c e was made t o t h i s m a j o r d i s a d v a n t a g e ^ and as
one i n s t r u c t o r m e n t i o n e d ^ t h e use o f s e c o n d a r y - s c h o o l p r e m i s e s p e r p e t u a t e s a
h i g h - s c h o o l a t t i t u d e on t h e p a r t o f t h e s t u d e n t s w h i c h weakens t h e i r i n c l i n a t i o n
t o engage i n s e l f - d i r e c t e d s t u d y and c o n t r i b u t e s t o a p a t h y and l a c k o f e f f o r t
on t h e p a r t o f some s t u d e n t s .
The f u l l s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h e e f f e c t on t h e s t u d e n t s may n o t be v y h o l l y
r e a l i z e d v^/hen p l a n n i n g t o commence c o l l e g e o p e r a t i o n s i n r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e
secondary-school premises.
H o w e v e r j n o t h i n g i s more i m p o r t a n t t o t h e s u c c e s s
o f a c o l l e g e t h a n t h e r e s p o n s e o f t h e s t u d e n t s t o t h e c o l l e g e s e t t i n g as i t
a f f e c t s t h e i r m o t i v a t i o n t o engage i n s e r i o u s s t u d y . As w i l l be p o i n t e d o u t
l a t e r t h e r e a r e o t h e r c o n d i t i o n s i n a c o l l e g e w h i c h may c o n t r i b u t e t o s u c h
an o u t c o m e j b u t i t i s e v i d e n t j e s p e c i a l l y f r o m t h e s t u d e n t s ' s t a n d p o i n t p t h a t
sharing secondary-school premises i s a r e a l hindrance t o the e f f e c t i v e development o f t h e C o l l e g e .

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C o l l e g e as an e s t a b l i s h e d i n s t i t u t i o n o f h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n . The s e n s e o f
b e l o n g i n g t o a c o l l e g e c o m m u n i t y i s t h w a r t e d and c o n s t a n t a s s o c i a t i o n v ; i t h
t h o s e v^ho h a v e s t u d i o u s i n t e r e s t s i s n o t as a c c e s s i b l e . Of c o u r s e t h i s
a r r a n g e m e n t e n a b l e s some s t u d e n t s t o engage i n r e m u n e r a t i v e w o r k w h i l e
attending college.
B u t d u r i n g d i s c u s s i o n w i t h c o l l e g e i n s t r u c t o r s on t h e
m a t t e r o f e v e n i n g c l a s s e s v e r s u s t h e t r a d i t i o n a l p a t t e r n p t h e v i e w was
e x p r e s s e d t h a t t h e m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t p r o b l e m a r i s i n g w i t h s t u d e n t s whose e n t i r e
p r o g r a m i s i n t h e e v e n i n g i s t h a t h o l d i n g a f u l l - t i m e j o b means t h a t t h e day
i s n o t d e v o t e d t o s t u d y and t h e s t u d e n t a r r i v e s t i r e d f o r c l a s s e s and i s
u n a b l e t o cope w i t h a f u l l c o u r s e l o a d . A l t h o u g h t h i s r e f e r e n c e i s t o s t u d e n t s
who a r e e m p l o y e d d u r i n g t h e day i t may be assumed t h a t o t h e r s t u d e n t s f i n d
l i t t l e i n c e n t i v e t o d e v o t e t h e i r d a y t i m e h o u r s t o s t u d y when t h e r e i s no
o c c a s i o n f o r them t o bo a t t h e c o l l e g e .
I t i s more l i k e l y p e s p e c i a l l y f o r
t h e y o u n g e r s t u d e n t s p t h a t t h e y t e n d t o p e r s i s t i n t h e i r a d o l e s c e n t v/ays
d u r i n g t h e d a y t i m e h o u r s when t h e r e a r e no c l a s s e s t o a t t e n d . Some s u r v e y s
have i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e m a j o r d i f f e r e n c e between t h e s t u d y h a b i t s o f f i r s t c l a s s s t u d e n t s and t h o s e o f l e s s a t t a i n m e n t i s t h e use t h e good s t u d e n t s make
o f t h e h o u r s b e t w e e n c l a s s e s f o r s t u d y r a t h e r t h a n t h e amount o f t i m e s p e n t
i n study at other t i m e s .
A l t h o u g h e v e r y e f f o r t has been made t o h a v e t h e l i b r a r y r e s o u r c e s open
t o t h e s t u d e n t s d u r i n g d a y - t i m e h o u r s and on S a t u r d a y and Sunday a f t e r n o o n s p
t h e r e i s n o t t h e same i n c l i n a t i o n on t h e p a r t o f s t u d e n t s t o make f u l l use
o f t h e l i b r a r y when t h e y a r e n o t i n d a y - t i m e a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e C o l l e g e .
M e n t i o n was made o f t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f i n t r o d u c i n g a t r i m e s t e r s y s t e m .
The Academic B o a r d a d v i s e s t h a t t h i s p r o p o s a l s h o u l d be v e r y c a r e f u l l y exami n e d b e f o r e a t t e m p t i n g t o i n t r o d u c e such a system a t t h i s stage o f c o l l e g e
development.
E x p e r i e n c e e l s e w h e r e has i n d i c a t e d t h a t i t i s a v e r y c o s t l y
a r r a n g e m e n t and p l a c e s g r e a t p r e s s u r e s u p o n t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and s e n i o r
members o f f a c u l t y .
Even t h o u g h summer s e m e s t e r s a r e i n v a r i a b l y p o o r l y
a t t e n d e d a w h o l e r a n g e o f c o u r s e s m u s t be o f f e r e d and q u a l i f i e d s t a f f r e t a i n e d
for t h i s purpose.
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Staff

The a c a d e m i c q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o f t h e p r e s e n t s t a f f r a n g e f r o m good t o
excellent.
During discussions w i t h c o l l e g e students the q u a l i t y of the teachi n g was r a t e d as e x c e l l e n t .
The g r e a t d i s a d v a n t a g e o f t h e p r e s e n t s t a f f i n g p as v^/as p o i n t e d o u t i n
P a r t 1 o f t h i s R e p o r t p i s t h a t o n l y a v e r y f e w members o f t h e f a c u l t y w e r e
e m p l o y e d on a f u l l - t i m e b a s i s . W i t h a l m o s t t h e e n t i r e s t a f f t e a c h i n g i n t h e
C o l l e g e f o r o n l y 3 o r 6 h o u r s p e r weekp i t i s n o t t o be e x p e c t e d t h a t
p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n c o l l e g e a f f a i r s c a n t a k e p l a c e t o a n y t h i n g l i k e t h e same
e x t e n t as v / i t h a f u l l - t i m e s t a f f .
T h i s was b o r n e o u t by r e p e a t e d r e f e r e n c e s
made by members o f t h e t e a c h i n g s t a f f t o t h e e f f e c t t h a t t h e y w e r e n o t as
w e l l i n f o r m e d on c o l l e g e m a t t e r s as t h e y w o u l d l i k e t o b e .
Naturally
c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e t e a c h i n g s t a f f and t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n j as w e l l as
b e t w e e n t h e f a c u l t y members t h e r n s e l v e S j i s much more d i f f i c u l t when t h e i n s t r u c t o r s a r e a t t h e C o l l e g e d u r i n g o n l y t h e f e w h o u r s when t h e y a r e c o n d u c t i n g
their classes.

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Another p r o b l e m r e g a r d i n g a p a r t - t i m e s t a f f i s t h e heavy t u r n o v e r from
one t e r m t o t h e n e x t . T h i s b r e a k s t h e c o n t i n u i t y o f t h e i n s t r u c t i o n and
p r e v e n t s t h e r e g u l a r r e v i s i o n o f c o u r s e s w h i c h i s c a r r i e d o u t by f u l l - t i m e
instructorso
I t a l s o i n t e r f e r e s w i t h t h e c o n s t a n t e n d e a v o u r on t h e p a r t o f
t h e i n s t r u c t o r s t o a d v i s e t h e l i b r a r i a n on a c q u i s i t i o n s f o r t h e s u b j e c t f i e l d s .
Some o f t h e c o n t i n u i t y c a n be m a i n t a i n e d by t h e i n s t r u c t o r s k e e p i n g l o g b o o k s
t h a t r e c o r d s u c h d e t a i l as c o u r s e r e q u i r e r n e n t S p s t u d e n t p e r f o r m a n c c p t e x t and
r e f e r e n c e booksp m a r k l i s t s and s u g g e s t i o n s f o r t h e r e v i s i o n o f c o u r s e s .
This
i s a p r a c t i c e t h a t has been f o u n d v a l u a b l e i n o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s w i t h a f u l l t i m e s t a f f and i s recommended as a g e n e r a l p r a c t i c e .
The Academic B o a r d i s aware t h a t s t e p s a r e b e i n g t a k e n t o engage f u l l t i m e f a c u l t y members and s t r o n g l y e n d o r s e s t h i s e n d e a v o u r ^ w i t h t h e c a u t i o n
t h a t t h e h i g h q u a l i t y o f t h e s t a f f s h o u l d , be m a i n t a i n e d o t h e r w i s e t h e a c a d e m i c
f u t u r e o f t h e C o l l e g e c a n be e n d a n g c r e d o
I t i s considered that t h e experience o f
h a v i n g had a h i g h l y q u a l i f i e d s t a f f d u r i n g t h i s f i r s t y e a r o f o p e r a t i o n s h o u l d
be d r a w n u p o n v/hen s e l e c t i n g f a c u l t y members who a r e w e l l q u a l i f i e d and k e e n l y
interested i n college teaching.
N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e d i s a d v a n t a g e s o f a p a r t - t i m e s t a f f s t h e C o l l e g e v/as
v e r y f o r t u n a t e i n b e i n g a b l e t o p r o c u r e such w e l l q u a l i f i e d t e a c h e r s d u r i n g
i t s f i r s t s t a g e o f o p e r a t i o n s . The f a c t t h a t t h e C o l l e g e depended so
l a r g e l y u p o n t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s and t h e B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y
f o r s t a f f h a s l a i d a g r o u n d w o r k f o r m a i n t a i n i n g an e f f e c t i v e a r t i c u l a t i o n
w i t h these i n s t i t u t i o n s .
At t h e present time t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r r e c r u i t i n g
a h i g h l y q u a l i f i e d s t a f f i s v e r y good and t h e C o l l e g e s h o u l d t a k e f u l l advantage o f t h e f a v o u r a b l e c i r c u m s t a n c e s t o s e l e c t t h o s e w i t h s u p e r i o r academic
q u a l i f i c a t i o n s and i n t e r e s t i n c o l l e g e t e a c h i n g .
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A l t h o u g h t h e l i b r a r y i s a t a g r e a t d i s a d v a n t a g e b e c a u s e o f cramped space
b o t h f o r s t u d e n t s and s t a c k s 3 t h e l i b r a r y s t a f f h a s e n d e a v o u r e d t o make t h e
b e s t o f t h e l i m i t e d f a c i l i t i e s and h a s d i s p l a y e d commendable i n g e n u i t y i n d o i n g
so.
However^ more space f o r t h e l i b r a r y i s d e s p e r a t e l y n e e d e d . The o p e n
s h e l f p o l i c y t h a t h a s been a d o p t e d h a s a l l e v i a t e d some o f t h e l i m i t a t i o n s t h a t
c u r t a i l l i b r a r y u s c ^ and s p r e a d i n g o v e r i n t o t h e s e c o n d a r y - s c h o o l l i b r a r y and
c a f e t e r i a d u r i n g t h e a v a i l a b l e h o u r s has h e l p e d t o r e l i e v e t h e c r o w d i n g t h a t
was o b s e r v e d on some o c c a s i o n s i n t h e C o l l e g e l i b r a r y .
L i b r a r y c i r c u l a t i o n a p p e a r s t o h a v e made a s l o w s t a r t b u t p i c k e d up
d u r i n g t h e s e c o n d t e r m and d o u b t l e s s w i l l r o a c h a s a t i s f a c t o r y f i g u r e when t h e
f a c i l i t i e s are improved.
At p r e s e n t t h e use o f t h e l i b r a r y i s uneven w i t h
c o n s i d e r a b l L usage f o r c o u r s e s i n s u c h f i e l d s as E n g l i s h and E c o n o m i c s b u t
r e m a i n s m i n i m a l i n some o t h e r f i e l d s .
This probably r e f l e c t s t h e imbalance
t h a t e x i s t s w i t h r e g a r d t o b o o k s and p e r i o d i c a l s t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e .
At
p r e s e n t L i t e r a t u r e ^ H i s t o r y ^ P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e and E c o n o m i c s a c c o u n t f o r o v e r
h a l f o f t h e h o l d i n g s w h i l e some o t h e r f i e l d s ^ s u c h as p s y c h o l o g y and M a t h e m a t i c s a
a r e p o o r l y r e p r e s e n t e d i n v i e w o f t h e l a r g e number o f s t u d e n t s e n r o l l e d f o r
courses i n these f i e l d s .
A s a m p l i n g o f t h e books t h a t a r e on t h e s h e l v e s i n d i c a t e s t h a t good
p u r c h a s e s h a v e b e e n made. The p e r i o d i c a l l i s t i s s a t i s f a c t o r y and back f i l e s

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o f t h e more i m p o r t a n t t i t l e s a r e b e i n g a c q u i r e d on m i c r o f i l m o A l t h o u g h much
has b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d i n t h e f i r s t y e a r ^ t h e p r e s e n t h o l d i n g s a r e d e c i d e d l y
belov^ t h e m i n i m a l needs o f t h e p r e s e n t s t u d e n t e n r o l m e n t o
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s t r o n g l y recommends t h a t a c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t be made t o speed-up t h e p r o c u r e m e n t
o f now a c q u i s i t i o n s and t o p r o v i d e more s t a c k and s t u d e n t s p a c e .
I t was m e n t i o n e d t h a t t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a c o l l e g e s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e
on l i b r a r y was u n d e r a c t i v e c o n s i d e r a t i o n . The A c a d e m i c B o a r d e n d o r s e s t h i s
p r o p o s a l and s u g g e s t s t h a t i t w o u l d bo u s e f u l t o i n c l u d e one o r two s t u d e n t s
on t h e c o m m i t t e e .
Such a c o m m i t t e e v d l l i n c r e a s e t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f and
s u p p o r t f o r t h e l i b r a r y w i t h i n t h e f a c u l t y and w i l l make known t o t h e l i b r a r i a n
t h e v i e w s o f t h e a c a d e m i c u s e r s o f t h e l i b r a r y and t h u s o b v i a t e m i s u n d e r s t a n d ings.
5.

Student

Services

The S t u d e n t S e r v i c e C e n t r e w i t h iMr. H o l l i c k - K e n y o n as c o - o r d i n a t o r 3
who
a l s o a c t s as C o l l e g e R e g i s t r a r and A d v i s o r t o t h e S t u d e n t A s s o c i a t i o n j i s an
a c t i v e and e n t e r p r i s i n g p a r t o f t h e c o l l e g e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . I n a d d i t i o n t o b e i n g
an a d v i s o r y s e r v i c e f o r s t u d e n t S j t h e C e n t r e i s r e s p o s i b l e f o r a l l s t u d e n t
awards and l o a n s j p r o v i d e s l i a i s o n w i t h t h e s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l S j u n i v e r s i t i e s
and e m p l o y m e n t a g e n c i e s 3 m a i n t a i n s a h o u s i n g b u r e a u 3 and as o p p o r t u n i t y p e r m i t s
engages i n f o l l o w - u p s t u d i e s o f s t u d e n t s l e a v i n g t h e C o l l e g e .
I n i t s diverse
a c t i v i t i e s i t i s t h e e n d e a v o u r o f t h i s d i v i s i o n t o become an i n t e g r a l p a r t
of t h e s t u d e n t s ' e d u c a t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e .
I t was e m p h a s i z e d by b o t h t h e c o l l e g e
P r i n c i p a l and t h e C o - o r d i n a t o r o f S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s t h a t t h i s was n o t t h o u g h t
t o be a c o m p a r t m e n t w i t h i n t h e C o l l e g e b u t r a t h e r t o be a s e r v i c e w h i c h
t r a n s c e n d e d d e p a r t m e n t a l b o u n d a r i e s and s h o u l d i n e f f e c t be a u n i f y i n g f o r c e
v/ithin the College.
To a i d i n t h i s t h e D i v i s i o n w o r k s c l o s e l y w i t h t h e
co-ordinators of the subject f i e l d s .
The A c a d e m i c B o a r d s t r o n g l y commends
this objective.
The D i v i s i o n i s a l s o r e s p o n s i b l e f o r d e t e r m i n i n g w h e t h e r o r n o t a p p l i c a n t s
f o r a d m i s s i o n meet t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r e n t r y t o t h e C o l l e g e .
An
admissions
c o m m i t t e e c o n s i s t i n g o f f a c u l t y j t h e S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s C e n t r e ^ s t u d e n t s and
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a c t as an a p p e a l b o a r d f o r s t u d e n t s who h a v e b e e n r e j e c t e d .
I t i s t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e Academic Board t h a t t h e S t u d e n t S e r v i c e C e n t r e
i s o p e r a t i n g e f f e c t i v e l y u n d e r the: r a t h e r a d v e r s e c o n d i t i o n s t h a t a f f e c t t h e
College genorallyo
The o v e r a l l d e s i g n and p l a n s f o r t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e
C e n t r e a r e s o u n d and t h e s e r v i c e s t h a t a r c p r o v i d e d a r e v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y .
6.

College

Students

A l t h o u g h as r e p e a t e d l y s t a t e d ?
" C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e has c o m m i t t e d i t s e l f
t o an o p e n d o o r p o l i c y ' s i t i s f a r f r o m c l e a r v;hat i s meant by t h i s .
I fi t
means t h a t s t u d e n t s v/ho a r e n o t s u i t a b l y q u a l i f i e d a r e a d m i t t e d t o t h e t r a n s f e r
and t h e t e c h n i c a l p r o g r a m s t h e n t h e s t a n d a r d o f e d u c a t i o n t h a t can be p r o v i d e d
i s b o u n d t o be l o w e r e d e v e n t h o u g h v e r y h i g h f a i l u r e r a t e s a r c m a i n t a i n e d .
The c l a s s r o o m p r e s e n c e o f s t u d e n t s who a r e n o t c a p a b l e o f m e e t i n g t h e c o u r s e
r e q u i r e m e n t s w o r k s t o t h e d i s a d v a n t a g e o f t h e c o m p e t e n t s t u d e n t s p makes t h e
i n s t r u c t o r s ' t a s k much more d i f f i c u l t and d e t r a c t s f r o m t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e
e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m . The h i g h f a i l u r e r a t e s i n c e r t a i n f i e l d s i m p l y t h a t some

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d i l u t i o n o f t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e s t u d e n t body d o c s o c c u r ,
i f students are admitted
t o c o u r s e s f o r w h i c h t h e y a r e n o t s u i t a b l y q u a l i f i e d p t h e number o f ' f a i l u r e s ' 3
' w i t h d r a w a l s ' and 'D' g r a d e r e c o r d s a r e bound t o r e m a i n a t a h i g h l e v e l i f
a c a d e m i c s t a n d a r d s a r e t o be m a i n t a i n e d and t r a n s f e r s t o be s a t i s f a c t o r i l y
arranged.
A l t h o u g h t h e i n s t r u c t o r s s t a t e t h a t t h e y h a v e some e x c e l l e n t
s t u d e n t S j t h e y c l a i m t h a t t h e y c a n n o t o f f e r u n i v e r s i t y - l e v e l c o u r s e s t o some
o f t h e i r s t u d e n t s and e x p e c t them t o r e a c h any r e c o g n i z a b l e l e v e l o f a t t a i n m e n t .
The s t u d e n t s w i t h whom t h e B o a r d members d i s c u s s e d c o l l e g e a f f a i r s made
repeated r e f e r e n c e t o t h e poor attendance a t c l a s s e s .
Some o f t h e i n s t r u c t o r s
m e n t i o n e d t h a t a b s e n t e e i s m ' h a s b e e n a s e r i o u s p r o b l e m . The h i g h demand t h a t
was r e p o r t e d f o r t h e t a p e d l e c t u r e s t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e i n t h e M e d i a C e n t r e
d o u b t l e s s h a s some b e a r i n g o n t h i s s i t u a t i o n ,
i n any c a s e s c h o l a r l y d i s c i p l i n e
i s s o m e t h i n g t h a t e a c h s t u d e n t must l e a r n i f he i s t o s u c c e e d i n t h e more
demanding upper y e a r s a t u n i v e r s i t y o r i n t h e i n t e n s i v e t e c h n i c a l s t u d i e s
c a r r i e d o u t i n t h e B r i t i s h Columbia I n s t i t u t e o f Technology.
N e g l e c t i n g one's
p r e s e n t r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s i s n o t a p r o p i t i o u s s t a r t o n any k i n d o f a c a r e e r . I t
was r e p o r t e d t h a t many o f t h e m o s t u n s u c c e s s f u l s t u d e n t s d r o p p e d t h e c o u r s e
which i s i n d i c a t i v e o f e i t h e r a l a c k o f a b i l i t y o r poor m o t i v a t i o n . I n t h e
T e c h n i c a l p r o g r a m a t t e n d a n c e r e c o r d s a r e k e p t and e x c e l l e n t a t t e n d a n c e i s
reported.
m a s u b m i s s i o n t o t h e A c a d e m i c B o a r d p r e s e n t e d by t h e C a p i l a n o S t u d e n t •
A s s o c i a t i o n S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e i t was s t r e s s e d t h a t t h e " p r o b l e m o f t r a n s f e r a b i l i t y o f c r e d i t s i s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t i s s u e c o n f r o n t i n g ^ c o n f o u n d i n g and
r e s t r i c t i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l c o l l e g e s t u d e n t . To make t h e c o l l e g e s y s t e m w o r k
e v e r y avenue o f a p p r o a c h s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d i n a t t e m p t i n g t o e l i m i n a t e t h i s
p r o b l e m . F u r t h e r we s h o u l d l i k e t o t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y o n b e h a l f o f t h e
C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s t o comipliment you on y o u r e f f o r t s a l o n g t h e s e l i n e s . "
C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s s h o u l d be i n f o r m e d r e g a r d i n g i m p r o v e m e n t s i n t r a n s f e r a r r a n g e m e n t s and t h e s u c c e s s a t U n i v e r s i t y o f c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s who h a v e t r a n s f e r r e d .
A l m o s t w i t h o u t e x c e p t i o n t h e s t u d e n t s t h a t mot w i t h t h e Board d i s p l a y e d
a mature a t t i t u d e t o t h e C o l l e g e .
They w e r e v e r y a p p r e c i a t i v e o f t h e q u a l i t y
o f t h e i n s t r u c t i o n ^ c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e d i s i n t e r e s t o f some s t u d e n t s and w e r e
v e r y conscious o f t h e u n s a t i s f a c t o r y c o n d i t i o n s under which t h e College
o p e r a t e d by h a v i n g t o s h a r e s e c o n d a r y - s c h o o l p r e m i s e s .
7.

College

P r o g r a m s and C o u r s e s
I*

The T r a n s f e r p r o g r a m f o r t h e F i r s t Year was a r r a n g e d i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h
the three public u n i v e r s i t i e s of t h eProvince.
The c u r r i c u l u m p r o v i d e s a n
adequate range o f s u b j e c t s t o enable students t o complete a f u l l year o f
u n i v e r s i t y w o r k . O f f e r i n g s f o r t h e Second Year a r e now b e i n g d i s c u s s e d by t h e
f a c u l t y i n workshop s i t u a t i o n s 3 b u t w i t h i n t h e scope o f p r e s e n t o p e r a t i o n s t h e r e
i s l i t t l e leeway t o expand beyond a s t a n d a r d p r o g r a m .
P r o p o s a l s t h a t were
d i s c u s s e d p l a r g e l y i n t h e S c i e n c e f i e l d s were a p p r o p r i a t e f o r p u r p o s e s o f
transfer t o university.
The o p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d by t h e s t u d e n t s d i f f e r e d r e g a r d i n g t h e e q u i v a l e n c e
of t h e c o l l e g e courses t o those a t t h eu n i v e r s i t i e s .
Some s t u d e n t s c l a i m e d
t h a t t h e i r c o u r s e a s s i g n m e n t s w e r e l e s s d e m a n d i n g t h a n t h o s e o f some o f t h e i r
friends at university.
O t h e r s c l a i m e d t h a t t h e i r a s s i g n m e n t s w e r e more d e m a n d i n g .

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m v i e w o f s u c h c o n f l i c t i n g comments3 t h e c o l l e g e i n s t r u c t o r s s h o u l d e n d e a v o u r
t o impress upon t h e s t u d e n t s t h a t o o l l c g e work i s e q u i v a l e n t i n a l l r e s p e c t s
t o t h a t done i n t h e f i r s t t w o y e a r s a t u n i v e r s i t y and e n s u r e t h a t c l a s s
a s s i g n m e n t s a r e done o n t i m e and c o r r e c t e d p r o m p t l y c
The a r t i c u l a t i o n o f t h e f i r s t y e a r p r o g r a m f o r t r a n s f e r t o t h e B r i t i s h
C o l u m b i a I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y h a s b e e n c a r e f u l l y p r e p a r e d and i s b e i n g
c o n t i n u a l l y r e v i e w e d by t h e t w o a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s .
The B.ColoTc s t a f f members
c o - o r d i n a t e and c o n t r o l t h e p e r t i n e n t t e c h n i c a l c o u r s e s and are.' . m u t u a l l y
c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o b t a i n e d on t h e b a l a n c e o f t h i s
c u r r i c u l u m beyond t h e i r d i r e c t c o n t r o l .
T h e r e i s an A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e o n E a r l y C h i l d h o o d E d u c a t i o n p t h e members h i p b e i n g d r a w n f r o m t h e c o m m u n i t y . The p r o g r a m seems t o be w e l l d e s i g n e d .
The l a b o r a t o r y c o u r s e s i n S c i e n c e a r e o f a s t a n d a r d f o r m and p a t t e r n e d
a f t e r t h o s e o f e i t h e r t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a o r Simon F r a s e r
University.
The e q u i p m e n t i n u s e a t p r e s e n t i s l a r g e l y t h a t w h i c h was u s e d
i n t h e f o r m e r Grade 13 p r o g r a m and needs t o be s u p p l e m e n t e d w i t h e q u i p m e n t
t h a t i s commonly i n u s e i n t h e f i r s t and s e c o n d y e a r u n i v e r s i t y l a b o r a t o r i e s .
8.

Instruction

and G r a d i n g

A l t h o u g h t h e s t u d e n t s commented m o s t f a v o u r a b l y u p o n t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e
t e a c h i n g 3 t h e y s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e was a l a c k o f c o n t i n u i t y b e t w e e n t h e l e c t u r e s
and t h e t u t o r i a l S j s o m e t i m e s t o t h e e x t e n t o f t h e r e b e i n g no a p p a r e n t r e l a t i o n ship.
I f i t i s t h e i n t e n t i o n t o have t h e t u t o r i a l s r e l a t e d t o t h e l e c t u r e
s e s s i o n s p t h e t u t o r s s h o u l d a t t e n d t h e l e c t u r e s o r a t l e a s t be f u l l y b r i e f e d
on t h e t o p i c s t h a t a r e c o v e r e d .
I f such i s n o t t h e i n t e n t i o n t h e n i t s h o u l d
be made c l e a r t o t h e s t u d e n t s t h a t t h i s i s t h e c a s e so t h a t t h e y may n o t be
confused.
As h a s b e e n m e n t i o n e d p r e v i o u s l y p t h e g r a d i n g s l a c k c o n s i s t e n c y f r o m
c o u r s e t o c o u r s e and f r o m t e r m t o t e r m ,
V)/hile t h e p r e s e n t f r e e d o m o f i n d i v i d u a l
i n s t r u c t o r s i n m a t t e r s o f g r a d i n g i s d e s i r a b l e and s t u d e n t s ' g r a d e s s h o u l d n o t
be a d j u s t e d a t any a d m i n i s t r a t i v e l e v e l 3 sornu d e g r e e o f u n i f o r m i t y i n m e t h o d
s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d i n o r d e r t o a v o i d c o n f u s i o n on t h e p a r t o f t h e s t u d e n t s .
The c o n s i s t e n c y o f t h e g r a d e s o b t a i n e d by i n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s i n t h e v a r i o u s
c o u r s e s t h e y t a k e i s a m a t t e r f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . A l t h o u g h some i n s t r u c t o r s
may m i n i m i z e t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f g r a d e s t h e r e i s no d o u b t t h a t t o t h e m a j o r i t y
o f t h e s t u d u n t s t h e y a r e i m p o r t a n t and o f g r e a t c o n c e r n .
I f A g r a d e s a r e c o n s i d e r e d t o be o f t h e same l e v e l as t o p g r a d e s a s s i g n e d
i n t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s j some o f t h e c o l l e g e c o u r s e s show a p e r c e n t a g e o f t h e c l a s s
o b t a i n i n g t h i s g r a d e t h a t i s m o s t u n l i k e l y t o be m a i n t a i n e d by a s i m i l a r p e r centage o f t h e students a f t e r t r a n s f e r t o u n i v e r s i t y .
Any w i d e d i s c r e p a n c i e s
i n t h i s r e g a r d c a n l e a d t o d i s a p p o i n t m e n t on t h e p a r t o f t h e s t u d e n t s and a
t e n d e n c y f o r t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s t o discouxnt t h e g r a d e s a s s i g n e d a t t h e c o l l e g e .
The r e l a t i v e l y h i g h p r o p o r t i o n o f 'D'. 'F', 'V# g r a d e s h a s a l r e a d y b e e n
m e n t i o n e d and t h e q u e s t i o n a r i s e s r e g a r d i n g t h e e x t e n t t o w h i c h t h i s r e f l e c t s a
t e n d e n c y t o a d m i t s t u d e n t s t o u n i v e r s i t y - l e v e l c o u r s e s who l a c k e i t h e r t h e
a p t i t u d e or t h e i n t e n t t o reach a s a t i s f a c t o r y l e v e l of achievement.

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9.

Student

Activities

B e c a u s e o f t h e l i m i t a t i o n s i m p o s e d by s h a r i n g s e c o n d a r y - s c h o o l
premises
and t h e c o n s e q u e n t n e c e s s i t y o f r e s t r i c t i n g t h e c l a s s e s t o t h e l a t e a f t e r n o o n
and e v e n i n g s t h e r e i s l i t t l e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a r r a n g e any w i d e p a r t i c i p a t i o n
i n student a c t i v i t i e s .
The s t u d e n t s h a v e d i s p l a y e d some i n i t i a t i v e i n t h i s
respect but t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s are necessarily l i m i t e d .
One m a j o r l a c k i s t h e
absence o f adequate f a c i l i t i e s f o r p h y s i c a l r e c r e a t i o n .
I t v/as r e p o r t e d by
t h e s t u d e n t s t h a t t h e s c h o o l gymnasium i s n o t a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e i r u s e and t h a t
t h e u s e o f t h e o u t o f d o o r f a c i l i t i e s was g r e a t l y r e s t r i c t e d .
10,

Summary and C o n c l u s i o n

The A c a d e m i c B o a r d a d v i s e s ?
1 . As s o o n as p o s s i b l e c o l l e g e p r e m i s e s
a p a r t f r o m a s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s h o u l d be p r o v i d e d v / h e r c i n a f u l l s c h e d u l e o f
d a y t i m e c l a s s e s c a n be c o n d u c t e d )
2 . 1/Vhen a p p o i n t i n g f u l l - t i m e s t a f f e v e r y
e f f o r t s h o u l d be made t o p r o c u r e t h o s e who a r e b e s t q u a l i f i e d t o c o n d u c t c l a s s e s
of 0 u n i v e r s i t y s t a n d a r d )
3 . The l i b r a r y f a c i l i t i e s and a c q u i s i t i o n s s h o u l d
be s t r e n g t h e n e d p r i o r t o commencement o f t h e n e x t c o l l e g e s e s s i o n )
4 . The
g r a d i n g s y s t e m s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d by t h e c o l l e g e f a c u l t y i n o r d e r t o o b v i a t e
some o f t h e a p p a r e n t a n o m a l i e s ) ' 5 . F a c i l i t i e s f o r p x h y s i c a l r e c r e a t i o n a r e
needed)
6 . P r e s e n t l a b o r a t o r y e q u i p m e n t s h o u l d be s u p p l e m e n t e d v d t h e q u i p ment com.monly i n u s e i n f i r s t and s e c o n d y e a r u n i v e r s i t y l a b o r a t o r i e s )
7.
C o l l e g e i n s t r u c t o r s should ensure t h a t t h e work r e q u i r e d o f t h e s t u d e n t s i s
e q u i v a l e n t t o t h a t o f t h e f i r s t and s e c o n d y e a r u n i v e r s i t y and i m p r e s s u p o n
t h e i r students t h a t t h i s standard i s being maintained)
3 . College students
s h o u l d be made aware o f t h e s u c c e s s a t u n i v e r s i t y o f s t u d e n t s v/ho h a v e t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m c o l l e g e s ) 9 . I n v i e w o f t h e h i g h f a i l u r e r a t e s i n some c o u r s e s
t h e p o l i c y o f s t u d e n t a d m i s s i o n s t o s u c h c o u r s e s s h o u l d be r e v i e w e d .
The A c a d e m i c B o a r d c o n s i d e r s t h a t 3 f r o m t h e s t a n d p o i n t o f t h e a t t i t u d e o f
t h e s t u d e n t s and t h e f a c u l t y j t h e r e i s r e a l u r g e n c y f o r t h e c o l l e g e t o h a v e
i t s own p r e m i s e s and a f u l l - t i m e s t a f f ^ t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f w h i c h w i l l h e l p t o
s t r e n g t h e n u n i t e d e n d e a v o u r t o w a r d common a i m s . The u r g e n c y o f t h e f i r s t a r i s e s
f r o m t h e p r o b l e m s o f a c a d e m i c a t m o s p h e r e and s u b s e q u e n t a c h i e v e m e n t i m p o s e d
by t h e e v e n i n g p r o g r a m i n s e c o n d a r y - s c h o o l f a c i l i t i e s .
Experience elsewhere
has shown t h a t i t i s v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o b u i l d a u n i v e r s i t y t y p e p r o g r a m by
e v e n i n g c l a s s e s ^ and i t i s r e n d e r e d e v e n more d i f f i c u l t v/herc a l a r g e p a r t
o f t h e s t u d e n t body i s c o n t i n u i n g i n a s c h o o l e n v i r o n m e n t .
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s i t u a t i o n i s t o some e x t e n t e a s e d w h e r e t h e r e i s a c o n s i d e r a b l e component o f
m a t u r e s t u d e n t s . U n d o u b t e d l y a b e t t e r s t a r t c o u l d h a v e b e e n made h a d t h e r e
b e e n more t i m e f o r p l a n n i n g p r i o r t o t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e C o l l e g e .
However3
t h e A c a d e m i c B o a r d c a n u n d e r s t a n d t h e d e s i r e t o make as e a r l y a s t a r t as
p o s s i b l e t o meet a g r o v / i n g n e e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e R e g i o n f o r f a c i l i t i e s i n p o s t secondary e d u c a t i o n .
I n g e n e r a l 3 t h e A c a d e m i c B o a r d c o n s i d e r s t h a t C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e has made a
r e a s o n a b l y good s t a r t 3 and i n v i e w o f t h e i n e v i t a b l e p r o b l e m s t h a t b e s e t a new
i n s t i t u t i o n j t h e C o l l e g e h a s done as w e l l as c o u l d h a v e b e e n e x p e c t e d i n i t s
d i f f i c u l t f i r s t year.

May3 1969