Bronze Medal recipient, Doreen Manuel, with College president, Dr. Greg Lee. College to lead new tourism centre North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Katherine Whittred announced Doreen Mary Manuel was presented Grand Chief Dr. George Manuel and with the 2004 Governor General's _ spiritual leader, Marceline Manuel. Academic Collegiate Bronze Medal _She plans to develop her skill as a at the June 2 convocation. Doreen __ producer and director of First Nations on August 23 the establishment graduated from the Aboriginal Film historical films. Also recognized at of the B.C. Centre for Tourism, & Television Advanced Training spring convocation was College Leadership and Innovation to be program with a GPA of 4.23.The registrar, Itidal Sadek. She accepted located at the Squamish campus medal is awarded annually to the _ flowers from vice-president, of Capilano College. The new student at Capilano College who Academic Affairs, Dr. Bill Gibson, Centre will coordinate education achieves the highest overall grade in acknowledgement of efforts by and training programs to meet point average upon completion of a __ the employees in the Registrar's the future employment demands two-year, full-time diploma program. Office in getting the new online in tourism within B.C. It will work Doreen is of Secwepemc and Ktunuxa registration system up and running. with the private sector, municipal try. She is the sixth child of : governments and provincial - Pee ministries to expand tourism’s role as an economic engine in Friendshi, ps fo rged the province. It had previously been announced that the College would be receiving an additional Twenty-seven visiting reich Ted isa well-known North Sn 360 full’me-eouivalent (ETE) exchange students spent six weeks resident who delivered a daily bias My ae ven dO. “Thece on the North Shore this summer business analysis for CKNW and — y — announcements are great news for B.C’s tourism industry, and in particular for the education sector,” said Capilano College president, Dr. Greg Lee. “The Centre will ensure that people around the province are prepared for the opportunities that will become available in the tourism industry as we head towards the 2010 Olympic Games. The acquisition of additional seats Full story online will allow Capilano College to expand our tourism training to the benefit of those communities within the Howe Sound Corridor.” learning about investment banking, who also wrote the Money Matters venture capitalists and the downfall column in The Province newspaper. of the likes of Martha Stewart. “Tt was awesome,” says North They went rafting, camping, visited Vancouver student, Kari Johnson, Victoria and other historic provincial who just completed her third year sights, hiked the Grouse Grind, of the College’s business degree made lifelong friendships with their program. “I learned about stocks Canadian classmates, and loved every and bonds, mortgages and other minute of it. As part of an intensive types of investments, which I'll use international business summer both in industry as well as in my program at Capilano College, some __ personal life.” of the students took part in a business course on current issues with financial analyst, Ted Ohashi. Details online Faculty PD report by Priscilla Stanbury The Faculty Professional Development committee has two specific tasks. These are to adjudicate grants for faculty doing research or attending conferences, and to organize workshops in April and May as part of annual professional development activities. The chair of the committee for 2004 - 2006 is learning specialist, Alison Parry. Other members include: Ruth Fluevog, Carol Cram, Chris Gratham, Dr. Stan Greenspoon, John Field, Susan Le Blanc, Arney Lange, Laurie Jensen, Ruth Scheuing, Rose Moon, Deb Guspie, and Nancy Nowlan. Please go online for a full list of grant recipients and for a report on PD days held last spring. Ae Diane Capon, Janet Kee, Janet Canning, Carolyn Beatson, Bev Erikson, and John Field are pictured at Gilbert's Tree. informer Send all informer submissions to: Shelley Kean, editor Public Affairs Birch building, room 462 2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver, B.C. Vid 3h5 skean@capcollege.bc.ca Tel: 604.983.7596 Fax: 604.984.1714 Deadline for the October issue is: Monday, October 4, 2004. Submissions (including photographs) may be edited for brevity and clarity and will appear online.