Spreading the word

with business and professional executives
and government officials. Jessiman spoke
on International Law—most often "Trading
in the Gloval Village"—while Oberndorf
talked about International Marketing, but
they both tailored their lectures to the
audience.

Among their stops were the Institute of
Technology and Vocational Education (ITVE)
in Bangkok, an institution with 60,000
students and 4,000 faculty members on 29
campuses. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, they
had engagements with HELP (Higher Education
Learning Program), the Asian Pacific
Capital Corp., which sponsored business
executives for a two day seminar at the
posh Shangri-la Hotel, and Mara Holdings,
a government-run business enterprise. In
Singapore, Jessiman “attempted to re-
explain the International Banking Centre
legislation" to the Singapore/Canadian
Club, and in Jakarta Oberndorf spoke both
to a private business school and a
government sponsored group.

In Manila, where armed guards in the
hotels and department stores are a reminder
of the fragility of the peace, Oberndorf
and Jessiman had a hectic schedule which
included the University of the Philippines,
the Asia Institute of Management, and
several other universities and colleges. A
highlight for Jessiman was an invitation
to luncheon with a group of communist
faculty members, who provided a rather
different point of view on Southeast Asian
affairs.

For Oberndorf, who conducted the survey
of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian
Nations) nations last summer which led to

this lecture tour, an advantage of this

recent trip was travelling with a
colleague. "It was professionally exciting
to be able to identify a number of
prospective projects and to have one of
our administrators present to agree," he
said. He added that he also enjoyed having
a "friend on the road" to share
experiences with and get to know on a
personal basis.

For Jessiman, the trip was a learning
experience. "During this tour I learned a

about Cap in Southeast Asia

great deal about Asian culture, education,
business management, law and so forth, but
I learned, too, about the concerns of
administrators, teachers, and students for
their life's work and the quality of
education," he said.

Among the possible projects for Capilano
which are being discussed are an exchange
of art and crafts with Thailand, and a
program in which 100 Malay students would
come here to take university transfer
courses. As well as lecture tours,
opportunities for faculty members could
include teaching positions in ASEAN
nations, mostly in Career and Vocational
topics. The College is looking for funding
to pay our faculty salaries, while the
ASEAN institutions would provide board for
the visitors.

"International education is a popular
business," said Jessiman. "A number of
Canadian schools advertise and actively
promote in a number of these countries. It
is similarly open to us."

Locked Out

The College will be locked up tight this
coming weekend (Easter) on Good Friday,
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. The
Library will be open, though,on Saturday
from 1 to 5 pm, so that is the only day
that you will be able to get access to the
buildings (unless you make prior
arrangements with Ken Hughes, Facilities).

COLOPHON

However sporadically the Informer may
appear in your mail, it is still trying
valiantly to be a weekly publication,
at least during the Fall and Spring
terms. This newsletter is published by
Information Services, A118, local 2002,
and submissions are greeted with joy
and delight. Photos are generally taken
by Edna Sakata in MPC and prepared for
publication by Dave Sharrock. Printing
is done by Linda Givens and Dave Callow
in the Print Shop, and distribution is
handled by the Mail Room/Typing Pool.
Most everything else can be blamed on

_ Donna McMahon, but she'll deny it.