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The Board of Governors of
Capilano College last week
announced that Dr. Greg Lee
will assume the role of president of Capilano College in
March 1995. The announcement
was made by Robin Wilson,
college board chair.
Dr. Lee joined Capilano
College in 1971 as a faculty
member in the natural science
division. Since that time he has
held a var1ety of positions,
serving most recently as vicepresident, career and vocational programs. Dr. Lee is active
on a number of provincial postsecondary education committees including the Advanced

Education C o u ~ t i ; h / t utent initiatives at Capilano
Columbia and the Open College include the introducUniversity Academic Council.
tion of new programs, such as
Dr. Lee earned his PhD in commercial animation and
physics in 1972 from the environmental science, and the
University of British Columbia. construction of a new student
He is a life-long resident of the and instructional services
Lower Mainland, and currently building in North Vancouver
resides in North Vancouver.
and a new campus facility in
"The selection of a new presi- Squamish.
dent marks the beginning of a
The college is also working
new era for Capilano College," with the Ministry of Skills,
said Wilson. "Working with the Training and Labor to obtain
community, the college will approval for Capilano College
pursue new directions to meet to grant four-year applied
the post-secondary educational degrees.
needs of our community. It
"To better prepare students
promises to be an exciting and for employment in the new
productive future."
economy, we hope to be able to

Dr. Greg Lee

offer applied degrees in area
showing strong employment
growth, such as telecommunications, tourism and information technology," said Wilson.
Capilano College offers a
wide range of academic, career,
vocational and preparatory
programs on a full and parttime basis. The college serves as
a resource to the Lower
Mainland, Howe Sound and
Sunshine Coast through campuses in North Vancouver,
Squamish and Sechelt. The college currently enrols 6,000 credit students, with another 6,000
students enrolled in non-credit
programs.