THE INFORMER PAGE 6 FEBRUARY 18, 1992 Overseas Adventures Faculty Exchange Program with Aichi Gakusen Capilano College and Aichi Gakusen, our sister college in Toyota City, Japan have established a faculty exchange program to complement the 10-year student exchange program. This new facet of the relationship was established by Student and Instructional Services Vice-President Rob Turner and Aichi Gakusen VP Kimiyuki Monna. “It is hoped that the faculty ex- changes will further strengthen the ties between our two institutions and nations,” Rob says. In May a Cap faculty member will visit Japan. The following September an Aichi faculty member will visit Cap. Host colleges will provide accommodation, and Cap will provide $500 towards transportation costs for Cap faculty; another $250 will come from international student tuition fees, and another $250 will be dedicated from the Faculty Development Committee funds. Cap faculty in Japan will be invited to provide lectures to faculty and students on topics related to his/ her field and/or other intellectual interests, and will also likely be involved in preparing Aichi students for their trip to Capilano. The application deadline for the May 1992 faculty exchange is March 6, 1992. Call Rob Turner’s office at 2025 for more information. Orient 93 Are you getting tired of reading about other people’s trips to exotic places? Now’s your chance. A committee is developing a working tour of the Orient in June 1993 that is open to all College employees. Whether you administrate, teach, manage, type, file, and answer phones or do mail delivery, you are welcome. The purpose of the trip, says Student and Instruc- tional Services Vice-President Rob Turner, is to interna- tionalize the College community. "I see it as an educa- tional professional development event," he says. "A chance to see how post-secondary education works in the Orient, and to offer our impressions in return." The committee will arrange for tours of instititutions in China, Thailand, and Hong Kong, and will arrange presentations suited to participants’ interests. Faculty will meet with other faculty; staff with staff. Rob says, "It will be a structured cultural experience and a good team building venture. It would be a shared experience we wouldn’t forget." To date, an initial questionnaire soliciting interest in the College has drawn approximately 50 responses. Rob says meetings will be arranged with those inter- ested about once a month, and the committee will continue planning. So far, the choices have been narrowed to a three- week tour of Hong Kong, China, and Thailand in the last week of May and the first two weeks of June. A visit to Japan will be added if financially feasible. Sub- group tours to other countries are another option, and if people want to continue travelling after the three-week tour is over, they will be able to do so. Rob says the days will be structured as a work-week, with a fair amount of travel time. Travellers will stay in “modest, but comfort- able hotels,” and all arrangements will be made ahead of time. "It’s an opportunity to engage in an adventure, that won't be too intimidating or frightening," says Rob. The committee estimates costs between $2500 and $3500 in pre-tax dollars. Spouses are welcome, but would have to pay the full price of $4500. The Bursar’s office will make special arrangements with employees to assist them in saving toward the trip. For more infor- mation about Orient '93, talk to any one of the commit- tee members. It is not too late to join in. Orient '93 planning committee members are: Don Basham, Malcolm Fitz-Earle, Barb Hankin, Jon Jessi- man, Marie Jessup, Edna Sakata, Louise Krohn, and Rob Turner. Pakistan Impressions Jim Bizzochi will be talking about his recent experiences in Pakistan on Thursday, February 20, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., in the Lecture Theatre, C148. Here is an advance peek through some poetic impres- sions: Cross Currents i sit in the bookstore, sipping the tea the owner has offered me, wearing my brand new white cotton shalwar. feeling very pakistani as i watch 3 local lads dressed in slacks and shirts buy a bumper sticker that says: “i love NY” Travel i wonder, when i travel are the people i meet really so much friendlier than before? or is the person they meet so much friendlier than before?