t

Capilano
College

Informer

Capilano College the Big Choice Among

Local High School Grads, Survey Reveals

Ask any recent high school graduates
from the North Shore what they will be
doing in the fall. If they say they will be
going to a post-secondary institution in
the Lower Mainland, there’s a one in two
chance it will be Capilano College.

That finding came from statistics
recently compiled by the Planning
Department. When comparing
the destinations of
students who graduated
from North Shore high (
schools during the past

four years, the department found that 48
per cent who continued their education
by going directly into a post-secondary
institution chose Capilano College.

Dean Lashley, 18, is one such student.
After graduating this spring from Suther-
land Secondary with a grade point
average high enough for admission to
UBC, he decided to attend Capilano. He
gave several reasons for his choice.

“The classes are smaller at Cap,” he
said. “A lot of my friends are going there,
and it’s convenient.”

His sister, who just finished two years
of academic courses at Cap, is transfer-
ring to UBC this fall. Her decision to
attend the College first was practical and
rewarding, Lashley said. He added that
the lower tuition at Cap also influenced
his decision.

Shaila Jamal, 18, who just graduated
from Carson Graham Secondary, plans to
major in Science. She decided to attend
Capilano College this fall because she felt
it would ease her transition from high
school to post-secondary studies.

“It’s a big job going from high school
to university right away,” she said. “At
university you're kind of the smallest bit
of the whole thing. It’s hard to get to
know people there.”

Jamal, like Lashley, cited the small
class size at Cap as another big influence
on her decision. “With the smaller classes
at the College it’s easier to get into the
studying mode,” she said.

Lashley, who plans to major in

Commerce, said driving distance was
another consideration. “I’d have to get up
at 7 o’clock to drive to university, and
I’d be stuck at UBC or SFU all day.
Capilano College is pretty close to home.
There’s no point in going to university.”

Another finding from the College’s
annual survey of entering students is that
the greatest influence on students’
decision to attend Capilano is the quality
of instructors.

College People Make News Over Summer

The Ministry of Advanced Education
has congratulated Nick Collins, ESL,
and Lian Zhang, ESL Coordinator, on
their completion of the curriculum
project “Academic Study Skills for ESL
Students.” The project includes a lecture
video and student handbook. Reena
Baker, coordinator of English Language
Training Programs for the ministry, said
she was impressed with the high caliber
of the material.

Alice Swanson has been awarded the
Society of Management Accountants of
British Columbia’s scholarship for being
the top student in Management Account-
ing at the College last year. Alice
maintained an A+ average.

Wedding bells chimed in the
Sportsplex for the first time this summer
when Alison Kent, the College’s
Women’s Basketball Coach, tied the knot
with Sat Singh. The nuptials took place at
centre court in the gymnasium July 3.
The couple are moving to Arizona where
Alison will attend Arizona State Univer-
sity and Sat will work as public relations
officer for the Ice Capades.

Bob Sherrin, Editor of the Capilano
Review, continues to attract attention
with his story “Technical Battle for Trial
Machine.” The story, which appeared last
year in The Malahat Review and was
nominated for the Western Canada
Magazine Awards fiction prize, has been
selected for the next Journey Prize
Anthology. The anthology, published
annually by McLelland & Stewart, takes

its name from the James Michener novel
Journey. A winning story will be selected
to receive a $10,000 prize.

Media Resources Instructor Keith
Watt has won the silver medal in the
International Radio Festival of New
York for a documentary he produced
for CBC Radio. The 45-minute pro-
gram, Buddies—Portrait of a Friend-
ship, explores the relationship between
two Vancouver men, one an agorapho-
bic (afraid of open spaces) and the other
a volunteer who helps the man over-
come his anxieties. The prestigious 35-
year-old International Radio Festival of
New York is the largest radio competi-
tion in the world.