fter being out of school for 27

years, Mick Moran found
himself back in the classroom again
when a shoulder injury ended his
career with Bekins Moving and
Storage.

Enrolling in the Adult Basic
Education program at Capilano
College’s Squamish campus, Moran
took math and English courses with
mostly younger students.

“T had to work harder than the
younger ones, but I felt very
comfortable because of the relaxed
atmosphere,” remarked Moran, who
was born in Ireland and raised in
England. “ABE was a good

Transfer Day

oom 148 in the Cedar
building was filled to
overflowing on February 14

as more than 100 students gathered to
hear presentations from UBC, SFU,
UNBC and BCIT advising staff. The
presentations were one part of the
Post Secondary Transfer Day
organized by the Capilano College
Advising Centre. They will assist
students in making a successful
transition from Capilano College to
the transfer institution of their choice.
The students, many of whom are
planning to transfer from Capilano
College this year, received guidance
from the institutional representatives
on how to make a successful and
efficient transition from the College.
Application procedures, fees and
financial aid were just some of the

introduction to studying again.”

With an A and two B-pluses in his
three College courses, Moran qualified
for the transportation logistics program
at the British Columbia Institute of
Technology, where, he says, “Reality
has kicked me squarely in the teeth.
Since September I’ve been taking nine
courses — 30 hours a week.”

This is a continuation of a series of
articles written by Vern Giesbrecht,
Adult Basic Education instructor at
Capilano College’s Squamish and
Sechelt campuses. They appeared in the
Squamish Chief newspaper last
December. O

More than 200 Students
Participate in Post Secondary

topics covered in the first half of the
one and one half hour long
presentation. The second half was
taken up with a question and answer
period. For the rest of the day,
Capilano College students were given
an opportunity to meet one-to-one with
the university and institute advisors.

By the end of the day, the advisors
had assisted more than 200 students to
prepare for transfer. The Advising
Centre’s Jeri Krogseth, organizer of the
day’s events, was pleased with the
presentations and most impressed with
the students’ questions. “They
obviously took time to prepare,” Jeri
remarked. O

March 17/95

Attending Capilano College What’s New in
Was a Good Move

the Library

-K. Hall has begun to publish a

four volume series on British
poetry criticism: Guide to British
Poetry Explication. These
bibliographical guides include
citations to articles in periodicals and
to chapters in books. The Library has
volume 1 (Old English-Medieval).
Volume 2 (Renaissance) and volume 3
(Restoration through Victorian) are on
order. Volume 4 (Modern through
Contemporary Periods) will soon be
published.

The Library also has the Guide to
American Poetry Explication, volume
1 (Colonial and Nineteenth Century),
and volume 2 (Modern and
Contemporary). Volume 2 includes
Canadian Poetry. O

Working Towards
a Safer Campus

y now, everyone should have :

received a green two-page insert in
their end of January pay envelope and
completed and returned the Capilano
College campus personal safety survey.

The survey was the first step of an

in-depth study of the campus being
undertaken by the Safer Campuses
Initiative Committee on Safety and

Security. This committee was formed as

a joint recommendation of the Sexual
Harassment and Health and Safety
committees and dove-tailed nicely with
a recent announcement by the Ministry
of Skills, Training and Labour to make
available to all public post-secondary
institutions in B.C. a sum of money to
develop and implement plans to make
campuses safer.

The next step will be the completion
of a safety audit. The campus has been
divided into 12 sections which will be
visited by teams to identify areas of
concern.

Volunteers are still needed to
complete this audit. If you are interested
and can spare an hour, please call
Health Services at local 2964. O