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Capilano College is offered a new program, Level One: Word Processing. This basic training course was one-month long, 30-hours per week. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

The Business Office Training department updated its program, extending it to 8 months. The program includes three options: Bookkeeping, Clerk-Typist or Stenographer. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

A group of First Nations students from bands throughout BC attended ceremonies on November 19 to mark the end of unique 2/12 year Band Special Service Worker Program at Capilano College. Photo of Paul Gallagher, President of Capilano College, presenting a 2-year certificate to one of the program graduates. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

The first graduates of Capilano College's new bachelor degree programs celebrated a new milestone for the college with cap and gown this week. Sixteen students became the college's first graduating class with newly-minted bachelor degrees at Spring convocation on May 21. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

Cap U creates new logo. Capilano University has chosen a logo to mark its transition from college to degree-granting institution. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

Give and take by both sides is the dispute which has kept the strike threat hanging over Capilano College has led to a union decision to advise faculty to ratify an agreement drawn up with management. Photo of Capilano College Faculty Association President Bob Cook. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

Capilano College Faculty Association has voted to strike in its dispute concerning the hiring of three new management personnel at a time when other staff have been cut by about 10 percent. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

Caption reads: Back to back are two sporty looks for Spring. Heather Laughland (foreground) and Michelle Gilchrist model clothes by Aero Garments of Vancouver at Cap College's Looking West Show held Sunday at the Four Seasons Hotel. Posted by permission of North Shore News.

Photo caption reads: These black and white separates from Fadam Fashions will be part of Capilano College's fashion show Looking West. Left to right are retail merchandising students Dana Cleland and Juliette Carr.

Caption on photo reads "Delighted to be opening the next campus multipurpose building, Bill Vander Zalm was at Capilano College Tuesday for among the last of his public engagements as education minister. Vander Zalm, notorious for his cuts in education funding, said he was pleased such expansion of the college was going ahead. He added that he was glad supporters of North Van Socred candidates Jack Davis and Angus Ree did not turn out as he did not want it to be a political event. However, banner-carrying, heckling supporters of the NDP candidate for North Vancouver Capilano Olga Kempo ensured he did not get his wish. Pictured with Vander Zalm opening the building are (left) Robert McKee, president of the college staff union, and college board chairman Hilda Rizun.

Caption: You can't tell from this shot, but those handling registration at Capilano College really were busy, handling an estimated 1, 750 full-time students and 1,800 more part-timers.

Caption: Kerry Burke, on guitar, and Nancy McMaster on the autoharp, are instructors in the Music Therapy program at Capilano College and demonstrate a few of the instruments donated during their instrument drive. So far over 43 have been donated from all over B.C.

Caption: Studs of Capilano, like the one pictured above, came out in droves for the second annual Mr. Capilano contest. The event is a money raiser for a fund to go to the best retail management student at Capilano College. The contest took place in the cafeteria of South Campus and was put on by the retail management students.

Caption on photo reads "On Sunday, the retail Management students of Capilano College will present their annual fashion show at the Four Seasons Hotel, Park Ballroom at 11:30 am for the brunch shown or later, at 2:30 pm for the late lunch show. Looking West focuses on fashion for the entire family. Seating is limited. Arrange for tickets by calling 987-1911, local 425. In the above photo, from the left, are David Glaister, Kim Wiebe, Yvette Choma, John Gardner.

News story on effect of tuition increases.

Includes a list of all the graduates and award winners.

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Authorization to purchase Lynnmour Campus site. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.

Trudy Winch, Paul Gallagher, and Sid Dyke approving of the 10th anniversary logo. Selected by 50th Anniversary History Team.