AUGUST 10, 1989

Alumni Assn. gaining steam in 3rd year
By Carole Wilson

Wilson was in Arts & Sciences at
Langara from 1969-72. She teaches
elementary school in Richmond and was
elected VCC Alumni Association

I begin my term as president of the VCC
Alumni Association as it enters its third
year of operation. We have seen a
continual growth in our membership,
which now stands at over 2,800. The
Association provided $7,500 in scholar¬
ships and bursaries to VVI, KEC,
Langara, and the Educational Founda¬
tion for the first time.

President in June.

Gallagher named
to native group
VCC President Paul Gallagher has been
named to the nine-member Premier's

Council on Native Affairs.

The college provides approximately 50%

"The mandate of this council is to assess

of our operating costs. In our quest for
self-sufficiency, we will continue to

government economic and social

policies in order to assist in the further
development of the Native peoples of

fundraise through voluntary membership
fees, event nights and casinos. We have
already started the Set The Trend
Campaign which allows members to
personally provide student scholarships

this province." said Premier

Bill Vander Zalm.
The council's first task will be to host a
series of round table meetings with
leaders of the province's 32 tribal
councils and other Native organizations

and bursaries.

The Alumni Association is similar to a
fun run. The success lies in the organi¬
zation, the turnout, and the feedback
participants give organizers. A well run
race is not necessanly one in which

to hear their concerns.

Possible topics of discussion include:
co-operative economic development,
self-government, the justice system,
environment issues, community and
social services, and education.

everyone runs their fastest time, but

rather one in which the course was
interesting, the people were friendly, and
the post race snacks were delicious. The
Alumni Association is focusing its
attention on raising the awareness of the
college itself through several avenues.
These include: providing scholarships
and bursaries, providing a communica¬

tion link between the college and its
alumni, and increasing membership.

A marathon runner, Wilson brings energy
and determination to job of Alumni
Association president.

I feel the Alumni Association is emerg¬
ing as an important vehicle in helping
raise the profile of the college within the
community.

Proposals and concerns arising from the

meetings that can be dealt with immedi¬
ately will be referred to the Ministry of
Native Affairs. At the conclusion of the
process, larger policy issues will be
reviewed with the Cabinet Committee on
Native Affairs.

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Set design
turning heads
Studio 58 students are having no
problems grasping the mood of a poor
English town in the heart of Thatcher's
England. The set for their current pro¬
duction of Road was fashioned by
former Studio 58 student Pam Johnson,
who now works as a free lance de¬

signer. Road plays at Langara through
August 12.

Lectures explore
peace-conflict issues
The human race's most complex and pressing issue-Peace and Conflict-will be the
subject of a new course offering at VCC's Langara campus this fall.
A lecture series for the general public and all VCC employees will complement the
PACs 201-202 courses and promises a group of notable speakers, including former
Supreme Court Justice Thomas Berger and possibly environmentalist David Suzuki.
The public lecture series will begin Oct. 12. For more information, call 324-5236.

Tentative lecture series lineup
COMMON SECURITY IN THE NUCLEAR AGE,
Fall 1989:
1). The concept of common security: peace, environment and development of Sus¬

tainable Futures - Dr. Fred Knelman, Instructor, PACs 201.
2). Science and Ethics in the Nuclear Age - Dr. Tony Arrott, National President,
Science for Peace, Dept. of Physics, S.F.U.

3). The legality of nuclear weapons - Dr. Edward McWhinney, Law Faculty, S.F.U.
4). Strategic dilemmas in a realigning world - Dr. Douglas Ross, Political Science,

Welcome aboard!

S.F.U. or Dr. Michael Wallace, Political Science, U.B.C.

David Cane assumed his duties as the
new Principal of Langara on
August 1. He came to VCC from
Cariboo College in Kamloops where he
was the Vice President. Cane obtained

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT IN THE NUCLEAR AGE,

his B.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University

of Birmingham, England, and served as
a Research Associate and Lecturer at
the University of Alberta before joining
Cariboo in 1978.

Spring 1990:
1). The new science of conflict resolution - Dr. Tyhson Banighen,
Conflict Consultant.
2). A continuing conflict: the status of the native peoples of Canada - Thomas Berger,
former Chief Justice.
3). Conflict Acclimatisation: the role of the media - Bob Hackett, Communications
Dept., S.F.U.

4). Conflict in the rainforests: the fate of our global environment - David Suzuki,
Environmentalist.