January 11, 1990

Strachan tours City Centre & KEC
Recently appointed Minister of
Advanced Education, Training and
Technology, Bruce Strachan, visited
VCC just before the Christmas break,
and had a chance to see activities at

both City Centre and King Edward
Campus.

Since being appointed to his new
portfolio, the minister has been
touring several post-secondary
educational institutions throughout

the province. On his visit to VCC he
was accompanied by Dr. Jack
Newberry, the Ministry's Director of
Lower Mainland Colleges. Both
College President Paul Gallagher and
Board Chairperson Colleen Miller
were on hand to greet the minister
and act as host for the tour.
Strachan's first stop was City
Centre where he was welcomed by
Dean of Instruction, Marvin
Lamoureux and Dean of
Administration and Student Services,
John Vandenakker. The tour began
on the 7th floor of the tower, with a
look at our "state of the art"
computer graphics program. It was
hard to tell which was more
impressive: the stunning view of the
harbour or the wizardry of the latest
software being demonstrated by
students.

Bruce Strachan (second from left) takes a closer look at the KEC Auto Mechanics Program,
along with (from left to right) Career Division Chairman Sam Lewindon, Dean of Instruction
and Student Services Patricia Groves, Associate Dean of Instruction Norm Dooley and VCC
Board Chairperson Colleen Miller.

From there it was a quick hop to
dental hygiene and then on to the
kitchens where Culinary Arts
Department Head Ulrich Falter gave
a spirited demonstration of the
various aspects of his program. The
minister then had a chance to sample
those culinary skills over lunch at

JJ's.

In the afternoon the Minister
moved over to KEC, beginning with a
brief orientation from Principal
Lawrence Fast and Dean of
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Instruction and Student Services
Patricia Groves. Strachan had a
chance to see the crush of students
lining up for January registration at

KEC, as hundreds waited hopefully
for a place in one of the programs.
After visiting several ESL classes
and the Auto Mechanics program,

the minister ended his day with a
brief meeting of College Officials and
Board Members.

City Centre's Culinary Arts Department Head Ulrlch Falter explains his program to Strachan
and Colleen Miller.

Care and Share

brightens holidays
City Centre's Care and Share fund
has been bringing Christmas cheer
into the lives of needy students for
the last nine years, and this
Christmas was no exception.
The Care and Share fund was set

up in 1980 by City Centre's Building
Services Manager George Clark
along with Jenny Williams, who was
at the time the campus financial aid
adviser. From the beginning, the fund

also has benefitted from the hard
work and dedication of City Centre's
Security Supervisor Mike Foort.
After a modest beginning the fund
has grown and this year it distributed

$3,500 to 42 students and their
families during the holiday season.
Care and Share activities, including

the holiday carolling at City Centre,
also raised an additional $1,700 for
use during Christmas 1990.
"We started the fund by giving out
two small food hampers," explains
Clark. "But over the years it's grown.

We felt it was important to look after
people right here in our own
neighbourhood, and give them some
help, especially at Christmas time."
For City Centre's current
Financial Aid Adviser, Dana Fister,
giving out the Care and Share
bursaries is one of her favourite
tasks. "The students are usually very

Care and Share Auctioneer Jackie Sandy takes the $100 winning bid for a gingerbread house
donated by Security Co-ordinator Mike Foort while Health Sciences Division Chairperson
Linda Martin looks on.

surprised and really grateful."
Fister explains that all the
recipients are students with children.
"This year 35 were single parents,"
said Fister. "They're the ones who
really have the hardest time. Often
they don't have anyone else to turn to
for help, particularly at Christmas."
Care and Share fund are always
welcome. For more information

contact Clark at local 281, City
Centre.

By Barbara Cameron

Facilities Meeting
A-college-wide facilities
development plan meeting will be
held Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Room 5025
at KEC. At this meeting the draft of
the Facilities Development Plan for

VCC will be distributed and
discussed.

If you would like to attend contact
Shirley Bell at 875-1131, Local 347,
before Jan. 17th.