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cKendry says that the degree option, ex-
ected to be offered this fall, will make -

the Advanced Diploma Program more
attractive.

"People in the field have been aware of
what we have been attempting to do, and
we have had a lot of inquires about our
third year diploma and the possibilities of
a baccalaureate option," he says.

Students in the baccalaureate program
will receive a broader level of training to
prepare them to work in community
settings or in larger facilities. Douglas
College instructors will prepare the profes-
sional components of the degree year,
while electives will be drawn from the
OLA’s stock of university courses. McKen-
dry says courses may eventually be added
to meet changing needs in community
settings, such as some in administrative
skills.

whe General Nursing program is working
@.: the OLA, Kwantlen College and the.
University College of the Fraser Valley to
create an interchangeable curriculum lead-
ing to a diploma/degree program. Also,
the Child and Youth Care Counsellor
program is working on an integrated
program with the University of Victoria. -

McKendry adds that collaboration be-
tween institutions is increasing to meet .
demands from professions and employers
for more training.

"With perhaps two or three exceptions,
the vast majority of areas in Applied Pro-
grams have the potential to be involved
in collaborative education and to enter
the degree track. This will allow more
flexibility for students, faculty, institu-
tions, and employers." &

s—< You Know...

Calgary has more college-educated citi-
zens per capita than any other Canadian
city. (Source: CBC) a

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Their names are Rosalind Wilson and Shirley Chan, but their friends call them Roz and

- Shirl - and their friends include most of the regulars of the College's first floor Campus

Deli.

The duo have been offering service with a smile and a deft personal touch ever since
Rosalind joined Shirley in the deli two years ago. The result has been a marked increase in

business and lots of happy customers.

"We're here to do a job and if we didn’t have people coming here we wouldn't have a job.

Rosalind and I both see it the same way. I think we were sisters in a previous life," offers
Shirley, a native of Wellington, New Zealand. "We both enjoy coming to work every morn-
ing,"

Actually, they enjoy work so much they often arrive 20 minutes before their 6:30 am shift
begins to bake an advance batch of fresh cookies.

"The early customers like them and it smells nice when they're baking," says Rosalind,
who hails from Grand Falls, Newfoundland via Toronto.

Rosalind is best known for enlivening the deli for holidays such as Halloween, Christmas,
Valentine's Day and Easter with decorations she buys herself. Customers also groove to an
ever-growing cassette collection ranging from Lionel Richie to the Stones, all from the Wil-
son household.

"The customers love it," says Shirley. "You can see the people moving to it and when there
is no music, they complain."

In fact, about the only way you might get into trouble in the deli is to say something nasty

about the Calgary Flames. Rosalind is the proud cousin of Flames’ star Gary Roberts and
closely follows the Saddledome skaters, but she takes the friendly digs from local hockey

fans in stride.

~"v’s-all in the game," smiles Rosalind. "I say the same things about the Vancouver

Canucks." «A