A CTV crew visited our gym on July 14 to film a story on
Marni Abbott, a member of the Canadian Women's
Wheelchair Basketball team coached by Douglas
College’s Tim Frick. The team is competing this month at

the Paralympics In Barcelona.

What students want

If they finish high school, they will almost
certainly seek post-secondary training.

In fact, 97 percent of B.C. students com-
pleting secondary school plan to enter
some level of post-secondary education
within three years of leaving high school.

That's one of the findings of a new survey
by the Ministry of Advanced Education,
Training and Technology. The Client Sur-
vey Project, now available in the Douglas
College Library, asked more than 5,000
high school completers, first-year post-sec-
ondary students, apprentices and
employers about their expectations of
post-secondary education.

Issues examined in the study include: stu-
dent expectations by age and gender;
employer satisfaction with graduating stu-
dents; student dissatisfaction with
program offerings and financial aid.

Results also demonstrated that the debate
over the objectives of post-secondary edu-
cation - whether to learn marketable
skills or obtain a well-rounded liberal edu-
cation - is still very much alive. "I’m here
for a job. The job is the bottom line," re-
plied one respondent. Another answered:
"knowledge for yourself is just as
important." «

 

   
 
  
  
 

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Associate degree
programs
announced

Students who complete two-year pro-
grams in arts or science at all B.C.
colleges can now be granted associate
degrees, Advanced Education Minister
Tom Perry has announced.

Initially, educational institutions will be
able to offer an Associate of Arts Degree
(AA) and an Associate of Science Degree
(A Sc). Perry said associate degrees for
applied arts, applied science and business
programs are being explored. a

Events Calendar

 

Hi Noon at New West
Fall '92 Concert Series

1230 - 1330 in the Performing Arts
Theatre. Admission is free. A warm
invitation is extended to all.

Sep 10
Fraser MacPherson - tenor saxophone
Oliver Gannon - guitar

Sep 17
The Galiano Trio - flute, clarinet,
bassoon, directed by David Baddington

Sep 24
Scott Gould - tenor
Michael Murray - piano

Hi Amelia Douglas Gallery

Urban Ravine Study - Aug 24 - Sep 25
"Salt Glaze Pottery"- Oct 1 - Oct 30

Mi Literature Alive

Ven Begamurde - Th, Sep 17 12 noon,
Room 1809

Hi Development sessions set

Human Resource Development and
Faculty Development workshops are
starting up again this month. For full
course listings, watch for inter-depart-
mental flyers or call local 5440 for
Human Resource Development and
local 5122 for Faculty Development
workshops. &