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VICE-PRESIDENT FOR HARBOUR CENTRE
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AND CONTINUING STUDIES
Memorandum
To: ?
Secretary of Senate
From: ?
Jack Blaney
Date: ?
December 10, 1996
Subject: Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Continuing Studies
Enclosed for Senate's information is the SCCS Report for the 1995-1996 year.
This report concerns the Continuing Studies activities sponsored by all
University departments and as such is not a report on the Continuing Studies
administrative unit.
This year the SCCS chose to provide Senate with some descriptive
information about the kinds of programs and courses offered by various
University departments. These descriptions are meant only to be illustrative
of the University's continuing studies activities. A complete and
comprehensive report (describing every course) would cost hundreds of pages
and considerable staff time.
Statistics on the credit programs are complete and further details can be
obtained from the Office of Analytical Studies. Statistics on community and
professional (non-credit) programs are based on reports from departments
and do not include all courses, seminars and colloquia organized and
sponsored by departments. However, most of what the University does in
non-credit programs, particularly those directed to the broader community, is
represented in these statistics.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES
REPORT 1995/1996
April 1, 1995 through March 31, 1996
Submitted by ?
Senate Committee on Continuing Studies?
Jack Blaney, Chair
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George Blazenko, Business Administration?
Charles Crawford, Psychology
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Ted Dobb, Library
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Brian Lewis, Communication?
Gary Mauser, Business Administration
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John Pierce, Geography?
Douglas Ross, Political Science?
Suzan Beattie, Lay Member
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SENATE COMMI
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TEE
ON CONTINUING STUDIES
REPORT
1995/1996 ?
April 1, 1
995
through March 31, 1996
Actions of the Committee (page 1)
Extension Credit Program (pages 1 - 5)
Centre for Distance Education (pages 5 - 8)
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Community and Professional Programs (pages 8
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20)
4.1
Applied Sciences Continuing Education Program
(page
8)
4.2 Business Program (page 8)
4.3 City Program (page 9)
4.4 Community Education Partnership Project (page 10)
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Conference Services (page 11)
4.6 Co-operative Education
(page
12)
4.7 David Lam Centre for International communication (page 12)
4.8 Education (page 13)
4.9 Gerontology Research Centre (page 13)
4.10 Interpreter; English Language and Culture; and International Teaching Assistants (page 14)
4,11 Labour Studies (page 15)
4.12 Non-credit Distance Education (page 16)
4.13 North American Business Studies (page 16)
4.14 Opera Program; Koerner- Lectures (page 16)
4.15 Professional Designation Programs (page 17)
4.6 Public Policy Program (page 18)
4.17
Science (page 19)
4.18 Writing and
Publishing
Program (page 20)
Summaries of Statistics (pages 21 - 23)
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SENATE COMMIYFEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES
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REPORT 1995/1996 ?
April 1, 1995 through March 31, 1996
The report has five sections: actions of the Committee, Extension Credit Program, Centre for Distance
Education, community and professional programs offered by Faculties, departments, schools and centres,
and summaries of community and professional program statistics. The complete and detailed statistical
record of activities and enrolments is provided to Analytical Studies, Statistics Canada, and the B.C.
Ministry of Education, Skills and Training.
ONE: ACTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee approved, and forwarded to the Senate Committee on Academic Planning, the non-credit
certificate program for the British Columbia School Trustees Association entitled "Effective Governance
in Education".
TWO: EXTENSION CREDIT PROGRAM
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UNDERGRADUATE EXTENSION CREDIT COURSES
Listed are course and enrolment data for programs offered by Faculties, departments, schools and centres
through the Extension Credit Program. Included are the Burnaby Campus evening (CE) program (which
includes the Intersession (IS) and Summer Session (SS) programs), SFU at Harbour Centre (HC), Centre
for Distance Education courses (CDE), Faculty of Education off campus programs (ED/0Q, the SCES/
SFU Program (NEP), and the Senior Citizens Program (SR), as well as the various Certificate and
Diploma programs. In the period covered by this report,
1,056
credit courses were offered through these
programs, with a total of 30,888 course enrollees. Enrolments in these programs accounted for 26.5% of
the total undergraduate annualized FTE for the University in 1995-96.
Table 1
95-2
95-3
96-1
Total
Total
%
of
#Crs
Enrol.
FTE
#Crs
Enrol.
FTE
#Crs
Enrol.
FTE #Crs Enrol.
Total
CE
62
2135
235.80
122
4732
511.00
116
4271
468.60
300
11138
36.06
SS
26
672
91.07
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
26
672
2.18
IS
28
706
87.50
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
28
706
2.29
HC
43
1110
123.83
74
1853
209.77
78
1834
200.03
195
4797
15.53
ED/OC
59
784
88.70
60
470
88.00
41
515
95.13
160
1769
5.73
CDE
80
3674
394.17
88
3805
409.30
86
3627
390.00
254
11106
35.96
NEP
17
98
10.57
35
250
30.27
34
247
27.30
86
595
1.93
SR
Q
9
0.00
4
52
5.30
2
52
52
I
15
034
Total
315
9179
1031.64
383
11163
1253.64
358
10546
1186.93
1056
30888
Sections One/Two
94-2
94.3
95-1
Total
Total
% of
#Crs
Enrol,
FTE
#Crs
Enrol.
FTE
#Crs
Enrol.
FTE
#C'rs
Enrol.
Total
CE
67
2460
268.93
133
4702
513.27
126
4452
491.07
326
11614
37.13
SS
28
621
81.77
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
28
621
1.99
Is
27
659
80.20
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
27
659
2.11
HC
45
1228
131.87
77
2146
235.70
71
1885
203.73
193
5259
16.82
ED/OC
38
493
. 60.40
48
456
99.43
39
514
88.87
125
1463
4.68
CDE
72
3420
367.33
86
3726
397.60
89
3981
427.33
247
11127
35.58
NEP
19
74
10.50
36
157
33.67
41
169
32.00
96
400
1.28
4
0
1515
7.02
125
040
Total
296
8955
1001.00
384
11247
1285.67
370
11066
1250.07
1050
31268
Compared to 1994-95, there was a small increase in the total number of courses offered as Extension
Credit (from 1050 in 1994-95 to 1056 in
1995-96)
and a decrease in the total number of enrollees during
1995-96 (from 31,268 to 30,888 enrollees). One hundred and seventeen undergraduate courses were
available via distance education during 1995-96, an addition of four compared to last year. The total.
number of.offerings of these courses was
254,
an increase of 7 offerings from 1994-95. The total number
of enrollees in distance education courses was 11,106, a decrease of 21 enrolments from 1994-95.
Table 2 lists the number of students enrolled in Certificate and Diploma programs during 1995-96:
Table
2:
Certificate and Diploma Statistics (headcounts)*
Certificate Programs
95-2
95-3
96-1
Actuarial Mathematics
6
9
10
B.C. Studies
2
2
1
Chinese Studies
16
18
17
Computing
10
13
19
Criminology - Advanced
0
2
4
Criminology - General
2
3
4
Teaching ESL Linguistics
85
106
114
Family Studies
14
22
20
First Nations Language Proficiency
1
1
2
French Canadian Studies
3
2
2
French Language Proficiency
10
16
16
Health & Fitness Studies
49
65
71
Liberal Arts
308
436
447
Literacy Instruction
25
32
29
Native Studies Research
0
3
3
Public History
11
14
13
Senior Citizens
10
37
43
Spanish Language Proficiency
13
24
19
Spatial Information Systems
0
4
12
Urban Studies
14
35
32
Women's Studies
Total
....j.
580
845
880
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Post Baccalaureate Diploma Programs
95-2
95-3
96-1
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Applied Sciences
17
23
27
Arts
147
230
216
Business Administration
0
0
0
Education
249
193
201
Science
5
u.
Total
418
457
459
Table 3 lists enrollments in the thirteen 'core' diploma programs (data included in Post Baccalaureate
Diploma program statistics):
Table 3: Core Diploma Programs (headcounts)
95-2
95-3
96-1
Community Economic Development
17
32
25
Computing Science
6
4
11
Criminology
21
29
27
Teaching English as a Second Language
14
13
22
Environmental Toxicology
1
4
7
Ethnic and Intercultural Relations
3
9
7
Gerontology
36
43
47
Humanities
5
13
12
Kinesiology
3
5
2
Occupational Science
0
1
1
Public History
7
10
13
Social Policy Issues
5
5
4
Urban Studies
6
Total
124
178
187
* Certificate programs consist mainly of lower division courses and are generally equivalent to one-half and one full
year of university study (between 18 and 30 credit hours).
The Post Baccalaureate Diploma offers those who hold a Bachelor's or advanced degree the opportunity to develop and follow a
program of individualized study not usually provided by graduate or professional degrees. Students with faculty advisors identify
goals and develop a program of study. It is comprised of 30 credit hours of third and fourth year courses, and some graduate
courses if appropriate. Core Post Baccalaureate Diploma programs offer a planned course of study in several fields.
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Table 4 lists Certificate and Diploma program graduands for 1995-96:
Table
4:
Certificate and Diploma Graduands
by Faculty
June 1995
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June 1996
APSC
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
2
1
PBD in Computing Science
1
1
Certificate in Computing Studies
3
21
Certificate in Health and Fitness Studies
34
29
PBD Occupational Science
0
0
PBD Kinesiology
3
1
ARTS
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
11
16
PBD in Community Economic Development
2
13
PBD in Criminology
5
7
.
PBD in Teaching English as a Second Language
7
3
PBD in Ethnic and Intercultural Relations
0
1
PBD in Gerontology
13
22
PBD in Humanities
0
2
PBD in Public History
1
3
PBD in Social Policy Issues
3
4
PBD in Urban Studies
1
2
Certificate in Chinese Studies
5
13
Certificate in Criminology (Advanced)
0
0
Certificate in Criminology (General)
0
0
Certificate in Teaching ESL Linguistics
42
45
Certificate in Family Studies
0
9
Certificate in French Canadian Studies
0
2
Certificate in French Language Proficiency
27
12
Certificate in Liberal Arts
310
397
Certificate in Native Studies Research
1
2
Certificate in Public History
5
4
Certificate for Senior Citizens
3
6
Certificate in Spanish Language Proficiency
3
13
Certificate in Spatial Information Systems
0
5
Certificate in Urban Studies
17
18
Certificate in Women's Studies
0
0
EDUC
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
72
77
Certificate in Literacy Instruction
12
5
SC'
Post Baccalaureate Diploma
0
2
PBD in Aquaculture
0
0
PBD in Environmental Toxicology
2
4
Certificate in Actuarial Mathematics
3
1
Total
588
741
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The number of people attending classes, day or evening, at the Burnaby or Harbour Centre campus, as
special audit students
during 1995-96 was 90.
CP RAIL/BC HYDRO DEGREE COMPLETION PILOT PROGRAM
In September 1995, 34 employees from CP Rail System and BC Hydro commenced studies at Simon
Fraser University at Harbour Centre in a new type of undergraduate degree program specifically tailored
to develop the core competencies or "employability skills" of mid-career adults. The program is designed
to help students think more critically, communicate more clearly and persuasively, understand the context
of Canadian business, and develop team-building and other managerial skills. Intended for employees
who have completed approximately two years of a four-year degree and wish to complete the final 60
credits of a Bachelor of General Studies degree on a part-time basis with the support of their employer,
the Degree Completion Program is structured as a cohort-model. Students follow a set curriculum of two
courses per semester for nine semesters, which is overseen by an inter-faculty Academic Steering
Committee and chaired by an Associate Dean of Continuing Studies.
Results for the first two semesters were excellent in view of the fact that this was the first time the
majority of students had been in a classroom in a number of years. No one failed, although several
students took a deferred mark in math, and as a group the students performed above average; in fact, in
most courses, grades were higher than the average for the same courses given on the Burnaby campus.
In view of the unique design of the Degree Completion Program and its potential for adaptation to other
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fields of practice, combined with the fact that the pilot program has generated considerable interest in
B .C.'s business community and to some extent among educators across Canada, a thorough program
evaluation process has been developed and is being implemented. In addition, a proposal for a new
stream of the Bachelor of General Studies degree that would enable the development of cohort programs
tailored to the needs and objectives of specific groups—called Integrated Studies Programs—has been
prepared for consideration and approval during the 1996-1997 academic year.
THREE: CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
ENROLMENT
During this period the Centre for Distance Education monitored the progress of the 11,106 SFU enrollees
in distance education courses offered by various Faculties (total enrolment is 12,091, which includes
students enrolled through the Open Learning Agency as part of the B .C. Consortium agreement). Their
numbers are broken down as follows:
Applied Sciences-2648 enrollees (255.43 FTEs):
(Communication, Computing Science, Kinesiology)
Of these, 191 (7.21%) were enrolled through the Open Learning Agency (OLA); 2330(87.99%)
completed their courses; 1148 (43,35%) were male and 1500
(56.65%)
female.
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Sections Two/Three
Arts/Criminology-1 791 enrollees (179.10 FTEs): (a
separate section is created for Criminology, where a
large number of courses are offered each semester) Of these, 192 (10.72%) were enrolled through OLA;
1506
(84.09%) completed their courses; 759 (42.38%) were male and 1032
(57.62%)
were female.
Arts (less Criminology)--4815 enrollees (524.57 FTEs):
(Archaeology, Canadian Studies, English,
Economic Development, French, Gerontology, Geography, History, Japanese, Linguistics, Political
Science, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, Women Studies) Of these, 318 (6.60%) were enrolled
through OLA; 4250 (88.27%) completed their courses; 1410 (29.28%) were male and 3405 (72.72%)
were female.
Business Administration-24 enrollees (3.2 FTEs):
There was no enrolment through OLA;
21(87.5%)
completed the course; 18
(75%)
were
male
and
6 (25%)
were female.
Education-2297 enrollees (280.87 FTEs):
Of these, 206 (8.96%) were enrolled through OLA; 2155
(93.82) completed their courses; 509 (22.16%) were male and 1788 (77.84%) were female.
Science: 516 enrollees (57.13 FTEs):
(Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics) Of these, 78
(15.11%) were enrolled through OLA; 464 (89.92%) completed their courses; 239 (46.32%) were male
and 277
(53.68%)
were female.
Totals-12,091 enrollees (1300.30 FTEs):
Of these, 985 were enrolled through OLA,
10,726 (88.71 %) completed their courses; 4083 (33.77%) were male and 8008 (66.23%) were female.
COURSES
Courses delivered through the CDE are normally developed by SFU faculty members, each of whom
continues to act as course supervisor throughout the life of his or her course, providing timely revisions
and supervising the tutor-marker assigned to the course during each semester it is offered. Most of these
courses are mainly print-based, each course package containing a Study Guide,
a
Course Reader, a
Casebook where applicable, and audio or videocassettes. To increase interaction, a few courses also
include teletutorials and a few others e-mail and a computer-conferencing component. It is anticipated
that a growing number of courses will be using some form of computer mediated instruction.
During the period covered by this report, 117 courses (out of
a
total of 124) were offered, as follows:
Applied Sciences-21 courses:
CMNS (7), CMPT (3), KIN (11).
Arts-66 courses:
CRIM (21), ARCH (1), CNS (4), CED (1), ENGL (6), FREN (2), GEOG (2), GERO
(2), HIST (2), JAPN (1), LING (2), POL (1), PSYC (11), SA (9), WS (1).
Business Administration—] course.
Education-25 courses.
Science-4 courses:
BISC (1), MATH (2), STAT (1).
OTHER FACTS ON CDE COURSES
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Nearly
distance
30 distance
education
education
courses
course
currently
Study
are
Guides
supported
have
by
been
Knowledge
used as
Network
the basis
programming.
for published textbooks.One
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is
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course in particular (JAPN 100) was developed at CDE from material originally produced by NHK (the
national broadcasting agency in Japan) for total delivery on the Knowledge Network; for this course,
the Centre introduced the use of voice mail to allow the instructor to listen to each student's oral
Japanese lesson each week.
• To date CDE has produced more than 30 video programs to support distance education programs.
• The quality of CDE-produced materials has been recognized through a substantial number of awards:
one award of excellence and four of merit from the Association of Media Technology in Education in
Canada, an award of excellence from the Pacific Instructional Media Association, as well as other
awards from the Canadian Association of University Continuing Education and the Canadian
Association of Distance Education.
• Nearly one-third of distance education course Study Guides are normally under revision or
redevelopment to ensure academic relevance and the currency of its content.
CDE LAB
The Lab, created in
1995
and located in the Centre for Distance Education under the direction of one of
its program directors, provides a focus for technology-supported teaching and assists instructors in
exploring various technologies. Its pedagogical resources include exisiting SFU courses accessible via
CDE Online and CDE Web educational CD-ROM collection; multimedia software programs; video
library; technical staff and instructional designers with expertise in the use and design of hands-on
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technology; and hands-on group workshops and one-to-one tutoring in various pedagogical applications.
The CDE Lab has its own World Wide Web server which is available for testing and exploring potential
education applications of internet technology. The creation of the Lab responded to an increasing interest
in computer-mediated instruction and online teaching both on the part of faculty and students.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Through its participation in a number of projects sponsored by CIDA and The Commonwealth of
Learning (COL) in Jamaica, Cuba, Ghana, Botswana, the Marshall Islands, Seychelles, and Fiji, the CDE
has acquired a strong and wide-ranging reputation. It has almost become an obligatory stop for
international delegations visiting Canada to examine viable models for distance education. To date it has
received visitors from 31 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, as well as the Caribbean and South
Pacific regions. For instance, during the period covered by this report alone, 40 visitors from 13 countries
came to the Centre. CDE also hosts visiting COL's Fellows on a regular basis.
In
1995,
CDE funded a new program director's position specifically to manage its current international
projects and to plan further development in international distance education. CDE's current international
projects include:
• Completion of the two-phased, CIDA-sponsored South Pacific Island Community Project (1987-1996),
in collaboration with the University of the South Pacific, which established the training-the-trainers
model now adopted by CDE for most of its major international projects. The program received a
Canadian Association of Distance Education (CADE) award of excellence in 1996.
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DevelOpment and initiation of the CIbA-funded Ghana ristahce EdhcátiOn PcijëCt (1995-), in
collaboration with the University of Ghana; the UOivérsii' of Sciehtd and Technology, and the
University of tape Coast.
Preliminary work on theMA-fthided Philippines Distahce Education Project, in collaboration with
the University of the Philippines.
ei'e!opment and ihitiatidil of a CIDA-hiflded project
in
co-toUt-isth and Sriiall Business I95-91), in
collaboratiOn With the Uhi\'éEsit) of Ith'aiia.
lmplehientation of a Project with the Link-Polyiech at Noietherkassk State University (Russia), to use
SU's TEFL courses, with both itiateridlk and ihstructibh provided
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EQUR: COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL PR()GRAS
APPLIED SCIENCES
CONt4UII4G
j
mutAtibN PkOdAM
the in-hOUse Engineering Semiñat Program for BC TEL concluded iii DecembUr 1995. Anew
engineering Eogram bãëd On coiiVergene in the tdlècommuhicátions field Was negotiated in the fall of
1995 and läOñched in March 1996. This picigFath had two cdthponenis: Computer-Telephony Integtatioh
(CTI) and TelephonyfBtoadcast convergence. As the cable, telecoimi'Unications, and compUter industries
all couverge on dUta, audio and video delivery, these courses provide important strategic and technical
inforii.atidh for BC TEL as it enters this highly competitive atena.
The Applied Sciences Continuing EdUcation program
alsO
started a new series of computing courses in
C++, which Were highly successful.
As
Well, a spring session of the Management Skills in Advanced
Technology program (a program to upgrade the managerial skills of engineers, software developers,
techiidldgists,
and
scientists) Was launched.
BUSINES
PROGRAMS
The exOcutit'U and managehient prograhis offered at the harbour Centre campus cater to several business
sectors ProgIams inclUde the Physicians' Executive Mahagement Program; Executive Management
Development Program; Securities Piogram; FoundatiOn Program in Management for Women; and the
Managenient Program for the Non-Profit and VoluOtaiy Sector. As well, executive courses
in
strategic
management, finance, manágemeUt infonthatiOn systems, negotiation, marketing are
custOthized
to meet
the heedS of a Specific ihdUstry or sector.
New executive progiams are ofteh develOped in response to inquiries from individuals or from executives
enrolled in bthëf Harbour Centre ptbäms. Planning and Cttrriculuth developnierit often ate a joint effort
With Pdcufty of U5in6s Adniinistrátioii faculty thembCrs working with program-related focus groups, the
iacuity of USihesS Administratioñs External Ath'isory Boifrd and individuals from indUstry and the
Cbthuiithit
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Physicians Executive Management Program:
The physician's program, which was co-sponsored with
St. Paul's Hospital, was a good example of response to an expressed need for executive education. The
first meeting was in June 1995. A curriculum modeled on the successful Executive Management
Development Program was developed and promotion of the new program began in October. Twenty-three
physicians enrolled in the program. Courses were offered once per month from February through June
1996 in five two-and-a-half-day sessions. Completed one year after the idea was first raised, it was taught
by several SFU Faculty of Business Administration faculty members as well as several health care
professionals.
Physicians are highly trained professionals; however, as a result of recent health care reforms, many
physicians have found themselves in senior hospital management positions with little management or
administrative education. The objective was to design a program that built on the issues physicians were
facing and introduced them to ways to manage more effectively, however limited the resources. We also
wanted to help them to refine and improve their strategic planning while staying focused on the overall
organizational picture and to gain a better understanding of the purpose, process and the people with
whom they worked. Participants raved about the course, including one who said: "Some of the teachers
are among the best I have come across in any field."
Management Program for the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector, and Securities Program:
Other
executive and management programs are also specific to a particular business sector.
The non-profit voluntary sector program, for which participants receive a national certificate upon
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completion of course work, is offered in conjunction with the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. Designed
for middle and senior level managers in the non-profit sector, the curriculum emphasizes practical skills
as well as a conceptual framework which is employed throughout the courses. This program was also
delivered in Smithers this year in response to inquiries from non-profits in the northern part of the
province.
The Securities Program is a practice-oriented program designed for company principals who are not
securities specialists. Corporate finance lawyer, Ken Hanna, the program coordinator for the past seven
years, has been instrumental in arranging to have prominent members of the legal, accounting, and
business communities involved as guest instructors. As well, professional staff from the Vancouver Stock
Exchange and British Columbia Securities Commission teach in this growing and ever-changing program.
CITY PROGRAM
Over the past year, the City Program—a "forum" for the discussion of current urban issues—continued to
create new links between the University and the community as well as to bring new audiences to the
Harbour Centre campus. In 95/96, eight courses, seven workshops, seven public lectures and two book
launches were offered. Together, these programs had
57
speakers and they attracted approximately 1,850
people including professionals and the general public from throughout the Lower Mainland.
Highlights
of
1995196:
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• Additional partnerships with professional associations, local governments, and community
organizations.
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• Contracts to design and deliver programs for various government agencies.
• Increase of the City Program endowment fund.
Contracts:
• Contract with The Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia to develop three public lectures on
applied land use ethics in honour of Dermot Murphy in 1995.
• Contract with the Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture to design and deliver a series of
seven professional workshops in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Nelson, Prince George, and Langley on
the Heritage Conservation Statutes Amendment Act.
• Contract with the Lower Mainland Municipal Association to design and deliver a one-day conference
on "Face the Future North and South: Growth Management Strategies"
• Contract with the Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture to design and deliver a one-day
professional seminar, "Colour in the City" during Heritage Week; the Ministry has created this as an
annual event.
• Strathcona Front Porch Project: Year Three—additional funds were received from The Samuel and
Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation for the third year of the project which received a City of
Vancouver Heritage Award.
Joint Ventures between the City Program and other organizations:
• Course on "Transportation and Land Use" with the Lincoln Land Institute, Cambridge, Mass., held at
Harbour Centre in November 1995.
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• Lectures on Public Art in Vancouver with the City of Vancouver, Social Planning Department, May
1995.
"City as
the
Classroom"—a summer workshop for teachers with the Architectural Institute of British
Columbia, July 1995.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
The Community Education Partnership Project, a community outreach program, undertook a number of
partnerships and initiatives with groups in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver during the 1995-96
period.
• In conjunction with the United We Can recycling depot and SOLE (Save Our Living Environment), the
project assisted the SOLE board in the development of new community development projects, including
a volunteer program, and a bicycle-based outreach program which allowed individuals entry-level work
experience, and hands-on opportunities to learn about bicycle mechanics and maintenance.
• The project arranged for several members of the Main and Hastings Community Development Society
to attend courses offered in the Writing and Publishing and Non-Profit Management programs at
Harbour Centre. Courses included proposal and feature writing, desktop publishing, and human
resource management for the non-profit sector. The project also assisted the Society with the
development of an Internet home page, and to obtain a number of computers through putting them in
contact with Price Waterhouse's program of donating their phased-out equipment to community groups.
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• The project's first Employment Opportunities Assistant (EOA)—a position created through University-
community collaboration—has gone on to obtain full-time employment with the PRIDE training
centre. This was the hoped-for outcome of her year-long tenure in the EOA employment and training
position.
The project's community work also attracted a significant donation from a University benefactor—the
endowed Community Partnership Fund, which will be used to provide seed money to residents for
community development and employment initiatives in the Downtown Eastside, and funding of a
number of bursaries for residents to take courses at SFU, local community colleges, or other training
programs, for purposes of improving their chances at attaining self-sufficiency.
CONFERENCE SERVICES
Academic Conferences:
The office of Conference Services is a conference management service within
Continuing Studies. Staff plan, manage and evaluate academic conferences held at both campuses and at
major hotels and convention centres in British Columbia.
Specific responsibilities include working with the conference chair/conference committee on funding
proposals and program development, development of program budget and overall accountability for
budget administration, production of promotional materials, coordination of the logistical arrangements
(facility bookings, contract negotiations, catering, audio-visual), management of on-site administration,
guest speaker liaison, development and coordination of the registration operation including collection of
fees, and program evaluation.
During 1995 and early 1996 staff provided full conference support services for a number of academic
conferences sponsored by Simon Fraser University, including:
• in May 1995, the 8th International Symposium on Intercalation Compounds at Harbour Centre. This
international symposium was chaired by Dr. Bob Frindt, Chair of Physics.
• in October 1995, the SCAPPS Conference at the Coast Plaza Hotel. This conference, with pre- and
post-conference workshops, was sponsored by the School of Kinesiology and chaired by Dr. Dan
Weeks.
• in November 1995, the CAURA West Conference (Canadian Association of University Research
Administrators) at the Pacific Palisades Hotel. This event was sponsored by the Vice President,
Research and chaired by Nancy McNeil from the Office of Research Services.
• in March 1996, the Annual Meeting of the Western Association of Graduate Schools at the Four
Seasons Hotel. This conference and its pre-conference workshop was chaired by Dr. Bruce Clayman,
Vice President Research and Dean of Graduate Studies.
Conference Support Services for Off-Campus Groups—Burnaby Mountain Campus:
Conference
Services is responsible for booking university space and handling all logistical arrangements for non-SFU
based organizations or associations which hold events such as annual meetings, ceremonies, seminars,
workshops, video conferences, and musical events at the Burnaby Mountain campus.
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Introduction
of
Conference Services one-stop meeting Service:
In 1995, Conference Services
introduced a one-stop meeting service to the campus community by offering a variety of meeting
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packages—a basic management package to handle the logistics for events on the Burnaby campus, a
registration package and a comprehensive full meeting service.
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
First offered in January 1993, Stepping Out is a seven week course offered each Fall and Spring semester
for students who are preparing to apply for admission to the Co-operative Education Program, new
students who have recently been accepted in to the program, and SFU students who are preparing to apply
for their first major job. This course is also open to students attending other educational institutions. The
average number of participants in each session is 86.
Stepping Out aims to help students sharpen their professional skills; build awareness of issues that arise in
organizations; and provide practical suggestions for writing resumés and preparing for job interviews.
The seven sessions offer practical skills that are essential for success in the business world.
DAVID LAM CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
1995/96 was yet another year of increased activity in the Centre's various programs: for the fifth year in a
row the Centre has trained more people in East Asian languages and cross-cultural communication than in
the previous year. The total number of trainees, since the Centre began, now totals 1989. This number
does not include those who have been learning basic Japanese over the Knowledge Network, a program
offered in cooperation with the Centre for Distance Education. The Pacific Region
Forum Reports
continue to be read by thousands of people each month via the Internet (hoshi.cic.sfu.ca
), and the Centre's
staff and programs have received unprecedented coverage by English, Chinese and Japanese language
television, radio and newspapers.
The Lijiang Co-op Enterprise Development project in Yunnan received a serious setback when a major
earthquake occurred with Lijiang County at the epicentre, leaving approximately 300,000 people
homeless. Centre staff and local supporters immediately launched an earthquake relief fundraising effort,
and collected nearly $30,000 which is being used to help families rebuild the roofs on their homes. The
Centre takes this opportunity once again to thank all those who supported that drive—especially
photographer Ulli Steltzer, who generously donated the proceeds of her Lijiang photo exhibition sale to
the campaign, and the Canadian Society for Asian Arts who sponsored the exhibition with the Centre.
From "Japanese and Cross-Cultural Communication for the Wood Products Industry" to "A Feast of the
Eyes: Contemporary Japanese Cuisine in Photography," from "Cantonese Business and Legal
Terminology" to "Crisis Management and the Yi Jing" and from fine arts exhibitions to Internet-mediated
information access, the Centre continues to engage in four primary pursuits: teaching, training, public
service and research.
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EDUCATION
Field Relations:
The Field Relations area in the Faculty of Education is responsible for off-campus
activities that provide in-service education support to teachers throughout the province. Most non-credit
activities are co-sponsored with other agencies such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of the
Environment, school districts or regional clusters of districts, professional organizations such as
Provincial Specialists' Associations, or other educational institutions such as the Open Learning Agency,
UBC, and UVic.
The Field Relations area sponsors or co-sponsors a broad range of non-credit activities, including: guest
speakers at conferences and professional development events; half-day and full-day workshops; one- to
three-day conferences; three- to five-day intensive summer institutes; and special events such as an after
school speaker series. Other non-credit activities include co-hosting professional meetings and special
events for consortia such as the Critical Thinking Cooperative (TC2) and the Early Literacy Network.
Resource persons for non-credit activities are either drawn from the Faculty of Education, including
faculty members, co-ordinators, faculty associates and graduate students, or are selected from a large pool
of contacts within the education profession. Public school teachers and administrators, Ministry of
Education personnel, faculty from other universities and colleges, private consultants and specialists in
selected areas have all been involved in non-credit programs.
Non-credit activities occur at various times, depending on the type of program and clientele. Half-day and
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one-day workshops usually occur within the work week, while conferences may overlap with weekends.
Summer institutes usually comprise three to five days in sequence during July or August. Correspondence
and distance education technologies are sometimes engaged for follow-up support, but not usually for
primary instructional delivery. Most events occur at off-campus sites and are hosted by other agencies
such as school districts or individual schools.
GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE
Conferences:
The Gerontology Research Centre organized and sponsored three major conferences in
95-96: April 3-4, 1995
Rethinking Retirement
at Harbour Centre; October 26, 1995
Technology
Innovation for an Aging Society—Blending Research, Public and Private Sectors
at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel; and March 14-15, 1996 Productive Aging: Meeting the Challenge
of a New Old Age
at Harbour
Cente.
The first and third conferences constituted the 6th and 7th Annual John K. Friesen Lecture Series and
each included an evening lecture open to the public at no charge. The second conference, co-sponsored by
Health Canada's Division of Aging and Seniors, was held in conjunction with the 1995 Canadian
Association on Gerontology Annual Meeting in Vancouver. It was one of three CAG '95 pre-conference
events organized by the GRC. The other two were half-day workshops. One was entitled
Pacific Rim
Health Policy and Practice
and was co-sponsored by the BC Consortium for Health Promotion Research;
the other, entitled
First Nations Elder Care,
was co-sponsored by the Squamish Nation.
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Workshop:
The GRC also, a co-sponsored a workshop in January, on the topic of
Outcomes Research.
Partners in organizing this one-day event were the BC Health Research Foundation, the Assistive Devices
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Research and Development Project and the BC Paraplegic Association.
Public Lectures:
Other information dissemination events during 1995-96 included four public lectures:
• In June, Dr. Barbara Ginsberg, Editor of
The Older Learner,
the Quarterly Newsletter of the Older
Adult Education Network and Director of the "My Turn" Program at the City University of New York
spoke on the topic
Trends in Older Adult Education in America.
This event was co-sponsored by SFU's
Opsimath's Club, a campus organization of and for older learners.
• In September, Sharon Martin, Director of Community Relations, Vancouver Health Board, spoke about
Using Health Promotion Strategies in the Development
of
Health Regions.
The BC Consortium for
Health Promotion Research co-sponsored this lecture.
• In November, Visiting Professor Dr. Joseph Tindale, from the Department of Family Studies,
University of Guelph described his networking activities among older persons with mental health
difficulties in a talk entitled Paddle Your Own Canoe: Partnerships Among Older Persons with Mental
Health Difficulties.
• In February, Janice Keefe, an Assistant Professor at Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax described
her doctoral research in a talk entitled The Likelihood
of
Combining Employment and Helping Elderly
Kin Within Different Community Contexts.
Research Skills for Health Care Professionals:
Additionally, as in prior years, the GRC sponsored the
non-credit series
Research Skills for Health Care Professionals.
Nine topics were covered in the series.
The first of these, "Research Methods in Health Care: An Introduction", and the "Program Evaluation"
course are being developed as self-study packages. Another innovation was that organizations were
advised that it was possible for courses to be customized and delivered on-site to their employees. The
Greater Vancouver Hospital Society and the Society of Medical Technologists took advantage of this
opportunity. Courses in this program include: Research Methods in Health Care: An Introduction;
Participatory Research; Program Evaluation; Program Evaluation II: Case Studies in Evaluation;
Statistical Methodology I: Principles and Practices; Statistical Methodology II: Data Analysis;
Community Health Needs Assessment; Survey and Questionnaire Development; and Clinical Trials.
INTERPRETER; ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE; AND INTERNATIONAL TEACHING
ASSISTANTS PROGRAMS
Communicating effectively within any community is possible only when a speaker or writer understands
the systems and institutions through which a given culture operates in the community and the unconscious
assumptions, attitudes, and values that influence meaning and behaviour in the culture. Therefore, the
University's cross-cultural communication programs teach skills and content as a means of teaching
cultural context and attitudes and of dealing with changing expectations. Each of the programs—the
Advanced Interpreters 'Program,
the
English Language and Culture Program,
and the
International
Teaching Assistants 'Program,
is organized around a two-dimensional curriculum that takes into account
both skills and cultural context and is implemented through teaching methods that emphasize cultural
orientation.
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The
Advanced Interpreters 'Program
started as a CIDA project in 1987 and was designed to train
interpreters from Mainland China. Since 1993, when CIDA funding was discontinued, it has been an
open program and has been very successful on a cost recovery basis. Sixteen students are enrolled per
academic year, both Canadians and visa students from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and other Mandarin
Chinese-speaking areas. Many of the graduates are now employed in building bridges between the
Chinese and North American professional, academic, and business communities.
The
English Language and Culture Program,
first offered in September 1995, has also attracted a wide
variety of students including the General Manager of the Overseas Division of Tokyu Corporation. In
addition to a business focus for professionals, the program offers an academic focus including TOEFL
preparation and academic acculturation for potential and continuing undergraduate and graduate students.
Students enrolled this reporting period are from more than ten countries and areas including Japan,
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, France, Germany, Switzerland, Colombia, Mexico, and China.
The
International Teaching Assistants'Program
started in January 1992 as a language and cross-cultural
training program with academic acculturation for international teaching assistants and visiting faculty
members. The program serves the University community in preparing its international instructors and
graduate students to function successfully in the SFU academic community.
LABOUR STUDIES
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During the year the University inaugurated the first Centre for Labour Studies in Western Canada. The
Centre is designed to promote the study and understanding of labour, working people, and their
organizations from a comprehensive social, cultural, historical, political, and economic perspective. The
Centre also aims to provide a range of taught courses and programs (both credit and non-credit), offer
research opportunities and assistance to both Simon Fraser University students and provincial labour
organizations, and create mutually supportive and beneficial links between the academic and labour
communities. Current courses and activities organized by the Centre include:
Program for Leadership in Labour:
A unique Canadian program developed for B.C.'s senior labour
leaders. The five courses that make up the program aim to increase participants' theoretical understanding
and broaden the number of practical tools available to them for efficient management and leadership of
their unions.
Summer Institute for Union Women:
An intensive week of learning during which an average of 150
union women develop their skills as workers, activists and leaders. Summer 1995 courses included
Occupational Health and Safety Advocacy for Women, Popular Economics, First Nations Women in
Focus, and Nourishing Your Activist Heart. The Institute is co-sponsored by the BC Federation of Labour
and the Canadian Labour Congress.
Labour Issues Forums:
A series of seminars and workshops that examine issues of interest to the labour
movement and all working people. The lunchtime series covers such topics as Implementing BC21;
Objectives: The Example of the Island Highway; Labour and Politics; Trade Unions and Employee
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Representation in the Czech Republic; Worker Cooperatives in Shanghai; and The Role of Labour in the
Global Village.
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NON-CREDIT
Several programs
DISTANCE
delivered
EDUCATION
by non-credit
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have been developed by the Centre for Tourism Policy and Research and the University of Havana in
Cuba, for delivery to tourism personnel in Cuba, starting in May 1996. Two courses in research skills are
currently under development for the health care sector. These are based on face-to-face courses that had
previously been delivered. Advanced Study in Writing for Business and the Professions has been
delivered by distance education since the summer of 1993. As well, Basic Algebra, Enlgish Pre-199, and
Beekeeping credit-free courses are offered through the Centre for Distance Education.
NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS STUDIES
The Council for North American Business Studies, affiliated in the Faculty of Business Administration, is
a centre for international trade research, trade-related business education and seminars on current business
issues facing the NAFI'A countries. Created in 1991, the Council provides a forum for policy makers,
business leaders, and academics to discuss Canada's evolving trade relations with the United States. Since
then, the Council has evolved to keep pace with the rapid increase in trade initiatives that affect North
Americans, including the new World Trade Organization, the accession of Latin American nations to the
NAFTA, and the quest for free trade agreements between North America and its trading partners in the
Americas, the Asia Pacific, and the European Union.
The CNABS Expert Speakers Seminar Series provides an opportunity for business executives, senior
government officials, the media, diplomats, faculty and students to participate in and influence debate on
international trade and related policies with leading experts from around the world. Examples of recent
seminars included an update on the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation,
featuring Executive Director Victor Lichtinger, and a report on the Recent Softwood Lumber trade
agreement between Canada and the USA, featuring Washington trade attorney Jean Anderson. In 95/96
there were five Expert Seminars involving 156 participants.
OPERA PROGRAM; KOERNER LECTURES
Opera Program:
Simon Fraser University's Opera Program is an important part of the wide range of
cultural events for which Vancouver is known. According to course registrants, the exceptional quality
and uniqueness of this program are factors which have contributed to its popularity. Through his
knowledge and enthusiasm as a historian, Dr. Alan Aberbach, the program leader, expands on the musical
component of these courses to include the history of thought and culture. As well, the Opera Program
maintained partnerships with community organizations including the Vancouver Wagner Society and the
Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation Lectures in the Liberal Arts:
The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation
Lectures in the Liberal Arts support a number of departmental initiatives each year and successfully
attract a strong general audience.
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In 1995 the Koerner Foundation supported lectures by Philip Smith, on "Aspects of an Alternative Book
Art", a visual lecture on the art of bookbinding, co-sponsored by the Centre for Studies in Publishing and
SFU Friends of the Library.
The Foundation also co-sponsored with the Institute for the Humanities Josef Silverstein presenting "The
Idea of Freedom and The Political Thought of Aung San Suu Kyi". Dr. Silverstein discussed the idea of
freedom in Burma as a marriage between two democratic traditions of Buddhism and liberal democratic
thought.
The Koerner Foundation and the Institute of the Humanities also presented Leonard Erhlich on the topic
of "Modernity: The Challenge to Jewish Survival". Dr. Erhlich's lecture introduced some new and
complex ideas about the fate of the Jewish people in modem times.
The City Program Steering Committee and the Koerner Foundation presented David Engwicht on
"Reclaiming Our Cities and Towns: Better Living with Less Traffic". This lecture explored the links
between transportation, heritage preservation and the quality of urban life in the Greater Vancouver
region.
In the spring of 1996 the Foundation and the Office of the Dean of Arts sponsored Steven A. Rosell's
"Exploring New Approaches to Governing in a World of Rapid Change." This lecture dealt with the
social and economic transformations currently taking place in the world whose extent and implications we
only partially grasp.
Sociology and Anthropology co-sponsored Laclau and Mouffe on "Discourse, Hegemony, and the Logic
of the Political", addressing the notion that the left-wing project is in crisis, exploring the theoretical
strategy required to reformulate the socialist ideal in terms of an extension and deepening of democracy.
New York artist, Dan Graham's lecture on "Architectural 'Photo-Journalism" was co-sponsored by the
Koerner Foundation and the Institute for the Humanities. The lecture explored using photography, text,
video and architectural-sculptural works, to address the social order of public and private space.
Morris Berman presented "Science after Deconstruction: A Second Look at the Sociology of
Knowledge". This event was co-sponsored by the Graduate Liberal Studies Program and the Koerner
Foundation. Dr. Berman addressed the major philosophic assault which has occurred on our notions of
objectivity and the Western scientific understanding of truth during the last 34 years.
Over 1200 people attended Koerner Foundation lectures in 1995-96.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION PROGRAMS
SFU currently offers programs in conjunction with 16 different professional associations, with several
others under consideration. Specialized programs are offered in employee benefits, project management,
commercial property management, hiring and recruiting, and sales, leading to national professional
. designations. In these cases, the curriculum has been developed by the association, often in conjunction
with a university, and face-to-face instruction is delivered by SFU to the local market. Programs of the
other 11 associations involve a common core of courses with some specialized courses. Most of these
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bdurses hav6 been deie!Opd
by sPti
dfid pproveci
by
the associatibh tdt
i
.iaids their Ofd6ssidfidl
desigriaiioh. Although a feW Univeisiiy sessiohál iiistructdfs teach iii ihée protutus, the thajority of
ihstFuctoEs come fFoni the business áfid pFbfesiOha! boithñtiriity, and britig the hebessary practical
experience to the clás.sos. A teftit'icátë Pidgtuiii iii Mdndgeffi 6ni, spobsored b' die Faculty of Bdsifibss
Admihistrátibn, is also á''ailáble and bah be tâkeii either on its Odin or iii conjiulctioh with one of the
pthfesiiial designatioii. Iii 1.95/96, these ptugmiiis inc!idëd 48 eddrses taken by 1363 stUdhts.
PUBLIC
p OLic
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PROGRAM
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the
Public
Policy Prbgiahi cdhtihüëd its long tFádition of creating Odbiic policy forums for the
debate 0f isshe faciii fltish Cbliinibiä and Canadian sOb iet'. the year saw the emergeiie of new
ojibrttihities
in
educational technolOgy
and
its ápp!icátidn to existihg Fogranuhuing, cth-ricOlum
develdph*nt as etbhd
sih 1f public
policy
Fdraththin, and iiibreaed patineritig with Other
dfganizaiioiis and the pooliiig dt acaice iësOCtces oh a pFbgram-speethe basis. In 1995-96,
a curriculum
devélbpthbiit ptuject on aboriginal fihaheial hiahagetheiit for CIBC personal bankers wascompleted and
is hoW being apiied by C1C across the cotihtfy.
David áñd ceilia iYng
Poiuhi ó
Advthbed Pithlic Affairs
A neW area Of highly fociised Or6grdfifibifig
in
lib1ic issues has been developed through the
David
and
Cecilia Ting Fonim oil Advanced Ikiblic Affairs. The Ting Forum facilitates a diversity of debate in its
Lecture Series which is held in cohjunbiioh with a Program Series. The Foruni has featured key national
and iiitUriiãtiOnal speakeis sUch as GW'hne Dyer"
and Jerethy Riflciii, who addressed both local and
natibnal/iiitethätibnal issUes atouiid the ebonbiiiy, the iiiiire of Work, culture, politics, and public policy.
The programs sparked strong participatidh from the
the public, private and voluiiiáry sectors. Ptugrams are
co-sonisotud with orgaiiizations from various sectors but are non-partisan in nature.
TwO
Other natiOnal issüs were addressed this year:
the national cOnferences,
Ten Years Later: The
cha p
ter and Equality for Women
and
The Aborigihal Set OffeOdek: COrrections and Treatment.
The
forrher represented the first national assessment of the effect of the eqUality provisions (Section 15) of the
Charter, as they relate to women's e4uality. The latter, sponsored by the Correctional Service of Canada,
was held iii Winnipeg, MB and presented recent research findings regarding the profile of incarcerated
aboriginal sex offenders and explored corrections and treatment alternatives for this group, over-
represented in Canada's prisons. PUblibations were produced following each program and were widely
dissetilihated.
Strategic
Nãivé/Non-Native Business Studies
continued ih the communities of Nanaitho and Kelowna.
The program strives to bring aborigiial and hon-aboriginal business interests together at the local level,
With the purpose of maximizing economic opportUnity in the region. The program moves to other
lOcUtiOns iii 1996-97.
The Nóithern Justice Séciely
The 7th N
'
brthei-n COnference,
Northern fusice in Transition,
September 15-24 1995
Was
held in IqalUit,
(BaWili i'slähd) NWT and
i'iiiik,
Greexiland. its ocus was the development Of a hew justice system for
NUnaVüi, its ihcorOiaiioh Of bOth ekisting and traditional IhUit valUes and laws, and a comparison with
the Gtuenlandic system of justice'. The larger context was restorative jUstice; a high profile issue being
debated iii the Cahadian legal systerh.
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SCIENCE
In 1995/96 Continuing Studies in Science concentrated on three programming areas: public forums on
environmental issues (the Coastal Communities forums); science awareness (Speaking of Science); and
the environmental week in Burnaby.
Coastal Communities—Public forums on issues related to fisheries and community sustainability:
Following on from the March
1995
public forum, 'Getting the Missing Fish Story Straight', a series of
public forums was conducted along the BC coast in eight locations from fall through winter 1995-1996
with a wrap-up forum in Vancouver in spring 1996. The coastal forums provided members of the coastal
communities with the opportunity to come together to discuss their concerns and identify issues and
solutions with regard to the future sustainability of the fisheries and their communities. At the wrap-up
forum members of coastal communities came together with scientists, government employees, fisheries
industry representatives, academics, politicians and the general public to address issues such as: the
Situation as it Now Exists on the West Coast; Threats to the Stocks; the proposed Pacific Fisheries
Conservation Council; News from Newfoundland; The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture; the
Vision of Coastal People for the Future Sustainability of Their Communities; and How Government Can
Work Together with Communities on Resource Management. The proceedings of these forums were
compiled and published in June 1996 in a book entitled
A Year
of
Dialogue Along the Coast: Coastal
Communities Taking Action.
In addition, short video profiles were produced describing the issues for
each of the coastal communities visited as well as an hour long documentary summary.
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Environment
make a difference
Week
to
in
the
Burnaby:
envrionment?'
A forum
and
on
held
'Thinking
at the Burnaby
globally,
campus
acting
in
locally:
June 1995,
Can our
was
local
a joint
efforts
project
co-sponsored by the City of Burnaby. Interested citizens, students, community and neighbourhood
groups, politicians, environmentalists and business people were invited to come together with a panel of
environmental experts to share views on community and boarder environmental issues and realities.
Speaking of Science:
A new seminar series featuring prominent scientists from the public sector,
academic institutions and industry, who are also well-recognized for their ability to communicate science,
was launched in winter/spring 1996. The topics which focussed on new ideas in science and were
addressed to a general audience, included: 'Leave the arrangements to me...' addressed the fact that
seemingly simple arrangements may require complex mathematics (Dr. Kathy Heinrich, Chair of
Mathematics, SFU); 'The "Eyes" Have It' described what happens when nuclear physics intersects with
medicine (Dr. Katherine Paton, Opthamology, UBC); and 'Killer Bees' described the history of the killer
bee and the reasons for its success (Dr. Mark Winston, Biociences Department, SFU).
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WRITING AND PUBLISHING PROGRAM
The Writing and Publishing Program had its most successful year since 1989, with more courses and
increased enrolments. Consultations with the instructors in the three certificate programs laid the
groundwork for modification to the three certificates in Business and Management Communication,
Publishing, and Technical Writing and development of a fourth in editing. In 1995/96
125
courses had
1964 enrollees.
The ReBirth
of
Business—Shifting to the New Economy:
This venture was a project of the World
Business Academy and was jointly sponsored by SFU, VanCity, Citizen's Trust and the International
Centre for Earth Renewal. SFU was approached by the World Business Academy after the First Healing
and Creative Arts Conference to help organize this event. It went well and accomplished the goals that all
of the partners had set for it. The experience was valuable in that it established some new partnerships in
the community and approached a segment of the business community that is concerned about the public
issues facing society.
The Second Healing and the Creative Arts Conference:
The conference included excellent
representation among the presenters and the participants from across Canada and across medical
disciplines. Two free Forums were held: one on Research Methods and another on Art in the Service of
Community. The response to all three events by those who attended was overwhelmingly positive. SFU
has an opportunity to join Vancouver Hospital and BCIT in the initiatives of the new Tzu Chi Centre, but
this area requires further discussion and a core of interested faculty.
Technical Writers Roundtable:
The third gathering of top technical writers in North America took place
in March. This meeting has become well known in North America as the Vancouver Roundtable and is
invitational. Those who have attended for the past three years have taken over the leadership of the
American Society for Technical Communication. Now the Vancouver Roundtable has a small grant to
consider how they can expand the influence of their society through some strategic consultations with
industry.
Summer Institute in Publishing and Book Arts:
Development of this program began in the summer of
1995; the first Institute took place in July '96 in conjunction with the Emily Carr Institute of Arts and
Design and the University of British Columbia. In addition to organizing a series of courses in the
Institute, SFU took responsibility for managing the centralized registration process and the development
of the promotion catalogue.
Friends
of
the Library:
With support from the Writing and Publishing Program, the Friends of the
Library group offers public events each fall and spring involving distinguished scholars and designers
from the US and Europe. These events have been very successful in attracting donations to the University
library, and in putting the library on the map internationally.
Writers Who Teach Writing:
Funding has been secured from the Cultural Human Resources Council for
an invitational seminar for writers who teach writing which will be a model for preparing professional
writers to run mentoring programs and to create some practice and evaluation guidelines for such
programs. Plans are underway to apply for funding to run a similar program for editors and to approach
Industry Canada for support to make a certificate in editing available on-line.
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FIVE: SUMMARIES OF STATISTICS
The University's community and professional
programs, courses and enrolments are summarized
below.
Summary One is a breakdown by program type,
Summary Two is by the sponsoring academic unit and
the administrative/service unit. A detailed record
of all the activities listed is available in Analytical
Studies and/or Continuing Studies.
SUMMARY ONE
Activities by
Activities by
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Administrative/
Program Type
Academic
Units* ?
Service Units
Total
Lecture/Colloquium
Total activities
84
84
Total enrolment
5,893
5,893
Individual Course/Seminar/Workshop
Total activities
370 ?
212
582
Total enrolment
10,569 ?
2,855
13,424
Program of Courses/Series of Lectures
Total activities
110 ?
24
134
Total enrolment
3,785 ?
525
4,310
Conference/Symposium
Total activities
29
29
Total enrolment
3,039
3,039
Department Colloquium
Total activities
68
68
Total enrolment
2,133
2,133
Distance Education Course
Total activities
1
1
Total enrolment
2
2
Educational Telecommunications Programs
Total programs
Total enrolment
Total activities: ?
898
Total enrolment: 28,801
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SUMMARY TWO*
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Centre for Tourism Policy and Research (2 events/I
.
17 enrolments)
School of Communication (3
events/90
enrolments)
School of Communication and the Communication Graduate Student Caucus (1 event/30 enrollments)
School of Engineering Science (24 events/1200 enrolments)
School of Kinesiology (6 events/210 enrolments)
Total activities - 36 events/1647 enrolments)
Faculty of Arts
Dean of Arts (1 event/127 enrolments)
Centre for Canadian Studies (10 events/i
54
enrolments)
Department of Archeology (6 events/
135
enrolments)
Department of Economics (18 events/360 enrolments)
Department of English (8 events/105 enrolments)
Department of French (7 events/I 15 enrolments)
Department of Psychology (16 events/207 enrolments)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology (1 events/19 enrolments)
Department of Women's Studies (7 events/280 enrolments)
Division of Interdisciplinary Studies (4 events/396 enrolments)
Faculty of Arts (10 events/822 enrolments)
Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society (1 event/i 12 enrolments)
Gerontology Research Centre (20 events/608 enrolments)
Graduate Liberal Studies Program (3 events/135 enrolments)
Institute for the Humanities (21 events/2286 enrolments)
Institute for the Humanities, History (1 event/30 enrolments)
Institute for the Humanities, SFU Alumni (2 events
115
enrolments)
Northern Justice Society and the School of Criminology (1 eventl154 enrolments)
School for the Contemporary Arts (23 events/543 enrolments)
School of Criminology - (2 events/238 enrolments)
Total activities - 162/Total enrolments - 6891
Faculty of Business Administration
Total activities - 99/Total enrolments -
5924
Faculty of Education
Total activities - 1 1/Total enrolments - 880
Faculty of Science
Department of Biological Sciences (6 events/230 enrolments)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics (8 events/698 enrolments)
Department of Physics (1 event/97 enrolments)
Faculty of Science (9 events/550 enrolments)
Total activities - 24/Total enrolments - 1575
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Cross-Faculty Programs
Centre for Canadian Studies, Department of Political Science (1 events/250 enrolments)
Centre for Tourism Policy Research and Faculty of Education (1 event/4 enrolments)
Co-operative Education (2 events/225 enrolments)
School of Communication, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
(1 events/30 enrolments)
Faculty of Education and School of Communication (8 events/289 enrolments)
Total activities - 13/Total enrolments - 798
Interdisciplinary Advisory Committees
City Program Steering Committee (34 events/2775 enrolments)
Labour Program, SFU Advisory Committee (39 events/792 enrolments)
Writing and Publishing Program, SFU Advisory Committee (126 events/2114 enrolments)
Total activities - 199/Total enrolments - 5681
Office of International Cooperation
Total activities - 2/Total enrolments - 40
President's Office
Total activities - 5/Total enrolments - 221
Affiliated Programs
Total activities - 12/Total enrolments - 248
Vice-President, Academic
Total activities - 3/Total enrolments - 45
Vice-President, Research
David See-Chaj Lam Centre for International Communication (95 events/1441 enrolments)
David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication and School of Communication
(1 event/30 enrolments)
Total activities - 96/Total enrolments - 1471
Administrative/Service Units
Academic Computing Services (122 events/1729 enrolments)
Department of Recreation (90 events/1 126 enrolments)
Library (24 events/525 enrolments)
Total activities - 236/Total enrolments - 3380
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