Volume 6, Number 3

September 26, 1991

photo courtesy of The Chilliwack Progress

Cooke urges

(FSA President Virginia Cooke
attended her first Board meeting in her
new role on Sept. 10. Her report to the
Board summarized a lot of current
concerns; we thought it appropriate to
reprint her remarks here.) Peg

I agreed to stand for FSA President
primarily because my predecessors
assured me that College Board
meetings were so much fun.

Actually, we’re all expecting a year
that is both exhilarating and
exhausting. With the challenge of
expanding in size, and of introducing
new and extended programs, faculty
and staff are feeling a mixture of
anticipation and apprehension. All are
already breathlessly tired.

All of this takes place in a general
labour climate which is grim in our

Maintain quality and cooperation,

country and province right now. The
public service strike is a pointed
reminder. In our own province, and in
our own college region, the devaluation
of education is all too common.
Teachers often feel a lack of respect
from their boards.

In our institution — our university
college — however, we bank on a
strong and cooperative relationship
among all players — based on a shared
commitment to the value of education,
the needs of our students and
community, and the sustained quality
of our endeavours here. I and the FSA
executive intend to work hard to
preserve this relationship. In that spirit,
we wish to acknowlege the Board’s

Please see Cooke, page 2

FRASER VALLEY COLLEGE

Fast thinking Theatresporters Brad
Stewart and Lori Rippen improvise at
the FVC Theatresports workshop held
last week.

The Theatresports frenzy continues
with a free show this Friday at 12:15
p.m. and evening performances

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Tickets for the evening shows are $6.
For more information call local 2814.

United Way kickoff

Your chance to make a difference is
coming in your September 30 pay
envelope. Yes, it’s United Way time
again and this year the College has set a
goal of $7,000 in donations from the
500-plus faculty and staff at FVC.

In comparison to other major
employers in the area FVC has a very
low United Way participation rate.

A day’s pay is the United Way’s
suggested donation amount. Donating
this amount can be made very painless
through payroll deductions through the
course of the year. Even an hour’s pay
from every employee would meet the
goal of $7,000, according to Barry
Bompas.

Your donations don’t have to be
processed through the United Way —
they can go directly to the charity of

Please see United Way, page 2