Headlines/September 2, 1998

Members of the 1998 Mexico Study Tour

Mexico Study Tour a Great Success

“,..a great experience”... “a great
group”. These were some of the reactions
from the 19 students on the 1998 UCFV
Mexico Study Tour.

From May 4-26, students were given
an opportunity to experience the culture,
history, and landscape of Mexico while
completing courses in Anthropology,
Geography, Latin American Studies and
Sociology.

Covering a lot of ground in a fast
paced 22 days, the group spent time in the
urban and rural settings of Mexico City,
Tlaxcala; Chiapas, and Oaxaca.

Highlights mentioned by many
students were visits to archaeological sites,
seeing striking colonial architecture,

‘staying at the centre of large and small

cities, and the opportunity to walk through
villages and the countryside.

A short retreat at the beach in Puerto
Escondido concluded the tour and allowed
the participants to catch up on their studies
and prepare to return to the reality of
UCFV.

UCFYV Study tours to Mexico began in
1993 to enrich the academic experience of
students by connecting classroom study
with the land and people being studied.
This was the third, and largest, UCFV
Mexico Study Tour. Kudos to the
“energetic and knowledgeable instructors”
who organized and participated in the 1998
tour—David Gibson, Stephen Piper, and
Colin Ridgewell.

Students in UCFV’s Centre of
Business Development and Training
Eco-Tourism program were hard at
work building a series of steps on
Mount Thom trail recently. The trail
enhancement was one component of a
program that provides training for
young people in the rapidly growing
tourism industry. The 21-week
program also covers ecology and earth
sciences, outdoor guiding and
adventure tourism, nature
interpretation, and aboriginal studies.
For more info, contact Linda Clarke at
CBDT, 859-9742.

Who’s on First? |

If you’ve felt like you’ve been caught up in
the old Abbot and Costello routine “Who’s
on first?” when you’ve dealt with the
Community Relations department lately,
you’re not alone. Here’s a scorecard to
update you on the recent comings and
goings, and help you get through the next
few months.

CR&D Director Bob Warick is back

‘from ed leave as of August 10; which

means Dave Stephen resumes his duties as
co-ordinator; Martin Cocking has left
UCFV for a position with BC Housing.
Co-ordinator Anne Russell will be on
maternity leave until December 15, and...
Kathy Fahey has been hired to fill in for
Anne. Sandy Tait returned from ed leave —
in August and resumes her position as ace.
photographer and marketing assistant for
CR&D and CE. Nancy Nicol, office and
publications assistant, and Laura Larson,
a/development clerk, will both start ed
leaves in September. In the interim, Deb.
Greenfield will be filling in for Nancy...
Elaine Neuman will be taking over the
Development Office assistant spot on a
part-time basis until Jan. 1999, And lastly,
but certainly not least, Administrative
Assistant Carole Higginbottom is back at
the controls after a secondment to Trades
last fall and an ed leave in the winter

semester.

The main contact number for the ©
department is 854-4513 (Carole).
Headlines submission should be sent to
Kathy Fahey in Chilliwack (e-mail:
faheyk) or Bob Warick in Abbotsford
(e-mail: warick).