Headlines/November 12, 1997

he Science and Technology division has

| a community outreach blitz recently. The fi
event was the Ms. Infinity conference, which
attracted 160 Grade 9 and 10 girlstothe

hosted the second annual highschool chemistry...
competition, which brought teams from:several
-schools‘to the Abbotsford campus:lab (above,
right)

The week:also featured science-displays in the...
Great Hall. Peter. Mulhern and Norm Taylor of -
Physics were on-hand-with some intriguing -
display items (above, left). 7°

Conversation Partners needed for ESL students |
Sociology, Political Science, Modern Languages, Media &
Communications).

Currently, over 100 international students have applied to have
a Canadian Conversation Partner. One hour.a week is all it takes.

Have you heard of the Conversation Partners program and
opportunities it can offer to your students?

There are about 400 ESL students from over 30 countries
enrolled at UCFV. These students represent a valuable resource,
but the university-college community remains unaware of them,
and there is little communication or integration.

The goal of the Conversation Partners program is to facilitate
interaction between ESL students and Canadian students and to
encourage UCFV faculty to harness this resource and incorporate
Conversation Partners into programs where they can benefit any
cross-cultural or language exchanges (e.g., Anthropology,

If you could incorporate Conversation Partners (conversing, or
taking part in an activity with an international student once a
week) into a part of your curriculum, please contact Lenora Gaib
(gaib@ucfv.be.ca or local 4735).