yBC t\i-chW*s Seiial Enrolment highest in history By PAULA MARTIN "It certainly Enrolment at UBC for 1989-90 has indicates a trend. hit its highest level ever and admissions Engineering is an applications have risen significantly over example of a previous years, figures compiled by the professional pro­ Registrar's Office show. gram that is re­ UBC's winter session enrolment is ally cyclical in up by 2.2 per cent or 612 students over terms of de­ last year, said Registrar Richard Spencer. mand." "This is the largest enrolment we've The Applied ever had," said Spencer of the 28,461 ScienceFaculty's Spencer students now studying at UBC. "It was School of Nurs­ partly by design because we did set out ing saw a 35 per cent increase in first to take in more graduate students and year enrolment, largely due to the incor­ slightly more undergraduates." poration of VGH' s nursing program into About three-quarters of the 28,461 the UBC program. are full-time students and the rest are Enrolment in the Faculty of Graduate classified as part-time—those who take Studies went up by 200 students, or just less than 80 per cent of a full program. under five per cent. The number of Undergraduate admissions applica­ graduate students for this year stands at tions went up seven per cent over last 4,408. year and 30 per cent over 1987, Spencer The Faculty of Commerce and Busi­ said. ness Administration enroled 420 stu­ "When you look at an institution like dents in the first year of its program, 20 UBC, which has an enrolment limit, more than last year. that's one statistic that tells you to what Enrolment in the faculties of Den­ extent there is interest in studying here." tistry, Education, Law, Medicine and The university's two largest facul­ Pharmaceutical Sciences saw virtually ties, Arts and Science, enroled slightly no change. more than their quotasof 1500 and 1300 The increase in part-time enrolment new students in first year. Photo by Media Services outstripped the increase in full-time en­ The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Secretary of State Gerry Weiner was on hand to give the university $2-million to help establish the Rick rolment this year. Full-time enrolment saw a 40 per cent increase in first year Hansen National Fellow program. Hansen (left) and Weiner spoke at a media conference. grew by just under 200 students, while students — up to 61 from 44 — while part-time enrolment increased by 416 Forestry Faculty enrolment went up by students. 10 per cent in first year. These are the only faculties with no enrolment quota "Historically, UBC has been a 'full- Ottawa gives $2 million time' university," said Gaylea Wong, in place. associate registrar. Enrolment in the Faculty of Applied Science's first year Engineering pro­ "The university is now placing more for Hansen Fellow plan gram went up by 16 per cent and met the emphasis on the part-time student and quota of 450 students for the first time in looking at what possible barriers these By GAVIN WILSON "This program will work to ensure Disability Centre which will match the a number of years, Spencer noted. students might face." The federal government has given UBC that people with disabilities, whether federal grant for the Hansen fellow and a $2-million grant to establish a new they are students, staff, faculty or visi­ to continue to finance existing programs program promoting the interests of peo­ tors, are given equal opportunity to which help to support people with dis­ ple with disabilities, especially as they re­ benefit from all the university has to abilities. Reorganization set late to post-secondary education. offer," Strangway said. Hansen joined UBC in March for a Endowment funding for the Rick "The federal government is pleased two-year appointment as a special con­ Hansen National Fellow program was to help launch this important initia­ sultant to the president to help the uni­ for UBC Press presented to President Strangway by tive," said Weiner. "Removing obstac­ versity develop better programs and services for people on campus with dis­ Secretary of State Gerry Weiner Nov. 2. les which prevent people with disabili­ By PAULA MARTIN tions for UBC Press: cease operations Hansen himself has been named by ties from participating as full citizens is abilities. UBC Press will undergo major or­ within a year or revitalize it with chan­ the university's Board of Governors as a priority concern. We look forward to A UBC graduate, Hansen was the ganizational changes after a review ges in personnel. The committee urged the first recipient of the fellow, Strang­ seeing the benefits of this initiative in first disabled student to enrol in the committee concluded that it is in a state the university to follow the second op­ way announced. the coming years." School of Physical Education in 1976. of crisis. tion. He was awarded an honorary degree by Hansen said he has found UBC to be "In general, we agree with the com­ the university 11 years later after raising "Members ofthe committee wish to very receptive to new ideas for increas­ mittee's recommendation," said K.D. $20-million for spinal cord research, draw attention to the overwhelming ing access for disabled people. Srivastava, Vice-president, Student and INSIDE rehabilitation, wheelchair sport and evidence that the University Press is in "I think we are taking a leadership crisis," their report stated. Academic Services. role in the area of disabilities," he said. recreation and ongoing awareness in a RED TIDE: Two UBC scien­ round-the-world wheelchair odyssey. The President's Committee to Re­ "Professor Bernard Sheehan of the tists are working on a method In his new position, Hansen will be view the UBC Press was asked to look University of Calgary has been hired as of quickly identifying red tide,a closely linked to the activities of the into its operation and management, rec­ a consultant to develop a new mandate potentially fatal shellfish poi­ proposed UBC Disability Centre. Plans UBC Reports ommend an appropriate mandate for for UBC Press and recommend an ap­ son. Page 2. ' call for the self-funded centre to be in UBC Press over the next decade, and propriate organizational structure forit." interim operation by June, 1990 and publishing recommend an appropriate management Srivastava added he and Sheehan DISNEY CONNECTION: RSI fully operational by September, 1991. strategy for supporting the scholarly will be consulting with UBC faculty and Research, which designed and The centre will be located in the pro­ schedule built mechanical spiders for a journals it publishes — Pacific Affairs, staff about the future of UBC Press. posed Student Services building, to be UBC Reports will publish two more Walt Disney movie, has open­ B.C. Studies and Canadian Literature. The committee noted that UBC Press built next to Brock Hall. editions in 1989, on Nov. 30 and Dec. ed a branch on campus. lacks a management and policy-making 14. In its report, the committee noted that Page 6. The Fellow will also reach out into board such as the publishing board of Publication in the New Year will UBC Press produced too few publica­ the community to promote education, Harvard University Press. It should have, SAD STRIKES: Seasonal Af­ resume with the Jan. 11 edition and tions for the number of staff, needed awareness and research. The position is committee members said, a policy and fective Disorder (SAD) usually continue on the usual biweekly sched­ improved sales promotion, had deficient expected to be a model for other post- editorial committee to oversee policy strikes In winter causing se­ secondary institutions, both nationally ule. financial administration and operated vere depression in about five with little direction from, or accounta­ formation, financial well being and general and internationally. Deadline for the Calendar for the Jan. editorial direction. per cent of Canadians. Page 8 The university has also agreed to 11 edition is noon, Jan. 3, 1990. Dead­ bility to, the university. raise funds for an endowment to the line for advertising is 4 p.m., Jan. 2. The committee identified two op­ See UNIVERSITYon Page 3 UBCREPORTS Nov. 16.1989 2 Letters to the editor Stewart article applauded by readers Editor: which allows the President to with­ Thank you for your printing of the draw UBC's fee collection services brief back-page essay by Walter Ste­ from any university society publish­ wart in the Nov. 2 issue of UBC Re­ ing discriminatory, prejudiced or har­ ports. It reasserts a role for the univer­ assing material. This will go a long sity that I thought had been forgotten way in controlling hate literature that in the latter-day rush to show that our has sometimes appeared in campus institution can build you a better mouse­ publications and in ensuring a harass­ trap! (For only twice the price). ment-free publication environment for Congratulations, everyone on campus. In Canada, we pride ourselves on Peter Vaughan our ability to live, think, and publish Physiology Department freely without fear of retribution from powerful tyrants. However, we are Editor: and should be, constrained both by Photo by Media Services I greatly enjoyed reading Walter law and by social pressure from pub­ UBC Food Science Department researchers David Kitts (left) Donna Smith and Phil Townsley examine shellfish Stewart's article in the UBC Reports lishing material that advocates hate or exposed to red tide. of Nov. 2. The article was not only ar­ violence against others. ticulate and witty, but also very coura­ This Board of Governors' decision geous in its ideas.