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SUMMER 1994 Vive le francais! Photo by C. Hugh Echelle Kerr Second-year St. Jerome's student Echelle Kerr is the recipient of one of six Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee scholarships given in Canada. Valued at $5,000, the award will provide her with one year of study at a francophone university. Kerr is a native of Guelph and a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School in that city. Registered in the French Teaching Specialization of the Applied Studies Program, Kerr has chosen to spend her third year of studies at l'Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi. "The thought of being immersed in this completely French milieu is exciting," she says. "I hope to reach the point where I will be able to think and speak spontaneously in French. And I know I couldn't ask for a better opportunity to learn more about French-Canadian culture." The Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Endowment Fund for Study in a Second Official Language Award Program aims to encourage young Canadians who wish to improve their proficiency in their second official language to pursue full-time studies at a Canadian university which functions in that language. To be eligible for the award, Kerr first had to be nominated and selected from among her peers to represent the University of Waterloo, since each university can endorse only one candidate. For her part, Kerr is honoured to have been chosen to represent both the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome's College. In recognition of her achievement, she will be presented with a certificate of merit by Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn. "I'm delighted that a student of Echelle's calibre has been honoured with this award," says Dr. Betsy Abbott, Professor of French at St. Jerome's College and Kerr's academic advisor. "She is an excellent student who, as long as I have known her, has exhibited a clear sense of her values and priorities. For example, I know it to be important to her to have ongoing opportunities to be involved in multicultural issues and activities, and I have seen her balance these admirably with work and school. From this I know that she will take advantage of every opportunity next year not only to excel in her studies, but also to experience French-Canadian culture to the fullest." A continuing scholarship recipient at St. Jerome's, Kerr has proven herself an above-average student since she began university in 1992. She will return to the College for her fourth year of studies after the Chicoutimi experience. In addition to being committed to promoting intercultural dialogue with developing nations, Kerr is also very conscientious about her plans for a career in education. Possible future directions beyond teaching that she would like to explore more fully include guidance counselling and library studies. 0 University of St. Jerome's College Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3G3 Learning Disabilities Institute phases out By the end of July 1995, the respected St. Jerome's Institute for Learning Disabilities will become part of the College's history. For almost 15 years now, the Institute has been offering students, mainly school teachers, the opportunity to learn and study the latest developments in special education during three-week intensive summer courses. The phasing out of the programme began last summer when Psych 160 was offered for the last time. This July was the final chance for students to take Psych 260, and Psych 360 will last be offered in the summer of '95. For psychology professor John Orlando, Director of the Institute, the demise marks the end of many years of effort and accomplishment, and he took the time to share some of his thoughts and memories with Update!. Update!: Can you tell us a little bit about the early days of the Institute? How did it all come about? J.0.: It all started in the summer of 1979, although it was not yet the Institute as continued pg 2 John Orlando