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Education, and shuffling departments
around in the other buildings as we do
renovations.”

The addition is expected to open in
September ’92.

As for the planned expansion of the
Chilliwack campus, no formal plans
have yet been made. The College
received $10 million from the Ministry
for new facilities in June. Some of that
will be going to the Trades expansion.

“Tt’s tough to say how much of the
next phase of our Chilliwack
development plan we can go ahead
with,” says White.“We’d like to replace
the existing, inadequate facilities and
accommodate growth, but it’s a question
of funds.”

Planning for the Chilliwack
expansion will proceed this year, with
construction beginning next year. The
theatre expansion in Chilliwack which
was to go ahead this summer has been
put on hold.

Entrance to the new Trades facilities.

Enrolment up — so’s demand

Overall course registrations in academic and career/technical programs are up 28 per
cent over the same time last year.

About 3,027 academic and career students now account for some 8,930 course
registrations. This includes 110 more students than last year. Even though the College
was able to add a few new course sections in some subjects with the help of additional
funding in June, it is still falling far short of meeting student demand.

The number of unsatisfied requests for courses is nearly twice that of last year, with
some 2,693 unsatisfied course requests this year, compared to 1,442 at the same time
last year. More than 200 students have not been able to register in any course yet.

Staff in the college’s registration office are calling students who are on wait lists if
any spaces become available as-some students change their timetables or drop classes
early in the semester.

Coping with learning disabilities

The Chilliwack campus will host a free half-day session on community strategies for
coping with learning disabilities on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The goal of the session is to increase the community’s awareness and understanding
of learning disabilities and to assist those interested in forming a support group.

Speakers will include SFU education professor Leone Prock; Diane Rickards of
Remedial Education Services Consulting; ASE coordinator Garnet Brown, and
representatives of learning disabilities associations and the school district.

Everyone is welcome. Register before Sept. 21 at the Chilliwack Library.

For more information contact Barbara Bate at local 2415.

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