College briefs @. Special bookstore hours set Bookstore hours will vary during Septem- ber to meet the demands of the new term. Hours for the month will be: Sept. 8- 10, 9am-7:30pm; Sept. 11, 9am-4pm; Sept. 12, 10am-3:30pm; Sept. 14-17, 9am- 7:30pm; Sept. 18, 9am-4pm; Sept. 19, 10am-3:30pm; Sept. 21-25, 9am-4pm; Sept. 26, 10am-3:30pm; Sept. 28, regular hours. College employees are asked to shop after September 26 to avoid lengthy delays. If this is not possible, bring purchases to the back of the store. @® Multiculturalism examined The three-day Multicultural Training Work- shop for faculty and administration, postponed in June, will be held on Septem- ber 24 and 25 and October 2, from 9am 6: 4pm. To register please call Phyllis Mitchell at 945-8977 or Adrienne Chan at local 5168. @® Volunteers wanted Diabetes is a disease without a cure which affects more than one million Canadians. The Canadian Diabetes Association is now seeking volunteers to aid in its fund-rais- ing campaign from November 1-15. If you can help, please call 944-1739. ?® Board member honored Douglas College Board member Robert Buzza has been presented with the Cana- dian Teachers’ Federation Special Recognition Award. Buzza, a former presi- dent and executive director of the B.C. Teachers Federation, had also worked on various international projects for the World Confederation of Organization of the Teaching Profession. Buzza received the award at ceremonies in St. John, N.B. & July. College briefs continued on page 5 Few openings at THC Douglas College faculty and staff who think the new Maple Ridge campus would be a hand- ier place to work will have to wait a few years before attempting a transfer. Dean of Community Programs and Services Jim Doerr said rules for postings at Thomas Haney Centre will be the same as for the New Westminster campus, but added that little hiring is expected until enrolment and course offerings begin to increase. "Our plan is to tailor expansion in staff to the growth of the student population at the new campus," said Doerr. "We do not expect many new positions until we see the needs of the new campus as it grows over the next two to three years." Currently there are four people working in support staff positions in Thomas Haney Centre. Due to limited course offerings at Thomas Haney, there is presently little opportunity for faculty to work fulltime in Maple Ridge. Doerr said that growth in course offerings will be determined through consultation with all College instructional divisions, by the needs of the community and by available funding. a College options for Grade 12s When 750 high school students walk into classrooms at the new Thomas Haney Centre this month, they will be part of an experiment which could influence the future of Canadian education. Educators will be paying particular attention to the Grade 12 students, who will be able to take college-level courses at the adjacent Douglas College campus. The concept is called "concurrent studies". It isn’t new - Maple Ridge high school students have been able to take advantage of it over the last three years. However, for the first time in B.C., the program will be incorporated into a new facility designed to promote independent study. Concurrent studies is a natural offshoot of independent study, says Ian Strachan, vice-prin- cipal of Thomas Haney Secondary. He points out it makes sense that students who complete English 12 by the end of Grade 11 should be able to progress. "It used to be that you had to follow the progress of the rest of the class, and you had to wait until graduation before going to college," says Strachan. "Why wait?" Strachan isn’t sure how many of the 65 io 70 Grade 12 students enrolled this fall will use the option. Because the program is experimental - as is the concept of independent study - student numbers will be kept low this year. It is expected they will expand substantially next fall. College concurrent studies agreements are also being discussed with other school districts. New Westminster and Coquitlam head this list.