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THE GROWTH PHENOMENON Al time when many people m to bo talking a decline In growth of universities mid Sheridan College Is experiencing growth rather iiUrtllng proportion Over a period of tour yearn the percentage of secondary school gradual from and attending shcrldnn by n phenomenal Ami of the number ichool grariimtp rapidly hiring this period Over the nasi three years the number of mature Sheridan day time programs has doubled each While this has been happening evening ami summer course has more llian doubled In Hie past Our of future trends that the college will to great ikinnmK upon It resources mid facilities The board and of Sheridan College are top priority to plans to meet these demands but to maintain Hie high of Ion for the college lus become noted would seem that post on suing education for great numbers of people Is here and Sheridan College will vital role in it 1 Only 35 percent unemployed Applications exceed College has received compared to J at the same time last year ac cording to the latest statistics released from the Registrar Office This percent Increase in applications would A seem for Sheridans percent projected enrolment increase for 1974 totalling Sheridan students Of bcatlhcOakville Style Campus at Brampton at Milton at Campus School of Design and at Credit Campus School of Nursing New students ac count for In accordance with a provincial agreement to adhere to a common release date for letters of ad mission the first letters were mailed on March 15 this year Students offered admission to the college arc two weeks to reserve a place in Ihoir chosen program by paying a n on- refundable Latest employment report shows Sheridan students doing well Sheridans placement report shows only percent of last years college graduates are currently unemployed The report states that programs with the highest rate of unemployment arc media arts with percent and photography at percent programs have a lot percent employment rule Figures arc based on the number of listed with the college as of 23 1074 Several methods arc used by the college to assist students In Job hunting career preparation and actual employment Come Alive Between 9 and 5 In answer to increasing demands from the com muni ly Sheridan will introduce stimulating series of courses for parttime students this September Titled Come Alive between it and this offers a broad diversity of subjects ranging from anthropology through human relations to wardrobe planning and music for children More than ill courses are included Courses are constructed on a schedule that will let students attend for just one afternoon or morning a week or fill out an entire week by selecting a full slate of subjects from the program list Any of the courses can be taken for credit qualification but there is no obligation for students to write final tests if they dont require the credits Because of the keen interest already shown for most of the subjects It is ex pected that most enrolments will be based on interest and that credits will be sought by a minority Because of its builtin flexibility this firogram can add additional courses to meet uture demands coordinator Joyce Mueller said Were out to provide a worthwhile learning experience for as many people as we can and flexibility will be an important key to this goal placement A Job Hunting handbook written and produced by Sheridan Career Coun sellor Rosemary Gaymer In cooperation with the student government Is designed to help students with their career plans lob hunting preparation of resumes and fet ters of applications Also it points out mistakes In career planning and how to avoid them In addition Miss arranges regular Job hunting workshops with program coordinators and the 1974 graduating classes Each two hour session deals with basic career concepts diversity and letters of applications The college also employs a fulltime placement officer who works directly with students in helping them obtain suitable full and parttime employment Placement officer Ross McEwen in his el forts to bring the placement office to the students publishes regular weekly articles in the college newspaper to help make students aware of the placement office and activities Also each article features a job of the week as an indication of the number of jobs available through the placement office As another method of mass com munication job positions available are publicised throughout the college on the student cable television station From 2500 letters mailed to employers during the last academic year announcing Sheridans recruiting program companies have booked in terview dates In addition Mr sent 1270 letters to employers in Halton and Peel region encouraging them to hire students for the summer on a parttime or fulltime basis Response is excellent McEwen reports Some firms are offering one or two positions while others have up to 10 vacancies available for summer em ployment Wages range from 2 an hour to per month Next year the college plans to in vestigate the job situation of students who graduated five years ago Sheridan Board of Governors Mr J Chairman Toronto Mr J A Turner Vicechairman J A Hell Mr Cooke Brampton Mr 11 Acton Mrs A Mr tt J Kelly Mallon Mrs Killony Mksissaugn A Martin Milton Mr McLeod Burlington Mr J OsUcr Milton Mr Webb Brampton LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Style on n7 lunc particularly lie iff for will rrwrttd IUobi letter be ilfBrf mould la IN word or li TbcFdltor Chris Morton Catching spring sun at the Campus Sheridan College of Applied Arts Technology Trafalgar Ontario mo mi mo John Porter