PCC Courier, January 07, 1983

) students ir days for isty Larsen >re ies :ms sold and sy. From the ie time he’s earnings, he ulty and the i the day.” lis truck at 7 start his day ■oughout the much more lust one per¬ iling, thieves о get some- I “Stealing ices,” espe- II give them iming, Cran- irt of Santa es out candy unpus. handicaped m, which is ices depart- ilves getting ied students don gives a ped student pletes a lap ;e over some not work a school. He i time as the ier vaction. itering serv- Meyers Resigns as PCC President ' Ц 'I By Alex Spada Editor-in-Chief To replace outgoing Superintendent- President Dr. Richard S. Meyers, the board of trustees appointed a subcom¬ mittee to select an interim replace¬ ment Wednesday. Meyers resigned Dec. 20 to assume the presidency of Western Oregon State College. Meyers’ final day here will be Jan. 31 because of accrued vacation leave, although his contract officially does not expire until June 30. “I know it’s kind of quick,” he said, “but I think it’s best for everybody.” The subcommittee to recommend candidates for the interim position is composed of trustees Walter T. Shat- ford, Warren L. Weber and president Dr. Gary B. Adams. No time was given when the subcommittee would report back to the full board. “It’s a great honor to serve at the college,” Meyers said about leaving the Board Seeks Interim Replacement post he’s held for four years. “I think the faculty and staff are a great group.” The board of trustees failed to make a decision on Meyers’ contract last August, putting it off until Dec. 31, when by law the contract would have been automatically renewed until June 1984. Meyers’ resignation came three days before the board was scheduled to take action on his contract. Meyers said he was notified of West¬ ern Oregon’s intention to hire him the day before he resigned. The first PCC chief administrator not promoted from the ranks and the subject of recent controversy, Meyers was attacked by the faculty senate last year and has been critized for lack of leadership. Although Meyers’ contract with the four-year Oregon school is for only one year, he said he is not upset since state college contracts in Oregon are for one year. He said he was unhappy with his PCC contract since the board did not offer him a four-year term, the max¬ imum allowed by California law. Western Oeegon State College, lo¬ cated in Monmouth and approximately 12 miles south of Salem, has a student population of 2,500 and is the oldest liberal arts college in the state. Although Meyers is taking a cut in salary, from $63,600 at PCC to $51,264, the Oregon post will provide the 44- year-old president with a house and a housekeeper. Before coming here, Meyers pre¬ sided over Cerro Coso Community Col¬ lege in Ridgecrest where he also served as dean of instruction. Meyers taught music in Japan as well as at the high school level. In his resignation letter, Meyers said, PCC “is a great college with a great tradition made possible by an even finer staff and faculty. I have appreciated the challenges, op- portunitites and accomplishments I have shared with (them) in the past four years.” “I can look back with pride,” Meyers said of his administration. He said he is proudest of the formation of the PCC Foundation, for which he provided the rough draft for its bylaws. In his letter he also mentioned the creation of the Community Skills Cen¬ ter, the sister college program with schools in Korea and Taiwan, the estab¬ lishment of the resource development office, the five-year computer plan and the completion of the first evaluation of the school’s educational programs. Meyers is the third PCC president to leave the school for a four-year college. William B. Langsdorf (1950-59), was Cal State Fullerton’s founding presi¬ dent and Armen Sarafian (1965-76) now heads La Verne University. Other PCC presidents include E. Howard Floyd (1976-78), Catherine J. Robbins (1959-65), John W. Harbeson (1927-50) and William F. Ewing (1924-27.) "I know it's kind of quick, but I think it's best for everybody'' — MEYERS Dr. Richard S. Meyers Continuing Students' Registration Begins Jan. 13 VOL. 54. NO. 15 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 7. 1983 Book Buy Backs Jan. 24-31 E n g/ish 1 A, Algebra 1 Necessary AA Requirements Changed, Updated Appel gate Quits By Sheryl Mee long-term capital improvement, tech- News Editor nical improvements and special serv- Dr. William Appelgate, executive director of the PCC Foundation, an¬ nounced his resignation recently to become president and chief executive officer of Western Homes in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Appelgate will be replaced as ex¬ ecutive director by David Hess, for¬ merly associate director of the Califor¬ nia Community Foundation. Appelgate was the Foundation’s first director when he assumed the post in 1980, and has been instrumental in raising monies and support for the college totaling nearly one million dollars. “It’s been fun working for the benefit of an institution which has many com¬ mitted faculty and staff members and such a special history of touching the lives of people in the community in a positive way,” said Appelgate. The Foundation, organized as a non¬ profit corporation, raises funds for Among Top 10 Colleges Forensics Wi By Doug Brown Staff Writer The PCC forensics team placed in the top 10 of all community colleges, state colleges and universities compet¬ ing in the UCLA National Cham¬ pionship Tournament 1983, held Dec. 30, and Jan. 1, 2 and 3. PCC beat such schools as Brigham Young University, University of Oregon, five California State Universities, two Universities of California and many other schools. Anthony Georgilas, forensics coach, said “we had some outstanding com¬ petitors on our team.” Margie Gear had a perfect score of 1.000 in 980 rounds of competition. According to Georgilas, “She has taken firsts in local and state tournaments, and has now proved her ability in national competition.” ice programs. It also provides financial support for the college and sets an agenda for PCC development. The Foundation is a large contribut¬ ing factor to many of the college programs and insures the connection between PCC and the community, as well as giving students the opportunity to expand their learning capabilities. During his tenure, Appelgate de¬ veloped the Foundation board of direc¬ tors and completed important projects at PCC’s operated Community Skills Center and Dental Hygiene Program. Appelgate also initiated projects which benefited the PCC Dental Assist¬ ing, Laser Electro-Optics Technology programs, and a long-range program and facility master plan for the college. In his new position, Appelgate will head a health care and hospital facility scheduled to build a new multi-million dollar retirement complex during the next three years. n at Nationals In impromptu competition, com¬ petitors are given a topic, and have approximately two minutes to for¬ mulate a speech. William Tate placed first in junior impromptu competition. Todd Brown also placed first in the category of speech to entertain, junior division. This event is designed for humor and entertainment rather than information and generally runs about 10 minutes. Informative, or expository speeches, follow the same 10 minute length and can include visual aids. Margie Gear placed first in the senior division of expository competition. In radio speaking, Margie Gear, Sandra Mehterian and Rachel Torres placed first through third respectively. class a student wishes to take. I don’t think we have the right to tell someone over 21 that he has to take physical education to get an A A.” Weber didn’t entirely agree. “It isn’t subjecting students to a physical educa¬ tion requirement, but offering students something they do need. There are many places on this earth where people have plenty to eat but they don’t look like what we do. But we should bring physical education back to basics, not have so much ‘pasttime.’” “A half hour every day for a semester isn’t going to change flab,” said John Martin. “We need more English 1A courses than two unit physi¬ cal education courses.” Sargis later attempted to drop physi¬ cal education from the general educa¬ tion requirements but could not get enough votes to ban it. —Courier photo by Tom LaBarbera WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE — Aerialist Bob Yerkes flies through the air on Casablanca Fan Company's float "Children of All Ages" at the Tournament of Roses Parade held Saturday morning. BAGGING IT — Collecting aluminum cans may be profitable according to this Rose Parade viewer. Approximately 1.3 million persons attended the New Year's Day event. — Courier photo by Tom LaBarbera Six units is shortchanging the stu¬ dent— don’t sell the vocational students short, they’re not dumb. They can perform at this level if we require it,” said Finkenbinder. Professor of business Phyllis Brzozowski agreed, but preferred just six units. “I would like to recommend to keep it as it is, because in vocational areas, we will have to require that our students take a business math. We’re going to have to require they take some kind of business English, because that is what they need. To require more in other areas will take away time for what they need vocationally.” Trustee Richard Green believed that students also needed units in business and computer sciences to provide for the future. “I cannot see having stu¬ dents leave here without proper ex¬ perience in these fields,” said Green. “I think this requirement change is exclusive and elitist. Community col¬ leges are not intended for a exclusive and elitist purpose,” said trustee Joseph Sargis. “The principle of this school is to provide for an academic void experienced by many people. This proposal (Weber’s amendment) will hurt vocational students. . . Putting something in front of the catalog will not do the job for the students,” said Sargis. “I don’t think it’s necessary for us to dictate to students to take computer science courses, it should be the student’s own choice.” “An associate in arts degree is choice and it should mean something,” said Green. “It needs to get some credibility back into it. Sargis was also critical of keeping physical education as a minimum re¬ quirement for those over 21. “Physical education should strictly be an option. It should not have to displace another By John Pierce Opinion Editor The general education unit require¬ ments for the associate in arts degree raised by one unit, from 24 to 25, at the board of trustees meeting Wednesday night. The general education requirements, as mandated by Title V of the Califor¬ nia Administrative Code, will only af¬ fect new students entering this fall. There were important changes in the however. Previous re¬ called for four units in education, two units in health education, three in American Institu¬ tions, natural science and social scien¬ ces, and six in learning skills. The new requirements set three units in natural sciences, social and behav¬ ioral sciences, humanities, and Ameri¬ can Institutions, two in physical and health education and nine in language and rationality for general education. Within language and rationality, three units of English composition, oral com¬ munication and mathematics/critical thinking are required. These new minimum requirements were amended by trustee Warren Weber from trustee Walter Shatford’s original proposal, which requested only six units for language and rationality. Furthermore, the board passed trustee John Martin’s request to make only English 1A and Algebra 1 two of the acceptable minimum requirements in this group after July 1, 1985. Michael Finkenbinder, associate professor of social sciences, was “in substantial agreement” with Shat¬ ford’s proposal, but believed that lan¬ guage and rationality needed more units. “The biggest problem students face today is in language skills. What stu¬ dents learn here will be highly impor¬ tant throughout their careers and lives. New General Education Requirements For Associate in Arts Degree 1. Demonstrate competence in reading, in written ex¬ pression and in mathematics. If testing shows com¬ petence in reading and mathematics no course need be taken in these areas, but college English work must be completed as described in category 2. 2. Complete the general education required units as follows: UNITS A. Natural Sciences, with lab . 3 B. Social and Behavioral Sciences . 3 C. Humanities . 3 D. Language and Rationality . 9 (1) English Composition . 3 (2) Oral Communication . 3 (3) Mathematics/Critical Thinking . 3 E. American Institutions . 3 3. Complete the following degree requirements: A. Health Education . 2 B. Physical Education . 2 СТА Develops Draft Pay Raise Sought By Gail Fostrey Copy Editor Tough salary and benefit negotia¬ tions are expected to follow when the Pasadena City College chapter of the California Teachers Association (PCCCTA) submits its final contract draft to the district in late February. One item the СТА is trying to re¬ cover is the salary index benefit, which is a percentage raise given to a faculty member for acquiring additional quali¬ fications such as more training or additional experience. A working draft is still in the “de¬ velopmental stage,” according to Dr. Ed Ortell, chairman of the PCCCTA board. The СТА is in the process of compiling all the faculty recommend¬ ations, writing up the different topics and making sure everyone approves of it at this beginning stage. Ortell declined to comment on the exact contents of the draft in order not to “pre-empt the team that’s working on it or the faculty’s input, until they put their blessing on it.” There should not be “too many surprises” said Ortell. They are asking for “some of the same things requested in the past.” We’ve accomplished some and are still working on the ones that are left, he said. Two meetings are planned for next month. The Communications Commit¬ tee which consists of one member from each department, will meet Feb. 10 to review the draft and make any further suggestions. The entire faculty will meet Feb. 13 to review the draft. When asked if the СТА had taken into consideration the new state budget cuts and would they be willing to soften their recommendations, Ortell said they had always taken a “reasonable posture.” He explained that the faculty does its own research, conducts its own budget analysis over a five year period and comes to its own conclusions, independent of what they are told by the district. According to Ortell, the district cries “the cupboard is bare,” while ending up with a $5 million surplus in 1982. This makes it hard to maintain that they can’t make any money decisions until the state budget is finalized. СТА may very well maintain there are a number of preliminary decisions that can be made. When the last contract negotiations failed, PCC faculty members worked for one year without a contract. Asked if he could forsee a situation like that arising again when the current contract expires June 30, 1983, he said “I hope not but it takes two to tango.”