PCC Courier, January 13, 1984

PCC COURIER VOL. 56. NO. 15 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA. CALIFORNIA JANUARY 13, 1984 Board of Trustees Reach Agreement on 1 984 Budget Calls for $2.2 Million in Reductions By Lisa Lowery Staff Writer The PCC Board of Trustees ended 1983 by settling budget and faculty contract matters, while the November Area 4 election carried over into 1984. In a time of government caused financial crisis, balancing the 1983-84 budget places the college in a high risk position according to trustees. The proposed budget plan consisted mainly of stripping reserve accounts of roughly $450,000 and conserving in other areas such as utilities. The necessary $2.2 million in reduc¬ tions were met with an excess of nearly $20,000 leaving $50,000 in reserve accounts. Dr. John W. Casey, superintendent-president, presented the budget plan at the Dec. 15 meeting, and the Board unanimously approved it. As other measures of conservation, Casey recommended encouraging personal leave without pay, voluntary reduction of work time, and moving existing personnel into unfilled positions. As a revenue enhancement plan within Casey’s budget plan, $30,000 was added for services to conduct contract education (noncredit classes for a fee) with industries and organizations within the district. He speculated that $30,000 was a conservative figure and that it could be increased with some effort. Accord¬ ing to John H. Martin, board president, building the reserve is now a top priority for the Board. Casey said that in attempt to maintain quality, he and his colleagues worked on the basic assumptions of no restoration of the base funding this year, and no reduction of full time faculty or certificated managers. Although stripping reserve accounts is risky, trustees observed that emergency state loans will be available. PCC, with $50,000 in reserve, is better off than many other community colleges. Contract Agreement Reached A single-year contract agreement between the district and the PCC/CTA also passed unanimously at the Dec. 15 trustee meeting. The agreement included the dropping of pend¬ ing charges of unfairness against the district and the association and payment provisions for instructors who taught LGI (large group in¬ struction) without compensation last spring and fall. Also, a study committee is to review the present grievance procedure, which both parties agree needs revision. Another commit¬ tee will begin working on the 1984-86 contract for a more satisfactory and condensed form. After the Board’s vote, Marian Murphy, faculty senate president, reported that the teachers voted overwhelingly in favor, 205 to 9, on the contract agreement. Speaking for the teachers, she said that no contract is perfect, and the faculty has very strong reservations about some of the features, especially the LGI classes. “We are concerned about the way in which LGI affects the quality of instruction. Many of us hope that section of the contract might be there for only one year,” Murphy said. She observed that a great deal of credit should go to Dr. Edward Ortell, PCC/CTA chief negotiator, and Casey for their efforts of compromise. She also commended the leader¬ ship of Casey for overcoming the impasse that existed. Murphy noted a boost in morale due to the agreement and acceptance by both faculty and trustee members. Area 4 Election Update The Area 4 election recount resulted in a tie between Roger Gertmenian and Susanna Miele, and the results were subject to change under a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Jan. 6. Judge Phillip Jones ruled against Gertmenian’s request to validate 11 ballots which, according to county Registrar-Recorder’s rules, were disqualified. Initially, Gertmenian unofficially won the election by a margin of nine votes, but later the official results indicated Miele the winner by two votes. After a recount, the election was a tie with 2,592 votes each. The runoff election is scheduled for Jan. 24. Gertmenian, in an attempt to avoid a runoff, unsuccessfully contested the registrar’s rules in superior court after the Board declined to do so. It was reported that he believd 10 of the 11 ballots showed the intent of the voter in his favor. The judge ruled immediately after hear¬ ing both sides. Last Wednesday, in a news report, Gertme¬ nian’s attorney said they plan to appeal the judge’s ruling on only one of the disqualified ballots. The appeal will be based on a statement Jones made about one of the ballots believed to be in Gertmenian’s favor. A candidate’s forum will be held 7:30 p.m., Jan. 18, at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly. This event is co-sponsored by the Pasa¬ dena Youth Concil and the Pasadena Area League of Women Voters. Both Miele and Gertmenian will participate. «НШ2 LAURELS AND HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS — The Forensics team won national awards and high praise from Forensics' director Joseph Probst, who said “the team was exceptional." —Courier photo by Van Muse Forensics Captures National Honors at Holiday Contests By Tony Mitchell Special Correspondent Pasadena City College’s Forensics team made an impressive showing during Christmas vacation, earning mational honors and various awards from tournaments at USC and UCLA. “The team was expectional, show¬ ing the level of quality that we will demonstrate at both the state and the national tournaments this spring,” said Joseph Probst, director of PCC’s Forensics program. The Alan Nichols Forensics Tour¬ nament, December 29-31 at USC, drew 63 schools from across the nation, including 4 year colleges and universities and community colleges. Diana Gomez and Christopher Joyce of PCC placed 1st in duo in¬ terpretation with the piece, “Beyond Therapy.” Gomez also was a finalist in Oral Interpretation. At the 22nd Annual UCLA National Invitational, January 2-4, PCC walked away with national honors, winning 1st place in national standing and the Brady Lee Garrison Sweepstakes award out of 42 competing schools. According to Anthony Georgilas, PCC also won 2nd place in the 2 year community college sweepstakes award. Among the PCC winners were: Jennifer Bird, finalist in both Persuasive and Radio; Maria Bragg, 3rd in Expository and finalist in Im¬ promptu; Mie Chinzi, 2nd in Oral Interpretation of Prose, 3rd in Oral Interpretation and finalist in Oral Interpretation of Poetry ; David Cor¬ ral, 2nd in Radio; Diana Gomez, 2nd in Oral Interpretation, 1st in Duo Interpretation with E.J. Dieckman; Clark Macy, 3rd in Radio; John Mad¬ dox, finalist in Radio; Anthony Mitchell, 2nd in Expository and finalist in Impromptu; Henry San- guinetti, 1st in Radio; and Craig Shipley, finalist in Radio. In the senior division, Kevin Fortin placed first in Radio; E.J. Dieckman and Carlos Gomez also were finalists in Radio. The Readers Theater, “How to Survive the Loss of a Love,” directed by instructor Carol Norheim, won second place. Forensics coach, membership on the team is open to all PCC students and it is exceptional training for pre-law and political science majors. “We find that the students who do well in Forensics become scholarship winners at four-year schools.” Georgilas said that it takes a total team effort to do as well as PCC did during these holiday tournaments. This is part of the education that Forensics provides students, teaching them to work together as a unit. “It reinforces Forensics as an academic as well as a competitive event,” said Georgilas. The Radio event also presented scholarship awards to its winners. These were provided on behalf of CBS, along with the Ralph Story Scholarship and ABC’s Harold Greene Scholarship. But the real success is in the educational area, according to Georgilas. “It can be measured in terms of academic progress,” said Georgilas. v4S Approves Grant for Child Center By Richard Riehl Staff Writer In a series of meetings the AS Ex¬ ecutive Board unanimously approved a $750 grant for the Child Development Center. The funding motion passed because of the limited financial re¬ sources available to the center for purchasing supplies and materials that are needed by the children, according to Glenn Schoenfeld, vice president of business affairs. “If AS wouldn’t have come through (with the funds), we wouldn’t be able to purchase materials that make or break a program,” said Michael Orr, director of the center. “We are very, very thankful.” The grant augments the $500 to $600 annual supply budget from which soap, handtowels and sundry materials must be purchased, according to Orr. Orr delivered a fund-raising speech at the Dec. 20 AS meeting at which time he distributed to board members itemized lists of expenditure require¬ ments totalling approximately $4600. The list included expenses for such programs as health and safety, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, science and math, and music. The Child Development Center, lo¬ cated at 325 S. Oak Knoll in Pasadena, offers services to children whose parents attend PCC. The center’s serv¬ ices are financed through the college, parent tuition and fund-raising efforts. However, funds provided through the college are becoming increasingly scarce because of the college district’s budget cutbacks, and board funding to the center will be phased out com¬ pletely during the next three years, according to Orr. In November, 1983, the Student’s Service Fund Committee unanimously approved a $5000 grant for the center to help defray overhead costs such as staff salaries and building utilities. The Student’s Service Fund provides finan¬ cial support for co-curricular student activities and is funded through AS, according to Schoenfeld, who is chair¬ man of the Student’s Service Fund Committee. “There are people who would not be able to go to school if the Child De¬ velopment Center was not available,” said Schoenfeld. “It’s a valuable serv¬ ice that should be provided for students at any college.” In other AS action, the board ap¬ proved a $60 monthly stipend for Stu¬ dent Trustee Daryll Grimaldi. The stipend received prior approval from the Board of Trustees, and is equal to the stipend received by Helen Hanson, AS President, according to Hanson. Hanson announced Tuesday her plans for an outdoor concert tentatively scheduled in May or June. Hanson has been negotiating with Silver Lining Entertainment, a talent management service, in hopes of contracting the rock group Oingo-Boingo. Hanson would also like to hire a couple of local bands. Learning Assistance Center Supervisor Mary McGuire Wins Risser Award Mary McGuire was named as the third recipient of the Risser Outstand¬ ing Support to Education Award, which carries a $500 cash prize. McGuire is the third winner of the award made in recognition of the contributions made by non-faculty members to the educa¬ tional process and to teacher morale. McGuire is the learning assistance center supervisor, and her duties in¬ clude overseeing the reading, writing and mathematics classrooms in the center. The center also carries equip¬ ment and materials for independent academic skills development, special¬ ized equipment for the vision and hear¬ ing impaired and video and audio tape programs for radio and television courses. “Our purpose is not just to provide students and faculty with service, but to provide it quickly, efficiently, and courteously,” said McGuire. The learning assistance center serv¬ ices 950 students in one area alone and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the week. Mcguire won the support of over 200 faculty and staff members who signed nomination petition forms. “Mary was a vital promoter and creator of the present LAC. She has provided the roots to maintain con¬ tinuity,” said Karen Norris, associate professor of English. Recently, McGuire expanded the LAC services to include a number of study skills seminars and noon lectures on various subjects. She also super¬ vises and trains a number of student assistants who help man the various study centers and laboratories. “I’m very, very honored and pleased to win this award. It has to reflect on the center and its entire staff,” said McGuire. News Briefs Fall Semester Examination Schedule: Tests Start Jan. 23 FIRST SEMESTER 1983-84 FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE 8:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 10:15 A.M. 12:15 P.M. 1:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 3:15 P.M. 5:15 P.M. MONDAY, JANUARY 23 7:00 DAILY 10 MWF 10 DAILY 1-4 M 2 MWF 2 DAILY 3-5 M 2-5 M 3-6 M 4-7 M TUESDAY, 8-9:30 TTh 8-10:30 TTh 9:30-11 TTh 10 TTh 1-4 T 2 TTh 2-5 T 3-6 T JANUARY 24 9 TTh 9-10:30 TTh 10-12 TTh 2:30-4 TTh 4 TTh 4-7 T WEDNESDAY, 8 MWF 10-12 MWF 1 MWF 1 DAILY 2-5 W 3-6 W 4-7 W JANUARY 25 8 DAILY 1-2:30 MWF 1-4 W 4 MWF 4 DAILY THURSDAY, 7:30-9 TTh 10:30-12 TTh 11 TTh 1 TTh 1-2:30 TTh 3 TTh 3-6 Th JANUARY 26 6 TTh 11-12:30 TTh 1-3:30 TTh 1-4 Th 4-7 Th 2-5 Th FRIDAY, 9 MWF 11 MWF 1-4 F 3 MWF 3 DAILY JANUARY 27 9 DAILY 11 DAILY 2-5 F 3 6 F 4-7 F MONDAY, JANUARY 30 7 MWF 12 MWF UNSCHEDULED MAKE-UP EXAMS UNSCHEDULED MAKE-UP EXAMS 1. Classes meeting before 4:30 p.m. and only one hour a week — hold examination on the last meeting prior to examination schedule. 2. Late afternoon and evening classes meeting more than once a week and beginning on or after 4:30 p.m. hold two-hour examination on the first scheduled meeting in the last full week of the semester (January 23-29). 3. Saturday classes and evening classes meeting only once weekly — hold two-hour examination on the first regularly scheduled day during the last full week of the semester (January 23-29). (Saturday only classes, January 29.) 4. For block-of-timo classes not named in the schedule, use the box most necrly paralleling the starting time of the class. 5. Classes meeting in time slots not shown in the schedule or footnotes — final examination during the last week of semester at a time approved by the Department Chair¬ person and the Director of Admissions and Records. 6. Students having more than two examinations scheduled in one day may consult their professors with regard to suitable alternatives. Flower Lecture Native Southern California flora will be the subject of a lecture by Thomas Belzer, professor of life sciences, Tues¬ day, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Forum. Belzer, author of “Roadside Plants of Southern California,” will present native shrubs, trees and wild- flowers through close-up field photog¬ raphy. Cultural, economic, and scien¬ tific value of area native plants will be discussed during his lecture “Take Time to Smell the Flowers.” Belzer will also teach field botany (Biology 30) during the Spring semester. □ A Musical Feast A three-part concert will be presented by the Music Department this evening at 8:15 in Harbeson Hall. The woodwind quintet, the percussion ensemble and the college orchestra will be featured. The orchestra will play Haydn’s 15th Symphony in G-flat major (La Reine) and Symphony No. 36 in C major (The Linz) by Mozart. Other compositions on the program are works by Beethoven, Schiffman, and Beck. Admission is $2, but courtesy parking will be provided. The Studio Jazz Ensemble will pres¬ ent a concert Sunday, January 15, 3 p.m. in the forum, conducted by Gary Foster. The concert admission is set at $2. Parking is free. □ Self employed? “Computers for the small business” will be presented by SCORE at their Small Business Seminar this morning at 10 in the Campus Center, room 216. SCORE also provides free counseling every Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 578-7287 for an appointment. □ Medical Emergency Class Ambulance and rescue skills will be the subject of a class conducted by the Nursing Department during the Spring Semester. Qualifying examinations will be held today at 2:30 p.m. in C311. Further information can be obtained by calling the Nursing Department Office, 578-7323. □ Student Drama One act plays by student playwrights will be presented on campus in The Little Theater. An evening per¬ formance is scheduled tonight at 7. Three noon matinees are planned for today, January 16 and 18. Admission is free. □ Film Classic “The African Queen,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hep¬ burn will be shown today at 3 p.m. in R122. Free admission and popcorn. Congressman on Campus U.S. Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead will speak today at 11:45 a.m. in Harbeson Hall. The 22nd Dis¬ trict Representative will discuss Presi¬ dent Reagan’s defense policy. Follow¬ ing the speech Moorhead will answer questions from the audience. CARLOS MOORHEAD— U S Congressman to speak today in Harbeson Hall