Casey Appointed Superintendent- President
By Deborah Pierce
Editor-in-chief
John W. Casey, Chancellor of
the Seattle Community College
District was named Superinten¬
dent-President, Monday by a unan¬
imous vote of the Board of
Trustees.
Casey is “not at all uncom¬
fortable” about the hot seat he is
assuming. “I’ll come up with ways
to absorb the heat," he said.
His primary goal is to work on
the existing budget. He plans to
“look to other funding sources” to
revive the current budget deficit.
Regarding themajor budget
priority, faculty layoffs, Casey
said, “I want to pay people what
they are worth and what is com-
petetive in the marketplace.”
Eager to return to a single cam¬
pus. Casey said he missed the
person to person contact, "I like to
work closely with the com¬
munity,” and plan to maintain an
open door policy.
Faced with recent layoff
proceedings, Casey said, “It would
be unnatural if there wasn’t a
morale problem." Having worked
effectively with a college which
was experiencing severe budget
cuts, he said he had been through it
before which he considered to be
beneficial, “you know the feelings
of the people."
Casey stressed the importance
of team work. “I am a team
person. Working as a team we
stimulate ideas in one another. We
need to look at all avenues and
alternatives for the board to
adopt.”
Casey, 56, served for 12 years as
president of Fullerton College. A
38 year veteran eduator, he said
his strengths includethe ability to
work effectively with all members
of the college community and
manage an institution during se¬
vere budget cutbacks without de¬
stroying the “mission of the col¬
lege."
Casey assumes the presidency
August 1. He concluded, "I'll do
the best job I can,”
EAGER TO BEGIN— Recent appointee John W. District, talks about the current state of faculty
Casey, Chancellor of Seattle Community College morale. —Courier photo by Duane Vaijaio
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JULY 1. 1983
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT — John Madden, vice president
of administrative services, assumes the supervision of KPCC
.following recent reorganization —Courier photo by Duane Valjalo
Board Reorganizes KPCC
Gregory Returns to Classroom
By Leann Sumner
News Editor
The Board of Trustees voted 4 to
3 last Thursday to reorganize radio
station KPCC after weeks of delay¬
ing a decision regarding the "trou¬
blesome entity at this college."
Trustees expect to save $20,000
bv reorganizing and increase stu¬
dent involvement along with the
instructional value of the station.
Board President Gary Adams
said KPCC sometimes appears to
be "the tail that wags the dog."
Trustees complained that many of
the interns benefiting from the
program were not enrolled stu¬
dents.
The new station management
will initiate on-the-air fund-rais¬
ing, and seek a revenue sharing
partner with which to share air
time in order to decrease operat¬
ing costs. The Board hopes to see
the station move toward self-suffi¬
ciency in the next five years. It
will be under the primary super¬
vision of John Madden, vice presi¬
dent of administrative services.
John Gregory, KPCC's general
mamager, will relinquish his post
and return to the classroom full
time. Gregory argued that this
action will "damage the instruc¬
tional aspect of KPCC," and said
the reorganization was personal
vendetta against him. He contends
the plan adopted by the Board will
cost the college $40,000 to $50,000
instead of saving money.
Gregory also told trustees that
his attempts to initiate fund-rais¬
ing had been vetoed by the admin¬
istration. as were the automation
of the station and its move to Mt.
Wilson, two goals for the station
under its new management.
Adams. Warren Weber. Joseph
Sargis and John Martin voted for
reorganization, while Walter Shat-
ford. Richard Green and Roger
Gertmenian wanted to let the sta¬
tion continue to operate under
Gregory.
Stuart Marsee, interim super¬
intendent-president, advised the
Board to "take a fresh approach"
to the problem.
The reorganization leaves much
of the station's operational set-up
intact. It will continue to be a
National Public Radio station, and
air time will remain at 18 hours,
seven days a week. The Los Ange¬
les Radio Information Service,
otherwise known as LARIS, will
continue to broadcast the reading
of newspapers and magazines as a
service for the blind.
The establishment of four ad¬
visory groups to assist in its in-
stuctional direction as well as for¬
mulation of station policy is a
main feature of the reorganiza¬
tion.
Campus Crimes Investigated
by Security and City Police
By Lisa Spears
Staff Writer
Two 19-year-old PCC students
are out on bail after their arrests
for forgery last Thursday.
Pamela Rucker and Kathy L.
Williams were apprehended in
their homes by Detective Barrone
of the Pasadena City Police de¬
partment after they were identi¬
fied by a salesperson at Broadway
in the Pasadena Plaza. At the
police station both girls admitted
to numerous locker and library
thefts at PCC.
Pasadena City Police are press¬
ing charges against the two. "PCC
is still preparing its case for ad¬
ministrative and criminal ac¬
tions.” said Philip L. Mullendore,
director of College Safety, Parking
and Traffic.
Car Thefts
Two two-door chevrolets were
stolen from PCC parking lots
Wednesday June 22, between 7:30
a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
A brown 1980 Citation was taken
from lot six, an area used for staff
parking only. The other car, a
beige 1967 Caprice, was removed
from the student lot at Delmar and
Sierra Bonita.
The PCC security department
does not follow such thefts. “We
are a small department and don’t
have the wherewithal to take any
further steps" in recovery of vehi¬
cles, said Mullendore. By agree¬
ment with the Pasadena City Po¬
lice department, the security of¬
ficers take down reports, then turn
the cases over to the city police.
Approximately 10 to 15 cars are
reported stolen from PCC lots
each year.
Mullendore said that Chevrolets
are an unlikely target of grand
theft. "Generally. 1960 and early
1970 volkswagon bugs as well as
small pickup trucks" are more
subject to this type of crime.
Parking lots one and two on the
west side of campus are under
television surveillance. An atten¬
dant supervises the pay lot, and a
safety officer patrols the parking
areas on the east side of campus at
least once every half hour.
INTERIM PRESIDENT — Dr. Bonnie Ray James, vice presi¬
dent of business services, takes the office of superintendent-
president for the month of July, filling the gap between Stuart
Marsee's departure and Casey's arrival August 1.
