PCC Courier, June 27, 1980

1980 Graduates Starting on the Road to Tomorrow — Courier photos by Larry Goren PCC COlRiE3 JUNE 27. 1980 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA VOL 50. NO. 1 Raise Will be Retroactive СТА Contract Approved Faculty and counselors will re¬ ceive a total 13 percent salary raise in the settlement of the first negotiated contract at PCC. The two-year contract was ap¬ proved at a faculty meeting and by the Board of Trustees June 10. The contract covers the 1979-80 and 1980-81 fiscal years. The negotiations between the PCC chapter of the California Teachers Association, and the Pasadena Area Community Col¬ lege District began June 1979. Faculty will receive a 7 percent raise for 1979, retroactive to July 1, 1979, and a 6 percent raise effective July 1. 1980. In addition, the faculty will re¬ ceive a 21 column step. Presently, faculty members are given an annual salary raise for each year they teach up tp the 18th year. The new column step will increase that to 21 years. The Board of Trustees passed the- contract by a vote of five to one. David S. Hannah, board presi¬ dent, was not present at the meet¬ ing. The Board voted to exclude from the contract faculty hired on an. hourly basis, including summer session faculty. Faculty members approved the contract with a vote of 199 to 74; 87 percent of the 378 certificated fac¬ ulty and counselors voted. Dr. Stanley A. Hutchinson, busi¬ ness associate professor and chief negotiator for the PCC-CTA, said that although the contract was not everything the faculty was asking for, it will establish a basis for the In Need of Finding free lodging for three Taiwanese educators scheduled to visit PCC in the fall is causing deep concern to Karen Shapton, PCC's liaison to the Community College Cooperative for Interna¬ tional Development, head¬ quartered at Bunker Hill College, Massachusetts. Bunker Hill was originally in charge of finding housing as part of a 10 point bi-lateral agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Cooperative, acting as agents to participating U.S. col¬ leges. Dr. Richard S. Meyers, PCC superintendent-president, said as far as he knows, "this is the first time a bi-lateral agreement be¬ tween a private entity and a for¬ eign government has ever been signed.” Among the last minute prob¬ lems that need to be resolved is next round of negotiations. All but one of the Trustees praised the contract as a positive step. Trustee Roger Gertmenian alone spoke out against approving it. Housing housing, which is not easy to find in the immediate vicinity of PCC. The search is on for free room and board for three months, preferably at the homes of the administrators or faculty members. With June 30 as the target date for fulfilling the Cooperative com¬ mitment, pledges of just three to four week lodgings are welcome, Ms. Shapton said. ‘‘In light of the recent budget cuts of 5 to 10 percent at PCC, aid from the school has been ruled out. Even with Proposition 9’s defeat, the school’s economic policy is still one of austerity,” said Ms. Shapton. Contact with the Asian student body concerning suggestions has netted fund-raising ideas to defray some of the costs that may occur. Further suggestions may be sent to Ms. Shapton, at PCC’s Special Project Development Of¬ fice, or phoned to 578-7214. Taiwanese Educators After 20 Years of Service Mrs. Wardlow Moves On Mildred M. Wardlow Vice President for Administrative Services Mildred M. Wardlow, retiring vice president for administrative services, will be working for the Pasadena City Planning Com¬ mission beginning in July. Appointed June 10, Mrs. Ward- low will start serving a four-year term on the Planning Com¬ mission, the members of which are appointed by the City Board of Directors. She will officially retire from PCC on June 30 after serving the campus for 20 years. She plans to leave in September for a vaca¬ tion to England and France. The City Planning Commission resolves issues involving proper¬ ty development in the communi¬ ty. It may decide on matters ranging from the moving of a citizen's front lawn, fence to de¬ ciding whether a high rise should be built. Mrs. Wardlow said. This will not be the first time she has worked for Pasadena. She also served on the Charter Revision Committee from 1974 to 1975. Mrs. Wardlow has lived in Pasadena since 1951 and has worked in the school system since 1954. Having expressed an interest in city affairs she was happy to be nominated for the position. Asked if whether there was any particular reason for her to be chosen, she said, “I do try to see both sides of an issue.” Although Mrs. Wardlow will be spending about 20 hours a week working on the Planning Board, she will also serve as a docent for the Gamble House in Pasadena. Vote Deferred on Children's House By Sylvia Cann and Mike White Failure to pass a previous mo¬ tion on the Skills Center Children’s House, a preliminary report on PCC’s projected budget and changes in the grading policy were among the issues discussed at re¬ cent Board of Trustees meetings. Whether PCC should refurbish Children's House, the child care center for the Skills Center at the McKinley Junior High School site, is still up in the air. A motion to refurbish Children’s House failed at the June 19 Board of Trustees meeting for lack of a four vote quorum, required by Board policy. With one abstention, the vote was 3-2 in favor of the motion. Because Board members were unable to decide whether the mo¬ tion had failed or passed, they agreed at the June 23 meeting to wait until all trustees were pres¬ ent to vote again on the issue. Trustee Dr. Gary Adams was absent from the June 23 meeting; he plans to be gone for six weeks. The trustees also agreed to direct the administration to investigate the legality of Dr. Adams voting by telephone. Trustee Walter T. Shatford II cited legal opinions which stated that an abstention vote counts with the majority. However, David S. Hannah. Board president, pointed out that Board policy has no rule regarding abstention votes being included with the majority vote. The urgency of accumulating all votes was prompted by the need to have Children’s House ready by fall when the Skills Center is scheduled to open. Parents attend¬ ing classes at the Skills Center would be able to leave their chil¬ dren at Children’s House. In other action at the June 23 meeting, Bonnie R. James, vice president for business services, presented the Board with a pre¬ liminary report of a balanced budget of approximately $32 mil¬ lion for the 1980-81 fiscal year. According to the report, PCC now depends on the state for ap¬ proximately 80 percent of its in¬ come. These state funds are pri¬ marily based on the college’s aver¬ age daily attendance figures. One of the asumptions made in prepar¬ ing the report was that PCC will continue under the present ADA funding formula, Dr. James said. PCC’s ADA is predicted to remain constant with the 1979-80 level. Another change cited in the re¬ port was the increase in non-resi¬ dent student tuition from a total of $600,000 to $900,000. The PCC administration expects more non-resident students next year, said Ernest F. Neumann, dean of admissions, records and registration. The jump in income also reflects an increase in tuition for non-residents from $54 to $59 a unit. On the expenditure side, 87 percent of the projected budget is designated for employees’ salaries. The report indicates that expen¬ ditures for equipment re¬ placement will face a 91 percent cut, and building and remodeling expenses may increase approx¬ imately 196 percent. The final budget will be ap¬ proved in September. In addition, the Board of Trustees discussed PCC’s grading policy. At the June 19 meeting the Board voted to accept the present grading policy excluding a clause which said a student’s final course grade will be based on at least three variables. Grading policies were originally questioned in Febraury by the Board of Trustees in response to the media’s in¬ vestigation into the records of some athletes who transferred academic credits. On June 19, Dr. Adams said, “There has to be some way for teachers to evaluate where a stu¬ dent is. One way to evaluate a student is to have a number of variables and to allow a student to see where he is.” However, Kay Dabelow, Facul¬ ty Senate president, voiced con¬ cern that teachers should retain academic freedom in determining grades, and should not be forced to establish a certain number of vari¬ ables. The grading policy is scheduld to be discussed further in the fall when the Faculty Senate resumes its regular meetings. Campus News Briefs Blood The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be on campus July 8 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Circadian Lounge of the Campus Center. Blood donors will receive ex¬ aminations of blood pressure, hemoglobin and pulse rate. Labo¬ ratory blood tests for syphilis, hepatitis, blood group and typing will also be available. Donors must be 17 to 65 years old ( 17-year-old donors need a Red Cross consent form signed by a parent or guardiah), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Drop Deadlines July 1! is the last day to drop a class for the summer session. July 21 is the last day for complete withdrawal from the college.