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VOL. 68. NO. 1 1
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 1 1, 1989
Master Plan Consolidates
Decade-Long Plan To Rebuild, Beautify PCC
Library Ground Breaking Commences 1990
Campus Projects
men’s physical education facility.
Eventually all facilities services,
which are inefficiently located
throughout the campus, will be
consolidated in the boiler house,
N and I buildings with street ac¬
cess off Del Mar Boulevard,
Kossler said.
The parking problem was also
the source of a major portion of
the study. In the program analysis
of the master plan report, Meyers
and Allen found that for each
6.69 students, there is . 15 parking
space. This figure was reached by
dividing the Average Daily At¬
tendance of 13,821 by the 2,063
parking spaces available.
“We’re pulling all parking
back to the perimeters of the
campus and making the center
people-oriented,” Kossler said.
In order to do this, two two-
story parking structures will be
erected on Hill Street with addi¬
tional surface lots to be built as
well (see concept plan diagram).
The final count for campus park¬
ing accommodations will be
3,944 spaces. Meyers and Allen
recommend to reschedule some
classes to reduce peak demand
by 800 spaces. They also recom¬
mend that the college build off-
campus lots and provide shuttle
bus connections. The goal is to
create an auto-free, landscaped
center to the campus. As part of
this goal, all temporary, barrack-
structures are scheduled for
demolition to create a grassy area
called The Commons.
While still in the formative
stages, child care facilities are in¬
cluded in the Master Plan. The
need for this was voiced by Dr.
William Goldmann, dean of
educational services and execu¬
tive assistant to the president, at
the last Board of Trustees meet¬
ing. In a report, Goldmann said
that there was a waiting list of
1 00 people for day care services.
He said that last year there was an
opening for one child from that
list, bringing it briefly down to
99.
Another change being con¬
sidered is to move the baseball
program to the Jackie Robinson
Field.
‘ ‘There is one whole section of
the campus reserved for 1 8 peo¬
ple for part of the year,” said
Kossler.
The corner of Hill Avenue and
Colorado Boulevard will take on a
magical look under the new 10-year
Master Plan.
Master Plan
This look into the future is the view of the woods that
are planned for the area between C and V buildings.
The renderings are courtesy of Meyers and Allen,
architect planners.
insert photos by Will Lester /The Courier
In general, the Master Plan
“provides a blueprint and guide
to meet ... requirements through
the year 2000,” according to the
report. Also cited as major
challenges are the parameters of
working within a limited budget
since the passage of property tax
initiative, Prop. 13, the lack of
expansion space versus the col¬
lege’s mission to provide public,
lower-division instruction. With
the current change in attitude for
community college funding from
Sacramento has come the
resources for the Master Plan.
“The library building and site
acquisition are the most expen¬
sive project that the legislature
has ever approved for a junior I ]
college to date,” said Kossler.
But the legislative attitudes are
changing slowly.
“The legislature allowed more j
for one building at UC Berkley
than for the entire community ^ —
college budget,” Kossler said.
By Margie Goodhart
Editor-in-Chief
It could be called the 10-year
Master Plan. Or it could be called
the $50-million Master Plan. But
what the Master Plan is and what
it means to PCC now are ques¬
tions that have been asked so that
people might understand the
vague and fragmented terms that
have rumbled around campus
since spring 1988.
In simple terms, the Master
Plan will give PCC a face lift. A
company was hired to consoli¬
date the many refurbishing and
building projects into one coordi¬
nated plan that will take a decade
to complete.
“PCC, under Dr. Jack Scott’s
(president/superintendent) direc¬
tion, brought on a master plan
firm to guide the college on refur-
bishing projects so there
wouldn’t be a bunch of indepen¬
dent projects going on,” said
James Kossler, assistant superin¬
tendent of administrative ser¬
vices. “Dr. Scott identified the
need, but plans for the new libr¬
ary and site were the catalyst.”
The report states the “existing
library is outdated and drastically
undersized for the campus
population it serves.” Spring ‘89
enrollment figures show approx¬
imately 2 1 ,000 day and night stu¬
dents, and the library was built in
1949 when the campus served a
student population of 5,170. The
Board of Trustees will select an
architect by sometime in July
from the many proposals sifted
down to it through a special
architecture selection committee.
Ground breaking will commence
by July 1990, and the approx¬
imately 57,000 square foot build¬
ing (including 8,000 square feet
for the media portion) will take
about two years to complete,
Kossler said.
The Master Plan has gone
through several phases to attain
the shape and purpose it has now.
The substance of it is set down in
writing and renderings by the
firm of Kurt Meyers Partners,
now called Meyers and Allen
Associates, architectural plan¬
ners, and the study has cost
$100,000 to date. Meyers and
Allen Associates master planned
the Caltech campus and others.
The Master Plan outlined to
the Board of Trustees in April is a
complex set of issues and recom¬
mendations that will not only
change the entire face of the
campus, but also consolidate cer¬
tain services and programs that
are spread in a hodge-podge
manner at present.
Along with the library, current
plans include the seismic
rehabilitation of the boiler house
and the V building, removal of
the stadium, and building a new
Brown Receives Risser
Teacher of the Year Presented to Faculty
By Michael Rocha
Staff Writer
Chris King /The Courier
1989 Risser Award winner Patrick J. Brown, associate of communication,
receives his plaque from Dr. Jack A. Scott, president/superintendent and
Dr. Joe Risser, son of Ray Risser, for whom the award was named.
Purse Bandit Nabbed
Patrick J. Brown, associate professor
of communication, became the 14th
recipient of the annual Ray Risser Out¬
standing Teacher Award Tuesday. The
Risser award is the most prestigious
honor a faculty member can gamer.
It is a very prestigious award
because it is the students who gathered
signatures for the support of their
nominees, Dr. William E. Goldmann,
acting dean of institutional advance¬
ment and executive assistant to the
president, said.
“These signatures are oftren accom¬
panied by written letters,” Goldmann
added. “This just goes to show you
how dedicated students are to their
teachers. His students see him as a car¬
ing support.”
Upon receiving the award, Brown
humorously said, “Whoever thought
this could happen to a skinny kid from
the eastside of Detroit? Love is
something we feel, but it can more
easily be defined. My heart is filled
with love for PCC and everyone
associated with it.”
Brown told the faculty that when
asked what it was like to be married to
one of the world’s most powerful wo¬
men, the husband of Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher replied “I do my
best.”
Then in referring to the award,
Brown said, “I do my best.” And I will
continue to be worthy of this great
honor.” According to Brown, the
$1,000 award he received will go to
help his grandson, who will enter col¬
lege in the fall.
Brown was selected after the com¬
mittee, composed of former Risser
Award winners, looked at the letters
and signatures the students turned in.
The committee takes into considera¬
tion a number of things, including the
number of signatures, the letters and
the number of years the person has
been nominated.
“It was very hard to choose the win¬
ner because there are so many fine
teachers at PCC,” Goldmann said. “It
is regrettable, in a way, that we only
give out one award each year. I'd like to
give out more.”
The number of nominations this year
was one of the highest. “The average
number of our nominees range from
five to 10 yearly.,” said Goldmann.
This year’s 1 1 was one of the hardest
groups to judge.
The Risser Award was established
by Ray Risser, a former PCC Board of
Trustees member, administrator and
teacher, who believed that there were
special teachers who often changed the
lives of their students. According to a
pamphlet about the award, “Ray Risser
believed teachers do more than impart
knowledge; they provide a living ex¬
ample of conduct and character which
students may admire and emulate.”
Brown was selected from a pool of
11 nominees. The other 10 nominees
were Elvio V. Angeloni, professor of
social sciences, Dr. David Douglass,
temporary instructor of physical
sciences, Dr. Joseph Di Massa,
professor of social sciences, Judith
Fogle, professor of English and foreign
languages, Dr. John Gregory, professor
of communication, Charles Harrington,
assistant professor of business, Betty
Jackson, associate professor of nursing,
Betty Kovacs, assistant professor of
English and foreign languages, Ellen
Reynolds, assistant professor of busi¬
ness and Jean Volckmann, associate
professor of social sciences. All the
nominees received certificates of
nominations.
A purse snatcher was apprehended
on campus last Wednesday night 1 1
minutes after he grabbed his first purse.
At 8; 1 2 p.m., PCC Police Dispatcher
Dee Lozano received reports of a man
on a bicycle snatching purses on
campus. When Lozano had the descrip¬
tion of the suspect, where he was last
seen and the direction in which he was
moving, she broadcast the information
over the campus police radio system
and then called the Pasadena Police.
All this took approximately four
minutes.
The suspect, at the end of his wild
ride, had grabbed at four purses, but
held on to only two for any length of
time. Three of the victims were ac¬
costed on the PCC campus.
The suspect, Darryl Harvey, who at¬
tended PCC last semester, grabbed at
one purse but didn’t get it. Riding on he
grabbed another purse, but dropped it
while being chased by students. During
the chase, he went for yet another purse
but didn’t get it. Finally he left the
campus, but he didn’t stop there. Off
campus, he grabbed another purse,
ditched his jacket and bike in an effort
to disguise himself and was then stop¬
ped by the Pasadena Police for ques¬
tioning.
The campus police took witnesses
and victims to identify the suspect to
the location where the Pasadena Police
had Harvey detained. Both victims and
witnesses agreed that they had seen
Harvey grab the purses.
Harvey has been charged with two
felony counts of robbery and two
counts of attempted robbery. Investiga¬
tor Ralph Evans of the campus police
said that police reports from Pasadena
and PCC have provided the District At¬
torney with a strong case. “The D.A. is
very happy,” said Evans.
Association of Black Employees
On Wednesday, May 17, at 7:30 a.m., The Association of Black
Employees of PCC will hold its 10th annual Scholarship Awards Breakfast
in the Campus Center Lounge.
The purpose of the breakfast is to recognize the academic achievements
of currently enrolled students and those who will soon be transferring to a
four-year institution. Each year, an average of $1,500 in scholarships is
awarded.
For additional information on the Scholarship breakfast, contact Johari
DeWitt-Rogers at 578-7292.
La Raza Recipients
The La Raza Faculty and Staff Association awarded its annual
scholarships to six students who have exhibited great interest in continuing
their education. The presentation was done last Friday. This year’s awardees
were Ana Arce, Maria Leticia Gutierrez, Sylvia Huerta, Juan Izaguirre,
Hank Luna and Susan Reynoso.
Oxford Trip
It is still possible to go to England this summer. Tomorrow morning at 9
is the deadline to turn in the deposit for the first session. The deposit must go
to Dr. Goldmann’s office, C209.
The second session can be signed up for as late as June 4. For more
information, contact Dr. Goldmann’s office at 578-7203.
Shadow Box
The Shadow Box begins its run at (he Little Theater tomorrow night at 8. It
will also seen Saturday, May 13, then again the next weekend. May 18-20 at
8 p.m. There will be matinees on May 13 and 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5,
admission is free with a valid AS benefits sticker.
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! also opens its run of shows this weekend in Sexson
Auditorium. Showtime is 8 p.m. on Friday night. There will be two perfor¬
mances on May 1 3, one at 2 p.m. and another at 8 p.m. The remaining shows
will be May 18-20, all at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students
with ID and seniors. Admission is free with your valid AS benefits sticker
(see preview on page three).
Abundant Life Club
The Abundant Life Christian Club will be meeting today at noon in
Cl 24. The club meets every Thursday for Bible study and fellowship. It is
open to all those that are interested. At today's meeting, there will be a
discussion of officers for the Fall.
