PCC Courier, May 30, 1986

Dr. John Casey Submits Resignation By John Willis News Editor PCC President John Casey asked the Board of Trustees to release him from his contract and permit him to retire from office. The unexpected announce¬ ment was made last Friday. Dr. Casey said the decision was made due to a continuing problem with his back which was the result of in¬ juries sustained in an automobile acci¬ dent in March, 1984. Calling it “the most difficult decision I’ve had to make in recent memory,” Casey claimed that the past three years have been “the most satisfying of my career. Working with this faculty, ad¬ ministration, support staff, Board of Trustees, students and community has been a privilege.” He added, “I have never felt as comfortable or as at home as I have here.” Casey proposed staying on in the position until December 31, or longer if necessary, to allow the Board to name his successor. He has also suggested the Board use the Association of Com¬ munity College Trustees to help locate a new Superintendant-President. Trustee Joseph Sargis declared, “I am extremely sorry to see the gen¬ tleman go. Dr. Casey brought a new professionalism to the college. He has been an outstanding president. He has done a magnificent job for the college and will be difficult to replace.” Faculty senate president Harry Kawahara said, “Pasadena City Col¬ lege is extremely fortunate to have Dr. Casey as its President, even though it will be for a relatively short period of time. We are deeply saddened by the fact that he will be leaving us next December.” “Dr. Casey was the right man at the right hour for PCC. He was a healing force at a time when we needed some¬ one to bring us together and uplift our spirits. He did that and more. He helped point us in the right direction and gave us the motivation to pursue excellence in our different areas of responsibility. He instilled a desire in us to achieve at a higher level.” “Although he will only have been with us for a few years, he will be leaving a rich legacy at PCC. He will have made a positive and lasting im¬ pact on all of us.” During his remaining months as president, Dr. Casey will continue with the revamping of the policy and proce¬ dures manual as well as institute major curriculum exams. He will also con¬ tinue to seek increased funding for the college. Another major project Casey would like to see completed is the Profes¬ sional Enhancement Program (PEP). This program seeks to instill a sense of “renewal” in faculty, administrators and classified personnel by providing alternate experiences for them. These would include exchange programs, con¬ ferences and on-campus seminars. Casey took over as superintendant- president of the college in 1983. Al¬ though he is responsible for many projects and programs on campus, he may best be remembered for his role as a peacemaker, healing the wounds between faculty and administration that were present when he accepted the position. Mirror Pools May Get Face Lift English/Psych Program Offered This Fall By Marc Allen Staff Writer Students who enjoy a challenge but haven't yet taken English IB or Psych 1 should consider enrolling in PCC’s hu¬ manities program, according to Lisa Davis, psychology professor. The new interdisciplinary course will be team- taught by veteran instructors Davis and Phyllis Mael and offers students six units of transferable credit. A min¬ imum grade of C in English 1A is the course’s only prerequisite. This particular combination of Eng¬ lish and psychology is a unique addition to PCC’s curriculum. Davis and Mael hope the course will bridge the gap students perceive between literature and psychology. “The course Dr. Mael and I will teach will help the student make the connection between the written word of literature and the psychology behind what the writer is trying to say,” explained Davis. “Literature deals with people, how they interact and think,” said Rae Ballard, English department chair¬ man. “Literature is a kind of lab for psychology. When we discuss liter¬ ature, we explore motivations and con¬ sistencies of character. In a way, psy¬ chology explores the theory and liter¬ ature is the case study.” Some of the works covered in the course include Oedipus Rex, A Doll’s House and Death of a Salesman. Dra¬ matic literature, narrative fiction and poetry will also be discussed. Interdisciplinary courses offer stu¬ dents more than a greater understand¬ ing of complex material, according to Davis. Inspired that this is “more than just an average class,” students partic¬ ipate more actively in their own educa¬ tion, Davis said. While block courses by definition have twice the enrollment, the 50 to 70 students do not get lost in the crowd. Mael and Davis expect active participation on the part of all enrolled. Team teaching provides another ben¬ efit. Students gain a more realistic image of their instructors. “Students realize that teachers are human and can make mistakes, opening the stu¬ dent up to a more humanistic side of teaching,” said Davis. “Students have told me in the past that one of the reasons they enjoy team-taught classes is because they witnessed experienced educators talk among themselves on what a particular concept means to them.” By exploring the many possible viewpoints, students are better able to draw their own conclusions about a particular issue. Interesting and innovative, block program courses are equally as de¬ manding. Students must be prepared to work, but Davis and Mael agree that there is no better way to prepare for the future. Psychology 1 - English IB will be offered in the fall Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until noon. For further information, consult the Fall schedule of classes. By Keith Gustafson Editor in Chief A proposal to renovate the de¬ hydrated Mirror Pools will be presented to the Board of Trustees next week by Dr. Bonnie James, assistant superintendent for administrative serv¬ ices. The idea was first discussed in February and an architectural proposal was requested by the board. The plan designed by architect Lee B. Kline proposes that a waterproof membrane be placed over the patched bottom and sides of the pools. A new concrete bottom and seating would be added along with concrete root barriers and the walkways encircling the pools would be replaced. The 26 carob trees that surround the area will be sup¬ planted by 32 carrotwood or other suitable trees. “The proposal seems to have met with favor from most interested parties with a few exceptions,” said James. “There were some minor things that people were concerned about. One thing was the type of tree that would replace the carobs.” The estimated cost for the renova¬ tion is $165,000. An additional $24,450 for preparing bidding documents and $8,000 to provide consultation will be necessary. James’ proposal calls for funds to be directly taken out of the PCC $47.5 million General Fund, which is used primarily for main operations of the college. The Mirror Pools have been a cam¬ pus landmark for nearly 50 years. The problems associated with the pools go back nearly as far. Roots from the carob trees planted around the pools cracked walkways and pool founda¬ tions, causing flooding in the basement of E building. Several unsuccessful attempts have been made at repairs over the years. The last time the Mirror Pools were filled was in 1982. Last year the PCC Foundation told Dr. James that they would fund a complete remodeling of the front of the campus. A proposal and estimate were completed at that time. “What they were proposing was to completely rip down the existing Mir¬ ror Pools and replace them with some¬ thing new,” said James. The Cultural Heritage Commission and other groups were completely against this proposal, along with a majority of the board. “The message they gave us was that they were in favor of refurbishing but they wanted to keep the same look and design,” James said. “My scheme was to accomodate each of the interest groups including the board.” Last year, a proposal was presented that would cost the college only $30,000 to repair the Mirror Pools. “The Board realized at this point VOL. 62, NO. 14 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 30, 1986 First AS President Honored at Banquet that a quick fix to the problem would be an inadequate guarantee to the long term solution,” said James. James’ counterproposal included rooting and pruning 16 carob trees and removing 9 existing carob trees on the inner rows adjacent to the reflection pools. It also include the planting of 241-130 boxed trees and construction of root control walls adjacent to the con¬ crete walks and an installation of a deep watering system. When this plan was presented in February, the Board of Trustees requested a complete architectural design, and Kline was hired to provide one. The estimated probable cost for the original counterproposal was $39,900. PCC President John Casey — Photo courtesy Oscar Chavez PCC CONGRESSMAN EDWARD ROYBALL was the third speaker at the Social Sciences Forum Tuesday. The topic of the forum was “Current Issues on the Washington Scene." In his 90 minute talk, Roybal discussed with students such issues as education, contra aid to Nicauragua and the Simpson-Mazzoli immigration act. — Courier photo by Vern McGuire AS Reveals Budget Expenditures By Andre’ Coleman Opinion Editor The AS Board spent $7,575.13 of their $16,621 budget this semester. This amount was up from a total of $2,251.68 spent last semester, an increase of more than 300 percent. The budget is divided into 24 ac¬ counts, including a general fund, spe¬ cialized accounts and discretionary funds for AS officers. The funds come from bookstore and food services prof¬ its. The budget is allotted by Dean Alvar Kauti, who considers requests from the individual officers. Most of the major campus events are funded by the budget. Dean Kauti believes the students handled the funds exceptionally well. “The group was very conscientious. They were diligent with the money and how to spend it. They were very frugal.” Most of the money was allotted from the general fund. This fund is used to sponsor many of the more expensive campus events that would leave the other budgets too low. Earlier this semester the ASB donated $1,000 to the library from the general account. $800 in scholarships were allotted to OMD from the educational seminars and workshops account. AS president Jim Mares was pleased with the budget. “There was good money there. Karen Vargo did an excellent job. We had 24 accounts and nobody overspent. Our performance will help the AS next year when budget time rolls around.” In the past, funds had to be removed from other accounts for conferences and workshops, but thanks to new accounts such as the Cultural Aware¬ ness and Educational seminars, a much smoother budget emerged this year. “The new accounts really helped the budget this year. Funds did not have to be removed from other accounts for Cultural Awareness week and ASB workshops,” said Mares. The remaining funds from this year’s budget will be used to buy computers for the student bank and for painting the bookstore. Account Budget Expend¬ itures Balance President . $250.00 $150.87 $99.13 Vice President . $539.50 $289.23 $250.27 V.P. Academic Affairs . $50.00 NONE $50.00 V.P. Business Affairs . $50.00 $14.40 $35.60 V.P. Student Services . $350.00 $78.20 $271.80 Coord, of Campus Activities .... $2,030.00 $867.72 $1,162.28 Coord, of Cultural Affairs . $50.00 NONE $50.00 Coord, of Special Programs . $50.00 NONE $50.00 Coord, of External Affairs . $200.00 NONE $200.00 Advisers Contingency . $100.00 $55.46 $44.54 Awards Banquet . $500.00 NONE $500.00 Child Development Center . $500.00 $91.33 $408.67 Commencement . $300.00 NONE $300.00 Computer Fund . $75.00 NONE $75.00 Cultural Awareness . $550.00 $57.55 $447.45 Educational Seminars . . . . $2,100.00 $447.66 $1,652.34 Elections . $100.00 $15.99 $84.01 Honors and Awards . $500.00 NONE $500.00 Office Supplies and Services . . . . $550.00 $251.76 $298.24 Public Relations . $407.46 $295.04 $112.42 Telephone (A.S.) . $380.00 $318.76 $61.22 Telephone (Student Trustee) . . . . $300.00 $244.02 $55.98 Discretionary . . . . $1,009.68 $83.11 $926.57 General . . . . $5,724.50 $4,314.01 $1,410.49 Totals . . . . $16,621.14 $7,575.13 $9,046.01 By Sr. Mary Scully Staff Writer First AS president Louis Creveling was honored at the “Louis Creveling Recognition Dinner” held last night in the Circadian Room. Pasadena City College (formerly PJC) acknowledged this distinguished alumnus for his out¬ standing contributions and service. The event was hosted by the PCC Alumni Association and PCC Foundation. Creveling not only served as the first student body president, but was also a letterman on the first football team. According to Creveling, “this was not a particular outstanding accomplish¬ ment, because anyone who could run, qualified for the team.” He also partic¬ ipated as a member of the swim, track and forensics teams as well as a staff member of the college “Annual ’ and the weekly school newspaper, “The Chronicle.” After graduating from PJC in 1926, Creveling went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Stan¬ ford University and is a Life Member of the Stanford Alumni Association. Following graduation, Creveling had a very successful career as a menswear manufacturer in Los Ange¬ les. He supplied many local depart¬ ment stores such as the May Co., Robinson’s, Silverwoods, Desmond’s and Harris and Frank with his own line of clothing. Through the years, Creveling has been an active alumnus, composing, editing and circulating the alumni newsletter. He attends homecoming yearly. During the 60th anniversary of the college, Creveling assisted in the organization of the celebration. Currently, he is serving his second term as president of the PCC Alumni Association. He also is one of the directors of the PCC Foundation and serves as treasurer. Creveling’s dedicated service has also strengthened many local organiza¬ tions as well as the college. As past president of the San Marino Board of Trustees, he received the “Outstanding Citizen of San Marino” award in 1984. He is an Honorary Life Member of the California PTA and has contributed his time for 20 years as an American Red Cross volunteer. In accordance with Creveling’s re¬ quest, the proceeds from the evening will establish the Creveling Endow¬ ment Fund to enhance PCC educational programs. NEWS BRIEFS This year’s commencement ex¬ ercises take place on June 13. As¬ semblyman Steven Klute of the 68th District (Riverside) returns to his alma mater to act as commencement speaker for the occasion. Three stu¬ dents have been chosen to act as co¬ valedictorians: Karen Barrow, Elvia Puccinelli and Guy Butrum will share the responsibilities. □ To help students prepare for finals, the career center will present three videotapes. On Monday, June 2, “Preparing for Finals” by Joyce Ricci will be presented. On Tuesday, June 3, “Time Management” by Kayleen Hallberg will be shown. And on Wednesday, June 4, “Writing Essays” by Lisa Sugimoto will be screened. All three programs are at noon and at 6 p.m. in D209. □ Registration for summer courses begins June 2 for continuing students with priority numbers. Non-priority registration takes place June 11-26. □ The city of Pasadena celebrates its 100th birthday next month. Among the festivities planned are: a parade held downtown on Saturday, June 14 at 11 a.m., a city-wide “open house” on June 18, the official birthday cere¬ mony including a giant birthday cake celebrated June 19 at City Hall Plaza and a Centennial Festival held Satur¬ day, June 21 and Sunday June 22 from noon until 5 p.m. at Brookside Park. □ Associate professor of Business Leonard Dionisio performs in “Annie, Get Your Gun,” Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. at Glendale Com¬ munity College Music Theater. Tickets are $10. The performance runs through June 14. Further information is available at (818 ) 240-1000, ext. 302. □ Students Julius Steward and Luis Maldonado were the recipients of the second annual Campus Police Officers Association (CPOA) Awards Cere¬ mony held yesterday at noon in the Circadian Room. A member of the football team, cadet Steward was commended for his efforts to render medical assistance to an older student who collapsed in the Campus Center. He immediately began administering cardiopulmonary resucitation (CPR) to the victim. Un¬ fortunately, the elderly victim died. Steward learned CPR as part of his police cadet training. “I’m very glad that they did ac¬ knowledge me and I wish that we could have saved the gentleman’s life. I also wish people would be more observant of other people’s actions,” said Stew¬ ard. Maldonado, a student at the Com¬ munity Skills Center, was awarded for returning a fellow student’s purse which was stolen from her while she was using the restroom. Maldonado witnessed the suspect leaving the restroom while the victim screamed for help. He realized something was wrong and successfully detained the suspect with the assistance of two other students, Doyle Smith and Mario Sandoval. Maldonado chased the suspect all the way to Lake and Cali¬ fornia where he detained him until police arrived on the scene. Investigator Ralph Evans of campus police and coordinator of the awards ceremony said, “The officers of the peace officers association decided to demonstrate their appreciation to stu¬ dents who had demonstrated their support and assistance to law enforce¬ ment efforts toward the campus com¬ munity.” The ceremony was open to all col¬ lege faculty, staff, students and family members of those recognized with the award. □ This will be the last edition of The Courier for spring ’86. Publication will resume in summer session on July 3. v