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VOL. 69 NO. 9
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 30, 1989
College Prepares for Limited Self-Study
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ACCJC Lists 17 Areas of Improvement
Jay Lebsch
Staff Writer
Just as students receive grades in their
classes, so PCC is graded regularly in its
performance as an educational institution, a
workplace and a member of the greater
community. That grading process, accredi¬
tation, has started again this month.
Mary Jane Cordon, associate professor of
mathematics and accreditation coordinator,
oversees the seven committees working to
prepare a lengthy report on how the college
is meeting recommendations from the Ac¬
crediting Committee for Community and
Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
The report is the major requirement for a
Fifth Year re-evaluation of the college’s
performance and will let PCC continue its
accreditation. According to information
provided by ACCJC, “[The report] is a
limited self-study which will be followed by
a validation visit by [an] evaluation team....”
Cordon said the team visit is scheduled for
Nov. 7 and 8 of 1990.
The seven committees Cordon coordi¬
nates each average 15 members. “My task
is to get the job done. For a report like this,
it’s important to involve as many people as
possible.”
The seven groups are: demographics;
mission, goals and objectives; governance,
administration and district relationships;
educational programs and institutional staff;
learning resources and college support serv¬
ices; student services and community edu¬
cation; and financial and physical resources.
Participants include members of the col¬
lege community ranging from administra¬
tion, instructional staff, classified employ¬
ees and students. “I’ve got everybody,”
Cordon said. She is enthusiastic that ac¬
creditation committees encompass the en¬
tire range of people at PCC. “I’ve got a
power sweeper operator on a committee
with a member of the Board of Trustees,”
she said.
Students are also on committees. AS
President Larnoe Dungca, for example, is on
the steering committee which oversees the
Please see PCC, page 8
A team from the Accrediting Commis¬
sion for Junior and Community Colleges
(ACCJC) last visited PCC in 1985 . W hen
they were here, the team identified 17
areas that die college could demonstrate
improvement in the next five years.
Now it is time for die college to demon¬
strate how it has accomplished these goals.
The current sell-study, coordinated by Mary
Jane Cordon.associate professor of mathe¬
matics, is preparing a report that will ad¬
dress this summary of principal recom¬
mendations from
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--A mission statement for die college
should be developed through broad par¬
ticipation.
-Specific written objectives should
emerge from the mission statement to set
clear direction and to serve as the basis lor
planning.
-Consideration should be given to in¬
stitutional research in support of evalu¬
ation and planning.
-Further development of the commit¬
tee on academic planning should be pur-
Please see ACCJC, page 8
Area Gets Its
Second Dose
Of Malathion
Diving for Fun
PARADING AROUND- This scuba act is only one of many entries in this year's Doo
Dah Parade held Thanksgiving Sunday in Olde Towne Pasadena. The parade is held every
year and is a parody of the prestigious Tournament of Roses Parade held in Pasadena on New
Year's Day.
Focus on Vietnam War Era
A 22-square-mile area of the San
Gabriel Valley, which includes PCC,
was sprayed yesterday with its sec¬
ond dose of the pesticide malathion
in the county’s latest effort to eradi¬
cate fertile Mediterranean fruit flies
in the Los Angeles area. The area
received its first dose of the pesti¬
cide on Nov. 16.
Since August, 178 Medflies have
been discovered in the county and
approximately 132 square miles of
largely residential neighborhoods
have been sprayed with the pesticide
malathion.
Helicopters laden with a mixture
of malathion and fly bait took off
from El Monte Airport at 9 p.m. for
the four to six hour aerial attack.
The war on the crop-destroying
pests intensified last week after
Orange County agriculture officials
announced that they are starting
malathion spraying in the area after
discovering a pregnant Medfly in
Brea, a city that sits on the county’s
south end.
Last week, after county officials
reported that Medflies have been
found in five additional neighbor¬
hoods, spraying was ordered for South
Gate, Monrovia and Eagle Rock.
Officials have called for at least one
aerial spraying in the first week of
December for those neighborhoods.
There are no immediate plans to
spray the other two neighborhoods,
Pasadena and Elysian Park, because
the Medflies found in those areas are
male. According to county agricul¬
ture officials, male Medflies pose
less of a threat to the state's crops
than female Medflies. Female flies
lay their eggs on 250 varieties of
fruits and vegetables most of which
are imported.
-Michael Rocha
Workshop To
Michael Rocha
News Editor
In hopes of showing the impor¬
tance of Vietnam and the Vietnam
War in modem U.S. history, the
California Humanities Project Re¬
gional Center is sponsoring a work¬
shop entitled “Dateline Vietnam:
Strategies and Resources for Using
Vietnam and the Vietnamese War to
Teach the Humanities/Social Sci¬
ences” in the Circadian on Dec. 2
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The workshop will be presented
by Laura Davis, professor of social
sciences; Dr. William Goldmann,
executive assistant to the president;
and Dr. Lois Linn, chair of the nurs¬
ing department, all of whom have
been in Vietnam.
Davis, who travelled to Vietnam
in the summer, said that the work¬
shop “is an overview of Vietnam
including geography, history, cul¬
ture and background. We’re going
to show how Vietnam as a topic can
be integrated into courses they’re
already teaching.
“We’ve been involved in Asia.
There was a war in Vietnam. Alotof
people still have questions, particu¬
larly young people because that’s
now history. Most young people
don 4 recall the war, and lotof people
who’ve been through it got bits and
pieces but never put it all together.
The workshop is primarily geared
towards teachers of grades 9 through
12, but it would provide valuable
information to junior college teach¬
ers as well, said Davis.
Tickets are $40 at the door, lunch
included. More information can be
obtained at (818) 578-7009.
KPCC Sets Record,
Raises $157,759
Michael Rocha
News Editor
KPCC’s strong membership support combined with increasing new
listenership pushed the recently completed Fall Membership Drive up
more than 68 percent from last semester to a new pledge drive record.
Newly released figures place the pledge drive’s gross at$157,759, up
more than $63,000 from last $pring’s comparable $94,000. More than
2,200 new members and 1,400 continuing members helped raise the
total which is 88 percent higher than the $83,000 drive total raised in
Fall of 1988.
Growth in listenership as a result of unprecedented changes in Los
Please see KPCC, page 8
KPCC FALL MEMBERSHIP FUND DRIVE
$175,000
$150,000
$100,000
$75,000
$50,000
$25,000
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall
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Michael Rocha
/
The Courier
SOCIAL SCIENCES FORUM
“The Clean Air Plan: Fact
or Fiction” is the title of Gladys
Meade’s lecture on Dec. 5 at 9
a.m. in C301. The lecture, the
second of this year’s four forums
sponsored by the social sciences
department, will deal with Los
Angeles’ environmental di¬
lemma: smog.
Meade is the environmental
health director of the American
Lung Association of California and
is responsible for developing the
organization’s programs in the
areas of occupational health and
air quality.
Meade, who has been active in
citizen's groups, has played a
major role in promoting clean air
in the state.
ADVANCEMENT WITHIN PCC
Dr. Jose Peralez, dean of per¬
sonnel, will speak on “Advance¬
ment within PCC and the Califor¬
nia Community College System”
on Dec. 7 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in
the Board Chambers, C201 .
The lecture is the fourth of five
lectures in the Communications
Network Program sponsored by
PCC and the La Raza Faculty and
Staff Association. The program is
designed to address the needs of
full and part-time employees in
classified or certificated positions.
JUNIE MOON DEBUTS
The PCC theater department's
production of Tell Me That You
Love Me, Junie Moon opens Dec.
8 at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater,
C130.
The play, which is being
directed by Bruce Gill, assistant
professor of communication,
continues its run on Dec. 9, 15
and 16 at 8 p.m. There will be
2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 9 and
16. There will be free per¬
formances on Dec. 7 and 14 at
8 p.m.
General Admission is $5,
matinees and senior citizens'
tickets are $3. Reservation
and ticket information can be
obtained at (818) 578-7039.
The World of Fashion
College fashion courses
prepares students for "real
world." Please see Page 5
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Opinion
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Arts & Entertainment
3
Features
4,5
Sports
6,7
News Features
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