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VOL 54, NO 8
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 15, 1982
Georgilas Wins Honors
Receives 'Risser Award'
By Sheryl Mee
News Editor
Communications instructor Anthony
Georgilas was presented Tuesday as
the recipient of the 1982 J. Ray Risser
Award, a $1,000 award given annually
to the college's most outstanding
teacher.
Georgilas, who has made many sig¬
nificant contributions to the college and
the surrounding community, told the
Courier that he was "very honored to
have received the award," and that
"my outstanding students have made it
all worthwhile."
Students annually nominate teachers
they feel deserve recognition for their
outstanding contributions to students
and the college.
According to Georgilas, the cash
recognition will be put in the Anthony
Georgilas Scholarship Fund, which was
established by the American Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences. This
will be done to benefit PCC forensics
students in broadcast journalism con¬
centrating in news.
In a statement read to the faculty.
Superintendent— President Richard S.
Meyers said Georgilas "brings the kind
of enthusiasm and energy that makes a
great educator," and he added "he is
the type of instructor that inspires
students to become teachers."
The Risser Award was the first
award to be established by the college
to recognize outstanding achievement
in teaching. Guiding principles for the
selection include the qualities of supe¬
rior achievement in organization, prep¬
aration and presentation of the mate¬
rial of the course; fairness and ac¬
curacy in grading; instillment of satis¬
faction and value in learning about a
subject; and encouragement to prepare
and achieve.
Other qualities used to recognize the
outstanding teacher include the ability
to provide inspiration to gain student
objectives in life and the encourage¬
ment of wholesome attitudes toward
good citizenship and loyalty to family,
school and country.
A petition signed by 20 students
places the teacher's name in nomina¬
tion for the award. A selection board
consisting of faculty and adminis¬
trators then screens the nominations to
select the individual recipient.
Georgilas, who has taught at PCC for
15 years, has an extensive background
inthe radio and television field and uses
these experiences as the basis for much
of his teaching.
"He always has funny stories to tell
about his work at the studios and he's
always around to give advice about
getting into the communication field."
said one communication student.
Some of Georgilas' involvements in¬
clude the reconstruction of the Pasa¬
dena Playhouse, working with Pasa¬
dena Hospice, and acting as the
self— proclaimed “campus publicist for
the Pasadena community."
In addition to his other activities,
Georgilas is the adviser to College
Students in Broadcasting— Theta Rho
Pi and the Motion Picture Production
Club at PCC. Last year, he directed the
forensics team in Joe Probst's absence,
and this year is one of the team's
coaches.
"It's a great honor and I share it with
all my faculty members, adminis¬
trators and certificated personnel who
all made this possible." said Georgilas
on receiving the award.
Because Meyers was called away
from campus on college business, his
statement was read by Dr. John
Gregory. It read "I really could not be
more pleased than I am in his receiving
this well deserved award."
“He brings the kind of enthusiasm and energy that makes a
great educator. "
"THANK YOU!" — Former PCC instructor and trustee J Ray
Risser, recipient Anthony Georgilas and Ria Georgilas at special
ceremony held Tuesday to honor instructor.
ART DE LA GRAFFITI — This interesting mix of art styles as now
visible in the sign painting room of the Campus Center for a limited
engagement. — Courier photo by Brian Thompson
Constitution Passed
By Doug Brown
Staff Writer
The proposed Associated Students
constitution passed last Friday by 82
percent of the students who voted. One
hundred people, or roughly one half of 1
percent of the student body, voted.
Paul Kelly, interim ASB president,
said that one of the first orders of
business now that the new constitution
was passed is to add an amendment
stating that the appointed instructional
commissioners would have the power
to veto any executive board decisions.
The commissioners, said Kelly, were
originally proposed to replace the Stu¬
dent Senate. They would input informa¬
tion and advice to the AS Board, and
have the power to make and second
motions. The addition of the power to
veto is proposed to "insure the system
of checks and balances in the student
government," said Kelly.
One other area affected by the new
constitution is the upcoming student
government elections. "We have a few
positions that have never been offered
before, and some positions that no
longer exist," said Kelly. “It should be
interesting to see how it works out."
Some of the new positions include
vice president of academic affairs, vice
president of business affairs, vice pres¬
ident of student affairs, coordinator of
campus activities, coordinator of cul¬
tural affairs and coordinator of special-
services.
Qualifications for AS officials have
been changed. A student now needs
nine continuous units during the term
of office.
Qualifications for AS president have
also changed. In addition to the nine
units during office, a candidate must
have completed at least 18 units before
running for president.
Kelly said that the ASB elections
start Oct. 25. Applications and informa¬
tion can be picked up in the campus
center.
Issues Debated at Forum
The League of Women Voters will
give an open forum at PCC’s Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. to
discuss all 15 propositions on the No¬
vember ballot. Admission is free.
The group comes to PCC every two
years for the June primaries as well as
the general elections to inform the
community about the issues. “Their
objective is to help the community
clarify and understand the issues,”
said social science professor Sam
Soghomonian, board member of the
LWV on campus.
Some of the issues discussed include
Proposition 11, the can and bottle re¬
cycling initiative, the controversial
Proposition 13, concerning water re¬
sources and Proposition 15, which
would require registration of all hand
guns.
“We give the pros and cons of all the
issues acting solely as informants,”
said Shirley Mauller, president of the
LWV, Pasadena chapter.
The LWV acts as a non-participant
party during the forum. "They neither
support nor oppose the candidates or
issues,” said Soghomonian.
Called 'A Major ReconstructiorV
Stiffer AA Guidelines Discussed
By Alex Spada
Editor-in-Chief
The administration will present rec¬
ommendations for new minimum gen¬
eral education requirements to the
Board of Trustees early November,
according to Steven A. Cerra, vice
president for instruction. The new re¬
quirements, which by law must be
implemented bv July 1. 1983, were
approved by the Board of Governors of
the California Community Colleges last
March.
Calling the new associate in arts
degree requirements "a major re¬
construction," Cerra made a presenta¬
tion to the Board of Trustees last week.
“Language and Rationality," a new
requirement, will replace the current
"Learning Skills" category. A student
would be required to take three units of
English composition, three units of
communication and analytical thinking
and three optional units within the
language and rationality area.
Proficiency Requirements
In addition, students must meet
"proficiency requirements" and dem¬
onstrate "competence in reading, in
written expression and in
mathematics" to receive the diploma,
according to the new guidelines.
Cerra said in an interview, current
students would not be affected by the
new guidelines. "Those entering under
the 1983-84 catalog have to meet the
new requirements," he said.
Cerra said the new rules were in¬
stituted "in response to a loss of public
credibility in terms of the significance
of the degree." He said “the pendulum
is swinging back" from the "per¬
missiveness of the 60s and 70s."
Discussions and Deliberations
In the Board presentation, Cerra said
"discussions and deliberations on this
subject have been going on in adminis¬
trative and faculty committees" since
the new guidelines were approved by
the Board of Governors.
Two committees will make recom¬
mendations to the Board of Trustees
regarding the new requirements, how
they may be implemented and how they
fit in with the current guidelines at
PCC. The trustees, which must approve
any recommendation, is expected to
vote on the proposals early December.
A committee studying the profi¬
ciency requirement is looking into
ways students may meet the new rule.
Possibilities include testing or obtain¬
ing a certain grade level in specified
classes. "Testing requires more sup¬
port and work." said Cerra. "and the
college may just not have that."
A Possible Distribution
An example of a possible distribution
of the new general education require¬
ments for PCC lists a three unit min¬
imum required from the natural scien¬
ces area, three units from the social
and behavioral sciences, three from
humanities. 12 from the new language
and rationality category (equally dis¬
tributed among English composition,
oral communication, mathematics and
critical thinking I. three units from
computer and informational sciences,
six from American history and govern¬
ment and three from physical educa¬
tion.
Adding the 18 minimum required
units for the divisional major, a student
would only have nine units left of
electives to reach the required 60 for
the degree. "There just aren't as many
options. "Cerra said.
Many Possibilities
Cerra pointed out the example is one
of many available options and such
requirements "may be a [Hissible hard¬
ship on students with science and tech¬
nical majors." It may make "Urn many
demands ” on students whose majors
require more than 18 divisional units to
complete. "We have to be careful not to
go too far." he said.
Such requirements "could have im¬
plications on instructor workloads as
well." Cerra said. Instructors whose
courses would be no longer mandatory
"would not have a captive audience."
lie said. Such classes would then be
taken only by those interested in the
subject.
"We re going to be more prescrip¬
tive." Cerra said. The California com¬
munity college faculty has been
"criticized for not preparing students."
he said, and the new minimum require¬
ments may be "what students need to
be more successful,
"We may have diluted the require¬
ments too much" in the past, he said.
BoardReports
Redesigned
By John Pierce
Opinion Editor
In an effort to put "all the
information in front of" the
Board of Trustees, Superinten¬
dent-President Dr. Richard S.
Meyers introduced plans to re¬
design Board reports and Board
meeting agendas last week.
Included in these plans were
proposals to offer written, in¬
stead of oral, superintendent re¬
ports and college correspondence
within Board meeting packets
sent to trustees, higher adminis¬
trators and members of the me¬
dia.
The revised Board reports will
show whether the topic it fea¬
tures is an action, information or
discussion matter and what area
of the college it affects. It will
also offer an analysis of how a
proposal would affect the fiscal
budget.
The new Board report format
will take up to six weeks to be
designed and will cost about $50
to $100 to be printed on campus,
Meyers said.
Meyer's plan also allows for
additional information on major
matters such as the Five Year
Computer Plan and studies on the
PCC Foundation to be included
within the Board packet, as well
as having the vice presidents
available for consultation by
trustees an hour before each reg¬
ular Board meeting.
Meyers expects his plan t6 be
successful because “they (the
Board) were very positive about
it.”
Forensics Team Bags 5 Trophies
The forensics team won five trophies
at the first major tournament of the
year, held at Cal Poly Pomona. The
team competed against 17 universities
and five community colleges last week¬
end.
After competing against 22 colleges
and universities, the forensics team
broke finals in nine events.
"There was a lot of work involved
preparing the students for this major
tournament, but as usual we took our
trophies and walked out the door qui¬
etly. We just can't be beaten," said
Anthony Georgilas, forensics team
coach.
The forensics team, composed of
new and old students, is taking a
professional approach to competition
and doing an outstanding job, according
Competing against USC and Cypress
College in the junior division ex¬
pository, Michael Bozeman captured
third place. In the novice division.
Stewart Carpenter competed against
“We just can't be beaten."
Bakersfield, Palomar and Southern
Utah State College, taking second
place.
Advancing into the finals were
Dwain Schenek and Lori Krol with Miss
Krol receiving three first superiors.
In the junior division of impromtu
speaking. William Tate won a second
place trophy and Julia Speer advanced
into the finals after competing against
Bakersfield. Fresno, San Diego and
Long Beach State Universities.
In addition. Schenek and Tony Rael
seized first place in the novice duo
interpretation. In the junior duo in¬
terpretation. the first place was cap¬
tured for PCC by Miss Krol and Mark
Towner, competing against USC and
Cal State Long Beach.
Debating the national debate topic of
"United States Military Intervention in
the Western Hemisphere" was the
team of Bozeman and Tate, with Mei
Chinzi and Hugh McTeaguc also partic¬
ipating.
This year's team consists of more
than ninety members, the largest team
the college has ever had in its fifty-
eight years of forensics. Recruitment
will be continuing throughout the
school year.
Georgilas is aided in his coaching
duties by director Joe Probst. Larrv
Kulp and Chrystal Watson.
Georgilas and Laurence Kulp and students William
Tate, Mike Bozeman and Tony Rael.
—a
WINNING AGAIN— Forensics winners display
their trophies after recent Cal Poly Pomona
tournament. Left to right are, coaches Anthony