PCC Courier, September 22, 1988

Dr. Scott’s First Year Page 3 Welcome New Students To Pasadena City College Lancers Drop Opener Page 4 COURIER Reorganization Brings Four New Administrators By Lauren Holland Staff Writer Four new administrators have joined the staff at PCC as part of a restructur¬ ing of the administrative heirarchy. Dr. Jack Scott, Superintendent/Presi¬ dent announced the changes, break-up of the information services department and the subsequent creation of a new administrative department headed by Dr. William E. Goldmann. The new organization calls for six top administrators to answer directly to Scott as opposed to only four in the previous administration. “Now there are more administrators answering directly to me,” Scott said. “That means I can be more responsive to the concerns of the campus.” Instruction is a target area for the Scott administration, Scott said “As I looked at the administrative structure I felt this new structure, without addi¬ tional expense, could be very effective in terms of increasing communication and of operational effectiveness.” Goldmann’s new position, dean of educational services deals with a number of instruction-related services including non-credit instruction, li¬ brary services, and instructional tele¬ vision. These service areas now have a more direct line to Scott’s desk. To create Goldmann’s new position, without creating a new administrative salary, it became necessary to abolish an existing administrative post. The position deemed non-essential and therefore expendable was dean of in¬ formation services. David J. Keebler who held that posi¬ tion has relocated to Oregon, and his duties have been absorbed into the departments of administration and in¬ struction, respectively. “It felt like we could carry on that operation informa¬ tion services with one less adminis¬ trator . . . ,” Scott said. “So, what we did was just abolish that top position.” Goldmann’s appointment precipi¬ tated the need to fill his old position, dean of institutional planning.The res¬ ignation of two top administrators and the retirement of one other, along with the hole Goldmann’s career shift created, decreased the administrative Cheerleader Tumbles Nelson Green/Courier Cheerleader Candy Dahlstrom being attended to by paramedics after she fell to the ground after a high kick in the quad. The accident occured during last weeks’ opening pep rally. Dahlstrom was taken to Huntington Memerial Hospital for x-rays and released the same day. Center Hours Expanded By Jim Dyce Special Correspondent The Learning Assistance Center is expanding its hours for the fall term to a total of 75 hours a week. This is to accommodate students who have difi- ciencies in remedial areas or who just wish to supplement their course work with independent study materials, re¬ ported John Wood, director of the Learning Assistant Center, announced this week. The center will be open Mondays through Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with shortened hours Fridays, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Learning Assistance Center af¬ fords PCC students the opportunity to bone up in subjects they may be having a tough time with. Such a student can receive help through a number of dif¬ ferent self-instuctional materials. Such materials would include videos, tapes and cassette slides. Four Personal Computers have just been installed in the learning center to assist students in skill strengthening, Wood said. In addition, remedial help in the basics, such as English, mathematics or speed reading skills is available. The Learning Assistance Center staff will provide individual instruction mate¬ rial, classes and individualized tutoring in some areas. Questions on specific subjects in which help is needed can be answered at the Student Assistance Center lo¬ cated in D-300. staff by four positions. “It was just accidental,” said Scott, “that we hap¬ pened to have the number of resigna¬ tions and retirements that we did at this time.” The need to fill these positions gave Scott an opportunity to bring “new blood" into the administration. “The effectiveness of a college administra¬ tion has something to do with struc¬ ture, but more than anything effective¬ ness has to do with the quality of people in an organization.” Scott added: “We have some outstanding individuals who are present administrators who have served the college for a long time. That we’ve also been able to add some outstanding new administrators, creates a nice blend of both the old and the new.” The four new administrators are Dr. Grover C. Goyne, newly appointed dean of institutional planning. For the past nine years, he has served as vice president of instruction at Cypress College. “The fact that I have a great deal of respect for Dr. Scott was one of the factors that encouraged me to apply for the job here,” Goyne said. Scott served as superintendent/president at Cypress before taking the job at PCC. Dr. James P. Kossler, assistant su¬ perintendent of administrative serv¬ ices, comes to PCC from Long Beach City College where he served as vice president of administrative services. It is his challenge to “make Pasadena City College a nicer place to work and go to school.” Kossler said, "I’m going to take parking as a challenge right away and see what can be done.” Dr. Jose L. Peralez, dean of person¬ nel services, was the director of per¬ sonnel and affirmative action at Napa Valley College and is a current mem¬ ber of the California Bar Association. According to Peralez, “We have a service philosophy in personnel — we realize that everything that affects the staff, at some point, affects the stu¬ dents.” Peralez said he is open to hearing comments from the students regarding the staff and the college. Dr. Stuart A. Wilcox, associate dean of admissions and records, held a par¬ allel position at L.A. Harbor College. Pasadena born, Wilcox’s new position involves assuming responsibility for every student who has ever attended PCC. “Every single student that has ever crossed through Pasadena City College has come through the ad¬ missions and records office.” said Wilcox. “A student who attended PCC in 1946 can come to the admissions and records office, and we have to be able to locate his records and verify that they accurately portray the classes he took.” Scott was very pleased with each of the new appointments. “In each case, my recommendations coincided with the first level recommendations of the selection committee. That group was representative of the entire campus.” Scott Declines House By Sean DuPont Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jack Scott, superintendent/pres¬ ident of the school, last week rejected an offer by the Board of Trustees to enter a partnership to purchase a presi¬ dential home in Altadena. The move would have brought Scott closer to the school for community affairs. The plan, outlined in an August board meeting, would have called for the president and the college to split the cost of a house at 1085 Rubio, with the cost to the district not to exceed $250,000, Scott declined the offer at last week’s board meeting. “After giving it careful thought, I felt that my wife and I should purchase a home in the area on our own. It seemed to me that the plan could be controvercial,” Scott explained. The president currently resides with his wife in Costa Mesa, which is close to his previous school, Cypruss, but a long drive to Pasadena. According to board minutes for the August 4 meeting, members thought that a president who did not reside in the district could not be involved on a day to day basis in community affairs. Dr. Richard Green, vice president of the board, felt that the issue should be addressed. Board member Joseph Sargis, previ¬ ously reluctant to the idea of a presi¬ dential residence, said at the meeting that the college should absorb part of the cost of a home because of escalat¬ ing real estate prices in the Pasadena area. Scott estimated that the difference between his Costa Mesa home and a house in Altadena could run as high as $100,000. The minutes reflect a reluctance by members of the board to set a precedenct with the purchase. Both Susanna Miele and Walter Shatford suggested that the college buy the property wholly, fearing a complicated legal partership with the president. Although most universities provide presidential housing, few community colleges do. After debate, the board passed a motion to have Scott investigate area housing, terms and conditions that would be appropriate. The motion would also have not exercised any powers of eminent domain. Scott said that he and his wife are currently looking for a home on their own locally. Mail-in Called ‘Success’ By Lauren Holland Staff Writer Hailed as a “qualified success,” fall mail-in registration netted some 4,100 participants, greatly reducing the lines for continuing student registration. As a service to the students, how¬ ever, mail-in has been deemed a great success. “That’s from the standpoint that 4,100 fewer students had to stand in line.” said Dr. Stuart A. Wilcox, as¬ sociate dean of admissions and re¬ cords. According to Wilcox, the success of this new age process was partly af¬ fected by its timing. The cut off date for mail-in was July 21, and many students, who where unsure of their schedules at that time where unable to use mail-in. As of September first, 8,248 continu¬ ing students were enrolled for Fall with approximately half of those using mail- in registration. An additional 4,000 con¬ tinuing students are expected to enroll in person before the first fall census. This influx of last minute registrants will bring the percentage of students using mail-in from one-half to one- third. “We were expecting more students to use mail-in,” said Wilcox. “From the standpoint of our expectations, it wasn't as successful as it could have been.” Registration staff encountered sev¬ eral kinds of problems processing mail- ins, the most significant of which was 278 students who wanted classes which were closed or cancelled at the time of processing. These students had to come to the campus on adjustment day and rearrange their schedules. An additional 156 students’ applica¬ tions included a time conflict between classes, and 122 application did not include sufficient funds. William Goldmann Grover Goyne Jose Peralez Stuart Wilcox Trustees Pass Budget Totalling $75 Million By Sean DuPont Editor-in-Chief The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $75 million budget for the 1988-89 fiscal year in a public hearing last month. The money, which will cover the cost of running the college for the next year, represents a 3.49 percent increase over last year. Funding con¬ sisted of monies from governmental funds, financial plans and fees. The largest portion of the 359-page budget involves the general fund, which accounts for $57 million, or more than 70 percent of the total. The fund, which includes money from federal, state and local governments, climbed 5.81 per- centfrom last year. The state funding made up $34.4 million, or almost 60 percent of the total budget. The general fund covers the costs of certificated and classified salaries, employee bene¬ fits, non-salary costs, capital improve¬ ments, contingency and general re¬ serves. The biggest outlay of the $57 million is a $33.6 million price tag for teacher and employee saleries, an increase of more than $2.4 million over last year’s budget. For the fiscal year, the school will spend $7.2 million for employee benefits, a 56 percent increase com¬ pared to the last budget. “This is due to a rise in Blue Cross insurance premiums,” explained Dennis Chuning, director of business services. The general fund also includes a $7 million price tag for supplies and con¬ tract services, $2.4 million for captial outlays, a $3.4 million contingency re¬ serve and a general reserve of $1 million. Chuning said that, to determine fund¬ ing, the state employs a formula that factors in the school’s average daily attendance. Also included in the money from the state is $2 million from the state lottery funds. The college received a 43.5 percent increase from last year. The lottery contibutes a small portion of the general fund, Chuning said, “The lottery funds are not a cure-all for financial problems of today’s com¬ munity colleges.” A total of $26.6 mil¬ lion was appropriated to California community colleges in the first quarter of 1988. Fiduciary funds coming from book¬ store funds, the associated student body fund, the scholarship and loan fund and the trust and agency funds add up to $8.6 million for the year. Chuning said the budget-making process began in January with depart¬ ment heads submitting their budgets to his office. The departments received increases in their allowances due to the state’s 4.7 percent cost-of-living adjust¬ ment for the overall community col¬ lege budget. Other increases were granted on individual bases. The re¬ quests then went to the President’s Executive Committee for review and the Board of Trustees for direction. After a public meeting, the final docu¬ ment was adopted Aug. 31, The budget offers a glimpse into some of the more unusual outlays the college plans to incur. Among them are: • Ambulance service for home football games — $1,450. • Membership fees for California Pub¬ lic Parking Association — $40. • Boiler insurance — $8,500. • Wherehouse forklift maintenance agreements — $1,150. • Computer software maintenance agreements — $200,006. • Asbestos ceiling tile removal — $78,300.