New Head of Curriculum Committee
By Lisa Acosta
News Editor
For the first time in the history of
PCC, a faculty member has been
selected to chair the curriculum and
instruction committee.
Dr. William Goldmann, professor of
social sciences, will share the chair¬
manship with Ernest Neumann, as¬
sociate dean of counseling and cur¬
riculum liasion. However, next year
the responsibility will belong solely to
Goldmann.
“It’s a new commitment to ex¬
cellence and shared responsibility be¬
tween faculty and administration,”
said Goldmann.
“Administration has controlled cur¬
riculum for a long time. The faculty
are the experts in curriculum and the
decisions will be made by them. The
role of the curriculum committee will
be to design new programs and
courses, change courses to be sure that
they are consistent with the college,
that they are not duplicates of other
courses and if they are intended to
satisfy degree requirements, that they
indeed do,” said David A. Ledbetter,
assistant superintendent for educa¬
tional services.
Goldmann stated that the committee
will consist of four administrators, four
students, four classified employees and
eight faculty members. “The commit¬
tee will represent the entire faculty.
Faculty senate is the governing body. I
will be the policy making body,” said
Goldmann.
“I think it will be an interesting
challenge. I agree with the philosophy
that faculty should be more involved
with curriculum matters at the policy
making level.”
The original proposal to have a fac¬
ulty member chair the committee
evolved from discussions within the
faculty. Goldmann applied for the posi¬
tion through the faculty senate and on
Sept. 16 received a unanimous vote
from the senate board.
“This decision to put a faculty mem¬
ber in charge of such an important
committee from the Board of Trustees
shows a commitment to faculty. It also
shows a lot of cooperation, trust and
goodwill on the part of the Board.”
“I want to encourage students to
service on departmental curriculum
activities. I hope they seriously con¬
sider volunteering their time to such
committees.”
Neumann said, “We are adaptable,
flexible and innovative enough to ac¬
knowledge the role that faculty can
play in the development of curriculum.
This was an indication of willingness
among faculty and administration to
work closer together.”
“Faculty senate is very powerful at
the university and state college levels.
At the community college level. Al¬
though we are not the only community
college to do this, most community
colleges do not.”
“It is a bold step for an established
institution such as PCC, altering an
already highly refined, highly sophisti¬
cated system,” said Neumann.
“The committee headed by Gold¬
mann will make recommendations to
the Board of Trustees. If I can’t sup¬
port a recommendation, it’s up to me to
go back to the committee, but if we can
not come to an agreement it will still go
to the Board. However, I don’t feel it’s
likely that we will disagree,” said
Ledbetter.
The Board of Trustees approved in
the spring of ’85 that the committee
begin to decide requirements for the
Associated in Science degree. The col-
legewill begin offering the degree in
the fall of ’86.
Dr. William Goldmann
— Courier photo by Mike Davis
PCC
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VOL. 61, NO. 5 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
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SEPTEMBER 27, 1985
Will Be Subject of Major Accreditation Task
Campus
By Keith Gustafson
Sports Editor
In most countries accreditation is
administered by the Ministry of Educa¬
tion, but in the U.S. each individual
institution evaluates itself. Then it is
reviewed by an accreditation commit¬
tee.
Needless to say, the accreditation
process is one of the most important
aspects of any college, because without
proper accreditation the college will no
longer have academic standing in the
community.
Accreditation Time
According to Dr. Henry Kirk, assist¬
ant to president and administrative
National
By Lisa Acosta
News Editor
A House subcommittee agreed to a
package of revisions that would cut
$800 million from the government
backed student loan program over the
next three years.
representative to the program, Col¬
leges and Universities must be re¬
viewed every ten years by the ac¬
creditation committee. This Fall an
accrediting review team will visit PCC
November 5-7. The committee will
question students, staff and faculty to
determine if PCC is in good standing,
hopefully renewing its accreditation,
for the next ten years.
“Overall we are very optimistic
about receiving accreditation,” said
Kirk. “We have never had any prob¬
lems in the past. There’s no reason for
this year to be an exception.”
Steering Committee Selected
Accreditation this year, was a long
A cut of $100 million will take place
in fiscal 1986, $250 million in 1987 and
$450 million in 1988.
According to Gene S. Miller, coordi¬
nator of scholarships and financial aid,
this cut specifically will affect a min¬
imum number of students at PCC.
process starting in June 1984 when Dr.
Michael Finkenbinder was appointed
accreditation coordinator. At the same
time, a steering committee was estab¬
lished consisting of Finkenbinder and
seven other members. Dr. John Casey,
PCC president, representing adminis¬
tration and management; Walter Shat-
ford, president, board of trustees; Rob¬
ert Navarro, associate dean occupa-
Although the revision by the house
states that only students whose
parents’ income exceeds $30,000 are
subjected to a needs test, the test is
applied to all students who apply for
financial aid at PCC.
Aproximately 2500 to 3000 students
tional studies, representing Faculty
Senate; Elaine Broerman representing
classified staff; Daniel Stuart, student
representative; Wallace Calvert, Calif.
Teachers Assn, and William Gold¬
mann, Professor Social Sciences.
Surveys were administered Dec.
1984-Feb. 1985, to students, staff and
the board of trustees to measure how
people view PCC and their particular
receive some sort of financial aid on
thiscampus. PCC receives approx¬
imately $2.29 million in federal back¬
ing. In the
1984/85
school year, finan¬
cial aid processed 250 students for
guaranteed student loans. With the
revision in effect, 10 to 20 percent of the
students applying for loans may be
ineligible.
Many of the loans are a substitution
for the parents contribution and the
office determines the loans at a reason¬
able budget for living.
Although most students going to col¬
lege have part-time jobs, many of these
students come from families where
there is quite a work history. There¬
fore, finding a job comes more nat¬
urally to them.
Most students know how to get
around in the community to look for a
job. But many students are new to the
country or have some other sort of
barrier to finding a job.
“Some families don’t believe in
higher education. There are all sorts of
reasons for parents not supporting
their childrens’ education,” said
Miller.
Miller feels that most of the cuts will
come from reductions in adminis¬
trative allowances. These are reduc¬
tions in the amount of money that
lenders and state agencies get. As of
now, it’s a good program for lenders. If
a student defaults, the government
must pay back the lender. All of the
major California banks are lenders as
well as several in New York. Miller
feels it’s a possibility that lenders may
drop out of the program.
Miller states that William Ford, (D-
Michigan) and chairman of the House
Subcommittee on post-secondary
education, has fought any cuts in finan¬
cial aid for students as well as promot¬
ing expansion in student aid programs.
Also Robert Stafford, (R-Vermont) is
equally opposed to the cuts.
goals, said Finkenbinder.
The steering committee members
decided which areas of the campus to
focus upon. They appointed nearly 100
persons, assigning each to work in one
of the nine areas.
“These people met and evaluated a
certain area,” said Kirk. “The chairs
and assistant chairs organized each
group and Mike (Finkenbinder) made
sure everything ran smoothly. “Each
member had to submit reports evaluat¬
ing his area. These reports were com¬
bined to produce the final form of the
self-study report,” Kirk said.
The Editor’s Opinion
According Alan Lamson, editor of
the program, it took almost 100 hours of
heavy editing. “I had to organize,
proofread and try to make the docu¬
ment read with continuity,” said
Lamson. “After all, one hundred opin¬
ions are involved with this study and to
make it into a professional document it
should read as though one person wrote
the report.”
Lamson, associate professor, has
taught at PCC for 18 years. Last year,
Lamson went on sabbatical, to work at
the Document Design Center in Wash¬
ington, D.C., a non-profit cooperationm
that specializes in writing government
documents.
When asked how the process would
run smoother, Lamson said, “We
should have started the editorial proc¬
ess earlier. We edited the whole pro¬
gram at once it would have been much
easier to edit the sections individ¬
ually.”
According to Finkenbinder the re¬
sults from the report indicate that PCC
has two major weaknesses. The school
lacks an office of institutional research
and funds for physical improvements.
Two physical problems, the Library
and Men’s Gym, which have plagued
PCC for 10 years are both on this year’s
list. Finkenbinder points out that once
again the academic program at PCC
was rated very high in the study. “We
offer an excellent cirriculum to our
students, one of the best in the nation,”
said Finkenbinder.
“I was very impressed with the
quality of people that served on the
committees,” said Finkenbinder.
“Everyone did very well; their serv¬
ices were greatly appreciated. Without
all these people helping, the report
would have never been completed.”
The band Public Eye played in the Quad last Tuesday at noon. Band members included Steve Creech:
* keyboards, Chris Atkins: bass, Anthony Pennelloza : Guitar , Jon Pool : Drummer, and Bruce Taylor . singer .
photo by Bruce Dickson
— News Briefs —
A well established pianist, Susan Svercek of Pasadena, will perform a free
recital in K300 Tuesday Oct. 1 at noon. Svercek has won several major
competitions in Southern California.
The Ski Club’s annual trip will take place Nov. 27 through Dec. 2 over the
Thanksgiving holiday. Information can be obtained from the Ski Club booth
located on the Quad.
The Baptist Student Union invites students to participate in a bible study
fellowship. The fellowship meets Tuesdays at noon in C308.
The Red Cross Blood Drive will be in the Campus Center on Oct. 30 and 31.
Students are urged to give blood.
Hearing impaired students have a chance to see first rate films every Friday
in R122. Interpreters will be present ai the 7:00 p.m. showings.
Application deadlne for Spring Semester Abroad is Sept. 30. Students are
expected to turn in transcripts, letters of recommendation as well as a 250 word
essay. The trip is scheduled for departure on Feb. 8 and will return from Oxford,
England on June 1 of 1986. The program offers courses in the Humanities, English,
History and Political Science.
The QSO Club, an amateur radio service located on campus, has set up a
relief method to aid anyone who is still trying to locate family and friends in
Mexico City. Communication is acheived through ham radio. More information
can be obtained from advisor Don Wilson, (818) 745-8176.
College students in Broadcasting (CSB), will meet Tuesdays at noon in C124.
A guest speaker from ABC Network has been invited to speak on the industry.
Student Body elections will take place Oct. 2-4 on the quad.
Students who have paid all fees, yet withdrawn from their courses may
request a refund. Refund applications are available in the Accounting and
Registration offices. In order to receive a refund, students must submit
applications no later than Oct. 5 and have withdrawn from classes by the end of the
second week of instruction.
The Hyannis Port Club is accepting applications for membership through
Oct. 6. Representatives in the club can be located in the Quad.
“How The Other Half Loves,” a play in two acts, will be presented October
18, 19, 25 and 26 in the Little Theatre located in the C Building. The play is directed
by Duke Stroud.
Reminder ! The campus safety office offers a ridesharing program designed
to eliminate excess traffic, auto expenses and to allow more parking. Since the
beginnng of the semester, the office has received only 18 applicants.
Student Loan Program Cut
The Accreditation procedure happens only once
every ten years.