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Clackamas Community College
Wednesday, February 24, 1982
Vol. XV, No. 16
Funding freeze causes
Faculty Senate concerns
By Mike Rose
Qf The Print
The Faculty Senate last
Thursday focused on College
funding and the effect of the
new expenditure limitations
recently decreed by College
administration.
The expenditure limita­
tions, effective February 17,
will save the College “at least
$100,000 in each of the four
months left in the fiscal year”
according to a memo from
the College President John
Hakanson.
The memo said the limita­
tions are in preparation for fur­
ther legislative cuts expected
since additional deficits were
discovered by the legislature.
Expenditures of all kinds
will be stopped, unless
necessary for the daily opera­
tion of the College, the memo
stated. The limitations include
equipment purchases, staff
development and out-of-state
travel expenditures, and ex­
penditures made from the
capital projects fund.
The limitation measures
also include a freeze on cam­
pus hiring and increasing the
minimum class size from 12 to
15 students. The in-service day
for faculty held just before the
beginning of spring term will
also be canceled. Exceptions to
these measures can be made
only with approval of the ap­
propriate dean and the College
President.
At the meeting Bill Ryan,
administrative dean of college
services and Jim Painter, per­
sonnel officer, talked with
faculty about ways to increase
the number of paying full-time
equivalency students (FTE).
An increase in FTE would
increase tuition income pro­
viding some relief for the tight
college budget. Although the
College no longer gets staff
funds for all FTE, an increase in
the number of students would
give the College more political
leverage in future dealings with
the state, Ryan said.
There was concern voiced
at the meeting that the new 15
student minimum would cause
a “whiplash effect.” In other
words, students who have a
class canceled because of the
new minimum would drop
other classes and FTE funds
would be lost .
Cynthia Pucci, College
reading instructor and faculty
association secretary, said
when a full-time instructor has
their class canceled for a term
due to' lbw enrollment they
often wind up doing “make
work jobs.”
Les Tipton, president of
the faculty association com­
Correction---------------------
In the article,“Foundation in danger of losing exempt
status,” (Feb. 17), The Print incorrectly named William Anton,
the current College Foundation executive director, as being in­
volved with the Foundation at the time of four College levy elec­
tions held in 1977-78.
In fact, Anton did not become an employee of the College
until Sept. 1978.
The Print also misrepresented an issue involving the Inter­
nal Revenue Service audit of the Foundation conducted in a
period from Nov. 1, 1976 through Oct. 31, 1978.
According to the IRS auditor’s report, the Foundation
allegedly was “substantially* involved in political activity” dur­
ing the elections of 1977-78, The Print mistakenly inferred that
College personnel or funds were used in the elections. In fact,
the elections are totally funded by donation.
College officials submit that the Foundation served as a
“banker” for election donations collected by a citizen’s election
steering committee. The College, however,contends that this
role did not constitute substantial involvement on the part of the
Foundation.
mented after the meeting,
“why should a full-time instruc­
tor with a class load of 12 or 13
students spend all their time
doing prepatory work when
their prime goal is teaching.”
Pucci said, if programs
were to be cut due to budgeting
problems, these cuts should
not be made across the board.
“Each program should be con­
sidered on an individual basis,”
Pucci said. “Some programs
have outlived, their usefulness
and are expensive to
continue.”
Faculty member, Tom
Richards, chairperson of the
English department said,“!
realize that the College is hav­
ing financial problems but it’s
hard to convince many faculty
members of this when new ad­
ministrators are hired.”
James
Streeter,
Mathematics chairperson,
noted that a new administrator,
financial aid officer Scott
Fischer, was hired 10 days after
the freeze on hiring was an­
nounced. Streeter . said that
Fischer’s salary of $27,708 a
year could have funded “30 or
40 more classes” that would
have attracted more FTE.” A
3-hour class costs about $650 a
term for instruction.
. “The hiring of the new ad­
ministrator,” Tipton said, “has
caused reaction among faculty
members ranging from disap­
pointment to some faculty be­
ing downright irate ”
Tipton said there was no
need for the position to be filled
since it was being covered suffi­
ciently by existing college per­
sonnel
“There isn’t that much
financial aid going around right
now in the first place,” Tipton
said.
The faculty association has
sent editorials objecting to the
hiring to The Enterprise
Courier and The Oregon
Journal.
Tipton said the faculty ob­
jections were not a personal at­
tack on the new financial aid
officer. Tipton said that Fischer
was qualified for the position.
A look at the
art department’s
Norm Bursheim
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Staff photo by Duane Hiersche
ASG PRESIDENT SAM Crosby cast the only disenting
vote concerning the CCOSAC budget.
Crosby votes nay
on CCOSAC budget
By J. Dana Haynes
Of The Print
Associated
Student
Government President Sam
Crosby cast the only dissenting
vote for the 1982-83 Com­
munity Colleges of Oregon
Student Associations and
Committee budget.
The budget was approved
by a vote of 12 to 1 at last
Saturday’s CCOSAC meeting,
which was held at the College.
The meetings are held once per
term at a different location. The
presidents of the 1982-83 stu­
dent governments will also
have to approve this budget
next year.
The portion of the propos­
ed budget that Crosby objected
to is a clause that will set aside
money to help with any further
lobbying in Salem. This year,
CCOSAC representatives have
spent their own money to work
with the legislation and the
Oregon Community Colleges
Association (OCCA) lobbyist.
“I am in support of money
being set aside to support our
OCCA representatives,”
Crosby said, “However, no
one knows where this money
will come from. If the
legislature doesn’t cut our
budgets, then everything will
be fine. But that’s a big ‘if’.”
Another complaint is the
wording of the clause. “It’s am­
biguous. I don’t feel we can
pass a budget without knowing
what the money will be used
for exactly,” he said.
During the special session
of congress this year, several
CCOSAC members, including
Crosby, Prouty and Activities
Director Dick Edwards, spent >
time in Salem attending
meetings. Their transportation
was paid for by CCOSAC and
a house was provided free of
charge by Bob McPeak, presi­
dent of Chemeketa Communi­
ty College’s student govern­
ment. All other costs, including
food, were paid for by each in­
dividual.
Crosby also had misgiv- <
ings as to the use of the money.
“We’ve got to find out the
legalities of using county funds
to work with our OCCA
representative. Also, the
money may not be used in a
way th^t fairly represents the
student body.”
Crosby was quick to point
out that his arguments were
with the one clause, and not
with the board of Presidents.
“We have a very conscientious
group this year,” he said, “We
all want to make sure it’s legal,
but the other presidents felt that
this was the best move.
“I come from big
business,” he continued, “You
can always add to a budget, but
you’d better have the money
around to do that. Right now,
no one knows how much we’ll
have next year. The legislature
isn’t done yet, and I don’t think
we have enough information to
pass the CCOSAC budget at
this time.”
Second annual
Performing Arts
Festival
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