News Release (February 1, 1974) An adviser from Central Washington State College named Affirmative Action Officer for TESC
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News Release (February 1, 1974) An adviser from Central Washington State College named Affirmative Action Officer for TESC
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1 February 1974
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The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington
98505
for immediate release
February 1, 1974
Rindetta Jones, an adviser to the Educational Opportunities
Program and a
part-time instructor at Central Washington State College, has been named Affirmative
Action Officer for The Evergreen State College~
The appointment, effective March 1, was announced at a 'February 1 meeting of
the Evergreen Board of Trustees by President CharlesJ.!1cCann.
It carries with it
primary responsibility for developing and implementing programs to insure
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e-limination of
discriminatory conditions with regard to race, sex, creed, age, national ori~in and
physical disability and programs for any additional affirmative action efforts needed.
Ms. Jones, 38, has a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and sociology from
,Central', and has worked for Pacific 'Northwest Bell Telephone, Battelle Northwest of
Richland and the Computer Science Corporation.
She replaces W. Joe White, W?o
resigned affective January 31.
In other Board action, the trustees:
.,~~~pproved, at the direction of the governor and legislature, a policy spelling out the
means by which reductions in faculty and staff employees would be accomplished in the
event of budget decreases caused by reduced student enrollment or discontinuance of
funded programs.
Submission of such policies was required of all public four-year
colleges and universities in Washington.
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---Postposed until the next meeting approval of an equal opportunity policy and affirmative action plan with regard to student admission and recruiting, employing, training,
and promoting of non-whites and females.
Action was delayed in order to update statistics
and more clearly specify other sections of the plan.
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---And set Ma' h 14 as the date for the next board meeting.
Dick
Nichols. Director
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