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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
Calendar-Newsletter
April, 1970
Volume 2, Number 4
HEWS NOTES
Innundated by paper, their nerves ragged from the jangling of telephones and seemingly
working around the clock, Vice President and Provost David Barry. Evergreen's three
deems and the academic secretarial group are piecing together that complicated puzzle
referred to as faculty recruiting. The major problem has involved establishing procedures end finding enough stamina and hours in the day to sift through information
received in approximately 3,000 written inquiries and uncounted telephone conversations
to find the very best people available. The initial effort was a highly selective
search for 13 to 20 senior faculty to help the provost and deans develop beginning
academic programs in accord with planning guidelines which reflect Evergreen's goals
and objectives. Once the faculty planners have been appointed, attention will focus
en selecting about two dozen more persons to join the first group as instructors in
September, 1971. The search also includes candidates for faculty positions in 1972
and beyond to meet demands that will rise with enrollment.
"The importance of appointing faculty willing to help devise undergraduate educational
opportunities that stimulate processes of lifelong learning and encourage the development of students as thoughtful, flexible and humanly committed persons can't be overestimated," according to Dr. Barry. "We must have people on our staff who understand
the dramatic changes taking place in contemporary America, and, consequently, in higher
education; people willing to implement new modes of instruction that insure that learning is taking place, not just the one-way transmission of information. We owe it to
th-j State of Washington to find the talented, committed people required for shaping
programs that meet society's needs--both today and in the future. What happens in
th*;-e critical months ahead will, in large measure, set the tone of academic program
at Evergreen for the next several years,"
"In seeking faculty, we have sought special kinds of persons. They must have interdisciplinary work experience and, particularly in the case of the planning group, must
have been previously involved in designing, implementing and refining interdisciplinary
courses or programs. They must be persons who have been teaching right up to their
appointment at Evergreen to assure they understand today's college students. They
must be mature instructors whose first commitment is to improve teaching and to assure
that learning is taking place. They must have been exceptionally good students themselves, with evidence of current concern for their own scholarship. They must be
professionals in their fields of interest, but, at the same time, keenly aware of
relationships to other disciplines. They must be alert to the national scene in higher
education and to the sweeping changes that are taking place."
"We try to make these expectations crystal clear when we talk to faculty candidates and
sp^ll thea out in the contractual letters we offer those receiving appointment. We
point out that Evergreen's evaluation of teaching will place emphasis on contributions
to the team teaching program, to the development of learning strategies, to supervision
of individual and independent study, to counseling of students and other professional
activities. We also point out that evidence of scholarship and professional growth
will be recognized in certain kinds of publication and in service to the larger comequity, both academic and public."
Xhe mechanics of finding the realtively small group of faculty members from a file of
more than 3,000 names are staggering and place heavy burdens on the energy, will and
time of the college's small staff, particularly the provost, deans and their secretarial
support team. Dr. Barry's secretary, June Kisler, estimates that 25 to 125 inquiries
pour in daily. "We've probably heard from every state in the union as a result of
advertising in professional journals, through personal contacts of the provost and
deans, by word of mouth carried from conferences and conventions, through information
sent from local residents who have relatives or friends teaching somewhere," she says.
"The word just gets around and not only in the United States. We've had letters from
England, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Australia, France, Puerto Rico,
even one from a serviceman in Viet Warn. Most of those inquiries are from U.S. citizens
living, teaching or studying abroad. It's fantastic!"
In a nutshell, this is how the process works:
Information from each inquiry is placed in a separate file folder, labeled by academic
division, and also placed in an alphabetised card index. Every person inquiring about
a faculty position receives a letter from the provost, plus various other materials,
including a statement of academic planning goals, brochure, college fact sheet, etc.
Meanwhile, material in the file folders is scanned, with an eye toward locating applicants who have interests and concerns compatible with those of the college. Files are
then tagged for immediate attention by the provost and deans so that more information
can be requested, including a vita (if one has not been sent) and an essay stating
how the applicant feels his experiences and concerns xrould relate to Evergreen's programs as outlined in the statement of planning goals.
Responses are added to applicants' files, which are reviewed by the provost and deans,
who select and rate those persons who should be contacted again. After development
of a priority list by the provost (and assuming the files are complete), the topranked applicants are given personal interviews, either on campus or at a location
convenient to the college staff. Not only do the provost and deans participate in
the interviews, but insofar as schedules allow, the President's Council (the president
and three vice presidents) and other administrative staff members are given opportunities
to meet and talk with the candidates, particularly in the case of on-campus visitations.
Following completion of the interviews, the President's Council and college academic
officers confer to determine which persons will be offered contracts by the provost.
Once new faculty members sign contracts and prior to their move to Olympia, the
college staff keeps them abreast of late developments; assists in "introducing" them
to Thurston County and the State of Washington; and helps make other personal arrangements .
Obviously, the process is a long, arduous one, but says Vice President Barry, "It's
the payoff that counts," "We can say without reservation that we are assembling an
excellent group of persons who are devoted to first-rate teaching and are national
leaders in their fields of endeavor." He also emphasized that the successes to date
reflect the "tremendous support in time and effort that everyone associated with The
Evergreen State College has given. That's where the credit belongs."
* * **
i
In case you've been lost in the rapid shuffle of announcements about faculty appointments to date, here's a quick rundown of the first seven (all reporting for work
September 1):
Richard W. Alexander (San Jose State College), Assistant Professor of English.
Richard B. Brian (San Jose State College), Associate Professor of Mathematics.
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Lawrence L. Eickstaedt (State University of New York, College at Old Westbury),
Assistant Professor of Biology.
Willard C. Humphreys, Jr. (New College, Sarasota, Florida), Associate Professor
of Philosophy.
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Robert Sluss (State University of New York, College at Old Westbury), Associate
Professor of Biology,
Sidney D. White (Oregon State University), Professor of Art.
Frederick H. Young (Oregon State University), Professor of Mathematics.
* **«
While on the subject of personnel, we should point out that Donald Humphrey, Dean of
the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, reported for full-time duty April 1.
His commuting days between Olympia and Corvallis, Oregon finally have ended and he
can now devote full efforts to tackling the mountain of work facing him, not the least
of which is further recruiting and helping program the first two phases of the Science
Laboratories Building. (You might say he had no time for fooling around April 1, nor
will he ever.) Also joining the staff this month—April 8 to be exact—will be
Computer Systems Analyst Jim Johnson, who has held a similar position at the University
of Washington since 1967. Other analysts will follow in the months ahead as Director
of Computer Services Bob Barringer moves further and further into his massive workload.
* * **
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Speaking of computers and such, a couple of reminders from Bob. Representatives of
Computech, the Renton-based consulting firm which is helping explore requirements for
administrative reporting information systems, will be on campus April 2 (2:00-3:00 p.m.)
for a final presentation of findings. This includes a list of tasks necessary to the
development and implementation of the important systems, plus a discussion of recommended
procedures for monitoring progress,
At the same time, our friendly computer director will be offering a series of about
five lectures, plus workshops, in a conversational computer language for the on-campus
Tymshare terminal. The program starts April 6 and will include a broad description
of computer language and a review of material to be presented in the future. Bob
threatens those choosing to attend with a big stack of homework, but then he's kidding. (Isn't he?) Anyway, if you want to learn how to converse with a computer (a
skill the entire world may need at some point), this may be your cup of tea. Or should
we say flagon of Fortran? (Maybe we shouldn'tJ) Cup of Cobol?
* * A*
We seem to have a computer hang-up this month because here's another little tidbit:
Evergreen is one of six state colleges and universities participating in a computer
system for analyzing the costs of building maintenance over a four-year period. The
system was developed at Eastern Washington State College and has been distributed to
systems personnel at the other institutions. Designed to provide college budget and
physical plant personnel with cost projection figures for a four-year period, the
system's objective is to figure the accumulated total square feet of buildings currently in use and projected over the next two biennia. From there the computer will
calculate replacement costs based on the physical plant replacement cost index, including increased costs for such things as air conditioning and evening use and adjusting costs for times when the buildings are not in usee The system, which took
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four months to complete, was developed at the request of Denis Curry. Director of the
Office of Interinstitutional Business Studies and one of our Evergreen officemates.
Dean of Library Services Jim Holly has put together an April 10 and 11 conference at
which the involvement of the library in learning strategies at Evergreen will be discussed. The conference, another in a series of staff academic planning meetings, has
the following general objective: "To analyze, define and clarify the various human
and material resources available and desirable for Evergreen in support of learning
processes of the college so that the most effective utilization may be achieved.
Specifically, the conference should further define the role at Evergreen of the
library, its staffing, resources and services, and provide assistance to interested
personnel of the college in the further development of programs and recruiting."
In addition to staff members, the conference will include such resource consultants
as:
Dr. Jerrold Kemp, San Jose State College, California
Dr. Patricia B. Knapp, Wayne State University, Detroit
Miss Kathleen Molz, U. S. Office of Education, Washington, D. C.
Hiss Betty Pollard, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis
Robert S. Taylor, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts
Dr. Gerald L. Torkelson, University of Washington
* * **
Another date to remember is Sunday, April 19. That's the day Evergreen and the Squaxin
Indian Tribal Countil will cooperate in the dedication at the State Capitol Museum in
Olympia of a petroglyph (ancient rock carving) found on the college's waterfront property. The rock, weighing approximately 500 pounds and bearing carvings by Indians of
the South Puget Sound region, has rested on the shores of Eld Inlet for many years.
After purchase of the waterfront property, college officials learned of the existence
of the petroglyph, which the Indians consider a sacred object, and initiated steps to
have it removed to protect it from inadvertent harm. The Squaxin Tribal Council consented to have the rock moved to the museum, where it will be placed on special display,
with the agreement that the tribe may remove it to an Indian museum should such a facility develop in the future. Dedication of the petroglyph will take place at 3:00 p.m.
April 19, with Governor Dan Evans; Evergreen President Charles McCann; Mrs. Florence
£5igo, a member of the Squaxin Tribal Council; Dr. Jess Spielholz, President of the
State Capitol Historical Association; and Professor Robert E. Greengo. of the University of Washington's Department of Anthropology, participating. The ceremony also
will include performances by the Quinault Tribal Dance Group from Taholah. Dedication
of the petroglyph will be the concluding segment of a program sponsored by the Governor's Festival of the Arts, the State Arts Commission and the State Library Commission.
The Governor's Invitational Writers' Day Open House and Awards Ceremony will be held
at the State Library from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Activities then will move to the Museum
for dedication of the petroglyph and for a preview of paintings and sculpture by
Oregon artists from the collection of the Portland Art Museum.
* * **
Despite the fact that admissions and registration personnel have not yet joined the
staff, Evergreen will be participating in the 1970 High School College Conference
program, sponsored by the Washington Council on High School and College Relations.
The College Conference program is a statewide effort in which high school students
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interested in post secondary education are given an opportunity to listen to presentations by representatives of all colleges in Washington. Evergreen will send representatives to several meetings in Western Washington during April to inform interested
students about developments to date and our plans for the future. Presentations will
be made at various locations for students from Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor, Pacific,
Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat, Wahkiakum, Lewis, Mason, Clallam, Kitsap and
Jefferson Counties, Probable Evergreen representatives at the conferences will be
President Charles McCann, Vice President and Provost David Barry, Executive Vice
President E. J. Shoben, Jr,, Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Donald Humphrey .
Director of Computer Services Robert Barringer, and Director of Information Services
Dick Nichols.
* * **
Turning to the business of building buildings and improving sites at Evergreen, here's
some information by way of Director of Facilities Planning Jerry Schillinger's office:
Hoffman Construction Company of Portland, contractor for the library building, continues preliminary work on the placement of concrete footings for walls and columns.
Once this work is completed, the company will begin forming the basement walls and
the building will start rising from the huge excavation. Ho problems as yet and the
job is on schedule.
A tentative schedule for capital project bidding has been set up, giving an overall
view of the intense activity on tap in the weeks ahead. Bids for remodeling the
president's residence will be issued shortly and opened late in April. Bids for the
shop and garage facility will be issued about April 21 and opened May 14. Others are
as follows:
Site Improvements — Bids to be issued about May 4 and opened June 4.
Heating Plant -- Bids to be issued about May 15 and opened June 11.
Residence Halls — Bids to be issued about May 25 and opened June 23.
Lecture Hall — Bids to be issued about May 18 and opened June 16.
College Activities Building -- Bids to be issued about June 1 and opened June 30.
No date has been set for issuing or opening of bids on the College Recreation Center
and Science Laboratories.
Meanwhile, the Board of Trustees has appointed architects to develop schematic drawings for proposed 1971-73 construction projects. The drawings will accompany capital
budget requests which the college will submit for consideration by the Governor in
preparation of his budget proposals to the 1971 Legislature. Here are the architectural
assignments:
Second Phase Master Planning Studies -- Robert Durham of Durham, Anderson and
Freed, Seattle
Second Phase Shops and Garages — Bennett and Johnson, Olympia
Central Stores and Receiving -- Peters, Flotree and Sogge, Olympia
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Second Phase Recreation Center -- Robert B. Price and Associates, Tacoma
Second Phase College Activities Building --Kirk, Wallace and McKinley, Seattle
Second Phase Science Laboratories — Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson, Seattle
Computer Center in Library -- Durham, Anderson and Freed, Seattle
Addition of emergency vehicle garage to Heating Plant complex — Bennett and
Johnson, Olympia
Second Phase Site Improvements -- Quinton-Budlong, Seattle
Second Phase Landscaping -- Quinton-Budlong, Seattle, and Eckbo, Dean, Austin
and Williams, San Francisco
Second group of Residence Halls — Durham, Anderson and Freed, Seattle
Health Services Building — Balzhiser, Rhodes, Smith and Morgan, Seattle
Drama-Music Building — Walker, McGough, Foltz, Spokane
Fine Arts Building — Henry Klein and Associates, Mount Vernon
Seminar Building — The Bumgardner Partnership, Seattle
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(April 2-30)
Thursday, April 2
E. J. Shoben, Jr. — High School-College Conference, Tacoma Community College,
9:30 a.m0
Ken Winkley
— State Building Authority meeting with bond counsel and financial consultants to discuss leases of college property, bond
resolutions and interim financing of Building Authority construction, Office of the State Treasurer,
Dean Clabaugh
— Department of Personnel Panel ~ all day.
Presentation of Computech report^ Library Conference Room — 2:00 p.m.
Friday, April 3
Ken Winkley
— State Building Authority meeting, State Treasurer's office.
David Barry
— Administrative Planning Conference, Eastern Washington State
College,
Executive Vice President's Staff Meeting — "Library Conference Room, 2:30 p«m,
Monday, April 6
Denis Curry
-- Participating in Western Interstate Commission on Higher
Education Management Information System "Visiting Professionals
Program" at Boulder, Colorado (April 6-17).
Bob Barringer
— First in series of courses on computer language, Library
Services Trailer, 12:00 noon -- everyone welcome.
Tuesday, April 7
Charles McCann and --• Meeting with Walt Howe, Director of Office of Program Planning
Dean Clabaugh
and Fiscal Management, 10:00 a.m.
President's Council Meeting — 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Apri1 8
In-House Seminar for entire staff, 11:30 a.in.-l:00 p.m., conducted by Executive
Vice President E. J, Shoben, Jr. — Library Services Trailer.
Friday. April 10
Library Learning Strategies Conference, Library Conference Room — all day..
Saturday, April 11
Library Learning Strategies Conference, Library Conference Room — all day.
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Monday, April 13
Computer Language Class — Library Services Trailer -- noon.
Dick Nichols
— High School-College Conference, Tumwater High School —
9:00 a.m.-12:00-noon.
E. J. Shoben, Jr. — High School-College Conference, Grays Harbor College —
12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 14
Charles McCann
— Management Course for College Presidents, Hamilton, New York
(April 14-18).
E. J. Shoben, Jr. — Speaker for inauguration of Dr. Harry A. Marmion as President
of St. Zavier College, Chicago. (Also in Chicago April 15)
Wednesday, April 15
President's Council Meeting — 2:00 p.m.
Thursday. April 16
In-House Seminar for entire staff, Library Services Trailer — 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.,
conducted by Jerome Buzzard, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney. Subject: "Youth,
Drugs, Law Enforcement".
Friday, April 17
Donald Humphrey
— Danforth Conference — "The Crisis on Campus" - Sun River,
Oregon (also April 18 and 19).
Robert Barringer
— Interinstitutional Systems Analysts Committee meeting at
Western Washington State College.
Buel Brodin
— Higher Education Personnel Board meeting, Eastern Washington
State College — 10:00 a.m.
Monday, April 20
Computer Language Course, Library Services Trailer -- 12:00 noon.
Charles McCann
— Attend Association of Governing Boards of Universities and.
Colleges annual meeting, San Francisco (also April 21).
E. J. Shoben, Jr. — High School-College Conferences, Olympia (9:15 a.m.) and
North Thurston (12:45 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 21
Dick Nichols
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— High School-College Conference, Centralia Junior College —
9:45 a.m.
Wednesday. April 22
In-House Seminar for entire staff, Library Services Trailer -- 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Subject: "The Happening",
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Wednesday. April 22 (cont'd.jl
President's Council meeting — 2:00 p.m.
Thursday. April 23
Board of Trustees Meeting, Library Services Trailer, 1:30 p.m. (Tentative).
Denis Curry
— Interinstitutional Committee of Business Officers meeting,
Pullman.
Dick Nichols
— High School-College Conference, Olympic College (Bremerton) —
9:30 a.m.
Charles McCann
-- Speech to Shelton High School Honor Society annual meeting -8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 24
In-House Seminar for entire staff, Library Services Trailer — 11:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m.
conducted by Miss Elizabeth Sewell, resident poet for winter and spring quarters at
Central Washington State College. Subject: "Bensalem College: A Light That
Failed".
Dean Clabaugh and -- Interinstitutional Committee of Business Officers meeting,
Denis Curry
Pullman.
Saturday. April 25
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David Barry
— Attend Conference on Environmental Education, Foothills
College, Los Altos, California.
Monday. April 27
Computer Language Course, Library Services Trailer — 12:00 noon.
E. J. Shoben, Jr. -- Site Review meeting, Berkeley, California Research and
Development Center. (Also April 23)
Wednesday. April 29
In-House Seminar for entire staff, Library Services Trailer -- 11:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m.
conducted by Dean of Library Services Jim Holly. Subject: "Report on Santa Cruz
Conference".
Charles McCann
— Speech to Alpha Gamma Delta meeting, Jacaranda Restaurant,
6:30 p.m.
Thursday. April 30
David Barry
-- Attend National Conference on Collective Negotiations in
Higher Education, City University of New York.
***NOTE
Evergreen also will send representatives to High School-College Conferences on April 14
(Lower Columbia College, Longview); April 15, 16, 17 (Clark College, Vancouver); and
April 22 (Peninsula College, Port Angeles). Specific individual assignments not yet
determined.
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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
April, 1970
NEWS NOTES
Innundated by paper, their nerves ragged from the jangling of telephones and seemingly
working around the clock, Vice President and Provost David Barry, Evergreen's three
deans and the academic secretarial group are piecing together that complicated puzzle
referred to as faculty recruiting. The major problem has involved establishing procedures and finding enough stamina and hours in the day to sift through information
received in approximately 3,000 written inquiries and uncounted telephone conversations
to find the very best people available. The initial effort was a highly selective
search for 18 to 20 senior faculty to help the provost and deans develop beginning
academic programs in accord with planning guidelines which reflect Evergreen's goals
and objectives. Once the faculty planners have been appointed, attention will focus
on selecting about two dozen more persons to join the first group as instructors in
September, 1971. The search also includes candidates for faculty positions in 1972
and beyond to meet demands that will rise with enrollment.
"The importance of appointing faculty willing to help devise undergraduate educational
opportunities that stimulate processes of lifelong learning and encourage the development of students as thoughtful, flexible and humanly committed persons can't be overestimated," according to Dr. Barry. "We must have people on our staff who understand
the dramatic changes taking place in contemporary America: and, consequently, in higher
education; people willing to implement new modes of instruction that insure that learning is taking place, not just the one-way transmission of information. We owe it to
the State of Washington to find the talented, committed people required for shaping
programs that meet society's needs—both today and in the future. What happens in
these critical months ahead will, in large measure, set the tone of academic program
at Evergreen for the next several years."
"In seeking faculty, we have sought special kinds of persons. They must have interdisciplinary work experience and, particularly in the case of the planning group, must
have been previously involved in designing, implementing and refining interdisciplinary
courses or programs. They must be persons who have been teaching right up to their
appointment at Evergreen to assure they understand today's college students. They
must be mature instructors whose first commitment is to improve teaching and to assure
that learning is taking place. They must have been exceptionally good students themselves, with evidence of current concern for their own scholarship. They must be
professionals in their fields of interest, but, at the same time, keenly aware of
relationships to other disciplines. They must be alert to the national scene in higher
education and to the sweeping changes that are taking place."
"We try to make these expectations crystal clear when we talk to faculty candidates and
spell them out in the contractual letters we offer those receiving appointment. We
point out that Evergreen's evaluation of teaching will place emphasis on contributions
to the team teaching program, to the development of learning strategies, to supervision
of individual and independent study, to counseling of students and other professional
activities. We also point out that evidence of scholarship and professional growth
will be recognized in certain kinds of publication and in service to the larger community, both academic and public,"
The mechanics of finding the realtively small group of faculty members from a file of
more than 3,000 names are staggering and place heavy burdens on the energy, will and
time of the college's small staff, particularly the provost, deans and their secretarial
support team. Dr, Barry's secretary, June Kisler, estimates that 25 to 125 inquiries
pour in daily. "We've probably heard from every state in the union as a result of
advertising in professional journals, through personal contacts of the provost and
deans, by word of mouth carried from conferences and conventions, through information
sent from local residents who have relatives or friends teaching somewhere," she says.
"The word just gets around and not only in the United States. We've had letters from
England, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Australia, France, Puerto Rico,
even one from a serviceman in Viet Nam. Most of those inquiries are from U.S. citizens
living, teaching or studying abroad. It's fantastic!"
In a nutshell, this is how the process works:
Information from each inquiry is placed in a separate file folder, labeled by academic
division, and also placed in an alphabetized card index. Every person inquiring about
a faculty position receives a letter from the provost, plus various other materials,
including a statement of academic planning goals, brochure, college fact sheet, etc.
Meanwhile, material in the file folders is scanned, with an eye toward locating applicants who have interests and concerns compatible with those of the college. Files are
then tagged for immediate attention by the provost and deans so that more information
can be requested, including a vita (if one has not been sent) and an essay stating
how the applicant feels his experiences and concerns x«mld relate to Evergreen's programs as outlined in the statement of planning goals.
Responses are added to applicants' files, which are reviewed by the provost and deans,
who select and rate those persons who should be contacted again. After development
of a priority list by the provost (and assuming the files are complete), the topranked applicants are given personal interviews, either on campus or at a location
convenient to the college staff. Not only do the provost and deans participate in
the interviews, but insofar as schedules allow, the President's Council (the president
and three vice presidents) and other administrative staff members are given opportunities
to meet and talk with the candidates, particularly in the case of on-campus visitations.
Following completion of the interviews, the President's Council and college academic
officers confer to determine which persons will be offered contracts by the provost.
Once new faculty members sign contracts and prior to their move to Olympia, the
college staff keeps them abreast of late developments; assists in "introducing" them
to Thurston County and the State of Washington; and helps make other personal arrangements.
Obviously, the process is a long, arduous one, but says Vice President Barry, "It's
the payoff that counts." "We can say without reservation that we are assembling an
excellent group of persons who are devoted to first-rate teaching and are national
leaders in their fields of endeavor." He also emphasized that the successes to date
reflect the "tremendous support in time and effort that everyone associated with The
Evergreen State College has given. That's where the credit belongs."
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In case you've been lost in the rapid shuffle of announcements about faculty appointments to date, here's a quick rundox-m of the first seven (all reporting for work
September 1):
Richard W. Alexander (San Jose State College), Assistant Professor of English.
Richard B. Brian (San Jose State College), Associate Professor of Mathematics.
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Lawrence L. Eickstaedt (State University of New York, College at Old Westbury),
Assistant Professor of Biology.
Willard C. Humphreys, Jr. (New College, Sarasota, Florida), Associate Professor
of Philosophy.
Robert Slugs (State University of New York, College at Old Westbury), Associate
Professor of Biology.
Sidney D. White (Oregon State University), Professor of Art.
Frederick H. Young (Oregon State University), Professor of Mathematics.
* A *A
While on the subject of personnel, we should point out that Donald Humphrey, Dean of
the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, reported for full-time duty April 1.
His commuting days between Olympia and Corvallis, Oregon finally have ended and he
can now devote full efforts to tackling the mountain of work facing him, not the least
of which is further recruiting and helping program the first two phases of the Science
Laboratories Building. (You might say he had no time for fooling around April 1, nor
will he ever.) Also joining the staff this month — April 8 to be exact — will be
Computer Systems Analyst Jim Johnson, who has held a similar position at the University
of Washington since 1967. Other analysts will follow in the months ahead as Director
of Computer Services Bob Barringer moves further and further into his massive workload..
* * *&
/
Speaking of computers and such, a couple of reminders from Bob. Representatives of
Coiaputech, the Renton-based consulting firm which is helping explore requirements for
administrative reporting information systems, will be on campus April 2 (2:00-3:00 p.m..)
for a final presentation of findings. This includes a list of tasks necessary to the
development and implementation of the important systems, plus a discussion of recommended
procedures for monitoring progress.
At the same time, our friendly computer director will be offering a series of about
five lectures, plus workshops, in a conversational computer language for the on-campus
Tymshare terminal. The program starts April 6 and will include a broad description
of computer language and a review of material to be presented in the future. Bob
threatens those choosing to attend with a big stack of homework, but then he's kidding. (Isn't he?) Anyway, if you want to learn how to converse with a computer (a
skill the entire world may need at some point), this may be your cup of tea. Or should
we say flagon of Fortran? (Maybe we shouldn't!) Cup of Cobol?
We seem to have a computer hang-up this month because here's another little tidbit:
Evergreen is one of six state colleges and universities participating in a computer
system for analyzing the costs of building maintenance over a four-year period. The
system was developed at Eastern Washington State College and has been distributed to
systems personnel at the other institutions. Designed to provide college budget and
physical plant personnel with cost projection figures for a four-year period, the
system's objective is to figure the accumulated total square feet of buildings currently in use and projected over the next two biennia. From there the computer will
calculate replacement costs based on the physical plant replacement cost index, including increased costs for such things as air conditioning and evening use and adjusting costs for times when the buildings are not in use. The system, which took
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four months to complete, was developed at the request of Denis Curry, Director of the
Office of Interinstitutional Business Studies and one of our Evergreen officemates.
* * **
Dean of Library Services Jim Holly has put together an April 10 and 11 conference at
which the involvement of the library in learning strategies at Evergreen will be discussed. The conference, another in a series of staff academic planning meetings, has
the following general objective: "To analyze, define and clarify the various human
and material resources available and desirable for Evergreen in support of learning
processes of the college so that the most effective utilization may be achieved.
Specifically, the conference should further define the role at Evergreen of the
library, its staffing, resources and services, and provide assistance to interested
personnel of the college in the further development of programs and recruiting."
In addition to staff members, the conference will include such resource consultants
as:
Dr. Jerrold Kemp, San Jose State College, California
Dr. Patricia B. Knapp, Wayne State University, Detroit
Miss Kathleen Molz, U. S. Office of Education, Washington, D. C.
Miss Betty Pollard, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis
Robert S. Taylor, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts
Dr. Gerald L. Torkelson, University of Washington
Another date to remember is Sunday, April 19. That's the day Evergreen and the Squaxin
Indian Tribal Countil will cooperate in the dedication at the State Capitol Museum in
Olympia of a petroglyph (ancient rock carving) found on the college's waterfront property. The rock, weighing approximately 500 pounds and bearing carvings by Indians of
the South Puget Sound region, has rested on the shores of Eld Inlet for many years.
After purchase of the waterfront property, college officials learned of the existence
of the petroglyph, which the Indians consider a sacred object, and initiated steps to
have it removed to protect it from inadvertent harm. The Squaxin Tribal Council consented to have the rock moved to the museum, where it will be placed on special display,
with the agreement that the tribe may remove it to an Indian museum should such a facility develop in the future. Dedication of the petroglyph will take place at 3:00 p.m.
April 19, with Governor Dan Evans; Evergreen President Charles McCann; Mrs. Florence
Sigo, a member of the Squaxin Tribal Council; Dr. Jess Spielholz, President of the
State Capitol Historical Association; and Professor Robert E. Gr.eengp, of the University of Washington's Department of Anthropology, participating. The ceremony also
will include performances by the Quinault Tribal Dance Group from Taholah. Dedication
of the petroglyph will be the concluding segment of a program sponsored by the Governor's Festival of the Arts, the State Arts Commission and the State Library Commission.
The Governor's Invitational Writers' Day Open House and Awards Ceremony will be held
at the State Library from 1:00 to 3:00 p,m. Activities then will move to the Museum
for dedication of the petroglyph and for a preview of paintings and sculpture by
Oregon artists from the collection of the Portland Art Museum.
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Despite the fact that admissions and registration personnel have not yet joined the
staff, Evergreen will be participating in the 1970 High School College Conference
program, sponsored by the Washington Council on High School and College Relations.
The College Conference program is a statewide effort in which high school students
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interested in post secondary education are given an opportunity to listen to presentations by representatives of all colleges in Washington. Evergreen will send representatives to several meetings in Western Washington during April to inform interested
students about developments to date and our plans for the future. Presentations will
be made at various locations for students from Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor, Pacific,
Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat, Wahkiakum, Lewis, Mason, Clallam, Kitsap and
Jefferson Counties. Probable Evergreen representatives at the conferences will be
President Charles McCann, Vice President and Provost David Barry. Executive Vice
President E. J. Shoben, Jr., Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Donald Humphrey,
Director of Computer Services Robert Barringer. and Director of Information Services
Dick Nichols.
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Turning to the business of building buildings and improving sites at Evergreen, here's
some information by way of Director of Facilities Planning Jerry Schillinger's office:
Hoffman Construction Company of Portland, contractor for the library building, continues preliminary work on the placement of concrete footings for walls and columns.
Once this work is completed, the company will begin forming the basement walls and
the building will start rising from the huge excavation. No problems as yet and the
job is on schedule.
A tentative schedule for capital project bidding has been set up, giving an overall
view of the intense activity on tap in the weeks ahead. Bids for remodeling the
president's residence will be issued shortly and opened late in April. Bids for the
shop and garage facility will be issued about April 21 and opened May 14, Others are
as follows:
Site Improvements — Bids to be issued about May 4 and opened June 4.
Heating Plant -- Bids to be issued about May 15 and opened June 11.
Residence Halls -- Bids to be issued about May 25 and opened June 23,
Lecture Hall -- Bids to be issued about May 13 and opened June 16.
College Activities Building — Bids to be issued about June 1 and opened June 30,
No date has been set for issuing or opening of bids on the College Recreation Center
and Science Laboratories.
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Meanwhile, the Board of Trustees has appointed architects to develop schematic drawings for proposed 1971-73 construction projects. The drawings will accompany capital
budget requests which the college will submit for consideration fay the Governor in
preparation of his budget proposals to the 1971 Legislature. Here are the architectural
assignments:
Second Phase Master Planning Studies -- Robert Durham of Durham, Anderson and
Freed, Seattle
Second Phase Shops and Garages -- Bennett and Johnson, Olympia
Central Stores and Receiving — Peters, Flotree and Sogge, Olympia
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Second Phase Recreation Center -- Robert B. Price and Associates, Tacoma
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Second Phase College Activities Building -- Kirk, Wallace and McKinley, Seattle
Second Phase Science Laboratories -- Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson, Seattle
Computer Center in Library -- Durham, Anderson and Freed, Seattle
Addition of emergency vehicle garage to Heating Plant complex -- Bennett and
Johnson, Olympia
Second Phase Site improvements -- Quinton-Budlong, Seattle
Second Phase Landscaping -- Quinton-Budlong, Seattle, and Eckbo, Dean, Austin
and Williams, San Francisco
Second group of Residence Halls — Durham, Anderson and Freed, Seattle
Health Services Building — Balzhiser, Rhodes, Smith and Morgan, Seattle
Drama-Music Building — Walker, McGough, Foltz, Spokane
Fine Arts Building — Henry Klein and Associates, Mount Vernon
Seminar Building — The Bumgardner Partnership, Seattle
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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
Calendar-Newsletter
Supplement
April 20, 1970
Monday. April 20
Charles McCarm
—* Association of Governing Boards of Universities and
Colleges meeting in San Francisco (April 20-21).
E. J. Shoben, Jr. — Educational Testing Service Standing Committee meeting
on Tests and Measurements, Princeton, New Jersey and
recruiting visit to New York (April 20 and 21).
Dick Nichols
— At North Thurston High School for high school-college
conference, 1:00*3:00 p.m.
Tuesday. April 21 (EARTH DAY)
Jim Holly
— Network planning meeting, Washington State Library, 10:00 a.m.
Dick Nichols
— At Centralia College for high school-college conference,
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Wednesday. April 22
In-house Seminar for entire staff, Library Services Trailer, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Topic: "The Happening".
Ken Winkley, Dick Nichols, Helen Spears — Forms and Records Management meeting
and graphic equipment showing, Seattle Civic Center, all
day.
Charles McCann
— Meeting with State Capitol Museum study team, 10:00 a.m.
President's Council — 2:00 p.m.
Thursday. April 23
Board of Trustees meeting - Library Services Trailer, 1:30 p.m.
Jim Holly
— Visit to Richard Abel and Company, Portland, all day.
Charles McCann
— Speech to Shelton High School Honor Society induction of
new members, Irene S. Reed High School, 8:00 p.m.
Friday. April 24
Charles McCann, Dean Clabaugh — Attend meeting of college presidents with
Governor Evans, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon.
Dean Clabaugh
— Meeting of Interinstitutional Committee of Business Officers,
Olympia, (changed from Pullman).
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Friday, April 24 (Continued)
Ken Winkley
-- Attend Automated State Contract Purchasing Training session,
General Administration Building, Olympia.
In-house Seminar for entire staff. Library Services Trailer, 11:30 a,m,-l:00 p.m.
Conducted by poetess Elizabeth Sewell.
Saturday., April 25
Council of Presidents meeting - Library Services Trailer, 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m.
Dave Carnahan
-- Department of Audio- Visual Instruction convention, Detroit,
Michigan (April 26-May 1).
Monday, April 27
Interinstitutional Budget, Accounting and Reporting Sub-Committee meeting Library Services Trailer (elso April 28), Ken Winkley host.
£. Je Shoben, Jr.
-- Meeting of site evaluators at Resource and Development
Center, Berkeley, California (also April 28).
Tuesday, April 28
BAR Meeting continuation - Library Services Trailer.
Eo J. Shoben, Jr.. -- Berkeley, California.
Jim Holly
— Luncheon speaker at Soroptimist Club, Tyee Motor Inn.
Charles McCann, Dean Clabaugh -- Noon meeting at Jacaranda with representatives
of Washington Education Association.
In-house Seminar for entire staff - Library Services Trailer, 11:30 a,m.-l:00 p0m.
Conducted by Jim Holly. Topic "Report on Santa Cruz Workshop on Innovation and
Experimentation in Higher Education",
Charles McCann
— Dinner speaker, Alpha Gamma Delta, Jacaranda Restaurant,
6:30 p.m.
Dean Clabaugh
— Dinner speaker, Thurston County Consumer Credit Association,
Red Bull Restaurant, 6:30 p.m.
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Dean Clabaugh
-- Meeting with Legislative Council regarding fire protection.
E. J. Shoben, Jr. — Consulting visit to Golden Gate College and recruiting in
San Francisco (also May 1).
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The Evergreen State College
March 5, 1970
DEAR FRIEND OF THE COLLEGE:
Developments at The Evergreen State College often occur so rapidly
that it's even difficult for the staff to stand back and get a general picture of what's happening, let alone the public. By issuing
the attached brief monthly newsletter, we hope to be able to better
inform you about progress because of your special interest in
Evergreen. We hope to supplement this report from tine to time,
Meanwhile, if you desire any information about the College or wish
to discuss any mutual concerns with us, don't hesitate to call me
(753-2780) or Executive Vice President E. J. Shoben, Jr. (753-7500)
at any time*
Others you may wish to converse with are:
President Charles J. McCann (753-2544) and Vice President
for Business (753-7500).
Sincerely,
Dick Nichols
Director of Information Services
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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
Calendar-Newsletter
Supplement
March 19, 1970
Thursday, liarch 19
Board of Trustees Meeting, Library Services Trailer, 3:00 p.m.
Ken Winkley—Attend Budget, Accounting and Reporting Sub-Committee Meeting,
Pullman.
Friday. March 20
Ken Winkley—Attend Budget, Accounting and Reporting Sub-Committee Meeting,
Pullman.
Monday, March 23
E. J. Shoben, Jr.--Speech to Thurston County 4-H Junior Leaders Council
Government Day Program, Tyee Motor Inn, 2:00 p.m.
Dean Clabaugh, Denis Curry—Attend Interlnstitutional Committee of Business
Officers Meeting, Seattle-Tacoma Airport Motor Inn, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday. March 24
Dean Clabaugh, Denis Curry—Attend Systems Policy Committee Meeting,
Seattle-Tacoma Airport Motor Inn, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday. March 25
Meeting of President's Council.
Thursday. March 26
President and Vice Presidents lunch with representatives of State Superintendent
of Public Instruction's office, Jacaranda, 12:00 noon.
Tuesday, March 31
E. J. Shoben, Jr.—Visit University of Massachusetts (Amherst) as member of
Evaluation Team of the College of Education.
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