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The Evergreen State College Newsletter (October 25, 1974)
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October 25, 1974
SENEGALESE DANCERS TO PERFORM TODAY
The Senegalese National Dance Company, a troupe of more than three dozen dancers and
musicians from the West African nation of Senegal, will perform in the main lobby of the
Evergreen Library Oct. 28 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The performance, sponsored by the Office
of Recreation and Campus Activities, will cost $2.50 per adult with children under 12
admitted free. Tickets will be available at the door.
The dancers, who have been traveling throughout the world for the past 14 years, present
dance forms and rituals which have been a part of African tradition almost since the dawn of
tribal societies. Accompanied by unusual instruments and a variety of native costumes, the
dancers concentrate on forms derived from different tribal appeals to the gods of fertility.
The instruments and costumes reflect tribal evolution and adaptation to artifacts from
outside cultures. Arabic influences and later those of French and modern societies are
exemplified. Drums form the core of the music and are essentially gourds and hollow logs
stretched with hide. One stringed instrument, the La Cora, offers an example of an intricate
and sophisticated musical mechanism with its 26 strings which are described as sounding
"somewhere between a harpischord and a lute."
CORONER'S INQUEST SET OCT. 29; RUSSELL CALLS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A coroner's inquest into the death of Evergreen student Vicki Schneider has been set for
the morning of Oct. 29 in the courtroom of Thurston County Superior Court Judge Hewitt A.
Henry. Prosecuting Attorney Patrick Sutherland said he expects the inquest to take two days.
Schneider plunged to her death from the top of Residence Hall A in the early morning
hours of Oct. 3. Campus Security Lieutenant Gary Russell has called for the aid of all
Evergreeners who might have additional information on the death to contact either Campus
Security, 866-6140, or Olympia Police Detective Paul Barclift, 753-8119.
TWENTY-TWO CANDIDATES TO PRESENT VIEWS AT OCT. 30 FAIR/FORUM
Twenty-two candidates for Congressional, State and County offices will participate in
an Information Candidates' Fair and Forum at Evergreen Oct. 30 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in
the main lobby of the Library.
Candidates for the following offices who plan to participate in the Fair/Forum include:
Don Bonker and Lud Kramer, Representative from Third Congressional District; John Hendricks
and Emory Kramer, Washington State Representative^ District 22, Position 1; Del Bausch and
Paul Ellis, Washington State Representative, District 22, Position 2.
County candidates and their offices include: Ann Clifton and Wes Estes, assessor; Ron
Keller and C. Wesley Leach, auditor; Barbara Stevens and Thelma "Chum" Thomas, clerk; W.D.
"Woody" Anderson and Marj Yung, commissioner; Fredric Balz and Kenneth Eros, coroner; Franklin
Thorp and Jane Dowdle Smith, District Court Judge; Patrick Sutherland, prosecuting attorney;
Don Redmond, sheriff; Harold Anderson and Harris Hunter, treasurer.
The event, which is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Thurston County, the
Olympia and Lacey Chambers of Commerce, the Republican and Democratic County Central Committee
and Evergreen, will kickoff with a fair from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Candidates will be on hand to
introduce themselves to voters and distribute campaign literature. The forum part of the
evening will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., moderated by KGY Radio News Director Bob MacLeod.
Candidates for Congress will be invited to speak for ten minutes each; all other candidates
will have three-minute presentations. All interested persons are invited to attend.
LIDMAN AWARDED $1,500 GRANT
Russell Lidman,an Evergreen faculty member in economics, has been awarded a $1,500
grant from the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin to complete
a book he is writing.
Lidman, who was formerly a research associate for the Institute, began the book last
year while he was serving as a consultant on welfare reform for the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare in Washington, D. C. His book discusses the Program for Aid to Families
with Dependent Children, with special emphasis on the segment dealing with unemployed fathers.
DTF'S TO EXAMINE FACULTY STATUS, SPACE PLANNING
Two new Disappearing Task Forces were created last week: one to examine faculty status;
the other to "take a long range look" at space planning at Evergreen.
Ed Kormondy named 17 persons to the Faculty Status DTF, including Faculty Member Merv
Cadwallader, who will serve as chairperson. That DTF will study the procedures by which
professional counselors and librarians are accepted as members of the faculty. It will also
study the related question concerning those policies and procedures "for appropriate designation of those staff members who serve as individual and group contract sponsors, those persons
who are engaged as 'faculty' on grants and contracts." The first DTF meeting will be held
the second or third week of January.
The Space DTF, called by President Charles J_. McCann, will meet Oct. 30 beginning at
1 p.m. in Library 2205 to study projected needs for academic spaces, library expansion,
location of supportive services, and of student organizational offices. The 17-member DTF
will be chaired by Academic Dean Willie Parson. Deadline for completion of the DTF's work
is March 1, 1975, according to McCann.
JOB INFORMATION SERIES BEGINS NOV. 13
A series of Job Information Days, designed to familiarize Evergreen seniors with the
requirements of various employment markets and to provide them with advice on job search
techniques, was announced today by Gail Martin, Coordinator of College Placement. 'The ser( ,
involving monthly campus visits by representatives from eight major job market categories,
begins Nov. 13, with personnel from various city, county, state and federal governmental
agencies scheduled to meet with Evergreen seniors.
Representatives from business and industry will visit Evergreen on Dec. 4, followed
by employment personnel in the fields of environment and planning on Jan. 29, communications
on Feb. 12, arts on Mar. 5, social services on Apr. 9, education on Apr. 30 and counseling
on May 14.
The Job Information program began at Evergreen last Spring Quarter when 50 employers
from major job markets visited the college campus. "We've now converted to a series of presentations rather than concentrating our efforts on one day in an attempt to make the program
more comprehensive and to allow for more detailed coverage of each of the major individual
job markets," Martin said.
"The Job Information series is basically an educational program for students," she added.
"Through the cooperation of various employers, we've found that the students not only gain
needed general information about employment practices and opportunities, but also receive
helpful feedback on training, resumes and self-presentations, as well as insight into the
qualities people seek when hiring someone. We're convinced that no one is a better employment advisor than an employer."
MCCANN APPOINTS THREE TO CAMPUS HEARING BOARD
Three Evergreeners have been appointed to the Campus Hearing Board by President
Charles J. McCann. Canda Spencer, staff member in the Registrar's Office; Faculty Member
Russell Tidman; and student K. Burnell Hill have been named to the board, which is required
by the college governance document to resolve grievances and disputes if "previous attempts
to resolve...(them)...through informal mediation have been unsuccessful."
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Should a Campus Hearing Board be unable to resolve a dispute to the satisfaction of
both parties involved, one or both parties can appeal within the institution by petition to
the Board of Trustees, which has the power to review any decision of the board and "affirm,
modify or reverse that decision."
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EXTERNAL CREDIT OFFICE OPEN FOR BUSINESS;
FALL QUARTER QUOTA FILLED
Forty Evergreen students are pioneering a new method for earning up to a full year's
credit for experiences they've had prior to coming to TESC. The new program, administered
through the External Credit Office, is "not an easy way to get an Evergreen degree," according to Academic Dean Lynn Patterson. Instead, it is an additional way to gain from four
to 12 units of Evergreen credit which can be applied to earning a TESC degree. External
credit can also be awarded through the Registrar's Office by two other means: successful
completion of certain kinds of subject examinations and through proof of completion of
certain "certified" programs. Persons interested in taking exams or who have certificates
which they think may be credit worthy should see the Registrar, not the External Credit Office.
"This is our first full year of operating the External Credit Office," Patterson reported.
"We're proceeding cautiously and with a limited staff. So, this Fall, we've accepted only
40 applicants for credit and will evalute the process at the end of the quarter to determine
plans for Winter and Spring."
Aim of the program is to help older students
those who have been out of school for
some time
gain credit for "things they have learned outside college IF that learning
approximates what students get credit for while enrolled," Patterson explained. Students
who apply for external credit are asked to document their learning through prepared writings
which clearly communicate what they have learned. "Translating experience into learning
involves a lot of hard work," Patterson cautioned. "Persons interested in gaining credit
through the new program are asked to prepare their documentation at least one month before
the end of each quarter to allow the Review Board time to examine the materials." She said
the documentation may include letters from former supervisors, tapes and other materials.
A faculty team
all staff members of the Learning Services Center
is available
to advise students on preparation of materials. Once those materials are complete, students
submit them to a Review Board, composed of four faculty members, one staff person and a
student.
"It's important to remember that the Learning Services staff does NOT determine who
gets academic credit," Patterson continued. "The LSC staff merely advises students on what
'cinds of materials might be acceptable to the Review Board. Only the Board, working in
cooperation with the Registrar, can award credit."
The board is composed of Faculty Members Mark Levensky, Marilyn Frasca, George Dimitroff,
and Carolyn Dobbs; student Cathy Burnstead, and staff member Linda Yellowcalf. They meet
once a quarter to evaluate applications and award credit
up to 12 Evergreen units.
"It's not possible to earn a degree entirely through the External Credit Office,"
Patterson pointed out. "You have to have earned at least one full year's credit (12 units)
as an enrolled student."
The dean also noted that only those "degree seeking" students who have completed the
admissions process may apply for award of external credit. "A student has to be enrolled in
a program or contract for academic credit and can not enroll solely for external credit,"
she emphasized.
Persons interested in applying for external credit Winter or Spring Quarters may contact
members of the Learning Services Center staff, Library 3400. Faculty Member Thad Curtz
coordinates the External Credit Office this fall.
RETURN TO FOREVER BAND SETS TWO CONCERTS NOV. 3
Jazz pianist Chick Corea and his band, Return to Forever, will present two concerts at
Evergreen Nov. 3. The jazz/blues band will perform at 7 and 10 p.m. in the main lobby of
the library.
The concerts, sponsored by the Evergreen Gig Commission and KAOS Benefit Productions,
will cost $3.50 per person in advance or $4 at the door. Tickets are available at Rainy Day
Records in the Westside Shopping Center; the Pantstop in downtown Olympia, the Music Bar at
South Sound Center, and KAOS Offices and the Travel Center, both on the main mall of the CAB.
Corea, a composer who has performed with such musicians as Miles Davis, Herbie Mann
and Stan Getz, directs and performs in the four-man band. Other members are Stanley Clarke,
a Philadelphia bassist; Lenny White, a New York City drummer, and Bill Conners, a Los
Angeles guitarist.
Return to Forever has performed in concerts throughout the country and has recorded
more than a dozen long-playing record albums. For additional information on the two Sunday
evening concerts, call the Office of Recreation and Campus Activities, 866-6220.
ADMISSIONS STAFF SHARE FACTS BEHIND THE FIGURES
Nine hundred and thirty-four new students enrolled at Evergreen Fall Quarter. Not
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an astounding figure in itself. But, The Newsletter thought you might like to know the
statistics behind that figure.
For example, 2,599 applications for enrollment in Fall Quarter, 1974 were received by
the Admissions Office during the past academic year. The total included more than 1,500
Washington residents and 1,092 students from 45 other states and 23 foreign countries. Of
the Washington residents, 525 students applied to Evergreen directly from high school. Those
high schools generating the most applications were: Olympia with 32; Mercer Island, 28;
Newport High in Bellevue, 18; Bellevue High, 17; and Roosevelt High, Seattle, 16.
Those Washington residents who transferred to Evergreen included 547 from community
colleges and vocational schools and 435 from four-year colleges and universities. The most
applications were received at the community college level from Centralia, with 86;
Tacoma, 73; Seattle Central, 34; Highline, 31; and Olympic, 29. Twenty-five applications
each were received from Clark, Green River and Olympia Vocational Technical Institute. Of
applications
received from four-year colleges, 92 came from the University of Washington,
57 from Western, 35 from Washington State University; 27 from Central, and 20 from Eastern
Washington State College.
Of the 1,049 out-of-state applicants 266 came from California, 141 from Oregon, 64
from New York, 59 from Illinois and 44 from Colorado. And, finally, 43 students applied
from out of country. Six applied from Canada, five from Japan, four from Germany, and three
each from Mexico, France and England.
In the process of handling all these applications, Admissions Director Ken Mayer and
his four-person staff responded to 20,000 phone calls, 10,000 mail inquiries and 3,000
personal contacts, and issued 17,000 pieces of mail
all that in addition to
counseling students, visting high school and college campuses, attending meetings and
completing a myriad of other routine office tasks.
EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS
Faculty Member Phil Harding and Library Specialist Sheila Thomas were married Oct. 10
in Olympia...belated congratulations from The Newsletter staff...Thomas Ybarra, executive
secretary of the Non-White Coalition has resigned effective Oct. 31 to accept a new position
as Chicano Specialist for the State Board for Community College Education. Thomas also had
other news...he and wife Kathy welcomed the addition of their second daughter, born Oct. 11.
President Charles J. McCann spent the first part of the week in Washington, B.C. attending a meeting of the Association of American Colleges. Topic for the three-day event:
"President's Role in Development of Private Support." President McCann also planned to meet
with parents of Evergreen students while he was in Washington, and was expected back on campus
by Oct. 24.
New to the Evergreen staff this week is Alex Pinedo, a retail clerk in the Bookstore.
Newly resigned is Bookstore office assistant Debbie Godwin.
Faculty Member Jack Webb has been invited to participate at a national conference at
the EXXON Educational Foundation Headquarters in New York City today (Oct. 25). Webb is one
of 20 persons invited from throughout the nation to speak to the issue of: "Problems of
Upgrading Literacy Skills in the Nation's Colleges."
Director of Computer Services York Wong has been named to the Human Relations Commission
for the City of Tacoma. York was appointed by Tacoma Mayor Gordon Johnston to a three-year
term on the 15-member board which oversees municipal affirmative action and equal opportunities
programs.
Dave Carnahan, associate dean of the Library, remains in "fair" condition at Seattle's
Group Health Hospital. Dave has been undergoing treatment since the first of August and
would welcome news and visits from Evergreeners. His room number is 412. If you're in
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Seattle, stop by; if not, drop him a line' or two.
Essentia Director Bob Samples has been invited to speak to the California Curriculum
Corelating Council in San Jose, Nov. 8. Bob will also speak to the Association of Humanistic
Psychologists Education Conference at Stanford, Nov. 23, and to the California Conference for
the Education of the Gifted in Los Angeles, Dec. 7.
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