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Non-White Programs DTF Report and Recommendations memorandum, 1974
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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
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MEMORANDUM
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Vice President & Provost Edward
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Non-white Programs DTF
SUBJECT:
Repor~
and Recommendations
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When Vice-President and Provost Ed Kormondy constituted this DTF in late
January of 1974, it seems _likely that neither he nor its membership imagined
the job would be so formidab~e or broad in scope. Made up primarily, but not
exclusively, of Third World members of . the Evergreen community, this group
began its process with a note to the ~otal campus from its chairman, In a
charged atmosphere caused in part by the completion and Board acceptance
of the college's plan for Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, by some
campus-wide confusion and uncertainty about what the committee was up to,
. and by the kind of hypersensitivity always attendant on open discussion of
race relations in America, the DTF did its work. ~at everyone among the
campus budgetary heads and.faculty submitted. the written material requested
by the committee, nor did everyone come to the meetings when invited. But a
lot of people cooperated with the {}TF. And the grC!up itself -spent three
arduous months reading reports, at.t£mding meeting5, talking with people,· and .pondering over directions to follow, The result is this report, which we
'think SllOUlO nave ooth immeuiaL~ ·,tUu ~vl'a 0 -tc.c.gc inf!-..:..-.:::~ ~~ ~=~: '!:!::5': <!-=.::.!.~
with non-whites over the next three to five years,
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We recogniz·e that these recotmnendations have. serious budge.tary. icplication~
for Evergre~n, indeed some serious enough to require outside. funding help.
At the same time, many of them can be realized by some internal reallocations
of existing funds, and many of them require no money at all. Honesty, serious
commitment to affirmative action and good will should suffice to make action
on many of our recommendations possible today. In addition, some of our ·
rec_onunendations represent long-range goals to be achieved over the next fewyears of the college's life. However, some of them are already in the first
stages of implementation and should be encouraged and supported, Oth_ers arc.
immediately achievable and ·should therefore be put into practice.,
In our view, the irrefutable evidence that makes up the history of Third World
people in this country is too abundant and obvious to rc.iterate here. But it
looms as the strongest mute justification of the intellectual and philosophical
. positions out of whi-ch· these suggestions rise. Our history in America, 'then,
validates the claims we make here. Moreover, pur comprehensive approach to
the questions '"~ h.:1ve studied presupposes and emphasizes the kind of crosscacpus, int~~budgetary unit, interpersonal cooperation this school is built.
~on, and wl1ich is still in its c~bryonic stage of dcvelopment . and cany of them
\.'ill benefit the entire cc-:::i:maity. l'ln.:s · ,.,.c sec our rC'port and its reco!I'.rncndations
as being unifying. It specifies .:nd clarifies, in concrete :1ction teros, the
needs o[ Non-whites on this campus, 1his report will synthesize the disparate
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elements
comprisi~g
the lifeblood o(
th~s inst~tution,
!le believe that these ·recommendations offer rational suggestions that arc the resul,t;
of l-'nt; and careful delibel~ ation, We thin~ they should be_come college policy~
This report is in three parts. The first contains our recommendations, some
of which are general eriough to require a good deal of cross~campus work for
. their implementation. Others are focussed on specific areas of•the college~s
operation. The second is our assessment of particular components of the
academic program, and it will be made into a guide to the curriculum for Non~
white students. It will be completed during summer, 1974, appended to this
report, and distributed to incoming students. The third part is comprised of
·unedited, complete tape-recorded transcripts made of the meetings of this DTF
and its invited gue3ts. Thomtranscripts will be submitted as soon as their
preparation is complete.
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General Recommendations
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· This DTF recommends thati
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Campus-::-wide. in:'servic~ t;rai~i:ng in c~ltural a~are..ness. 1 .involving facul,ty,
staff, and students be. instituted on a regul,ar, ~t least yearly, basis,
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All vacancies in employment that occur on the campus in the next two years
be filled by non~whites, especially women,
3.
Faculty and · staff hiring be prioritized to br;ing a racia1tse..'tual balance. o£
i!Ualified Asians, Chicanos, Native Amer:tcans 1 and Bl,ack.s to the. campus
according to established criteria,
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Upward mobility, promotional opportunities 1 based on i~prove.d iA':"~erv:i,ce
training where :tt already exists, and based on new· in~service. training
· where ·" it does not exist _, be established andfor made. clear fn. campus
employment positions,
S. All budgetary unit head
self~evaluations, and thetr staff evaluations,
should reflect the relationships of the employee being evaluated "'ith th.~
TESC non-white colflmunity.
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Automatic payroll deductions be · established and the.· available. opt±.ons.
made clear for those wishing to contribute to non;whit~ actiyities,
7. The necessary research be carried forward to establisn an Educational,
Opportunities Program at
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The Ac<J.demic ar·e a, Student- Services, AuxilU.ary Services: th~ Non ...Whi t;e
Coalition, th~Adrnissions office, the Library, and any others who so
choose should co-sponsor and fund a regular summer orientation program
of at l~ast two weeks' duration for pr_ospective non':""'·hite students.
All budgetary units, in conjunction with the Ac~dcmic area, Should help
educate non-white students about and in c<J.rcer opportunLties related to
their respective roles and missions. This may include the offering of
contracts, work~study jobs, internships, and career l~~rning progracs, ct~,
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All institutional student jobs, whc're. pos~~i~bl.e, shpuld b~ offered as.
paid .internships, maintaining a.t least. tl\e. samE; level of pay as establ.ishcd
in current job descriptions.
11.
!ESC provide support (e.g. information, mater'ials, resources, etc.) to off
Campus non-white enterprises offering edUCC!tional 1 .caree,r J •and Other
benefits to non-whites.
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Recommendations~ Specific ~a~p~~ . ~udg~t~rr . P~t~~
This DIF reco~ends thati
· Campus Security
1.
Seek LEEP funds to be used in conjunction with the Academic Program as
career_ d~v.elopment resources for non-.white students.
2.
Haintain communication with the Non ...white Coalition regarding trends
in security matters involving non-whites.
Auxilliary Services
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Director
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Take the steps necessary to implement this DTF'·s recommendations.
2,
Help to bring about acceptance of the recommendations of the S and
Fee Review· Board to the S an~ A DTF, (See attached)
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Set aside a reason3blc percentage of total units for short~ierm (e.g,
conference)
housing.
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Hold at least 11% of housing spaces for incoming non-white students for
1974-75, and increase that percentage according to Affirmative Action
goals for successive years thereafter,
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Hold separate adjoining spac~s for Academic Program groups who wish to
use them,
4,
Lower the deductible on liability insurance and clearly e..xplain, policies
prior to requiring student signatures on occupancy agreements,
Auxilliary Services - Food Service ·
1.
Offer at least one daily serving of non~wl\ite. e.thni.c food,
2,
Stock non-whlte ethnic condiments
chili sauce, etc,)
Auxilliarz
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s ~ rviccs
- Bookstore
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food counters
(so~ sauc~,
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Expand its non-book (e.g, sundries) inventory to include more
ethnic items.
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hot sauce,
non7whit~
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Rcco:mnendati~ns
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2.
Seck out Third World publishers and invite their representatives to
campus to do business.
3.
Establish a line of credit~ books for ~n-white students •
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Campus Recreation
1.
Factor all non-white program and organizational needs intQ budget planning.
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2 • . Factor all non-white program and organizational needs into facilities
assignments.
3.
Based on information.supplied by the Non-white Coalition, give priority
to the. acquisition of non-white. recreational equipment over replacement
of lost or damaged equipment for ·the next biennium.
4.
Elimina.te fees for the use of recreational equipment.
Campus Activities
c~pable
determi~iAg
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Recognize non-white student organizations as
own needs 1 priorities~ and expenditure5 1
2,
Free, uncensored, space in the Cooper Point Journal and air time on KAOS
be allotted to non-white student use; or that funds be allocated for
separate non7white communications media,
3,
Institute an outreach program to attract non-white groups to ~se campus
facilities for their activities,
4.
Set aside a percentage of total S and A fees, commensurate with Affirmative
Action goals, for non-w.hite needs exclusive of other services,
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Insure that all non-white. ethnic groups are represented
Board.
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the S and
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Student Services - Dean
1 . . Take the steps necessary to implement this DTPls recommendations,
2.
Work with the Non-white Coalition and other interested parties to provide
adequate orientation for incoming non7white students at the beginning
of each quarter.
Student Services - eounsclins;
1.
Provide adequate profe~sional and paraprofessional resources to
and respond to non-white needs in mutually acceptable ways,
2, · Provide in-service training for paraprofessionals hired to
needs.
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Hire non-white counselors to work ·in counseling and admissions •
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and
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non":"whi.t~
out-reach. progr<1m,
5 • .Empha~iza career counseling as a function for
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th~ e~tir~
counseling staff.
Exp<1nd the career co~nscling ·funct:Lon to includa personal budget mana'ge.,ment workshops,
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Student Services-Financial Aid and Placement
1. Give top priority to placing
non~white students on work;study and institutional
jobs. Pay students ~n work-study jobs
placement that their skills warrant •.
2. Describe all
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availab~e . on-.campus
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to the maximum pay scale
jobs before recruitment of
student~
begins,
Expand the existing computerized .skills/job bank through joint action w~th
the Non~white Co~lition and the Personnel office to assist both the
placement and the hiring of faculty, staff, and students, All applications
for employment in the college should be ·channeled through the sk.:Uls/job
bank, ·
Ease placement of non~white ~t~dc.nts in gradu~~e/profe~si~~~l &choo~s. b~
· cooperating with the ~ibrary and the Admissions office to (a) provide
easy and prompt access to relevant information and materials (preferably
in one place); (b) establish relations with iqstitutions which actively
recruit non-white students for post-baccaluareate work; (c) acquire the
services of the College Development office to help identify and locate
:;.:~v!~r.:i!&!.t-J.:) C..Hd [l,-.cui.:..lel~ a:.i.-1 uppul.l:un..i.L.i~s available to .non-white
· students for graduate work; and (d) maintain contact with non~white
students through the Non-white Coalition to insure their access to :1-nforroati.o n
and services that will help them enter graduate study,
Priori~ize
financial aid programs so that awards are comprised of
first, work-study second, and loan& third,
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·6. !-take financial aid· awards to non-white students on the basis of 75% grant
and 257. work-study or. lo<1n when the non-white student population is lower
than 257. of the student body, and on a basis of 50% grant and 507. work~ ·
study or loan after the non~white population is 257. or more.
7, ·Establish a communications link with the Non-white · co~lition tQ provide
quarterly mutual input regarding student funding and awarding patterns,
8,
Disseminate up-to-date information about the nature and quantity of
financial aid available to prospective and incoming students prior to
their arrival on campus.
9,
Conduct suarterly workshops on financial aid policies, procedures, and
adjustments in individual awards!
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Work with the Business H~n~gcr to reduce the time lag in!reciprocal reporting of student aid adjustments.
Adjust financ!<1l aid awards upward to cover health in5urance costs and
to provide a quarterly allowance fo.r medication and usc of the women's
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and publitlh a geographic. ~· - ·· , , :
of the TESC student l.ody ''" ., : ·• , ;
1. Hire a
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full~time
· .~ c. . i'Ult•r Services to research
. . , : ~ ,. :l .d ' · "nd economic profile
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doctor.
Schedule full service durin~
period.
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5100 Mcndar through Friday time
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Research and procure a stucknt l\,· .11 t ~~ insurance policy with better coverage
and lower rates than the prc:a\~1\l I' l.m o£!crs 1 and one. that covers
emergency medical services.
4.
Continue sending information :1houc free health care. thrqugh ad~is~i.o"~·
packets and throughout the school year,
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Provide ongoing health_ care instruction (perhaps
in hous~ng facilities and acad~ic programs), .
6,
Provide free physical examinations for needy studen,ts (need to be. de.te.rmined
in conjunc;tion with the financial aid office.),
7,
During h'e a).th analyses, pay partic~lar attention to detecting ailments and
conditions prevalent among non-whites (e.g, diabetes, tuberculosis, hyper~
t~n~tnn ; ~1r~1P CP1] ~nPmi~ , ~P!ti~i1~ F~i~c~±n:, :~:,} =~~ pu~!!:!:~
trends in campus health problems.
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studen,t interns
Library
1.
Drop the "six request" requirement as a cri.te.ri:on (or the. purch,ase. of non-:white materials.
2,
Inventory the present collection of non-white materials and meet with the.
Non-white Coalition to determine what gaps exist and how· best to (ill them,
3,
In the process of improving· access to materials (cf. Library DTF Report) i
. develop an outreach progr_am to serve off~carupus students.
4, . As part of . the orientation process, provide workshops in the use. of th.e
TESC Library as an educational tool.
5.
Establish ongoing relationships with non.-whitc. publishing an,d Jne.d ia. ;
distributors.
Personnel
1.
Coopcr.lt·e with Fin.1nci.1l Aid and Placement and the Non-white Coalition i"
· the opcrati6n and usc of the computerized skills/job bank,
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2. Work with .1ppropri~tc c~mpus offices and o[f~campus agencies to develop
and maintain a comprchl!n~;ivc non-white. mailing list to ~c.ceive. annou"ccmcn~s
of vacan~ classified campus positions.
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Work with the. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity. office. and Computer
Servic;cs to develop a .computerized system of monitoring non-::-white.
employment practices {.: IESC,
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Business Manager
1.
In conjunction with Facilities and Plant Operations~ me~t wtth representat~vc.s
of non~white contractors assoctations, advise them of the scope, nature,
and frequency of all contracting and vending oppor tuni.ti.es on campus~ and
encourage them to su~mit bids,
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Implement ~ less cumbersome procedure for managing
activities of S and ~ groups,
3,
Work with Financial Aid to reduce. the time lag in reci"Procal re.por ting
of student aid adjustments,
4,
Student accounts should gi:ve students receipts for all moni.es paid,
multiple~source
funded
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Facilities and Plant Operations
1, · In conjunctio~ with the Business Manager, meet with representatives of
non-white contractors -associations, advise them of the scope, nature,
and frequency of all contracting and vending opportunities on campus, and
e~courage them to submit bids~
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Admissions
1. Expand the professional admissions counselor staff from two (2) to four· (4)
· positions by fall, 1974.
2.
Expand the responsibilities of admissidns counselors to include on~campus
counseling as part of the. follow· up on admitted non-white students,
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Establish a full-time paraprofessional ·staff of four (4) non ...white student
admissions counselor interns by fall, . l974,
4,
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In cooperation with Cooperative Education~s Career Learning Program and
the. Academic program, develop a program that will train,· instruct, and
_supervise the student admissions counselor in~erns,
Work to award these interns full academic credit for work. i-.n the. admi:.s sions.
counselor internship program,
6,
Establish the scale of pay for admissions counselor interns on the same
level as that used to pay Student Services interns.
7,
Work with Financial Aid and Placement to disseminate information about all
available on-campus jobs and internships to prospective non-white students,
8.
As a matter of standard proccuure, forward infomation on the admissions
status of non-wi1itc students by quarter to the Non-white. Coalition and
the Af(irmative Action/Equal Opportunity office, Thes~ reports should
include name, address, phone. number and race.
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In conjunction with Financial Aid and Placement, the Registrar, and
Services, rescarcn and publish a geographic, social, educational,
and economic profile of the IESC student body on a quarterl1 basis,-
Compu~er
10,
In cooperation with the Public Information office, the. Academic Deans,
tnc Affirmative Action.office, and tne Non-white Coalition, ,design and
disburse a brochure on social and academic attractions at IES·C for non":".
white students.
11.
As a standard procedure, buy advertising space/time in/on non-white media
servicing the Pacif;J.c Northwest,
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R-eport to. the Non-white Coalition the e'n rollment status of all adrilitted .
non-white students by quarter as a regular procedure. Reports should
include name, address, phone number, and_race of admitted students •
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Cooperate with Admissions, Financial Aid, and Computer Services in researching and publishing a geographic, social, educational, and economic
p~ofile of. the TESC student body on a quarterly basis,
.3.
Work with. the Academic Deans in publisning a quarterly up-date of academic
·offerings,
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4, Publish a quarterly breakdown of non-white enrollments in academic programs
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Give students a receipt when registration is completed~
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Evaluate transfer credit and inform students of the decision within
(1) month •
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. Cooperative Education .
1,
Forward on receipt all information on ·paid internships and internships
geared specifically toward non-whites to the Non-white Coalition and the
non-white programs and faculty,
2, .' Expand the professional staff to include at least one non':"white,
3.
Provide travel funds for non-white faculty to help develop internship
opportunities for non-white students,
4, Work with Admissions, the Academic area, and Student Services to develop.
the admissions counselor internship program, -and with other bugetary
units to convert institutional jobs into paid internships,
Office o( Public Information
1,
In cooperation w{th Admissions, the Academic Deans, the.Affirmati~c Action
office, and the 1\on-...·hitc Co.:ilition, design and disburse a brochure on
social and academic attractions a~ TESC for non-white students.
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Establish working 'relationships with' and send all press releases to nonwhite media servicing _the Pacific Northwest •
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Design and distribute a public relatio.ns folder directed at potential
non-white job applicants emphasizing the attractiveness
TESC, Olympia,
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4. Accurately portray non-whites and their roles in printed and
p~ctori~~
publications of information about the college,
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On the initiative of •the Non-white Coalition and with the consent of the
parties concerned, prepare and publish periodic in-depth feature
·stories about non-white participant~ tn significant college activities,
Computer Services
1,
Where data processing is required~ work with respect~ve budgetary un~t$ ·
to implcmen~ the recommendation~ of this D~P.
2. · Work with Personnel and the Affirmative Action office to develop a
computerized system of monitoring non-white employment practices at TESC,
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Cooperate with Financial Aid and Placement I Personnel, and the Non":"wh:l:te
Coalition in e*panding the existing computerized skills/job bank to assist
both the placement and hiring of faculty, staff and student$,
Academic Deans
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'iak..e all steps necessary to
i.~ple.men~
t;ne re,comme,nd(\tion~ o~ tn~&- .ii~i,
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Place non-verbal expressions of .competence on a par w±.tn th.e wri.t t;en
essay as a major criterion in faculty hiring.
3,
Establ;ish the G.E.D. granting function within the academi.c
4~ ·
Cooperate with the Non":"white Coalition in sponsoring the
non~white research.
S,
Step up the hiring of qualified non..:white faculty to reach the. 257.
Affirmative Action goals as soon as possible, regardless of student; enro~l~
ments. Emphasize hiring Asians, Chicanos, Native Americans, and Black~~
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Develop more and even better
and Chicano offerings.
7,
Take effective steps to irisure that all coordinated studies programs and
group contracts, basic and advanced, build into their structure ~hose
skills development components necessary to enable students to achieve the
goals of the programer contract,
non~white
progra~,
publicat;i~n
curriculum, particularly
8, · Select onlv those academic offerings· developed with subs.tantive
input.
of
A~ian
non-:-whit~
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Publi_sl\ gui_d~~ine~ gove.rniAS ~h~ e.xp~nd~_ t;ur~ o~ ~4bli.c ~ve,nt;s. mol'\e_r,
Give highest funding irtority to those: a.ce1dem:tc programs w:t.t~ components
serving off~campus non-white communities •
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. operationally effective levels~
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Rotate white faculty into
13.
Initiate the establishment of an External Frograms. Pea.n~s. de.::ik charged to
develop off;campus academic satclli.te,s,
14.
Insure that progre1m hlstorics detail the relationships between
offerings and non-white students, . facult~ and staff,
th~ non-wl\it~
continuing area of study..
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College Development Office
1.
Conduct workshops on grant proposal wrfting,
2,
Identify and assist in developing· funding for nol'\-:-wh.ite.
acti;yi;t;i;~s!
3. : Assist ·in implementing these recommendations wherever · poss:i:bl.e.. at'\d appropr ~." t;e ~
Assistant to the President - Leiislat±ve Liaison
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Assistant !£_ the President " Affirmative _Action/Eoual
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Opport~nitv ~ffice
Provide leadership in moni taring the college '·s implementation of its
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Program,
Take all steps necessary to implement the. recommenda ti.o ns of this D'l:J:' 1
Administrative Vice-President ·
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Take all the steps necessary to implement the recommendations of th~s DIP,
Vice~President
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and Provost
Take all steps necessary to implement tne recommendations of this
DI~,
Frcsident
1, . Take all steps necessary to implement the recommendations of . this DIF 1
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Take steps to assure funding the Non-white Coalition's budget ·request
(1974-75) and to assure the Coalition's receiving help in preparing future
budget r~qucsts.
3. · Begin establishing
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supportive relationships with
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Continue providing strong Affirmative Action leadership •
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5. Take steps to assure that future iristitutional self-studies measure the
college•s _progrcss against the recommendations of this DTF.
We urge the Vice-President and Provost to give the -recommendations in this
report broad c~rculation and to set about putting them into action in every
area possible. We are available to discuss our report with those interested
in talking about it, and ve ar~ interested in helping to enact the programs
and plans ve have offered here, We believe we have carried out our cnarge,
and we consider ourselves•disbanded.
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}1embers
of the
.Non-l•.'r~i. te
Sally Fixico
Mary Hillaire
Alan Karganilla
Maxine HiCllDs
Willie Parson
Dave Carnaha~
Program
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Elena Perez
Jacob Romero
Marian Williams
York ·.Wong
Tomas Ybarra
Rudy Hartin, Chairman
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