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Part of The Evergreen State College Newsletter (March 5, 1973)

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March 5, 1973

...EVANS APPOINTS TACOMAN TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES... Governor Daniel J. Evans has announced
the appointment of Tacoman Thomas Dixon to the Evergreen Board of Trustees, replacing Al
Saunders, who retired in December. Dixon, Executive Director of the Tacoma Urban League,
will take office immediately. The 42-year-old Tacoman is a retired Air Force man who
received his bachelor of science degree in history and government from Sophia University,
Tokyo, Japan in 1960.
He has a master's degree in urban studies from the University of
Puget Sound. A former counselor for the Tacoma Employment Security/Youth Opportunity
Center, Dixon has also served as executive director of the Hilltop-Multi-Service Center,
an organization sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity, and has served as the
Governor's Minority Employment Consultant.
...MCCANN EXPLAINS EVERGREEN CREDIT TRANSFERABILITY TO PRESS... President Charles J.
McCann held a press conference Feb. 28 to explain questions which had arisen regarding
the transferability of Evergreen credits. In a "White Paper" issued to the press, high
school and college counselors, principals, and newspaper editors, all student admissions
applicants and members of the Evergreen community, McCann pointed out that 286 students
have requested transcripts be issued to other colleges and universities. All transcripts
have been fully accepted. McCann also told reporters about Evergreen's accreditation
standing. And, he observed that the track record of Evergreen graduates in securing jobs
or admission to graduate schools is "short but very encouraging."
McCann met with several hundred Evergreeners Feb.27 to clarify Evergreen's
position and explain his testimony before the Senate Ways and Means Committee. The
committee considered the college's 1973-75 operating and capital budget requests during a
Feb. 26 hearing.
...EIGHT NOMINEES FOR DEAN LISTED...Eight faculty members have accepted nominations for
the position of Dean and Associate Dean for the 1973-74 academic year. Those being considered are Larry Eickstaedt, Cruz Esquivel, Rudy Martin, Carol Olexa, Mark Papworth,
Willie Parson, Lynn Patterson and Sid White. A decision is expected by Provost Ed
Kormondy on the deanships by the end of March.
...EVERGREEN TEAM HELPING DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR TWO COUNTIES...A team of students
and faculty members has been designated to help draft a comprehensive mental health and retardation plan for Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties in Southwest Washington. The project was
given formal approval Feb. 27 by the Cowlitz County Commission. The contractual agreement
calls for the Evergreen team of two faculty members and three students to do an exhaustive
community survey, analyze the data, draft a set of planning recommendations and develop an
action model for short and long-range implementation. Students will receive academic
credit for their work. The project
set up through the auspices of the CowlitzWahkiakum County Coordinating Board for Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism and
Drug Abuse
is scheduled to be completed by mid-May.
...JANUARY INTERNSHIP REPORT
213 ON THE JOB...The Office of Cooperative Education
reports 126 students are on full-time internships this quarter, with an'additional 87
students working on part-time assignments. Forty-seven faculty members are serving as
intern sponsors along with 11 staff members. A total monthly income of $17,359 is being
earned by the 57 paid interns.
..."THE STUDENT AT EVERGREEN" FEATURED IN MAR.1 SYMPOSIUM...The Evergreen Symposium,
the new monthly campus magazine, zeroes in on "The Student at Evergreen" in its second
publication which hit the stands Mar. 1. The magazine, on sale at the college bookstore,
features articles by a cross-section of the Evergreen community, including faculty, staff,
students and administrators.

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CALENDAR OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
March 5 - 9
MONDAY
Mar. 5

The Firebrands, Australian music group in concert, 12:30 to 3 p.m.,
Lecture Hall Five. Free.
Robert Sund, Olympia-born poet, presents his works, 8 p.m., reference
alcove of Evans Library. Free.

TUESDAY
Mar. 6

Legislative Forum, 9 a.m., Olympia City Hall.
John Elwood, WSU professor, discusses "Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury
Group," 7:30 p.m., Lecture Hall Two. Free.

THURSDAY
Mar. 8

Vicki Meyer, computer artist from Stanford, lecture/demonstration of
computer generated images on video tape, 1:30 p.m., Image and Idea Lounge,
second floor of the Library. Free.
International Women's Day Poetry Happening, women reading women's poetry,
7:30 p.m., reference alcove of Evans Library. Free.
Symposium on Comprehensive Medical Care, sponsored by Evergreen Forensics
Association, all day, Lecture Hall One. Free.
"Stagecoach" with John Wayne and Claire Trevor, directed by John Ford in
1939, Cinemarchives Series, 7:30 p.m., Lecture Hall One.

FRIDAY
Mar. 9

"The First Evergreener," nation-wide forensics tournament, all day,
throughout the campus. Free.
"At the Circus" and "Night at the Opera," 7 and 9:30 p.m., Lecture Hall
One. Donation requested.

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