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FORTIN SELECTED GREENER OF THE MONTH

The Secret Quacker Committee has done it again,
this time selecting Everett Fortin, Evergreen's
spirited master of shipping and receiving, as
November's Evergreener of the Month.
That's partly because Fortin delivers—
literally. He knows just about everybody on campus,
either because he visits them regularly to deliver
packages, or because he's helped them move their
furniture. But he does much, much more.
The note slid under the door says Everett is a
kind person and a hard worker who always goes out of
his way to help others. His cheery disposition and
friendly face are a shot in the arm on any day, and
he often leaves nice things in your office. For 15
years he's proved his dependability.
"When people think of me, they think of moving
furniture," says Fortin. "But I do about a hundred
other things." Each day, in addition to pushing a
handcart laden with packages across campus, he
visits the post office with campus mail, the state
mail service, the state data processing service
center, and picks up vendor checks at the state treasurer's office. If a truckload
with 14-tons of fertilizer arrives, he makes sure it's stored properly. He also
ships items by freight lines, UPS and American Express, and maintains stocks of
paper and chemicals for the duplicating machines. He'll also drive a truck to pick
up a load in Seattle or Shelton. "We get everything that comes into this college
in Central Receiving, from vehicles to thumbtacks," he says.
"The strangest item to go through Central Receiving was a human skeleton,"
says Fortin. "We get birds and bugs and all kinds of things through here," he
says. "The laboratories require some odd shipments."
But the best part of the job is delivering packages. "I like to get out
among the people and talk with them," he says. Following Fortin around campus is
like a trip with Santa Claus. "He's a super guy and very conscientious," says
Donna Whittaker, administrative assistant for academics. "He's thoughtful and easy
to get along with," adds Donna Carpenter, program manager for Central Services.
She also mentions the Christmas party one year when she didn't recognize him
because he wasn't wearing his ever-present hat.
Fortin adds a personal touch to his job, and is even known to slip a special
German chocolate candy to a regular customer with a sweet tooth. "Evergreen is
one of the finest places I've ever worked," he says. "I like to be friendly to
everyone. It's always easier to smile than to frown," he says. Congratulations,
Everett. We at the Newsletter are always gl^d to see you, with or without
packages.

December 4, 198?

LEGAL CONCERNS ADDRESSED BY PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SOCIAL CONTRACT
Shawn Newman, Evergreen's legal counsel, points to a stack of publications he
receives weekly detailing lawsuits against colleges. One biweekly, in particular, has up to 20 cases per issue. It's one illustration of the explosion of
litigation against colleges across the country. Legal responsibilities and
duties of colleges have dramatically increased over the last decade. According
to Gail Martin, vice president for Student Affairs, the law as it relates to
higher education has changed so much since the Social Contract was written that
Evergreen, like other colleges,
needs to update its rules and
regulations in recogition of judicial and legislative actions.
"The legal problem with the
existing Social Contract is that
it's vague, ambiguous and some
parts can be interpreted as
leading to arbitrary and capricious enforcement," says Newman.
He and Martin agree that the proposed version of the Social
Contract makes rights more clear,
and better protects students.
The complexity of the issue
was demonstrated by the intensity
of the President's Community Forum
on November 30, when nearly 200
students, staff and faculty heard
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS DISCUSSED:
comments from President Joe
President Joe Olander opens the
Olander, Martin and many students.
President's Community Forum, November 30,
Several students commented that
where the revised student appeals and
the administration was insengrievance policy was discussed. Nearly
sitive, and excluded students from
200 community members turned out. Another
decision making. Another felt the
forum on the policy is scheduled at 3
list of rules would violate
p.m. on Monday, December 7, in CAB 110.
Evergreen's spirit and tradition
of individual freedom. Others
asked what was wrong with the old system.
Martin says that she wishes the policy could still consist of only the
Social Contract and the appeal and grievance procedures. However, a list of
"prohibited conduct" and "disciplinary sanctions" are included in the revised
document. "In light of my legal obligation to the institution, I see we have no
choice but to include such lists. It's not a change in philosophy at all. It
makes what has been historic practice tangible," she says. Martin was a member
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of the Evergreen community when the first Governance and Decision Making policy
was adopted. The current document actually contains two Social Contracts, one
adopted in 1973, the other designed to supercede it in 1983- The revised proposal includes a list of prohibitions and disciplinary sanctions to meet requirements of due process, which means giving notice of what's prohibited and on how
hearing procedures work.
Martin has consulted with educational law experts across the country
including the state Attorney General's office; Gary Pavela, a lawyer with a
Ph.D. in education who works for the University of Maryland; and Mary Lou
Fenili, who has similar degrees and works for the University of Colorado.
The first draft of the new code was written by Martin in 1986 and circulated
around campus in June of that year. Two open meetings were held, attracting a
total of nearly 100 students. This draft included prohibitions and sanctions. A
DTP was charged in February of 1987 to revise the grievance and appeals policy,
and issued its report in April. Martin reviewed the report, made some revisions,
and submitted the draft to the president in August. The draft was reviewed by
Newman in November, redrafted by Martin, then presented to the President's
Community Forum November 30.
Questions raised during the President's Forum will be answered Monday,
December 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. in CAB 110. Martin is looking for input. "If we can
make it better and still keep it legal, I'm all for it," she says. Copies of the
proposed documents are available in her office, LIB 3236.
FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR GEODUCK SWIMMERS

After four years as coach of Evergreen's swimming team, Bruce Fletcher is
finding his Geoducks are doing better than ever. After three meets, the women's
team has gone undefeated and the men's team lost only once, swimming against
Portland Community College, Highline Community College and Pacific University of
Oregon. Competition begins again Winter Quarter. Winning is great news for
Fletcher, but he says winning is a side benefit. "There's no pressure from above
to crank out 'winners.' We judge the success of the program by how many people
participate, and how much they get out of the program," says Fletcher.
When he came to Evergreen, Fletcher had some adjustments to make. "I was an
assistant coach at Central Washington University, which was the national champion at the time, and I found out right away I would have to change my coaching
philosophy," he says. "The athletes here are generally more interested in
improving their health and becoming better swimmers, rather than trying to
become superstars."
The program has grown from three swimmers to a squad of 35 men and women
under Fletcher's leadership. "Every year we get a little bigger, a little bit
better, and every year I see more dedicated swimmers," he says. And there might
even be some superstars.
Last year, Max Gilpin placed in the 400 meter individual relay at the
national championships, making him an NAIA All-American. This year, Pieter
Drummond has been working hard and has a chance to place in the relays, says
Fletcher.
Swimmers lift weights three times a week and spend hours and hours in the
pool. "It's physically and mentally demanding, and it puts a lot of pressure on
a student's time. But in my four years here, only one person has become ineligible because of academic problems," he says. "I'm proud of that record.

EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS

Greener drama buffs might have recognized a familiar face if they had attended
the Tacoma Little Theater production of The Country Girl. Trustee Herb Gelman
played the part of Phil Cook, a New York producer. Critics said that Gelman^s
Eastern accent was realistic and he was appropriately pugnacious in the part.
President Joseph Olander reports that enthusiasm can lead to unexpected
situations. When he suggested that the American Association of State Colleges and
Universities (AASCU) take a good look at The Closing of The American Mind by Allan
Bloom, the organization drafted him to lead a seminar on the book with college and
university presidents from across the country. The seminar, which took place over
Thanksgiving break in St. Petersburg, Florida, following AASCU's annual meeting,
was so successful that he's been asked to lead another seminar during next year's
national meeting.
"More food to more people," is how Denis Snyder, director of Bookstore and
Food Services, sums up his excitement about the Deli expansion on the main floor
of the CAB. The expansion, expected to be completed by the beginning of Winter
Quarter, will double the size of the existing Deli. Snyder reports that the new
facility will permit a more diverse menu, including pizza, two salad bars and
varied "hot line" delicacies. The expansion, a joint Evergreen-Mariott Corporation
effort, will be celebrated with a grand opening. We're hungry already!
Isiah Turner '87, commissioner of Washington's Employment Security
Department, has been selected president of the Interstate Conference of Employment
Security Agencies (ICESA). It's the first time a Washingtonian has held this
prestigious post. ICESA members, representing all 50 states and U.S. territories,
facilitate communication between state and federal employment agencies.
HELLO, HELLO! We extend a warm Greener welcome to: Helen Lee Fox, Labor
Center field organizer; Cindy Fry, Academics secretary; Wes Haley, custodian; John
Holz, library technician; Betty Lochner, lead counselor for Cooperative Education;
Mary McCullough, cashier; Peter Ramsey, curator; Susan Robbins, Library office
assistant; Denise Robertson, Student Activities secretary; Peggy Roper, Public
Policy secretary; Lisa Shard, Facilities secretary; Janet Thompson, account
manager, and Masaharu "Mas" Jones, Evergreen's new internal auditor.
CORRECTION. The November 23 Newsletter erroneously reported that smoking was
allowed in the northwest lounge of the Library 2110 area. Smoking in the Library
Building is only permitted in the northeast corner of the first floor lobby and on
the north side of the third floor mezzanine.
FISKE SELECTS. "Ideologically, this is still one of the best schools for students who think they were born 20 years too late; academically, it's way ahead of
its time." That's how New York Times Education Editor Edward Fiske concludes a
report on Evergreen in his 1988 edition of Selective Guide To Colleges. Evergreen
is one of 295 private and public colleges nationwide and one of four Washington
colleges selected by Fiske, whom many consider the media authority on higher education. (Whitman College and the Universities of Washington and Puget Sound were
also chosen.) Evergreen has been selected in all four editions of Fiske's guide.
Fiske also cites Evergreen for the absence of a "publish or perish" criteria
for faculty, its individualism, its physical campus, library and noncompetitive
atmosphere. He also points out a few blemishes, quoting one Geoduck who says,
"There's constant gray drizzle—Chinese water torture." But the drizzles are far
outnumbered by plaudits such as this one: "Many colleges...are picking up on bits
and pieces of the nontraditional, decidedly alternative methods of education that
Evergreen...was born to provide." Copies of Fiske's essay are available by calling
Information Services at ext. 6128.

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November 23, 198?

EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS

A TEAM OF FOUR LEADS THE EFFORT FOR A MORE MULTICULTURAL EVERGREEN

Greeners On The Road—Director of Community and Alumni Relations Larry Stenberg
has been collecting "Frequent Flyer" coupons, keeping in touch with Evergreen
grads in Anchorage, New York, and Boston. Next stops: San Francisco on
December 4 and Los Angeles, December 7. He'll have stale airline cashews for
everyone when he returns.
Academic Dean Barbara Smith delivered the keynote address at the annual
meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council in Dallas on October 29. She
spoke about models for collaborative learning.
Two staff members made presentations at the Association for General
and Liberal Studies' annual meeting in Cincinnati on October 29 and 30.
Jean MacGregor, assistant director of the Washington Center for the Improvement
of Undergraduate Education, spoke on learning community design and implementation. Joyce Weston, director of the Hillaire Student Advising Center,
addressed the integration of academic advising with career development.
Roberta Floyd, administrative assistant for the academic deans, recently
donated a trumpet, complete with extra mouthpieces and case, to the instrument
check-out collection. A student plays it in Evergreen's newly-formed jazz
ensemble, according to Faculty Member Andrew Buchman.
Video producer Doug Cox is serving on the Washington State Division of
Health AIDS Review Panel, a volunteer group which reviews all printed, audio
and visual material distributed by the state about AIDS.
John Parker, director of the Teacher Certification Program, became concerned when a student failed to appear at a student teaching assignment for
three days. On October 17, he went to the home of the student, John Buitenkamp,
and called authorities when there was no answer at the door. Buitenkamp was
found on the floor, the victim of a stroke caused by a faulty heart valve. He
was taken to Black Hills Hospital, and transferred to University Hospital in
Seattle, where he remains in stable condition according to his mother, former
student Irene Buitenkamp. "We were grateful that someone cared enough to go
look after him," she says, adding that John's chances of recovery are very good.
Fall Phone-A-Thon Nets Funds—This is the first year the college Foundation
has had its major fund raising phone-a-thon in the fall, and the first time students have been paid for making the calls. It was a great success, according to
Forrest Wilcox, director of the Evergreen Fund—2,136 calls made during 16
nights netted $29,791 in pledges. The Foundation supports scholarships, faculty
development, library resources, the arts, science equipment and more. Also,
Evergreen alumni called East Coast Evergreen alums from New York on October 25,
raising nearly $1,000 in pledges.

Building a multicultural community has always been important at Evergreen, but
now the college is dedicating people, time and money to an assertive approach to
recruiting people of color and the physically challenged to faculty positions.
"What we want is a college community that accurately reflects the world out
there. The world isn't white and the world isn't Western. We want to see the
college get closer to reality, both in its constitution and in the things it
does," says Faculty Member Rudy Martin, who directs the National Faculty.
Martin is a member of a
four-person team leading this
recruiting effort, aimed at
enriching the faculty applicant pool with people of
color and the physically
challenged. Other team members are Academic Deans Matt
Smith and Barbara Smith; and
Rita Cooper, on leave from
her position as Employee
Relations director to help
kick off the project.
There are now two overall
goals in faculty hiring. One
is to hire people with varied
interests and backgrounds who
can teach broadly across the
A TRADITIONAL HOME ALTAR IN SEATTLE:
curriculum. The other is to
WASHINGTON
CULTURES SEEN THROUGH EXHIBIT
recruit people with multiThe
Centennial
Commission has granted $70,000
cultural experience, either
to help fund "Peoples of Washington," an exhiin the United States, a Third
bit that illustrates the histories arid cultures
World country or another
of the state's communities, coordinated by
culture. "That experience can
Evergreen Faculty Member gid White. Pat
be shown in a variety of ways
Matheny-White, faculty librarian, is research
and doesn't only mean a percoordinator for the project. Faculty Member Bob
son is a member of a Third
Haft's photo (above) will join many other conWorld or minority culture,"
temporary and historical photographs, verbal
says Matt Smith.
commentary,
migration maps and demographic
There are no changes in
charts,
documenting
where people of Washington
the actual hiring process,
came
from,
and
cultural
continuity and change
and deadlines are not being
in
the
state's
communities.
Evergreen will be
set. The focus is on building
the
first
of
12
stops
when
the
exhibit begins
applicant pools with
touring
the
state
in
1989.
qualified people from the

Galleries Display IndigenousJVrt—Faculty Member Gail Tremblay is one of 14
Native American artists featured "New Directions Northwest," on campus in
Gallery Four until November 24. Faculty Member Mary Nelson's paintings of Native
American women of the Northwest is feature in Gallery Two through December 18.

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target group. However, 11 of the 17 new positions created with funds from the
last legislative session are designated to be filled by faculty who have
substantial multicultural backgrounds. Those positions will be filled
temporarily until that qualification is met.
Advertisements used to announce faculty positions have been revised to
reflect the new emphasis, but that's not enough. "Just by saying you want
someone doesn't mean you get them. It takes going out and recruiting.
That's where the efforts of Rita and Rudy are crucial," says Matt Smith.
For Cooper and Martin, that involves making as many contacts as
possible. They are starting with people they know in education across the
country, and people recommended by the campus community. They also are making
contacts through professional organizations.
For these two, recruitment takes place on several levels, searching for
faculty for: 1) continuing appointments; 2) one- to nine-quarter appointments;
and 3) faculty exchanges. Cooper and Martin will also be seeking outstanding
speakers with rich multicultural backgrounds to visit the campus to lecture and
give workshops.
Cooper is even recruiting potential faculty while they're still in graduate
school. "I'm hoping that by the end of next year, we will have spoken to every
graduate student from these protected classes who is about to graduate from
selected colleges and universities," says Cooper. Part of her job is to put
these students in contact with Evergreen faculty who are willing to act as
resources for their graduate work, in hopes this will help attract them to
Evergreen after they earn their degrees.
Although this recruiting effort isn't limited to graduate students,
Evergreen is not "raiding" other colleges' faculty. The team is getting the word
out, hoping to find qualified, experienced applicants who aren't happy in their
jobs or want to teach at a college as interesting as Evergreen. They, and
others, are taking time out on their travels to conferences and meetings to
visit nearby campuses to encourage potential applicants. Other Evergreeners are
encouraged to do the same.
Cooper is also focusing on community colleges, which she believes may be an
untapped source of ethnically diverse professionals. Community colleges, she
points out, have many part-time faculty, teaching loads similar to those at
Evergreen, and are places where women and minorities have been able to find
work.
Post-graduates teaching temporarily at Evergreen may also become commonplace. "We can give post-grads the best teaching experience of their lives. If
we give them one- to three-year contracts, and then they want to do research
somewhere else, they're going to be one leg up," says Cooper.
"If our fondest dreams are realized, we will have at least 7 to 10, and
hopefully many more, qualified people of color as applicants in each position
next year, and be able to hire a substantial number of them," says Matt Smith.
If you know of appropriately qualified people or want to check out the
advertisements for open positions, contact Roberta Floyd, assistant to the
deans, ext. 6870.

BOARD OF TRUSTEE NOTES

Two action items came before the Board of Trustees during their November 18
meeting, including the adoption of a new faculty leave policy that grants leave
based on who has accrued the most leave time, rather than a competitively based
proposal. The board also approved the new Commercial Activities Policy. All
Washington's state colleges were mandated by the 1987 legislature to develop
such a policy in collaboration with local businesses, to be sure college commercial activities don't compete unfairly with local business. The Olympia/Thurston
County Chamber of Commerce gave Evergreen's policy its full endorsement. The
board and President Olander expressed condolences to Western Washington
University for the loss of their president and two vice presidents and approved
a letter to be sent to the college. Other business included an announcement that
a Student Affairs communicable disease policy is being developed, and discussion
of final enrollment statistics. Following adjournment of the regular special
meeting, the board stayed on to hear a variety of concerns from students,
including the college's open records policy and the HEC Board Master Plan. Four
board members were able to stay until 5 p.m. with students.
VOYAGERS TO RUSSIA SHARE VISIONS AND EXPERIENCE: A PIECE OF THEIR MINDS

In one half-hour, 250 dazzling slides taken on a 450-mile walk through the
heartland of Russia will illustrate the emotional experience of a lifetime from
the view of Larry Stenberg, director of Alumni and Community Relations. After
the slides, you can ask questions of Stenberg, Evergreen student Rebecca Smith,
and Olympia resident Sarah Lisch, all who participated on the walk. It's all
part of the "Piece of my Mind" lecture series, Wednesday, December 2, from 12:10
to 12:50 p.m., at the Olympia Center, 222 North Columbia.
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SMOKING:
LOCALE FOR LIGHTING UP

Last year Evergreen
began its first smoking
policy, implemented
after recommendations
were made by a DTF, to
protect the health of
Evergreeners. As a
reminder to the community, we've reprinted
the smoking area chart
here. Complaints about
smoking should first be
addressed to the
offending party and, if
there is further
complaint, to the person supervising the
area in question.

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STUEWE-PORTNOFF NAMED GREENER OF THE MONTH

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The Secret Quacker Society is at it again, naming
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff, director of Evergreen's Prior
Learning from Experience (PLE) Program, as Greener
of the month.
The note slipped under the door says Cher spends
endless hours listening, encouraging, mentoring and
supporting adult learners who have been in the
working world, away from education, for long periods
of time. Her individual attention, loving and sensible attitude and clear articulate explanations
help students understand what they've learned from
work and life experiences. She instills a real excitment for learning that has helped hundreds earn
Evergreen degrees.
This quarter, 135 students are enrolled in PLE,
documenting what they've learned into "papers" that
look more like full-length novel manuscripts.
"The work Cher has done in PLE accounts for its
tremendous success," says Rita Pougiales, academic dean. "It's gone from a prograi^
where very few students completed their documents and earned credit, to a
program where the majority finish and their documents are accepted. PLE is one
of Evergreen's best programs for adult learners and returning students and now
occupies a much more central place of importance to Evergreen."
Stuewe-Portnoff, a '79 grad, was a mental health therapist in Lewis County,
and also taught professional counseling to Evergreen part-time students, before
taking the helm of the PLE Program in 1983.
"In a way, students develop a whole new logical body of knowledge," says
Stuewe-Portnoff. "It's the approach one takes to what one has learned, the
intellectual integration that one brings to thinking about past experience, that
eventually earns college credit."
Students develop excellent writing skills, revising draft after draft of
their papers, responding to Stuewe-Portnoff's insightful questions that are
designed to draw connections and clarify weak points in each students' analysis.
Marda Moore. Evergreen student and College Book Store employee, completed
PLE last April. "I relived 25 years of my life thinking about all the things I
had done and learning what I had learned. Without Cher's support and her
keeping me at it, I never would have done it." Pat Barte, secretary for
Information Services, just completed her PLE paper and awaits the committee's
decision. "Cher's an incredibly busy person, yet she always takes time to give
you her complete attention, and that makes you feel special. And she has incredible insight that helps you dig out what you've learned."
Stuewe-Portnoff is pleased that more than 85 percent of those who enroll
complete the rigorous PLE process. Many eventually earn master's degrees. "I
think I've got one of the best jobs on campus," she says.

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November 6, 198?

THE MASTER PLAN: SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The campus is concerned over the Higher Education Coordinating Board's (HEC
Board) Master Plan. The plan seeks to establish a policy framework to guide
growth and change in higher education in Washington. The final draft will be
presented to the 1988 legislature,
as mandated by the legislation that
created the HEC Board in 1985. The
latest 80-page draft says higher
education is at a crossroads. In
1985-86 the state ranked 46 out of
50 states on per student funding—
that's about $1000 less than the
national average. The Newsletter
talked with people who have followed
the Master Plan through its development to find out who the HEC Board
is, and ask some questions about
what the board intends this plan to
achieve. Our main sources were Stan
HEC BOARD MEETS WITH STUDENTS:
Marshburn, special assistant to
Emotions ran high as students and Chuck
Evergreen's president, and Jack
Collins, HEC Board Chair (above), and
Daray, associate executive director
board members Mary James and Andy Hess,
of the HEC Board staff. While the
exchanged dialogue October 30. The
answers we received don't represent
meeting was moved to the CAB's second
all points of view, more details
floor at student request.
about the plan, including a
discussion of admissions policies,
the economic language of the plan, and how the board informed the public about its
meetings, is expected to be mailed to the Evergreen community later this month.
Who sits on the HEC Board?

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Members of the HEC Board were appointed by the Governor in 1985 to fouryear terms. Lyle Jacobsen, deputy state treasurer, is a former Washington State
budget director and former school teacher who started work in government as a
staff member for the Senate Ways and Means committee. Mary James is a juvenile
court administrator from Ellensburg and was nominated to the board in part for her
role with Washington Women United. Pearl McElheran is a King County administrator
and a former legislative staff aid. William Wiley is a physicist and senior administrator with Batelle Northwest at Hanford. Board Chairman Chuck Collins is a
former co-chair of the Northwest Regional Power Council, and former head of public
transportation for Seattle's Metro system. John Fluke, Jr., president of Fluke
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Manufacturing Company, sits on the Washington Roundtable. Andy Hess is a former
legislator who chaired the Senate Education Committee. Vivian Winston is a community activist from Spokane, noted for work on social service programs. Judith
Wiseman, whose appointment is effective November 6, is a grade-school teacher from
Bellingham and a community college trustee. The board consists of citizens who
volunteer their time, and are not employed in higher education.
What would happen if we didn't have a master plan?
"The worst thing that could happen is the status quo," says Daray. For
years, the legislature has heard complaints about higher education throughout the
state. Problems have included "turf battles" between colleges competing to offer
higher education in the same area, problems with four-year institutions accepting
transfer credit from community colleges and manipulation of enrollment. Meanwhile,
the system has suffered from chronic underfunding. All this adds up to a lack of
confidence in the system by legislators. The Master Plan seeks to address these
problems by setting directions for development of the state's higher education
system, while stating the importance of all kinds of education. This is intended
to create confidence in the system, and establish a basis to argue for increased
funding. "If we don't have a master plan, we don't have a tool to justify having
policy makers give us more funding," says Marshburn. "We've been saying 'trust us'
for years, but that hasn't worked."
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communication between each institution and their constituencies—students,
faculty, alumni, the legislature and the public at large.
There are three methods for assessement recommended by the plan: two methods
require that institutions develop their own self-evaluation systems, and one
proposes a standardized, nationally-normed test to allow comparisons between
institutions.
There is no language in the master plan that ties individual student scores
to the funding of their school. However, increases in funding would be tied to
each institution's efforts to implement assessment programs.
Each institution would develop self-evaluation methods to determine if they
are meeting the objectives that are unique to their style of education.
Secondly, each school would survey graduates and their employers for a postgraduate assessment.
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The third kind of assessment, and the most controversial, calls for a two-year
pilot program using a standardized, nationally-normed test of basic reading,
writing and computation skills to be given at the end of the sophomore year.
This would be used to see how Washington's colleges compare within the state,
and to their peer institutions (similar schools in other states). The intent of
these tests, according to Daray, is to help instill confidence in the system in
a general sense. "The board is very insistent that specific funding are not to be
tied to assessment scores," he says.
The test will also determine if students, at the end of their sophomore
year, have the basic reading, writing and computation skills needed for advanced
study. This test would not be used to screen out people who do poorly, nor used
as criteria for graduation.

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Will the nationally-normed tests discriminate?
he HEC Board and the state's institutions would select a nationally normed test
in September of 1988. After two years, everyone involved in the testing will
decide if it works. "What the board really wants is assessment of assessement,"
says Daray. Marshburn says, "If the standardized test is racist, sexist or
classist, it'll come out in the pilot program and the test will fail." If that
happens, according to the plan, another form of evaluation will be sought. Those
concerned about a situation where faculty would have to "teach to the test,"
according to Daray, need only worry about teaching basic reading, writing and computation skills."
What's the next step?
The final HEC Board work session (which was open to the public, though no testimony was taken) was held November 5, when final changes were made to the plan.
The final version is being printed, and will be given to the governor and
legislators. Copies will be on campus, and you can check with the Information
Services Office to learn when and where they will be available. If you want to
comment on the draft, contact the Governor's Office or your legislators.
PRESERVING AN ANCIENT ART

John Crosby, Evergreen's book restorer,
likes to get his nose into a good book—
literally. "I love that smell of leather
and paper you get from an old book," he
says. Crosby works to preserve books,
and to keep interest in the art of bookbinding alive by speaking to local
schools and community groups. On
November 16, Crosby will present a
workshop on handbinding at Highline
Community College for library staff,
students in the Library Technicians
program, and several area librarians.
GREENERS ADD GARISH GARNISH
Just announced: Crosby will be working
TO HALLOWEEN:
on a project to preserve the original
Front: Corey Meader, recreation coorWashington Constitution document.
dinator. Row Two: Kate Crowe, administrative secretary; Jan Lambertz,
TRAGEDY BEFALLS EVERGREEN STUDENT
director of Recreation and Athletics;
Debbie Garrington, Development; Rita
The loss of student John Scherpf, who
Cooper, Employee Relations; Gail
planned to graduate this spring with an
Martin, vice president. Top: Stone
emphasis in video communications and
Thomas, dean of Student Development.
environmental studies, is felt by the
Evergreen community. Scherpf drowned
when his kayak overturned on Summit Lake.
"It was simply a very tragic accident for the expert kayaker, who enjoyed early
morning journeys on the lake," says Mark Papworth, Thurston County deputy coroner
and Evergreen faculty member. Milton Scherpf expresses great appreciation for support he and his family have received from his son's friends and others at
Evergreen. A memorial in John's name has been set up with the Sierra Club
Sasquatch Group in Olympia, 753-2386.

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EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS CONTINUED

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ECCO LUNCH—President Joe Olander will address the Evergreen College Community
Organization with a talk entitled "Evergreen: We Are In It Together." The luncheon
is at noon, November 2, in CAB 108. All Evergreeners are invited, and you're
welcome to bring a brown bag or purchased lunch.
Communication Network—Highlights from the last meeting of the campus
Communication Network featured Faculty Member Dave Hitchens, Evergreen's new
campus adjudicator. Hitchens discussed the role and history of the adjudicator
position on campus. Also, the Computer Center is now open 24-hours a day, Monday
through Friday. The new schedule
is already a success. The library
exhibit featuring all the cities
in the United States named
Columbus is worth a visit. Next
Communication Network meeting:
Thursday, November 19, 8-10 a.m.,
SAC Lounge.
Cash For KAOS—Evergreen's
community FM radio station, KAOS,
< pulled in $7,365 in pledges
during its annual Membership
Drive, October 9-18. "Special
thanks go to Richard Hunter, computer operator in the library,
whose $50 pledge challenge to
Evergreen employees raised $500,"
says Michael Huntsberger, station
MUSIC AND SUNSHINE BREED CONTENTMENT:
manager. The Fund Drive raised
Metal drums accentuated the mood of the season nearly one-quarter of the staon Red Square in mid-October with tunes like
tion's operating budget, with the
"Twist and Shout" and "On Broadway."
remainder funded from Student and
—Photo by Steve Davis, Photo Services
Activity fees, and a variety of
grants and fundraisers.
Training Committee Reminder—Nominations for membership on the training committee and proposals for Fall and Winter Quarters should be submitted to Employee
Relations by October 31.
Fast Oars—Word finally came through that Cath Johnson, recreation coordinator and administrator/coach for Evergreen's rowing team, and Theresa Batty,
•8? alum, won silver medals in the United States Rowing Association national
championships last June in the two-person event. More than 1,500 rowers competed
in Indianapolis, Indiana, in a wide variety of rowing events.

Newsletter
The Evergreen State College
EVERGREEN IS NUMBER FIVE ACCORDING TO U.S.

October 23,

1987

NEWS AND WORLD REPORT

Evergreen is again listed as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the West,
according to a survey of college presidents performed by U.S. News and World
Report magazine. Ranked fifth, Evergreen is the only college on the West Coast,
and the only public school, listed in the top ten of their survey category.
Evergreen's out-of-state tuition is considerably lower than tuitions at the other
institutions ranked.
This is the third time the biennial survey of American higher education was
performed by U.S. News. Evergreen was featured as an academic pioneer with Alverno
College, Wisconsin and Trinity University, Texas in 1985's issue, and was ranked
first among regional liberal arts colleges in the West and Midwest in 1983.
For the 1987 survey, U.S. News asked 1,329 college presidents to select the
10 best schools in the same category as their own. Almost 60 percent (764)
responded. They were asked to take into consideration the cohesiveness of curriculum, quality of teaching, relationships between faculty and students and the
atmosphere of learning fostered by
the campus.
The U.S. News article mentions that Evergreen doesn't have
majors, grades or large lectures.
Instead, students design their own
programs, and faculty members
write evaluations and lead seminars, states the article.
There are 184 schools in
Evergreen's category, the best
liberal arts colleges in the
Midwestern and Western states.
Presidents of all those schools
were sent surveys and 54 percent
responded. Evergreen was ranked
in the top 10 by 23 percent of the
presidents responding. Other
schools in the top ten include
Nebraska Wesleyan of Nebraska;
Alma College, Michigan; Hanover
College, Indiana; Wittenburg
MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER:
University, Ohio; Alverno College,
After the tenth day of the quarter and the
Wisconsin; Taylor University,
completion of registration, the college can
Indiana; Hillsdale College,
make an official announcement: There are 3,055
Michigan; Muskingum College, Ohio;
students attending Evergreen Fall Quarter!
and Mundelein College, Illinois.
Kudos to all.
Copies of the article are
available at Information Services.

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GREENERS IN THE NEWS

Faculty member Alan Nasser, has been asked to read a paper during an international conference of social philosophers at Oxford University next summer. The
paper deals with sociological content in psychological explanations. Nasser also
is featured in a production of Deathtrap, a famous comedy thriller, playing every
Saturday and Sunday in October at the Chinook Theater in Fort Lewis. Faculty member
Jean Mandeberg has her work on display at the Bellevue Art Museum until October 25,
in a national juried show in Kansas called the "Wichita National" until October 11,
and in the show "Washington Women Artists Annual Juried Exhibit," sponsored by the
Seattle Women's Caucus for Art and the Significant Form Gallery in Seattle November
5 to 28. Greener Alum Matt Groening, 1977, is featured in the "Lifestyle" section
of the September 28 issue of Newsweek magazine for his syndicated cartoon "Life in
Hell." Wyatt 'Gates was up for bid October 7, in a bachelor auction called "A Knight
To Remember." Bids began at $50 in this fundraiser for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Thurston County. "Five Evergreen Photographers" in Gallery 2 of the Library
building runs until October 23, and features student works out of last quarter's
"Summer Works 87" Program, taught by Paul Sparks and Bob Haft.
Musician Department—If you want to play jazz, chamber or orchestra music,
groups are forming on campus and you're invited to join. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate, and people of all skill levels are welcome.
Call Mark Thome, 943-1327, Ed Trujillo, Communications Building manager, ext.
6070, or faculty member Andrew Buchman, ext. 6437.
Combined Fund Drive Department—Evergreeners can donate to their choice of more
than 800 charities across the state and oversees through the third annual Washington
State Employee Combined Fund Drive, which is in full swing until October 31. Last
year 16,000 state employees gave approximately $1.4 million. At Evergreen, 141
employees gave $13,609, and Ken Winkley, campus fund drive coordinator, says we're
aiming for a 20 percent increase. "This is the one time of year the college has to
demonstrate support for other non-profit, charitable organizations," says Winkley.
You can give by monthly payroll deduction, or make a single donation by deduction or
check. A campus network has been set up to provide information and accept donations.
Contacts are: Pat Bart, Don Chalmers, Jon Collier, Kate Crow, Dana Delaney,
Keith Eisner, Susan Fiksdal, Russ Fox, Linda Fraidenburg, Rainier Hasenstab,
Barbara Keyt, Lois Lince, Anna Mae Livingston, Evalyn Poff, Randy Rahn, Denis
Snyder and Pete Taylor.
Presidental Presentation Department—President Joe Olander was in Chicago this
week with a group of local business and civic leaders to go before a special committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee to propose building a permanent $20 Million
Olympic Games Academy in Olympia. The group returned confident the plan will ultimately be authorized. Jan Lambertz, Evergreen's director of recreation and athletics, also has been very active in the Academy effort. Olander also spoke to the
first meeting in the four-part "Futures 2010" conference, October 6, on the theme
"Identifying Future Job, Education and Crisis Care Needs." Conference sponsors are
the Thurston County Economic Development Council, Thurston Regional Planning
Council and a number of corporate sponsors.

Newsletter
The Evergreen State College

October 9, 1987

FROSH TRENDS, YESTERDAY AND TODAY;
Who Are These People?

Approximately 400 freshman are
among an estimated 3050 students
on campus this Fall. "Who are
these folks?" Though exact
demographics on the class of 1991
won't be available for several
months, there are some revealing
trends evident in Evergreen's
freshmen classes.
Every year the American
Council on Education conducts a
national survey of college freshmen to gauge attitudes toward education and life goals. Steve
DEVELOPING A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE: That's imporHunter, Evergreen's director of
research, looked for differences tant to these Evergreen frosh. L. to R . ,
Kirston Andrews, David Meister, Renee
between last year's entering
freshman class and national norms, Carpenter, Dan McGredy.
comparing results to the same survey taken in 1973- "In many ways, our freshmen resemble students that are entering
private institutions of high selectivity," says Hunter. Last year's Evergreen
frosh scored themselves higher than any category of institution for being liberal,
and for wanting to learn more about things, gain a general education and improve
study skills. In 1973, 87 percent of the Greener frosh said developing a philosophy of life was a top priority, compared to a national norm of 72 percent. In
1986, 69 percent of Greener frosh gave top priority to philosophy, compared to 41
percent nationally. The overall shift in distribution reflects changing times,
according to Hunter. The greatest variance from national norms among 1986 Greener
frosh was displayed in their reason for attending college. Only 32 percent
responded that the major benefit of college was learning to make money, compared
to 72-percent nationally. "The major observation to be made from this data is that
there are many striking differences between Evergreen's entering freshmen and the
national norm. Over-all, these attitudinal findings charted by the A . C . E . ' s
national survey show how powerful the role of self-selection is at Evergreen,"
says Hunter. Self-selection works because people are able to learn enough about
the distinctive qualities of the college to decide for themselves if it fits them
well.

PAUL HORN AND DAVID FRIESEN IN CONCERT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

SOCCER NEWS: HOT MEN'S TEAM AND A NEW WOMEN'S COACH

Classical music with a twist is featured for the first show in this fall's
"Expressions," Evergreen's ongoing performing arts series, as the Northwoods Wind
Quintet take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 17 in the Recital Hall,
Communications Building. The *i«iiifiiii»^^
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of ragtime and popular music.
They're committed to making
classical music fun. Tickets:
$6.50 general; $4.50 students,
Alumni and Seniors. See the
Expressions brochure or call
ext. 6070 for more information.
Northwoods Wind Quintet

The women's team's record is no wins (yet), four losses.
Remaining home games for the women's team are against Lewis And Clark
College, Saturday, October 10; University of Washington, Sunday, Oct. 11; Western
Washington University, Sunday, Oct. 18; and Linfield College, Sunday, November 1.
Remaining home games for the men's team are against Whitworth, Sat., Oct. 10;
Whitworth, Saturday, Oct. 17; Warner Pacific, Wednesday, Oct. 21; Simon Fraser,
Sunday, Oct. 25; Pacific Lutheran University, Wednesday, Oct. 28; Pacific
University, Saturday, Nov. 7.

More than a $350,000 in computer hardware and networking equipment was officially
granted to Evergreen this week by AT&T to upgrade and expand the Computer Science
Lab and the Computer Applications Lab. Evergreen is among 46 colleges chosen from
75 institutions throughout the United States and Puerto Rico to be awarded grants
through AT&T's University Equipment Donation Program (UEDP). The award was based
on Evergreen's innovative use of computers for science education, and on how
equipment is networked into the campus computing environment. A team of faculty
and staff produced the grant application, and an AT&T site selection team
inspected the campus, observing use of AT&T equipment donated last year, in addition to the college's interdisciplinary mode of teaching in the sciences.
Equipment, worth $397,560.71 at fair market values, will be used to expand and
improve the college's two computer labs—one used by computer studies students and
the other by earth and physical science students. Both labs' computers will be
connected to computers placed in faculty offices. Faculty are looking forward to
added computers, as well as to networking between faculty offices. This makes
instruction, as well as communication between colleagues, more efficient. Also,
people will gain access to stronger computers from their personal computers.
AT&T, an acknowledged leader in data networking, has invested more than
$600,000 in Evergreen's science education in the past two years. Credit also goes
to the hard work of the grant writing team: Judy Bayard Gushing and John Aikin
Gushing, computer studies faculty; Jeff Kelly, faculty biochemist; Fred Tabbutt,
faculty chemist; Rob Cole, faculty; Clyde Barlow, faculty chemist; John Buczek,
CAL systems manager; Joe Pollock, CSL systems programmer; Walter Niemiec, director
of lab facilities; Pete Pietras, manager of academic computing, Mike Beug, academic dean; and Don Chalmers, director of corporate and foundation relations, along
with the rest of the Development office team.

SOCCER NEWS, Cont.

AT&T GRANT TOPS $350,000 FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Building on an alert defense and strong ball handling, the Evergreen men's
soccer team is off to its best start ever. "We came in to the season in excellent
physical condition, and we were starting to use our brains more, looking over the
whole field, seeing what's there and using it," says Coach Arno Zoske. The
"boot-brain connection" paid off, with the Geoducks posting a record of six wins,
two losses and three ties. "Four of our last five games are against top-level
teams, so we're really going to have to work," says Zoske.

Brown

The women's soccer team has a new coach, Dave Brown, who doubles as
business manager for Recreation and Athletics. Brown wants to capitalize on the college's top-notch soccer facilities and a strong
field of local talent to eventually build a nationally-competitive
team. This season has been a challenge, he says, because of a low
turn-out for women's soccer. "We're at 12 players right now, and you
have to put 11 on the field, so we're struggling a little. But we're
working hard and that's what counts." Brown has helped coach a number
of high school and college teams, and has trained in Europe, where he
helped to formulate a flexible style of coaching. "A good coach will
base strategy and tactics around the good players that are available
and will adjust that against teams they are playing."

EXPRESSIONS SERIES FEATURES COMPOSERS; NORTHWDODS QUINTET ADDS CLASSICAL TOUCH

KAOS, Evergreen's community F.M. radio station, launches its most ambitious con• cert production season ever, beginning with the pioneer of "New Age" music, Paul
Horn, appearing with David Friesen, a bassist famous for his exploratory jazz
i. style. Showtime is 8 p.m., Saturday, October 10 in the Washington Center for the
Performing Arts. Proceeds support KAOS.
Tickets are $15, $12, $9 General; $12,
$9, $5 Evergreen students, KAOS subcribers and seniors; available at
the Washington Center Box Office,
Rainey Day Records, Yenney's, The
Bookmark and Evergreen's Bookstore.
Co-sponsored by KAOS is a spoken
performance by Jello Biafra entitled
"No More Censorship, 8 p.m. in the
Evans Library Building, Oct. 15.
Tickets are $6 general, $4 Evergreen
students and KAOS subscribers. Other
KAOS shows: Scott Cossu Quintet,
November 4 and 5; Golden Bough,
November 21; and an Eric Tingstad and
Nancy Rumbel Christmas Concert,
December 10.
Horn

Friesen

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The Evergreen State College
September 25, 198?

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What Are You Looking Forward To
This Year?

What's Your Estimated Date To Go
Bananas?

"Establishing a better sense of
hospitality in the Library." —
Sarah Pedersen

"October 15."

"Staff sabbaticals. I'd also like
to see less dead flowers and
smaller zuchinni in front of the
podium." — Walter Niemiec,
Administrative Services manager
"The 1987 Evergreen Harmonic
Convergence." —Arnaldo
Rodriguez, dean of Enrollment
Services

—Jan Lambertz

"We usually go crazy in October,
November and June. The rest of the
time, we're pretty sane."
—Sarah Pedersen, acting dean of
the Library
"Three weeks ago." — Bill
Gilbreath

Are You Ready?
"I was born ready." — Steve Hunter,
director of Institutional Research
"We're always ready. We're just not
always in control." — Controller
Becky Gallagher
"Yeah
sort of." — Larry
Stenberg, director of Community &
Alumni Relations
"No, I'm not...Yes, I am. But when
I came in here [to the Convocation]
I realized it didn't matter whether
I was ready or not because the show
will go on." — Jan Lambertz,
directorof Recreation and Athletics

Boomtown Zingers
New buildings, new faces and a new
year were celebrated at the
September 18 Convocation. We were
there collecting Greener Zingers to
capture the mood.

"Go Green!
Give Green.!
Get Green!"
—Vice President Sue Washburn, from
her Convocation speech.
Photo/Collage by Steve Davis
"We are not only a unique learning
community , but a unique caring

What's Going To Happen This Year?

community."
—President Joe_ Olander,
Convocation speech

"You name it, it's going to
happen." — Joyce Weston, director
of the Student Advising Center

"It's very difficult to leap a long
chasm in two bounds."
—Old Chinese proverb
quoted by Provost Patrick Hill,
Convocation speech.

"I don't know." — Faculty Member
Earle McNeil

"If you avoid conflict, it gets
passed on. If people aren't
satisfied at the first place they
bring up a complaint, they'll go
elsewhere and the problem grows and
grows and grows. I ' m not seeking
'peace in the valley.' I think
conflict is often good for us. What
I'm looking for is a continuous
series of lengthy cease fires."
—Vice President Gail Martin, from
her Convocation speech

What's Going To Be Different This Year
"We're going to have extensive
microlab facilities available and,
of course, some scheduling
headaches." — Jim Johnson, director of Computer Services
"Hopefully, there'll be less
walking around for students seeking
advice and information because the
new Student Advising Center will
provide one-stop shopping." —
Joyce Weston

"Good stuff." — Stone Thomas,
director of Student Development
"It's going to snow." — Jim
Copland, Facilities
"I think after the initial panic of
having more to deal with, we'll
cope with it as we always have.
We're good at it. It's a 'lay it on
us, we can do it' philosophy." —
Don Price, Maintenance

"More peas, fewer carrots." —
Steve Hunter

"Judging by the load we're seeing
in the printshop, we're going to
have the biggest year ever." —
Bill Gilbreath, Print Shop Manager

"It'll be harder to get lunch."
— Ellie Dornan, director of
Development Research and Records

"Lobotomies." — Marge Brown, Media
Services

Evergreen Welcomes 24 New
and Returning Faculty
New faculty faces, outlooks and
ideas energize Evergreen each year.
This year, we have an interesting
bunch, indeed. Their backgrounds
are as different as the Alaskan
tundra and Miami humidity. We greet
management experts, as well as students of bacteria, radiology,
ancient Eastern civilization and
photography. The following is a
brief description of the faculty
class of 1987-88. Welcome aboard!

Ellen Grant became coordinator of
Media Services in July, and brings
a diverse background in financial
consulting, law and TV news to
Evergreen. She studied Law at
Washington University and St. Louis
University schools of law, and
received an A.B. in Political
Science/Urban Studies at Occidental
College in Los Angeles.

Peter Bohmer teaches in the
"Technology and Human Reasoning"
Program this fall. He studied in
the Ph.D. program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
where he earned a B.S. in Economics and Mathematics, earned a Ph.D
at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and taught at Penn
State University and San Diego
State University.
Valerie Bystrom, an exchange
faculty from Seattle Central
Community College, will teach in
the "Politics, Values and Social
Change" Program. She has worked in
several learning communities,
encouraging such projects across
the state. Degrees: Ph.D.,
University of Washington; B.A. in
English and History, U.W.
Mark CleWnis is taking time out
from directing Evergreen's
Information Services and
Publications Office to teach in the
"Experier ^ of Fiction" Program.
Degrees:^.A., History, Iowa State
University; M.F.A., Creative
Writing, University of Montana. His
prize-winning work has been visible
for years in catalogs, viewbooks
and other Evergreen publications.

Bob Haft, an adjunct faculty member
and slide curator for Evergreen,
will teach in the "Expressive Arts;
Track 1" Program. Degrees: M.F.A.
and B.A. with distinction in
psychology from Washington State
University. Haft has shown photography work across the country,
and his work has been featured in
Puget Soundings magazine and The
Seattle Weekly.
Betsy Hilbert will teach in the
"Health, Individual and Community"
Program this fall. Degrees: Ph.D.,
Union Graduate School, Union for
Experimenting Colleges and
Universities, English; M . A . ,
University of Miami, English
Literature; A . B . , University of
Miami, English. She comes from
Miami-Dade Community College and
has published articles in popular
national magazines and in academic
publications.
Yun Yi Ho, an exchange faculty from
Tacoma Community College, teaches
in the "Civilization East and West"
Program. Degrees: Ph.D. and M . A . ,
History, University of Minnesota;
B.A., History, National Taiwan
University.

Julin

Brooke Jacobson will be teaching in
the "Moving Image" Program this
fall. Degrees: Ph.D. and M.A.,
Cinema and Television, University
of Southern California; B.A.,
Anthropology, Portland State
University. She previously taught
at the School of Cinema Television,
Los Angeles.

Tim Gregg, a 1976 Ev^j-reen graduate, will teach in the
"Psychological Counseling" program
this year while continuing his private practice in Olyt; a. Degrees:
Ph.D. and M.A. in Counseling
Psychology, University of Texas
at Austin. His experience includes
individual psychotherapy, marital
and family therapy, personality
assessment and mental status examination.

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Middendorf

Neil Delisanti will teach in the
"Management and the Public
Interest" Program. He brings 24
years of managerial experience in
the U.S. Air Force, along with a
B.S. from the U.S. Air Force
Academy and an MBA from Auburn
University to Evergreen. He taught
at the U.S. Air Force Academy,
featuring an interdisciplanary
curriculum in the sciences and
humanities, as well as management.
James Ebersole teaches in the
"Habitats: Marine and Terrestrial
Natural History" Program this year.
Degrees: Ph.D., Plant Ecology,
University of Colorado, Boulder;
B.A., Natural Science, Goshen
College, Indiana. He's published
several papers and reports on the
disturbance and recovery of Alaskan
terrain and jokes about adjusting
from tundra to an environment
loaded with trees.
Gerald Fresia will teach in the
Political Economy and Social Change
program. Degrees: Ph.D., Political
Science, University of Massachusetts; M.A., Political Science,
Purdue University; B.S., Electrical
Engineering, Virginia Military
Institute.

Walton
Jamej3 Harnish, an exchange faculty
from North Seattle Community
College, will teach in the
"Russia/USSR" Program this year.
Degrees: M.A. Russian and Soviet
History; B.A., Journalism, Seattle
University. His education includes
University of Washington Far East
and Russian Institute, and he
learned to speak Russian at the
Defense Language Institute,
Monterey, California. He has organized and taught several coordinated studies programs.

Bystrom

Harnish

Jacobson

Yoshio Kimura, an exchange
faculty member from Kobe
University in Japan, will teach in
the "Data To Information" Program.

Sara Hideout is a 1978 Evergreen
graduate who joins the library
staff this year. Degrees: Master's
in Library Science, University of
Washington; M . A . , Literature,
University of Puget Sound.
She's worked in libraries for
Boeing, the University of
Washington and for the Olympia
Timberland Regional Library.

Roger Nelson Lancaster will teach
in the "Studies in Cultural
Survival-Latin" Program. He comes
to Evergreen from the Department of
Anthropology at the University of
California, Berkeley. Degrees:
Ph.D. a n d M . A . , Anthropology,
University of California, Berkeley;
B . A . , Anthropology, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Sara Julin will teach in the
"Matter and Motion" Program this
year. Degrees: M . A . T . , Physics and
B . A . , Physics and Chemistry, Lewis
and Clark College. She taught at
Whatcom Community College and was a
consultant with a consulting,
research and engineering firm.
Ernestine Kimbro joins the faculty
this year from her position as
reference librarian for Evergreen.
Degrees: Master of Librarianship,
University of Washington; B.A.,
Gonzaga University.

Camilla Stivers will teach in the
"Masters in Public Administration"
Program this year. Degrees: Ph.D.,
Center for Public Administration
and Policy, Virgina Tech; M.P.A.,
Health Administration, U.S.C.;
Master's of Liberal Arts, Johns
Hopkins University; B.A., Wellesley
College. She has done a widevariety of consulting for health
agencies.

Stivers
Donald Middendorf teaches in the
"Matter and Motion" Program.
Degrees: P h . D . , Plant Physiology
and M.S., Applied Physics, Cornell
University; B.A., Biology,
University of Colorado. He's
published several articles on reaction centers in bacteria.

Fred Tschida will be a visiting
artist Winter Quarter, while taking
sabbatical from New York State
College of Ceramics at Alfred
University. Degrees: M . F . A . ,
University of Minnesota; B . A . ,
St. Cloud State University; A. A . ,
University of Minnesota.
Sherry Walton will be teaching in
the Teacher Education Program.
Degrees: Ph.D. with empahsis on
theories of reading, research and
evaluation methodology, University
of Colorado; Master's and B.S. in
Education, Auburn University. She
was an Assistant Professor of
Elementary Education at Montana
State University.
Aurthur Warmoth will teach in the
"Human Health and Behavior" Program
this fall. Degrees: Ph.D.,
Psychology, Brandeis University;
B . A . , Threatre, Reed College.
taught psychology at Sierra
University in Santa Monica, is a
member of the American
Psychological Association in the
Division of Humanistic Phsycology.

Grant
Ebersole

Kimura

Clemens

Linda Okazaki will teach in "Track
1; Studio Project" this winter.
Degrees: M.F.A. and B . A . ,
Washington State University. Her
work has appeared in shows
throughout Washington and across
the country, with solo shows in
Seattle, California, Colorado. She
has published articles in Artweek,
Seattle Arts and Ms. Magazine.
Brian Price will teach in the
"Political Economy and Social
Change" Program this year. Degrees:
Ph.D., Economic and Labor History,
and M . A . , History and American
Studies, Purdue University; B . A . ,
American and English Literature,
University of East Anglia, England.
He's presented several papers on
the effects of management practice
on workers.

Lancaster
Hilbert
No photos are available for Gerald
Fresia, Linda Okazaki, Fred Tschida
or Neil Delisanti.
Photos for Gerald Fresia, Linda
Okazaki, Fred Tschida and Neil
Delisanti were not available. Also,
Sally Jacobson, Jan Ray and Sandra
Hastings are here to perform
research. More about them,in our
next issue:

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A Japanese
Journey
"Crossing the ocean, it occurred to
me that my fellow passengers were
on a 747 jet. I felt I was on a
time machine," says President Joe
Olander of his trip earlier this
month to Japan as part of the U.S.
Opin'
Leadership Program.

Olander had last seen Japan 24
years ago when he lived there for
while serving in the U.S. Air
Force. "I lived in a very traditional rural area in northern
Japan. I remember women in kimonos
and wooden shoes clattering down
village streets. Now I was flying
into Tokyo. I was prepared for
change, but not the intensity of
activity and energy."
That intensity involved Olander
from the moment he left the plane
on September 3 until his departure
on September 16. His early morning
until late-at-night schedule
included travel to Kobe and Kyoto
as well as meetings with leaders in
education, business, government and
the arts. Nominated by the Seattle
Office of the Consul-General of
Japan, Olander was a guest of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The
officials he spoke with were deeply
interested in the following areas:
—Japanese higher education and
how it compares and contrasts with
its American counterpart;
—friction regarding trade deficits between the U.S. and Japan;
—his views of Japan and the
Japanese after a 24-year absence,
and how Japan could be more innovative in the international arena.
He also worked on behalf of
Governor Booth Gardner to advance
relations with Hyogo Prefecture,
Washington's sister-state. To that
end, he presented Evergreen's first
honorary Masters in Public
Administration degree to Tokitada
Sakai, Hyogo's outgoing governor.
"The Japanese are very interested in Evergreen," says Olander. "I
talked at length
^ut our inter-

disciplinary programs, team
teaching and close faculty-tostudent ratios."
Despite his packed schedule,
he was able to spend time observing
Japanese culture and contemplating
the changes that have occurred in
the last quarter century.
"The global community has definitely impacted Japan. While
at a traditional Kabuki performance, I was saw very few people
under 20 in attendance. That certainly wasn't the case 24 years
ago. Then a couple days later, I
read that thousands of young people
mobbed the Tokyo airport to welcome
Michael Jackson's tour."
Asked about Japan's destiny,
Olander pauses and then replies,
"For centuries, ever since encountering the West, Japan has been
listening very carefully. Now it's
time for them to speak out, to
become more affirmative internationally. It's time for the world
to be influenced by Japan beyond
video cassettes and cars. It's time
for the Japanese to share their
'Japaneseness.'"
One of the most beautiful
aspects of that culture according
to Olander is the Zen value of
being purposely imperfect. One of
the highlights of his trip was a
visit to the Kyoto gardens. "To the
Western eye, the Japanese garden is
perfect and symmetrical, but the
Japanese artist purposely places a
plant or a rock in the garden that
doesn't quite fit in order to
demonstrate the reality of fallibility and to celebrate it."
Sounds like a college we .know.
We're glad you're back, Joe.

Women at the Front
If yo&^fiaven't met them yet, you
will. They're gatekeepers, keeping
a lid on four high-pressure offices. They're women at the front.
At the top, a duo of presidential helpers deals with everyone
from students to foreign dignitaries. Rita Grace, administrative
assistant, and Shirley Walter,
administrative secretary, handle
all kinds of requests, from digging
out 15-year-old trustee meeting
minutes to arranging for an interview with the CPJ or welcoming
Japanese tourists. They're also
top-notch trouble-shooters. "People
often take their problems to the
top first. A lot of my time is
spent getting people in touch with
the direct decision-making
authority for their situation,"
says Grace. That also goes for
Walter, who keeps the calendar and
acts as travel manager.
Grace has been with the college
since 1969, and feels fortunate to
have worked with all four presidents. Walter, on board since 1986,
enjoys the job's variety.
Kate Crowe sees a lot of action
as administrative secretary to Gail
Martin, Dean of Student Services.
Students and staff come knocking
with an endless variety of concerns. She makes sure everybody
gets to the right place. "It's
busy. People are in and out
constantly. I'm glad that I've been
here a long time and know the
people. That's what you need in
this job."
Alice Patience is passing on
tne reins to Melissa Ryan as administrative secretary for the Office

FIVE WHO MAKE IT WORK: (1. to r.) Rita Grace, Kris Johansson, Kate
Crowe, Sue Hirst and Shirley Walter. Not pictured: Melissa Ryan.
(See story and Organization Chart on pages 7-8.)
of the Vice President for
Development and Administrative
Services. She knows the job entails
"keeping a lot of balls in the air
at the same time." According to
Patience, Ryan will keep track of
tons of details, and have to be
flexible and go with the flow.
"Sometimes you have no clue which
way the flow is going," admits
Patience, who deals with people
from across the campus and the
country. Be sure and stop by to say
hello to Melissa.

Another duo, Kris Johansson,
administrative assistant, and Sue
Hirst, administrative secretary,
will greet you at the Provost's
office. Says Hirst of their roles,
"Kris is his right hand and I am
his left." They plan meetings and
events involving overwhelming
logistics, and deal with multitudes
of demands. While Johansson sets up
DTF's throughout the year, Hirst
answers phone calls and handles the
paper blizzard that storms through
the office. Putting the philosophy
of the Women at the Front into a
nutshell, Hirst says, "We want to
make people feel welcome."

Congratulations to Bookstore
Staffer Robert Payne who completed
the National Association of
College Stores Financial Management
course held in Claremont,
California this summer.

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iWhat We Did
This Summer—
And More
The "Ecological Agriculture"
Program was on hand to help "do the
Puyallup" on September 16-19.
Faculty Member Pat Labine and
others spread the word from a booth
in the fair's Agriculture Building.
Meanwhile, a group of campus folks
interested in promoting better communication at Evergreen have formed
a group called the Communication
Network, "It's new and informative,
and ai^jj.'Ck of a good way to hear
about what's happening around
campus," reports Information
Specialist Mike Wark. All staff,
faculi^and administrators are
invited to attend the third
Thursday of each month from 8 to 10
a.m. (mark your calendar). The
network is a brainstorm of Teri
Ramsauer and Kitty Parker, who got
the meetings started. Bring your
ears and your news. Check the
Happenings for the location of the
next meeting.
Some highlights from the last
meeting:
—Computer Services will offer a
lunchtime micro-computer questionand-answer session, every Friday
beginning on October 9. Called
M . U . N . C . H . , the program is for
anyone with questions about their
software. Computer Services also
reports that there's a program
that makes it easier to print evaluations because the whole form,
complete with header and Evergreen
logo is printed by the computer.
—Faculty and staff are welcome to
attend Career Development
workshops. Check the Career
Development calendar.
'—Work study students must prove
their citizenship within three days
of employment, but tell them to see
Personnel as soon as you know they
will be hired. Remember, it takes
21 days to receive a Social
Security card. Other proofs will do
if students don't have that card.

Kudos also go out to the Career
Development Office. Following a
nationwide survey of colleges and
universities throughout the
country, the paraprofessional
program used by Evergreen's Career
Development Office has been identified as one of 24 programs of
quality. The survey, conducted by
the American College Personnel
Association's Career Counseling
Placement Task Force, will result
in a manual (to be published this
fall) on the use of paraprofessionals in career settings. The
manual, reports Student Advising
Center Director Joyce Weston, will
highlight Evergreen's program.
Weston also adds that "we're the
only institution in Washington
state to be so recognized."
NAME GAME: Faculty Members Judy
Bayard and John Aikin have changed
their names to Judy Bayard Gushing
and John Aikin Gushing.
Next week will be doubly special
for Freshman Brad Balsley. In addition to attending his first college
classes, Balsley will be carrying
out his first assignment for a
national magazine. The Lacey resident is part of a nationwide project by Newsweek On Campus to
photographicallyf^^iord the first
impressions of cdffege life. Good
luck, Brad, in your classes and
behind the shutter. (Yes, the name
is familiar. Brad is the son of
Evergreen Alum ai^^former
Information Services Staffer Ken
Balsley.)
Congratulations to Faculty Members
Pat Matheny-White and Sid White,
whose "Peoples of Washington" exhibit received official endorsement
this summer from the Washington
State Centennial project. The exhibit will feature photographs, commentary, maps and demographic
charts to provide a richly
interpretive portrait of the
peoples of Washington, celebrating
the contributions of culturally
diverse communities.
j.he following faculty members have
been awarded professional leave for
1987-88: Susan Aurand (fall and
winter); Rob Cole (W&S); Leo
Daughtery (F&W—exchange, S); Llyn
DeDanaan ( F ) ; Jeff Kelly ( F , W ) ; Rob
Knapp ( F , W , S ) ; Bob Sluss ( W , S ) ;
Greg Stuewe-Portnoff (F,W,S) and
Charles Teske (W,S).
It's a big night for Sweat Band.
That's Photographer Tomas Black's
group that plays tonight and
tomorrow night at the 4th Ave. Tav.
beginning at 9 p.m. Good luck!

Helios and Goodbyes
We welcome aboard Porsche Ever son,
science programmer in Academics;
Donna Simon, child care specialist;
Vincent Lombard, accountant; Jane
Fisher, library specialist; Laura
0 'Brady, program assistant and
Melissa Ryan, administrative secretary for Vice President Sue
Washburn.
We say goodbye and good luck to
Secretary Paula Kroger; Accounting
Manager Ron Stead who leaves
Evergreen to begin work for the
Superintendent of Public
Instruction, and Administrative
Secretary Alice Patience (see
story, back page).
WHO WE ARE

If you haven't read this publication since June, you might be
surprised to discover a different
cast of characters than you
expected. While Information
Services Director Mark Clemens
teaches in "The Experience of
Fiction" Program this fall and
winter, Acting Director Keith
Eisner and Information Special
Mike Wark, with the help of
Secretary Pat Barte and newly-hired
Information Specialist Dennis Held
will be producing the Newsletter.
We welcome your suggestions and
input. Thank you.
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G-4 STRIKES AGAIN! The second
annual Greater Geoduck Golf f >
Gathering drew a gaggle of oveT 30
golfers ranging in skills from good
to goofy. Low cards for men and
women for the nine-hole gala were
Greener relative Lela Bauman ~->d
Faculty Member Bill "A-Bomb" Wiiey,
who shot a fissionable 38.
Faculty Member and G-4 organizer
Mark "Oil Can" Clemens sneaks up on
a ball (photo, upper left) while
Jan "Spider" Lambert z tries to put
a whammy on the ball.

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PATIENCE NAMED GREENER OF THE MONTH

The Secret Quacker Society names Alice Patience,
outgoing administrative secretary for Vice
President Sue Washburn, as Greener of the Month.
Patience is leaving Evergreen to chase some
special publishing dreams (any of which would do
wonderfully, she says) including publishing her
own magazine, writing books for young adults and
teenagers, and even returning to the college to
start "The Evergreen Press" publishing house.
But for starters she'll search for an entry level
position as an editorial assistant in the tradebook industry. "I'm going to put my stuff in
storage and visit about 30 companies in Colorado,
New Mexico and California," she says, flashing her
well-known smile, adding that she'll squeeze in
the Grand Canyon and other neat vacation spots.
The note from the Secret Quackers (which was
slipped under our door) says "Alice's demeanor is
unflappable, and her gentle spirit has a calming
effect on everyone she deals with. This hard
working, perceptive and wonderfully warm and
caring person is always the first to lend a
helping hand, and she can spot a typo from across
the room."
This isn't the first time Patience has left
Evergreen. She arrived as a student in 1974 and
left a year later. She returned in '76 for two
years then returned in '79 to graduate in '80. She was a program secretary all
across campus before graduation, and spent two years working for Word Processing
Services after earning her diploma. She left again and came back "home" in 1983,
working as a Conference Coordinator before moving to the newly created Vice
President's Office after the 1985 reorganization.
"Everyday I've looked forward to coming to the office to see her, and
thought how happy that makes me," says Washburn. Ken Winkley, associate vice president for the unit, says "she can be doing 100 different things, but always has
time to do one more."
"She's the epitome of her name—Patience," says Development Secretary Helen
Stoutnar. Ken Jacob, director of Facilities, notes her amazing ability to calm
almost anyone, and President Joe Olander refers to her as a social giant.
Patience was going to leave September 10, then September 18, then September
24. "I've given notice on my apartment so I've got to go this time," she says. But
she knows, as we all do, that there will always be a home for her at Evergreen.
Maybe...just maybe, she'll be back. Good luck, Alice!