Vol. 44, No. 8
Serving San Jose City College
May 24, 1990
assles in the sky say goodbye On Wednesday, June 6, Dr. Byron R . Skinner will welcome participants and guests to his last commencement ceremonies as president of San Jose City College. The "Class of 1990" convocation will begin at 6:30p.m. at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 225 Almaden Blvd. Prior to Dr. Skinner's arrival at City College in 1985, the associate degree rite of passage was held on the campus grounds, according to Kathy Degn, president of the classified council. A dress rehearsal for the convocation will meet at the "A" Gym 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 4. There will also be an invitational brunch hosted by faculty and staff to honor graduates following the rehearsal at 11:30 a.m. in the college cafeteria. Gilbert Yee, a City College graduate, will give the salutatory address, "The Magic of Imagination." _ A high school drop-out, Yee entered City College at the age of 33, and received his baccalaureate from San Jose State University (SJSU). He went on to become an elementary school teacher. Yee' s distinguished teaching career includes the1988 Elementary School Science and 1978 California Teacher of the Year Awards.
Two former City College stu- 220 have accepted invitations to dents, Holly Lee and Richard participate in the exercises, accordCalderon, will be included in the ing to Charles Southward, associ"Class of 1990" when they are ate dean of counseling and student services. awarded honorary degrees. Lee , who is blind, was part of Interim Dean of Instruction Dr. the City College Disabled Students Richard A. Jones will present the Program. Ms: Lee earned a masters 1990 class to Bowers, who will degree from SJSU and is now award degrees to students as they employed by Valley Medical Cen- are announced by Alice Gosak, ter. Dean of Administration Rich- English as a Second Language inard Casey will be presenting her structor. degree. Other awards and presentations Sergeant Richard Calderon is a will include a graduation message tri-lingual police officer for the from Dr. Richard W. Goff, chanCity of San Jose. Officer Caldron cellor of the San Jose/Evergreen will be presented his honorary Valley Community College Disdegree by Richard Bowers, Chair- trict, and classified employee and person of the San Jose Evergreen faculty member of the year awards. Community College District Board A special award presented by of Governors. Dr. Goff will be given to the retirAbout 375 students will earn an ing president of Evergreen Valley associate degree this year. About College, Dr. Gerald Strelitz. The musical presentation will be provided by The City College Orchestra, conducted by music instructor Joseph Blaha; various selections will be highlighted by the processional march "Pomp and Circumstance." "Because this is the last class in my term as City College president, I will remember you warmly. I sincerely hope we have provided you with the necessary education to survive in the world you are now entering," said Dr. Skinner. GilbertXee
ASC votes to rel.e ase tallies By Darko Fazarinc
ASC proposing a compromise that would only seek figures for the total ballot count and the total votes received by each winning candidate. The ASC had initially voted not to release election figures to avoid hurting the feelings of losing candidates, according to Election Chairperson Angela Morales. Speech Club President, Marie Madison, who was active in counting election-votes, defended the withholding of election figures stating that low election participation was a reason for it and was caused by low pre-election publicity. She added that many ballots had to be invalidated due to improper entries, such as the entering
The Associated Student Council voted to release election figures for fall '90 ASC officers in their last meeting of the semester at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday. A total of 63 valid ballots were cast with 44 votes going to Daniel Gunther for president, 54 to Kevin Photo by Susan Matsuhiro Dishmon for vice president, and 31 to Robert Robledo for student trustee. The figures were released after a one month long silence during which the ASC repeatedly denied theTimes access to those figures. Dr. Judy Rookstool , adviser to By Melanie Saxberg Carpenter's impressive educathe ASC, presented a letter, subtional background. Dr. Richard Carpenter, presiNot only is Dr. Carpenter a mitted to her by the Times, to the dent of Anoka-Ramsey Commu- celebrated faculty member and nity College in Minneapolis, Min- educator, he is also the author of nesota , has been chosen as Ever- many selected publications and green Valley College's new presi- papers. Humanitarian award. The other two committee memdent. Dr. Carpenter will be replacing By Anne Elena Foster This year's San Jose City Col- bers were Dan Morales, brother of Dr. Carpenter, who was there- Dr. Gerald H. Strelitz, who has cipient of the 1989 National Part- been president since the college's lege Hall of Excellence selectees John Morales, and Marie Mattison. nership awaJ:d from the U.S De- founding in 1973. Strelitz, 58, is received their awards at the Black There were initially two additional Partment of Education, has signed reportedly retiring to his beach and White Ball on May 5. members of the committee who a three-year contract that will pay house in Santa Cruz County. Of the five members of the Hall dropped out because of conflicts him $85,605 annually. Dr. Carpenter earned his of Excellence selection committee, with the committee's meeting The decision was made by a on- bachelor's degree and his master's three were elected as winners of schedule. site screening committee whose degree in higher education admini- awards. The selection committee memVirgil Dizon and John Morales bership was composed of those members together with San Jose I stration from Northwestern UniEvergreen College District Chan- versity, and his doctorate in com- were each selected as Outstanding who volunteered to participate cell or Richard Goff s recommen- munity college administration from Student winners, and Michael Hazs when this year's election was intradation, based their decision on Dr. North Carolina State University. was selected as a winner of the duced as business at an Associated ~------------------------------~ ~--------------------------------.
Strelitz retires
New EVC president
of two candidates' names for one office. This further reduced the number of total valid ballots cast, and thereby total votes. ASC president-elect Daniel Gunther supported the releasing of election figures, as proposed by the Times compromise letter, bringing the issue to a vote. He said, "There's really no need for any more of this secrecy. We need not conceal the low student participation in this election anymore. What's really being protected?" Gunther plans to improve campus publicity for the ASC next year by better utilizing campus media and other publicity opportunities to increase student participation in student government.
Ten added to Hall of Excellence
Stars expected at Jenner Classic
Student Council meeting. Participants need not have been ASC members; anyone present at the meeting could have volunteered to participate, though the final committee was composed entirely of ASC members. There were a total of 22 nominations received by the April 20 deadline. Those nominees had then to be approved by a 2/3 vote oftheASC.
See Hall, page 6
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Dr. Judy Rookstool,
Assistant to President