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the large Illinois Community College Board, "After you are in a state News Editor government position like this for a The Trustees of the San Jose/ certain period of time, it becomes a Evergreen Community College little tiring and unrewarding because District appointed Dr. Geraldine you're so far from students and Evans as Chancellor on June 25 you're so far from the instructional to replace Ronald Kong, who process." left in March to become ChanAlthough Evans promoted and cellor of the Chabot/Los Positas encouraged college diversity proCommunity College District in grams and established a Racism and Alameda County. Bigotry Task Force as Chancellor Dr. Evans was the Executive of the Minnesota Community Col- · Director of the Illinois Commulege System, she was opposed by nity College Board in Springtwo trustees, Yolanda Estremera and field, ll., a system which consists BoardPresidentMariaFuentes, who of 49 community colleges cited her lack of "diversity ex periserving nearly a million stuence." dents, a position she held since ". . .overall, this candidate is a 1994. bad match for this district," Prior to this, she was chanEstremera said. cellor of the Minnesota Com"You don'thave to be a member munity College System and of a racial minority to understand president of ;;;;iiiiir;;;:;;;;;:;:;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;iiiiiii;;;;J issues and to Rochester care and to put Community into effect proCollege in grams and to Rochester, do the right NEW FACES-New faculty and staff members Laura James, Dental Asst.;Cynthia Solem, ESL MN. thing, " said display special mugs marking San Jose City Inst; In the third row, VC Lai, Lang Lab Clerk; Peter Evans Evans. College's 75th anniversary this year. In the front D'Eliscu, Bio; Judith Bell, Art; Marc Frodyma, "I look forrow, from the left, Robert Wing, Librarian; Leandra Physics; In the fourth row, from the left, Doug Robb, ward to leading Martin, Math; Monette Reyes, Early Child Ed.; Baseball coach; Kathleen Kesten, ActingDir. Student the district to Priscilla Santos; Guidance; In the second row, from Health Serv .;Daniel Garcia, Coord. Multi Media meet the chalthe left, Carol Ramirez, Cosmet.;Tin Quach, Math; Lang. Aid.Not in Photo, Beverly Beisbier, ESL. lenges and opportunities ahead," Evans said. One of her priorities is to ture of the department. There is a lot build my passion. by Sonya Wornington of work to be done, but I am going to improve the Staff Writer After beginning a second cadistrict's image do my best to make it a first-class reer in law enforcement, Bye says The San Jos&Evergreen Com- that he enjoys his job because it is system," said Bye. Evans in the commuBye is concerned by the fact that nity and en- munityCollege District has anew lower key and much more servicehance the quality of education to police chief. his force is understaffed, and with oriented than his job with the city. AsofthefirstofJune, Bud Bye meet the challenges of the everthe current conditions, he does not "I am optimistic about the fubecame the new permanent chief increasing high-tech world. have enough officers to patrol both Evans said that it is her goal to, of police, as a replacement for Ed colleges for the time that it is necesEvan's career in education "tum the college and district around Dunn, who retired in August of sary. in '60 in Hopkins, MN, to serve the community and instill 1994. As Bye gets more involved in his Bye, who has a long history in she was a high school confidence in the district." job, he is going before the board to Science teacher. From "There is a potential for this to be law enforcement, graduated from try to getonemoreofficerwhich will she became a counselor an extremely excellent district," said San Jose State University with a help to meet his goal of one officer degree in Administration of Justhe Anoka Public Schools. Evans. on duty at each college 16 hours a '68 she was an educational One of her first official acts as tice and became a member of the day and for eight hours on Sunday. Chancellor was to name Bill Kester San Jose City police force where Bye's officers have their bands temporary interim president until he served for 30 years before reas well as an adjunct full with the parking lots at both an extended search is completed to tiring in 1991. schools. ·u"'""'""• for the University of Bye chose to return to a career fill that position permanently. Ratll At San Jo~ City College alone, Rodriguez, who held the position, in law enforcementbecause "I had there are 377 staff spaces, 1195 stua chance to look at the world for resigned on July 31. See Bye, Page 4. Although he was preferred over five years. I had a chance to rethree other candidates the board failed to name Kester as the interim president during its Tuesday night meeting, but the issue will be taken up in the Sept 10 meeting, according to Evans. Evans hopes a new search will be completed some time this winter, but didn't rule out a longer time by Don Kleinert
Bye replaces string of interims
Bye is concerned by the fact that his force is understaffed ... and he does not have enough officers
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