The Telescope 38.02

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Palomar College

Volume 38 No. 2

A Publication for the Associated Students

Friday,

October 5, 198 4

San Marcos, CA

Dr. Scheidt offers insight to president's position By Chris Reynolds

From an office on the southeastern corner of the campus, behind a desk laden with papers, president/ superintendent Dr. Omar Scheidt administers Palomar College. Arriving in 1977, the chief executive is in the beginning of his eighth year. With contracts reviewed every four years, Dr. Scheidt's contract will be reviewed at the end of this year. "I'll be here as long as the board renews my contract. I'm in good health and I enjoy my job, so I don't see retirement as a possibility in the near future." Dr. Scheidt points to, "working with people who have a common goal and helping students to attain their educational goals," as the most rewarding aspect of his job. The position does appear to have its dr awbacks, however. According to Scheidt the cheif administrator must be flexible in terms of his hours because of impromptu meetings that may detain him. "You have to have your family's un-

derstanding too. Suddenly, you'll have to call home and tell them you won't be home until nine or ten o'clock because a meeting comes up," said Dr. Scheidt. As Dr. Scheidt sees it, '1'he hardest part (of his job) is to get people to understand the complexities of the office and to inform people about why certain changes are made because they (the changes) come daily. It's (Palomar College) a complex institution." According to Dr. Scheidt, the number one priority this year will be conducting the institutional self-study in preparation for reaffirmation for accredidation. The study is required every five years to, "see where we are. Ask, where do we want to go and how do we get there." The study will be headed by Palomar instructors Janet Hafner and Ronald Page. In addition to working with the staff and developing cirriculum in conjunction with the Dean of instructional services, Dr. Scheidt also works with the Board of Trustees.

The Board is a lay-board, which means that they are not professional administrators although they are professionals in their own rite. (For instance, Board president Leon Baradat is a professor.) The most recent action of the board was their decison to go on record as being opposed to Prop. 36 (the Jarvis Initiative) and Prop. 37 (the state lottery proposal). The position of president takes on a more political role on the state level. Although there are organizations that are lobbying agents for the educational system as a whole, presidents may be their own best lobbyist. '1'he problem is some institutions lobby as districts," commented Scheidt. "In a sense it is competitive. We could improve our persuasive power if we had one collective voice." Dr. Scheidt points out that the president of a community college is in the mainstream of political affairs. (Continued on page 2)

Career Center re-opens again Looking for career information? If so, t he Palomar Community College Career Center has opened again after being closed d uring t he summer. Through p eriodicals, filmstrips, cassetes, microfilm , and pamphlets and the help of a skilled staff, one can fmd information on over 15,000 careers, as well as information on education majors.

This wide range of information and "an easy-to-use color coded system makes our career center the envy of colleges throughout San Diego county," says career center director Judy Eberhart.

Beginning October 16 students may also attend bi-weekly seminars on career areas such as pyschology, fashion, animal husbandry, and many other

topics. The free information series meets every other Tuesday from 11:30 to 1 p.m. and features educators and successful business persons as speakers. Hours for the Career Center are 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Mondays and Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesd ay, Wednesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call the Career Center at 7441150 or 727-7529, Ext. 2197.

Alumni and parents to be honored Special activities are planned for exfootball players, including free tickets to the first home game tomorrow against San Diego City College. The Palomar vs. San Diego City football game has been dubbed "Alumni/Parents Day." Fathers will be wearing football jerseys with their son's numbers and alumni will be recognized during half-time festivities. "We hope

to have players from the 1940's The football home game schedule is through the 1980's," says athletic direc- October 6 vs. San Diego City at 1:30 tor Bob Lusky. p .m.; October 27 vs Santa Ana at 1:30 According to Lusky, this is just the p.m.; November 10 vs Orange Coast at first of several special events planned 1:30 p.m.; and San Diego Mesa (Fan for upcoming Palomar athletic events. Appreciation Day) on Th u rsday, "Fan Appreciation Day,' the last football home game, for instance, will in- Thanksgiving Day at 11:00 a.m. All clude prizes for spectators such as a home games are played at San Marcos trip for two to Las Vegas and free High School, 1615 West San Marcos Boulevard. dinners.

ADMINISTRATOR - l'resident/~uperintendent Dr. Omar Scheidt points out the many facets of the chief executive's position. An officer he feels should be highly visible and accessible to students and faculty. ( Photo by Larry Meyer)

Football games vvill air on local TV channels By Michelle Flores For the first time, a Palomar football game will be seen on TV. Remote Video and Editing students of Dana Hawkes, chairman of the Communications Department, will videotape the Comets' contest against San Diego City College tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. This major taping project is being done in cooperation with San Diego's Southwestern Cable TV, which is donating its multi-camera remote production truck for the video-taping. The play-by-play announcers will be Palomar students Kevin Marah and Mike Trussal of KSM-FM 99.

Direction will be provided by Stuart Shook, production coordinator in the Telecam Program and supervision will be supplied by Russell Jackson, faculty advisor for the radio station. The rest of the TV crew will consist entirely of members of the class. Airdate for the game is Sunday, October 7 at 8 p.m. on the Dimension Cable System in North County, Channel3. It will also be shown by Southwestern Cable at 3 p.m. on Channel 15. Tentative plans are in the works to televise the November 10 game against Orange Coast College.

In the Arts San Diego painters have drawn together this month in the Boehm Gallery for the first show of the semester, featuring 11 prominent artists in a collection of painters of Southern California exhibit. "Some Aspects of San Diego Painting or 11 Ways to Paint 23 Works" will be on display until October 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Gallery director Russell Baldwin says, "the works from the 11 artists show realistic art to non-objective art using paint as a medium."

jewelry, woodworking, enamel and ceramics was "devastated by negative publicity, after being termed 'Mickey Mouse' courses by the State Board of Community Colleges at the direction of the state legislature," Sanders said. Although the classes will be "converted into computerese" under a different format and description, the classes will have similiar content.

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After working 10 years on the Energy Conservation Program to reduce energy consumption, Val Sanders has designed the final plan to layout furnaces besides supervising construction and installation.

The San Diego painters include Tom Driscoll, Manny Farber, DeLoss McGraw, Richard Allen Morris, Marjorie Nodleman, Patricia Patterson, Tony Through the Energy Management Raczka, Roy David Rogers, Lynn System, the Art Department will proSchutte, Jean Swiggett, and Richard vided new furnances with heat exWheelden. changers and back-up system. The heat from the furnaces will heat water On October 13 and 14 an all day for the music, art, science, theater and slumping and fusing workshop will administration buildings. take place in C-7 and will be available to art students. Marty McNelly from Two new teachers have joined the Bullseye Glass Company will be conducting the seminar. For more infor- Art Department ranks: Grant Bloodmation contact Barry Reed, Ext. 2312. good, an ex-Palomar student, and Scott Breidenthal who is replacing Everett Peck, currently on a leave of In an effort to bring back General absence. Craft Classes I and II, which were cut Bloodgood is now teaching Art I during the 1982-1983 school year, the (drawing and composition) and BreidArt Department will be re-naming, re- enthal instructs layout-design. defining and re-identifying these classes with new terminology, according to department chairperson Val SanThe Art Department is now involved ders. in an ongoing review to re-evaluate art The General Craft classes, a combi- classes to accommodate AA majors nation of arts such as: stained glass, and transfer programs.

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WHICH END IS UP? - Boehm gallery director Russell Baldwin an d assistant organize the irrst show of th e sem ester, "Som e Aspects of San Diego Painting

or 11 ways to Paint 23 Works." It will r un through October 24. (Photo by Larry Meyer)


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