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New name and president for CCD-A by Randy Golkin
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By having each school's chief The three Community Colleges administrator appeal directly to " of Denver are pleased with the the state board, a higher budget state's decision to give them allotment may be obtained, stronger identities and greater because they are more aware of voices in the budget process. their own institution's problems After an extensive analysis the and can relate them better. ~ State Board for Community ColSmith's office at CCD's central leges and Occupational Educa- administration will still receive tion approved on Sept. _9 a task funds and help the vice presidents force recommendation to pro- allocate the money among the three schools. mote each campus vice president ~ to president and to allow each Smith's role at the state school to -ehange its name. Although the North Campus, Red Rocks and Auraria branches will all remain under the umbrella of Community College of ~ Denver's central administration, beginning July 1, each will be represented at the state level by its own president. Currently, Owen Smith, the x president of CCD's central administration, represents all three institutions at the state meetings, even though his office is isolated from all of the campuses. Smith has always performed an ... adequate job, but as one individual he isn't aware of all the intricacies at each campus.
meetings, however, hasn't been determined, but a decision will have to be made before July 1, when each school will have its own representative. Vice presidents Dr. Barry Noonan of Red Rocks, Dr. John H. Swanson of North and Dr. Myer L. Titus of Auraria don't know whether they'll receive raises in July, but changing the name of their positions will help clarify the roles they play.
"One of the main problems was confusion," said Titus. "I was always the chief administrator down here (at Auraria), but people didn't understand because I was called vice president." "With the title of president," he continued, "people will know exactly what our roles are and we can get closer to our individual communities." The other major change initiated by the SBCCOE was allowing each college to change its name. This should increase the schools' images within their own communities. CCD at Red Rocks, for instance, isn't within Denver city limits and didn't like the CCD title. Although all the schools will have to keep Community College within their new names, eliminating "Denver" will make them sound more communityoriented. "The purpose of changing the names of the schools was to allow each college to identify with its community," said Chris LaCroix, CCD-A Student Government Continued OD page 5
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