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~ 3 '°·· 3 Issue 8 Nlan.h :16, :1994 Softball season starts soon BY Jf..REMY WJWAMS SrAfPWRITf.R The Alpena Community College women's softball team began practice last week. despite mountains of snow that make softball seem months away. This year's team has two new coaches, Coach Andrea Albert, who is also the co-coach for the Lady Jack basketball squad, and Coach Frank McCourt, who is the athletic di- rector and former men's and women's basketball coach. Returning from last year's softball learn are: pitcher, Tracy Haugerud from Alpena; in- fielder, Lisa Paradise from Au Gres; outfielder, Renae Gates from Johannesburg; and infielder Lisa Wekwert from Posen. The new sophomores are Heidi Haskins from Alcona and Patty Truman from Alpena. The team is helped by six freshmen, who include, Julie Leeck, Lynn Brege, Amy Samson, and Shannon Bauer, all from Alpena. Amy Lee from At- lanta and former all-state outfielder Wendy Smith from Hillman round off the 1994 squad. ACC fields a team for the fourth consecutive year. Albert stated, "Wehavereallygoodath- letes, but with only twelve players we have very little depth. We Jack experienced pitchers and catchers. If our pitchers and catchers develop and we can win close to half of our first twelve games (all on the road), we will probably be all right." Volunteerism provides college credit Bv JuuE SMJGt:L~JCl (ONTRlB\mNG WRITER Lori says, "I walked into a classroom with thirty-two pairs of eyes staring at me. Children have a unique way of seeing through people's actions and I knew thal these children would be able to unmask any facade I was wearing. ■ Improved self-esteem ■ Development of teaching skills Women sortball players beat the cold by practicing in the East Campus gymnasium. Photo by Linda Simpson "I think: of schools where young people are called out not only to academic achievement, but to work in hospitals and nurs- ing homes, tutoring programs and homeless shelters, as a fun- damental component of education." - President Bill Clinton ■ Documentation of volun• teer hours Students have a Right-to-Know ■ Development of critical thinking skills ■ Current completion rates don't tell the whole story Service-Learning is a na- tionwide program which incorporates a sense of civic re- sponsibility and pride in, and for, America's students. It's volunteerism with a twist which is centered around the benefits the students receive as they enhance their commu- nity and their college. Ask Lori Edgar, an ACC student who tutored at Besser El- ementary School last semester, how it feels to work an hour a week with elementary students. Fortunately I was open and honest while working with the class and I quickly gained re- spect and an opening relationship with the students. The feeling of fulfillment ac- quired from helping the children work through their difficulties and seeing their achievements made the experience more than I had ever anticipated.• There are many benefits to the student working with Ser- vice-Learning. These include: ■ Classroom credit (deter- mined by instructor) ■ Exploration ofa career or major ■ Enrichment and applica- tion of classroom knowledge ■ Ethical/moral develop- ment There are also benefits to the college: • A broadening nature and role of education ■ Enriching curriculum and learning opportunities ■ Improved college-com• munity relationships Benefits to the community include: ■Human needs are met ■ Responsible citizenship promoted ■ College resource access ■ College partnership Students can become in• volved in the project by calling the Service-Learning Center at ext. 373. BY SuAWN DEMPSEY Nrws EDITOR The 47 percent completion rate for full-time students is not telling the whole story, but fu- ture rates will. The rates, which were mailed to all students and staff, are part of the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act. The completion rates are required for the part of the act which states colleges need to record their students' and stu- dent athletes' progress to inform prospec1ive students of these sta- tis1ics. ACC started keeping track of 400 new full-time students in the fall of 1990 and allotted the students a 150 percent degree completion time (three years to earn an associate's degree). In 1993, the first rates were tabu- lated. Since the rates are based on one relatively small class, the numbers are not necessarily sta- tistically accurate. The statistics don't account for anyone who didn't graduate within the three years. A 1990 student who be- came part-time after originally regis1ering as full-time would be reported as a full-time noncompleter. This would not effect the student but would skew the data until those students graduate. Another problem with the numbers is they don't account for students who transfer with- out graduating. Within two years, though, information on the 1990 students will be available from four year colleges. Assistant Dean of Stu- dents Max Lindsay compiles data, and he will know who graduated when and with what degree and major. Though significant overall numbers won't be available for three to four years, there are current completion rates with- in majors, races, sexes, and Anyone wishing more in- formation or specific statistics can contact Lindsay in VLH 101. A CC shows casual inattention to campus cleanliness BY SHAWN DEMPs1:v done by Witt. The analysis. seen NEws EorrOR at right, is based on APPA guidelines. ACC employs four full- Look around Is the floor time custodians, one in each in a valley'! Is dus1 accumulat- main building. Three of the cus- ing on everything? If so, it must todians have two buildings to be a level three day. mamtam A level three day is defined John Berg works in Van ted for in their regular schedules include shoveling and salting en- trance ways. removing cigarette butts, hauling unburnahle trash, and moving furniture. Their priorities are rest rooms, lounges. classrooms, of- fices, and halls But Witt thinks thatrealis- fio~ost items, to unlock a car do0,orjustlendanear. "We don' have a problem with that," expla s Witt. "but less cleaning isdont." In order to serve ACC's growing student population. staff population grows. With growth, the amount of work needed to To help, custodians are each allotted three work study students for six hours per week Unfortunately the positions are basically never filled because, Witt remarks, students don't think cleaning isascoolasgrad- mgpapers Once, in Witt's eight years and one in EAC. So far this se- mester. one has stopped coming to work and another is only working about three hours per week. as casual inattention on ACC's Lare Hall and HSC; Jean Nowak accepted cleanliness scale works in East Campus and The scale was established Graphic Ans; Beverly Jones by the Association of Physical works in Natural Resources Ceo- Plant Administrawrs and is de- ter am.I Besser Tech Annex; and 1ailed below Dorothy Larson works in Besser CUSTODIANS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN D~IRED LEVELS OF CLEANLINF.SS Work study students are al- ways a help, says Witt. Many do great work but they all -- some more than others -- require supervision and direction. Some do not want to work and cuSH)- dians may have to clean after them. The Health Science Center is not at a high enough kvel of cleanliness to suit 66 nursing stu- dents who sent a pt:tition and letter to Din:ctor of Facilities Management Don Witt. Witt plans to meet with the students to discuss their con- cerns, hut he says the problem is not just limited to HSC. ACC does not employ enough custodians to even keep the campus at level five cleanli- ness according to an analysis Tech Center. The custodians, says Witt, are doing a good job with the time they have in their eight hour shifts. Their daily and weekly du- ties include cleaning and stocking bathrooms, emptying garbage, stocking cleaning supplies, washing chalkboards, locking doors and windows, sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the lounges. Additional duties not allot- LEVEL OF 'Afl CLEANNESS HSC I 4.75 II 2.53 Ill 1.81 IV 1.44 V 1.27 tically, because of administrative dt:mands,theprioritiesarealittle different.Officesareoftengiven more attention because of their high visibility. Another priority is to serve the students. Custodians may be requested to open doors, 10 help BTC EAC GRA 4.72 5.37 2.53 2.78 1.73 2.05 1.29 1.64 1.03 1.34 keep ACC clean grows. More dirt is tracked in. More supplies need to be refilled. Additional requests are made. To Witt's knowledge, ACC has the least custodians for its square footage than any other college in the state. NRC TOTAL ALL BTA BLDGS 4.94 19.78 2.64 10.48 1.95 7.54 1.54 5.91 1.23 4.87 atthecollege,therewereenough work study students but that didn't even last for a whole se- mester. The norm is one per building Right now, there are seven custodial work student~, two in BTC, two in VUI, two in NRC, A work study student, Witt believes, gets ahom four hours of work done during each six hour week While generally maintain- ing a level three, Witt believes ACC vacillates between level two and level four on the clean- liness scale. With two to four more full- time custodians, Witt thinks ACC could maintain level two. In the meantime, if anyone has a complaint. Witt will ad- dress it. Hopefully it will have a positive outcome, like more cus- todians. r----------------------, CLEANLINESS LEVELS DEFINED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL PLANT AD\1INISTRATORS LEVEL I - ORDERLY SPOTLESSNESS Only small amounts of litter and ashes in container. Floor covering:. are kept brigh1 and clean al all times. No dust accumulation on vertical surfaces, very little on horizontal surfaces. All glass, light fixtures, mirrors and wa.~h howls are kept clean, only small number of spots visible. LEVEL II - ORDINARY TIDINESS Only small amounts of litter and ashes in containers. Floor covering will show periods of peaks and valleys in appearance. Dusting is still maintained at a high level. All glass, light fixtures, mirrors and wash howls will show evidence of spots and dust. LEVEL 111- CASUAL JNAITENTION Only small amounts of litter and ashes in containers. Floor coverings will show periods of peaks and valleys in appearance. Dust will accumulate on all vents and vertical a.~ well as horizontal surfaces. All glass, light fixtures, mirrors and wash bowls will show accumulation of dust, spots and prints. LEVEL JV - MODERATE DINGINESS Waste containers will he full and over-flowing. Floor coverings will normally be dull, marked and spotted with infrequent peaks - dust balls will accumulate. All glass, light fixtures, mirrors and wash. bowls will be dirty and spotted. LEVEL V - UNKEPT NEGLECT No trash pick-up - occupants of buildings will be responsible. Regular floor care i~ eliminated. Dusting is eliminated. All glass is very dirty How clean is ACC? Is the campus clean enough? Please list any comments or con- cerns: ____________ _ Level of cleanness on scale of 1 - 5 Drop off reply at boxes located at the VLH reception desk, NRC library book return, BTC 110, or the EAC fitness room. Results will appear m the next issue of The Polemic. L----------------------~