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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 7 CAMPUS UPDATE Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI FEBRUARY 26, 1979 PRESIDENT DONNELLY PRESENTS GLOOMY BUDGET By Elizabeth Littler In a meeting held Feb. 15, in the NRC conference room, Dr. Donnelly presented the 79-80 ACC budget to the faculty and administrative staff. The news was not good. Falling enrollment, state allotment “for- mulas, narrow tax base combined with ever-growing inflation, have reduced college revenues. “\f we watch the budget very carefully we will be able to get thru the year,” President Donnelly said. Like many colleges in the state, ACC is experiencing a dropoff in student population. “The losses are distributed throughout the college,’” said Michael Hood,: director of research and records. ACC en- rollment is presently at 1317 and is expected to level off at 1200 by 1980. Asa result, ae Sonede may Explore New makeas Of Reproduction On March 7, Dr. Joseph Fletcher, the second guest speaker in the ACC Spent Series, will lecture on New. Modes of Reproduction” the East Campus gym at 7:30 p.! es Dr. Fletcher, honorary doctor of divinity, writer, lecturer and advo- cate of alternative methods of re- ‘production, said in'a recent speech: - in Bay View, Mich., “I think we can no longer justify fatalism in ‘reproduction. Knowingly to repro- duce: serious defects is monstrous. The children in such cases are not the monsters — their progenitors are.” continued on page 4 includes all staff, not just faculty. Donnelly asked that each depart- ment chairperson meet with him individually to discuss reductions. The college is further frustrated by the formula by which the state allots funds. Donnelly said the formula is based on the past year’s expenditures so that schools that spend the most get the most and schools that cut costs get less. Also, the average annual increase in state aid has not kept up to the monthly rise of prices. Continuing the presentation, Donnelly listed several ways to increase college revenues. According to the proposed budget, the college is short of Most of the areas mentioned, a x base and additional state aid, are doubtful sources at this time. A change in the tax base requires selling the idea of increased taxes to the adjoining Dties ood a Baad atc Register Now For Vital Election By Cathy Mason “Do we want to educate people or don’t we?” This is the fundamen- tal question according to Board of it. Education Treasurer, Robert Dick- inson. He further states, “If we don’t get it (the millage), we won’t open hool.”” “Inva special election on Apri} 10, the Board of Education is asking for the authority to levy 25 or 28 mills. The 25 mills will enable the Alpena School District, of which Alpena Community College is a part, to continue their current program of a five-hour day at the high school and limited physical education, art and music. situation. Donnelly, however, sounded hopeful about the grants which several staff members have in the works. Donnelly then reviewed ways to cut expenses. These included re- ductions in supplies, equipment, travel, extra-curricular activities, ath- letics, overloads, maintenance and staff. Also included was the possi- bility of combining department chairs and increasing class. loads. The college has already trimmed expenses in several of these areas. In the discussion. that followed, the staff raised several questions and offered some suggestions, but, no decisions were made: culty member asked why the search for a new dean was continuing when it appeared that the college business was running smoothly without one. Donnelly that although pot boing 2 The 28 mills will restore the Jo system before program cuts. A mill is equal to $1 paid in tax money for every $1,000 of assessed property value which is approx- imately one half of the property's market value. Register to Vote. March 10 is the last day to regis- ter to vote in the special April 10 millage election. Anyone who is at least 18 years old*and: a resident in the Alpena School District for 30° days may. ote. A trip to the city or township clerks’ offices to give them your name will complete the registration. The: election occurs during the ACC Easter vacation. So, voters who will be out of town at that time, should obtain an absentee ballot. : < Student Center was getti he is obliged to look ahead toa time when there might be difficulties. He further said that a dean is needed for the “best type of administration.” When asked about consolidating the position from the temporary staff doing the dean’s job, he re- plied that he would consider the suggestion. The college buildings were also a topic of considerable comment. Remarks on the deploreable con- dition of the East Campus building, the half-empty residence hall and the use of the Student Center Building were exchanged. Donnelly said no new building or reconstruction was planned. He added that once the technical lab was built, the college would no longer spend approximately $10,000 to lease auto body repair space. The dormitory expenses were not paid this year and other costs for getting minimal use and was just breaking even. The faculty expressed concern about student recruitment and class loads. Steve Schray, in charge of recruiting, gave a rundown on re- cruiting Practices currently in oper- ati We tensify its recruiting efforts but no particulars were agreed upon. Increasing class size would present problems for some teachers. The various problems would be lack of space, insufficient equipment and. extra work. For others, it wouldn't be a difficulty. 1t was also pointed out that large classes are contrary to the small college concept. Don: nelly spoke of “working together to solve our problems,” and said he would consider any suggestions for improving the college’s financial situation. REVOLUTION STAGED BY COOKIE JUNKIE} By Cathy Mason Under the painful light of scrutiny, | must confess to a secret vice— cookies. Although, it may not be sO secret considering: all those ex- tra calories. But | am not having an affair with just any old cookie. The one | furtively love is the king of cookies found only at the bakery. For a quarter, one can buy a chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that is the size of four regular cookies. The confection has the power to. turn a mild- mannered’ reporter into Cookie Monster! But how did this come about? Surely a cookie cannot be blamed for the eater’s vice. Who is to blame? This aaa is not of my own making. | must place the guilt on my brother's head. It was he who. discovered that the path to work led right by that den of vice— the bakery. Everyday, either to or from work, he indulges. Was it not enough that he corrupted him- self? But one day, to appease me, he offered me a cookie. Formerly dwelling in cookie-less ignorance, | am now addicted—a bakery-ver- ified cookie-junkie. To support my habit, which gets” quite expensive at a quarter per cookie, | sneak to the bakery also located only a few doors from my place of employment. The girls at “the bakery know me personally ~ (which must be the unforgivable sin at Weight-Watchers). She hands me a cookie with a smile, indicating to me that she knows my weak- continued on page 2 Peg eer