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\ MARCH 29, 1988 ANA xy ( =Avs aK ey? AC” BOARD DISCUSSES MILLAGE The ACC Board of Trustees recently had a meeting to discuss the harsh reality of a recent poll where Alpena voters denied Alpena Community College a one-mill charter increase. The increase was on the 1.5 mill levy that was so graciously awarded by voters way back in 1979. President Newport gave the audience and the board a bit of a pep talk and patted them on the shoulders saying, we just have to “Look. at how we can work together smarter and exercise our convincing but the fact of an oncomming storm loomed in the conference room like thunder. Newport addressed the problems and displayed to the crowd of onlookers a-massive list of figures, projections and options, all which pointed in the same direction. A definite and absolute shortage of funds. Basically, the Administrators have somewhat of a skeletal plan. A foundation for the changes that will have to be made; a sort of uideline. This skeletal plan g consists of a two-sided coin. On one side we have the need to raise revenues, or monies Coming into. the college, and on the other side we have options that will lead to the saving and "containment" of expenditures. and placing fees on such things as placement testing, applications, registration, parking and a few others. This would definitely help ACC make up for some lost funds but needless to say, “it is only a drop in the bucket.” As faras savings and "containment" are concemed we are ee t Dr. Hewport receives the U.S. Flag from the VEW Post L to R --Bob Fournier. Jay Wagner. and Dr. Hewpor. In raising revenues the board proposed serveral options such as raising costs for credits(tuition) looking at some smart but depressing options. These options entail several reductions in things ae ACC will undergo a checkup April 11-13 to determine: the renewal of the institution's accreditation. A four-- member consultant team is scheduled to arrive for — the three-day evaluation. The team’s objective is to evaluate ACC on how well we know ourselves. ACC's previous president, Dr. Donelly, appointed a self-study steering’ committee’ which planned, conducted, and prepared the self-study evaluation report: ie report was then “presented to the North Central Association reaccredation consultant team. The evaluation report is a comprehensive self-study designed to assist the NCA consultant team in determining the renewal of institution's accreditation, Copies of the report have been distributed GETS Ao to all faculty and administrators, with additional copies of the report available in the ‘college library for student reading... Also, copies of the last section of the report were printed separately and distributed to the college community as, "College Challenges and Recommenda- tions", focusing on the four main college challenges; community services, evaluation methods, u institutional governance. This evaluation was done to generate campus-wide constructive ideas for strengthening the weaknesses of the college. The steering committee hopes that college actions will demonstrate concern, and focus on the progress of the college since the last NCA evaluation visit. c BO UP he self-study steering committee is very hopeful for the renewal of the NCA accreditation based on the achievements and évaluations of programs and services, which were studied and Stated in.the self-study report. The NCA consultant team members are: Dr. W.L. McDivitt, chairperson of the consultant team. and president of Otero Junior College, ‘Colorado; Dr. J. Harris Helm, Bradley University, Illinios; Mr. J.T. Blong, Eastern Iowa Community College District; and Dr. H.R. Woerpel, Hutchinson Community College, Kansas. All of the arrangements for the arrival of the consultant team are being over seen by Dean McCormack, along with a general outline of activities that will commence while the evaluation is in progress. we will soon realize we. are taken for granted. Such reductions include: reducing temperatures in class rooms, the reduction of the use of Certain campus buildings, reducing the levels of lighting, the possible introduction of a four day work publications, reducing cours finally, the limiting of the number ‘of nonpaying students. New) 6 theory. He showed that by the time 1989 rolls around, ACC will be $307,000 in debt, or deficit whichever you prefer, and that by 1991 that figure will have doubled to $669,000. To make it all worse Newport bravely stated that these deficit *figures were “based on very Conservative figures." Newport also emphasized that he and the board were “simply talking about options” and that "nothing is close ort showed the alread: rom. Dc Start ACC. bas zed crowd ee ane rea 1at more outside funds to being finalized yet." It is a sad, sad world in which we live in today. It is a sad world when a community refuses to muster any objective to partially support an institution of higher education which, in turn, is located within that same community. As sad as this news is to the student, he should not feel alone; - it has also thrown the ACC Administration into a tizzy and the institution itself into feeling a sense of helplessness. are essential for “program maintenance”; ACC has a need to receive them as any other institution does. Their whims went unheard and now, since no increase in outside revenues are available, regular programs will have to be drastically cut back and severly altered. If, the institution of ACC decays so does the community itself. What goes around comes around is what they so wisely say. Ee