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The Telesco
Friday, September 16, 1988
Volume 42 No.1
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Officials Boggs' vision leads Palomar New year brings increases question in enrollment and finances auditing Missionary man
By Larry Bouuolie
Editor in Chief
College officials are appealing a state audit which, if upheld, would require Palomar to return $280,000 in state funds. The state Finance Department is alleging 11 instructors were not properly credentialed for all the classes they were teaching. An appeal is now pending in the Chancellor's Office in Sacramento. An Instruction Office official said that the auditing team pegged instructors who are credentialed to teach biology for example, but the classes they teach may be listed under zoology, an area the instructor may not be properly credentialed in, even though the instructor is teaching biology. "They're trying to catch us on technicalities," said Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs. "What they (the auditing team) are saying is that a biology instructor cannot teach a biology section listed under zoology. In reality, they can." The audit, completed last year, looked at how the three m~or divisions of the college operate. Boggs said the credits earned by students in the classes in question will not be affected. He further reported that most of the teachers named in the report are properly credenti~ed. The college will not release the names of the instructors or the report. Eight other community colleges have been cited by the state over the same issue. The chancellor is expected to make a ruling in Palomar's case sometime in December. "I'm optimistic they won't look at the letter of the law," said Boggs. "I think they'll look at the quality of the faculty."
Superintendent/President Dr. George R. Boggs, who began at Palomar in 1985, has high aspirations for the future of the college. Plans include a London exchange program and an on-campus transit center. This year Boggs is faced with record-brea.king enrollment status and the most optimistic budget since his arrival. See story at right. (Photo by Madeline Rolon)
Superintendent/ President Dr. George R. Boggs is a man with a mission. Since his arrival at the college three years ago, Boggs has continued a program emphasizing progress and excellence. "If there is a segment of higher education that has a true mission, it has to be the community colleges," said Boggs. "Our mission is based upon the value of the individual and the belief in the individual's potential for intellectual, ethical, personal and social growth," said Boggs. This year the college experienced another kind of growth, that of enrollment population. Enrollment for fall 1988 is up more than nine percent over last year, with a population totaling over 20,000 students. One reason for the increased enrollment may be the change in the calendar year. While in previous years the fall semester began in September and lasted through mid-January, the new schedule allows students to finish fall classes before Christmas and is more compatible with the calendars of state universities. "Predictions were that the earlier start would hurt us," said Boggs, "but the word was spread well on the changes." If enrollment continues at the present rate, Boggs predicts the campus will reach maximum capacity in three to four years. The satellite campuses are increasing at the highest rate, and Boggs expresses a need to expand these centers. "The Highway 15 corridor Mt. Carmel center may need daytime facilities in the area," added Boggs.
With the increased growth comes increased funding. Despite difficulties in accomodating growth, Boggs reports this year's financial position as being "the best since I arrived here." One reason for increased finances is the 6.9 percent budgetary increase by the state to community colleges. "4.7 percent will go to cost of living adjustments, utilities, insurance and salary increases," said Boggs. "The remaining funds will go to matriculation, assessment tests, orientation, support services and added counselors and staff."
In the future Boggs cites a need to make plans to accommodate future population expansion. A replacement of the temporary buildings in the area known as "redwood city" with permanent structures is one idea supported by Boggs. "We must look at plans to improve parking and traffic," he said. "Last year 500 new spaces were added, but we still need to improve more." One such change is expected later this year with the construction of a transit center on campus. At the center, North County Transit District buses will pick up and drop off students where traffic is at a minimum. The transit center will be located at the present site of the Campus Patrol Building. New lines will be added to the service to accommodate students. Plans for the transit center were approved by the board of trustees two years ago. Part of Boggs' mission at the college is to create a supportive climate for students. (see PRESIDENT- page 3)
ASG president sets goals of more student involvement By Michael Adcock
Staff Writer Associated Student Government President Ken Green guided the group's first "unofficial" meeting on Sept. 7 at noon. Finding a day that all the student government members can meet was the primary issue at hand. ASG members decided that Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. is the most convenient time available. Following the meeting, Green stated that, "my job is to make this a more effective government." Green has many goals, and one of them is to get more people involved with the student government. The ASG hopes to have something that they have never had before, and that is a Cabinet. The Cabinet is intended to get the students involved with the ASG. Those interested in Cabinet positions should contact Green during the Wednesday meetings. While Cabinet members will not be able to run for office, they can run a booth in the Student
Services Center and that is where the ASG needs to be seen. The person running the booth can be available to see what is on the students' minds about parking, or whatever problem they have that is school-related. Besides running a booth, the Cabinet members can be on committees that make posters and advise the ASG on how issues might be handled. Green also wants to get more minorities involved in the ASG. He believes that the ASG cannot fully meet the needs of the students without minority representation in student government. He is also concerned about student apathy when it comes to voting. There were only 583 votes cast in the last election, and since the enrollment was close to 20,000, Green believes that is just not enough involvement. Another ASG concern is to keep the costs down for going to school. The organization was not even aware of the health and accident insurance fees (see ASG - page 2)
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Palomar College reached a record-breaking student enrollment number this fall semester. The registrar's office reported 20,493 . students as of last Tuesday afternoon. Numbers to the right 11re in thousands. (Graphic by Jonathan Young)