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State Cutback Forces Changes In Community BY SUSAN USHER Service Classes l-ccs will be higher and hours generally shorter for some continuing education classcs being offered this fall through Brunswick Community College, a response to a sharp cut in state funds. BCC will receive $50,000 for community service classcs this year, down from $117,000 last year, said Jerry Thrift, BCC dean of continuing education. Com munity service classcs include academic, practical skills training that is not job-related, and hobby classes such as quilting, sign language, art, car repair or woodcarving. As a result, BCC Trustees last week approved new guidelines that, "while not closing out any classcs," said Thrift, "makes it possible for those who want classcs and can pay to have them." Under the new policy, a minimum enrollment of 12 students will.be required, with at least five paying the registration fee. Students over 65 years of age arc ex empt from the fees, but they can choose to pay so that a class can be established. Fees will vary from class to class, generally $10 to $50. The fee will be based on $1 per instructional hour, with 10 hours the shortest class offered per quarter and 54 hours the longest. That fee structure is cxpccted to generate enough fees, said Thrift, to cover the community services budget for the year, help offer some classcs to senior citizcns and establish a base leading into the next year. "Some of our students are saying 'Don't cut classcs; we'll pay the fee,"' said Thrift. "But if we try to offer some classes as self-supporting, the fees would be hard to pay." However, classcs will have an option of organizing as self-supporting ? with each student, including those over age 65, paying an equal share of the actual cost of the course. The previous registration fee was S25 for most com munity service classes, ranging higher or lower for spe cial courses. Thrift said regular community service class instruc tors have already been notified of the changes, and have been explaining them to their students. In a related matter, trustees learned last week that a two-time limit has been set by the N.C. General As sembly for taking occupational extension classcs. Courses that are required for certification or license re newals ar exempt. "I don't think that limit will affect anything much here," said Thrift, noting that unlike hobby or interest classes, most people don't take an occupational skills class but once. Diversity Is Goal Trustee Willie Fullwood, attending his first board &l?U0P ? STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER HCC PRESIDENT MICHAEL REAVES (left) swears in (from left) Willie Fullwood, Lewis Stanley and Dean Walters to four-year terms on the college's board of trustees. meeting, questioned several aspects of college personnel procedures, including minority recruiting and handling of applications. President Michael Reaves told the board a new BCC Diversity Team, led by Assistant Dean of Continuing Education Velva Jenkins, will be looking at ways to in crease successful recruitment of both minority studenLs and qualified job applicants. Reaves didn't rule out new Fullwood's suggestion to advertise in minority-owned newspapers, including a Wilmington paper in which Reaves said the college has used in the past "with absolutely no success." BCC has a state mandate to "find ways to enhance appreciation for the differences among us," said Reaves. Diversity is to be addressed in the college's institutional effectiveness plan. "Nobody really knows what to do," he said, noting that the state department may come back with more guidelines next year. Fullwood questional too BCC's policy of not mail ing copies of full job applications to trustees in advance of board meetings. Agreeing that trustees "should have access to those credentials," Reaves said the application files arc avail able for trustees to review on campus, but arc not mailed out on the advice of the board's attorney, Jim Prcvatte, to help maintain confidentiality of personnel-related ma terials. Added Chairman Dave Kelly, "Our objective is not to hide anything, but to make available what can be made available. Anytime we have a board member come here and information is not available, then we've got a problem." The subject may be discussed at a future board re treat. Budget Looks (iood Legislative Chairman Lynda Stanley and Vice Pre sident for Administration Ben DeBlois announced last week that the college fared well in the state budget. BCC will receive S3. 7 million in stale funds. F unds allo cated on the basis of enrollment increased from 3.1 mil lion to 3.4 million, reflecting a 2 percent increase in salaries, plus growth of about 10 percent The college experienced its highest curriculum program enrollment to date this past year In other business the board deferred filling two posi tions until reference checks of finalists are completed and set the next meeting at the Southport Annex, North Lord Street, Southport. Aug. IX at 7:30 p.m. BCC Receives Childcare Grant Brunswick Community College will receive S55,(X)() this school year to pay childcare so that individuals who can't afford day care will be able to get back in school. The money is used to pay for day care and related ser vices for the children of single parents and displaced homemakcrs ? parents who have low skills and who have not worked outside their homes for several years. They typically need to Icam new skills or refresh skills before re-entering the job market. Money for the grants comes from a federal grant funded under the U.S. Congress' Carl D. Perkins Voc ational and Applied Technology Education Act. Women interested in learning more about the program can contact BCC at 754-6900. Aquaculture Program On Go Brunswick Community College is moving ahead with the goal of offer ing an aquaculture program starting in fall 1994. Vice President for Instruction Johnnie Simpson told college trustees BCC plans to submit its pro posal for the program to the N.C. Department of Community Colleges on Oct. 1 , on the recommendation of the advisory committee. The State Board of Community Colleges will receive the packet as information in November and act on it at its January meeting. If the re sponse is favorable the program is expected to start in fall 1994. The scope of the program is scaled down from the original ver sion trustees reviewed several years ago. Instead of investing upfront in building space and ponds, the pro gram proposes to initially use the aquaculturc facilities at South Brunswick High School and four lo cal commercial aquaculture farms. "It appears to me," said Trustee Jamie Milliken, a member of the ad visory commiitee, "that we could use these facilities to get started and then see how many students the pro gram draws." "We think we have good sup port," said Simpson, citing surveys of both the industry's need for work ers and university interest in accept ing transfer credits. BCC is woiking with N.C. State University and UNC Wilmington on transfer of credits earned at BCC to N.C. State. EYE ONE HOUR ...LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN! We can make arrangements to have your eyes examined today! , CLEAR-VUE , r Single Vision* lgie visn Plastic S 05 Some Prescription Limitations Appty Plus 01 Minus 3 00 diopters, up to a 2 00 cyt mder Limit One Coupon Per Customer. No Other Advf rtised Speciats Apply. 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