Dr. Sheinbaum Responds to Dean Bodi
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..1 PANDORA'S BOX Volume 15, Number 14 YORK COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK JAMAICA, QUEENS Monday, February 9, 1976 Administrative Fat? Bodi, No! Faculty Union Says No To Kelley, Yes! Payless Furloughs! by Craig Robertson The Professional Staff public funds by the BHE to Congress, the union representing promote enrollment at private in- Are non-vital administrative the 17,000-member instructional stitutions. posts being maintained at York staff of City University, has in- This month, the Board mailed while faculty members are being structed its members to withhold notices to CUNY applicants non-reappo: nted? services equivalent to salary suggesting that they apply to "If they are, I'm not aware oi withheld through payless Long Island University and five them [non-vital posts]," said furloughs as part of an 11-point technical institutes. Dr. Zeller Lewis Bodi, Dean of Academic program of action. said, "It is unconscionable for a Affairs. However, one of this The four-week furloughs, on public institution to offer free ad- year's 24 non-reappointees, Dr. dates not yet announced, were vertising, out of public funds, to private institutions, and thus John Kelley (Anthropology), • •?.• '? adopted December 15 by the stated that two administrative Board of Higher Education as discourage enrollment at City posts wen; created since he part of a $55-million budget University." arrived at York three years ago, reduction program. The 11-point program, which while faculty were cut. Dean of Professional Responsibilities Wallace Schoenberg (above ad- Union President Belle Zeller the PSC's Delegate Assembly These two added posts are: dresses incoming transfer students in November. His administrative said, "Neither the Taylor Law passed by a 43-6 margin on position and purpose is being questioned by Dr. Kelley. (Photo by nor any other law requires public January 22, 1976, is as follows: Dean of Professional Respon- Richard Raczkowski) sibilities held by Wallace Schoen- employees to work without pay. 1. The union shall instruct all berg; and Dean of Curriculum part of the administration's structors were fired while ad- After all the outrages perpetrated members of its bargaining and Program, ReathaKing. organizational structure. ministrative fat remained un- by the Board against the staffs unit—and shall enlist the Dr. Kelley felt that what may Responding to the charge that trimmed, Dean Bodi said that the and students of the univer- cooperation of other CUNY have caused himself trouble (and salaried but empty administration faculty may not "be aware of the sity—workload increases, student unions to instruct the members of aided Ins [ion-reappt/iiitiTient), posts were cut- while "live" needs which are served by the ad- fee- increases, layoffs, curtailment their units—to withhold services was his mentioning that although faculty were axed, Dean Bodi ministration, questions of main- of admissions—the furloughs equivalent to whatever saiaiy is administration posts were cut, said, "It's an illusion. Positions tenance, modification of space, were the last straw." withheld through payless these posts were unfilled, hence, were established because there payroll and benefits . are all The union decided to appeal the furloughs. the administration lost dollars was a need for Ifoem." i.e., necessary functions —not decision of the State Supreme 2. The union shall organize all- earmarked as unpaid salary while although positions were cut in the feather-beding— which are Court January 15 upholding the day Save CUNY Teach-ins in lieu faculty suffered a loss of man- administration, these positions needed to support the education furloughs, and will initiate legal of regular classes through the power. were still needed, though unfilled, operation." action against whatever layoffs massing of the university com- Dr. Kelley resigned as an in- creating an extra work-load for Noting that neither ad- result from a $14.8-million reduc- munity at individual colleges on a structor, and won't be teaching the administration. He also men- ministration nor faculty could tion in college budgets effective rotating schedule. here in the upcoming Spring '76 tioned that some departments form disinterested decisions on next semester. 3. The union shall appeal the term, according to Dean Bodi. themselves wanted positions which department should take The PSC is also calling upon decision of the State Supreme In defense of the ad- filled. more cuts, Dr. Kelley suggested the Emergency Financial Control Court in the furlough case and ministration, Dean Bodi stated In further defense against that an arbiter with a "neutral Board and the city's Budget shall initiate legal action against that all the deanships mentioned charges made by several non- point of view" be sought in order Bureau to investigate the fiscal were not added, but already a reappointed faculty, that in- that more unbiased cuts be made. implications of the expenditure of (Continued on page 3) Dr. Sheinbaum Responds to Dean Bodi by John V. Tatar baum, it is a decision which I feel is wrong and inconsiderate to During the ;all of 1975, Pan- both Dr. Sheinbaum and her dora's Bex reported that 24 students. faculty members had been fired. In an interview conducted on ln'December 16th, 1975 issue of January 27, 1976, Lewis Bodi, Pandora's Box, I wrote a letter to Dean of Academic Affairs said it Appealing Your the editor, protesting President was "unfortunate," and that now Grades .... Page 3 Bassin's decision not to re-hire are indeed "grim tirrues" because Dr. Kim Sheinbaum, the only of the budget cuts affecting York. professor rot to be re-hired in the On January 29, I contacted Dr. Current Political Science and Psychology Sheinbaum concerning Dean Reviews. Page 4 Department. I also commented in Bodi's remarks and she had some my letter that the announcement interesting things to say. She feels of Dr. Sheinbaum's non-re- that cutting faculty members is Kwanza, appointment "resulted in an out- "not a good way to save money." Success!. ... Page 5 pouring of support for this She feels that cutting costs should dedicated person." Along with have been done some other way. the support of her students, there She went on further to say that Registration arose a petition demanding her re- these cuts of faculty "are Roads Page 6 appointment. devastating to the school," and it It seems, that Dr. Sheinbaum will mean that these cuts of Grafootie .. Page 7 and Dr. John Kelley are the only Elwood Acker, Assistant to York President Bassin, has come under faculty have resulted in firing "a instructors who have not accepted flack from several non-reappointed faculty who consider presidential lot of good people" and that the President Bassin's decision. assistants as "unnecessary". No such criticisms have come from any cuts would mean the beginning of Sports Page 8 Which, in the case of Dr. Shein- other sources. (Photo by Raczkowski) the end of York." Page 2 PANDORA'S BOX February 9, 1976 PANDORA'S BOX LETTERS TO Eugene Delgaudio, Jr. Editor-in-chief THE EDITOR Axel Schirrmacher Managing Editor Student Says Scholastica Craig Robertson News Editor Lisa Dawn Grossfeld Feature Editor "Farewell" Defended To The Editor, Dear Mr. Delgaudio: Kalhy CNeil Copy Editor Since I transferred to York We just learned today of a let- Bernard Tittman Arts Editor College in the Fall of 1974 I have ter sent to you by Romanita repeatedly heard students speak Dumicich complaining about her Richard Raczkowski Photography Editor of their plans to transfer to dissatisfaction with her senior Dewey Frediette Sports Editor Queens College. Implicit in their ring in the December 16, 1975 desire is the judgement that issue. We are attaching a Pandora's reporters, writers, etc.: Gary Babyatzky Michael Queens is a "better" school. That photocopy of this letter so that S. Basta, Eli Berkowitz, Ricky Britt, Cliff Bueno, Tricia Queens College has much nicer willingness to listen, to help, and you can re-examine her com- Carter, John Coltelli, Paul Ferguson, Gerald Goins Michael facilities, more students, a larger to work with studnets in matters plaint. Goldberg, Brian Graziano, Raymond Hughes, Danny Leon, and better known faculty, and a both academic and personal far Scholastica has been in business Alvin Lucas, Thomas Macys, Maureen Mooney, Barbara more activist student body cannot exceeds the requirements of the for some 27 years, has serviced Moultree, Roberta Morris, Kerry O'Brien, Gary Polovsky, be denied. However, these job. She has consistently demon- teh majority of the colleges in the disgruntled York students strated both patience and com- area, and prides itself specifically Edward Reilly, Terry Robinson, Steven Rund, Martin Stein, manage to convey a distinct sense passion in dealing with students. in satisfying the students. Pat Southerland, John Tatar, Thea H. Tremsky, Neal Wein- of embarrassment in being One meets too few such selfless Ms. Dumicich wrote to the Bet- stein, J onathan Yarde. associated with York College. 1 people in this world, a fact which ter Business Bureau and also the find this as disturbing as it is un- can only enhance her contribution Federal Trade Commission Pandora's Box Advisors: Dr. Joan Baum (English), Ms. founded. As a transfer student the and increase her value to the relative to her complaint. Each in- Arleen Schreiner (Student Development), Dr. Donald Wil- majority of my courses have been department, the college, and her formed her that she could not ex- liams (Psychology). within my major, political scien- students. pect Scholastica to give her any ce. While I am unable to I want also to thank Professor more satisfaction than we did, Pandora's Box welcomes your comments, in the form of generalize my experience beyond Richard Boris. He has done much that we acted according to ethical my own department, under the letters to the editor or written opinions.