TANKSLEY INTERVIEW CLC Dean Wants A More Independent College Volume 6, Number 10 College At Lincoln Center, Fordham University, New York September 4, 1985-September 17, 1985 Co-Op Program Gets New USG V.P. Working With Federal Grant Leaves CLC By Robert Dunne By Tom Wrobleski United Student Government Academic Vice President Vielka Holness has transferred from CLC to New York University, leaving her position The Lincoln Center Co-Op Program has re- vacant. No decision has been made yet as to how ceived a $54,000 grant from the Federal govern- a replacement will be chosen, said USG President ment, according to Assistant Dean Ully H'rsch. Robert Picistrelli last week. The grant will be used for administrative pur- o "We (members of USG) are going to discuss poses, to hire a Co-Op coordinator and part-time what to do and decide what will be the best way help, and to "market the program to both employ- to put someone in the position," Picistrelli said. ers and students," Hirsch said. There is also match- ing University money involved, so that during each "The fairest way is to have it open to anyone in- year of the five-year grant, the University matching _ terested," he added. But as to how the replacement part will increase, while the Federal money de-' will be chosen, Picistrelli said he was unsure, un- creases. "So gradually, the University is going to til the USG holds its first meeting sometime this take over the cost," said Hirsch. "The idea of the month. "It might be a presidential appointment grant is to give the University money to get the pro- with senate approval, or an election," he said. gram started," she added. When asked if he thought Holness had planned Co-Op is a program whereby CLC students are to transfer from CLC before the CLC elections taken in by employers to work in the student's field were1 heldJasfApril, Picistrelli said, "That's a very of interest. Students caiheither alternate between Cloudy situation. I realized she was interested in going to school full-time and then working full- ULLY HIRSCH putting in an application, but I didn't know she ac- time, or working part-time while still going to cepted until the summer." school. "It differs from internships in terms that such as history, or philosophy." A student wishing to enter the Program must be the students get paid," said Hirsch. Holness could not be reached for comment, so "The point of Co-Op," she went on, "is to give of upper-level sophomore status or higher, and it is not known when she applied for her transfer, Pliolo hy /triH students a chance to test career choices and get an must be maintaining at least a B-minus academic average. And, of course, there must be a placement nor when she chose to act on NYU's acceptance. experience in the field that they may think of go- VICKY HOLNESS available to fit the student's needs. A Co-Op com- "She was forced to do what her academic career ing into. What we are looking for are the kinds of advised her to do," Picistrelli said. "The choice was jobs that tie-in with the student's majors." mittee of ten faculty members representing all ma- jor fields of study, co-chaired by Hirsch and Career hers." for handling a situation when a member leaves After a small-scale pilot program last year, the There are no provisions in the USG constitution office. Federal money will allow the Co-Op Program to Planning and Placement Director Steven Berko- move into full-time operation in 1985 and beyond. witz, works together to place the student. Hirsch, however, did point out one problem that Letters were sent out with this semester's registra- to entry level positions with well-established shops would help with this. she sees in the Co-Op Program. tion material, and when a new program director companies." "I think that an understanding of gradual career is named by the end of this month, those students "One of the problems we found in the pilot pro- development has to be sold to the students. The ad- who expressed an interest will be contacted. gram was that it was difficult to convince students Hirsch said that it was going to take some "re-ed- vantage of Co-Op, from the student's point of view, "It's relatively easy to get positions for business to take entry level positions just to get into the field. ucation" on the part of the students to understand is that it gives them a chance in one, or two, or students, computer science majors, and even It seemed that our students, for instance some of the whole notion of career development. This task three possible placements to prove themselves and media majors," Hirsch went on to say. "It's more the media majors, had sort of unrealistically high would fall into the hands of the new Coordinator, to fall into a career path. I don't think our students difficult to get positions for the liberal arts majors. levels of aspiration, and were not willing to go in- and Hirsch suggested that Career Planning work- realize this." Fordham, Union Reach Peaceful Accord By Robert Dunne sentative John Dunn negotiated foi"thc clerical employees and re- ported to the elected union leaders of Rose Hill, CLC, and the Law Fordham University and clerical employees of the Office and Pro- School. Dunn declined to comment on the negotiations, but referred fessional Employees International Union, Uocal 153, reached an all questions to Mulligan. agreement in contract negotiations on July 1st, one day after the It didn't come to quite the confrontation that previous contract expired. The two sides reached a compromise on ... .1 thought," Cella said. the issue of the five-day summer work week, and the clerical em- ployees made gains in wages and some benefits. Mulligan said she was pleased with the arrangement for the sum- On the issue of the five-day summer work week. both sides agreed mer work weeks and spring recess. "The free week in March is very that the University will remain open on Fridays starting from good for new employees, who only have two weeks vacation." She commencement in May through the first week in July, and then will added that clericals can still take the beginning summer Fridays off, be closed for the following six Fridays, according to Personnel as vacation days. Director Frank Cella. Besides the work-week issue, the three-year contract contains wage increases of 5, 5'A, and 6 percent. The union had also tried The five-day summer work week became an issue last spring to bargain for better coverage in their health plan, but the current when then-Executive Vice President Dr. Paul Rciss issued a memo- randum stating, "I should emphasize. .. .that the University in any plan remains the same as the previous one, said CLC union shop 1 steward Kathleen Mulligan, a secretary in the Physical Plant office. event will continue to be open five days a week" over the summer. The union made gains in other benefits, however. The five days Reiss said in the memo that the University needed to be open five of spring recess will now be University paid holidays. These days days a week in the summer"... in order to succeed in the increas- were given, said Mulligan, in exchange for the Fridays the Univer- liwut R\ Rtthrrt Ihmm ingly competitive climate of higher education." Reiss cited that "pro- sity will be open in the summer. Martin Luther King Day will also FRANK CELLA grams, conferences, meetings, and camps" could be made available be recognized as a paid holiday, beginning in 1987; and employees over the summer to generate revenue, and added that administra- can now take up to 24 credits per year free-of-chargc, up 6 credits former job scale ranged from I to 5, the latter rank given to secre- tive and academic work would be better performed in a five-day from the former contract. taries who work in a supervisory role or in a high administrative work week. A "shift differential" is now in effect, whereby the University will office. The change is a higher scale ceiling of 6, to be assigned to pay cmpUiyecs working shifts that end at or after 8 p.m. 22 Vi % more qualified secretaries niter II meeting litter this month between the The clericals' argument to that was thai be ug open the extra day per hour. In addition, the University will give a $3 meal balance union shop stewards and Cclla. over the summer would only add three hours to their weekly work to clericals who work in excess of two hours overtime. There was Cclla negotiated for the University and reported to Acting Finan- hours, since over the summer clericals udd tin extra hour to their jilso a change mudc in the job classification, Mulligan said. The cial Vice President Dr. Joseph Cammarosano, and union repre- work schedules each day. page 21 The Observer/September 4, 1985 •>•„--• tudent Government sponsors Club Day on the Plaza Thursday, September 19,1985 2 to 8 PM . Alternative Politics La Sociedad (the Science Club) * . Arts Guild Molimo . Circle K NAACP- the University Chapter * . Comparative Literature Study Group CLC Observer [ • Computer Club Philhellenic Club • El Pueblo Pre-Law Society • • Entertainment Programming Board Psychology Association • * Entrepreneurs' Society Sigma Alpha Zeta (CLC sorority) . 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