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clo ing the college bec u e
the building w in such b d
h pe , "I think th t' the
number one thing on my
mind. Would the college
h ve existed tod y without
th t effort nd $2 million
gr nt from t te r e pr e­
sen live Hood." He th said
t the time, the college only
received SIS,OOO from the
st te for construction.
IRONICALLY SAID
HEATH, an enrollment
decline prompted the then
board of trustees not to
renew his contr act, ome­
thing He th said was politi­
cally motivated. He was
reassigned as a dean in the
. college.
According to Heath, visits
by the North Ce nt r 1 Ac­
creditation board in 1981
and 84, revealed the college
to still be in bad shape. The
college was cited for main­
taining antiquated
trooms and cia sroom
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structure, a cont1nuing
decline in enrollment, and
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It was also deemed as being
a nonentity in the communitr_
bec rro ndin coi-
le e uc y e Cou ty
Community Colle e.
ith e t' return
pr ident of t e colle e in
9 6, the coli e ble to
ecure 10- year ccr edita­
tion from orth Centr I c­
credit tio. e th id t is
the fir t ti e in the
colle e' i tory of chiev-
e id in order to
obt in thi ccredit tion the
coil e h d to elimi te
host of problem cited from
North Centr I' e rlier
vi it .
He th cited the remodel­
in of th college in 1988,
two new pring lot, n in­
cr e e in enrollment, nd
the recognition of the col­
lege s n entit in the com­
munity nd st teo He Ii ted a
number of progr min­
titi ted to help student , like
the Center for Instructional
Support to help tudent
with intermedi te st dies,
the Dubois Honors Progr m,
and the implementation of
performing arts into the cur­
riculum. He s id the college
ha better relations with
loc I, st te, and nationally
elected offici I , but with
the college moving ahead he
i faced, once gain, with "
ho tile bo rd."
THE BOARD ACCUSED
Heath of failure to recom­
mend and supervise efforts
to reduce the college's al­
ledged $3 million deficit.
Heath said the figure i not
known because the audit has
not been completed, but th t
last year it was nearly $2 mil­
lion.
He said he proposed and
implemented deficit reduc­
tion plan which the board
approved, that would have
gotten the college out of
debt by the 91-92 school
tion in tate aid, and
repairs done for the 1 O-year
accreditation. .
He th aid he plans to
nswer 11 the ch rges at the
March 26 hearing, saying,
"they are a f ls e and
frivolou attempt to not
honor my contr ct."
Heath thin s the charge
against him are an attempt to
undermine the college. "It
appears as though there's an
element in the community
who does not want the col­
lege to survive, for whatever
reasons, I don't know," said
Heath.
HE SAID HE FINDS it
inconceivable that board
members Humphrey and
Waterhouse, who brought up
and supported the charges,
ci e char es l<1ill
to 1 86 when the have
served on the board le s
than a year.
Heath said he asked the
board to be more specific
with the charges.
Heath, who said he has
never received an unsatisfac­
tory evaluation,' said he
thinks the charges are either
made up or political in na­
ture.
"I think the college is at a
crossroads in terms of going
forward or down," said
Heath. He says. the college
has had five chief ad­
ministrators in the last 10
years. According to Heath,
this instability does not bode
well with obtaining state
funding, will conjure up
negative images for stu­
dents, and may further im­
pact negatively on future
accreditation.
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A Black History Month
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Gregor Library.
Thi was the third year that
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