14 puanet oF THE ARTS / DECEMBER 1995

Emily Ra

BY BRYAN LANGLANDS

the Spring of 1994 when

former Dean of Academics
Maurice Yacowar was proposing to
cut back our campus hours. I have
decided to update it and run it
again for Planet of the Arts. I feel
that people should know how our
institution compares to other
Canadian Fine Art institutions in
regard to campus and workshop
access hours. I will quickly address
the information that is revealed in
the table and then I will explain in
further detail how things operate
in other institutions.

In regard to campus access, of
the fourteen institutions I contact-
ed, seven have 24 hr/day, 7
day/wk access available to their
students: Banff, Memorial, Mount
Allison, NSCAD, Queen’s, Alberta,
and Lethbridge. Of the remaining
seven , we do not fair too badly.
We fall closely behind Sheridan
College (118 hr/wk), with 108
hr/wk. This puts us in ninth place
out of fourteen. In regard to hours
that students have access to the
workshops (i.e.. use of power tools
in the metal shops, wood shops,
etc.) of the fourteen institutions,
two have 24 hr/day, 7 day/wk
access: Banff and Lethbridge.

However, of the remaining
institutions we rank last. We are
by far the worst institution in pro-
viding access to the workshops of
any of the institutions that I
polled. And not by an hour or two.
Thirteenth place goes to the
University of Alberta with 51
hr/wk access; we at 37.5 hr/wk are
last place by over 13 hours. Every
other institution is open at least
two, if not all evenings a week,
and at least one, if not two days
on the weekend. If you look at the

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table, you will discover that insti-
tutions that have limited hourly
access to their campus compensate
by having longer operating hours
in the workshops.

If the hours of campus access
and workshop access hours are
combined and averaged, in order
to assign a numerical value to
total access, then the result shows
that Emily Carr ranks thirteenth
out of fourteen. The only
University that ranks lower than
us is the University of Toronto.

In regard to institutions that
provide 24 hr/day access to their
campuses, it is done in a number
of ways. For example, NSCAD,
Mount Allison, Memorial,
Lethbridge, Alberta and Banff all
provide keys to their students. The
campus is locked after hours;
however, the students are able to
have access to the university with
their keys. The Security walks
through the whole campus once
hourly to monitor the use, and to
make sure there are no unidenti-
fied users. At Queen’s University
students do not have keys;
however, they do have 24 hr
access. This is possible because
any student who arrives before
closing time is allowed to stay on
the premises working as long as
they wish, provided they do not
leave. When they are finished they
can leave; however, once they
leave they can not get back in.
Some other institutions like
Concordia and Sheridan College,
allow students to remain working
after hours if they have special
permission from their appropriate
faculty.

In regard to workshop access,
institutions use different approach-
es in allowing student use. Many

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13 out of 14

shops for their students and once
the student has gone through these
programs and are approved s/he is
then given permission, or a pass,
to us the facilities whenever s/he
wishes. Some of these institutions
are OCA and Banff. Other institu-
tions like Lethbridge and Victoria,
have the same training program
but also require a ‘buddy system’ ,
where no one is ever alone in the
workshop area. Two approved stu-
dents must arrange to work in the
workshop at the same time, so if
anything were to happen, then
there would always be someone on
hand to provide assistance or seek
help. Still other institutions have
approved or trained students who,
if they are in the workshop, are
responsible for others in the work-
shop. One such place is Sheridan
College. This is similar to the
unpaid monitor system implement-
ed in other institutions. Still other
institutions have paid student
monitors, or staff, to run the
workshops in the evenings and on
weekends. For example, this takes
place at NSCAD, Memorial and
Sheridan College.

If we as an art institution want
to be first class among other art
institutions in Canada we will
have to address this serious
problem. The students/artists at
this school are being asked to
produce art on banking hours only
(correction: not even banking
hours as many banks are open on
the weekends). I feel that in the
studio department at Emily Carr
we do not have nearly enough
hours to work. The shops being
closed every single evening and
weekend does not lend this institu-
tion to being progressive, or
meeting the needs of their

institutions have power tool train- _—users. “@
ing programs and safety work-
Campus Total Workshop Total Comb. Final

Emily Car M-F 7:30a-32 108 9 -M-F 92-4300 87.5 1407275

Hrs/Wk Rank Hours Avg, Rank

a . . t
Lethbridge 24 168 see < 1*
| eens {t M-F 6a-10p cee
: : : SS Ba-Bp
Sheridan M-F 7a-3a 118 8 M-F 7a-3a 118 3 118 4
S+S 8a-5p S+S 8a-5p
Memorial 24 108 MF B:302-5:300 62 8 5
fo = ee T#R 6:30p-9:30p
Sat 92-Sp ae
Mount 24 168 1* — M-F 8:30a-4:30p 56 11 112 6
Allison T+R 6:30p-9:30p
Sat 9a-5p
MOD Mite 8 410 7
_T+R 6p-9p : :
fe "Sat 10 :
Alberta 24 168 1* _ M-F 9a-4:30p 51 13 109.5 8
T+R 6p-9p
Sat 9a-4:30p
OCA M-F 7:30a-128 99,75 oo TOME 7308-128 99.76 5 09°75 9
Sat 8:46a-6p oe = Sat 8:45a-Gp : ee
Sun 10a-6p Sun 10a-6p :
Victoria M-F 7a-10:30p 92.5 12. M-F 7a-10:30p 92.5 6 92.5 10
Sat 10:30a-5:30p Sat 10:30a-5:30p
Sun 10a-6p Sun 10a-6p
Maniioba =M-F730-1ip 1015 10 MeF9e10 8 0 7075 11
Sat 8a-6p T+R Ga-11p
Sin B10 es
Concordia M-F 7a-10p 75 13. M-F 7a-10p vis 7 75 12

U of Toronto M-F 10a-10p 60 14. M-F 10a-10p 60 9 - 60 14

14 revere aes | vecomer 1995,

Emily Ranks
13 out of 14

1 Bryan Lavotanos

the Spring of 1994 when

former Dean of Academics
Maurice Yacowar was proposing to
cut back our campus hours. [have
decided to update it and run it
again for Planet of the Arts I fel
that people should know how our
institution compares to other
Canadian Fine Ar institutions in
regard fo campus and workshop
access hour. I will quickly address
the information that is revealed in
the table and then I will explain in
further detail how things operate
in other institutions

In regard to campus access, of
the fourteen institutions I contact:
cd, seven have 24 hr/day, 7
ddaylwk access availabe to their
students: Banff, Memorial, Mount
Alison, NSCAD, Queen’, Albert,
and Lethbridge. Of the remaining
seven , we do not fir too badly.
‘We fall closely behind Sheridan
Coltege (118 he/we), with 108
hhrwk. This puts us in ninth place
‘out of fourteen In regard to hours
that students have access to the
workshops (i. use of power tools
{in the metal shops, wood shops,
tc) ofthe fourteen institutions,
‘two have 24 hriday, 7 day/wk
access: Banff and Lethbridge.

However, ofthe remaining,
institutions we rank lat. We are
by far the worst institution in pro-
viding access to the workshops of
any ofthe institutions that 1
polled. And not by an hour or two.
‘Thirteenth place goes to the
University of Alberta with 51
halk access; we at 37.5 h/wk are
last place by over 13 hours. Every
other institution is open at least
to, if not all evenings a week,
and at least one, if not two days
on the weekend. If you look at the

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table, you will discover that inti~
tutions that have limited hourly
access to their campus compensate
by having longer operating hours
in the workshops.

IF the hours of campus access
and workshop access hours are
‘combined and averaged, in order
to assign a numerical value to
total acces, then the result shows
that Emily Carr ranks thirteenth
out of fourteen. The only
University that ranks lower than
us is the University of Toronto.

In regard to institutions that
provide 24 hr/day access to their
campuses, it is done in a number
of ways. For example, NSCAD,
Mount Allison, Memorial,
Lethbridge, Alberta and Banff all
provide Keys to ther students. The
‘campus is locked after hours;
however, the students are able to
hhave access to the university with
their keys. The Security walks
through the whole campus once
hourly to monitor the use, and to
make sure there are no unidenti-
fied users. At Queen's University
students do not have keys;
however, they do have 24 hr
acess. This is possible because
Any student who arrives before
closing time is allowed to stay on
the premises working as long 2s
they wish, provided they do not
leave. When: they are finished they
‘ean leave; however, once they
leave they can not get back in.
Some other institutions like
Concordia and Sheridan College,
allow students to remain working,
after hours if they have special
permission from their appropriate
faculty

In regard to workshop access
institutions use different approach-
«sin allowing student use. Many

shops for their students and once
the student has gone through these
programs and are approved sfhe is
then given permission, oF a pass,
to us the facilities whenever s/he
wishes. Some of these institutions
are OCA and Banff. Other institu
tions lke Lethbridge and Victoria,
have the same training program
Dut also require a “buddy system
here no one is ever alone in the
‘workshop area. Two approved stu
ents must arrange to workin the
workshop at the same time, so if
thing were to happen, then
there would always be someone on.
hand to provide assistance or seek
help. Stil other institutions have
approved or trained students who,
if they are in the workshop, are
responsible for others in the work
shop. One such place is Sheridan
College. This is similar to the
unpaid monitor system implement=

institutions have paid student
monitors, or staff, to run the
workshops in the evenings and on
weekends. For example, this takes
place at NSCAD, Memorial and
Sheridan College.

If we as an art institution want
to be first class among other art
institutions in Canada we vill
hhave to address this serious
problem. The students/artists at
{his schoo! are being asked to
produce art on banking hours only
(correction: not even banking
hhours as many banks are open on
the weekends). feel that in the
studio department at Emily Carr
‘we do not have nearly enough
hhours to work. The shops being
closed every single evening and
weekend does not lend this institu-
tion to being progressive, or
meeting the needs of their

institutions have power tool train- users.
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