CaMpaiGN and pleasure As both Alan Barkley and someone in the - 14th century noted, charity begins at home. Since E.C.C.A.D. is a second home to many of us, what could be more appropriate than the Second Annual United Way Fund raising raffle? The idea is, of course, to raise money for the United Way and to enjoy ourselves in the process. Last year we managed to draw in a respectable $2,500.00 (E.C.C.A.D. U.W. rep. Doug Weir can show you all the thank you letters received as a result of the ’87 campaign). For example the Stein Valley legal fund received $120.00, the Vancouver Food Bank $141.00, and the B.C. Children’s Hospi- tal $450.00. This year the college U.W. Committee chose to highlight five charities, though individuals can specifically designate their donations to any of over 80 organizations served by the United Way (pam- phlets with the complete list are available at the Facilities Office, the front reception area, and outside the cafeteria). The five main recipients are: The B.C. Children’s Hospital The Canadian National Institute for the Blind The Cancer Research Fund The Vancouver Food Bank The Western Canada Wilderness Committee. Neither the Food Bank nor the W.C. Wilder- ness Committee are directly related to the United Way organization but, due to the U.W. donor option program, can receive funds as designated on donor cards (available at the same locations as the pamphlets). The Western Canada Wilderness Committee is dedicated to the preservation of B.C. wilderness 74 DEGREES OF NOt DEGREES In a separate report contained in a ministry * document looking into Access to Advanced Educa- tion and Job Training in British Columbia, it was recommended that the Province support a proposal by the Emily Carr College of Art and Design to grant degrees. The report, written by Robert A. Henderson, an education consultant hired last April to look specifically into ECCAD’s application to grant Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Design Degrees, recommended that the Province support ECCAD’s proposal to grant degrees through the Open Learning Agency. In addition, it was recom- mended that this plan be endorsed in principle by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, and that the Ministry refer the proposal to the Open Learning Agency for evaluation and action. The report finally put into concrete form what had been discussed within the college community for the last several years. Ken Hughes, Dean of Design, said “This college has been pushing for a degree for the last eight or so years, and finally we have a report that gives some recommendations.” 5 PLANET OF THE ARTS 7» DATA-ISM areas through education; they do not advocate civil disobedience. Funds received by this organization will go towards trail building projects, informative video production (to be used in schools and commu- nity lectures), production and distribution of newspapers, posters and calendars, and for air-time for their true-state-of-B.C.-logging T.V. commer- cials. (If you would like to support this organiza- - tion in ways other than (or in addition to)financially, phone 731-6716). As with the first annual raffle, a tremendous variety of prizes, donated to the college specifically for the United Way draw, will be awarded. Last year such diverse prizes as one month’s free parking, photo supplies, art supplies, assorted dinner-about-town, and a free towing certificate (courtesy of the dreaded Island land sharks), were given away during the draw. Similarly valuable prizes can be expected this year, and the list will be publicly posted. The first event of the campaign will be the Nov.25th Pub Night, sponsored by your friendly neighbourhood A.V. department. Host Mike Agrios invites you to dance and drink, for charitable reasons. Anyone interested in helping with the raffle (performers, musicians, Vanna White look-alikes, etc.) please contact either Geoff Rees or myself (at the Planet office) right away. The campaign begins as you read this. The draw will take place during Nov. 28,29, and 30, hopefully in a wild Concourse performance event. Watch for posters, pick up your donor cards, and please, re-evaluate your piggy-banks. Naomi Singer The college’s proposal to the Ministry to implement a degree program outlined a plan which would add a year of university study to the present diploma program. It would mean that students entering a degree program at ECCAD would be required to spend an extra year at a university to fulfill academic requirements necessary for all degree candidates in this province. The Henderson Report suggested that degree candidates acquire necessary credits by attending university or through access to university extension programs; therefore, it was recommended that the ECCAD degree be issued through the Open University. Moreover, it was recommended that ECCAD pursue affiliate agreements with the universities to ensure that its degree-stream students have access to university programs. The Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training will be reviewing this Access Report within the next few months. A response to the Access Report by the Ministry has not yet been issued. Kevin Louis Ron Barron, ECCAD’s computer technician, is out of a job after November 30. Those of you in computer classes will probably have seen him in the A-V crib, or in his office next to Dennis Vances’. Ron has been working for the College since October of 1987, repairing and maintaining all the student computer hardware. Since he started, Ron’s wages have come from an “Excellence in Education” grant awarded to the College by the provincial government. The grant money has been used to buy new computer hard- ware and software to replace the old Commodore- 64’s (now up at First and Fir), and Atari 800’s. To be brief, roughly fifty computers were bought with this money - Amiga 1000’s, Atari ST’s, and MacIn- toshes - plus printers, digitizers, and lots of other necessary hardware and software. The College will most likely keep upgrading as long as the funds are available. It all adds up to a lot of work for Ron. Faculty and students agree that he has done an excellent job of maintaining and repairing the computer equipment. So what now? The College has established a certain level of operation in the computer curriculum - one of the best and most diverse in Canada, I feel. These standards should be maintained in order for everyone to have a stable working environment. At recent count, about forty percent of the students enrolled in computer courses are from Graphic Design. That’s a relatively large number of stu- dents who depend on the computers. According to a recent meeting of the Computer Studies Sub- Committee, Graphic Design may be hiring a Studio Assistant in the spring to help maintain the PMT, typesetting machine, and other graphics equip- ment. Perhaps this person could also look after the computers in some way. A lot of Graphic Design’s new curriculum is centred around the MacIntosh computer network. All Mac users must log-on and type in their personal password before they can do anything on the computer, so maybe a Studio Assistant could help maintain the Mac network. Graphics shouldn’t take all the load of course. Maybe the Media division (which now includes Alternate Studies, Film, Video, and Animation) could provide help in the interest of their students. It should be noted that Photo, Painting, and 3-D students all use the computers. You’ve probably already spotted the flaw in this wonder-plan: the College would have a whole bunch of people trying to cover different aspects of one job - maintaining the computer facilities - without stepping on each others’ departmental toes in the process. I seriously doubt if this level of coordination is possible anywhere on a regular basis, much less here! The computer resources should not be segregated physically, nor conceptu- ally for that matter. There is too much inter- departmental segregation as it is. A partial solution might be to have main- tainence and upkeep done through a service contract, where authorized technicians would come in on a regular basis from local computer stores, etc. Technically, this is more sound, but not as convenient as having a technician on the premises every day. The students and faculty involved with the computer courses will agree with that. A mixture of the two ideas might be adequate, if Studio Assistants are familiar enough with comput- ers, and if the service-contract technicians can respond to our needs quickly enough. Assignments shouldn’t have to come to a screeching halt for two or three days, just because a printer has jammed- up, or the Mac network has crashed. Instructors can’t do it all. Neither can A-V crib work-study students who may be around a few months at a time. This problem needs to be seriously consid- ered by everyone it could affect. Other technical assistants here at ECCAD have gone on to become Studio Assistants in the past — maybe Ron should too, and stay on as our resident Computer Technician. Like I’ve said in the past, the computers are a global college resource, like ECCAD’s libraries, and should have a staff of their own to maintain them, while they are still open to everybody to use. Ron has done high-calibre work here, but so far nobody has thought of any way to keep his job open after November thirtieth, and hence protect everyone’s.interests. Linda Andrews, Director of Human Resources for ECCAD, told me, “We were very lucky to get someone like Ron for our technician. We gota Cadillac.” Let’s just hope we don’t end up riding the back of the bus come December. E. John Love vol.4no0.2 Campaign and pleasure ‘As both Alan Barkley and someone in the ath century noted, charity begins at home. Since E.C.CAD. is a second home to many of us, what could be more appropriate than the Second Annual United Way Fund raising raffle? ‘Tho idea is, of course, to raise money for the United Way and to enjoy ourselves in the process. Last year we managed to draw in a respectable $2,500.00 (E.C.C.A.D. U.W. rep. Doug Weir can, show you all the thank you letters received as a result of the’87 campaign). For example the Stein Valley legal fund received $120.00, the Vancouver Food Bank $141.00, and the B.C. Children’s Hospi- tal $450.00. ‘This year the college U.W. Committee chose to highlight five charities, though individuals can specifically designate their donations to any of over £80 organizations served by the United Way (pam- phlete with the complete list are available at the Facilities Office, the front reception area, and ‘outside the cafeteria). The five main recipients are: ‘The B.C. Children’s Hospital ‘The Canadian National Institute for the Blind ‘The Cancer Research Fund ‘The Vancouver Food Bank ‘The Western Canada Wilderness Committee. Neither the Food Bank nor the W.C. Wilder- ‘ness Committee are directly related to the United ‘Way organization but, due to the U.W. donor option ‘program, can receive funds as designated on donor ‘cards (available at the same locations as the pamphlets). ‘The Western Canada Wilderness Committee {is dedicated to the preservation of B.C. wilderness DEGREES OF In a separate report contained in a ministry document looking into Access to Advanced Eduea- tion and Job Training in British Columbia, it was recommended that the Province support a proposal by the Emily Carr Collage of Art and Design to grant degrees. ‘The report, written by Robert A. Henderson, ‘an education consultant hired last April to look specifically into ECCAD’s application to grant. Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Design ‘Degrees, recommended that the Province support ECCAD's proposal to grant degrees through the Open Learning Agency. In addition, it was recom: mended that this plan be endorsed in prineiple by the Ministry of Advanced Edueation and Job ‘Training, and that the Ministry refer the proposal tothe Open Learning Agency for evaluation and action, ‘The report finally put into concrete form what )had been discussed within the college community for the last several years. Ken Hughes, Dean of Design, said “This colloge has been pushing for a Aegree for the last eight or so years, and finally we hhave a report that gives some recommendations.” 5 PLANET OF THE ARTS vol. *» DATA-ISM areas through education; they donot advocate civil disobedience. Funds received by this organization will go towards trail building project, informative ideo production (tobe used in schools and commu nity lectures), production and distribution of newspapers, posters and calendars, and for air-time for their true-state-of B.C logging LV. commer- cials. (f'you would like to support this organiza- tion in ways other than (or in addition tofinancially, phone 731-6716). ‘As with the first annual raffle, a tremendous variety of prizes, donated tothe colloge specifically for the United Way draw, wil be awarded. Last year such diverse prizes as one month's free parking, photo supplies, art supplies, assorted Ginner-tbout-town, and a free towing certificate (courtesy ofthe dreaded Island land sharks), were fiven away during the draw. Similarly valuable prizes can he expected this year, andthe list will be publicly poste. ‘The first event ofthe campaign willbe the Nov.25th Pub Night, sponsored by your friendly neighbourhood A.V. department. Host Mike Agios invites you to dance and drink, for charitable "Anyone interested in helping withthe rae (performers, musicians, Vanna White look-alikes, te) please contact either Geoff Rees or myself (at the Planet office) right away. ‘The campaign begins as you read this. The