Planet of the Arts, vol.4, no.3 FROM THE DESK OF ALAN BARKLEY Dennys college of art and design Wwe A number of students have voiced their interest this past semester in seeing the College operate on a round-the-clock fashion much like Alberta and Nova Scotia Colleges of Art. Graphic Design students, for instance, claim that pressures of a demanding work schedule can keep them at the drafting table until the small hours. Printmaking students contend that lengthy production processes necessitate extensive hours in the studio. Some see access as a philosophical issue tied to the notion of artistic development. All things are possible, but there are costs attached. The College now operates a 20 hour per day schedule, from Monday to Friday, and a 16 hour schedule during the weekend. During the week, doors open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 3:00 a.m. although students can’t use the studios after 2:00 because of a one-hour security lock-up period. How many students use the building at times other than normally scheduled class times? Be- tween 7:00 and 9:00 a.m., very few use the College during its first two hours of operation. (And, I suspect, no more would use it if we opened at 6:00 a.m.) After 5:00 p.m., up to 200 students - many attending evening classes - use the College until 10:00 p.m. From 10:00 to midnight, between 60 and 80 students are in the building. From mid- night to 2:00 a.m., that number drops to between 20 and 35 students. What are the variable operating costs for the campus? Heat, light, security and cleaning costs average $1,000 per day. (Actual costs during the Fall and Spring are higher than that average which is offset by lower costs during the summer.) In other words, to open the building for the nine days we now close over the Christmas break would cost about $10,000. On an hourly basis, our hydro bill comes to about $28 per hour at Granville Island and $5 per hour at First and Fir. Security costs are $11 per hour, one guard at each location. Excluding cleaning costs, to keep both buildings open an additional 4 hours per day each day during the ~ academic year would cost ($28 + $22) x 4 hours x 7 days x 35 weeks = $49,000. Add the additional days over Christmas plus the 6 days closed for holidays during the year (Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Easter Week- end) and the total is about $65,000. (should) never elose. How do other Colleges doit? Both Alberta and Nova Scotia have an enviable relationship with their governments. All building costs - security, cleaning, utilities - are paid for directly by the province, independently of the operating grant. However, in Toronto, the Ontario College of Art pays for everything like us and, like us, has to make choices about building hours as other aca- demic needs jostle for priority. Most full-time students at OCA do not have access to their studios after 6:00 p.m. Evening students, in far larger numbers than here, take classes in the same studios as “day” students. The building closes at midnight. Are we at an impasse? Not completely. I think there may be some modest adjustment which can be made at a cost more in proportion to the actual use. For example, for our next budget year, we could look at keeping the building open during those holidays that fall during the teaching semes- ters. (Our current practice is an understandable frustration to many.) And by rescheduling the existing 12 hour security shifts we could keep the building open to 3:00 a.m., an additional hour (for which the major costs would be the utilities). That modest package of improvements would amount to about $10,000. For a budget that broke even this year at existing levels of access this is still not an insignificant figure to add to our operating base. But I’m willing to consider it as part of our list of priorities for next year if students believe such increased access would be helpful to their studies. I would be interested in hearing from you directly if you have any comment about the relative’ priority of increased hours versus other unmet needs you may feel should be addressed that might improve your educational experience at the College. Have a great holiday. I enjoyed working with you this Fall and I look forward to seeing you all at registration on Tuesday, January 3. Happy New Year. Alan Barkley TAKE A HIKE At the last Board meeting I made a recom- mendation that tuition fees be set at $590 per semester (an increase of $75 per semester) for the 1989/90 school year. This is the second year of a five year plan to increase tuition fees to the point that student fees recover 15% of total college expen- ditures. To put this in perspective, tuition fees for fine arts or design programs at other institutions are as follows: Alberta College of Art $375 $ 750 Ontario College of Art $682 $1,363 Nova Scotia College of Art $911 $1,822 University of Victoria $735 $1,470 Simon Fraser University $735 $1,470 University of British Columbia$ 750 $1,500 Effective September 1988, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training will no longer be providing funding for foreign students. The Ministry currently provides approximately $6300 per full-time student and with tuition fees added, the total revenue per full-time student is ap- proximately $7500. Therefore, I have recom- mended that, effective September 1989, fees for foreign students be set at $7500 annually. We have proposed to the Ministry that they continue to fund those foreign students currently enrolled in the College to enable them to complete their education here. We are optimistic that this proposal will meet with their approval. The Board will receive these recommenda- tions for ratification at their meeting on January 25th, 1989. Those wishing to respond to these increases are invited to direct their comments, in writing, to President Alan Barkley by the end of December. Brad Campbell rp Dow Memo Lane TO: Administration and Faculty FROM: Brad Campbell SUBJECT: Departmental Christmas Parties DATE: December 1, 1988 The festive season is rapidly approaching and plans for departmental parties are already under way. However, we are unable to authorize any parties on the college premises where alcohol is involved. The College is allowed a limited number of special occasion liquor licenses during the year and providing a license for every departmental party during the Christmas season may cause problems in getting licenses for future occasions (Pub Nights, Gallery Openings, etc.). If you are planning a departmental party on the College premises please ensure that there is no alcohol on site. If you wish to have a party with alcoholic beverages please make arrangements to do so off College premises. Thank you for your cooperation. Brad Campbell BC: jp TO: Support Staff FROM: Brad Campbell, Linda An- drews, Bill Cupit, Vera Traff, Sue O’ Sullivan SUBJECT: Negotiations are Completed!!! DATE: December 8, 1988 Please accept this invitation to join us for a glass of champagne to celebrate the completion of our contract negotiations. This event is to take place on Friday, December 9 between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. in the Staff Lounge. Hope to see you there! VMREU 2 Inch by inch, step by step, the ECCAD - VMREU collective agreement has finally reached conclusion after eight months of negotiations. What follows is a very brief synopsis. On the ECCAD side of the bargaining table were the College Bursar Brad Campbell and Co- ordinator of Human Resources Linda Andrews, representing the interests and working within the mandate of the Board of Directors. President Alan Barkley did not sit at the negotiating table due to his many other responsibilities, though he did meet with the ECCAD negotiators and relay develop- ments to Board Chair Pat Bovey. On the other side of the table were the Vancouver Municipal and Regional Employees Union (VMREVU) representatives Bill Cupit, Sue O’Sullivan, and Vera Traff (with Richard Bidwell serving as alternate). Together they represented the interests of between 45 - 50 College Employees (support staff, technicians, studio assistants, and those working in the Accounting Department, the Library, Outreach and extension programs, and part-time studies). Advising the negotiating team was VMREU Senior Staff Representative Ron Richings. In the October issue of Planet of the Arts (Vol 4, no.1) the VMREU printed a statement of their position; the ECCAD committee took exception to some perceptions of their position as stated in that article. A letter of clarification was immediately issued by the ECCAD committee to all VMREU staff. Both Mr. Barkley and Mr. Campbell felt publication of that article was regrettable and that discussion of specific contract issues, as repre- sented by either side, within the student newspa- per was inappropriate. They were, however, willing to speak to a Planet reporter to give an overview of the situation. He's aware of the 6 best patterns for business ties (and he knows precisely which shirts to wear them with). Planet of the Arts, vol.4, no.3 FROM THE DESK OF ALAN BARKLEY Dennys college of art and design we A number of students have voiced their interest this past semester in seeing the College ‘operate on a round-the-clock fashion much like Alberta and Nova Scotia Colleges of Art. Graphie Design students, for instance, claim that pressures of a demanding work schedule can keep them at the drafting table until the small hours. Printmaking students contend that lengthy production processes necessitate extensive hours in tthe studio, Some see access as a philosophical issue tied to the notion of artistic development. All things are possible, but there are costs attached. The College now operates a 20 hour per day schedule, from Monday to Friday, and a 16 hour schedule during the weekend. During the week, doors open at 7:00 am. and close at 3:00 a.m. although students can't use the studios after 2:00 because of a one-hour security lock-up period. How many students use the building at times other than normally scheduled class times? Be tween 7:00 and 9:00 am., very few use the College, uring its first two hours of operation. (And, I ‘suspect, no more would use it if we opened at 6:00 ‘axm,) After 5:00 p.m., up to 200 students - many ‘attending evening classes - use the College until 10:00 pm. From 10:00 to midnight, between 60 ‘and 80 students are in the building. From mid- night to 2:00 a.m., that number drops to between, 20 and 35 students. ‘What are the variable operating costs for the ‘campus? Heat, light, security and cleaning costs average $1,000 per day. (Actual costs during the Fall and Spring are higher than that average which is offset by lower costs during the summer.) In other words, to open the building for the nine days wwe now close over the Christmas break would cost about $10,000, On an hourly basis, our hydro bill comes to about $28 per hour at Granville Island and $5 per hour at First and Fir. Security costs are $11 per hour, one guard at each location. Excluding cleaning costs, to keep both buildings open an additional 4 hours per day each day during the ‘academic year would cost ($28 + $22) x 4 hours x7 days x 35 weeks = $49,000. ‘Add the additional days over Christmas plus ‘the 6 days closed for holidays during the year (Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Baster Weck- end) and the total is about $65,000 Ss as U D ‘At the last Board meeting I made a recom: smendation that tuition fee be set at $590 per semester (an increase of $75 per semester) forthe 1989/90 school year. This is the second year of a five year plan to increase tuition fees tothe point that student fees recover 15% of tatal college expen- ditures. To put this in perspective, tuition fees for fine arts or design programs at other institutions are as follows: Alberta College of Art $375 $150 Ontario College of Art $682 $1,963 Nova Scotia College of Art $911 $1,822, University of Vietoria $735 $1,470 Simon Fraser University $735 $1,470 University of British Columbia$ 750 $1,500 Effective September 1988, the Ministry of ‘Advanced Education and Job ‘raining will no (should) never elose. How do other Colleges doit? Both Alberta and Nova Scotia have an enviable relationship with their governments. All building costs - security, cleaning, utilities - are paid for directly by the province, independently ofthe operating grant. However, in Toronto, the Ontario College of Art pays for everything like us and, ike us, has to ake choices about building hours as other aca- demic needs jostle for priority. Most fulltime students at OCA do not have access to their studios after 6:00 p.m. Evening students, in far larger numbers than here, take classes in the same studios as “day” students. ‘The building closes at ‘midnight. ‘Are we at an impasse? Not completely. 1 think there may be some modest adjustment which ‘ean be made at a cost more in proportion to the ‘actual use. For example, for our next budget year, we could look at keeping the building open during those holidays that fall during the teaching semes. ters. (Our current practice is an understandable frustration to many.) And by rescheduling the ‘existing 12 hour security shifts we could keep the building open to 8:00 am., an additional hour (for which the major costs would be the utilities). ‘That modest package of improvements would amount to about $10,000. For a budget that broke even this year at existing levels of access this is still not an insignificant figure to add to our operating base. But I'm willing to consider it as part of our list of priorities for next year if students believe such inereased access would be helpful to I would be interested in hearing from you directly ifyou have any comment about the relative priority of increased hours versus other unmet needs you may feel should be addressed that might improve your educational experience at the College. Have a great holiday. Tenjoyed working with you this Fall and I look forward to seeing you all at registration on Tuesday, January 3. Happy New Year, Alan Barkley longer be providing funding for foreign students. ‘The Ministry currently provides approximately {$6800 per full-time student and with tuition fees added, the total revenue per full-time student is ap- proximately $7500. Therefore, Ihave recom. ‘mended that, effective September 1989, fees for foreign students be set at $7500 annually ‘We have proposed to the Ministry that they continue to fund those foreign students currently enrolled in the College to enable them to complete their education here. We are optimistic that this proposal will meet with their approval. ‘The Board will receive these recommenda- tions for ratification at their meeting on January 25th, 1989. Those wishing to respond to these increases are invited to direct their comments, in siting, to President Alan Barkley by the end of December. Brad Campbell ti Down emo Lane TO: Administration and Faculty FROM: Brad Campbell SUBJECT: Departmental Christmas Parties DATE: December 1, 1988 ‘The festive season is rapidly approaching and plans for departmental parties are already under ‘way. However, we are unable to authorize any parties on the college premises where alcohol is involved. The College is allowed a limited number ‘of special occasion liquor licenses during the year ‘and providing a license for every departmental party during the Christmas season may cause problems in getting licenses for future oceasions (Pub Nights, Gallery Openings, ete). Ifyou are planning a departmental party on the College premises please ensure that there is no aleohol on site. Ifyou wish to have a party with alcoholic beverages please make arrangements to do s0 off College premises. ‘Thank you for your cooperation. Brad Campbell BC:ip To: Support Staff FROM: Brad Campbell, Linda An- drews, Bill Cupit, Vera Traff, ‘Sue O'Sullivan ‘SUBJECT: Nogotiations are Completed!!! DATE: December 8, 1988 Please accept this invitation to join us for a glass of champagne to celebrate the completion of ur contract negotiations. This event isto take place on Friday, December 9 between 12:30 and 1:80 pm. in the Staff Lounge. Hope to see you there! VMREU ... Inch by inch, step by step, the ECCAD - VMREU collective agreement has finally reached conclusion after eight months of negotiations. What follows isa very brief synopsis. On the ECCAD side of the bargaining table wore the College Bursar Brad Campbell and Co- ordinator of Human Resources Linda Andrews, representing the interests and working within the mandate of the Board of Directors. President Alan Barkley did not sit at the negotiating table due to his many other responsibilities, though he did meet with the ECCAD negotiators and relay develop- ‘ments to Board Chair Pat Bovey. ‘On the other side of the table wore the ‘Vancouver Municipal and Regional Employees: Union (VMREU) representatives Bill Cupit, Suc O'Sullivan, and Vera Traff (with Richard Bidwell serving as alternate). Together they represented the interests of betwoen 45 - 50 College Employees (support staff, technicians, studio assistants, and those working in the Accounting Department, the Library, Outreach and extension programs, and part-time studies). Advising the negotiating team was VMREU Senior Staff Representative Ron. Richings. In the October issue of Planet ofthe Arts (Val 4,no.1) the VMREU printed a statement oftheir position; the ECCAD committee took exception to some perceptions of their position as stated in that article, A letter of clarification was immediately {issued by the ECCAD committee to all VMREU_ staff. Both Mr. Barkley and Mr. Campbell felt publication of that article was regrettable and that discussion of specifie contract issues, as repre- sented by either side, within the student newspa- per was inappropriate. 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