The Buccaneer

Issue date: 6/10/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Courtesy of Peninsula College Architecture rendering of the south side of Maier Hall.

The budget dust has settled and the final cuts to faculty and staffs are finalized for the upcoming 2009-10 Peninsula College school year. Everyone that remains now takes up the slack of the 31 full- and part-time positions that no longer exist. In addition 19 part-time faculty course loads were reduced for the upcoming year.
President Thomas Keegan addressed the reassignment changes in a recent mass mail. Essentially everyone who has managed to keep their job will have additional job responsibilities. Four full-time faculty members have taken early retirement. Ken Jacobson, Steve Olson, Phil Adams and Rosalie Kaune. These positions will not be filled.
Student services personnel were hit the hardest with cuts. Students will have to re-acquaint themselves on who the go-to-person is come fall quarter.
Trisha Plute will assume eligibility certifications for Veteran's services and Pauline Marvin will be responsible for student academic credentials and graduate completion. Maria Peña is program coordinator for counseling, services for students with disabilities, multicultural services, The Longhouse, The Opportunity Grant and
Upward Bound programs.
Melissa Delikat will be the day-to-day contact for students, faculty and staff as well as the Opportunity Grant Program coordinator. Beth Fetrow is the Disability Support Services contact for students, faculty and staff. Vicki Delorey is the contact for Career services and Jan Isett for job posting.
Tuition in the fall will increase by seven percent-explained Mary O'Neil-Garrett, Vice President of Instruction. "While sections were reduced, we will still offer complete transfer and professional and technical degree pathways to ensure that students will graduate. After this fiscal crisis when state funding increases, we will be able to offer these courses again," said O'Neil-Garrett.
At a recent visit with The Buccaneer staff President Keegan shared information that Peninsula College has received guaranteed funding during the state legislative session for a new bachelors program beginning in 2010. PC is considering a new Liberal Arts degree program but nothing has been decided or finalized he said. Universities mentioned include; University of Washington, Western Washington University and Washington State University. The college will allow 20 students in the new bachelors program.

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