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Career Center Stronger Vet

Gives Job Data Policy at CDC

The Counseling office is sponsor- By William Miller
ing a career center that offers
Much has been said about "rip-
occupational information and free
offs' and abuses of the GI bill by
vocational testing to students who
veterans attending college.
are undecided about their major and Headlines have appeared through-
the field of work they wish to
out the country criticizing the
pursue. amount of money paid to the
The project is directed by Dr. undeserving vet students. While
Robert Gilmore, counselor. this notoriety is justified in the case
Data has been compiled over the
of a few, the charge often is applied
past two years ·on hundreds of jobs
to the entire veteran student body.
and training programs. Abuses of previous loopholes in
The career center, located in the
the VA regulations have caused
Counseling office (Admissions and
most of us to suffer for the actions of
Records office), is open from 8 a.m. a few. Let the facts speak for us.
to 9 p.m. daily. "During the past academic year,
Dr. Gilmore plans to invite
48 per cent of the College of the
speakers from fields such as health
Canyons' Presidents Honor Roll
science, computer science, business consisted of veteran students:
administration, advertising, and Due to strengthening of VA
federal, state and local government
regulations and policies, College of
to speak to students about possible the Canyons has written a ' specific
employment in these fields. veterans policy to comply with
The center offers many sources of
vocational information such as a the~e regulations and thereby retain
VA accreditation.
"College View Deck" which provides "Veterans are required to com-
students with information on four- plete one-half of their units with at
year schools and training programs least _ a "C' average or go on
they offer, and a Los Angeles
probationary status," the regula-
County "VIEW" (Vital Information tions state.
for Education and Work) machine, While on probation, the. veteran is
which lists job descriptions, educa- Dr. Robert Gilmore demonstrates new Career Center View ma~hlne to aide
Marjo Glavin. Viewer provides rapid information about careers and pertinent highly vulnerable. His benefits may
tional requirements for jobs, and be terminated and he may be
schools that offer these training college curricula. referred to the VA counseling
programs. this early stage. There is always
The center also provides hun- DEANS some natural human resistance to psychologist for not making satis-
dreds of pamphlets, books, and files change." factory progress.
COCs Veteran Affairs office,
loaded with information pertaining (Cont'd From Page 1) With the appointment, in a sense headed by Robert Wells, offers this
to jobs.
feeling that the college was begin- of a "day" and a "night" dean of advice:
ning to separate into different instruction, the evening , student "Attend classes and avoid drop-
groups. particularly is benefited. Pollock ping classes unless you can afford to
OPINION "The new system is not easy to and Cerra will be on duty two nights go without a VA check for four to
administer," Mouck said, "but a each this quarter, with assistant six months. If you have problems,
management team now exists that deans sitting in occasionally. The bring them in. We are here to help,"
By Carl Graves thinks in terms of the total educa- dean's office for night student is said Wells. ·
tional program, not just in terms of Pollock's office on the lower floor of The office is open from 8 a.m. to
Are some of the service veterans
attending COC so-called "patio "my part" or "my division" or "my the Classroom building. 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays and Fri-
Cerra's duties include articulation
builders" as characterized by one days, and from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
with four-year schools, administra- Mondays through Wednesdays.
instructor?
I have found by asking other tion of the television consortium,
and jurisdiction over staff develop-
veterans in my classes that some
ment. Ward Speaks On
have returned to school to increase
their education, some to enhance
their chances of job promotions, "Canyon County"
some to acquire extra money to
build patios, and some to heip · pay
By Charles F. Connell
off bills.
The definition of "patio builder" is "It makes good sense to become
exactly as it sounds, someone who an independent self-governing
builds a patio or extra room on his county if the area has a strong
house. A full-time (12 units) economic base ... but the Newhall-
veteran, married, with two children, Saugus-V alencia area does not
reeeivcs $380 a month for his possess such a strong tax base,"
schooling. A vet attending a com- said Baxter War, Los Angeles
munity college (no tuition), has a county supervisor.
<·o nsiderable amount left each In recent appearance at COC as
Steve Cerra
month, even after buying books and the first "People in Government"
sehool supplies. If a vet is living up program". speaker, Ward discussed with citi-
to his responsibilities as a student, Mouck said that it is too early to zens of the Santa Clarita Valley the
when' this extra money goes is no e\·,duate the change in instructional possibilities of forming a new county
one's business but his own. administration. here.
Whatever the individual reasons "llowC'ver, bv reducing the span "This is a bedroom community.
are for returning to school, the faet of ·control (the· numbN of persons Robert Pollock You know how many of you are
remains that eaeh veteran accepted involved) by dearly dt>fining the Pollock also is in eharge of the employed in this valley. You know
the eall to serve his country either dutiPs of the new deans and assist- cooperative career education pro- you don't have the tax base needed
in Korea or in Vietnam. ant dt•ans, the administration of the gram (work experience) and com- to form a county if you consider the
The federal government compen- col!Pgt> is improved," he said. munity services. amount of land that Newhall Land
satC'd for this service by passing the ThP vi('(' prt>sident admitted that An additional plus involved in the and Farming has developed . A ride
\' A educational benefits. he was not yet sure of faculty ehangl', Mouck said, is that it was up and down Lyons avenue (New-
Eaeh VC'teran could have dodged react ion to the changes. achieved without additional expense hall) will show you your limited tax
t hP draft and gone undC'rground or "I don't know if a teacher sees it to the school. None of the new dean base," he added.
fll'd to Canada or Sweden. How- (th<' change) my way," he said. positions is full-time. All new ap- Ward stressed that public health
(( 'ont 'd on Page' 5 l "Different views probably exist ,at pointN'S continue to teach parttime. (Cont'd on Page 4)