The Banner, Vol. 30 No. 4 - October 11, 1985

              The
BANNER
Vol. XXX, Issue IV
October 11,1985
California Baptist College
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College Experiences Re-evaluation
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unning  October  of
1986jtalifornia Baptist Col-
Jge will undergo a re-
evaluation of all aspects of
the institution in hopes of retaining accreditation. At the
requests of students, Cal
Baptist was first accredited in
1961. Visits from the Western
Association of Schools and
Colleges, the board that
decides whether a school will
be accredited or not, occur
about once every ten years to
all recognized colleges in the
west. The purpose behind accreditation is to assure that
the degrees gained by all
students are recognized as
valid degrees.
Following Cal Baptist's
first accreditation, the WASC
visited about once every three
years for a decade as is the
"Standard and then not again
until 1976. According to
feanCarleto^accreditation
wilPrB?rrrrp^oblem. We have
gone 10 years without a visit,
and if there had been any
question of accreditation, we
would have been re-evaluated
long ago!' The most recent
evaluation visit came in 1981
with the addition of the
masters program to the
Behavioral Science
Department.
In preparation for the evaluation visit, Dean Carleton
has organized eight different
task forces to evaluate nine
different areas of the school
and submit formal reports.
Using as their standards
those developed by the colleges and universities in the
Western Association of
Schools and Colleges. The
task forces having completed
their respective reports, will
then submit their documents
to the Steering Committee
who will then decide the
necessary courses of action
to correct the faults, if any,
that are found.
After the formal document is submitted some time
before the end of this academic year, the WASC will
then evaluate the document
and visit the school for an extended period of time beginning in October of 1986 to
confirm the report. In addition to confirming the report,
the WASC will also make
recommendations for the
betterment of the school in
the nine areas of concern.
Assigned by Dean Carleton to act as chairs of these
committees that will submit
the required report are the
following: Wayland Marler
(facultyj^nstitiitinnftl Integrity; fitenhep Carlton7)\d-
ministrationV Purposes and
Direction; Noel Scott (Facul-
ASCBC Decides
Against    Concert
California Baptist College
will not host a Fall Concert
this year. The ASCBC council weighed the issue and
decided against once again
sponsoring the annual event.
Money and past concert experiences have been pinpointed as causes.
In the past years concerts
have featured Keith Green,
the Imperials, Benny Hester,
Michelle Pillar and
Koinonia. John Gibson, AS
Council business manager,
said "the concerts are held
for the students. They aren't
fundraisers but we (AS
Council) want to break even.
Last year we lost money at
every concert!' He continued
to state that much of the
deficit is a direct result of the
"Concerts for the Hungry"
series last Spring. In the
absence of the Fall Concert
one fourth of the deficit is
expected to be paid off.
Dennis Sheridan, dean of
student life, commented that
"money is a major factor in
this decision. The concerts
have already proven to be a
risk!'
Low concert attendance in
this area was also blamed as
a culprit. Not only Riverside,
but San Bernardino and surrounding cities have reported
decreased participation.
Activities Director, Jon
Jarboe, feels that the money
could be used in a wiser
place. He said, "We are concentrating on making
TWIRP Week and the Yule
better than ever!'
A Preview Day concert in
the works. Chris Christian
will headline the Preview Day
activities February 21. Both
Gibson and Jarboe stated
that the Council is combining their efforts to present a
first class concert. This is
also in conjunction with the
Homecoming festivities. The
council expects a large attendance due to this fact. Plans
are also forming for the
possibility of a Spring Concert. No details, however, are
available at this writing.
ty), Governance and Administration; Wayne Swindall
(Faculty), Educational Programs; Ed Reed (Faculty),
Faculty and Staff; Bill
Stanley (Faculty) Library,
Computer, and Other Learning Resources; Jay Chance
(Administration), Physical
Resources; Hal Caddell
(Faculty) Financial
Resources.
The areas of the school
that have been addressed
before by the WASC include
the amount of money that is
spent to keep the college on
par with other WASC member colleges. The most emphasized need is the library.
The administration feels,
however, that the money that
would need to be spent on
the library to up-date and
provide with adequate reference materials is being better
spent on more important
areas of need right now.
Also, in 1979 on a limited
visit, the board made a formal suggestion that the
school develop a better defined faculty polro:"-" mm
Although the board has
the power to refuse accreditation or grant it, the members
of the review board for the
WASC are other college professors and staff members.
The purpose of the board is
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CBC prepares for 10 year
to help improve the institutions they examine from an
objective viewpointr—As a
result thereof, the suggestions are understood to be
observations of peers as far
as the faculty is concerned.
Stated Dean Carleton,
"The self-study we are conducting is a very big task!'
review for accreditation.
With the help of the faculty
already employed and the
-assistance of others that will
be called on, this setf-stuc
will help to improve the
school in areas of real need.
Ultimately, these actions that
are being taken by the administration to better CBC as
a learning institution.
Air Guitar Rocks Cal I|aptist
with... I don't know what the
heck to call it.
"Over all, it was an all
around swell time" stated one
got YoTTBarJenii siiTjnd, we concert viewer, "However, I
have the Stray Cats perform- think the judges ought to
Sister and the Autos made   ing "Rock this TowrfftAnd have their eyes examined
The crowds gathered as the
1985 fall Air Guitar got
under way last Saturday
night in the student quad.
Special guests such as
Michael Jackson, Twisted
their appearances, perform
ing some of their best rock
and roll tunes.
The threat of rain did not
deter the enthusiasm of the
crowds when the spot-light
hit the performers as they
went into their "jammin' "
numbers. Twelve groups in all
comprised this CBC mini
concert beginning with
Michael Jackson and winding up with a big finish from
the Autos.
Air Guitar '85 was co-
sponsored by the ASCBC
and the RAs and headed by
Jon Jarboe with help from
Tim Brown, Randy Barnes
and various other people.
Judging for the competition
was done by CBC's own Tom
Jones, Ron Schaeffer from
Southern California Colleges
and Mike Capriotti from
University of California
Riverside.
third, we have the student life  Student Life
staff placing with ... with ...  Come on!'
punk-opera?
Students join stars under the  stars at Air Guitar II '85.