THE INFORMER PAGE 2

SEPTEMBER 6, 1989

New in town??

Are you confused? Still getting lost on the way to H
Building? First, you can pick up a map in the A building, and
second, you can ask questions. We have a whole lot of people
here who have been around a long time. There are associations
and committees for almost anything you can think of, and
someone in a dark corner dreaming up some more. If you’re
having trouble figuring out the ropes, ask someone. In the
meantime, here’s an outline of how the structure works:

The President: Big boss who won’t yell at you if you knock on
his door

Deans: More bosses who spend a lot of time in meetings
thinking how to make things work better, then listening to
people telling them how they should have done it.

Associate Deans: They listen to the deans, sign a lot of forms
and organize daily life in their divisions.

Coordinators: These are faculty who don’t like to be known as
absent-minded professors. They organize who teaches whom,
where, and when.

Divisional Assistants: The voices of experience. Not only do
these people make it all work, they know what form goes with
it. Treat them with great respect—their knowledge is not to be
taken lightly.

Other assistants: Too many to name here; they work in A/V,
the library, labs, and offices all over the campus. They know
how to help you get what you need or who to ask.

Secretaries: Same as above with great phone skills.

Clerks, receptionists and other people who probably resent
being lumped in together like they don’t have anything unique
to offer, they do. Get to know them and your life will be made
a lot easier.

Stay tuned to the next /nformer for a brief outline of all the
departments on campus. And, if you haven’t been included here,
yell. The Informer’s number is ... oops. computer malfunction.

Welcome Back BBQ

To help you get “back in the beat",
come to the North Campus green and
enjoy lunch served by our president,
' deans, counsellors and advisors.

Tuesday, September 12

Musicians will entertain you
while you mix and mingle in a truly
democratic setting. Begins at noon.

Ilo picnic basket required.

Stevenson Kellogg Review

Class spec revisions

Drafts of new class specifications (part of the exhaustive
Stevenson Kellogg review process) will be showing up on staff
desks within the next two weeks.

“Remember, this is only a draft,” says Bruce Lucas,
Personnel, who is busily preparing the documents. “There is a
three week period when you can compare it to your own job fact
sheet and the old class specification.” Bruce says the material
will be clearly marked to show where the changes have occurred,
and adds: “There will be plenty of opportunities for you and your
administrator to go over them.”

The job fact sheets were assessed according to ten factors:
complexity of judgement, for instance, how many subject areas
are you required to be knowledgeable on?; education;
experience; initiative; result of errors (will the place fall apart?);
contacts (internal, external); character of supervision (what level,
complexity); scope of supervision (how many times do I have to
tell you?); physical demands, and working conditions.

Each of these areas was given a rating on a scale according
to the descriptions on the job fact sheets; these ratings were then
transferred to charts so the consultant could see in graphic terms
the relative weight and complexity of each position. Known as
“factor ladder charts”, these will be used to assess placement.

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Accessible Art

Did you know that you can rent original art from the
North Van Community Arts Council? Original and
framed oils, watercolours and prints are available for as
little as $4 or $5 per month.

Conchita Furstenwald (Spanish) works on the
Council and is happy to answer any questions you have
about the organization, which also organizes several
shows each year. Call her at local 2427.