| Show Affirmative Equal Opportunity Employment ment adopted by Institutional Council by In cooperation with WIt t the e Board oard of Regents the Department of Higher Education and the Federal Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment the Institutional Council Council Coun Coun- cil voted to adopt the Affirm Affirmative tive Equal Action Employment Employment Employment Employ Employ- ment policy for staff faculty and accessible educational programs The policy which complies with the Department of Health Education and Welfare Office of Civil Rights and Federal order provides equality in employment policies for women and minorities The policy also covers educational practices and ti ties Some social scientists feel that affirmative action is not a complete method in dealing with the practice of discrimination and achi- achi equality but for foundational p purposes its it's a start council members said The Adoption came under some strong council debate from J Jerrald errald Conder and Warren N Council member Jeannette Kendrick said the policy is iSa a moral obligation in recognition of equality She added that the lack of this attitude forced the government to intervene to insure equality in hiring practices When the motion as made for adoption the opposition questioned the wide state-wide base for recruiting people Condor added a concern that the broad base could cut the minority field fjeld to choose from thus endangering the policy Salt Lake and Davis Counties have havethe havethe havethe the largest percentage of minorities to recruit for work and the wider statewide area concerned Conder Ingrid Sanz and Kendrick assured the council that with the large number of Native Americans located in Southern Southern Southern Sou Sou- thern Utah the wider base was in n no danger of challenge from Washing Washing- ton The good g od faith of the was thereby satisfied and the adoption unanimously approved by the council U Under eq equally ally heavy debate was the issue of parking or lack thereof President 0 O 0 D. D Carnahan again reminded the council of the unsuccessful unsuccessful unsuccessful bid to get some additional funding for parking A published report showed that the cost of maintaining maintaining main main- the current spaces available is This amount will increase to annually with the proposed new spaces when the business building building building build build- ing is completed Less than half of this amount will be covered by current current current cur cur- rent fees for students and faculty Carnahan stated that the unwillingness unwillingness unwillingness of the higher education subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee last January to realize the importance of the schools school's needs for that funding gives the school no choice but to increases the fees twice the current amount The proposal will raise the staff sticker to 20 the students to 10 Conder and N objected to the staff fees as und undesirable meyer told Carnahan that if the staff was going to be charged for parking the council should be made aware of it Carnahan told N he had been told about it Sanz Judd Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan and Clark Whitehead assured Conder that this was not an uncommon uncommon uncommon mon policy in business Sanz stated that for certain parking at the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah the fees were per year Carnahan finished with the reminder reminder reminder re re- re- re minder of the lack of cooperation from the legislature making the resolution unavoidable With considerably less debate the council voted not to approve any change in name Kendrick said the expense involved was not worth the effort John Klas council chair said the emphasis at t the e college should remain on education not the title of the school Now that Provo has made a proposal to become Central Utah Community College if approved this college will no longer be required to state which campus we are located at |
