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varions in CCC nursing program give students a voice hacker $ are represented at fa "Many students, some of whom are returning after a long absence from school, are very frustrated and instructors are being made a- ware of their problems. "I feel good that they (the in structors) are listening," said Eve lyn Higgins, student representative for the second year nursing stu dents. "Even if they can't do any thing about some of the problems; at least they are being made aware of them/' The clarification process became very important when there was a question of grading policy changes made in the middle of the term. According to Denise Kline, first year student representative, grad ing breakdown was made more di- ficult and students were upset about it. llings and bi-monthly nth all students and fa- take place on the sec garth Mondays of each ."After talking about it in the meeting, my class went back to the old grading system of 92-100 being an A instead of 96-100 and who feel that instruC- hinistrators have no artheir personal prob- on't care to listen to bn how a course could ¡will be heartened by rations in the College's irtment. Suggestion of Carolyn ¡chairperson of health jatthe College, nursing ¡now being includedJn ¡ng meetings and dis- 5 the program is new ige, Taylor said that it ¡¿din every other nurs- (n that she's been in- Meetings provide both ¡«I teachers with an op- ¡bhear complaints, talk Bculum and receive da wn policies and grading ¡■¡monthly meetings are ft dialogues startedwith ¡students," Taylor said, ¡thanopportunity to do insolve problems before itious and get questions (for clarification before «rumors." ik it's good that we can Wication," said Vi Pan ning instructor. "If we me this, the faculty know what the students iog, I feel that We need aid forth discussion." having to get at least 91 to get a B," Kline said. Students are also talking to the faculty members about curriculum and what they feel is important and should be implemented. "Curriculum is a faculty deci sion," Pentenburg said, "but we can "have input even though the filial decision is the faculty's." A lot.of new ideas are being looked at for next year's pro gram, Higgins said. "For example, we want to sep arate the psych class from geron tology so students can devote more time to each. We would also like to work on getting electives out of the way before entering, the nursing program so that students It return from Britain ¡times I »Platt, a math instruct- > College, has returned ■ England with some (news about Britain’s ul system. taught at Yeovil College, ¡«southwest England, for ¡andfelt that the college ¡toClackamas Cohimun- ¡fcence I encountered Il worked with students ■ 16-25 rather than lilli whom I presently here,"Platt said. ¡types of schooling’ are to students after they inquired graduating age patt said. They are tech- ifefy, and university col- tastudents I instructed llkemselves toward tech- ¡teof engineering rather Sessional engineering," Wi the College, British ¡»oil as either full, or bstudents, according to ’full-time students spend Sin a tertiary college !® transfer to a major ft while part-time stu- Woyed in industry spend M night at college each ’m extended period of years," Platt added. (Wised certain aspects of F educational system, ¡sists close cooperation ’industry and education, ••my studetns not seek- Rnal engineering posi- 1,1 systems called block ?*ich programs are of- ’id Platt. ^Community College Harrison Platt The block program is where the technical students spend six to twelve weeks in school, return to their occupations, then go back to school. The sandwich program is where the technical students spend one to two years in college, return to work, and then return back to school, Platt said. Platt said that he found Yeovil College easy to adapt to both academically and socially, but found their style of instruction quite different than here at the College, "There is less student respons ibility concerning instruction in Britain, whereas students here at the College are required to prac tice more independent study," Platt said. Platt instructs Mathematics 17, 18, 31, 32, GE 101, and GE 211 which is a second-year engineer course called Statics. can show that they can achieve on the college level. "Some of the returning students would benefit from easing into the nursing program in this way," Higgins said, "instead of taking 18 or 19 hours per term. It would give people, especially older wo men returning to school, an initial positive experience." Kline feels that all students, in cluding the beginning nursing stu dents, could benefit from a little more student-teacher involvement. At the urging of Taylor, prob lems in the nursing department are being worked out by students with the help and- cooperation of.the faculty instead of just being use less complaints made over a cup of coffee. Athletic study committee votes ’no decision’ The Blue Ribbon AthleticStudy Committee voted eight to five not to make specific recommenda tions . for the College's athletic program future, and disbanded after the final committee meet ing Nov. 30. The Board of Education, as a result of the committee's vote, will receive a packet containing 21 separate impressions of the College's athletic program. Seven comments are still due to the committee secretary by the Dec. 10 deadline. Opinions Were split within the committee concerning the inter collegiate football program. Foot ball was the primary reason for the existence of the committee, de spite a letter to the committee asking that the entire athletic pro gram be studied. The football program drew crit icism for its cost factor, out-of- state recruiting and limited inter est to students and the commun ity. There has been some concern oh the part of the Board that the CETA aids unemployed The Comprehensive Employ ment and Training Act, better known as CETA, is a federally funded program designed to offer 'financial assistance to the general public. Said Tina Jenson, voca tional education unit director of CETA. CETA, formerly Manpower, has been established for the pur pose of financial aid for families ■ and individuals who have been unemployed for an extended per iod of time and whose incomes are below the norm, said Jenson. CETA offers a wide variety of services to the individuals Who are seeking financial assistance. On the job training, counseling, vocational education, work exper ience, employment orientation, job search techniques, job develop ment and placement, public ser vice employment, and support services are a basic outline of what the CETA program offers, Jenson said. The CETA program does not, however, offer any training dr financial aid toward professional occupations, she added. At the College this fall, about 100 students are being funded by the CETA program, Jenson said. Kent Heaton, director of test ing, said that most of the CETA students are concentrated in the vocational training departments rather than the general educa tional departments because CETA's main objective is to finance people for practical job training rather than professional job train ing. Sharon Flavel, a student of graphic design here at the College, is being financially funded by the CETA program and said that the program is helping her tremend ously. Flavel said that she is being financially funded by the work experience program, paid $2.50 an hour and receives checks twice a month. "The money I receive each month is for my own personal use and is not governed by any guidelines of CETA," Flavel said. Flavel did say that CETA pays close attention to each individual they finance, arid are concerned with each individual's quarterly grades. nated study time in nori-academic areas , at the College will be sub ject to termination of funds from the CETA program, Heaton said. Families and individuals seek ing assistance from the CETA pro gram must live within Clackamas County, Jenson said. Interviews can be scheduled by phoning 635-4591 on any Wednes day between 8:30 and 9 a.m. or by mail addressed to Marion Hall, P.O. Box 21.5, Marylhurst Col lege, Marylhurst, 97036. football program has impeded passage of college tax measures. 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