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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1978)
Student government leaders from the 13 community colleges in Oregon meet for two-day conferences approximately once a month. The colleges take turns hosting the conferences. Student leaders seek involvement in statewide college organization "These meetings give us a chance to travel to other cam puses and see what's going on and to meet other students," Kearney said. Most of the people go there for the experience and to make contacts to carry on into the job market, Kearney said. Some go just to see other people or other schools and some for the By Happie Thacker Of The Print Building unity between com munity colleges is the main pur pose behind Community Col leges of Oregon Student Asso ciation and Commission (CCOSAC). This unity, along with a chance for student government leaders to exchange ideas and discuss problems, helps these leaders provide better service to the students they represent, ac cording to Maureen Kearney, Association Student Government business manager. Maureen Kearney .......... involved in CCOSAC lobbying experience, she said. Currently, CCOSAC is lobby ing to get legislation that would guarantee student governments funding each year. "Boards can and have stopped student funding in the past," said Mike McCarty, ASG presi dent. "We feel that these funds can and do provide services that have become an integral part of the college life and we don't feel they should be subject to the whims of college boards and administrators." CCOSAC is currently working with the Oregon Student Lobby (OSL), the lobbying organiza tion for four-year colleges. In the past, according to Kearney, CCOSAC tried to get legislation passed by itself but it isn't large enough and doesn't have enough money to be really effective. "OSL will support CCOSAC in getting legislation passed to benefit two-year schools and we will help them with their legis lation," said Kearney. "This way CCOSAC can centralize its goals on supporting students and not concentrate so much time and effort on lobbying," One of the short term goals of CCOSAC is to develop a communications network be tween the schools. "It would be a central school to call if we wanted to get in touch with another community college," said Kearney. "We used to be able to call Central Oregon Community College at 2 p.m. if we needed to get in touch with someone at, say, Rogue. They would pass on the message." CCOSAC is also talking about installing a teletype system for more direct communication, said Kearney. It costs the College at $1,000 per year or aboutI per meeting to send student these meetings. "We send about nine pe< to each meeting and we have largest representation of an| her school," said KearneylI Attendance at these conn ces is not limited to membej ASG since any student ; community college is als member of CCOSAC. "Other students would r valid reasons for going," Kearney, "because there an ready so many people going the cost is too great." Saturdays at CCOSAC If ces are usually devoted togi meetings, committee meet and guest speakers. Theis kefs talk on subjects sue® role of student govern housing discrimination and legislation. There are also ports from people such as lege board members, adn strators and new legislator« There is also time for sot zing as this is an import™ of creating unity betwel dent government leaders McCarty. Sundays are devoted ton committee meetings and® board of president's meet® Clackamas Community! lege will be hosting theCCO! spring workshop, May 19 am and has been designated as CCOSAC resource center, cording to Kearney. As the resource cents College will receive minutest student government meet throughout the state ana minutes from CCOSAC ffl ings. These minutes will kept on file for reference other community college« Citizen committee adopts campaign budget The College Citizen's Election Steering Committee adopted a tentative campaign budget of $6,600 to be used for campaign material for the April 4 rate based serial levy proposal elec tion, according to Ben Hansen, committee chairperson. The proposal calls for a tax rate of $1.60 per $1,000 true cash value over the next three years to meet the local share of funds necessary to operate the College and construct a science building, additional welding and body and fender instructional space, offices and remodeling for additional instructional space. The College has no tax base and must presently have voter approval each year in order to offer its programs the following year. The proposed rate based ser ial levy expires at the end of three years and a new package would have to be approved by voters at that time for the College to continue to operate. The plan would provide stabi lity for the College, would save the costs of yearly elections and would provide time for longer range planning. The tentative $6,600 budget adopted by the committee will be used for posters, postage, labels, advertising, mailing, fly ers, signs, and other campaign materials. Projected amounts to be raised are $1,700 from the CCC found ation, $3,000 from faculty and staff, $1,550 from possibilities such as Sing-a-long and bingo game and $350 from external contributions, according to Han sen. The Sing-a-long is set for March 25 at the West Linn Inn Admission is $5 for "all the sausage, beer and entertainment you can consume," said Dr. John Hakanson, College president. "We have a pianist and accord ionist planned for that evening," Hansen said. "We're also trying to get some folk singers for the event and anyone that wants to bring an instrument is welcome." "What we really need is a lot of help," Hakanson said. "I think the students and faculty and staff can make a considerable contribution by spending time in phoning and going door-to-door." "We'd appreciate anything anyone can do for us. I hope people aren't just sitting back and 288. "Even if poeple can't; canvas, they could leave,! name so we can call to re them to vote on elections Hansen said. College financial loss attribute to decline in vet enrollment A continual decline in veteran enrollment at the College due to the G.I. Bill delimiting date is causing financial problems for veterans as well as the College. The term "delimiting date" means, for instance, that if a veteran was discharged from the service Feb. 20, 1968, his/her period of time to use their G.l, Bill expires Feb. 20, 1978, al though delimiting dates vary with each service discharge, said John Derr, veterans coordinator at the College. The most drastic decrease in full time equivalency (FTE) vet erans enrolled at the College, according to Derr, occurred dur ing spring term 1976. This was the delimiting date for veterans involved in the Korean conflict. Ben Hansen. .. .campaigns for College not doing anything to help it to pass," Hansen said. Anyone wishing to help out is urged to leave their name with Dr. Howard Fryett, assistant to the president, at 656-2631, ext. "The College was attended by 167 full time, 45; three quarter time and 40 half-time students," Derr said. This Was a drop of nearly 252 veterans at the Col lege. "It was the biggest veteran drop the College has exper ienced," Derr added. Page 10 'nenes The veterans from the Korean conflict were given an eight-year delimiting date which was ex tended up to May 31, 1976. "The evening classes attended by these veterans were affected the worst by their absence," Derr said. This year, Derr said, there are 476 eligible veterans at the Col lege in which 407 are FTEstu-1 dents. This is a drop of 93 FTE veterans from spring term 1977. Due to the continual decline in veteran enrollment, the College is experiencing problems finan cially. "The College realizes the de crease in students and therefore must take into account this vari able for future projections which has a direct effect on the bud get," Derr said. According .to Bill Ryan, dean of college services, the decline in veteran enrollment is a major factor concerning the College financially. "When the budget was pro posed for the 1977-78 year two years ago, the state department appropriated $1,100 ffl FTE student enrolled® College," Ryan said. Therefore, the absencaofi individual FTE student wM the College an additional$1 loss everytime an FTE stu is missing, he added. For each FTE student rolled, the state reimburse College, Ryan said. "■If, for example, the! appropriated: enough monel 3,000 FTE students and i 2,550 students attended sd that year, the funds allotted the absent 50 would not distributed to the College] the state department. A revi in the College's expendh would have to be established, said. When asked if the vete constituted a major poM the financial loss, Ryan saic didn't exactly know howl veterans have dropped® school, but the veteral I definitely make up the ® of the financial loss at the1 lege. Clackamas Community Q
