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.
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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.
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