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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1978)
eedback ernship Editor: h summer thousands of adults gain valuable exper- through a wide variety of opportunities in Washing- 11,C. Although summer a long way off today, as blankets the Capitol is, students interested in pious intern programs |begin making plans now. »majority of internships, both public and private as, are for college stb- Ijncluding a number of [unities for law and gradu alisms. Although few of sitions provide a salary or I,the competition is stiff, topy of "The Director of igton Internships" is now lie in my district office 6 Federal Building, 1220 ¡rd Avenue, Portland. Any it seriously interested in «gin Washington is invited ip by the office and use formative directory. IB. Duncan er of Congress tect water »Editor: ¡everyone's job to protect aterways in his own "back- Monday, Feb. 27 at p.m. Clackamas County and urban residents have pportunity to shape the iping water quality man- nt program for this area through knowledgeable partici pation in discussions of non point sources of pollution af fecting waters in Clackamas County. The meeting will be held in the Federal Building, 256 Warner-Milne Road in Ore gon City. In preparation, libraries in Clackamas County this week will introduce packets of Project 208 material containing a wide range of topics detailing the non-point problems that exist everywhere and some solutions. the pamphlets included are CLEAN WATER from DEQ, SOIL CONSERVATION IN SUB these statistics are considered, along with the fact that a moder ate sized city discharges as a re sult of runoff from its streets 100,000 to 200,000 pounds of lead and 6,000 to 30,000 pounds of mercury per year, we can begin to appreciate the magni tude of the problem that still faces us." Each citizen's first hand knowledge of water qual ity in his own area will be a key contribution to planning. For more information check the li brary, phone DEQ at 229-539I, or contact the League of Women Voters Project 208, c/o Ellen Core, at 636-0187. URBIA from the U.S. Soil Con servation Service, DOING SOME THING ABOUT POLLUTED Ellen Core, coordinator 1476 S.W. Knaus Rd. Lake Oswego WATERS, GRIME IN THE STREETS from the U.S. League of Women Voters, CLEAN Letter policy WATER AND AGRICULTUR from EPA. A comment sheet will also be included to deter mine local concerns. The mater ial provides information useful to any citizen who really cares about maintaining the quality of water in Oregon's waterways. Knowlegeable citizen partici pation in this meeting on local water quality planning, (under section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act), is neces sary. According to John Quarles, EPA, "The biggest battle against water pollution is just beginning. In reality, we have only scratched the surface of the problem. Ninety-two percent of the sus pended solids which now enter the nation's waterways comes from non-point sources. When The Print welcomes all letters to the editor. In fact, we en courage them. Consider this a place not only for feedback on the newspaper, but also to air views on school policy, instruc tors, classes, the administration or any other topic pertaining to Clackamas Community College. We ask only that letters be typewritten, double-spaced or carefully printed in ink, and signed by the person submitting the letter. The editorial board requires that at the bottom of the letter the person or persons writing the letter attach his or her full name, address and phone number where that person can be reached for verification. Names will be withheld upon request. Photo by Lorraine Stratton Returning sophomore baseball player Steve Gustovich prepares the in field between second and third base for early spring training. The tiller tears through the grass which has overgrown during the off season. The baseball season will start in the latter part of March and continue throughout spring term. elf improvement outlined for faculty, staff Fl TRI-CITY BOWL MOLALLA AVE AT WARNER-MILNI RD P O BOX1H OREGON CITY; O<«7»4B> Starnes ott Starnes le Print ftilty in-service days may msidered as a vacation by students, but for the ad- ration, faculty and support ratthe College, it is a day «dividual learning and self pent. iff development, as it is known as, can be defined, «organized, purposeful set »ties designed to further professional and personal thof all college employees members of the Board of ption, recognizing organi- fiil needs and college con- Its," said Dr. Howard Fry- Sistant to the college presi cording to Patricia Justice, pood Community College, Introduced the staff devel- Pt institutional model, [Community colleges have fed in terms of hiring jh teachers to meet the Rand variety of students, lore, many of the teachers I College are exposed to a fdacademic environment in ■related fields. This faculty immobility is .. trying to be eliminated by mak ing various extra-curricular ac tivities available to the individual faculty member, she added. The staff development pro gram is divided into four general categories-faculty, management, institutional and organizational, Fryett said. The Staff Development Steer ing Committee is responsible for all four of these College areas in terms of recommendations on the planning, organizing, facil itating and assessing of a com prehensive staff development program, he said. The committee consists of department chairpersons, stu dent leaders and various mem bers of the College's admini stration, Fryett added. During these in-service days, Fryett said, the teachers attend various workshops and seminars. The workshops include AGP ra pid reading, psychology of man agement or a faculty exchange program. Any faculty member who feels that certain activities out- side be .......... bene- ..— the ...» College will ..... ...... ficial to him or her individually, are required to complete two forms composed of questions pertaining to these various pro grams, Fryett said. The first form, or individual staff development plan, places questions as to what workshops, seminars, schooling, staff ex changes, participation in outside professional organizations the faculty member is interested in. After the members have com pleted their academic activities, their progress will be evaluated in a summary presented at the annual evaluation conference, Fryett said. The second form, or staff development funding request, pertains to the questions of the preceding form in terms of how much financing is necessary to enable the faculty member to partake in his or her desired academic interests, he added. Each faculty member is grant ed $100, through collective bar gaining, for travelling expenses. Approximately $43,680 of the current budget has been allotted for the travelling expenses of the illege staff plans open house spring term [tour of College facilities, Mays, dancing and music [apartof a scheduled ppen •cat the College this spring, hopen house will be held pday evening March 30, Rm.; Friday, March 31, [ to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, IU to 5 p.m. "We are trying to hold this activity at times when it is felt that community members hope fully will take the time to come see us," said Ron Kaiser, dean of instruction. "In this partic ular case, we are having it right before the election and we in tend to 'lay it right out' that that is the purpose of this in vitation -• to come and see what the tax dollars go for." "The plans- for the event are taking shape and seem to be forming into an exciting and re warding experience for our staff and the public," Kaiser said. My, February 22,1978 centimeters Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab college staff and the Board of ___ ___ ..._________ Education, Fryett said. The effectiveness of staff de velopment activities has yet to be evaluated except for institu tional in-service activities. Par tial evaluation may be realized as individual plans are reviewed this March, Fryett added. SEV HARKSON OWNER MANAGER Pool Pinball Bowling 635-2603
