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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1978)
tA I fl Wednesday, April 5,1978 FTE down; Hakanson asks r spending cuts of 100 full time equivalent or (FTE) from a projected ijn enrollment of 913 to an actual enrollment so far of Icost the College $110,000 in state reimbursement funds, ding to John Hakanson, College president, this will (judget deficit that will have to be made up by tightening lowering expenditures. Isa standard by which enrollment is measured for the ■ofreceiving state funds. tudent taking 15 hours for three consecutive terms or 45 lots per year equals one FTE for college transfer pro hl other programs, 650 contact hours per year is equiv- one FTE. This FTE figure can also be made up of two [students, four quarter time students or 15 one hour By Happie Thacker Of The Print spected income from projected FTE figures is used in ’¡the College's budget each year. Sts no good way for institutions to project FTE," said dams, registrar. "We look at the history, programs we tier,the employment outlook and the weather." i we make up a budget we have to make two guesses,, one Hand one on expenditure," Hakanson said. headministration is working hard to increase enrollment inan attempt to minimize the dollar loss. Iment won't pick up all at once but it will pick up, pre- lakanson. The enrollment management committee is with high schools, old people, vets and women and they up people five, ten and two at a time, he said. we a sound institution and good programs and ouren- iwill go up," said Hakanson. [.isalso some concern over enrollment figures for next iapredicted FTE of 3,590 and an enrollment of 3,100 [they are looking for ways to increase enrollment by over school is expected to stay pretty close to the original Wording to Adams. E is a magic number to get money from the state," he Mas long as you predict accurately you get the money id, If you predict 3,000 and enroll 2,800 then you get 2,800. If you predict 3,000 and enroll 3,300 you only lor 3,000. Hoover the prediction then we educate those people [money back from the state." pt activities will be among the first to suffer from a drop [The student activities budget, which includes student tent, student publications and ail events sponsored by [government, is funded directly by FTE funds. pding to Jim Roberts, director of student activities, and publications receives $10.48 from every FTE the school Meet the budget based on estimated FTE and other in- phas that from the game room, money from vending ma- ^income from dances and other activities," said Roberts, [justhave to make sure we have the money in the bank to plosses (when FTE is lower than projected)," he said, pconfident that we can increase enrollment spring term [year too, said Hakanson in a memo to the staff, ASG K senators. [mean time, Hakanson is asking faculty to limit their Efam showing confidence in the staff and feel that drun out and spend everything in the budget." Photo by Brian Snook Counselor Vince Fitzgerald practices his technique during the first "Yoga for Lunch" session held Tuesday, April 4 in Barlow 151. The Yoga for Lunch bunch will meet Tues days and Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. and is designed to help students, faculty and staff relax and energize their minds and bodies. Budget passes on first attempt For the fifth time in the College's history it has passed its budget levy on the first attempt. The bud get passed by 898 votes, with two precincts not re ported as of press time. "It passed because of the information campaign and media coverage," said Howard Fryett, assistant to the president. "Also because of citizen participa tion and people like Anna Payne who went door-to- door and Ben Hansen who did a lot of editorial work." "It was a lot of hard vi/ork" that passed the bud get, said Dr. John Hakanson, college president. "12,000 to 15,000 people were contacted by tele phone and the Clackamas Community College Foun dation sent out informative and exortive material." Percentage-wise the polling place with the most positive response was Rosevilla View Manor, 124 yes to 13 no, as it has been many times in the past along with Willamette View Manor, 156 yes to 20 no. In all there were 7,891 yes votes and 6,997 no votes. The most unfavorable response was from Eagle Creek School with 78 yes and 150 no. , This is the first time in the state's history that the rate-based serial levy proposal has been sent to the voters and it is encouraging to many that it passed on its maiden run. "This demonstrates that it can be passed and there will be a great deal of interest in it in coming years," Hakanson said. "At least in Clackamas County we expect other educational districts to try the same thing," Fryett said, "particularly since we were successful the first time out." CLACKAMAS COMMUNTft COLLEGE ARCHIVES