Men explore roles in program
l Scott Starnes
a community college conferen seminars dealing with various
ce.
areas of interest to men were
“One of the speakers poin proposed and speakers were
ted out the need for minority asked to participate in them.
recognition of various minority Sometimes just one speaker
groups, women, children, etc., would appear for the individual
which many of these colleges seminar while on other oc
developed programs for. But casions a panel might par-i
the speaker did not mention ticipate, Fitzgerald said.
once the possible need. for a
Many of the seminars have
program for men in the com concerned stress, how to
munity college. 1 reacted to the recognize its physical in
speaker by telling him about his dications and how to learn to
failure to mention a program cope with it. Others have dealt
for men and said that with sex rol6s, the problems
Clackamas
had
already and confusion concerned with
initiated a men’s program, divorce, yoga techniques for
which, of course was non the reduction of stress and
existent,” Fitzgerald said.
anxiety, child separation due to
After careful preparation and divorce and so on, he said.
conferences with many outside “We have already performed
sources, the Men’s Resource three seminars this fall,” Fit
Program evolved into a place zgerald said. “There will be four
where men could gain con more seminars which will com
sciousness, strength, reflection plete this fall’s program.”
and information as to their per
To fully develop a program
sonal needs, Fitzgerald said.
such as the Men’s Resource
As the program progressed, Program, individual time plays
[fke Print
¡Hany groups regard present
My asmale oriented, struc-
M and influenced, but
»rlook the needs of the male
L, The Men’s Resource
¿gram at the College was
Signed to cope With the
feds men experience in day-
Bay living.
Wince Fitzgerald, College
hnselor and coordinator of
program, said that, initially,
men’s program started with
wife’s and his own par
pation in the College Focus
women series which began
fee years ago. “From that I
[the need for & men’s
minar which I introduced as
en in Transition Fitzgerald
I
[Generating some energy,”
er the first seminar,. Fit-
paid said that the real im
ps to orgaize th.e men’s
puree program happened at
Men’s support group
increases confidence
Elena Vancil
Ike Print
with the growth of the
pen’s movement in the past
me, a nationwide network
[support groups
has
ssomed to assist women in
[sition. Now, for the first
|in Clackamas County, a
n’s support group is taking
pe to offer men a chance to
uss social issues that touch
[lives.
the" men’s support group
¡an meeting weekly in Oc-
erat the Confidence Clinic,
[inverted farmhouse bor-
ing the College campus on
[vercreek Road.
pe first meeting was termed
Success by Tony Pfannen-
1, program director, in that
inters were able to discuss
ir problems and concerns
ply with one another.
pe group, which is limited
110 men, meets each
isday from 7:30 to 10:30
to share in self-awareness
seises and exchange ideas
[open “rap” group.
[Planned activities that lead
| to look inside one’s self”
Inprise the first half of each
Ron, Pfannenstiel said.
| the rap session which
|ws, members talk about
[vant male problems, in
Ing their personal concer-
The Men’s Curriculum is ex
pected to be patterned after the
program for women in tran
sition which has been operating
at the Confidence Clinic for the
past year. The women’s
program has resulted in par
ticipants entering the work for
ce, of enrolling in job training
and college programs. Par
ticipants in the Confidence
Clinic have also gained per
sonal confidence, improved job
search skills, learned to cope
with stress and have been.in
structed in a variety of self-help
areas.
The Men’s Curriculum, ac
cording to Pfannenstiel, Will be
designed to acquaint men with
the problems of adapting to
new roles in the modern world.
ParticiDants will explore what
these new rotes include and will
learn how to define them on a
personal level.
Topics will include “men and
stress,” and Pfannenstiel, in
which participants will explore
the possibility that stress is
related to the higher mortality
rate for men. Members will
analyze the causes of stress,
and learn to deal with them.
A segment on “men and
health” will attempt to bring
men “more in touch with their
bodies,” Pfannenstiel said.
[Wehit many subjects,” said
tnenstiel. “How men are
ped by their jobs, suicide,
famarital affairs,
and
[urity-'intern al
and
Kical.” -
fhile a few openings remain
the men’s support group,
War demand may cause
to open another session,”
[Pfannenstiel. “My biggest
fem is that we will have too
E group.”
in the embryonic state is
Men’s Curriculum,” which
Pnenstiel hopes to have un-
pyby February or March.
inesday November 1,1978
Physicians - will
discuss
nutrition, blood pressure and
preventive medicine with par
ticipants.
Participants will also discuss
decision making, life planning
and participate in a job
workshop.
Tentative tuition for the
“Men’s Curriculum” is between
$200 and $300, Pfannenstiel
estimated. He stressed that the
Men’s Curriculum is separate
from the men’s support grouD,
for which no formal tuition fee
is charged.
The programs are being for
med at the request of a variety
of social service agencies in
Clackamas County, Pfannen
stiel said. Many agencies ex
pressed a need for a referral
source for their mate clients
who were undergoing personal
life transitions, he explained.
Pfannenstiel said the men’s
support group, which grew out
of those agency request, is
open not only to men who are
undergoing changes, but also
to men who want to gain more
satisfaction from their lives.
More information about the
men’s support group or the up
coming Men’s Curriculum may
be obtained from Tony Pfan
nenstiel at the Confidence
Clinic, 656-2091.
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a major role, Fitzgerald said.
The Confidence Clinic, which
is being administered by one of
Fitzgerald’s former students,
has this individual time to exert
on the premise of the Men’s
Resource Program. “Tony
(Pfannenstiel) is much more
qualified than myself to
elaborate on the men’s resour
ce program concept. He is
currently looking for financial
support to help strengthen the
development
of
both
programs,” Fitzgerald said.
both programs are not solely
funded by the College and
there fore must rely on outside
sources for financing in order to
exist, Fitzgerald said. “Tony
has been the spearhead for the
expansion of this program and
is seeking funding in terms of a
United Way proposal,” he said.
Since the Men’s Resource
Program was developed to str-
ngthen men’s attitudes about
themselves, many people
mistakenly believe that the
program will perpetuate a mate
dominated society, Fitzgerald
said. “This is not our plan or
goal we are here to help men
cope with their problems. “We
are agents of awareness for
change and would like to set up
an androgenous society which
literally
means
the
male/female shedding of their
stereotyped traits and charac
teristics,” Fitzgerald said.
Students support
Atiyeh campaign
The Oregon College Studen
ts for Atiyeh, a political action
committee organized and for
mulated by student leaders
from all over the state, has
initiated a formal supportive
branch at the College.
The OCSA, which backs
Republican Senator Victor
Atiyeh in his quest for governor
of Oregon, now has active
supporters on 27 campuses
around the state.
John Becker, state coor
dinator of OCSA, has appoin
ted College sophomore Joann
McCauley, ASG secretarey, as.
chairman of the OCSA here at
the College. McCauley is still in
the organizational hase of the
program, but she has already
appointed Jim Parsons as vice
chairman; Denise Kline,
publicity
chairman
and
Michelle Mites, campus canvas
chairman.
Parsons will be in charge of
keeping the students active in
their support and maintaining
the campus effort, white Miles
is responsible for getting people
registered to vote, McCauley
said. Kline, ASG director of ac
tivities, is in charge of cam
paign literature and publicity,
she said.
“Vic Atiyeh has an excellant
past performance record,
especially in the area of
education,” she' said. “He is
also knowledgeable in business
and is a tax expert.”
The OCSA is a committee
completely separate from the
Atiyeh for Governor Commit
tee, So far, the committee has
raised $4,500 for its own fun
ds, but feels it has tp raise twice
that much to “prove that what
people said could not be done,
can be done,” McCauley said.
In a supportive effort, Mc
Cauley said, “I support Atiyeh
because of his past performan
ce in education. I also feel he is
an outstanding Oregonian and
has shown fine leadership
qualities.”
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