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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1978)
I (-----—— I Night owls coming out to take classes pans, 1 By Elena Vancil Of The Print Some new scheduling ideas have become effective for win ter term in thé College’s Vocational Department. The availability of two classes, Evening Auto Body and Fen der, and AM Welding, will stretch to the early hours of the morning. Offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, from midnight to 6 a.m., the unusual hours for auto body and fender were planned to offer better ac- cesibility to students who work graveyard or swing shifts. “Talking to students in dicated that some were in terested in taking the class at that hour,” said Larry Noonan, automotive department chair person and originator of Evening Auto Body and Fen- >der. “Also, these were the only hours left to offer a class.” Offered on a one to six credit variable, two terms of the'early morning class will equal the regular 22 hour per week cour se. The course will be instruc ted by Don Campbell. AM Welding, offered daily 3 to 7 a.m., is also a new attempt at better student accessibility, taking place for the first time, next term. The instructor for this nocturnal class is yet unknown. “We didn’t expect to fill the class when we first offered it,” said Gordon Strieght, a mem ber of the welding staff. “But due to the amount of inquiries we have had about it, it is possible that it will.” Industrial Orientation, (IMT- 31) is a new approach to teaching vocational skills, ac cording to Larry Noonan. Of fered Winter term, it is not listed in the schedule. This program will touch on 10 interrelated subjects, ranging from audio visual and video to agriculture and hor ticulture. Meeting on Monday,, Wednesday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. in varied classrooms on campus, it is on a pass, no pass basis, with a maximum of 10 credits earned. “This class would be beneficial to people who are undecided about what they want to do. It will orient them in different areas,” Noonan said. “For example, in drafting, they might make a blue print of a screwdriver. Then later on, when they are in machine shop, they will make the screwdriver.” Anyone interested in infor mation about Industrial Orien tation should contact Larry Noonan in the auto body department. grants available for handicapped ■The Handicapped Resource ■enter at the College is helping ■dicapped students obtain loans with little or no interest Bhome repairs in Clackamas Eolnty and grants for self-help Egrams. Moans are not restricted to Be owner, as renters also Bill be considered. ■ new booklet, “Circling the B,” a guide to accessibility of Bic places in and near Por- iland. published by The Junior Bgue of Portland, can be ob- nineci free at the Handicapped Resource Center, in trailer D. ■ The book contains infor- Bon on clubs, education, ■tels, libraries, recreation and By other places that the ¡Handicapped can go . The look provides information on Bssibility for wheelchairs and Bices for the handicapped, vocations of parking and en- trances, telephones, elevator, rest rooms and drinking foun tains are listed for the various places. The resource center is trying to organize a buddy system in which the students that are not handicapped can assist the handicapped at the College. Volunteers would show people where the resources are and where the classes are located. “Buddies” would also aid in transportation for those that need it, or take the handicap ped. out to lunch at nearby restaurants. “We want to get people out of the homes and into ac tivities,” said LoisAnn Schoonover, receptionist and researcherfor the resource cen ter. “We want them to live in the world of the living, not in a world of exile,” Schoonover said. “The buddy system would munity services but so far we allow them- to attend sports have had little response,” she events, clubs and familiarize said. them with the school. “We want to get away from “We have advertised the stereotyped image that has through agencies arid com been given to the handicap ped. It has taken 50 years to get to the stage we are at now and will probably take another 50 years to get where we want to be,” Schoonover said. Board seeks nominees The Board Awards commit special acheivement plaques, tee is seeking nominees. The certificates of achievement, let purpose of this committee is to ters of commendation, and recognize achievements, con also special recognition awar tributions-and accomplishmen ds. ts in reference to the college. Nominations should be sub Staff members, students and community members are mitted to'one of the following board members before Dec. 7. eligible to participate. Dr. Fryett, college adminstrator The awards consist of and board chairperson; JoAn- honorary associate degrees, ne McCauley, ASG secretary; Mayo Roy, faculty member; Joe Durland, faculty member; Buck Monroe, counselor; Jeanie McLean, secretary; Carolyn Ritter, secretary or Mary Sharp, Dick Conrad, Zella Eyler, community mem bers. For more information, call JoAnn McCauley in Student Government, ext. 247.
