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Vol. XII, No. 20
Wednesday, April 4, 1979
Enrollment coordinator quits
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e Clackamas Community
be school board accepted
i regret” the pending
Lation of Gary Haroldsen,
ment coordinator, at the
1 meeting March 14.
member of the College
I since September 1977,
hdsen held the position of
school supervisor before
king the enrollment coor-
lor 10 months ago. The
Ion was in an embryonic
lit that time. Haroldsen’s
nnation will be effective
r |e of the main causes for
Intent, described by
Idsen, was the lack of
pate assistance with detail
Iso he could go ahead
jhe actual development of
is job is taking more out
[than I care to give,” he
“I would rather not stay
nly make half an effort.”
Scribed as “phenomenal”
[secretary, Kathy Nelson,
□sen’s duties are mainly
rned with increasing the
ty of the college’s various
rtunities and programs
'the community.
Other reasons for discontent
had their roots in what Harold
sen described as the “political
climate” among teachers and
administrators on campus.
“There are a lot of good
people here, that I like to work
for, and great potential benefits
for me as an employee,” he
said. “But I felt as though I was
compromising my integrity in
certain situations.”
Haroldsen explained that
this would occur when he felt
compelled to agree with fellow
employees on certain issues for
the sake of their working
relationship.
“I think that I have seen a
littlebit more of that here, than
in other places where I have
worked,” he said.
A veteran of the education
business since 1967, Harold
sen was supervisor of the
educational career program at
Portland State, which involves
teaching
mentally retarded
adults. His experience in that
field also included training
teachers to work with retarded
adults.
The construction business
holds the future for Haroldsen’s
efforts, along with the com
pletion of a doctorate degree in
During the process of dismantling the banners which announced Spring registration,
Haroldson speaks of his pending resignation.
Photo by Doug Fisk
college student services.
In spite of the change in oc
cupations, Haroldson stressed
that he will “be an educator for
the rest of his life.”
“I feel that I will be more of a
benefit to the business from the
outside looking in. I might work
on the school board, or on an
advisory committee for con
sultation,” he said. “I do feel
the need to get away for a
while, and I have an oppor
tunity to do business with a
friend who is in construction.”
decision making for the
college.” Fryett also praised
Haroldsen for increasing “the
visibility of the college to the
public. For instance, this is the
first year the college has had
banners hung to announce
registration.”
Fryett expressed hopes that
Haroldsen’s succes sor will be
Howard Fryett, assistant to someone from within the
the president, expressed regret college staff, a person aware of
at Haroldsen’s pending depar future trends as far as students’
ture.
overall age and interests, and
“I am saddened by his the effect that it will have on the
decision,” he said.
curriculum.
“Gary is a skillful person with
abundant integrity,” Fryett
“We expect the position of
said. “He has singlehandedly enrollment coordinator to
convinced the Board of become more and more
Education and College staff of challenging as students and
the importance of objective curriculum gradually change,”
data, research and fact, in Fryett said.
What’s inside
Legislative page
JoAnn McCaully, college night student, tells of her
duties as a ligislative page at the state capitol on
page 5.
Green thumbs
It’s that time of the year again. Gardens will be
blooming at the College through a program called
Greenfingers, See page 5 to get in the green ghumb
spirit.
Women trackers
ie most College students were
njoylng the local sunshine over
P ng vacation, a few traveled as far
See how the college’s women track team tore ..up
the track at the Oregon community college Athletics
track meet last weekend on page 12.
as Death Valley for relaxation and
learning. See more photos about the
trip by Eric Holstrom on Page 8.
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