Enrollment coordinator quits
By Elena Vancil
Of The Print
I The Clackamas Community
College school board accepted
[“with regret” the pending
¡resignation of Gary Haroldsen,
enrollment coordinator, at the
board meeting March 14.
[ A member of the College
staff since September 1977,
Haroldsen held the position of
night school supervisor before
becoming the enrollment coor-
dinator 10 months ago. The
position was in an embryonic
state at that time. Haroldsen’s
resignation will be effective
Friday.
a One of the main causes for
discontent, described by
Haroldsen, was the lack of
adequate assistance with detail
work, so he could go ahead
with the actual development of
programs.
k “This job is taking more out
of me than I care to give,” he
said. “I would rather not stay
Land only make half an effort.”
I Described as “phenomenal”
by his secretary, Kathy Nelson,
Haroldsen’s duties are mainly
concerned with increasing the
visibility of the college’s various
Opportunities and programs
within 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
little bit 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,
Haroldsen speaks of his pending resignation.
Photo by Douff Flsk
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 decision making for the
outside looking in . I might work college.” Fryett also praised
on the school board, or on an Haroldsen for increasing “the
advisory committee for con­ visibility of the college to the
sultation,” he said. “I do feel public. For instance, this is the
the need to get away lor a first year the college has had
white, and I have an oppor­ banners hung to announce
tunity to do business with a registration.”
friend who is in construction.”
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 ancT College staff of challenging as students and
the importance of objective curriculum gradually change,”
data, research and fact, in Fryett said.
What’s inside
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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
While most College students were
enjoying the local sunshine over
spring vacation, a few traveled as far
as Death Valley for relaxation and
learning. See more photos about the
trip by Eric Holstrom on Page 8.
See how the college’s women track team tore.,up
the track at the Oregon community college Athletics
^rack meet last weekend on page 12.
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