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College prepares for future growth
Hike Koller
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y the year 1990, more than
500 students are expected
be attending the College,
j in preparation for that
wth. College officials and a
¡ens’ committee
have
pinzed the Long-Range In-
utional Planning Report,
19-89.
be 170-page report has
essed the College’s present
jition after 12 years of
»ration and suggests direc­
ts in which it may. grow in
lie years.
Information contained in
the report will be valuable in
planning for the future of the
College and in identifying
educational needs of citizens in
the district,” said Dr. John
Hakanson, College president.
According to Dr. Howard
Fryett,
assistant to the
president, by 1990 there will be
5,500
FTE
(Full
Time
Equivalency) students at the
College. He predicts average
age of College students will be
older than the present student
average of 26.
“In 10 years Clackamas
County will be the second
largest county in the state with
the
population
around
id
300,000. Much of the growth
th
will be from immigration with
th
people moving into the county,
y,
»n
and not by natural population
ie
growth. This will raise the
average of the county to bet­
j
ween 30-39,” Fryett explained.
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Despite the increase in the
average age of College studen v ­
ts, Fryett stressed that the e
College will still be drawing a
a
significant number of younger
2r
students.
The report indicates that per r ­ ’
sons enrolling in courses at the
ie
College will want the classes to
o
be closer to their homes.
“Reports show that there is a
need for the College to serve a
greater geographic area in the
county,” Fryett said. “Off-
priority on “classes offering
self-improvement and oc­
cupational related classes,”
Fryett said.
campus facilities like a branch
facility of the College in the
heavily populated
North
Clackamas area would help
solve the situation.”
“We promised the voters
that if they approved the three-
year rate-based serial levy one
Fryett said that the College
'will continue to offer an in-
creasing amount of education
to meet the demands of a
larger student population.
Report. We plan to update this
report annually with a formal
update every two years,”, Fryett
The report shows that future
students will place a high
year ago,that we would present
this Long-Range Planning
said. “Thereport will help up
use our resources more, effec­
tively for future College studen­
ts.”
retreat
oCannon Beach
James Rhoades
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We’ve been doing this for
last three or four years to
:kly break in new people,”
¡Debbie Baker, student ac-
¡es counselor, in reference
¡the retreat at Cannon
th, May 4-6, for newly
ted student government of-
goals for next year.
The first priority is to
establish a plan that would in­
crease cabinet, senate and
student body involvment.
Other goals are to establish a
plan for communications and
clarify constitution and bylaws
to include name change of
association; to develop and
We are getting them to implement a plan to increase
w how to get through red game room revenue; to design
e at the College,” said a publicity program that will in­
ter, “The old officers were crease visibility and iden­
ie to give the new ones tification of ASG activities and
leiits of their wisdom so the programs; to prepare a plan to
!e mistakes won’t be made monitor vending service on
campus throughout the year.
te.”
\t the officers’ retreat, plan-
5 work for next year was
j done. The calender for
i year was set up, listing
it of next year’s activities at
College. Standing commit­
assignments for the officers
ealsomade.
he main work done at the
eat was establishing 13
hut down.
he traditional all-school
ic will be June 1 at McIver
i,located near Estacada.
hod will be served, a
eyball net will be set up and
i athletic equipment will be
liable. Music will be
•ided.
The officers also plan to
research and prepare a plan to
induct product labor equip­
ment maintenance operations,
and budget of deli concession;
to develop a plan to assist the
College to ^secure funds for the
science building; to research
and secure board approval for
serving wine at the Big Band
ball; to develop a plan for im­
plementing a stronger club
program; to evaluate dances,
coffee houses, and disco
programs for interest, feasibility
and revenue potential; to ex­
plore feasibility of establishing a
test center for gasohol; and to
establish guidelines for main­
taining 18-20-year-old usage of
Doc Holliday’s on Sunday and
Monday nights.
Among the officers who at­
tended the retreat were this
Ihere will be probably 600
year’s ASG President Mike
100 people there,” said McCarty, and next year’s
te Baker, student activities president, Don Porter, newly
Mor. “It’s a way for elected Vice President Richard GREEN FEVER — Spring has a way of
kits to relax before hitting Weiss, Business Manager bringing out green thumbs in all of us.
wks that weekend before » Darren
McFarlane
and ELC, Green Fingers and horticulture
Secretary Beth Thompson.
department students (pictured above) are
busy this spring accenting the aesthetics
on the College’s campus. Photo by Kelly
Laughlin.
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