Comics perform
Phi Theta finds support
by Jim Evans
Contributing Writer
Over the past several months
preliminary effort has been tak
ing place to form a chapter of
the Phi Theta Kappa Fraternity
on campus. Just prior to the end
of fall term, a mailing list was
compiled and earlier this month
letters were sent to over 500
students inviting them to attend
a meeting to gage student in
terest in such a group. At least
60 people showed up and the
response was favorable. Dave
Arter of the science department,
is acting as initial faculty ad
visor.
As stated in the biannual
annual publication of the
organization, “Phi Theta Kap
pa is an organization which ex
ists to recognize and encourage
scholarship, leadership, and ser
vice among the students in two-
year colleges in America.” To
be eligible for membership,
students must have earned at
least 12 credits with a minimum
GPA of 3.5 and they must be
enrolled either full or part time.
The list of students who receiv
ed invitations to the informa
tional meeting was put together
before the end of fall term, con
sequently any new students who
have achieved the minimum re
quirements during that term,
but did not receive a letter are
encouraged to attend the next
meeting. It will be held tomor
row, Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in
P101.
The purpose of the meeting
last week was to determine if
there was sufficient interest
among students to be worth the
effort of forming a new
organization. The discussion
was lively as those attending ex
pressed enough interest to merit
another meeting.
The other major topic
discussed was what kind of ac
tivities such a service organiza-
tion might get involved with.
One suggestion was to sponsor
something like the Phi Theta
Kappa Lecture Series. Another
was to work on some kind of
fund raising to establish a fund
for emergency loans to
students. Most of the people at
tending expressed favorable
reactions to the things they
heard and said they would be at
the next meeting. Students with
questions can contact Dave
Arter at ext. 210.
Membership is recognized by
both four-year schools and
private businesses. Some univer
sities even offer tuition scholar
ships exclusively to members. The
national office sponsors the
Honors Study Topic every year.
This is an opportunity for
students to get involv^l in special
research projects. The topic for
this year is titled: The U.S. Con
stitution: Assuring Continuity
Through Controversy.
Ellis transfers to business center
by E.A. Berg
Co-News Editor
Ed Newcomer—one of the “Newcomer Brothers,” a com
ic duo, performs for Clackamas students in the Communi
ty Center on Jan. 13. See page six for related story.
Clackamas speech
team places first
by Heleen Veenstra
Editor
The Clackamas Community
College Speech Team placed first
in Sweepstakes in the Centennial
Classic Speech Tournament,
hosted by University of Puget
Sound (UPS) and Pacific
Lutheran (PLU).
Trish Conrad, one of the nine
speech team members who went
to the tournament, was a finalist
in junior extemp and the second
speaker in junior debate. Rich
Burroughs placed sixth in junior
debate. Conrad and Burroughs
took third place as a team in the
junior debate.
The CCCteam was represented
by nine people: Brett Branch,
Eric Nordhagen, Cindy Kime,
Angie Doody, Pamel McConnell,
David Gloden, Conrad, and Bur
roughs.
Bob Ellis, Assistant Dean for
Off Campus Instruction, was
reassigned to the position as
Director of the College’s Business
Center of Clackamas County
Jan. 4.
Ellis requested the transfer in
mid-December. This is the second
reassignment Ellis has had in
three years. Prior to 1985, when
the College went from a five to
three dean organization, he serv
ed as Dean of Community
Education.
“As you approach the end of
your career, towards retirement,
those years ought to be spent do
ing the things you like to do the
best, and the things you do best,”
said Ellis. “The years that I’ve
enjoyed the most at the College
were my early years at the College
when I had hands on responsibili
ty with people or students,
dients, and the program. As I
moved within the institution, as
far as the administration is con
cerned, I kind of found that I
evolved out of that.”
However, Ellis did not deny
that friction within the College
administration led to his decision
to request the transfer. “There’s
always been a degree of con
troversy in everything I’ve done
at the institution simply because
I’ve always dealt with non-
traditional programs,” he said.
“I’ve been in that chair for 15'
years,” said Ellis, who stated that
the change is good for both
himself and the College. “In any
high level of management it’s
healthy to get someone who can
get some different things and
progress.”
Dean of Instruction Lyle
Reese, Ellis’s former immediate
supervisor, would not comment
on the reason for the transfer
other than saying, “All I have to
say is Bob Ellis requested the
transfer, and it was approved.”
Reese said that his office will
handle Ellis’s former respon
sibilities until a replacement is
found. “I’m very convinced that
we will have qualified applicants
from within (the College),” he
said.
College President John Keyser
said that he was not aware of ma
jor personal conflicts between
Reese and Ellis that might have
led to the transfer request. “I
don’t think that was the major
reason. I think he (Ellis) and Lyle
got along quite well,” he said.
Keyser added, “I’ve always
had a lot of respect for Bob’s
ideas and the kind of things he’s
done for the organization. He’s
done a lot.”
photo« by ttoMI KMn
Bob Ellis—takes charge of business center at Clackamas.