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action: pthe community college curriculum,but at the tome. As a result, we have to take education out [to the consumer.” p for ‘80s technology, energy shortage scounts payable, ana [nancial aid should be inked in the new system by ^11 term of next year. [Overall, Scott projects a (eneral increase in student access” to com bers, as well as the in lease in-«the number of rminals on campus. With the eventual [istence of a new .in- lustrial facility, the chair- irson of the College’s igri/lndustrial Division, ¡eorge Warren, is planning [marriage between the lectronics and automotive purses. I ["The automobile is ranging. Electronic bvices Tike automatic loor openers, ignitions, hks, radios and tran- ducers that tell you when pmething is worn out are Ila reality. When all cars ave 150 or more electronic iodules in them, you can jkthe auto'mechanic wilI ave to be familiar with jectronics in the utomotive industry,” said jarren. IWarren mentioned a [allege in San Diego, Calif., hat has created a “whole ew world” for the student ¡trough video learning. At lie San Diego college, ilevision and closed dr ill TV are as much a part f the curriculum as tex looks. There, the prriculum can be piped in to homes of the invalid, and the aged, and everyone who takes classes through this kind of learning can not only see what’s hap pening, but talk back to their instructor through two-way TV, he said. , Although Warren doesn’t see two-way TV a reality at CCC for about another four years, he said closed cir cuit TV on and off campus is a technology that will be implemented soon. Aside from the obvious advan tages of an alternative form of education, closed circuit TV is a plus on the side of energy conservation. “In stead of students having to come here to the campus for classes, they can take them in their own living room. Talk about the savings in gas and time!” Warren exclaimed. “Providing the best education in the most ef- J id ent way” has always been an important directive to Dean of Instruction Ron Kaiser. “Decentralized education,” or “taking education to the people by incorporating new delivery methods and devices,” is one of Kaiser’s current goals. “People want to get closer to the community college curriculum, but at the same time, stay closer to home. As a result, we have to take education out where it’s more convenient to the consumer (student).” One of the ways Kaiser plans to do this is through assisting local high schools in developmental programs like high school continuation. Already, six tuition-free high school continuation courses are offered at Estacada High School, where College- employed instructors teach dropouts or older returning students. Kaiser said Can-/ by High School is in terested in implementing the same type of program, and a store-front facility will open soon in Molalla. With job market trends constantly shifting, the College, in cooperation with Mt. Hood Community College and Portland Community College, has employed a survey team to assess workers’ needs in the metropolitan area labor market. “We do not have the date available to us of the numbers of people em ployed, types of training people have, and what they’ll need in the future/ With more detail, we can better evaluate what types of training and education we should provide to the worker,” said Kaiser. Teamwork between the College and Oregon State University’s extension agency will lead to a more formal relation with the farmer, a worker who has been part of the landscape of Clackamas County for much longer. than the College itself. “Farming students will no longer need to borrow the use of a farmer’s barn for lab use,” a common practice in the past, accor ding to George Warren. Just off the drawing board, the College’s first livestock facility will “hopefully be ready next year,” said Warren. a methane digester will serve as a catalyst for far mers to learn to handle the problem of waste disposal, and its possible use an a combustible energy sour ce. “Looking at people as individuals more than as groups” is the main focus that Health, P.E. and Human Services Chairper son Pat Lantz wants in her division’s future curriculum. The livestock facility will be located in a four-acre plot near the southeast side of the College’s greenhouse facilities. Not only will it provide a place to learn for nearly 80 per cent of the local farmers, who, on the average, own 20 acres or less, but could become a “self-sufficient operation,” according to Warren. Eighteen steer, 50 sheep, two rams, 19 sows and one boar are expected to be housed in the livestock facility, “but we will not begin it as a marketing operation, although we are eventually aiming at self- sufficiency. Now,' we’re looking more at making the program reach fertility,” said Warren. Since the project will produce more than 451 pounds of waste everv dav when it reaches full operation, the prospect of One way Lantz plans to reach this goal is in “ad vocacy training,” what she describes as a “develop mental program widening the opportunities foH people to get back into the system in areas like single parenting, and family life.” In general, she said, “helping others how to help themselves.” As a supplement to the already existing Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Lantz wants to start a Senior Companion Program. Unlike Rent-A- Grandparent and RSVP, the Senior Companion Program would put the enu phasis on helping the per son in a way that they would not have to leave their immediate surroun dings, she said. Here, she said the direction is on “self assessment, and helping other people get to where they’re going.” ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- s—---------------------------------------------------- George Warren, Chairperson Agri/Industrial: “The automobile is changing. Electronic devices like automatic door openers, ignitions, trunks, radios, and transducers that tell you when something is worn out are all a reality. When all cars have 150 or more elec tronic modules in them, you can bet the auto mechanic will have to be familiar with electronics in the automobile industry Wednesday, January 30,1980 Page 5