Boise State hosts annual ACU-I conference
Boise State University was
Ib.e site of this year’s annual
Associated College Unions-,
■ternational, Region 14
■meeting. “It was. the best
Organized conference we’ve at-
Bnded,” ASG President Sam
Krosby said.
I Accompanying Crosby on
the three-day trip were ASG
Vice-president Susy Ryan,
Secretary Ginger Olney, Ac
tivities Director Dick Edwards,
and ASG advisors Debbie
Baker and Dave Buckley.
The ACU-I is an organiza
tion of four-year, junior and
community colleges from the
Northwest, Canada and
Alaska.
“The ACU-I is geared for
Educational processes,”
Buckley said, “Showcasing,
leadership training, college
bowl, and that sort of thing are
involved. But basically, it’s stu
dent governments getting
■ONEY RAISING PROJECTS to go towards construction were on the ACU-I agenda.
together and discussing their
mutal problems and solutions.”
The conference consisted
of various workshops and
presentations aimed at helping
the individual student govern
ments overcome problems.
Each of the College’s six
representatives attended dif
ferent discussions.
“I felt it was very rewar
ding,” Crosby said. “It dealt
very closely with a lot of small
problems in our school.”
Among the topics discuss
ed were sexual harassment,
handicapped wilderness
recreation, a book exchange
program, morale and involve
ment boosting and money rais
ing ideas. There were also
showcases of regional enter
tainers and artists.
“It was one of the best
meetings I’ve ever attended,”
Baker said. She is on the Na
tional Nominating Committee
for ACU-I.
“Boise State did a super
job,” Crosby said, “I’d say
there : were more than 200
delegates there. And the
smaller, community schools
had as much say in everything
as did the four-year colleges.”
One specific need Baker
considered was the need for a
performing arts center at the
College. “I attended a
workshop on how to raise
funds for the center, and I think
we ought to get going on it,”
Baker said. Crosby and his en
tourage agreed that one of the
most exciting things was the
‘‘Massey Tapes.”. The
90-minute long video-tape
presentation is the brainchild of
Morris Massey, a marketing
and business expert.
Values, concepts for right
and wrong, or good and bad,
and how to deal with the moral
contrasts and comparisons bet
ween the generations are the
topics of the tapes.
“I’ve found an outlet in
Portland for the ^Massey
Tapes,” Baker said, “They’re
just terrific.”
Crosby was very excited
about the ACU-I convention. “I
discovered that almost all
schools, four-year and two
year, have the same problems.
This meeting will help us a
great deal” the president said.
iSi/uer Threads' mixes children, elderly
By Darla Weinberger
■ the Print
I Silver Threads Among the
■old “is a program that basical
ly involves grade school
■idents with residents in hurs-
ing homes,” said founder Judy
■eppard.
I Sheppard started the pro-
gram in 1977 at St. Judes nurs
ing home in Sandy,-with only
seven students involved.
I “When I started the pro-
grani I didn’t- know of any
otfiers around the country,”
said Sheppard. Now she has
schools throughout Clackamas
County involved and has more
students wanting to-get in the
program.
The college provided
Sheppard internship and fun
ding through the College Foun
dation to write a book for Silver
Threads. The Clackamas
County Area Agency on Aging
is paying for the handbook to
be printed by the College.
She spends an hour at the
nursing home, when the school
wishes. The first half-hour is
spent doing crafts, such as art,
games, and music. JDuring the
pard does arF orientation,
teaching the kids about
operating wheelchairs, tells
them about stroke victims,
diabetes, and the nursing home
atmosphere. *
Some residents go to the
“The orientation gets the
schools and go on fieldtrips kids to want to go to the nurs
with the classes. Sheppard ing home and rids them of fears
said, “When we’re on a fieldtrip of being in a nursing home,”
the kids take the residents to Sheppard said. “Most kids
the bathroom, and even clean have never been in a nursing
up unexpected accidents.”
home and if they have they
Students that get involved didn’t get any preparation for
with the program are mostly what was to be expected.”
Some of the questions
4th-6th graders.
asked during this preparatory
In preparation for the visits session are:
to the nursing homes, Shep-
Who lives in a nursing
home?
What do you think it
is like in a nursing home?
Would you like to live
in a nursing home? Why, or
why not?
A slide show was put
necessary, and 4) provide
students with Information con together by Sheppard, which
cerning visas, travel, and finan shows the kids with nursing
home residents, has been
cial requirements.”
The College is getting help
from the American Association
of Community and Junior Col
leges to line up faculty
members from other countries.
A list of applicants was sent to
Wu-Feng and Architecture and
Drafting Instructor Yeong-Tzer
wets selected. He will be joining
Billiard enthusiasts will
the college faculty Spring term.
As of this moment, the have an opportunity to
College is receiving no funds challenge- the “Doctor of
from the federal government Poology”, Jack White, Nov.
for this cultural venture, so in 16-20 on his 6th annual
structors and students must demonstration-tournament.
The 50 year-pkl hustler
have their own funds to make
the journey. “We hope to work began playing professionally on
out a financial aid arrangement the east coast at the age of 19,
through the state education winnipg the Pennsylvania State
department,” Wynia said. “Our Championship his first in com
best chance might be from petition. He spent the next 20
years breaking records and
private institutions.”
According to Hakanson, sweeping tournaments before
one or two staff members are “retiring” in 1962 to become a
hinting about an instructional teacher/entertainer on the
touring circuit.
trek to Taiwan.
second half-hour the kids visit
with the residents that are bed
ridden. “The kids can get
residents to do anything,” said
Sheppard.
OCC acquires sister college
tors in an effort to interna
tionalize the curriculum.
“American’s are woefully
ignorant of anyplace else,’’ said
■ When one thinks of College President John Hakan-
Portland’s sister city, Sapporo son. “We want to try to make
Japan comes to mind. When the students aware of other
soneone asks of KATU’s sister economic and cultural in
station. KOMO in Seattle is fluences?”
«ntioned. But, what does
“There’s absolutely no
one think of when the name of financial obligation involved,”
tha College’s sister station is Bob Wynia, assistant to the
»ntioned? Well, how about dean of instruction said. “It’s an
Ws-Feng
College
of attempt to get involved with in
■thnology in the Republic of ternational education.”
China (i.e., Taiwan)?
The proposed Statement
of Understanding between the
I It’s true. As of September two colleges was signed by the
2,1 Wu-Feng College of respective presidents Sept. 2.
^■tnology, addressed at 117 In the proposal statement, the
College “...offers the hospitali
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^■>un Chi-Yi, Taiwan, of- ty of the community and its ser
vices, and agrees to assist
ficiaHy became Clackamais
visiting students in the follow
Community College’s sister
ing ways: 1) Help them find
^■ege.
suitable housing 2) provide op
I What this means is that the portunities for students to visit
twl college’s will exchange art, in American homes and with
book>. students, and ihstruc- families 3) offer tutoring
and/or , counseling
as
By Thomas A. Rhodes
Of the Print
^■dnesday, November 18, 1
ordered by the governor’s con
ference in Montana, and the
Governor’s White House Con
ference on Children and
Youth. The program has been
accepted for a few objections
from nursing homes. One fami
ly of a resident was concerned
about the noise the kids would
make, another mother was
afraid her child would get sick,
and school administrators felt
Sheppard was exploiting the
children.
“Some parents get involv
ed but not as much as I would
like,” Sheppard said. “We
have problems with transporta
tion.”
“CARE (Classrooms
adopting residential elders) is a
very strong component to
Silver Threads, starting four
months after the program got
under way quickly brought the
kids together with the
residents.” Sheppard said.
“It’s an emotional pro
gram.”
Great White shark
returns to College
His visit included a series
of lectures held Monday and
Tuesdays with a tournament
that runs today and tomorrow.
•The Associated Student
Government will be taking an
informal survey of the student
body to determine the general
feeling on the Jack White tour
nament.
Student
Program
Specialist David Buckley, said
there is some controversy over
the money involved in the tour
nament. “Jack White is
definitely a figure that draws a
lot of attention in all respects,”
Buckley stated.
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