Financial Aid Q & A
Q: I am over 21 years of age, does my parents’ income affect
my eligibility for finacial aid?
A: If any of the following questions can be answered YES your
parent’s income must be considered.
WHEN BEING CONSIDERED FOR FINANCIAL AID
ELIGIBILITY
a. Did you live with your parents for at least 6 weeks (42 days)?
b. Did you receive more than $750 in support from your
parents?
c. Were you declared as a tax exemption?
Q: I understand that President Reagan has cut student aid
budgets—are there funds left?
A: Yes, there are still funds left! Even though some funding
has been reduced, the Pell Grant funds and bank loans are Still
available. Applications can be picked up at the Financial Aid
Office, in the Community Center.
Q: I am receiving Veteran’s benefits; am I eligible for any grant
funds?
A: Possibly. Recent Congressional action has changed thè way
a students’ GI Bill is treated as a resource. If you were turned
down earlier, you may receive a revised offer of financial aid. If
you have not applied for a Pell'Grant, you should do so. im
mediately. Applications are available in the Financial
Aid/Veterans’ Office.
Q: My wife lost her job last month; can my application for
financial aid be reconsidered?
A: Yes. You should speak to a Financial Aid counselor. We
can update your file and help you resubmit your Pell Grant us
ing a Special Conditions Form.
Q: Is there a limit to how long I can receive Financial Aid at
Clackamas Community College?
A: Yes. Full-time students may recente aid for only eight
terms. While a student may appeal for extensions, these are
only approved in rare cases. Thus, it is important to select
classes that apply toward ypur degree objectives. A counselor
can assist you ih class selection.
Q: I was found ineligible for financial aid because my parents’
income is too high; do I have any other alternatives?
A: Yes. The College does advertise many private' scholarships.
Some of these do not require financial need to be considered.
Keep your eye on the scholarship bulletin board in the Finacial
Aid Office.
You may be eligible to borrow funds for educational purposes
through the GSL (Guaranteed Student Loan) or PLUS
(Parents Loans to Undergraduate Students) programs. Addi
tional information and forms are available in the Financial Aid
Office.
Dr. Hakanson plans future
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went to the University' of
California with the expressed
desire of becoming a communi
ty college president. After
receiving his doctorate in
educational administration he
returned to Oregon in 1967 to
become dean of instruction at
the newly opened Clackamas
Community College. Then, in
1969 he became President of
the College.
Another of his goals is
more buildings. . “We need
more classrooms, more office
space, a new library, an
auditorium, an adequate autd
body shop and decent music
facilities. Buildings must be
prioritized, and then the funds
for them found,” he feels.
“We’re required to upgrade our
facilities every two years by the
state, anyway. For that reason
we’ve got the long range plann
ing committee here at the Col
lege (composed of between 25
and 30 members'of the com-,
munity, college staff, student
government and board
members). We try to find out
what the needs of certain
groups are and address those
needs. Groups like the hew
Southeast Asian immigrants
have very special needs. Some
don’t have a written language
of their own, sb it’s more dif
ficult for them to learn
. English.”
Hakanson has also notic
ed that the quality of education
of students entering the Col
lege from public high schools
has gone down. “We have a
large remedial program.
Students can’t learn if they
can’t read and write well. Many
colleges expect students to
automatically have the study
skills necessary. We now make
our full time students take a
placement exam. If they don’t
do well they are encouraged to-
take remedial courses. We
don’t want our open door to
Dr. John Hakanson
Staff Photo by Rick
Obritschkewitsch
become a revolving door. It
wouldn’t do the College or our
society any good.” he said.
“It wets a new experience
for me,” Hakanson said. “I had
some pretty definite ideas
about what I thought a com
munity college should be like . I
had quite a few goals, too.
Some have been realized,
some haven’t. One of my main
goals was to get more into the
community and still maintain-a
program of high quality on-
campus instruction. I think
we’ve seen this happening. At
first no one knew what to make
of a community college. They
didn’t know what to expect, but
in the last few years we’ve seen
an increase, in the number of
younger students coming to the
College fresh out of high school
with the intention of getting in
to the college transfer program.
People have found out that
community colleges do good
quality educating,” he said.
“Community education,
too, has been greatly improv
ed. More community colleges
aré doing more community
education and development,
but other colleges run the same
programs in different ways,” he
explained. “We take education
to where the people are. Our
community education is deter
mined by each individual com
munity. We pay some of the
funds, but the community
decides oh the program. Other
colleges use the extension idea
where the community school is
an extention of the college. No
other college in the county
goes as extensively into the
community as we_do.”
“No one has to come to
school here,” Hakanson con
cluded. “Yet, enrollment con
tinues to increase. I think that
says alot.” <
Campus drug, alcohol policy passes
By Shelley Ball
Of The Print
Despite mixed emotions concerning Clackamas
Community College’s revised alcohol and drug policy,
it was approved unanimously at the College’s Board of
Education meeting Wednesday night at Holly Farm
Mall in Milwaukie.
Although the majority of citizens and students at
tending the meeting expressed agreement towards the
policy, citizen Jim Hauser was one who disagreed.
Hauser, a student here, felt the College to be “a
higher level of learning, not a continuation of high
school,” and that students should be allowed to have a
lounge on campus.
Confusion between the alcohol policy and the
ppssiblé National Guard Armory on campus led to the
discussion of the policy, which was written to cover the
College grounds only.
The newly written policy will also allow the Col
lege to prosecute, Dean of Students Jim Roberts said
at the meeting.
The approved policy is as follows:
“No person or organization may bring onto the
campus for ingestion any intoxicating beverage,
dangerous drug, narcotic, marijuana, glue or thinner.
No person may appear on càmpus under the influence
of any of the above-mentioned items.”
Exceptions to the use of the above-mentioned:
1. Alcoholic Beverages
Only to be used for cooking and/or instruc
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tional purposes in science and food prepara
tion labs or courses related to the science
and/or service of alcoholic beverages or
agricultural related programs.
2. Dangerous Drugs and Narcotics
Only to be used as legally prescribed by a
licensed physician.
3. Glue or Thinner
Only to be a used in course-related lab en
vironments and in plant construction and
maintenance.
Other items discussed at the meeting included the
armory itself. Associated Student Government Presi
dent Paul Nastari revealed the results of a survey of 56
College students (40 of them attending the College
next year) and their feelings toward the armory.
The survey asked students whether or not they
wanted an armory, which drew 29 yes, 23 no and four
undecided votes.
The survey' also asked students if an armory
would make a difference on campus, to which they
voted 20 yes, 32 no and four undecided.
The decision of whether or not to put an armory
on campus is still undecided at this point. A telephone
survey of 180 random names from the county concer
ning the armory is still in progress, College President
John Hakanson said during the meeting.
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