College’s hiring freeze leaves jobs unfilled
By Charlene Jensen
Of The Print
Clackamas Community
College has enacted a hiring
freeze which means that empty
faculty and staff positions will
remain unfilled for an in­
definite period of time.
By not hiring people to
fill the vacanies, the College
can reserve the money for fr­
inge benefits, employer’s fixed
cost, and salary to be used if
the November levy doesn’t
pass. This money would then
be carry-over money to be us­
ed for summer session, classes
since the election loss would
mean that there would be no
funds to operate the school
after June 30.
Personnel. Officer Jim;
Painter said, “We aren’t being
pessimistic toward what will
happen at the polls, but we are
being realistic .with the issue of
funding and carry-over cash
for the school.”
Painter also said that the
hiring freeze is nothing new
and has been enacted in past
years before levy elections
were held.
The classified staff and
faculty (those under contract)
are the positions that are
under the hiring freeze. This
means that other classified
staff and faculty are having to
cover for the vacancies.
Currently there are nine
vacant positions which are
having to be performed by the
existing staff. “The staff pit­
ches in to fill the empty
spots,” Painter said. Painter
added that this type of ar­
rangement is fine for a limited
time but can be very hectic
when the staff or faculty is
faced with rush periods, “ ...
registration time.”
Painter anticipates that
should the levy on Nov. 8
pass, then the vacancies would
probably be filled. However,
should the measure fail, there
would be be a job freeze on all
vacancies. Such a situation
would mean a shifting of staff
internally.
The turnover of staff
leaving is only five percent as
compared to the annual
average of 15-18 percent.
“Due to being under contract,
less people are quitting,”
Painter said.
Drafting classes use computers
By Kathy Johnson
Of The Print
DRAFTING TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR Terence
Shumaker operates one of several computers available for use
by drafting students. Computers are located in B255.
Photo by Joel Miller
Health van offers students
computerized health profile
By Kathy Johnson
Of The Print
On Nov. 2, a Health Van
will be visiting Clackamas
Community College from 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. The Health Van
is a free service to the com­
munity sponsored by the
Seventh Day Adventist
Church, and the purpose is to
give a computerized health
profile to anyone interested..
“What they’ll do is give
you a questionnaire, take your
blood pressure and then give
you your computerized health
profile, which is based on your
blood pressure and your
lifestyle,” Counselor Donna
Ford said.
The Health Van is just
one of the activities which the
Wellness Committee, a newly-
formed faculty committee has
helped with to promote the
idèa of wellness.
In September the commit­
tee sponsored a group from
the College to attend the first
Annual Oregon Beef Fitness
Cup Event. The event con­
sisted of several different types
of relays and an obstacle
course.
On Oct. 19, the Wellness
Committee also sponsored a
campus-wide poker walk-run.
This was a two-mile course, in
which the participants could
either walk, crawl or run. It
had five stations located
throughout the run. At each
one, the participants had to
stop and pick up a card. At the
end, the winner was the person
who held the best poker hand.
The committee also did a
survey on campus about who
is doing what in the way of
health and fitness.
In the future, the
Wellness Committee plans to
form a campus-wide commit­
tee. A tentative meeting date is
set for Nov. 15, for those in­
terested in becoming involved.
Gladys Michael, health and
p.e. instructor, is looking into
the prospect of having a per­
manent par fitness course in­
stalled on campus. Michael is
also in the process of getting
someone to come on campus
with a mobile hydrostatic
weighing tank, which weighs
the amount of body fact con­
tent a person has. In the
spring, there will be a han­
dicapped awareness fun run.
The Wellness Committee
was formed in early June when
Michael and Ford, along with
Sue Jacobs, career develop­
ment specialist, went to a
wellness conference in Seaside
as representatives for the Col­
lege.
“The emphasis of the
Conference was on wellness,
of which they covered all
aspects. They took a look at
diet, exercise and emotional
well being,” Ford said. “Part
of our committment of going
to this conference was to come
back and start doing activities
emphasizing wellness.”
While at the Conference,
the representatives developed
a program which they brought
back and showed to the Dean
of Student Services Jim
Roberts and President John
Hakanson. Ford _ said the
response was encouraging.
Wednesday November 2, 1983
A new program has been
developing over the recent
years at Clackamas Communi­
ty College, which includes a
computer system in the draftin
department. It consists of four
working stations, each one of
which has enough equipment
to store drawings.
..A Hewlett-Packard com­
puter drafting system started
the program when it was
bought in 1981. Since then two
more of that kind have been
added, one bought and the
other donated. In the fall of
1982, a larger computer draf­ slower, more involved
ting system was donated by process.”
Tektronix, Inc.
Presently only three of
Presently only one class is the computer systems are
using the systems. All other hooked up. These consist of
drafting students are still draf­ the three from Hewlett-
ting manually.
Packard.
“Most of the student
The drafting department
seem to like the computers, hopes to have the larger one
though I haven’t heard if it’s from Tektronix installed for
any better,” Terence ~the winter term.
Shumaker, drafting instructor
“The problem is finding
said. “The computers are
faster once you’ve learned room for the system,” said
how to operate them, but if Shumaker. “Hopefully we’ll
you’ve never had experience be able to install it in the room
on computers before, it’s a . down the hall.”
Sales tax debate set tomorrow
Students interested in the
pros and cons of Oregon’s
sales tax proposal can attend a
debate on the subject tomor­
row at Clackamas Community
College.
Democratic Represen­
tatives Peter Courtney of
Salem and Robert Shiprack of
Beavercreek will be on hand
Nov. 3 to present the debate,
which will be from approx­
imately noon to 1 p.m. in the
McLoughlin Theater. Court­
ney will present the pro side of
the issue and Shiprack will
present the con side.
By attending the debate,
“It’s an issue that’s going
to create a lot of steam, and students will get an idea of
it’s all going to affect us even­ how to set up their debates,
tually,” English Instructor which will be staged in their
Dick Andrews said of the sales classes later on.
“I thought it would be
tax issue.
Andrews, who teaches something they (students)
W122 courses, decided to could sink their teeth into, and
organize the debate as as hopefully it will make them
assignment for his students. more aware as voters,” An­
Earlier in the year Andrews drews said.
Although Andrews plan­
had his students take a stand
on the sales tax by holding a ned the debate for his
vote. The students were then students, he said the event is
assigned to prepare a debate free to all. Anyone with ques­
based on the opposite stand tions about the sales tax is
welcome to attend.
they-voted for.
Alzheimer class slated Nov. 7
A public workshop deal­
ing with Alzheimer’s disease
will take place Nov. 7 from 7-9
p.m. at the Willamette Valley
Family Center, located at 610
Jefferson Street in Oregon Ci­
ty.
The workshop is free and
will be presented by Rodger I
Meinz, who has worked with
Alzheimer’s disease patients
and their families.
Alzheimer’s disease is an
incurable, degenerative brain
disorder currently affecting at
least four million people over
the age of 65. A gradual
decrease in the Ability to care
for oneself, severe memory los
and confusion in routine mat­
ters are common symptoms of
the disease.
Such symptoms are often
denied by members of an
Alzheimer’s disease patient’s
family, and conflicts often
result in deciding how to sup­
port and care for the patient.
Meinz will discuss infor­
mation concerning symptoms
and diagnosis of the disease,
and he will offer guidelines for
finding professional help and
adjusting within the family.
Anyone who has a family
member with Alzheimer’s
disease will be able to discuss
their individual problems at
the workshop. For more infor­
mation,
contact
the
Willamette Valley Family
Center at 657-7235.
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issue, Judy Barlow’s College History column was held this
week. Look for College History in next week’s Print.
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