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Koopman sees new position as opportunity to have positive effecton community. College Koopman, 29, replaces former College Public Infor mation Specialist Anne Tongue in what has become an expanded version of her original job. He explained that his position is designed to be more visible, and he plans on meeting people instead of just talking to them on the phone. “I see my role as an oppor tunity to have a positive effect on the community through promoting the College,” he said. Another new element in Koopman’s job will be his coverage of College sports as a sports information director, which he said will make him “sort of a middleman between KEN KOOPMAN, NEW Community Relations Specialist gathers information from Shirley Leniger, nursing department secretary. Photo by Joel Miller By Shelley Ball Of The Print When it comes to alerting the community about events happening at Clackamas Com munity College, new Com munity Relations Specialist Ken Koopman is using a varie ty of methods. In addition to sending the traditional weekly packets of events information (photos will now be included) to the local media, Koopman ven tures out of his office, located in Clairmont Hall’s Public In formation Office (PIO) to ac tively cover campus events by taking photographs and gathering information. the Athletic Department and sports reporters,” the goal be ing to “get more ink for the (college’s) sports programs.” Koopman started working at the college in October after his application was selected out of the total 97 turned in. Of these applications, 15 can didates were chosen for inter views, which were then nar rowed down to three before Koopman was chosen. “I was happy to be one of the 15 interviewed,” he said, adding, “I’m excited about the job- I really felt that this ed him when Koopman told job was for me.” him he was one of the can A graduate of the University didates he would be interview of Oregon, Koopman majored ing. in journalism. His first profes “It was very convenient to sional newspaper job was with get to meet Kevin McMurdo,” the Del Norte Triplicate in he said, although he added the Crescent City, Calif., where he meeting had no bearing on his worked as a sports editor and getting the job. covering school beats. Koop After working as a profes man then worked as a city sional reporter for two years, government reporter for the Koopman said he is looking to Cottage Grove Sentinel for broaden his journalistic career nearly two years before com through public relations. He ing to Oregon City to live. explained he does not want to It was when Koopman was be limited to newspaper jour making a living as a freelance nalism only and this job will writer for The Oregonian by allow him to be more creative covering the Oregon City area in his writing. “I don’t have to that he first heard of the Col follow that hard-hitting repor lege’s community relations ting style,” he said. opening. In fact, Koopman Other activities for Koop said he had covered some of man include taking time to the college’s Board meetings make contacts on campus and for The Oregonian, which encouraging people to call him helped him to get an idea of with information. “I’m look how the college operated. ing for story ideas,” he said. During the time when Koop Regarding his first impres man was one of the 15 can sion of the College, Koopman didates to be interviewed for said, “I feel a good relation the job, he was covering a col ship with everybody develop lege Board meeting at which ing.” He added he is impress Director of Community Rela ed with the various services the tions Kevin McMurdo was College provides. “The Col present. Koopman said he in lege provides a lot of oppor troduced himself to McMur tunities for students here,” he do, and subsequently surpris said. Handicapped Center, counseling merge temproarily By Shelley Davis Of The Print “It could be an half-time person, three quarter time per son, who knows? That has not yet been determined, ” said Because of a personnel change, on Nov. 1, the Han dicapped Resource Center at Campbell, Clackamas Community Col Dave lege temporarily became part counselor/coordinator for Handicapped Resource Ser of the counseling department. When a part-time counsel vices. ing position opened, Han- “The whole thing is kind-of dicapped/Veterans Specialist confusing right now,” Derr Debra Derr applied and was eventually chosen. She then said. “I’m happy with my put in her resignation for the change because it’s what I’ve Handicapped position. wanted to do and been trained “Basically, it was so that I can to do. But I’m also unhappy work in the field that I was because I’m not working with trained in,” Derr said. “I am the special kids that I’ve been interested in being in counsel working with for five years.” Although there is change ing because I have been train ed and have my degree in that taking place in the staff of the area. The specialist was not center, “work study help is really part of counseling,” she- available to assist the need to said. handicapped students,” said The Handicapped Center, Campbell. “People who are Veteran’s Center, and counsel interested in notetakers or ing are all a part of Student Support Services. Derr’s jump auxilary aids should contact to counseling left a position me here at the counseling open at the Handicapped department,” he added. Resource Center, which has “Handicapped students who not yet been filled. The posi are not being assisted and tion is still open so that it’s want to investigate possible necessity can be evaluated. help should contact me also.” Page 3 Photo by Jeff Meek MARILYN EDWARD(R), and Marian Davis pose for photo with Dave Camp bell, counselor/coordinator for Han dicapped Resource Services. Campbell is a temporary replacement for Debbie Derr who is currently working part-time as a counselor at the College. Wednesday, November 21,1984