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Vol. XVIII, No. 10
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Wednesday, December 5,1984
Board to determine committee membership
By Shelley Ball
Of The Print
Negotiating agreements between
Clackamas Community College facul­
ty, administrative, classified and stu­
dent representatives concerning the
composition of a screening committee
will be one of the topics discussed at
the next Board of Education meeting,
scheduled for Dec. 5.
The Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
the Barlow Board Room and will deter­
mine how many members will serve on
the screening committee, which was
originally designed to help the Board m
selecting candidates for the College
presidency.
Pat Fitzwater, search consultant for
the presidential selection process
originally drafted the screening com­
mittee, which was composed of 11
members: six professionals from
business and education, one faculty,
classified and administration member,
as well as one student and one super­
visor.
Disagreements, however, with this
composition prompted the faculty, ad­
ministration and classified depart­
ments, including the Associated Stu­
dent Government (ASG), to each draft
letters to the Board listing their sugges­
tions for revising the committee.
“We (faculty) all felt the balance of
the screening committee was not cor­
rect,” Lee Turpin, College counselor
and president of the faculty senate,
said. Turpin explained the faculty’s
revision letter asked the screening com­
mittee be composed of six faculty
members, one from each of the six in­
structional areas on campus, instead of
just one.
“The faculty should be much more
represented than it is. It is very difficult
for one faculty member to represent
the whole community,” Turpin said.
“At this College the faculty directly af­
fects the instructional roles, and educ­
tion and support policies,” he added.
Turpin also said the faculty sug­
gested to the Board that members of
the screening committee be involved in
actually interviewing candidates for the
presidency, instead of just looking over
their resumes.
In the letter it sent to the Board,
members of the administration also
recommended the screening committee
be involved in interviewing candidates.
Chuck Scott, assistant dean and
spokesperson for administration, said,
“We (administration) felt fairly
strongly the first round of interviews
should be conducted by the screening
committee.”
In regards to the composition of the
committee, Scott said the administra­ most important for the ASG to make.
“Students really haven’t been in­
tion suggested two Board members be
added to the committee, and one more volved here (College). It’s important
faculty member for a total of two students be in on this experience,”
Metzker said.
faculty representatives.
Scott explained having Board
She added that any students in­
members involved in the screening terested in becoming involved in the
committee would help “keep the Board screening committee should contact
involved all the way through it (selec­ her at Student Activities at ext. 245.
tion process).” “It just helps them to
Kevin Forney, classified department,
feel more comfortable with the out­ representative, said classified members
come of the job,” he added.
support the suggestion for the addition
The College’s ASG also supports the of two Board members and one addi­
same selection process proposed by the tional faculty member to the screening
administration. As for the composition committee, which was originally pro­
of the committee, ASG President Jen­ posed by administration.
ny Metzker said they are suggesting the Classified members also support the
addition of an administrator, classified idea for the screening committee to
and student representative for a total conduct interviews, but only after the
of two representatives from these candidates have been screened by Fitz­
areas.
water first.
We (ASG) just think we really need
Forney said having Fitzwater screer
two students,” she said. Metzker ex­
plained that since there are two types candidates through their resumes anc
of classified members, administrators then recommending those that meet the
and students, equal representation minimum criteria set by the Board tc
would mean having two representatives the screening committee would make it
easier for the committee to select final
from each.
Metzker also said the ASG supports candidates. Both administration and
the suggested addition of two Board the ASG support this proposal as well.
“It seems to us (classified) Pat Fitz­
members and one faculty member to
the screening committee. Out of all the water was hired to do a job. She should
proposed changes, she said the addi­ do her job and then have the commit­
tion of a student representative was the tee pick it up from there,” Forney said.
Yearly tree sale
set for Dec. 7-22
By J. Jason
Of The Print
AMID TALL TIMBER-James Dalton, educa­
tional coordinator and biologist for ELC shows
off sample trees that will be for sale during the
ELC’s annual Benefit Christmas Tree Sale. The
trees were collected from all over Clackamas
County and will be on sale from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. beginning Dec. 7. The sale lasts until Dec.
22.
Photo by J. Jason
Dec. 7 is the date set for the
start of the Environmental
Learning Center’s (ELC) an­
nual Benefit Christmas Tree
Sale. Christmas trees will be
on sale from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
through Dec. 22.
“We will be selling trees at a
very competitive price,” Nan
Hage-Herrmann, ELC assis­
tant director, said. “The trees
will sell at about half the nor­
mal market value,” she added.
All profits received from the
tree sale will go to support the
ELC. “Profits from the sale
go to support such projects as
the ELC’s new fishery, the
Birds of Prey exhibit and the
Wetlands Walkland,” James
Dalton, educational coor­
dinator and biologist for the
ELC said.
Dalton explained the trees
are collected from all over
Clackamas County by
volunteers, Clackamas Com­
munity College staff and ECL
members.
Live and cut trees will be
sold at the tree sale. The
benefits of purchasing a live
tree include a better and more
natural look and a longer sur­
vival rate for the tree. “They
do take special care,” Hage-
Herrmann said. The live trees
are kept rooted for up to a
year and a half before being
sold.
Hage-Herrmann added that
with each tree purchased a free
holly will be given away.