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Clackamas CommunityCollege
Vol. XVIII, No. 14
Wednesday, February 13, 1985
ASG swears in new vice president, assistant
By Amy LaBare
Of The Print
Students Beth Wilder and
Deanna McKeever were voted
and sworn in Jan. 31 as the
new Associated Student
Government (ASG) vice presi
dent and administrative assis
tant, despite two abstentions
from ASG members apparent
ly unhappy with the selection
process. There were 11 votes in
favor of the candidates.
Wilder now fills the position
which was vacated after
Shawnee Christensen, former
vice president, took over the
president’s duties following
the resignation of former ASG
president Jenny Metzker.
McKeever takes over Wilder’s
former duties as ad
ministrative assistant.
Victor Price, vice presiden
tial senator, abstained from
voting for both positions. He
said he was “misinformed”
about the applicants. “I have
to work closely with the vice
president and I had no say in
who I would be working with.
I thought the process was un
professional,” Price said.
Rick Brown, who also abs
tained from voting, had no
comment for the The Print.
The new officers were
chosen through an application
and interview process which
took place Wednesday, Jan.
30. A total of seven applica
tions were turned in for the in
terviewing committee to
review, two of which were for
the vice presidential position.
The rest of the applications
were submitted for more than
one position.
Applications were accepted
for all positions except presi
dent. This was done in order
to help fill any ASG position
should one be opened up by a
current ASG member taking
over the job as vice president,
which is what happened with
Wilder leaving her post as ad
ministrative assistant to
become the new vice president.
Christensen said the vice
presidential senators would
have been the most likely to
serve on the interview commit
tee, but said “neither of them
volunteered” though vol
unteers were solicited.
She explained that the officers
tried to handle the situation in
the best way possible. “There
was no better way to do it,”
Christensen said.
Christensen noted that the
ASG constitution doesn’t have
any guildelines for filling
vacancies in the executive
council, and as a result the
constitutional revision com-
mittee will be looking into the
matter.
Christensen (left) swears in Beth Wilder (center)
Wilder is a full-time student
at the College. She carries 22
credit hours and is an accoun
ting major.
As vice president, Wilder
hopes to find “new ideas for
revenues” for student ac
tivities. She said the proposed
budget cuts will hurt activities,
so she would like to find ways
to supplement that budget.
Wilder also hopes to have a
“closer network with the clubs
(on campus).” She said she
wants the clubs to “know
what ASG is doing,” and
wants “ASG to know what
they (clubs) are doing.1’
Wilder feels confident ASG
can “help clubs achieve their
goals.”
McKeever, a busniess and
accounting major carrying 15
credit hours, said she an
ticipates this year will be “a
great experience.” Though she
Photo by Joel Miller
was nervous in the interviews,
McKeever said she is excited
about being involved in ASG
(see story, this page).
Applicants were interviewed
individually by a committee
made up of Christensen, Dave
Buckley, ASG advisor; Eric
Laitinen, activities senator;
and Jim Nicodemus and Ria
Bany, students here at the Col
lege.
Student McKeever takes over
job as administrative assistant
Deanna McKeever has been chosen by
Associated Student Government (ASG) to head
the executive cabinet post of administrative
assistant. She was sworn in along with Beth
Wilder, the ASG’s new vice president at the end
of January.
McKeever, 21, may offically be a new
member of ASG, but she is not a new acquain
tance to ASG members themselves. McKeever’s
mother, Dianne McKeever, is the secretary and
bookkeeper for the Student Activities office.
Through her mother McKeever has been able to
help ASG members with dances and family
movie nights since she was in high school,
Dianne McKeever said.
Deanna McKeever
executive council.
Dianne said of her daughter,“I was surprised
she decided to do it (apply for an ASG
position),” since she has work and school that
keep her very busy. But Deanna said she
wanted to “be more involved with ASG than
just hanging posters.”
Deanna sees ASG as extremely important to
campus activities. “It (school) would be boring
without dances and other ASG-sponsored ac
tivities,” she said. She added community events
such as family movie nights are a very good
idea because she thinks the community ap
preciates them.
An accounting major, Deanna is taking a
variety of business classes. She is working for a
two-year degree at the College, then plans to
transfer to Portland State University. She add
ed that “maybe some day I’ll get my CPA (Cer
tified Public Accountant) certificate.”
By working at Danielson’s Thriftway as a
bookkeeper, Deanna is able to gain more ex
perience in business and accounting. She works
25-30 hours a week on top of her studies and
work in ASG. But she enjoys her job. Deanna
said, “I get to work out where the people are
and I get to meet a lot of people. That’s fun,”
she added.