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News Students need goals to succeed assess student potential, preparedness, and progress in Photo Editor In May of 1986, represen order to provide the guidance and tatives from 30 colleges in Oregon direction that will maximize the and Washington attended “Stu student’s chances to achieve that dent Success Strategies, the First goal.” “We tried to get a pretty broad Northwest Regional Conference of the National Council and Stu representation to look at Student Success issues,” commented dent Development” in Portland. This conference was different counselor and committee co- from most other conferences in chairperson, Bernie Nolan. There that its purpose was not simply to are representatives from the inform, but to send those who at students, administrative staff, tended back to their college with classified staff, and counseling. “Student Success has been an action plan that would have an impact on their institution. The defined in that each student has plan was to make campuses more to have a goal. A student is suc cessful if he meets his own student success oriented. The action plan began here at goal,” stated chemistry instruc Clackamas in October of ’86 with tor and co-chairperson of the the appointment of a Student committee, Dave Arter. The committee’s first goal Success Committee by Dean of Student Services, Jim Roberts. was to design and distribute a The committee was appointed to questionnaire that was to be “draft recommendations for the answered by all staff and a ran revision of the college’s, student domly selected group of success strategies.” The commit students.. The questionnaire tee has drawn up a purpose and covered the topics of mandatory philosophy statement, worded as assessment and who it should be required of; who pre-requisites follows: “Purpose: To recommend addi should be determined by; tions to and revision of college whether Or not attendance policies, practices, and systems to should be strictly monitored or provide an improved climate for not; ahd other student success student success.Examination and oriented areas. The committee took the discussion should include, but not be limited to, the following replies of the 299 staff members and 194 students given the ques areas: (1) Curriculum (degrees, re tionnaire, evaluated the infor quirements, general education mation, and used that informa tion to begin the process of courses) (2) Assessment Testing and building a list of recommenda tions to be sent to the Instruc Practices tional Council and then on to (3) Basic Skills Support (4) Placement and Pre the President’s Council. “The results of the survey Requisite Policies (5) Counseling and Advising seem to show that there is a fair ly solid consensus among the Procedures (6) Retention and Follow-up staff and students alike on the direction that we can take,” Practices (7) Guided studies (monitoring commented Arter. As of now, the proposed of high risk students) (8) Faculty and Staff Develop recommendations that the com mittee has are: ment Philosophy Clackamas Community Col “(1) Have a written policy on lege is open to all students with assessment including: a. time limits on tests die potential to achieve a clearly b. who is to be tested stated educational goal. It is the c. cut-off scores proper function of the college to by Lyn Marie Thompson Clinkingbeard takes trip of a lifetime d. include other data besides placement scores e. begin moving toward man datory assessment for all full- time students, students who by Lyn Marie Thompson have completed “x” number of Photo Editor Carolyn Clinkingbeard, a 64 credit hours, or are taking math or English classes. Exceptions year-old student here at Qackamas Community College, may be made by counselors. f. implement a research pro ject to validate our assessment instruments g. establish a method for reviewing the assessment pro cess. (2) That instructor evaluation of students prior to next term, as is currently being done in math and English, be expanded to in clude reading. The process needs to be computer sup ported. (3) That a process be established to provide class equivalency lists with other community colleges in the state, particularly technical math, and remedial classes. (4) That on a space available basis and with consent of instructor, a student will be allowed to sit in on recently toured Europe...alone. a class for self-assessment,” Both Nolan and Arter are She is now preparing to write a hopeful that the committee will book ' on how to tour Europe bring about a more positive, stu cheaply, based on her own ex dent success oriented atmosphere perience. Originally, her daughter was to on campus. “You don’t feel like your hands are tied. You feel like accompany her on the trip, but there is a chance that this is going last February, she changed her to happen. That there is going to mind. Clinkingbeard, however, be some changes made and we’re was firm on her decision to go, going to be a part of it,” said even if it meant going alone. “It was the trip of a lifetime,” Nolan. Arter summed it up in saying, said Clinkingbeard. “I’d always “We’re encouraged that the wanted to go, and I just decided recommendations that we make it was time to spend my savings aren’t just going to disappear into and go.” She began her preparations a the void, but are going to be discussed, and to whatever extent year and a half before actually they survive this decision making leaving, reading travel books in, process, acted on. I’m real en the library, establishing pen pals couraged that this process is tak in Europe, making reservations, ing place at all. It demonstrates and buying supplies. In contacting the World that we’re not just here to be a campus, we are committed to Federation of Churches and In having successful students, to ternational Pen Friends, she was facilitating the success of our able to establish friendships with people in various countries in students.” Europe. She ■ was able to give them estimated times of when she would be in their areas, and spent time with them on her tour. When she wasn’t staying with friends, she stayed in youth Clackamas Community College Student Health Service Located in Trailer A Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday - Friday To.arrange an appointment with medical staff, please call ext. 250 or 236, or stop by Trailer A during working hours. No charge to CCC students. Medical Staff Hours: Dr. Ronald Powell Thursday, noon - 2 p.m. Pat Krumm, A.N.P. Monday, 10 a.m. - noon Ema Lewis, A.N.P. Tuesday, 1 - 3 p.m. Mary Fitzgerald, M.A., N.C.C. Tuesday, 10 a.m. - noon (by apointment only) Alcohol Treatment Specialist for Clackamas County Mental Health Dept. Free drug or alcohol counseling or evaluation. Confidentiality respected. Visit the Health Resource room and check out our pamphlets and information on various health subjects. Another feature is a "self-help care" area with minor first aid items for CCC students and staff. Pag« 4 hostels throughout Europe. The International Youth Hostel Organization has hostels in almost every country, and are open to all who carry a member ship card. Even though the hostels are mainly used by those 27 and under, Clinkingbeard found them comfortable and made friends with other residents. “It’s kinda like camp ing indoors is what it amounts to,” commented Clinkingbeard. Youth hostels: “It’s kinda like camping indoors...’’ Clinkingbeard bought a Eurorail pass for traveling from country to country, and soon learned to master the subways and buses in each city. When asked about the high points of her trip, she mentioned a Bavarian castle. “I’ve had a picture of this castle, the one that was the inspiration for the castle at Disneyland, on my wall for 25 years. I’ve always wanted to see it. I got to see it. I have a thing for castles.” She also said that she had wanted to “do” Venice for a long time. “But,” she said, “I was disappointed. It was really dif ferent than I had pictured it. There was a lot of litter, and the outsides of buildings looked ugly and run down. But the insides of the shops were luxurious.” To keep her costs down, Clinkingbeard bought few souvenirs, and didn’t eat in restaurants very often. “Euro peans are great for picnicking,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to see it. I got to see it. / have a thing for castles. One of the more unusual things she learned while on her vacation was, “There must be a dozen ways to flush a toilet.” Her book will not only tell travelers how to travel cheaply, but will also include tips which most travel books forget to mention. Among these are keeping the majority of your belongings in a train station locker while you sightsee for a minimal fee; exchanging your money before Sunday evenings because the exchange booths close then; carrying, spare change to use public restrooms; buying a map of the city as some streets change names each block; and learning to speak a foreign language, preferably French, because most French either can’t or won’t: speak English. Upon being asked if she’d ever go back and do it again, Clinkingbeard eagerly replies, “Anytime I get the money!” Clackamas Community College