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Students need goals to succeed
assess student potential,
preparedness, and progress in
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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.
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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