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NEWS THE PRINT January 18,1989 Page 4 Clackamas receives new phone system by Tina Marie Early Staff Writer There’s a new kid in town! No, it’s not a new faculty member or staff person, it’s not even a new student...it’s a phone system and it’s the talk of the campus. If you’re asking what it does you’re not alone. There are a lot of people asking that same ques tion and most of them are asking it while the phone in their office is ringing and they are trying to fig ure out how to answer it. The new phone system and switchboard is an AT&T System 75 with integrated Audix. The new system is being purchased by the college as opposed to the old one which was rented month-by- month and was at the end of its life expec tancy, according to Louise Slawson, CCC Telecommunications Man ager. The new system, which was installed December 16 at a cost of $287,942, has a life expectancy of ten years with a seven to eight year pay back ' “It’s is a major change in the phone system,” Slawson said, adding that, “I’m finally feeling like things are smoothing out and we’ll survive this,” after spending considerable time working out the bugs in the system. The system 75 is computer run and has several unique func tions. One of those functions is called Automated Attended. This function allows a person with a touch-tone phone to call the col lege and punch in the extension number they want, allowing them to by-pass the switch board. The number they must call is 657-6958, a different number than the gen eral information number of the college. Another unique and cost saving function is the Automatic Route Selection. This function chooses, according to the first three digit prefix the caller has dialed, the most cost effective long dis tance oompany. The system chooses from a list of companies that have been programmed into its main computer. Currently there are three long distance companies < programmedin: Amnetforoutof statecalls, US West forwithin the state but outside of the Portland- Metro area, and Voice Express for the Portland-Metro calls that are long distance from the col lege. Another feature is the Voice Mail Box. This function serves as an answering machine to most individual extensions. Each ex tension is programmed individu ally as to how many rings will occur before the machine takes over if the phone goes unanswered. According to Slawson, this too is a cost saving measure as it frees up personnel who would normally be fielding those calls. Slawson also feels that the messages left are more detailed and therefore more effective as opposed to receiving a piece of paper that has only the person’s name and phone num ber on it. “The feed back I’m getting is that the staff is happy with it,” Slawson said. Despite the confusion some people have had over the new system it seems to be a welcome addition to the CCC campus. Campuses united at Harmony by Roseann Wentworth Staff Writer Clackamas Community Col lege is experiencing an expan sion in its facilities adding a new satellite campus which opened its doors September of 1988. Called the Harmony Center, the facility is located near Clacka mas Town Center at 7616 SE Har mony Road in a newly renovated building, formerly known as Harmony Elementary School. Clackamas is sharing the space with Oregon Institute of Tech nology. The partnership took collabo ration efforts between the col lege, OIT, Clackamas County, and North Clackamas Educational Service District enabling the Harmony Center to open. Clackamas Community sat ellite campuses, formerly scat tered throughout the community at Holly Farm Mall, Oregon City, and downtown Clackamas, are now centralized within the Har mony Center. Employee and Management Development, Small Business Center, Continuing Education, Targeted Learning Center and Office Specialist Training are the major educational programs which focus primarily on busi ness and industry. Jim Burrows, Department Chairperson of Employee and Management Development, states the Harmony Center’s cur riculum “caters to the commu nity rather than the student.” Classes are formed to needs of the individual company. Clackamas Community College will also provide classes specifi cally catering to a particular business or instruct employees at the company site itself. photo by Tara Powero Two advantages of the new phone system are being able to bypass the switchboard and an answering machine function. Tuition hike approved by Brianc CLDotson The next goal for the Har Junior High closes, the Harmony News Editor mony Center, according to Bur Center could expand its occupancy CCC students will be paying rows, is if next door neighbor, Ickes to further the efforts of the Har- more to attend school starting this mony Center. summer due to a tuition increase that was approved Jan. 11. As a result of the tuition hike full time students (the ones tak ing from 10 to 18 credit hours) will pay $235 per term, an increase of $5 or 2.17%. Students that are taking less than 10 credit hours will pay $25 a credit, an increase of $2 or 8.7%. The board of Clackamas Community College voted 6 to 1 in favor of the increase in the cost of tuition. Board member Larry Sowa was the only person that voted against the tuition hike, according to Bill Ryan, adminis trative dean of college services and planning. “The reason I was opposed to the increase was that a commu Employee and Management Development, the Small Business . nity college is supposed to be af Center, Continuing Education, the Targeted Learning Center fordable education,” said State and Office Specialist Training have all been moved to the Representative Larry Sowa (D). Harmony Center which opened in September 1988. “After the last increase it was said that the tuition would not be raised over the next two years. Coming back and wanting to in crease tuition starting in the Break into radio in Army National Guard Communications. Right now, we’re looking for people who want to learn Communications-Electronics inThe Army National Guard. In addition to new skills you can use in many Chilian jobs, you’ll earn a good part-time income and many other benefits. Guard your future while you help protect your state and coun try’. Call your local Army National Guard recruiter today. CALL TODAY: ? GARY MCADAMS ! EB= 657-2027 NATIONAL The Guard is America at its best i GUARD summer was too much too fast,” stated Sowa. The idea of a tuition hike was outlined in a proposal by Don Hutchinson, and called for part time students to pay more for tuition than full time students. It is hoped that the increase in tuition will help to eliminate the current deficit of $300,000 to $400,000 CCC might have at the end of this year. The increase in tuition will go into effect for the summer term. “An increase in tuition has never affected enrollment. Tui tion is such a small of a part of going to school,” said Ryan. The last time tuition was raised at CCC was in the fall of ‘88, an increase which raised the cost of full time tuition from $210 to the current $230. The debate over the increase of tuition lasted only 10 minutes. 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