elfare group supported
■College buys house for women
ackamas Community College has re
ly purchased a house adjoining the north
[of the campus and use of it has been
fed to a support group for women on
'he group is organizing what it calls
jject Independence." The chairperson,
■Carver of the Children's Services Divi-
i,Clackamas County Welfare Department,
[twill be modeled on a program for low
Ime women in Roseburg called the Con-
mce Clinic.
"It's going to be run, developed and
[ted by the people whom it will serve,
■only way the college is involved is in
Mf support and service," said Mary Old-
ICCC counselor and an advisor to the
bet. ¡Several members of the staff, as
l as some students here, will be partici-
Ing in the planning and organization.
The goal, according to Bernie Nolan,
pher staff member involved, is to elimi-
nate some of the bitterness and resentment
women on welfare often feel.
"It's a whole lot more meaningful to
have a group of people get together who are
affected by these agencies than to have
groups of agencies get together and say,
'what are we going to do to help these poor
souls'," said Nolan.
Both Nolan and Carver say the effort is
in its very early stage. "It could very easily be'
stillborn," Nolan said. The group is now
trying to define goals and gather resources.
Applications for federal grants have to be
made and state and local agencies con
tacted for support and advice.
The CCC Board of Education approved
purchase of"Robbin's house"as it is known,
earlier this month. The house and nursery
stock, located on a 2.43 acre lot, sold for
$58,000. A secretary in the purchasing
office said the sale had "been in process
since October."
The college has since installed a telephone
and finished some cleaning and maintenance
on the house. No one from Project Indepen
dence will live there, but it will be used as a
base of operations for meetings, classes and
activities.
Bill Hargadine, Community Services Co
ordinator, has been designated as the liaison
for the group, should they have need of any
further college action or decision. He said a
budget proposal for 1977-78 of $4200 has
been made for Robbin's House, earmarked
for upkeep and improvement of parking
access.
Bernie Nolan said interest at the college
in a program like this began with Dr. Hakan-
son. He became acquainted with the Con
fidence Clinic last October, and sent Judy
Thomas (project coordinator Disadvantaged
and Handicapped) and Marv Weiss (Dean of
Community $ervices and Community Edu
cation) to explore it.
:ougar print
yol. X, No. 18
Clackamas Community College
Thursday, February 24, 1977
Graduation
in sight
for
blind student
I
Photo by Jerry Wheeler
| Carl Dunlap uses his hands as his eyes when working in the CCC machine shop,
punlap, a resident of McMinnville, is a blind student who will graduate at the end
of winter term with a certificate in machine operation by computer.
Carl Dunlap is a blind student now
attending Clackamas Community College
and enrolled in machine shop.
He will be graduating at the end of this
term, and receiving a certificate.
Dunlap, 21, has been blind from infancy,
which was caused from a lack of oxygen
when he was in an incubator. Dunlap is the
only fully blind student in machine shop
and has successfully learned to operate a
sizeable list of machines such as the drili
press, radial drill press and engine lathe. He
is taking 17 credit hours including the NC
program. The NC program is learn1' ■’ to
operate machines by computer.
Dunlap uses a tape recorder to take notes.
When it is time for him to take a test it is
read to him and he replies orally. He has
maintained a B average throughout the
course.
Dunlap is under the Blind Btudent Pro
gram which is set up to be a part of the
curriculum worked out by the State Blind
Commission.
Dunlap's hobbies are outdoor activities
such as hiking and camping, and fishing. He
also enjoys listening to his CB radio and
goes by the handle, Popsicle.
"I have sent my resume out to several
different places and 1 am planning on getting
married in two months," said Dunlap.
He hopes to work in or around his
home in McMinnville but would consider
moving if he found a good job elsewhere.
CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE ARCHIVES