THE CLACKAMAS PRINT________
FEATURE
May 23,1990
The 'invention' of a college
Tty Sue Anne Walker
Contributing Writer
“University of Clackamas at
Beavercreek,” Assistant Dean John
Hooley can’t even say it without a
chuckle. The label of “University”
was a joke that dated back to the
early days when Clackamas Com
munity College was nothingmore
than a collection of temporary
buildings and odd locations.
Mr. Hooley had a dream of
being able to council students in
an office of his own. That dream
was answered by a room in a Pres
byterian church. In a year, one
student made it through the maze
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of classrooms, up the stairs, and
past and art class where a nude
model was working, to his office.
The institution had a feeling
of being invented as it went along.
A handful of talented faculty
members such as Fred Dewolfe in
the History Department, Jim
Streeter in the Math Department,
Jim Lee in the English Depart
ment, and others were willing to
pull together to create the envi
ronment of “we’re going to make
this thing work”
“It’s the kind of thing you do
when you’re young and think you
can do anything,” says Hooley.
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You're on the Right Road....
Clackamas had to pass a levy
in order to keep running and in
the early days not everyone was
convinced that a new community
college was a good idea. There
was controversy over the location.
Some thought a location that was
more centralized in the Clacka
mas County area would be better
than way out yonder in Beaver
creek One of the promotions
during election time incorporated
a plan to improve community
awareness of the economic im
pact the College had on the area.
Faculty members took part of their
salary in silver dollars. One fac
ulty member stated “Grocery clerks
hated our guts because we flooded
the stores with silver dollars that
they didn’t have a slot for in their
tills.” (An illustration of silver coins
being carried to their destinations
can be seen in the clay creation by
Nancy Travers, that hangs in the
CCC library.)
Ifyou see that angry gleam in
theeyeofan aginggrocery clerkat
the mention of UCBC (Univer
sity of Clackamas at Beavercreek)
now you know why. Today Clacka
mas has established itself as a part
of the community, but that crea
tive spirit still lies in the founda
tion of it’s pioneer days. It’s un
likely that Clackamas will be chris
tened as a real university; except
from behind the doors of our
chuckling faculty and staff that
remember the early days...at least
not soon.
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