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THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
FEATURE
May 20,1992
New Assistant Dean of Instruction hired
Rathburn sees job as 'opportunity, challenge'
by Melissa Freels
Co-Editor-in-Chief
“I like being part of things
that are changing and growing,”
said Rene’ Rathburn, department
chair of alternative programs, who
was recently chosen as the As
sistant Dean of Instruction of a
new division at CCC.
Rathburn sees her new job,
which begins July 1, “as a great
opportunity and a challenge...
because of what we have to build.”
The newly merged division, which
doesn’t have an official title yet,
includes the Learning Resource
Center and the Family Resource
Center.
The Learning Resource
Center includes the library, In
structional Media Services and
the Learning Center. The Fam
ily Resource Center includes
family and human services, and
photo by Nolan Kidwell
Rene* Rathburn will begin her job as Assistant Dean of
alternative programs.
CCC alternative programs Instruction on July 1.
are not new to Rathburn, who pull the departments in this divi “the thing I never wanted to do
came to Clackamas 11 years ago sion together,” Rathburn ex was work with high school-age
youth,” she said.
to help establish the Tri-City Al plained.
Many of the students who
ternative Program (TCAP). She
So, after earning an Associ
also helped start the Targeted Rathburn currently works with ate Degree from Portland Com
Learning Center and the Young are teenagers-teen moms and munity College, a Bachelor of
teens taking GED courses at Science Degree from Portland
Parent Opportunity Program
(YPOP). The Vocational Op Clackamas for high school credit State University and a Master of
tions Programs is also among the Rathburn, who grew up in Long Arts in Education from Lewis
Beach, CA, was a teen mom and and Clark College, Rathburn
alternative programs at Clacka
she finished her high school cred began teaching in special educa
mas.
Rathburn believes that her its at a community college in tion and ‘traditional’ classes in
the Portland Public School Sys
Not going to school in "what I call the
tem.
In 1980,however, aposition
'traditional' way, kind of gave me a deep
at CCC opened. On a term-by-
appreciation for what 'non-traditional'
term basis, Rathburn came to
Clackamas to develop TCAP,
students have to bring to a setting."
which was not expected to be
experiences with the alternative California.
successful. According to Assis
programs will be a great asset in
Not going to school in “what
tant Dean of Humanities John
her new job as assistant dean. I call the ‘traditional’ way, kind
Hooley, who hired Rathburn in
The programs in the new divi of gave me a deep appreciation
sion are “multi-agency programs,” for what ‘non-traditional’ students
or programs “that operate and have to bring to a setting,” she
pull together several agencies to said. One of the most exciting
deliver services,” she said. Now, things for Rathburn is “being able
each department and its programs to teach and promote innovative
must be merged into one divi ways to reach ‘non-traditional’
sion.
students.”
“My experience in pulling
Rathburn, however, was not
together all those agencies to de always interested in working with
velop the (alternative) programs teenagers. She was always inter
has helped to give me the skills to ested in working with people, but
1980, Rathburn “did a beautiful
job” and the program was a suc
cess.
According to Rathburn, who
took the job because of the term-
by-term contract, “One term
working at Tri-City just opened
this whole avenue of ‘Wow! I
have some skills here and I love
working with these students.’”
feel there’s some incredible ex
pertise in every single one of
these departments,” she said.
Rathburn plans “to draw from
(this valuable expertise) to make
this new division happen.
“I’m pleased to be the per
son who can draw this expertise
together,” she said.
Rathburn, who is the mother
"I don't feel that I'm taking on this chal
lenge by myself. I feel there's some in
credible expertise in every single one of
these departments... I'm pleased to be
the person who can draw this expertise
together."
“The reason I continued was
because people believed in me.
People actually believed that I
could pursue these things in,
perhaps, a ‘non-traditional’ way.
I think I have brought that belief
to the programs that I’ve both
worked in and helped develop,”
Rathburn said.
As for her new job as Assis
tant Dean, Rathburn is optimis
tic. She expressed her high hopes
by pointing out a quote by Henry
David Thoreau which reads, “If
you have built castles in the air,
your work need not be lost; that is
where they should be. Now put
the foundations under them.” She
explained that while the programs
of the new division have already
been established, it is now time
to solidify the links between the
separate programs.
“A lot of people have said to
me, ‘Who would want this job?”’
Rathburn said.
“I don’t feel that I’m taking
on this challenge by myself. I
of three children and the grand
mother of five, is also involved
in many other programs on
campus.
“I have a lot of energy and I
love working with people and
being part of new programs and
watching them grow,” she said.
“I think that’s the thing that’s
kept ihe fired up.”
She is a supporter of CCC’s
Focus on Women program and
has been a coordinator of the
Women’s Weekend. In addi
tion, Rathburn has helped plan
cultural events for Focus on
Women. She has also been in
volved with the International
Education Committee, Institu
tional Accountability, and has
represented Clackamas on the
education committee of the Chil
dren and Youth Coordinating
Councils.
Will Rathburn’s new job as
assistant dean interfere with her
other activities? “I still plan on
staying involved in the things I
have a passion about,” she said.
WHERE IHE STONE AGE
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Seven apply for assistant dean position
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AitewjmiGess wasu^bCefiteiCyndi>Vidrews?C^m',
the selection of the Assistant?
Dean pf Instruction of the newly
m^geddivtsbnatCCC, ; :
.
members whoare
included in the new division
met and decided the criteria for
fherereeningcornntittee, They
then selected Emily Orlando,
Englishwtrnctor,and Melissa
Banks, research analyst, to be
:the(^-Chairs ofthe screening-
committee. The other members:
selected
committee
eluded GiunselarEilen Burbr-
idge/Department CWr<£>t*/
dustrialPrograms Glenn Ferris,
Dkectordf Plant ServieesCaroi
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tor of Employment and Man
agement Development Karen
Stone,' /
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7, The screening committee-
reviewed sevW^ipIicants**De-
partment Chair of the Learning
t^Insírucfc» David AtteTiAl-
tern^ve Instructor Mary Oa-
Alternative Program Instructor
Tbómas Fearing, Department
Chair of Alternative Programs
Rene’ Rathburiu The commit*
tee selected three of the appli
cants bbë interviewed by CCC
President John Keyser and Dean
of StudenPSetvreesDian Cob«
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Keyser and Connett met with
thescreeningcconiiteemiddfs«
cussed thein terviews, They all
came to a cohsensns and chose
Rathburn to take on the new job
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