Feature
Wednesday. February 9.1994
Political Science department
implements honors program
understanding of Liberalism,
by Andrea Smith
The Print Staff
Conservatism, Fascism, Anar­
The Clackamas Print Pg. 3
Washington instructor becomes
part of Clackamas teaching staff
Ph.D. in management from Cali­
by Jeff Kemp
The Print Editorial Staff
fornia Coast University this year.
In a continuing effort to
chy, and Socialism. This term
Joan Ryan is the newest
Ryan said that teaching
expand the course offerings avail­
the class is studying the theories
has always been something she
able at Clackamas, an honors
of Plato, Aristotle, Hume,
member of Clackamas Commu­
nity College’s business program.
program was introduced for the
After a
Rousseau and Marx to name a
few.
Ryan, who mostrecently
instructed at Clark Community
be a teacher.
successful initiation, the program
‘The class is incredibly
College in Washington, joined the
since the 7th grade,” Ryan admit-
1992-93 school year.
has always aspired to do.
“I’ve always wanted to
I’ve known that
is expanding.
demanding.
The students are
college’s faculty Winter Term as
ted.
Last year, three honors
transfer sequences were avail­
learning how to think rather than
just memorizing information,"
an instructor for business admin­
Ryan was most recently
namedPost-Secondary Teacherof
able: Writing 121,122,123 with
Darris said.
supervisory training.
Kate Gray; Sociology 204,205,
206 with Joe Uris; and Philoso­
"Those who have sur­
vived the class understand that
phy 101, 102, 103 with honors
political theory is not as simple
Don
as some people lead them to be­
lieve.”
college
coordinator
Hartsock.
Of the 14 community
colleges in Oregon, Clackamas
is the only one with an honors
program,
“It’s rare for a commu­
The newest class, avail­
istration,business technology and
The upbeatRyan said that
the Year by the Western Business
Education Association in 1991-
working for Clackamas has been a
92. She also received the same
welcome change after commuting
from her home in Vancouver to
honor in 1990-91 from the Or­
egon Business Education Asso­
me,” Ryan explained.
Lane CC in Eugene for 12 years.
ciation.
In 1988-89, she was
Ryan is encouraged about
the student response atClackamas,
“I
miss
Lane
but
Photo contributed by Joan Ryan
Joan Ryan
able in Spring Term, is one pro­
Clackamas isagreatplace to work.
named the Outstanding Instructor
referring to the student body as
posed by students who wanted to
So far I just love it,” Ryan said.
of the Year by Lane CC for 1988-
“wonderful”.
specialize in areas beyond the
has a
bachelor’s degree in business edu­
89.
Ryan,
who
She said that the students’
nity college to put that kind of
scope of the honors course. The
new class will be patterned like
cation from Southern Oregon State
first interested in the complexities
important as the material covered
energy and resources into a pro­
an upper division seminar course.
College, earned a master of sci­
of business, Ryan said that she
in it.
gram like this one," Hartsock
“The honors students
ence degree in business education
was turned on to it by a “great
said. "We are fortunate to have
wanted more. They demanded
and master of business adminis­
teacher”.
it.”
When asked what got her
more. The seminar class is a
tration from Oregon State Univer­
,
reward for those students who
sity. Ryan will be completing her
on my students like she was on
Science department joined the
have demonstrated excellence in
honors college with its own se­
a very difficultdiscipline," Darris
quence designedfor students who
said.
desire an understanding of the
concepts involved in political
“The reward for doing
well is more responsibility,”
theory.
Darris continued.
sibility comes more accountabil­
ity to raise the standard of excel­
the honors class.
lence. Frankly, I have been pleas­
Dean Darris began
teaching in Winter Term of 1991.
,Hft^lte':fri‘'rhedepartrh'drit,'as
well as the demand for his Clashes,
antly surprised by the few who
has increased during the past
three classes next term.
four years.
seminar class is limited to 15
have stayed with it.
They are
becoming scholars.”
Darris will be teaching
The
Darris, who graduated
students and is available by in­
top of his class from Portland
State University’s political sci­
structor consent only.
The honors class in
ence program, earned his
bachelor’s and master’s degrees
tional Relations, requires a 3.25
in political theory, public law,
cumulative GPA. The PS 202
Spring Term, PS 205 Interna­
and American government.
U.S. Government: National Gov­
He was recently named
Chair of the Political Science
Department at Marylhurst Col­
ernment Institutions class is open
lege, where he also teaches part-
a taste of political science, the PS
202 class is the perfect choice,”
time.
Until
this
year,
Clackamas had only one Inter­
to all students..................
“If a student just wants
Darris said.
national Studies course and three
“People leave the class
knowing exactly how and why
American Government classes
government works the way it
available in the catalog. Darris is
does. It is not a class about my
adding Comparative Politics and
opinions. Whocareswhatlthink?
Political Theory to the menu.
I want my students to know what
Students in Fall Term’s
honors class were given a deep
the kind of work you do,” Ryan
concluded.
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