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Check It Out: Creativity thrives in Rhapsody See insert Oregon City, Oregon Wednesday, May 31,1995 AT A GLANCE Compiled by Cori Kargel Copy Editor "V The next performance of the Clackamas Community College Proposal made to improve traffic congestion at main entrance Suggestions for improving the college’s main entrance are being considered and studies on the impact of such improvements are currently being conducted. The College Service Division has received notice from Oregon Department of Transportation that the State Highway Traffic Division and the City of Oregon City have approved the redesign of the main entrance. Additional left turn lanes will be added on the west and east sides of the intersection. ODOT is anticipating to have the project completed by August 15. Willamette Falls Symphony Orchestra will feature the winner of the Young So loist Competition, Nicolas Crosa. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for stu dents. The concert will begin at 2 p.m., June 11, in the Barclay Community School auditorium. For more informa tion, call 657-2434. V The next performance of the CCC Chamber Singers will include a work from J.S. Bach, an American Civil War piece for men’s choir, a French piece for women’s choir, folk music from Estonia and the “Berliner Messe” by Arvo Part. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 students and free for seniors. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, in the Gregory Forum. For more information, call ext. 2434. ■\/ In just nine weeks this summer, stu dents can complete Spanish 101,102 and 103 - an entire year of study - and earn 12 college credits. Cost is $384 for tu ition, plus a $24 student fee. The course runs from June 19 to August 16. Classes will be from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday. For more information, call ext. 2333. Vol. XXVIII No. 24 Proposed areas for traffic improvement "V The Sixth Annual Canby Wine and Art Festival is fast approaching. The fes tival will be Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call Janet Haskins at 266- 1622 (days) or Gordon Rasted at 263-8384 (evenings). y Applications are now available forstu- dent ambassador positions for the 1995- 96 school year. For more information or an application, come to the Student Ac tivities office or call Mindy Brown at ext 2261. *V The annual Friends of the Library book drive is now in progress and runs through Saturday. Drop off good-condi tion books at any branch library in Multnomah County. Tattered books, dated textbooks, romance paperbacks and magazines cannot be accepted. Formore information, call 248-5439. V “Clackamas County Collects” is the title of the new exhibit at the Clackamas County Historical Society. The show con sists of eight collections by county resi dents of items such as sewing birds, black memorabilia, depression glass and fish ing items. The show runs through July 31. For more information, call 655-5574. "V Help your favorite CCC student with tuition and fees - get them a CCC gift certificate. Certificates can be for $25 or more, on a term-by-term basis or for the whole year. To purchase, contact the CCC Cashiers’ Office, or use your VISA or Mastercard to purchase by phone. For more information, call ext. 2253. INDEX NEWS Page 1 & 4 OPINIONS Page 2, 3 & 4 FEATURES Page 5,6 & 7 SPORTS Page 8 New program to give insight for students V Student ambassadors talk to prospective college students by Brendon Neal Staff Writer Next year Clackamas plans to increase enrollment with a new student ambassador program. “One of the thoughts is that the best way to spread the word about the quality of our education and opportunities at Clackamas Community is to use our own stu dents to do that,” said Mindy Brown, high school relations coordi nator at Clac-kamas. The hope is to pro vide assistance to incom ing students, get) stu dents in communication with department heads and assist the interna- tional/culturally diverse students. The program development has been influenced by a number of colleges around the Northwest that already have programs in place. Brown says Chemeketa CC has been especially helpful re cently because the current head of their program is quite experi enced with what works and doesn’t work. The program will involve CCC students going out into the community and to high schools to talk to prospective students about the college and to help them through the transition from high school or the job market into col lege. The ambassadors will go to high schools and talk to students dents who aren’t the traditional high school students. Hie program has been tried in the past with varied success. However, the major problem was trying to work around students’ schedules. Next year in order to rectify this they will be changing it from a volunteer based activity to a paid to have 3.0 GPA, an education plan, and be professional in ap pearance and actions. The am bassadors will be able to learn more about the campus them selves, get to know new people and make some money at the same time. The applications have just gone out and the administration hopes to get the inter views and hiring done before school is out for the summer. They hope to do some train ing in early summer to allow them to get to know each other and -Mindy Brown, high school get started on the pro relations coordinator gram. The training will format. deal with giving ambassadors in By actually hiring and pay formation about the college and ing the students they hope to en will also involve some communi sure that the program will accom cation skills. plish its goals. To get an application or find They also are requiring that out more about the program con students take at least six credits tact Mindy Brown at ext. 2261 or to make sure that they are serious go to the High School Relations about college and know the col Office in CCI50. Applications lege. can also be found in the Student The members will also need Activities Office in CC140. • • ...the best way to spread the word about the quality of our education and opportuni ties at Clackamas Community is to use our own students to do that. a about Clackamas. They also will do tours of the campus, and try to follow the students through the process sending them the personal contact that is often missing in the transition between levels of edu cation. Brown plans to have the am bassadors go to community activi ties such as college and career fairs to get those potential stu
